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Post by Lance Uppercut on Apr 2, 2023 0:55:23 GMT -5
For example
I prefer Megaman over Rockman. Sure it doesn’t make sense with Roll and Bass, but it makes him standout over the robot bosses named after things.
Pokémon names, in English.
I haven’t watched sailor moon in years so they’re still Serena and tuxedo mask to me.
I catch myself saying Tien instead of Ten Shin Han a lot.
I’m surprised everyone will call all sentai rangers, but will never call Kamen rider Masked Rider
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Post by karl100589 on Apr 2, 2023 1:21:44 GMT -5
Dr Robotnik, although I still like Eggman as a Sonic insult.
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Post by CMWaters on Apr 2, 2023 1:34:10 GMT -5
Dr Robotnik, although I still like Eggman as a Sonic insult. See, I kinda like how they've explained things with that. This video should have the answer: |
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Post by DSR on Apr 2, 2023 2:00:55 GMT -5
The American translation is so ingrained in my head, that I could never dream of referring to Speed Racer as "Go Mifune", his name in the original Japanese manga.
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Post by tirtefaa on Apr 2, 2023 2:09:11 GMT -5
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Post by pinja on Apr 2, 2023 2:22:10 GMT -5
Braindead - Der Zombie-Rasenmähermann / The Zombie Lawnmower Man. That's purest art.
Dawn of the Dead - Zombies im Kaufhaus / Zombies in the Mall. This is the version my parents saw at the theatre and told me about many, many years ago. All three of us were very surprised when I brought a movie simply titled "Zombie" and it was actually "Zombies im Kaufhaus".
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Post by A Platypus Rave on Apr 2, 2023 2:27:17 GMT -5
For example I’m surprised everyone will call all sentai rangers, but will never call Kamen rider Masked Rider Probably because Masked Rider was a massive failure in America, where Power Rangers was a smash hit. If MR did better it might have caught on... but that would require it to be a completely different show and not one that didn't seem to know if it wanted to be a masked superhero show or a wacky family sitcom and neither parts seemed to cross over into the other aspects. |
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Post by Spider2024 on Apr 2, 2023 6:36:02 GMT -5
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Post by thirteen3 on Apr 2, 2023 7:16:26 GMT -5
Basil The Great Mouse Detective.
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Post by BorneAgain on Apr 2, 2023 7:26:20 GMT -5
Honestly Resident Evil always felt a bit more distinct as a title than Biohazard, even if the former started becoming a bit more oddly fitting for games outside homes/mansions.
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Post by Lizuka #BLM on Apr 2, 2023 7:32:09 GMT -5
Case Closed is a lot better of a title than Detective Conan.
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Post by Baldobomb-22-OH-MAN!!! on Apr 2, 2023 7:34:58 GMT -5
in the first Wild Arms game, "Holmcross" is an obvious mangling of the word "Homunculus". but it sounded so badass/perfectly cromulent that they kept the word in subsequent games that were localized by someone without alcohol induced brain damage.
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Post by A Platypus Rave on Apr 2, 2023 9:47:28 GMT -5
A lot of Final Fantasy 6's quirks.
Especially a lot of Kefka's lines.
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Post by Mozenrath on Apr 2, 2023 9:50:19 GMT -5
Pinsir's English name is fairly plane, and Kailios, the Japanese name, is alright, but its French name of "Scarabrute" is really cool.
Similarly, Koffing's German name, Smogon, ended up taking on a new life as the name of the website that is probably the most influential on competitive Pokemon battling, at least in the English-speaking sphere, and is just kind of a neat name, anyway.
"Scyther" is definitely a name that works better than its Japanese name, which is literally just the word "Strike".
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Post by James Fabiano on Apr 2, 2023 9:50:45 GMT -5
The Street Fighter 2 bosses' names. (And I guess Akuma and Charlie count here too)
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Post by Lizuka #BLM on Apr 2, 2023 9:55:04 GMT -5
Pinsir's English name is fairly plane, and Kailios, the Japanese name, is alright, but its French name of "Scarabrute" is really cool. Similarly, Koffing's German name, Smogon, ended up taking on a new life as the name of the website that is probably the most influential on competitive Pokemon battling, at least in the English-speaking sphere, and is just kind of a neat name, anyway. "Scyther" is definitely a name that works better than its Japanese name, which is literally just the word "Strike". Don't forget the Japanese name for Jolteon, Thunders, which is not to be confused with the Japanese name for Zapdos, Thunder. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 2, 2023 10:47:43 GMT -5
Growing up in school and arcades in the early ‘90s, the guy on Street Fighter 2 with the white suit will be rye-you until the day I die.
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Post by Johnny B. Decent on Apr 2, 2023 11:53:37 GMT -5
The Street Fighter 2 bosses' names. (And I guess Akuma and Charlie count here too) So, in Japan, the Boxer is called M. Bison because he's basically Mike Tyson. Makes sense. The Dictator is called Vega, after the star of the same name. Also makes sense. ....Now why the hell did they call the Matador Balrog? Like that doesn't even sound remotely Spanish. |
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