What's in a name

Gonzai · Post by **Gonzai** » Sun May 08, 2005 11:17 pm

I have been watching Tenjho Tenge (That is how I spell it),
but when I started looking for the OVA, it was amazing
the different ways I found it was spelled. The reason I spell
it like I do, is cause of the YHJ auctions:

http://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/77065057

But check out these eBay auction spellings:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 11446&rd=1

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 66265&rd=1

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 35870&rd=1

Its no wonder sometimes I can't find DVD's I am looking for.

Any other examples you guys can think of??

kisara · Post by **kisara** » Sun May 08, 2005 11:32 pm

Not any animes, but I can think of several character names that no-one seems to agree about spelling. First we have the ever popular Sesshoumaru or Sesshomaru or even Sesshoumarou. Then there is Toya/Tooya/Touya or Yuki/Yuuki, Sota/Souta and on and on. Sure there's more, but I'm too tired to think of any right now.

Keropi · Post by **Keropi** » Mon May 09, 2005 12:30 am

Well...this hardly affects anyone here, but in English I always have to look up the four ways of spelling "Classmate":

1. Doukyuusei
2. Doukyusei
3. Dokyuusei
4. Dokyusei

If I don't check all four spellings I miss stuff.

I used to have sets of three multiple links to several different shows on YJ (English, kana and kanji), but I lost them all when my hard drive went down in November. You never know what you can miss when someone spells titles in an unusual way. I've seen "Pia Carrot" spelled four different ways. Not easy to do.