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August138 · 2012-07-07, 14:40

The interview wasn't in English, it was translated, so I would consider that an error that got through, but it's not a grievous mistake. The common reading is "Rei", but according to the Japanese Wikipedia, it is explained that the reading is the uncommon, "Akira" — it makes sense, because her deceased brother is named "Akio". Plus, the official 2199 website has her as 「やまもとあきら」(or "Yamamoto Akira") in furigana over the kanji of her name, 「山本玲」, to underline the proper reading.

Interestingly, Leiji Matsumoto's given first name is 「晟」("Akira"), and his pen-name, "Leiji/Reiji", comes from the kanji, 「零」("Rei"), meaning "Zero".

2199 FUN FACT: Since Akira Yamamoto was born on Mars (presumably, so were her parents), she has red irises — a trait of humans who have acclimated to life on Mars.

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August138 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: San Francisco, California	The interview wasn't in English, it was translated, so I would consider that an error that got through, but it's not a grievous mistake. The common reading is "Rei", but according to the Japanese Wikipedia, it is explained that the reading is the uncommon, "Akira" — it makes sense, because her deceased brother is named "Akio". Plus, the official 2199 website has her as 「やまもとあきら」(or "Yamamoto Akira") in furigana over the kanji of her name, 「山本玲」, to underline the proper reading. Interestingly, Leiji Matsumoto's given first name is 「晟」("Akira"), and his pen-name, "Leiji/Reiji", comes from the kanji, 「零」("Rei"), meaning "Zero". 2199 FUN FACT: Since Akira Yamamoto was born on Mars (presumably, so were her parents), she has red irises — a trait of humans who have acclimated to life on Mars. __________________ August Ragone "The Good, The Bad, and Godzilla" Last edited by August138; 2012-07-07 at 19:23.