"DragonBall Z Kai" TV Broadcast Talkback

[linkdude20002001]

Except that Yajirove is only a couple years older than Gokuh. It's odd for him to talk to him like Gokuh's much younger than him. It's actually odd either way.

[ohaimynameiserik]

Except that Yajirove is only a couple years older than Gokuh. It's odd for him to talk to him like Gokuh's much younger than him. It's actually odd either way.

Are you aware of slang in America? People will refer to each other as son even if they're the same age.

See "Scary Movie".

YO, DAT JACKET IS TIGHT, SON, NAW MEEN?!

[linkdude20002001]

I've never heard it used between people of the same age. And if I heard someone say "YO, DAT JACKET IS TIGHT, SON, NAW MEEN?!", I think my brain would bleed.

[penguintruth]

So, more retarded slang for the moron generation. Great. Good to know Funimation is progressing so much.

[Blue]

So more retarded slang for the moron generation.

MORONIC SLANG FOR THE MORONIC SLANG GOD!

[ohaimynameiserik]

I've never heard it used between people of the same age. And if I heard someone say "YO, DAT JACKET IS TIGHT, SON, NAW MEEN?!", I think my brain would bleed.

Lololol it's a line from the movie.

But like I said, it's probably only in the edited version.

[linkdude20002001]

Hopefully. Unless they actually call him Son (pronounced correctly of course, 'cause otherwise there'd be no difference lol).

[Big Momma]

I'm confused as to how there are different pronunciations of "Son"...or, more-so, how the Japanese are pronouncing it any differently than we do here in America...

[ohaimynameiserik]

I'm confused as to how there are different pronunciations of "Son"...or, more-so, how the Japanese are pronouncing it any differently than we do here in America...

"Son" in Son Goku is pronounced like the word "sewn" rather than "son".

[Big Momma]

I'm confused as to how there are different pronunciations of "Son"...or, more-so, how the Japanese are pronouncing it any differently than we do here in America...

"Son" in Son Goku is pronounced like the word "sewn" rather than "son".

That's silly.

As far as I'm concerned, I hear them say "Son" the exact same way an English speaker would say it. If there are any differences, then it'd be because of the Japanese accent.

[KaiserNeko]

I'm confused as to how there are different pronunciations of "Son"...or, more-so, how the Japanese are pronouncing it any differently than we do here in America...

"Son" in Son Goku is pronounced like the word "sewn" rather than "son".

That's silly.

As far as I'm concerned, I hear them say "Son" the exact same way an English speaker would say it. If there are any differences, then it'd be because of the Japanese accent.

It's not their "accent" though, it's their word and how they pronounce it. It's how it SHOULD be pronounced and how they do pronounce it.

[Big Momma]

It's not their "accent" though, it's their word and how they pronounce it. It's how it SHOULD be pronounced and how they do pronounce it.

Still, I don't hear anything different than the way I've heard it pronounced/pronounced it myself in America.

[ohaimynameiserik]

Personally, I'd be quite happy even if it were pronounced wrong. At least they're acknowledging that it's his name. Just like how I don't mind their pronounciation of "saiyan".

Although "kayo ken" bugged the hell outta me...

[linkdude20002001]

They've already ruined the Kamehame-Ha, Kaio-ken, and Saiyan. I'd rather they not continue this trend of teaching fans incorrect pronunciation.

Still, I don't hear anything different than the way I've heard it pronounced/pronounced it myself in America.

But it is pronounced differently. Listen to people say Son in the Japanese version, and it should sound like the word so with an n sound after it. Also, Japanese doesn't even have an uh sound in it, so the closest they could get to the English word son is san. The Japanese vowels are like that of Spanish vowels, so A (ah), I (ee), U (oo), E (eh), and O (oh). They always make the same sound regardless.

[dragondyle]

Personally, I'd be quite happy even if it were pronounced wrong. At least they're acknowledging that it's his name. Just like how I don't mind their pronounciation of "saiyan".

Although "kayo ken" bugged the hell outta me...

OMG. I hated how they always use to say KAYO-ken. It's so annoying. It's obviously KAI-o-ken because the "ai" makes a "eye" sound. Same goes for "Saiyan." Though, I'm fine with Funimation's pronunciation of it, it's still suppose to be SIGH-an. Kemeyameha always bugged the crap out of me, too.

[Big Momma]

But it is pronounced differently. Listen to people say Son in the Japanese version, and it should sound like the word so with an n sound after it. Also, Japanese doesn't even have an uh sound in it, so the closest they could get to the English word son is san. The Japanese vowels are like that of Spanish vowels, so A (ah), I (ee), U (oo), E (eh), and O (oh). They always make the same sound regardless.

I know all that, and I am talking about the Japanese version. I just personally don't hear any difference. I guess I just don't care that much about it. The only difference is the difference between an "oh" and an "uh", I personally don't really see a big difference between either of those. Quite frankly, the fact that they used "Son" in the first place would be more exciting and outweigh any negativity of them pronouncing it wrongly.

[Brakus]

As far as I'm concerned, I hear them say "Son" the exact same way an English speaker would say it. If there are any differences, then it'd be because of the Japanese accent.

It's not their "accent" though, it's their word and how they pronounce it. It's how it SHOULD be pronounced and how they do pronounce it.

PLEASE don't start with the "It's either prounced this way or else it's wrong" nonsense. I'd think most of the people who are on this forum are beyond getting their panties in a knot over pronouncing one single name.

Lord knows that it grates my ears when they mispronounce "Yajirobe" but in the long run, does it really matter?

I'm going to miss the "updates" for the TV edits for a while since these episodes are going beyond the first 13.... they're fun to read, at least when people aren't arguing over how to pronounce stuff "correctly".

[sailorspazz]

The way they edit this show makes no sense....so you can show the battered corpses of the Z warriors, but can't show Vegeta's tail being cut off? I just watched episode 15, and they showed Vegeta's reaction, then skipped to the tail falling to the ground and Yajirobe running off. I mean, seriously, they're robbing Yajirobe of the one cool-looking shot he has in the entire series where he's flying through the air with his sword. Not even the old dub cut that out!

And the violence edits don't seem very consistent, either. OK, so it seems they're cutting out all punches/kicks to the face, and other particularly painful looking hits. But when Vegeta fights Gohan, they left in the part where he clasps his fists together and brings them down (HARD) on Gohan's head. You'd think they'd edit something like that for sure (unless they did a super quick edit, but it certainly looked like the whole shot was complete). And they cut out Gokuu's big, open-mouthed (like, jaw unhinged) scream while Vegeta is crushing him, even though they showed it in the next episode preview (and which was also unedited in the old dub). I don't understand how they decide what should and shouldn't be edited, and I guess they don't understand either since they can't be consistent.

[Piccolo Daimaoh]

OMG. I hated how they always use to say KAYO-ken. It's so annoying. It's obviously KAI-o-ken because the "ai" makes a "eye" sound.

In Japanese yes, but not entirely in English. Words like "aid" and "aim" are proof of this.

[Brakus]

OMG. I hated how they always use to say KAYO-ken. It's so annoying. It's obviously KAI-o-ken because the "ai" makes a "eye" sound.

In Japanese yes, but not entirely in English. Words like "aid" and "aim" are proof of this.

"When two vowels go walkin', the first one does the talkin'...."

Though oddly enough, I'll pronounce it "Sayin'" in English but then go "SIGH-a gin" for the Japanese....