The nickname that Riko gives Sae- "Koeda"- literally means "Twig". Its a pun on Sae's kanji: "Little Branch".
stan and i hadn't realized that. stan just said "it's a mystery." thanks for the info.
Riko is written in Katakana, but if you use the kanji antecedents of her characters, her name would mean "selfishness" or "self interest".
we hadn't realized this either. ty.
does koike have any special kanji?
koike is written as 小池
小 is "small" im pretty sure.
jisho.org says 池 is "pond"
not sure how that relates to riko/sae/koeda if it does at all?
maybe stan will be able to provide more info when he's available.