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Past L-E Projects / Re: DEATH NOTE!!!! .:.Master Thread.:.
« on: November 03, 2006, 06:02:49 pm »
Before you rant about the names being incorrect please do some research. Light is his actual name, and yes it would be pronounced raito and written in katakana. However, the kanji that you see in the series is a kanji that has one meaning of light. The subbers are correct in using Light as his name. The same goes for Ryuk. Ryuk is what his name was intended to be, but because of the nature of the Japanese language it is pronounced and written in Japanese as ryuku.
Good information can be found on wikipedia here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_Note
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Also, you might want to go to www.jisho.org and search for akari. The one you are looking for is probably the third one down. Meaning lamplight, light (in general), and brightness. So Light's name might also be a play on how he is the brightest student in Japan. Which is quite a crafty thing that the creators of the manga have done.
Good information can be found on wikipedia here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_Note
Edit:
Also, you might want to go to www.jisho.org and search for akari. The one you are looking for is probably the third one down. Meaning lamplight, light (in general), and brightness. So Light's name might also be a play on how he is the brightest student in Japan. Which is quite a crafty thing that the creators of the manga have done.