The translator note at the bottom of the scene where he finds out his name says his first name is Utakane, but they're written the same way
Thanks for that it must’ve slipped my mind because of all the confusion after that (like why does his sister call him by his last name and act like that’s not her name as well?). Just gonna pretend she’s dumb I guess? xD
I thinks that a mix up on the translators' side. Utakane is the surname and Hifumi the first name. Specially when you notice how they keep the Japanese way of furnace first the last name as well as the part where he says he call him Hifumi because he Hifumi can call him Miike and they are lovers. Meaning they are on first name basis.
lol thanks 'cause I"m seriously confused about the names
Great story but the whole time I was so frustrated because I didn’t know Hifumi’s first name. At first I thought it was Utakane because he explained that people mistook his name for Hifumi Hifumi but then it didn’t make sense that his own sister calls him by their last name (Hifumi). So then I realised Utakane is the surname which makes sense since Miike gave the love letter to Nana saying it’s for Hifumi-san. Also Hifumi says “just call me Hifumi” (instead of Utakane) which means his name must be Hifumi right? BUT THEN Nana gives Hifumi the letter and says it must be addressed to him because it “clearly says Utakane” but I thought Utakane could mean either of them!? And Miike clearly said it was for Hifumi-san so I don’t know how she could’ve made that mistake unless Hifumi’s first name is Hifumi. I also originally thought she was in on the plan the whole time and was pretending their last name was Utakane when it’s actually Hifumi to create the misunderstanding and Hifumi could’ve had a completely different first name. Anyway, to top it all off, Miike gives Hifumi the love letter again saying it’s for Hifumi-san, specifically Utakane Hifumi-san which implies his first name is Utakane to differentiate him from the other Hifumi sibling. Someone please tell me what is his first name!!!!