[quote=Rin]
But in Japan it is exclusively a female name, and this uses Japanese naming conventions. ...I honestly thought you'd intentionally given him a girl's name for some reason. 
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Aki sounded more like a boy's name to me, in many country, names that usually end with an 'e' sound usually are boy names. damn it Japan, why can't you just follow everyone else's naming system.