I believe the thing about it all is that the name is pronounced exactly the same. As Japanese folks say the 'th' as an 's', something I noticed when I watched Last Order, where they kept saying something like 'Sephiros' (which kinda annoyed me xD). So what they mean about 'americanize' (or, "englishify" as it's Aeris in Europe too xD jk), is just to type it so americans/europeans would say it correctly...meaning, whether "Aerith" or "Aeris", it's pronounced the same way... xD.
Though then you can start wondering why Sephiroth wasnt turned into Sephiros... :P
Watashi wa Aerisu. |