diff --git a/engine/menus/naming_screen.asm b/engine/menus/naming_screen.asm
index 8ca2ec9b..34c1aad3 100755
--- a/engine/menus/naming_screen.asm
+++ b/engine/menus/naming_screen.asm
@@ -469,7 +469,7 @@ PrintNamingText:
 	call PlaceString
 	ld hl, $1
 	add hl, bc
-	ld [hl], $c9
+	ld [hl], "の" ; leftover from Japanese version; blank tile $c9 in English
 	hlcoord 1, 3
 	ld de, NicknameTextString
 	jr .placeString