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* ''[[Pokémon Special]]'' has "Rocket" (as in Team Rocket) standing for ''"'''R'''aid '''O'''n the '''C'''ity: '''K'''nock out '''E'''vil '''T'''usks".'' The entire thing is really some bizarre dental metaphor.
** The anime adaptation of ''[[Pokémon Black and White]]'' is called ''[[Pokémon (anime)|Pocket Monsters: Best Wishes]]'' in Japan. Both "'''B'''lack and '''W'''hite" and "'''B'''est '''W'''ishes" are abbreviated as "'''BW'''".
* The name "HiME" in ''[[
** [[Fun with Acronyms]] is even more evident in the ''[[Mai-HiME (manga)|Mai-HiME]]'' manga, which introduces two additional types of HiMEs: '''P'''erfect '''R'''ealization of '''In'''dependent Ac'''cess''' (PRINCESS) and '''Qu'''aint '''E'''lemental '''En'''chantress (QUEEN).
** Let us not forget {{spoiler|Miyu Greer: '''M'''ultiple, or '''M'''erciful for her ''[[Mai-Otome]]'' counterpart, '''I'''ntelligencial '''[[Norse Mythology|Y]]'''[[Norse Mythology|ggdrasil]] '''U'''nit.}}
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** [[Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn]] give us ReZEL ('''Re'''fine '''Z'''eta '''G'''undam '''E'''scort '''L'''eader ).
** From [[Gundam Wing]], we have GUNDAM ('''GUNDA'''nium '''M'''obile suit), MOBILE Suit ('''M'''anipulative '''O'''rder '''B'''uild and '''I'''ndustrial '''L'''abors '''E'''xtended '''Suit'''), Mobile DOLL ('''M'''obile '''D'''irect '''O'''pertional '''L'''eaded '''L'''abor) and ZERO system ('''Z'''oning and '''E'''motional '''R'''ange '''O'''mited '''system''').
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** ''[[Gundam Seed]]'''s creators had a heyday with their acronyms:
*** GUNDAM, for instance, is not the name of the unit (except as a nickname), but of the operating system, which goes through several variations. Examples include:
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