[sora-kara]

The one that confuses me the most is actually my favourite singer, Maaya Sakamoto.
It's quite easy to tell that Maaya is her given name, while Sakamoto is her family name, but it always appears differently on her albums.
Let me explain:

-her first album (Grapefruit) has her name as 'Maaya Sakamoto' (in English letters) on it (the 'Maaya' is kinda covered up though, so it looks like it just says 'Sakamoto')

-her second album (DIVE) also says 'Maaya Sakamoto' in English letters

-third album (HotchPotch) says 'Sakamoto Maaya' in English letters

-fourth album (Lucy) has her name written in Japanese on the spine, in English as 'Sakamoto Maaya' on another part of the spine, and as simply 'maaya' on the last page of the booklet.

-fifth album (Easy Listening) says 'maaya sakamoto'

-sixth (nikopachi) says 'Sakamoto Maaya' in English

-seventh (Shounen Alice) has her name in Japanese again

-eighth (Yunagi Loop) I'm not sure yet (my copy hasnt arrived), but the official site for the new album has her name written three different ways......all on the same page......O_O

So, sometimes it's not just the fans who can't be consistent. It's the artist.