Board Thread:Consensus Track/@comment-1207741-20180902030231/@comment-1207741-20180903193837

Seelentau wrote: Kokuto is a proper name, so is Janin. I don't think that's a great reason on its own. Firstly because there's confusion about what is and isn't a proper noun (see the Kikiachu discussion), and secondly because it's not enforced consistently (I believe Explosion Corps and Twelve Guardian Ninja would also qualify as proper nouns). It's fine that being proper nouns is the motivation, but it would help our sanity to explain it differently. In the way that we simply say, "Villages are not translated, but have 'no Sato' dropped from the name."

I mean, I'd also argue that Kokuto and Janin don't lose anything when translated...

Seelentau wrote: Rinne is a mythological term Yet we have Outer Path — Samsara of Heavenly Life Technique. There's a consistency problem.

Seelentau wrote: so is Shinra Tensei (partially). What about Chibaku Tensei?

Seelentau wrote: I think Shikotsumyaku and Ninshu haven't been translated because they're neologisms invented by Kishimoto? Perhaps that's the reason, don't know. It's terms like these that I don't think have ever had a reason one way or the other. This topic will hopefully help us create one. "Neologism" is a slippery slope because I think you could easily apply it to anything in the series, no?