What's so bad about 'Bulla?'

[Gog]

With everyone's negative reactions to the Dragon Ball Super Sub calling Bra 'Bulla'. I just have to ask a question what's so bad about the name Bulla?

[Jinzoningen MULE]

It's just obnoxious that they change the names, and "Bulla" is a new reminder of that.

[successoroffate]

There's nothing wrong with the name, it would be odd if the name was changed, it's like we're used to it, GT or not...

[Deathbringer]

There's nothing wrong with the name, it would be odd if the name was changed, it's like we're used to it, GT or not...

That only applies to the English dub, this is people getting annoyed at changing the name for the subtitles of the Japanese version.

Weirdest thing for me was that earlier in the episode they used Karin instead of Korin, but also I found it weird that so many people are talking about this particular one when most of us were expecting this to happen since it already happened with the other names.

Here's hoping that Funimation will at the very least just change these names for their home release.

[MasenkoHA]

Don't the subtitles also use Bulma instead of Buruma and Krillin instead of Kuririn and Yamcha instead of Yamucha?

[ABED]

Don't the subtitles also use Bulma instead of Buruma and Krillin instead of Kuririn and Yamcha instead of Yamucha?

The subtitles use Bulma, Kuririn, and I'm pretty sure Yamcha.

[Avenant]

The pronunciation of 'Bulla' in the anime sounds close to 'Bra', so that isn't the issue for me. The issue for me is that in English it will read and sound like 'Bull-ah' and that, in my opinion is a garbage name. It doesn't sound remotely female and Funimation's decision to go with Bulla instead of Bra is a horrible decision. But that's just my opinion.

[precita]

Don't the subtitles also use Bulma instead of Buruma and Krillin instead of Kuririn and Yamcha instead of Yamucha?

The subtitles use Bulma, Kuririn, and I'm pretty sure Yamcha.

The subtitles use Krillin, not Kuririn.

[MasenkoHA]

The pronunciation of 'Bulla' in the anime sounds close to 'Bra', so that isn't the issue for me. The issue for me is that in English it will read and sound like 'Bull-ah' and that, in my opinion is a garbage name

Reminder that apparently Bulla is a dumb name but Bra is totally fine.

[simtek34]

Don't the subtitles also use Bulma instead of Buruma and Krillin instead of Kuririn and Yamcha instead of Yamucha?

The subtitles use Bulma, Kuririn, and I'm pretty sure Yamcha.

The Simmons/Mandelon subs use Bulma, Kuririn, and Yamucha. The Toei subs use Bulma, Krillin, and Yamcha.

[Boo Machine]

I don't think there is anything wrong with the name itself, but people want accuracy. Which is fair. I personally don't care either way. I refer to her as Bra online and Bulla when I'm speaking with my more casual friends.

[dougo13]

Wouldn't doubt it was done at a corporate level since it would be hard to sell merch like toys if the kid's name in English is Bra. But then, I dislike Bulma too. My Funko toy has the Bulma crossed out and Bloomer written overtop of it...

[ABED]

Don't the subtitles also use Bulma instead of Buruma and Krillin instead of Kuririn and Yamcha instead of Yamucha?

The subtitles use Bulma, Kuririn, and I'm pretty sure Yamcha.

The subtitles use Krillin, not Kuririn.

Which subtitles?

[Zephyr]

With everyone's negative reactions to the Dragon Ball Super Sub calling Bra 'Bulla'. I just have to ask a question what's so bad about the name Bulla?

It's bad in the same way that names like Piccoro, Bejita, Furiza, Tolunkusu, Seru, and Bebi are bad: they're names that are indisputably puns on English words, and they're translated in a way that masks this as much as possible. That misses the entire point behind the names. That's pretty much leaving meta-jokes untranslated.

[Deathbringer]

The subtitles use Bulma, Kuririn, and I'm pretty sure Yamcha.

The subtitles use Krillin, not Kuririn.

Which subtitles?

The subtitles used on the simulcasts of DBS, the ones provided by Toei themselves that use dub names (and they also randomly use new translations like Masenko was always called Masenko in the dub but they randomly decided to translate it to Demon Flash) basically they're quite messy subs with inconsistent naming schemes and everyone is hoping that Funimation puts the proper names in the subtitles for their home release of Super.

It was mentioned in the OP, remember to read the OP everyone (though now I mention it is the OP asking what's bad about the name Bulla in general or just in relation to being used on the DBS subs?) (Either way, it's not that it's a bad name it's more that it's just an incorrect name that purposefully misses the name pun, yes I know why they did it but still this is the same series with Ran Fan in it, kids know what a bra is)

[Soppa Saia People]

Destroys the pun, and is just stupid censorship. And if it wasn't because of censorship, then I hate it even more.

[ABED]

The subtitles use Krillin, not Kuririn.

Which subtitles?

The subtitles used on the simulcasts of DBS, the ones provided by Toei themselves that use dub names (and they also randomly use new translations like Masenko was always called Masenko in the dub but they randomly decided to translate it to Demon Flash) basically they're quite messy subs with inconsistent naming schemes and everyone is hoping that Funimation puts the proper names in the subtitles for their home release of Super.

It was mentioned in the OP, remember to read the OP everyone (though now I mention it is the OP asking what's bad about the name Bulla in general or just in relation to being used on the DBS subs?) (Either way, it's not that it's a bad name it's more that it's just an incorrect name that purposefully misses the name pun, yes I know why they did it but still this is the same series with Ran Fan in it, kids know what a bra is)

Thanks man.

[TheGreatness25]

Is this really the big thing? Did people not notice that the subs use names like "Ox King" and "King Kai?" The subs all have the dub terms -- "Spirit Bomb" included. So yeah, Bra's name in the dub was "Bulla," so that's what was used. When we get the Blu-rays, I'm sure that the names will be changed to their former Steve Simmons translation.

By the way, "Bra" is a ridiculously stupid name to begin with and Funimation wasn't about to put that out on TV in 2003. I mean, come on.

[Avenant]

The pronunciation of 'Bulla' in the anime sounds close to 'Bra', so that isn't the issue for me. The issue for me is that in English it will read and sound like 'Bull-ah' and that, in my opinion is a garbage name

Reminder that apparently Bulla is a dumb name but Bra is totally fine.

It's pronunciation is more in the vein of Bulma, Trunks and the whole Briefs name than "Bulla". Bulma is a funny name. Trunks is a funny name. Dr. Briefs is a funny name. Bra would be a funny name, but we're given Bulla. Sounds like crap, plain and simple.

[Trickster]

Don't the subtitles also use Bulma instead of Buruma and Krillin instead of Kuririn and Yamcha instead of Yamucha?

In movie 7, we can see Kuririn with that space uniform, when they're going to New Namek, and it's written "Kuririn" on it, not "Krillin". Instead of Bulma, who we can see, in the first episode, with "Bulma" in her t-shirt, not "Buruma". So, I think it's clear those are the right ways to write the names.