Board Thread:Editor Board/@comment-6697950-20130616201345

So, after doing a bit of research, I've decided to bring up this issue again.

There was a road sign that revealed the names of the race cities of ALO:

Sylvain -> Swilvane

Aarun -> Alne

(some others that we do not have an article on).

The reasonings we've used for the current names:


 * 1) They are more commonly used on the novel translations.
 * 2) They sound better.

While I can't argue with the second one, I have read up on the BT forums that they have chosen unofficial names for the locations in the earlier volumes, as they did not have an official reference (the map was translated as well), but with the release of the anime, they started using the anime's version, as it's more likely to be closer to what Reki intended. As the translators of BT have a policy of "sticking as close to the original, even if it sounds stupid", it's highly likely that the earlier volumes will be corrected (eventually).  