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   nyo to Ping Kuo   
   Re: The Negima! Manga report   
   19 Oct 05 10:29:02   
   
   XPost: rec.arts.anime.misc   
   From: nyo@gamrz.com   
      
   Ping Kuo wrote:   
      
   > "Ku" is the English sounding of the Japanese kanji, however, she is a   
   > Chinese, so it should be pronounced as "Gu" in hanzi, this is one of   
   > the easiest translation mistakes one can spot, consider Akamatsu   
   > actually SPELL out her name in English in the class roster.  when the   
   > original are in English and no obviously mistakes, why changed?   
      
   Not in the original Japanese version. He spells it out, but in   
   katakana "ku- fei".   
      
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