Opinion on Chinese BLish ManHua translatioin

[rainpool]

tl;dr in the bottom

Currently. I am doing the translation of the Taiwanese Shounen Ai / Shoujo style manga called "The Monster of Memory". There are a few things I would like to hear opinions about from different manga readers:

First of all, the names. Would you like the names translated with their Chinese Pinyin or their Japanese reading? e.g 千晴 into "Qian Qing" (Chinese reading) or Chiharu(Japanese reading)?

 

Secondly, honorifics and nicknames. In Chinese, people who are familiar with each other like to call their names with an "Ah" or "A" in front the name, usually using only one character. In this case, close friends would call Qian Qing "Ah Qing". The Japanese equivalent would be simply calling him "Haru".

Following the previous point, stuff like "san" or "nii-san" "nii-chan" etc. Would you prefer "Chiharu-san" or "Mr. Qian Qing"? or perhaps "Qian Qing-san"?

 

For all those who've read till this point, thank you for you time *bows*. Hope to see all of your opinions!

 

TL;DR Chinese manga, name translated into "Qian Qing" (Chinese) or "Chiharu"(Japanese reading) Japanese honorifics (Chiharu-san) or (Mr. Qian Qing) or a mixture (Qian Qing-san)

[AmaryllisRose]

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Thanks for asking~! ^-^ It's awesome of you to care so much about what the readers think!

 

As for me, I think it depends. Is the work you're translating originally a Japanese manga, or is it originally a Taiwanese manhua? If it is originally a Japanese manga, I'd prefer Japanese names, but if it is originally a Taiwanese manhua, I'd prefer Chinese names. :>

 

Also, quick question:

Are you fluent in both languages?