Thread:FirePsychic/@comment-3416013-20191117013725/@comment-3416013-20191117070753

We can speculate about the reason for "Gring" being used despite it not being a real word as much as we want, but that doesn't change what the official name is.

The Viz Media Name box is there specifically because the Viz translation is *not* the be-all and end-all deciding factor. If the Viz translation said that Deku's hero name was "Strong Boy," that would not be his name. We would be forced to include that as a "Viz Media Name," but his hero name is still Deku.

The reason for the translation being so wrong is also unknown, but two things are clear - the word used in Japanese is clearly "gu-ri-n-gu," not "u-ri-n-gu." Japanese uses "u" for solo W consonant words, like with "wave/u-e-i-vu." If it was Wring it would be "u-ri-n-gu." It's not. It's Gring.

And in the most recent episode, it's clearly shown, on screen, not as a translation but drawn into the actual episode by the Japanese production company, as "Gring Wave." Even the name of the gif itself is "Gring_Wave.gif."

@Young_Mako, aka Desboy96, aka Des, was around during that entire fiasco where people were fighting to keep Full Cowl as the incorrect Full Cowling translation. We know that it's Full Cowl now, because we fought to present the true information back then. This is the same thing. As small of a thing as it is, it matters.