Thread:98.109.84.76/@comment-27754788-20131017175423

We've already reached the conclusion to use the spelling "Ryūko" instead of "Ryuuko" and "Ryuko". However, it seems you are set in writing down the more "accurate", kana-by-kana name spelling "Ryuuko", when "Ryūko" really should have been enough. It's also come to my attention that you believe we don't understand that "Ryuko" is inaccurate and thus shouldn't be used.

As such, allow me to make a statement in defense of Aniplex's name spellings.

First off, we do understand that "Ryuko" isn't as "accurate" as "Ryuuko". We really do. Her name in kana is りゅうこ. In Hepburn rōmaji, りゅ is ryu and う is u. Put them together, and you get ryuu. Simple. However, this is considered less formal than ryū, which is what you get when using Modified Hepburn romanization. This is what Wikipedia and many other Wikis worth their salt use. The reason some spell it "Ryuko" is because it's a less strict romanization that still looks similar to, and is easier to type than, the formal one: just take away the line above the "u". This is exactly why some official English spellings for Japanese companies just remove the line instead of spelling it kana-by-kana. It's why we have "Kodansha" instead of the more accurate "Koudansha".

Now, we also understand this does not apply to all Aniplex translated names in this series. I mean, we have names such as "Houka" (ほうか) and "Gamagoori" (がまごおり), which retain their "accurate" spellings, while we have others like "Aikuro" instead of "Aikurou" (あいくろう) and "Mataro" instead of "Matarou" (またろう). Our original intent was to use the Aniplex names because they were official and likely to be the most commonly used by casual viewers, not whether or not they were "accurate" or "correct". However, we never had any intention to ignore the "accurate" spellings on this Wiki; they would just go in the rōmaji sections in the head template and right next to the names in the opener (Ryuko Matoi (纏 流子)).

If you're still going to go on about this, allow me to leave you with one more point: the name of Ryu from Street Fighter is "accurately" Ryuu (リュウ), yet the English spelling of his name in the games and on all official merchandise is still "Ryu". Yes, even in Japan.

Think about that. 