At 07:32 PM 2/19/98 -0000, you wrote:

It is Ranko.  There is no actual 'L' sound in the Japanese language.  As far
as stupidity goes, the name has nothing to do with the r or l at the
begining it is simply the female equivelent of Ranma.  Ranma and Ranko both
mean wild horse.  It also has nothing to do with how inteligent Nodoka is.
I watched the OVA's subbed it was pronounced Ranko.

While you are right on the pronunciation part, "Ranko" does not contain the
Kanji for "horse" at all... instead it is replaced with that for "child."

-Deuce

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