Thread:Dalmatia/@comment-25979511-20170718164015/@comment-27938131-20170719090644

So we both agree romaji is not a translation, but a transcription of the japanese language. And indeed, the translation of 田中 トム is "Tom Tanaka". But romaji are here to give the pronunciation of the kanji, katakana and hiragana. And the トム is katakana, ト is pronounced "to" and ム is "mu", therefore the transcription (and not translation) of 田中 トム is "Tanaka Tomu". To tanslate the name you first need to know how to read these (this is where romaji are super important) then translate it. You told me you watched the sub version, where characters pronounce it that way.

Also, I would like to point out that [Character name] [Kana, romaji] is used for characters like Simon, Celty, Varona, etc... and there is the same system in many other japanimation wikia.