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>>An exception discredits a rule
You want more?
There's tons of that kinds of shit, you just need to ask.
>It was done by professionals
The very same professionals that admittedly say they did whatever the fuck they liked instead of being as true to the text as possible when they were given carte blanche, truly professional behaviour, must be why things like Nintendo Treehouse still exist in the videogame industry while they're frowned upon in most other media.
>It was approved by Matsuno
>Therefore it is right.
Hahaha, no kid, that's not how language works, Matsuno himself has very shaky knowledge of languages, so he's not an authority in any way. If a prominent scholar is evidently wrong people correct said scholar, even though he is a "professional" or whatever, because all people make mistakes.
>You are not a professional.
How do you know that, big guy?
>who sees any changes as blasphemy
I don't, I translate for a living, change is an unfortunate necessity in this kind of job, but there's coherent change and bad change.
>It's easier to phonetically say things
And it's still wrong, besides, it's not what a translator should do, changing names in any kind of work is already failing at translation 101.
>It reads more smoothly
Again, not a translator's job, the burden is 100% on the reader. Otherwise we should translate names all the time in every language to make them easier to read for the receiver, it's illogical and incoherent.
>There is more of it to read
That is fanfiction, and not part of the original text.
I guess you'd be happy if I added a few snippets of totally unrelated flavour text to Macbeth, after all there is more of it to read.
>Therefore I consider it a treat to the eyes.
Said the blind man.

As I said, have fun with your garbage if it makes you feel better, just don't pretend you can justify a wrong translation with your silly criteria.