By the way, is there a special meaning to "Ikaduchi", or is it just a typo like I think it is?

MasterSpark11 said:

By the way, is there a special meaning to "Ikaduchi", or is it just a typo like I think it is?

It's the Japanese way of writing the romaji of づ(dzu), which is read like zu

Oddly enough it's not a typo. There's a few things going on.

1. In older Japanese づ could be both "zu" and "tzu". Today they are always just about always split ず(zu) and づ(tzu)
2. The actual ship used the older spelling using づ so Kancolle did as well.
3. Although づ is pronounced "zu" (or more recently "tzu") it is actually typed on a keyboard as "du"...

So, the artist used the way you type the character on a keyboard vs the actual pronunciation for the apron.
Too much thought has been expended on this lol

But when you pronounce her name, it's still Ikazuchi with a Z, right?

TheSandvichMan said:

But when you pronounce her name, it's still Ikazuchi with a Z, right?

The difference between "du" and "zu" is whether your tongue touches the roof of your mouth or stops a millimeter below it...could probably go both ways and be understood.

Tsumanne said:

Oddly enough it's not a typo. There's a few things going on.

1. In older Japanese づ could be both "zu" and "tzu". Today they are always just about always split ず(zu) and づ(tzu)
2. The actual ship used the older spelling using づ so Kancolle did as well.
3. Although づ is pronounced "zu" (or more recently "tzu") it is actually typed on a keyboard as "du"...

So, the artist used the way you type the character on a keyboard vs the actual pronunciation for the apron.
Too much thought has been expended on this lol

I think it's more of a case of an english typo.

OOZ662 said:

The difference between "du" and "zu" is whether your tongue touches the roof of your mouth or stops a millimeter below it...could probably go both ways and be understood.

Good point. Thank you for your answer! =D

That is interesting, so it is not a typo. Thanks for the answer and information.