Mufasa Posted November 18, 2008 Share Posted November 18, 2008 It's actually Japanese people calling him "Killer", but because of their accent, it came out "Kira". Funny huh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lolDeath Posted November 18, 2008 Share Posted November 18, 2008 Riar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunny: spider bitten Posted November 18, 2008 Share Posted November 18, 2008 A common misunderstanding of the name Kira is that it means "killer" in Japanese. This is not true. Kira does not mean "killer" in Japanese, but when a person is speaking Japanese tries to pronounce the word "killer" it comes out sounding like "Kira" because L's in Japanese are pronounced as r's. Still, it's an incredibly common name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunshineYON Posted November 19, 2008 Share Posted November 19, 2008 The japanese does not have the 'r' sound at all. To compensate, they slap 'r's onto wherever both 'r's and 'l's make sense, even though they pronounce it with 'l's. For example, "kira" is actually pronounced "kila". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunny: spider bitten Posted November 19, 2008 Share Posted November 19, 2008 The above quote was pulled from Wiki. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fireman Posted November 19, 2008 Share Posted November 19, 2008 (edited) It's actually Japanese people calling him "Killer", but because of their accent, it came out "Kira".Funny huh? Light explained this in like episode 3 or 2.... Edited November 19, 2008 by Fireman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mufasa Posted November 19, 2008 Author Share Posted November 19, 2008 Light explained this in like episode 3 or 2.... He didn't explain that it was because the japanese people couldn't say it right though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunshineYON Posted November 19, 2008 Share Posted November 19, 2008 Light explained this in like episode 3 or 2.... He joked about how he didn't like the name in a connotative sense but was glad he was getting recognized. Yeah, I remembered that part. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metal Rabbit Posted November 19, 2008 Share Posted November 19, 2008 Light explained this in like episode 3 or 2.... it was 2... i saw that recently on adult swim. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Tyler Posted November 19, 2008 Share Posted November 19, 2008 Somebody may already done this but . . . Kirrer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magical CC Posted November 19, 2008 Share Posted November 19, 2008 This topic remind me about "killer tomato" in gundam Seed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fruitloop Multipuck Posted November 19, 2008 Share Posted November 19, 2008 This topic remind me about "killer tomato" in gundam Seed I'M ONE OF THE KILLER TOMATOES! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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