Talk:Hell Demon King/@comment-124.83.22.18-20151022102908/@comment-124.83.22.18-20151023150657

You're committing a mistake, though. Enma is a name (spelled 閻魔, 魔 meaning evil spirit, demon). The kanji is simply there to provide symbolism. He is the demon at the gate of hell. He judges souls and decides whether or not they're going to get punished. The symbolism is rather evident, isn't it?

It's a proper name, which you don't translate. What we're doing here, though, is providing a translation when possible/needed. It's COMPLETELY unneeded for proper names, but this is a race name. In which case, there is a need to try to find a proper translation of it. Just try your best. I posted a couple of comments on day 321's day that relate to this; sometimes, it can be difficult to find a translation for something, since there aren't any direct translations and you have to rely on symbolism and context. And that's fine, sometimes it's alright to just leave it untranslated when it seems more appropriate to do so. Your suggestion is unacceptable, though.

Asue's race name spelled in kanji is Jigoku Enki (the author uses a different kanji for 'oni'). The issue is on how to translate it. Jigoku is easily translated into hell. As for Enki, it easily translates into Gate and Demon individually. However, considering you brought it up, I suppose translating them together as "Judge" would be appropriate? It may be a reference to Enma, after all, only with different kanji. With the second half of her race name in kana being 'Raja' and the fact that she's of the Ruler category (I forgot if she was simply an equivalent of a King or if her race combined the characteristics of a King and an Emperor), it would certainly make sense if her race name is supposed to evoke the same kind of imagery.

So Hell Judge seems entirely appropriate too, if we're too go with this reasoning.