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NinjaClockworker wrote: Snip. I think trivia for that would be most appropriate. Same with the other Jakokuese should they acquire articles of their own.

Seven-Colored Puppeteer wrote: Related to that, I'd like to know what honorific Allen is using for Kayo, and if there's anything in context implying that Allen is literally saying "Kayo-(insert honorific here)" instead of "Ms. Kayo". Not that it's necessary, but I feel like it would emphasize... something... that I'm having trouble wording. Basically, are the honorifics Allen uses for Kayo supposed to be translated, or are they supposed to be left alone, is what I'm really trying to ask here. Not sure what you mean by "supposed" to be translated. Translation is the approximating the meaning into another language. Some things don't translate or only translate certain ways in certain contexts. Otherwise, it's up to personal opinion and how accurately you feel you can convey the meaning in relation to the exact wording.

In the case of what Allen refers Kayo as, he uses kanji instead of katakana and typically refers to her as "Sudou Kayo" vs Gallerian's (and general Evillious material) as "Kayo Sudou". That's all he does differently with her name.

Allen generally uses Japanese honorifics. I can't think of any time he's used an actual western honorific for anything (the only example I can think of in Evillious is Gift, where one or a few characters refer to Hanne as literally "Miss Hanne").

Anyhow, there's basically nothing in the language distinguishing Allen's "Kayo-san" from say his "Michaela-san" or "Gumillia-san" or some such. It's up to the translator to decide what's appropriate. I just went with translating it directly to "Ms" out of habit, but there's nothing discouraging the translating from just leaving it as "-san" either.

Hope that answers the question.