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Post by ViciousKatanaGuy on Nov 2, 2004 19:45:26 GMT -5
I am very worried about the integrety of Shonen Jump now. Just as I subscribe as a chirstmas present also, -_-;; There's always the mailing address (points above) |
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Post by Necromancer on Nov 5, 2004 19:30:44 GMT -5
*sigh*......I nearly died when I saw the name change......but...........if they did this to Zoro, then why not to Ren?.....It's the same mistake.......I'm just wondering why they're beginning to make as little sense as 4kids......- -U
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Post by ViciousKatanaGuy on Nov 5, 2004 20:58:37 GMT -5
*sigh*......I nearly died when I saw the name change......but...........if they did this to Zoro, then why not to Ren?.....It's the same mistake.......I'm just wondering why they're beginning to make as little sense as 4kids......- -U Viz is aiming for a different audience... hence the "T" rating on the manga. Also, "Why not Manta, why not so and so, why not?" - Which makes me believe that the name change was more likely a legal reason. |
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Post by Lovely on Nov 5, 2004 23:11:28 GMT -5
Nope, low chance it's a legal issue. The name that would have a chance of legal problems would be "Zorro" with two "r's" even then you can technically use the name in a story just not as a title. (As long as the character with the name is different enough.)
I got this info from the thread on AoD that I posted earlier by the by.
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Post by ViciousKatanaGuy on Nov 6, 2004 1:07:16 GMT -5
Either way, I wrote a letter to Shogakukan, and now I'm gonna write a letter to Viz regarding One Piece and Case Closed: Detective Conan. Granted, I like Viz a whole lot better than 4Kids, but I don't want to see them tie in with the anime in the WRONG ways.
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Post by Necromancer on Nov 6, 2004 14:30:07 GMT -5
......*sigh*.......and I used to like viz so much......eh, speaking of which, anyone seen their Kinnikuman Nisei?All dub names.........- -U
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Post by Ashil on Nov 6, 2004 14:38:38 GMT -5
and here i thought that they kept the names the same in mangas.
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Post by ViciousKatanaGuy on Nov 6, 2004 14:48:01 GMT -5
and here i thought that they kept the names the same in mangas. Though they are more likely to, not always... I've got several examples: * TokyoPop: Digimon, Initial D, Sailor Moon * Viz: Beyblade (duh), Battle Angel Alita (GUNNM in the original Japanese - An anime series in Japan later pokes fun of that name change), Case Closed: Detective Conan (TMS wanted 'em to do that), Saint Seiya: Knights of the Zodiac, MegaMan NT Warrior (duh), Pokemon (duh), Ultimate Muscle |
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Post by ViciousKatanaGuy on Nov 6, 2004 14:50:00 GMT -5
......*sigh*.......and I used to like viz so much......eh, speaking of which, anyone seen their Kinnikuman Nisei?All dub names.........- -U No, Ultimate Muscle has some Japanese names but mostly dub names (Japanese names are filled in when specific were absent from the dub) - Not that I give a care about that series. Viz has been changing names in manga ever since they've existed (points to Battle Angel Alita, known as GUNNM in the original Japanese) - So has TokyoPop (Sailor Moon) Do I hate them for that? Not really... for series like Pokemon, it would be foolish to keep all of the original Japanese names. I was surprised when I saw the people names (but not the card names, mind you) unchanged from the original Japanese in Yu-Gi-Oh! - It probably helped that the characters are blatantly Japanese. However, the Case Closed Detective Conan changes pissed me off because these characters are blatantly Japanese and this series cannot be marketed for kiddies who are quite young in the states. So does TMS expect Conan fans to buy this? XD And as for One Piece, Viz is tying it in the wrong way if they are legally allowed to use "Zoro" but insist on using "Zolo" in Chapter 50. They should consistently use "Zoro" but mention his name is spelled Zolo in the anime. |
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Post by Jr. on Nov 8, 2004 10:10:34 GMT -5
I don't mind Zolo at all. The name is great. They all seem to have wacky names and it fits the show well. So far this has been a very interesting series.
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Post by animeninjaNIPPON on Nov 9, 2004 19:02:09 GMT -5
I guess the name Zolo is OK, but it's the principle of the thing: they changed it 48 chapters into the series! but hey, it could be worse- Luffy: this is my pirate crew- Nancy, Sammy, and Johnathan! (these were the name changes I predicted for the anime) I really think 4kids had some say in this name change, though...  |
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Post by ViciousKatanaGuy on Nov 9, 2004 22:39:09 GMT -5
Anyways, I mailed a letter to Shogakukan to see if I can get Gosho Aoyama to force the Japanese names into the USA Conan manga (yea, I'm so damned rabid about it)
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Post by Jr. on Nov 10, 2004 10:22:44 GMT -5
Nami in no way looks like a Nancy yo me, unless Nancy was supposed to be one of the guy's names.  |
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Post by animeninjaNIPPON on Nov 10, 2004 17:26:56 GMT -5
Nami in no way looks like a Nancy yo me, unless Nancy was supposed to be one of the guy's names. Nancy was the only "N" name I could think of that sounded roughly like Nami (cuz 4kids has started to make their dub-names sond similar to the originals [Manta/Morty, Ryuu/Rio, Jonouchi/Joey, etc]). then again, they coulda opted for Mary or something. but I'm glad they kept Nami  |
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Post by ViciousKatanaGuy on Nov 23, 2004 21:01:05 GMT -5
I found the latest GN has the "Zolo" change but the previous one still sez "Zoro"-
Hopefully Viz will change it all back to Zoro and add a message saying "Zoro known as Zolo in the TV show" XD
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