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==Nomenclature==
==Nomenclature==
''Mujura'', the Japanese name for Majora, was created by Takaya Imamura, designer of the {{Term|Series|Mask}} and art director for the original game. He created the word by combining Imamura, his last name, with {{Wp|Jumanji}}.<ref>{{Cite Person|quote= Imamura, who made the design for Majora’s Mask, invented the word by combining characters from the movie title Jumanji and from his name Imamura. Takaya Imamura was the art director for the N64 version of Majora’s Mask.|name= Eiji Aonuma|url= http://nintendoeverything.com/aonuma-talks-majoras-mask-majora-and-termina-name-origins-lots-more/|title= Aonuma talks Majora’s Mask – Majora and Termina name origins, lots more}}</ref>
According to [[Eiji Aonuma]], ''Mujura'', the Japanese name for Majora, was created by Takaya Imamura, designer of the {{Term|Series|Mask}} and art director for the original game, who created the word by combining Imamura with {{Wp|Jumanji}}.<ref>{{Cite Person|quote= Imamura, who made the design for Majora’s Mask, invented the word by combining characters from the movie title Jumanji and from his name Imamura. Takaya Imamura was the art director for the N64 version of Majora’s Mask.|name= Eiji Aonuma|url= http://nintendoeverything.com/aonuma-talks-majoras-mask-majora-and-termina-name-origins-lots-more/|title= Aonuma talks Majora’s Mask – Majora and Termina name origins, lots more}}</ref> According to Imamura himself, the name was conceived by combining his last name with {{Wp|Jurassic Park}}.<ref>{{Cite Web|quote= Yes, that was originally based on my name. I wanted to use the ‘Jura’ part because I’m a big fan of Jurassic Park. ‘Ima-Jura’… that’s where the name came from.|author= Andy Robinson|title= STAR FOX AND F-ZERO’S TAKAYA IMAMURA DISCUSSES LEAVING NINTENDO AND THE FUTURE|url= https://www.videogameschronicle.com/features/interviews/takaya-imamura/|archive= |published= July 3, 2023|retrieved= July 4, 2023|site= VGC|type= }}</ref>
 
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