Bonus Ohkubo original illustration cards + Agna's name spelling

[nenena]

So Squeenix is giving away a whole bunch of free Ohkubo-drawn, original illustration cards to anybody who buys Soul Eater volume 20 or Soul Eater Not! volume 01 from certain major bookstores in Japan.

Comments

[serenemuffin]

Thanks for the information!

... I kind of love that her name is Agna.

[kisa_14]

thanks a lot for the info!!! x3
I'm getting my copy of Soul Eater 20 but I don't think I'm getting the card ='( ... anyway, as you said it must be findable on Yahoo Japan =D

[nenena]

I know, those of us who pre-ordered from amazon or other stores don't get any of the bonus goodies. :(

[atoli]

Time to stalk the shit out of Y!J, then!! Dammit Japan, why do you get everything I want.

[xaliceunknownx]

But wouldn't ア-グナ be a more accurate spelling than ア-ニャ? WOULDN'T IT? OHKUBO????

*mumbles* Sorry, I'm just being stubborn because I like Anya better -____- *sigh*

[nenena]

No, it wouldn't be.

Katakana is supposed to reflect the way that a name is pronounced, not how it's spelled.

An English speaker looks at "Agna" and sees a name that is pronounced with a "g" sound. But there are other languages (Greek I know for sure, and Italian, and possibly a few others) in which "Agna" is pronounced with a "y" sound, like ah-nya.

So assuming that Ohkubo intended for Agna's name to be pronounced in one of those European languages, then yes, the correct katakana is still ア-ニャ. Which is what he used.

[xaliceunknownx]

"Katakana is supposed to reflect the way that a name is pronounced, not how it's spelled."

Gyah, sorry I misspoke (misstyped?). *smacks head*

"So assuming that Ohkubo intended for Agna's name to be pronounced in one of those European languages, then yes, the correct katakana is still ア-ニャ."

Ah, okay, okay! I understand now. Sorry for the misunderstanding ^^;; And thank you for posting, by the way!