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Mu or Myû?

Post by JulieYBM » Sun Nov 02, 2008 5:55 pm

Hey guys, I was just wondering: the site here spells Baby's creator's name as 'Mu' while the FUNimation dub spells it Myu. I was wondering, is Mu the spelling Daimao uses for the subs?
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Post by Vekurotto » Sun Nov 02, 2008 7:27 pm

Myuu is the correct one. The katakana of his name spells (ミュー).
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Post by Zackarotto » Sun Nov 02, 2008 9:37 pm

I have it on good authority that it's just spelt "μ".
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Post by Tsukento » Mon Nov 03, 2008 1:12 am

Daimao uses Dr. Mu, although I always found this rather odd considering the way how his name is pronounced in both Japanese and English the same way, whereas "Mu" seems like it would be read as "Moo." o_o;
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Post by Kunzait_83 » Mon Nov 03, 2008 1:29 am

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Post by Herms » Mon Nov 03, 2008 1:42 am

Daimao probably chose to spell it "Mu" because the name is a pun on "mutant".

edit: To elaborate on that, the katakana spelling for the English word "mutant" is ミュータント/myuutanto, and the doctor's name comes from just taking that first part, ミュー/myuu.
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Post by Tsukento » Mon Nov 03, 2008 1:45 am

Well damn. Leave it to Herms to completely blow my mind. Of all these years, I would have never figured it may have had something to do with that. :shock:
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Post by Herms » Mon Nov 03, 2008 1:49 am

I never realized it either until reading the GT Perfect File books. The first one's got a little sidebar on most of the name puns for everything up to Baby.
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Post by Kunzait_83 » Mon Nov 03, 2008 1:51 am

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Post by Vekurotto » Mon Nov 03, 2008 11:54 am

Herms wrote:Daimao probably chose to spell it "Mu" because the name is a pun on "mutant".

edit: To elaborate on that, the katakana spelling for the English word "mutant" is ミュータント/myuutanto, and the doctor's name comes from just taking that first part, ミュー/myuu.
Ah so I see. I think I still prefer "Myuu" over "Mu" though just because of the fact that I'd probably read it as "Moo" :lol:
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Post by JulieYBM » Mon Nov 03, 2008 8:53 pm

Oh my word, now I'm not sure which to use! Well, I'm using Myû already so I may as well stick with it.
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Post by Daimao » Mon Nov 03, 2008 9:37 pm

So, yeah, the mutant thing. Herms has it right.

I was really leaning toward μ though, but then thought better of it.
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