[COLOR=DarkOrange]Actually,even though I'm japanese myself I find that it's quite hard pronouncing names when I look at translated graphic novels because they are translated and written in romaji. Well, I can make out the right pronounciationby looking at it and see if it sounds right or not. One tip is that since japanese letters are sounds and they are usually,if written in romaji two letters would equal one japanese sound.And also,the sounds always end in a short a,e,i,o,u.So if the name was Hideki(which most people pronounce hide key when they first look at it.) It would be pronounced...Hi,the I pronounced like with but a bit longer but not as long as he. De,E pronounced like dent.Ki pronounced like Hi. You'll get used to it once you see alot of names. Hopefully. If you have questions feel free to contact me!! [/COLOR]