User blog comment:WonderfulAsia/Hetalia English Dub Cast Updates/@comment-70.124.15.248-20100712213211

Yup, with Japanese, "aru" actually adds a sort of meaning to the sentence...for example, Kenshin's "de gozaru" was translated as "that it is." The original Japanese usually only works when it's spoken with Japanese.

Hmm, but then again, "aru" is different because it starts with a vowel. It makes it easier to say and merges with the sentence better. But the fact still stands that "aru" is a Japanese stereotype that wouldn't make sense to Americans.