<p>Some characters in anime are <strong>not ever given surnames</strong> by the production company. This is the case for Shiina and Tsuyuko, according to <a href="http://www.tbs.co.jp/anime/koufuku_g/staffcast/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Staff and Cast page</a> of the official website:</p>
<blockquote>
<p><strong>キャスト</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>町子リョウ：佐藤利奈</li>
<li>森野きりん：大亀あすか</li>
<li><strong>椎名</strong> [Shiina]：小松未可子</li>
<li>内木ユキ：井口裕香</li>
<li><strong>露子</strong> [Tsuyuko]：小林ゆう</li>
<li>町子明：野中 藍</li>
</ul>
</blockquote>
<p>You can see in this list how these two names do not have surnames, whereas the rest of the characters' names in the list do.</p>
<p>It is <strong>not standard</strong> or commonplace in anime <strong>to start a character without a surname in the cast list and add a surname for the character at a later point</strong>. As such, we can have no reasonable expectation of this happening for these characters, and thus, it is not the case that the surname is simply &quot;not yet revealed.&quot;
In other words, the surnames are <strong>not &quot;missing&quot; or &quot;kept secret.&quot;</strong> They simply do not exist.</p>
<p>The only chance of the characters receiving a surname is <strong>if the mangaka adds mention of one</strong> into a currently-running manga: for example, by creating a character profile printed in the <em>tankoubon</em> (graphic novel volume release) or printed in a special feature page in the manga magazine it runs in, or if it comes up incidentally within the manga itself, such as meeting/greeting a character's parents, or showing the character's name on their shoe locker at school (even if this happened, it would not retroactively give a surname to the anime version of the characters). However, <em>Koufuku Graffiti</em> is a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yonkoma" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><strong>yonkoma</strong></a> (four-panel comic strip type of manga), in which it is <strong>commonplace for supporting (and even some protagonist) characters not to have any surnames</strong>. Here are some examples of such: <a href="http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%8B%E3%83%9E%E3%83%AB%E6%A8%AA%E7%94%BA#.E7.99.BB.E5.A0.B4.E4.BA.BA.E7.89.A9" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><em>Animal Youkocho</em></a>'s protagonist has a surname but none of the other characters do; <a href="http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%81%8D%E3%81%93%E3%81%A1%E3%82%83%E3%82%93%E3%81%99%E3%81%BE%E3%81%84%E3%82%8B#.E7.8C.AB.E7.A4.BE.E4.BC.9A" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><em>Kiko-chan Smile</em></a>'s protagonist and her family share a surname, but other characters bear either a given name (i.e. first name) or a surname but not both; <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sazae-san#Other_characters" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><em>Sazae-san</em></a> has three main families who have surnames but supporting characters are a mix of 1) those who have only given names, 2) those who have only surnames, and 3) those who lucked out with both.</p>

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I should have clarify my question. Japanese Wikipedia should at least confirm that their last names are not revealed at the moment. I don't need another confirmation that their last names are not available. I want to know if their last names are revealed in the manga or not - and if it is currently not, the question doesn't have to be answered now.
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Feel free to keep your answer, since this is more or less what we have now, though I will keep my downvote.
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Claiming "it does not exist" is stronger than "not yet revealed". It is a baseless claim as far as I can see.
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<p>Looking through the Wikipedia article of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gourmet_Girl_Graffiti" rel="nofollow">Koufuku Graffiti</a>, I noticed that Shiina's and Tsuyuko's last names are missing. It is also missing on the <a href="http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%B9%B8%E8%85%B9%E3%82%B0%E3%83%A9%E3%83%95%E3%82%A3%E3%83%86%E3%82%A3" rel="nofollow">corresponding Japanese Wikipedia article</a>. Since Japanese Wikipedia is usually very detailed about terminology and character names, the last name being missing suggest that it is not yet revealed at the moment.</p>

<p>What are Shiina's and Tsuyuko's last names? Has it been revealed in the manga? Is there any official reason why their last names are kept secret?</p>

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What are Shiina's and Tsuyuko's last names?
# What are Shiina's and Tsuyuko's last names?
Posted by: username_0 on 2015-05-01
Looking through the Wikipedia article of [Koufuku Graffiti](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gourmet_Girl_Graffiti), I noticed that Shiina's and Tsuyuko's last names are missing. It is also missing on the [corresponding Japanese Wikipedia article](http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%B9%B8%E8%85%B9%E3%82%B0%E3%83%A9%E3%83%95%E3%82%A3%E3%83%86%E3%82%A3). Since Japanese Wikipedia is usually very detailed about terminology and character names, the last name being missing suggest that it is not yet revealed at the moment.

What are Shiina's and Tsuyuko's last names? Has it been revealed in the manga? Is there any official reason why their last names are kept secret?
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## 1 answers
### Answer by username_1 on 2015-05-02. Score: 1
Some characters in anime are **not ever given surnames** by the production company. This is the case for Shiina and Tsuyuko, according to [Staff and Cast page](http://www.tbs.co.jp/anime/koufuku_g/staffcast/) of the official website:

> **キャスト**
>
> * 町子リョウ：佐藤利奈
> * 森野きりん：大亀あすか
> * **椎名** [Shiina]：小松未可子
> * 内木ユキ：井口裕香
> * **露子** [Tsuyuko]：小林ゆう
> * 町子明：野中 藍

You can see in this list how these two names do not have surnames, whereas the rest of the characters' names in the list do.

It is **not standard** or commonplace in anime **to start a character without a surname in the cast list and add a surname for the character at a later point**. As such, we can have no reasonable expectation of this happening for these characters, and thus, it is not the case that the surname is simply "not yet revealed."
In other words, the surnames are **not "missing" or "kept secret."** They simply do not exist.

The only chance of the characters receiving a surname is **if the mangaka adds mention of one** into a currently-running manga: for example, by creating a character profile printed in the *tankoubon* (graphic novel volume release) or printed in a special feature page in the manga magazine it runs in, or if it comes up incidentally within the manga itself, such as meeting/greeting a character's parents, or showing the character's name on their shoe locker at school (even if this happened, it would not retroactively give a surname to the anime version of the characters). However, *Koufuku Graffiti* is a [**yonkoma**](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yonkoma) (four-panel comic strip type of manga), in which it is **commonplace for supporting (and even some protagonist) characters not to have any surnames**. Here are some examples of such: [*Animal Youkocho*](http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%8B%E3%83%9E%E3%83%AB%E6%A8%AA%E7%94%BA#.E7.99.BB.E5.A0.B4.E4.BA.BA.E7.89.A9)'s protagonist has a surname but none of the other characters do; [*Kiko-chan Smile*](http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%81%8D%E3%81%93%E3%81%A1%E3%82%83%E3%82%93%E3%81%99%E3%81%BE%E3%81%84%E3%82%8B#.E7.8C.AB.E7.A4.BE.E4.BC.9A)'s protagonist and her family share a surname, but other characters bear either a given name (i.e. first name) or a surname but not both; [*Sazae-san*](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sazae-san#Other_characters) has three main families who have surnames but supporting characters are a mix of 1) those who have only given names, 2) those who have only surnames, and 3) those who lucked out with both.
> **Comments:**
> **username_0** (2015-05-02): I should have clarify my question. Japanese Wikipedia should at least confirm that their last names are not revealed at the moment. I don't need another confirmation that their last names are not available. I want to know if their last names are revealed in the manga or not - and if it is currently not, the question doesn't have to be answered now.  
> **username_0** (2015-05-02): Feel free to keep your answer, since this is more or less what we have now, though I will keep my downvote.  
> **username_0** (2015-05-03): Claiming "it does not exist" is stronger than "not yet revealed". It is a baseless claim as far as I can see.  
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