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Originally Posted by Avary_Ninja
Translating western names into Japanese is a bit touchy. The sound must be translated into japanese phonetics and then the proper characters must be chosen accordingly. Sometimes there is no equivalent sounds in Japanese and the closest proximity must be chosen arbitrarily and will vary depending on the translator.
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Ha ha, I know what you mean. I have so much trouble doing some American names like names with "v" and "li/le". There's a whole alphabet of Katakana for this stuff and there's still holes here and there. >_< I'm gonna complain to someone! Sue, sue, sue! $_$