Talk:Haine

Guys, her name is Haine with an A. Please, fix her name in the title.


 * Official site lists her as "Heine" https://summertime-anime.com/character/ If you have a Japanese source that says otherwise, please provide it. The katakana being "ha-i-ne" doesn't necessary mean its Haine in English, as マルコ/Maruko is Marco in English; バンビ/Banbi is Bambi, etc. Also keep in mind that katakana isn't hiragana and katakana is primary used for foreign names (like Bambi and Marco). If Heine's name was given in hiragana はいね, then her name would have been Haine. However, since its given in katakana ハイネ its common translation is Heine - https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%8F%E3%82%A4%E3%83%8D and that backs up what the official JP sites gives. (Unok (talk) 17:47, 7 August 2022 (UTC))

Her kanji name is 波稲 (Haine).
You can confirm this by enabling the official Japanese subtitles on episode 18 of the anime, minute 7:48 and 7:50. Probably the website media team did a mistake and assumed that ハイネ was somehow a German name, or probably they spelled it "Heine" to make it easier for western audiences to understand how it is pronounced. Anyways, now we have her kanji name and it's clearly Haine. Pic with Japanese subtitles enabled when she gets mentioned: You can also confirm this on Japanese Wikipedia and on the manga, where she appears as 波稲.


 * Unfortunately that isn't the Shadow name, but the original girl who she copied. Heine the shadow, has never been referenced as "波稲", in both the anime and manga, she has always been referred to as ハイネ. On the Japanese wikipedia you can also see that under 波稲 (which states its for the deceased girl), it tells you go to to section ハイネ (for the one who copied her). I do not know why, I can make various assumptions, that fit or disprove "heine", but I am trying to work with facts. And on the official site, her name and files are all named "heine", which proves its not a typo (since 3 files are named "heine"). Interesting to note is that the website gives also names for other characters which aren't translated the same as the manga, but no one is arguing about it. (Unok (talk) 20:36, 12 August 2022 (UTC))


 * I searched for a bit and found several official merchandise that give the character name as "Haine" in English (some even have images on the official site). Normally, I am not trusting any merchandise as they are usually the first to make spelling mistake and there are countless examples of how popular characters had their name wrong on the merchandise. And while the shadow had never been referred by the Haine kanji, its simply weird if the copy doesn't share exact name with the original. With some sort of official material (various merchandise) saying "Haine" and copy must have the original character name, I do agree that Haine seems to be the more proper name. (Unok (talk) 21:12, 12 August 2022 (UTC))