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unisex Unisex is an adjective indicating something is not sex-specific, i.e. is suitable for any type of sex. The term can also mean gender-blindness or gender neutrality. The term 'unisex' was coined as a neologism in the 1960s and was used fairly inf ...

Japanese name in modern times consist of a family name (surname) followed by a given name, in that order. Nevertheless, when a Japanese name is written in the Roman alphabet, ever since the Meiji era, the official policy has been to cater to Western expecta ...

although it is more commonly used by males. As a noun, Makoto means "

sincerity Sincerity is the virtue of one who communicates and acts in accordance with the entirety of their feelings, beliefs, thoughts, and desires in a manner that is honest and genuine. Etymology The Oxford English Dictionary and most scholars state ...

" (誠) or "truth" (真, 眞).

People

Given name

Makoto (musician) (born 1977 in Tokyo, Japan), professionally known as , is a Japanese drum and bass musician, DJ and actor. Among other distinctive elements of Makoto's musical style, a heavy influence of 1970s-era soul, funk and jazz fusion can be heard thr ...

(born 1977), drum and bass artist *Makoto (Sharan Q) ( まこと), drummer of

Sharan Q was a Japanese rock band composed of lead singer , on guitar, on drums and on keyboards. Biography They debuted with in 1992. They were not an instant hit initially, but their fourth single broke the top 50 of the Oricon charts. Even ...

*Makoto (streamer) ( まこと), Japanese streamer, voice actress *

Makoto (wrestler) is a Japanese professional wrestler. Trained by Emi Sakura, Makoto made her debut for her Ice Ribbon promotion in July 2006. During the next five years, Makoto went on to win Ice Ribbon's top title, the ICE×60 Championship, once and the In ...

(born 1989), professional wrestler *, Japanese basketball player *

Makoto Chūza is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 7-dan. Early life Chūza was born in Wakkanai, Hokkaido on February 3, 1970. He was accepted into the Japan Shogi Association's apprentice school at the rank of 6-kyū in November 1981 under the ...

, Japanese shogi player *, Japanese actor *, Japanese chemist *, Japanese writer *

Makoto Furukawa is a Japanese Voice acting in Japan, voice actor and singer previously affiliated with Space Craft Entertainment. He became a freelancer in September 2018. He joined the record label, Toy's Factory, in December 2018. He made his solo singer de ...

, Japanese voice actor *, Japanese academic *

Makoto Hagiwara (15 August 1854 – 12 September 1925) was a Japanese-born American landscape designer responsible for the maintenance and expansion of the Japanese Tea Garden at Golden Gate Park in San Francisco, California, from 1895 until his death in 1925. H ...

(1854–1925), landscape designer often credited with inventing the fortune cookie *

Makoto Hasebe is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a centre-back and defensive midfielder for Bundesliga club Eintracht Frankfurt. He played for the Japan national team, for which he served as captain. Club career Urawa Red Diamonds After gr ...

(長谷部誠, born 1984), Japanese footballer *

Makoto Hiejima Makoto Hiejima ( ja, 比江島慎; born August 11, 1990) is a Japanese professional basketball player for Utsunomiya Brex of the Japanese B.League. Professional career A Fukuoka Prefecture native and Rakunan High School alum, Hiejima attended A ...

(born 1990), Japanese basketball player *, Japanese Paralympic judoka *Makoto Horikawa or

Ryō Horikawa is a Japanese actor and voice actor from Osaka. He is married to fellow Japanese voice actress Hitomi Oikawa since 1988, whose birth name is also . His former stage name is also , which uses the kanji of his given name, though pronounced "Ryō". ...

Makoto Imaoka Makoto Imaoka (今岡誠, born September 11, 1974), nicknamed "Makochan", is a former Japanese professional baseball player from Takarazuka, Hyōgo, Japan. Career Imaoka spent several uneventful seasons in the Japanese professional leagues befo ...

(born 1974), professional baseball player *

Makoto Inoue is a Japanese professional golfer. Inoue plays on the Japan Golf Tour The Japan Golf Tour ( ja, 日本ゴルフツアー機構) is a prominent golf tour. It was founded in 1973 and as of 2006 it offers the third-highest annual prize fund out ...

(born 1974), professional golfer *, Japanese economist *

Mako (actor) was a Japanese-American actor, credited mononymously in almost all of his acting roles as simply Mako. His film roles include Po-Han in ''The Sand Pebbles'' (1966) (for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor), ...

(岩松誠, 1933–2006), Japanese-American actor and voice actor frequently credited as Mako *, Japanese sport wrestler *

Makoto Kawabata Kawabata Makoto ( ) is a Japanese musician and founding member of the band Acid Mothers Temple. He was part of one line-up of Gong when Acid Mothers Temple and Gong briefly fused into one group. Band history Kawabata is chiefly famous for his l ...

, Japanese musician *, Japanese ice hockey player *

Makoto Kawamoto , is a Japanese pop singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist from Fukui, Japan. She currently sings under the pseudonym Tiger Fake Fur. Biography Early life Kawamoto grew up hearing her mother playing the piano. Aside from learning piano ...

(born 1974), singer-songwriter *, Japanese physicist *

Makoto Kikuchi Makoto Kikuchi (born 1911, date of death unknown) was a Japanese field hockey Field hockey is a team sport structured in standard hockey format, in which each team plays with ten outfield players and a goalkeeper. Teams must drive a round ...

, Japanese field hockey player *, Japanese footballer *

Makoto Kobayashi (artist) (born May 13, 1958) is a Japanese manga artist who is best known for his unusual drawing style. One of his best known manga is ''What's Michael?'', a manga about a curious orange cat and his many adventures that is often compared with Garfield. ...

(born 1958), manga artist *

Makoto Kobayashi (physicist) is a Japanese physicist known for his work on CP-violation who was awarded one-fourth of the 2008 Nobel Prize in Physics "for the discovery of the origin of the broken symmetry which predicts the existence of at least three families of quarks i ...

(born 1944), physicist *, Japanese basketball player *Makoto Muramatsu ( 村松誠), an artist famous for pictures of cats and dogs *

Makoto Nagano (sometimes known as the World's Strongest Fisherman) is a commercial fisherman, captain, and musician. He is captain of his vessel , and was previously captain of the . He is regularly seen on the Japanese television show '' Sasuke'' (''Ninja Warri ...

(born 1972), 2006 SASUKE winner *

Makoto Nakajima was the commissioner of the Japan Patent OfficeLawyers Weekly USA (2006). until he was succeeded by Masahiro Koezuka (肥塚雅博). Government service Upon graduating from the University of Tokyo with a law degree, Nakajima began working in th ...

(born 1952), former commissioner of the Japan Patent Office *, Japanese anime screenwriter *

Makoto Niwano is a Japanese manga artist known for several works, including ''The Momotaroh'', ''Bomber Girl'' and ''Jinnairyū Jyūjyutsu Butouden Majimakun Suttobasu!!''.Makoto Ogawa is a Japanese singer and actress, best known as a former member of Japanese girl group Morning Musume. She joined the group in August 2001 along with fellow fifth generation members Ai Takahashi, Risa Niigaki, and Asami Konno. On March 31, 20 ...

(born 1987), J-pop singer *

Makoto Oishi is a Japanese professional wrestler currently working for Dramatic Dream Team (DDT). Oishi started his career in Kaientai Dojo, where he became a Strongest-K Tag Team, Independent World Junior Heavyweight and UWA World Middleweight Champion, ...

(born 1979), professional wrestler * Makoto Okazaki (disambiguation), multiple people *

Makoto Okunaka , nicknamed'' Makocchan'' (まこっちゃん), is a former member of the Japanese idol group Passpo. Her official color was pink. Career Okunaka released a photobook "''Run Run Makoto''" in 2011. She starred as the female lead Koyomi in ''Kamen ...

(born 1993), J-pop idol and member of idol group

Passpo were a Japanese idol rock girl group under Platinum Production, Platinum Passport. Their first major single, "Shoujo Hikou", reached List of Oricon number-one singles of 2011, number 1 at the Oricon charts on May 16, 2011. They also are producin ...

Makoto Ōoka Welcome to Japanese Poetry
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(1931–2017), Poet *

Makoto Ozone is a Japanese jazz pianist. Career He was born in Kobe, Japan. He began playing organ at two and by seven was an improviser. He appeared on Japanese television with his father from 1968 to 1970. At twelve he switched to piano after being impres ...

, jazz pianist *

Makoto Raiku , known by the pen name , is a manga artist known for creating the ''Zatch Bell!'' franchise. Starting off an assistant for Kazuhiro Fujita on his manga ''Ushio & Tora'', he began creating several one-shots for the Weekly Shōnen Sunday ''shōne ...

, manga artist *, Japanese footballer *

Makoto Saitō is a unisex Japanese name although it is more commonly used by males. As a noun, Makoto means "sincerity" (誠) or "truth" (真, 眞). People Given name * Makoto (musician) (born 1977), drum and bass artist *Makoto (Sharan Q) ( まこと), d ...

(1858–1936), viscount *Makoto Sakamoto ( マコト・サカモト), drummer * Makoto Sasaki, Japanese shogi player *, Japanese actor *, Japanese film director *

Makoto Shinkai , known as , is a Japanese animator, filmmaker, author, and manga artist. Shinkai began his career as a video game animator with Nihon Falcom in 1996, and gained recognition as a filmmaker with the release of the original video animation (OVA) ' ...

(born 1973), anime director *, Japanese sport shooter *, Japanese actress and voice actress *

Makoto Tamada (born November 4, 1976 in Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture, Japan) is a former Japanese professional motorcycle racer currently working as a rider instructor in Suzuka Racing School. He is one of the few riders to win races in both MotoGP and Superb ...

(born 1976), former Japanese professional motorcycle racer *

Makoto Tamamura Makoto Tamamura (玉村誠, ''Tamamura Makoto'') is an automobile chassis engineer. While working for Honda, Honda Motor Co. Ltd, Tamamura helped to design the Acura NSX and to tune the Car suspension, suspension of the Acura TL A-SPEC. Reference ...

, engineer *

Makoto Taniguchi is a Japanese diplomat and academic, a former Ambassador of Japan to the United Nations and a former Chairman of UNICEF in 1988. He received a B.A. and an M.A. from Hitotsubashi University, and then earned a B.A. at St John's College, Cambridge ...

, Japanese diplomat and academic *

Makoto Tezuka , officially romanized as Macoto Tezka, is a Japanese film and anime director, born in Tokyo. He fashions himself as a visualist and is involved in the creation of moving images beyond film and animation. He partially owns Tezuka Productions an ...

(born 1961), the son of Osamu Tezuka *

Makoto Tobe is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 7-dan. Early life Makoto Tobe was born on August 5, 1986, in Yokohama. He entered the Japan Shogi Association's apprentice school as a student of shogi professional in October 1998 at the rank of ...

, Japanese shogi player *

Makoto Tomioka Girochinsha (Guillotine Society) was an early 20th century Japanese anarchist group that unsuccessfully targeted members of the imperial state. Their early 1920s plot to attack the crown prince Hirohito led to the hanging of members Furuta Dai ...

(1897–1926), terrorist *, Japanese voice actress *

Makoto Ueda (architecture critic) __NOTOC__ is an editor and architecture critic. After graduating in French literature from Waseda University, Ueda worked as an editor of architectural magazines, notably as chief editor of ''Toshi Jūtaku.'' Books by Ueda *''Anjero Manjarot ...

(born 1935), architecture critic) *

Makoto Ueda (poetry critic) was a professor emeritus of Japanese literature at Stanford University. Education and career He earned a Ph.D. in comparative literature in 1961. In 2004–2005 he served as the honorary curator of the American Haiku Archives at the California S ...

(1931–2020), professor from Stanford * Makoto Yamaguchi (born 1944), origami artist *, Japanese footballer and manager *

Makoto Yasumura is a Japanese voice actor affiliated with Sigma Seven. Filmography Anime *''AKB0048'' - Leader *''Aikatsu!'' - Johnny Bepp *''Aikatsu Friends!'' - Masamune Yūki, Penne *''Rec'' - Fumihiko Matsumaru *''AKB0048 Next Stage'' - Leader *''A Certain ...

(born 1975), Japanese voice actor *, Japanese footballer *

Makoto Yukimura is a Japanese manga artist. Biography Early life Yukimura considered himself a laidback child at school. His first manga was Akira Toriyama's '' Dr. Slump'' at 5 and was particularly impressed by the cover. He then watched the anime much to his ...

(born 1976), manga artist

Family name

Naoya Makoto , born (born June 25, 1948 ) is an actor from Japan. Makoto is famous for playing the role of Tsuyoshi Kaijō / AkaRanger in ''Himitsu Sentai Goranger''. Biography Naoya Makoto debuted as an actor in 1971. His first appearance was as a guest pe ...

(born 1948), Japanese actor *

Shiela Makoto Shiela Makoto (born 14 January 1990) is a Zimbabwean association football Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ...

(born 1990), Zimbabwean association football defender

Characters

*Makoto, in ''

Tales of the Otori Tales of the Otori is a series of historical fantasy novels by Gillian Rubinstein, writing under the pen name Lian Hearn, set in a fictional world based on feudal Japan. The series initially consisted of a trilogy: ''Across the Nightingale Floor ...

'' *Makoto "Mako-chan" Ariga, in ''

Wandering Son is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Takako Shimura. It was originally serialized in '' Comic Beam'' from the December 2002 to August 2013 issue, and published in 15 ''tankōbon'' volumes by Enterbrain from July 2003 to Aug ...

.'' *Makoto Takei, in ''

Fruits Basket , sometimes abbreviated , is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Natsuki Takaya. It was serialized in the semi-monthly Japanese manga magazine , published by Hakusensha, from 1998 to 2006. The series' title comes from t ...

'' *

Makoto Kibune This is a list of featured in the manga and anime series '' Bleach'', created by Tite Kubo. Soul Reapers are a fictional race of spirits who govern the flow of souls between the human world and the afterlife realm called the ''Soul Society''. T ...

, in ''

Bleach (manga) ''Bleach'' (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tite Kubo. It follows the adventures of a teenager Ichigo Kurosaki, who inherits his parents' destiny after he obtains the powers of a Soul Reaper� ...

'' * Mizoguchi Makoto, in ''

Fighter's History is a series of fighting games that were produced by Data East during the 1990s. The original ''Fighter's History'' was first released for the arcades in 1993 and ported to the Super Nintendo Entertainment System in 1994. Two different sequels ...

'' *Makoto (Enchanted Arms), in ''

Enchanted Arms ''Enchanted Arms'' is a 2006 role-playing video game developed by FromSoftware and published by Ubisoft. It was released for the Xbox 360 in 2006 and for the PlayStation 3 in 2007. Gameplay ''Enchanted Arms'' features turn-based combat where th ...

'' * Makoto (''Street Fighter''), in the ''Street Fighter'' series *Makoto/Proto-Makoto: A robot girl (On ''

MySims ''MySims'' is a video game developed by EA Redwood Shores and published by Electronic Arts as a spin-off to Maxis' ''The Sims'' franchise for the Wii and Nintendo DS in September 2007, re-released for Microsoft Windows in 2008. Overview Game ...

'') *

Makoto Aihara is a professional wrestling fighting game that was developed by Yuke's and published by Konami for the PlayStation 2 in 2004. The game uses the same engine as Yuke's 2003 release ''WWE SmackDown! Here Comes the Pain''. ''Rumble Roses'' was fol ...

, in ''Rumble Roses'' and ''Rumble Roses XX'' *Makoto Aikawa, in ''

Machine Robo Rescue is a 2003 Japanese mecha anime television series produced by Sunrise. It's the third incarnation of the ''Machine Robo'' anime trilogy, which is based on the toyline by PLEX and Bandai. It is directed by Mamoru Kanbe (''Cardcaptor Sakura'') and ...

'' *Makoto Amano, in ''

W Juliet is a shōjo romantic comedy manga series by Emura. It was published by Hakusensha in ''Hana to Yume'' between 1997 and 2002 and collected in 14 bound volumes. It is about the relationship between tomboy Ito Miura and the feminine Makoto Am ...

'' *Makoto Hanamiya, in ''

Kuroko's Basketball is a Japanese sports manga series written and illustrated by Tadatoshi Fujimaki. It was serialized in Shueisha's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from December 2008 to September 2014, with its chapters collected in 30 ...

'' *Makoto Hashimoto, in '' Battle Royale II: Blitz Royale'' *Makoto Hirano (Emmery), in ''HNMS Battle of the Schools'' and ''HNMS Battle of the Schools: A New Saga'' *Makoto Hozumi, in '' Sasami: Magical Girls Club'' *

Makoto Hyuga The Japanese anime television series '' Neon Genesis Evangelion'' has an extensive cast of characters that were created by Gainax. The show's protagonist is Shinji Ikari, a teenage boy whose father Gendo recruits him to the shadowy organiz ...

, in ''

Neon Genesis Evangelion , also known simply as ''Evangelion'' or ''Eva'', is a Japanese mecha anime television series produced by Gainax and animated by Tatsunoko, directed by Hideaki Anno and broadcast on TV Tokyo from October 1995 to March 1996. ''Evangelion' ...

'' *

Makoto Isshiki is a Japanese manga artist. She is best known for her series '' Forest of Piano'', which has been adapted as an anime film and received the Grand Prize for manga at the 2008 Japan Media Arts Festival. She won the 1994 Kodansha Manga Award for g ...

, in ''

RahXephon is a Japanese anime television series created and directed by Yutaka Izubuchi. The series follows 17-year-old Ayato Kamina, his ability to control a mecha known as the RahXephon, and his inner journey to find a place in the world. His l ...

'' * Makoto Itō, in '' School Days'' *Makoto Jin, in ''

Battle Fever J is a live-action Japanese-American TV series. The third entry of the ''Super Sentai'' series franchise, ''Battle Fever J'' was a co-production of Toei Company and Marvel Comics. A total of 52 episodes aired on TV Asahi from February 3, 1979 to J ...

'' *Makoto Kashino, in ''

Yumeiro Patissiere is a shōjo manga and anime series by Natsumi Matsumoto. It began serialization on September 3, 2008, in the October 2008 issue of ''Ribon''. The series ended on June 3, 2011, with a total of 12 ''tankōbon'' volumes. The manga won the 5 ...

'' *Makoto Kawamura, character in ''

Futari Ecchi is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Katsu Aki. It has been serialized in ''Young Animal'' since 1997, with the chapters later combined into tankōbon volumes by Hakusensha, of which there are eighty-eight as of Janua ...

'' *Makoto Kenzaki in '' DokiDoki! Pretty Cure'' *Makoto Kikuchi, in ''The Idolmaster'' *

Makoto Kino , better known as , is a fictional character in the ''Sailor Moon'' manga series created by Naoko Takeuchi. Makoto is her sailor form's alternative human identity as part of the Sailor Soldiers, female supernatural fighters who protect the Solar ...

(Lita Kino), in ''

Sailor Moon is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Naoko Takeuchi. It was originally serialized in Kodansha's ''shōjo'' manga magazine ''Nakayoshi'' from 1991 to 1997; the 52 individual chapters were published in 18 volumes. The seri ...

'' *Makoto Kohsaka, in ''

Genshiken is a Japanese manga series by Shimoku Kio about a college club for ''otaku'' (extremely obsessed fans of various media) and the lifestyle its members pursue. The title is a shortening of the club's official name, , or "The Society for ...

'' *Makoto Konno, in ''

The Girl Who Leapt Through Time is a science fiction novel by Yasutaka Tsutsui. Originally serialized from 1965 to 1966, it tells the story of a high-school girl who accidentally acquires the ability to Time travel in fiction, time travel, which leads to a time loop where sh ...

'' *Makoto Kozuka, in ''

Paranoia Agent is a Japanese anime television series created by director Satoshi Kon and produced by Madhouse about a social phenomenon in Musashino, Tokyo caused by a juvenile serial assailant named Lil' Slugger (the English equivalent to ''Shōnen Bat'' ...

'' *Makoto Kyogoku, in ''

Detective Conan ''Case Closed'', also known as , is a Japanese detective fiction, detective manga series written and illustrated by Gosho Aoyama. It has been serialized in Shogakukan's Shōnen manga, ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' ...

'' *Makoto Date, in ''

Yakuza Kiwami ''Yakuza Kiwami'' is an Action-adventure game, action-adventure video game developed by Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio and published by Sega. It is a video game remake, remake of ''Yakuza (video game), Yakuza'', the first game in the ''Yakuza (franchise), ...

'' *Makoto Makimura, in ''

Yakuza 0 ''Yakuza 0'' is an action-adventure game developed by Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio and published by Sega. It is the sixth main entry in the '' Yakuza series'' and a prequel to the original game. It was released for PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4 in Ja ...

'' and ''

Yakuza Kiwami 2 ''Yakuza Kiwami 2'' is an action-adventure video game developed by Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio and published by Sega. It is a remake of the 2006 video game '' Yakuza 2'' for the PlayStation 2, and is the ''Yakuza'' series' second remake title following ...

'' *

Makoto Mizuhara The following article provides information on major and minor characters in the fictional universe of the various '' El-Hazard'' anime and manga series. If a character's existence differs significantly in the alternate timeline ''Wanderers'' TV ...

, in ''

El-Hazard is a Japanese anime franchise written by Ryoe Tsukimura and directed by Hiroki Hayashi. The series was animated by AIC and produced by Pioneer LDC. There is also a manga adaptation, which is published in English by VIZ Media. The series ...

'' *Makoto Morishita, in ''

Wangan Midnight is a Japanese racing manga series written and illustrated by Michiharu Kusunoki. It was first serialized in Shogakukan's ''Big Comic Spirits'' in 1990, but was later serialized in Kodansha's ''Weekly Young Magazine'' from 1992 to 2008. The ...

'' *

Makoto Naegi is a fictional character introduced as the protagonist of the 2010 visual novel adventure game '' Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc'' by Spike Chunsoft. A fairly optimistic but otherwise average student who is selected in a raffle to enroll in H ...

, a major character in the ''

Danganronpa is a Japanese video game franchise created by Kazutaka Kodaka and developed and owned by Spike Chunsoft (formerly Spike). The series primarily surrounds various groups of apparent high school students who are forced into murdering each other ...

'' series * Makoto Nakashima, a sister is Ai Nakashima in ''

Haikyū!! is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Haruichi Furudate. It was serialized in Shueisha's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from February 2012 to July 2020, with its chapters collected in 45 ''tankōbon ...

'' * Makoto Nanaya in the ''

BlazBlue ''BlazBlue'' is a fighting video game series developed and published in Japan by Arc System Works, and later localized in North America by Aksys Games and in Europe by Zen United. An anime adaptation aired in Autumn 2013. The series has sold 1.7 ...

'' series *Makoto Narita, in ''

'' * Makoto Niijima, in ''

Persona 5 is a 2016 role-playing video game developed by Atlus. It takes place in modern-day Tokyo and follows a high school student known by the pseudonym Joker who transfers to a new school after being falsely accused of assault and put on probation. ...

'' *Makoto Ōgami, in ''

Ghost Hound is an anime television series, created by Production I.G and Masamune Shirow, noted for being the creator of the ''Ghost in the Shell'' series. The original concept and design was first developed by Shirow in 1987. It is Production I.G's 20th ...

'' *Makoto Ohkawa, in ''

Man of Many Faces is a manga by Clamp about a nine-year-old boy named Akira Ijyuin who steals beautiful and valuable objects to please his two mothers and is known to the public as the dashing, clever thief named the ''Man of 20 Faces''. The manga took inspir ...

'' and '' Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle'' *Makoto Onoda, in ''

'' *Makoto Sako, in '' Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor 2'' *Makoto Sakurai, a character from the anime and manga series ''

Nichijou is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Keiichi Arawi. The manga began serialization in the December 2006 issue of Kadokawa Shoten's manga magazine '' Shōnen Ace'', and was also serialized in ''Comptiq'' between the March 2007 ...

'' *Makoto Saotome, a character in ''

Kannazuki no Miko is a Japanese ''Yuri (genre), yuri'' manga series created by Kaishaku (manga group), Kaishaku. The series, centering on the relationship between main characters Himeko and Chikane, also has elements of mecha themes in its plot. The 14-chapter ...

''. * Makoto Sawatari, in ''Kanon'' * Makoto Shido, in '' Idaten Jump'' *

Makoto Shishio , known in the English anime in Western order as Makoto Shishio, is a fictional character from the ''Rurouni Kenshin'' manga series created by Nobuhiro Watsuki and the main antagonist of the ''Kyoto Arc'', the second arc of the series. Shishio ...

(志々雄真実), a villain in ''Rurouni Kenshin'' *Makoto Tachibana (橘真琴), in ''

Free! - Iwatobi Swim Club ''Free!'' is a Japanese anime television series produced by Kyoto Animation and Animation Do. The series is loosely based on the light novel, , written by Kōji Ōji, which received an honorable mention in the second Kyoto Animation Award ...

'' *Makoto Yutaka, a character in the manga ''

The Day of Revolution is a Japanese manga written and illustrated by Mikiyo Tsuda. The series was serialized in Shinshokan's manga magazine ''South'' between April 1998 and February 2001. The manga is licensed in English by Digital Manga Publishing and has been re ...

'' and '' Princess Princess'' *Makoto Yuki, in the movie adaptation of ''

Persona 3 released outside Japan as ''Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3'', is a 2006 role-playing video game developed by Atlus. It is the fourth main installment in the ''Persona'' series, which is part of the larger ''Megami Tensei'' franchise. Atlus orig ...

'' *Nijigahara Makoto in ''

Aikatsu! is an arcade collectible card game in Bandai's ''Data Carddass'' line of machines, which launched in October 2012. The game revolves around using collectible cards featuring various clothes to help aspiring idols pass auditions. An ani ...

'' *Yokomizo Makoto in ''

AKB0048 ''AKB0048'' (stylized as ''AKB∞48'') is a 2012 Japanese science fiction musical comedy anime television series based on the Japanese idol, idol group AKB48. The anime is produced by Satelight, with Shōji Kawamori as chief director. The firs ...

'' *Makoto Munechika in '' Kattobi Itto'' *

Makoto is a unisex Japanese name although it is more commonly used by males. As a noun, Makoto means "sincerity" (誠) or "truth" (真, 眞). People Given name * Makoto (musician) (born 1977), drum and bass artist *Makoto (Sharan Q) ( まこと), ...

, a character in the anime ''

Digimon Tamers is a Japanese anime television series and the third television series in the '' Digimon'' franchise, produced by Toei Animation. The series takes place in a new setting separate from the preceding series, ''Digimon Adventure'' and '' Digimo ...

'' *Makoto Sugihara in ''

Crows The Common Remotely Operated Weapon Station (CROWS) is a series of remote weapon stations used by the US military on its armored vehicles and ships. It allows weapon operators to engage targets without leaving the protection of their vehicle. T ...

'' *Makoto Edamura (枝村真人), a character in the anime series '' Great Pretender''. *Makoto Yuuki, a character in ''

Ensemble Stars! is a Japanese game franchise developed by Cacalia Studio and published by Happy Elements K.K., the Japanese division of the Chinese company Happy Elements. It is a spin-off of the 2012 game ''Ensemble Girls!'' It was first released as a lif ...

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