>>32364676>it isn't said like that in japaneseIt is though. The "see" sound doesn't exist in Japanese. Many of the sounds in the name "arusausu" may be pronounced quickly or softly, but there's no justification for the "see" sound. The closest Japanese has is "shi", are you trying to tell me it's pronounced Arshius, like it is in AR System (AKA "A R Shisutemu")?
You clearly don't know much about Japanese. It's a syllabary yes, but it isn't consonant-vowel, as evidenced by the single-vowel sounds a e i o u. No Japanese-speaking person would ever pronounce "aruseusu" as anything that sounds remotely like "arseeus".
And Arkeus isn't a bastardization, because it's correct. The English translators are meant to come up with a new English name, that's why we have Bulbasaur and not Fushigidane. Additionally, it's based on the Latin pronunciation of words (ie c always makes the k sound) because in the English speaking world, religion is associated with Latin.
>>32364680I'm not arguing that it's an s sound in Japan, I'm arguing that saying "arseeus" is wrong no matter what the context. I understand that you probably learned how to pronounce the name online like I did, but I decided to correct myself once I found out I was wrong.
>>32364706RKS System is meant to sound like Arkeus System when pronounced. Doesn't make sense if it's meant to be pronounced Arzeeus or Arseeus
>>32364628Thought it was pronounced "nuh-mull", whoops. 