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There is an anime named "はるかなレシーブ" this season. While the [official English
name](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harukana_Receive) is just using the Romaji
(i.e. Harukana Receive) instead of translating the meaning, from the [Chinese
official
translation](https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%81%99%E7%9A%84%E6%8E%A5%E7%90%83),
it seems that the name of the anime means "Haruka's Receive". As the main
character is named Ozora Haruka, I guess this translation is correct?

If that's the correct meaning, then my question will be why な instead of の is
used to connect the 2 nouns? (i.e. why "はるかなレシーブ" but not "はるかのレシーブ"?)
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Why な instead of の is used in the anime title "はるかなレシーブ"?
Why would you base your argument on the Chinese translation in the first
place? Translation is a translation.

> 「はるかなレシーブ」= 「はる」+「かな」+「レシーブ」
>
> 「はるかなレシーブ」≠ 「はるか」+「な」+「レシーブ」

That is because the names of the two main characters are:

大空{おおぞら} 遥{はるか}

and

比嘉{ひが} かなた

That is 「 **はる** か」 and 「 **かな** た」.

Thus, 「はるかな」= 「はる」+「かな」

There never was a reason to name the story 「はるか **の** レシーブ」.
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