Talk:Braz D. Blood/@comment-7048075-20170113194214

To clear up confusion:

Vlad was the original name given to Braz in the early fan-translation days of the manga, as the translators were unsure of Kodama-sensei's intended pronunciation of the name Braz. This wiki, being written a few years ago, has not fully been updated to reflect current information, hence the mixing of Braz, Vlad, and Blood as his name.

As the characters used to write his name read "Burazu", the "Bura" sound is commonly the japanese version of a "V" and "L", and the zu is a rough sound that, when combined with the VL and common appearance of "Vlad" in vampire stories, lead to the assumption its translation was Vlad, rather than Braz. Moreoever, this pattern continued as Braz was more frequently addressed by his last name, read as "Buraado" (Blood), which additionally sounds like "Vlad", and the two became slightly indistinguishable. Finally, however, the official translation took over, and cleared up the misunderstanding, determining his name is in fact Braz Daniel Blood.

Hope this helps

- Admin