The idea for this came about last year sometime while I was watching Darker than Black for the first time. I mentioned to my partner that I thought it'd be hilarious if Lee (Hei) and Lee (Rock) from DtB and Naruto, respectively, were to fight. He told me to hush.

I'm pretty sure I didn't hush. Anyway.

The idea went to the back burner of the grey matter and only resurfaced lately while I was watching Hajime no Ippo concurrent with Macross Frontier, both of which have a character named "Ozuma." I once again said it'd be epic to see the two Ozumas duking it out, but this time I had online friends to encourage me.

So here's the meme that results.

Characters don't have to have identical names, just names that are similar enough to sound alike or get mis-typed as each other or ... whatever. If it's fun, go for it. Link me to your finished meme if you do it, please!

Oh, and in case anyone needs some extra help, here's a list a friend and I came up with of name-dopplegangers. Don't be limited to this, though! There are many, MANY more out there!

Ozuma -- Macross Frontier, Hajime no Ippo
Kira -- Deathnote, Bleach, Gundam SEED
Haruhi -- Ouran, Melancholy
Gene/Jean -- Outlaw Star, Fullmetal Alchemist
Yuki -- Fruits Basket, Haruhi, Gravitation
Dee/D -- FAKE, Vampire Hunter D
Subaru -- X1999, .hack//sign
Rei -- Evangelion, Sailor Moon
Watari -- Yami no Matsuei, Deathnote
Haruka -- Haruka's Secret, Minami-ke, FLCL
Lee -- Naruto, Darker than Black
Mao -- Darker than Black, Code Geass R1
Akira -- Akira, Mai Hime, Hikaru no Go
Mako -- Nerima Daikon Brothers, Minami-ke
Ichiro -- Hajime no Ippo, Nerima Daikon Brothers
Hideki -- Chobits, Nerima Daikon Brothers
Alucard -- Castlevania, Hellsing

Kamui/Komui -- X1999, D.Gray-man
(O)Renji -- Code Geass, Bleach
Ryo/Roy -- FAKE, Fullmetal Alchemist
Ozuma/Azuma -- Macross Frontier, Hajime no Ippo, Yakitate Japan
Asuma/Azuma -- Naruto, Yakitate Japan