Talk:Sorcerer Kingdom/@comment-30086656-20180925195756/@comment-30086656-20180927153420

"that is why thing called loss in translation"

And I am trying to clarify the meaning so people would understand it from its intended angle. The word mado (魔導) means sorcery, just as madoshi (魔導師/魔導士) means sorcerer, which is a term that appears frequently in video games. Therefore, it is very easy to simply look at the term by its facevalue and coin the name 'Sorcerer' Kingdom. However, in this case, one must look at the characters individually. Cocytus did not refer to sorcery when he suggested the name, he suggested the name based on the future direction of the kingdom, which offered a scenario where Ainz will personally lead (導) a collective of various races, including Heteromorphics, in the not-too-distant future. This collective is referred to by the character, ma (魔). Ainz is closer to the concept of Demon King/Maou (魔王), and his kingdom closer to the concept of Demon Kingdom. Although using that term would sound trite and display a lack of originality.

Lastly, 魔導国 is pronounced Mado KOKU, not Mado KUNI.