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INTEREST: My Hero Academia Manga Assistant Draws Mirko Like Megan Thee Stallion




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TichoSlicer



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PostPosted: Mon Feb 15, 2021 8:28 pm Reply with quote
Ok, this guy just got a new fan lol Good taste bro!
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Eddy564



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PostPosted: Mon Feb 15, 2021 8:48 pm Reply with quote
That’s awesome to see manga assistants be privy to some American pop culture. I love Meg too. She’s definitely a fan of anime.
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LegitPancake



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PostPosted: Mon Feb 15, 2021 9:14 pm Reply with quote
Why do people keep using the unofficial name "Miruko" when her official name has been Mirko ever since she had her manga debut? She's even based on a martial artist named Mirko.
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IceLeaf



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PostPosted: Tue Feb 16, 2021 3:11 am Reply with quote
LegitPancake wrote:
Why do people keep using the unofficial name "Miruko" when her official name has been Mirko ever since she had her manga debut? She's even based on a martial artist named Mirko.


Fan translations used Miruko from the katakana first and it stuck. Sometimes the fan translation names win out and sometimes they die out, simple as that
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LegitPancake



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PostPosted: Tue Feb 16, 2021 11:18 am Reply with quote
IceLeaf wrote:
Fan translations used Miruko from the katakana first and it stuck. Sometimes the fan translation names win out and sometimes they die out, simple as that

I’m pretty sure the Viz translation was simultaneous even back then right? So the fan translation may have been “first” if they used leaks, but only by a couple days. Both the manga and anime her name has always been Mirko.
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