Thread:MetallicKaiser/@comment-26160153-20161216005853/@comment-1739368-20161216011146

We use Ripple to stay consistant with every other word we translate from Japanese here, such as Spin (Kaiten). Keeping it as Hamon doesn't make sense when its a Tibetan martial art used by British people. Generally, If Araki wants something to be spelt a certain way, he writes it out in Katakana or furigana. The official subs leave it as Hamon because they want to treat it like a stereotype.

Edit: And regarding the title to Chapter 118, the Japanese includes the word for birthmark in it. Removing it is incorrect on Viz's part.