In English, “obi-wan” is a “-“ in the middle, but Japanese translation “オビ＝ワン”
is a “=“ in the middle. What makes this difference? Is this because “-“ looks
like “ー” in katakana, so Japanese deliberately avoid it?

Please answer my question, I’ve been curious for a long time. **THANK YOU!**

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Why Japanese “ Obi-Wan” is written as “ オビ＝ワン”?