Do you prefer to use Dub names or Sub names?-no dub bashing!

blazequest · Posted: Mon May 23, 2005 2:15 pm Post subject:

I tend to do that too. But still, you have to admit that... "Liberties" are taken. Anything we say can be proven wrong if Capcom comes up with something different. For example, Rai's EXE map could be wrong if Capcom up and decides to name the countries differently.

Which brings me to a question. And technically, it is on topic because it relates to sub names. Why does Japan retain it's name while the rest of the world is renamed in the EXE series?.
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illusion · Posted: Mon May 23, 2005 3:12 pm Post subject:

It is probably because any cartoon that featured Rockman takes place in a real world area. Like Rockman was in Japan in the OAV's, and in the U.S. Mega-shows had him living in New York. So, it makes sense if they kept him in Japan (even though the rest of the places are made up).

I also prefer the sub names of the characters for the most part. Some of them just sound better to me than the U.S. names.
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Kirbopher15 · Posted: Mon May 23, 2005 8:56 pm Post subject:

It's just cross-cultural stuff. A LOT of animes that are dubbed into english end up changing whatever Japanese 'city' they live in, into an American City...

**Izumi** · Posted: Mon May 23, 2005 10:04 pm Post subject:

氷 ("koori") is the kanji most commonly used for ice, yes. As I recall, "hi" and some forms of "sui" as also readings for this particular kanji. All of them mean ice or a form of ice. :) The "sai" kanji is no longer used for ice; in fact when I consulted my sensei about the character (since I couldn't find it in any dictionary) even she did not recognize it right away; she said it was pretty much obsolete.

It might mean rainbow in Chinese? I'm not sure. I'm certain she would have told me if there was an alternate meaning.
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Nazne · Shukei - Hakuteiken Joined: 20 Mar 2005 Posts: 1133

"Rainbow" is sai + another kanji I forgot how to spell and can't anyways because my computer doesn't support Chinese, sadly enough. >__>;;

But the kanji itself means "colorful". I suppose if you look at it the right way, it may mean "ice". <<;

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blazequest · Posted: Tue May 24, 2005 6:52 pm Post subject:

The only possible explanation is that the japanese language is just plain crazy. It is a language capable of driving gaijin completely insane trying to learn it. In WWII the japanese tortured the enemy soldiers they captured by trying to teach them japanese.

Ok, I'm over reacting. It's just that the japanese language is more art than science, so direct translation is very difficult. I am amazed by people who learn it as a second language because I have no idea how they can understand it. Japanese is the kind of language you can think you know what they're saying but end up being totally wrong. I don't think I could ever speak fluent japanese unless it were my natural language. I think English can be like that too at times. So my point is, one word or syllable can have so many meanings, we can never really know what the meaning of the word "Saito" is because it can mean 5 billion possible things!
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Himochi Kouen · Posted: Tue May 24, 2005 8:52 pm Post subject:

Me? I kinda use six of one, half dozen of the other.

Lan, Rock, Maylu, Tory, Meijin (-san wa iranai! No Mr. Famous pun could ever replace that.), Chaud, Blues, Bass AND Forte, Tamako, Metalman...I think you get the idea.
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Nazne · Shukei - Hakuteiken Joined: 20 Mar 2005 Posts: 1133

Well, the Japanese use kanji, but the meanings usually get knocked around a bit in the process over thousands of years. XD And yes, "rainbow" is cai-hong, in Chinese.

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Kupo.EXE · Darkloid Joined: 24 May 2005 Posts: 537

I tend to use the Dub names but also I use the Japanese names that I was introduced to first therefore I got used to them.

IE I use Lan, Maylu and Dex/ and Plantman, Metalman and Laika

CrossFusionStarman · Posted: Sun May 29, 2005 7:51 pm Post subject:

I used to use the dub names, but I found myslef using the sub names more and more so now I use them alot. Plus, I think Saito sounds better than Hub and Enzan sounds better than Chaud :V
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Kirbopher15 · Posted: Sun May 29, 2005 9:02 pm Post subject: Re: name preference

JunkmanDS · Joined: 13 May 2005 Posts: 19

I use the dubbed names, when they are also called that in the games. However, I don't use the names ShoPro invented (i.e. WackoMan, SavageMan, MoltanicMan, ect.) because I hate them.
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Wackoman.EXE · Posted: Tue May 31, 2005 5:57 pm Post subject: