The bulk update request #2404 is pending approval.

create alias sally_(bofuri) -> shiramine_risa
create alias maple_(bofuri) -> honjou_kaede

Reason: These are the characters' full names rather than their in-game names.

This is my first attempt to make such an involved update and I fear I've messed something up along the way. I apologize for any inconvenience.

Are the characters ever shown in the real world? Do they have different designs for their real world alter egos? I know we had some discussion about this with Princess Connect characters before.

Elfaleon said:

Are the characters ever shown in the real world? Do they have different designs for their real world alter egos? I know we had some discussion about this with Princess Connect characters before.

I haven't watched much of the anime, but in the very first manga chapter we can see Maple and Sally in their school, looking exactly the same.

Elfaleon said:

Are the characters ever shown in the real world? Do they have different designs for their real world alter egos? I know we had some discussion about this with Princess Connect characters before.

Yes, they are regularly shown outside of the game in casual clothes, school uniforms, and pajamas. Is there a reason to not use their full names as the tags? It's the first thing I searched when I came looking for art of Risa/Sally. An alias (going either way, though I think their full names should be the tags) would be very useful.

I had a thought and looked at the forum discussions (spoiler warning) for Sword Art Online, which has a similar issue, to see what the precedence is for this. The big issue with using real names for SAO was the fact that the characters' real names were considered to be spoilers. Itai no wa Iya nano de Bougyoryoku ni Kyokufuri Shitai to Omoimasu does not have that issue with its two main characters, Honjou Kaede and Shiramine Risa, as we are introduced to them before either of them ever creates an avatar in NewWorld Online. Just adding this information for anyone interested.