Though I see manga Integral is distinctly Integra, and Alucard is Aakaado, which can be many things but not Alucard. Alcard at best, that does nothing for the "Dracula spelled backwards" argument. OTOH the Japanese will sometimes correct romanization errors that aren't there, as in their stubborn insistence that I live in a place called Toront. 'The English is obviously Dracla and we keep mistakenly pronouncing it Dracula. I'll get it right this time.'
Though I see manga Integral is distinctly Integra, and Alucard is Aakaado, which can be many things but not Alucard. Alcard at best, that does nothing for the "Dracula spelled backwards" argument. OTOH the Japanese will sometimes correct romanization errors that aren't there, as in their stubborn insistence that I live in a place called Toront. 'The English is obviously Dracla and we keep mistakenly pronouncing it Dracula. I'll get it right this time.'
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