Anko is from the Japanese anko (餡子 — sweet bean paste) — modern formation. A modern American baby name in the broader Japanese anime heritage aesthetic. Anko Mitarashi is a foundational character in Masashi Kishimoto's Naruto (1999-2014) and Naruto: Shippuden manga and anime franchise. The Naruto manga has sold over 250 million copies worldwide. Anko is a Konohagakure Special Jonin and former apprentice of Orochimaru — bearing his Cursed Seal of Heaven on her neck. Her Hidden Shadow Snake Hand technique (her signature snake-summoning ninjutsu inherited from Orochimaru's training) made her one of the snake-using kunoichi in modern shonen anime. Proctor of the Second Stage of the Chunin Exams in the Forest of Death (Naruto Part I), with her trademark dango-eating habit and tan trench coat aesthetic. In Naruto: Shippuden she joined the Allied Shinobi Forces during the Fourth Shinobi World War.
Featured throughout Japanese anime.
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Anko reduces to four.