History EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep / AnimeAndManga

* ''Manga/YuGiOh'' invokes this trope in a unique way during the Millennium World Arc. In the rest of the manga, the spirit of the nameless pharaoh is referred to as "the other Yugi," since his real name has long since been forgotten, even by him. In this arc, the pharaoh is sent back 3,000 years to relive the events of his reign, where he is only ever referred to as "Pharaoh." Though there would be people in the ancient past who know his real name, this trope is in play because one, [[JustifiedTrope the world of the past is reconstructed from his own memories that he's slowly in the process of trying to unlock]], and two, remembering his name is a key plot point [[spoiler:[[ArtifactOfHope towards defeating the]] BigBad]].

* We [[NoNameGiven never learn the names]] of most characters from ''LightNovel/HumanityHasDeclined'', so this trope is pretty much expected. Oddly, it applies more to the side characters, as Assistant is the only one of the three main characters to have a consistent 'name'.

* ''LightNovel/GoblinSlayer'' may as well be called ''Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep": The Series'', as the narration, the characters, and even the monsters only ever refer to each other by title or occupation.
* ''LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya'': Kyon's younger sister is only known by, well, ''Kyon's sister''. Not even the [[AdaptationDisplacement original light novels]] give her an actual name. Even during the baseball game her name is humorously put down as Kyon's sister. The more minor character, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin the president of the computer club]], is also invoked by this trope.

* ''LightNovel/{{Maoyu}}'', much like ''Goblin Slayer'' above, uses this for everybody, to a point where even a character who is disguised, promoted, or undergoes a similar lifestyle change will similarly change their name. By WordOfGod, everybody ''does'' have a real name, but they're never used since they're not important to the story.

* In ''LightNovel/No6'' Inukashi's name literally means 'dog lender' and they're called Dogkeeper in the dub. They run a hotel and lend out dogs as heaters to prevent customers from freezing to death in the winder.

* One of the Doraemon movies, ''Anime/DoraemonNobitaAndTheGalaxySuperExpress'', introduces a new character, the Galaxy Super-Express Conductor who's never named onscreen, despite being a major character having a BigDamnHeroes saving Doraemon and gang halfway into the film. The credits even calls him "conductor".

* ''Manga/MiamiGuns'' has the HotScientist "Kaken Musume". which roughly translates as "Science Lab Girl".

* In ''Manga/OnePiece'', the [[AnAxeToGrind battle axe-wielding]] Sentomaru tries to defy this trope when Franky calls him "battle axe" upon meeting him, to which Sentomaru replies that one shouldn't randomly call a man by the name of his weapon.

** Most characters usually refer to [[StudentCouncilPresident Shirogane]] simply as "President" (likewise with his predecessor in flashbacks to the previous year, though his name has yet to be revealed). After his term as president ends it's revealed that Ishigami and Fujiwara are both on a FirstNameBasis with him, though Kaguya can't bring herself to call him anything other than "President" (in fact, the main reason why she asks him to run for a second term is so she has an excuse to avoid calling him by name). This is averted in the English translation, where everyone is instead on a LastNameBasis with him.

* ''Anime/{{Doraemon}}'': Nobita's class teacher, Sensei, is solely referred to as such.

* ''Manga/EvenIfItWasJustOnceIRegretIt'': Subverted. The first time that Chiyo and the Landlady go out on a date together, a former classmate addresses the Landlady by her family name, [[spoiler: Hara]].

* The princess from ''Manga/SleepyPrincessInTheDemonCastle'' does have a name, but she's only ever referred to as "the princess". Similarly, virtually everyone calls the Demon King by his title, apart from his older brother Hades, who calls him Twilight.

* ''Anime/InazumaEleven'' double subverts this with Li Kobun("kobun" is Japanese for "lackey"). Introduced in ''Ares no Tenbin'', he claimed that "Kobun" [[HisNameReallyIsBarkeep was his real given name in addition to his profession]] (that of being Zhao Jinyun's lackey), but in episode 15 of ''Orion no Kokuin", his real given name turns out to be [[spoiler:Hao.]]