Board Thread:Poll Archive/@comment-3076833-20140326211118/@comment-5051846-20140828175143

^Adding to what Mistery said: Translating the name order is often useful to avoid confusion with non-Japanese speakers. The point of a translation is to make things understandable to speakers of a different language – you would only know 'Hatsune' was Miku's second name if you knew a little about Japanese, required knowledge which might be considered bad translation policy. It is also adds consistency – when translating you often change the order/structure of all the sentences, because different languages speak in different 'patterns'. This allows the names to follow suit. :D Either way, it's a matter of your audience and personal preference.