Videl Devil?

XxArmageddonX7 · Post by **XxArmageddonX7** » Sat Jul 12, 2008 2:18 pm

Sorry if this is old but anyone notice that you can spell Devil with Videl?

Chibi Mystic Gohan · Post by **Chibi Mystic Gohan** » Sat Jul 12, 2008 2:19 pm

Yes. She's the daughter of Mr. Satan, you know.

XxArmageddonX7 · Post by **XxArmageddonX7** » Sat Jul 12, 2008 2:20 pm

Chibi Mystic Gohan wrote:Yes. She's the daughter of Mr. Satan, you know.

lol yeah I know I just thought that was neat.

NeptuneKai · Post by **NeptuneKai** » Sat Jul 12, 2008 2:21 pm

Yeah that was the pun. I find it funny how Funimation didn't notice though. Had they realized this I'm sure her new name would have been something like Amanda.

Chibi Mystic Gohan · Post by **Chibi Mystic Gohan** » Sat Jul 12, 2008 2:23 pm

By the way, in Japanese, her name is ビーデル (bīderu). If you rearrange the kana, you get デビル (debiru, or "devil").

SSj_Rambo · Post by **SSj_Rambo** » Sat Jul 12, 2008 2:45 pm

Chibi Mystic Gohan wrote:By the way, in Japanese, her name is ビーデル (bīderu). If you rearrange the kana, you get デビル (debiru, or "devil").

Then I guess the script writers knew about the pun and just didn't tell the producers!

Fossilgojir · Post by **Fossilgojir** » Sat Jul 12, 2008 4:09 pm

Can't Debura's name be rearanged to Devil (or devila, whatever) since the whole r/l and b/v thing?

BlueSky · Post by **Kaboom** » Sat Jul 12, 2008 4:21 pm

Fossilgojir wrote:Can't Debura's name be rearanged to Devil (or devila, whatever) since the whole r/l and b/v thing?

No, his name's kinda-supposed'ta-maybe be pronounced "Dabra," as in "Abracadabra," a pun keeping with the whole "magic word" theme he and the other villains had in the Buu saga.

Post by **Herms** » Sat Jul 12, 2008 4:22 pm

Fossilgojir wrote:Can't Debura's name be rearanged to Devil (or devila, whatever) since the whole r/l and b/v thing?

Dabura? No. For one thing, his name is written with the katakana for da, whereas the katakana spelling for the English word "devil" is written with a de. Dabura's name comes from abra-cadabra, as confirmed by Toriyama in DragonBall Forever.

Fossilgojir · Post by **Fossilgojir** » Sat Jul 12, 2008 4:29 pm

Ah, that makes sense, I don't think Toriyama would ever miss a chance to add a pun 8P

Super Sonic · Post by **Super Sonic** » Sat Jul 12, 2008 6:35 pm

NeptuneKai wrote:Yeah that was the pun. I find it funny how Funimation didn't notice though. Had they realized this I'm sure her new name would have been something like Amanda.

They might've but thought, it was no big deal. Or made it subtle as they did Blue's orientation.

Post by **Herms** » Sat Jul 12, 2008 7:15 pm

Super Sonic wrote:They might've but thought, it was no big deal. Or made it subtle as they did Blue's orientation.

How exactly did they handle Blue's homosexuality?

Darkprince410 · Post by **Darkprince410** » Sat Jul 12, 2008 8:30 pm

They had Blue making reference to the one Penguin Village boy he comes across (the name eludes me) as looking just like his little brother that he loved so much, rather than the pedophilic homosexual attraction that was apparent otherwise.

Apart from that and just finding Bulma's flirts disgusting, they didn't really do anything at all regarding his orientation (neither allowing anything to support or deny his homosexuality).

Raki · Post by **Raki** » Sat Jul 12, 2008 8:46 pm

Herms wrote:
Super Sonic wrote:They might've but thought, it was no big deal. Or made it subtle as they did Blue's orientation.
How exactly did they handle Blue's homosexuality?

That's the one of the only times I agree with Funimation's changes. If parents had found out about that, Dragonball would have been pulled from shelves and TV.

Captain Awesome · Post by **Captain Awesome** » Sat Jul 12, 2008 8:52 pm

Raki wrote: How exactly did they handle Blue's homosexuality?

That's the one of the only times I agree with Funimation's changes. If parents had found out about that, Dragonball would have been pulled from shelves and TV.[/quote]

Only because devout Christian housewives see homosexuality as immoral, and have nothing to do between lunch and dinner but ruin other people's shit.

FUNimation were wise to ditch the whole pedophile thing, I actually found it creepy in the Japanese version, rather than humorous.

NeptuneKai · Post by **NeptuneKai** » Sat Jul 12, 2008 8:54 pm

Captain Awesome wrote: FUNimation were wise to ditch the whole pedophile thing, I actually found it creepy in the Japanese version, rather than humorous.

If Funi did one thing right it is that, the animation company must have been under the impression all homosexuals are boy loving pedos just like how all black people have big red lips and pitch black skin (although that's more on Toriyama).

EDIT:Sorry for that horrible typo.

Fossilgojir · Post by **Fossilgojir** » Sat Jul 12, 2008 8:54 pm

Captain Awesome wrote:[FUNimation were wise to ditch the whole pedophile thing, I actually found it creepy in the Japanese version, rather than humorous.

I think that was in there just to make it more satisfying when he's defeted, and later killed by Tao.

Super Sonic · Post by **Super Sonic** » Sat Jul 12, 2008 8:56 pm

The pedophile part was filler, btut other than that, as Darkprince said, he was done rather subtle in a way where younger kid might not notice but someone older can see it. He was still rather flamboyant and Sonny Strait's voice for him was hilarious. Also remember some guys saying how Funi did him was how Uranus and Neptune should've been done.

NeptuneKai · Post by **NeptuneKai** » Sat Jul 12, 2008 8:59 pm

Super Sonic wrote:The pedophile part was filler, btut other than that, as Darkprince said, he was done rather subtle in a way where younger kid might not notice but someone older can see it. He was still rather flamboyant and Sonny Strait's voice for him was hilarious. Also remember some guys saying how Funi did him was how Uranus and Neptune should've been done.

The only difference is Blue wasn't rubbing up on men and constantly chatting up boy toys. Uranus and Neptune were always flirting with each other.

Kunzait_83 · Post by **Kunzait_83** » Sat Jul 12, 2008 9:20 pm