Your nameplate in Gakuran does more than display your character’s name. It also shows your current school year through its outline color, making it easy for other players to recognize your grade at a glance. If you’ve noticed players with a purple outline around their nameplate, you may be wondering how to unlock it. In this guide, we’ll explain what the Purple Nameplate means in Gakuran, how the nameplate color system works, and how you can obtain it.
What Are Nameplates in Gakuran?
Nameplates are displayed above your character and show your character’s last name written in Japanese. If your surname has an official kanji version, the game will display it using kanji characters. Otherwise, it will use a katakana transliteration instead. This small detail helps make every character fit naturally into Gakuran’s school setting. Besides displaying your surname, every nameplate also includes a colored outline that represents your current grade level.
What Does the Purple Nameplate Mean?
The Purple Nameplate indicates that your character is a Second Year student.
Unlike cosmetic accessories, nameplate colors aren’t simply visual customization options. Instead, they reflect your character’s academic year inside the game, allowing other players to immediately recognize whether you’re a first-, second-, or third-year student.
If you see another player with a purple outline, you’ll know they’re currently attending their second year at school.
How to Get the Purple Nameplate in Gakuran
Getting the Purple Nameplate is straightforward. To unlock it, your character must become a Second Year student. Once your character reaches that grade, the game automatically updates your nameplate outline from Blue to Purple. There are no special quests, purchases, or accessory rolls required. The color changes based entirely on your current school year.
Can You Change Nameplate Colors Manually?
- At the moment, no.
The outline color is tied directly to your character’s grade level rather than being a cosmetic option. This means you can’t freely switch between blue, purple, or yellow whenever you want. To use a different color, you’ll need to reach the corresponding school year.
All Nameplate Colors in Gakuran
Here’s a quick summary of every available nameplate color.
Blue Nameplate
- Represents First Year students.
- This is the starting nameplate for new characters.
Purple Nameplate
- Represents Second Year students.
- Automatically unlocked after advancing to your second year.
Yellow Nameplate
- Represents Third Year students.
- Indicates the highest currently available school year.
The Purple Nameplate in Gakuran is a simple but useful way to show that your character has reached the Second Year of school. Since nameplate colors are linked to your academic progression, there’s no need to complete special challenges or spend in-game currency to unlock them.
If you’re aiming to collect every available nameplate color, the only requirement is continuing your character’s progression through each school year until you eventually earn the Yellow Nameplate as a Third Year student.