Thursday, January 26, 2012

Question 1343: Top doesn't fit

X and Y is a certain fictional pair in a popular franchise which now includes video games, toys, manga, books among others. Their original names for X and Y in Japanese are derived from the guys in 1 while their English names are derived from the guys in 2. Identify X and Y.

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Answer: Hitmonlee and Hitmonchan(Sawamura and Ebiwara in Japanese). The Japanese names are derived from the names of Japanese fighters Tadashi Sawamura and Hiroyuki Ebihara respectively, while the English names are derived from the names of martial artists Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan.

11 Answers:

Aaslesh said...

Ill go with Hitmonchan and Hitmonlee.

indian said...

Hiroyuki Ebihara - ebiwalar - hitmonchan.
Tadashi Sawamu - kick on oni.

Gklcap said...

Hitmonlee and hitmonchan

Simp&Simpler said...

Tadashi Sawamura and Hiroyuki Ebihara
In Pokémon: Hitmonlee and Hitmonchan

raghav said...

hitmonlee and hitmonchan

trinetra said...

hitmonlee and hitmonchan

Rahul said...

Hitmonchan and Hitmonlee from Pokemon

Roopak K said...

Hitmonlee and hitmonchan from pokemon

pranav said...

hitmonlee and hitmonchan

Rishi Deshpande said...

hitmonlee and hitmonchan

Anonymous said...

hitmonlee hitmonchan

- P. Iyer