Wait, so the Ginyu Force was parodying sentai shows?
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Wait, so the Ginyu Force was parodying sentai shows?
I read it in Shonen Jump's Dragon Ball collector. that explains a lot.
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Re: Wait, so the Ginyu Force was parodying sentai shows?
Took you this long to figure it out? -_-jjgp1112 wrote:I read it in Shonen Jump's Dragon Ball collector. that explains a lot.
Yeah, Sentai shows are really popular in Japan. On par with Godzilla
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omfg then the seru came and blasteded the torankusu. he was the deads :...(nitemare wrote:Yep, poses are great, they are enough to make even Furiza blush pity ginyu tokusentai died right when their captain finished making a new pose (I would love to see them in action)
...dude, stop romanizing
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Re: Wait, so the Ginyu Force was parodying sentai shows?
You know if we were born knowing everything right away in life, we'd all be gurus. We all started out the same way.Sun_Wukong wrote:Took you this long to figure it out? -_-jjgp1112 wrote:I read it in Shonen Jump's Dragon Ball collector. that explains a lot.
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Oh my....I understand what do you mean but, unfortunately or not, I've got a habit to use romanized name whenever I feel I like it better - never thought that's a bad habit though :]MajinVejitaXV wrote:omfg then the seru came and blasteded the torankusu. he was the deads :...(
...dude, stop romanizing
As for the 'Taichō', I was pretty convinced it also means 'captain' - probably I've based on poor sources, my bad ;]
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Eh, it's somewhat annoying sometimes, though I have done it myself before. I mistook your use of romanization to imply an "elitist" mentality, which you don't seem to have so...no harm done. My apologies.nitemare wrote:Oh my....I understand what do you mean but, unfortunately or not, I've got a habit to use romanized name whenever I feel I like it better - never thought that's a bad habit though :]
I may be wrong, but since Steve Simmons/Daimao subtitles it as "Commander" as well, I think I'm right on this one. If not, please feel free to correct since I'm still a student.As for the 'Taichō', I was pretty convinced it also means 'captain' - probably I've based on poor sources, my bad ;]
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No, you'd be correct; Mr. Simmons translates it to "Commander" in all instances. And with him so far removed from being a student, I doubt that we could find a higher authority.
Whereas FUNimation decided it was necessary to actually lower Ginyu in rank. Go figure.
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Whereas FUNimation decided it was necessary to actually lower Ginyu in rank. Go figure.
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Shit. What the hell was I thinking? Did Riker turning down the Captain's chair three times to remain a commander aboard the Enterprise-D teach me nothing about rank?MajinVejitaXV wrote:Isn't a Captain above a Commander? Besides, I always thought of Freeza as the "Captain," hence Ginyu being the "Commander."
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In this case, I think they're definitely synonymous, since it's not like Freeza's army or even Ginyuu's group itself has any official military rankings. Both words hint that he's in charge of the others, which is all that really matters.Tatsunoboshi Horoko wrote:隊長 (taichou) can be "captain" or "commander." It refers to the headman in a group of soliders. (I believe the two words are synonymous in some cases, aren't they?)
And yes, in both the American and British military, the rank of Commander (O-4) is exclusively a naval one, and the naval rank of Captain (O-5) is above it. There is an army and marine rank of Captain (O-2), which would be below the naval Commander rank, but it doesn't make any sense to mix them. (And I take issue with Red of the RRA being translated as "Commander" for these reasons; it mixes different ranking systems, and it puts him below most of the other officers. Yay for being an anal former military brat.)
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ROFL, that was classic. I was gonna reference Star Trek: TNG actually, but then I realized my knowledge of ranks might be flawed. Like, "Star Trek: Nemesis" trying to fit into continuity-flawed.Li'l Lemmy wrote:Shit. What the hell was I thinking? Did Riker turning down the Captain's chair three times to remain a commander aboard the Enterprise-D teach me nothing about rank?
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Re: Wait, so the Ginyu Force was parodying sentai shows?
Perhaps, but c'mon. Both DBZ and the sentai have been around forever. It's not like America's never seen a bastardized sentai show on TV.Jerseymilk wrote:You know if we were born knowing everything right away in life, we'd all be gurus. We all started out the same way.
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Doesn't matter. People that make those "NO DUH!" sorts of comments get on my nerves and to me it's just plain rude and elitist.Tsukento wrote:Perhaps, but c'mon. Both DBZ and the sentai have been around forever. It's not like America's never seen a bastardized sentai show on TV.Jerseymilk wrote:You know if we were born knowing everything right away in life, we'd all be gurus. We all started out the same way.
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Re: Wait, so the Ginyu Force was parodying sentai shows?
There's a difference between bastardized and adaptation. Or do you consider West Side Story to be bastardized Shakespeare?Tsukento wrote:Perhaps, but c'mon. Both DBZ and the sentai have been around forever. It's not like America's never seen a bastardized sentai show on TV.Jerseymilk wrote:You know if we were born knowing everything right away in life, we'd all be gurus. We all started out the same way.
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Re: Wait, so the Ginyu Force was parodying sentai shows?
It would be a bastardization if it was bad. Power Rangers is bad. The DBZ dub is bad. That's the difference between a bastardization and other adaptations: was good, now bad.Super Sonic wrote:There's a difference between bastardized and adaptation. Or do you consider West Side Story to be bastardized Shakespeare?
Of course, not having seen any sentai shows, I can't comment on how good they are to begin with - they honestly seem to be the most awful things ever made Awesomely awful, but awful nonetheless.
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