Majuub & Uubu; Naming Conventions

future_trunks · Post by **future_trunks** » Fri Sep 22, 2006 8:45 pm

I'm sorry if I sound like a total newbie if I ask this but, is Majuub really the correct name for the fusion between Uub and Buu?

theoriginalbilis · Post by **theoriginalbilis** » Fri Sep 22, 2006 8:57 pm

In the Japanese version, he's always just been called Uub.

Personally, I would've found it hilarious if after they fused, they called him "Buub."

fps_anth · Post by **fps_anth** » Fri Sep 22, 2006 9:25 pm

I'm with VegettoEX on this one....I can't take that name. Just call him Uub please.

Mr.Piccolo · Post by **Mr.Piccolo** » Fri Sep 22, 2006 9:30 pm

I find it easy to refer to him as Ubb and when he merges with Mr. Buu, I call him Ubbu or Super Ubb. Majubb makes he seem like even more of a freak.

Deus ex Machina · Post by **Deus ex Machina** » Fri Sep 22, 2006 9:43 pm

Er, actually Mr.Piccolo that would be "Uub", two u's, not b's.

Majuub does sound pretty stupid though. I would've preffered if Funimation had just stuck with calling him Oob, or if they wanted to go out on a limb, Majin Oob.

future_trunks · Post by **future_trunks** » Fri Sep 22, 2006 10:15 pm

Okay, because on Wikipedia, Uub's page has Majuub all over it.

I keep changing it but, the other people are convinced they know everything

Mr.Piccolo · Post by **Mr.Piccolo** » Fri Sep 22, 2006 10:32 pm

Deus ex Machina wrote:Er, actually Mr.Piccolo that would be "Uub", two u's, not b's.

Majuub does sound pretty stupid though. I would've preffered if Funimation had just stuck with calling him Oob, or if they wanted to go out on a limb, Majin Oob.

Oooh, I was just saying how I say it. So it is Uub..? Of course that's right...

Well I prefer Ubb over Majuub anyday...

Deus ex Machina · Post by **Deus ex Machina** » Fri Sep 22, 2006 10:47 pm

future_trunks wrote:Okay, because on Wikipedia, Uub's page has Majuub all over it.

I keep changing it but, the other people are convinced they know everything

Wikipedia is a cess pool of idiots and misinformation. Abandon all hope of making a positive contribution there, the only thing they will allow there is dub refferences, and everything else is ignored.

BlueSky · Post by **Kaboom** » Fri Sep 22, 2006 11:09 pm

Yeah, he still just Uub. It's kinda the same deal as when Piccolo merged with Kami, and asked to still just be called Piccolo afterwards.

And yes, I thought to call him "Buub," too. It's funny.

Maybe I'll draw this "Buub," some sort of Fusion-gone-wrong kinda concept pic.

Duo · Post by **Duo** » Sat Sep 23, 2006 3:13 am

It always sounds really unnatural after they fuse the way they call him "Majuub", too. It's just retarded. He's just Oob, but more powerful (supposedly, though he seems to get exponentially weaker as the story progresses).

Tsukento · Post by **Tsukento** » Sat Sep 23, 2006 6:02 am

It's even more ridiculous people are shooting for the usage of "Uubu" rather than Uub or Oob. These people and their fansubs.

Stoney · Post by **Stoney** » Sat Sep 23, 2006 6:22 am

You'd think if he did get his own name, Buub (Or Boob) would make the most sense. Cause you've got "Boo" and "Oob"

Ha ha, I loved the "KAMICOLLO" thing. That was class.

Olivier Hague · Post by **Olivier Hague** » Sat Sep 23, 2006 6:50 am

theoriginalbilis wrote:In the Japanese version, he's always just been called Uub.

Well... More like "Oob".

Casual Matt · Post by **Casual Matt** » Sat Sep 23, 2006 6:51 am

Tsukento wrote:It's even more ridiculous people are shooting for the usage of "Uubu" rather than Uub or Oob. These people and their fansubs.

To be fair, I Uubu is the romanji spelling of Oob / Uub. And it sounds like Goku says Uubu. Though I think his name is supposed to be Boo said backwards, so that's how most enlightened people spell it.

To show what I mean better, here's the katakana of Boo and Oob.

ブウ (Buu)

ウーブ (Uubu)

You can see that the characters are just switched around. So really his name is just Boo said and spelled backwards. Uubu is just as technically correct as Torankusu or Seru, but romanji don't tend to give good indication on how names are actually pronounced in this show.

However, I have seen his name spelled Ubuu before. This is completely incorrect. His name isn't 'Buu' with a 'u' in front.

Olivier Hague · Post by **Olivier Hague** » Sat Sep 23, 2006 6:53 am

The Lecherous Muten Roshi wrote:ブウ (Bu)

That's "buu", actually. That also explains the elongation in "u-bu".

Casual Matt · Post by **Casual Matt** » Sat Sep 23, 2006 6:57 am

Olivier Hague wrote:
The Lecherous Muten Roshi wrote:ブウ (Bu)
That's "buu", actually. That also explains the elongation in "u-bu".

Thanks. Fixed. His name is just "Boo" backwards by all counts, then.

Godo · Post by **Godo** » Sat Sep 23, 2006 10:22 am

I think that the name "Majuub" is kind of acceptable if you are going to put the fused and the unfused Uub apart. Otherwise, it's Uub

Tsukento · Post by **Tsukento** » Sat Sep 23, 2006 10:41 am

The Lecherous Muten Roshi wrote:
Tsukento wrote:It's even more ridiculous people are shooting for the usage of "Uubu" rather than Uub or Oob. These people and their fansubs.
To be fair, I Uubu is the romanji spelling of Oob / Uub. And it sounds like Goku says Uubu. Though I think his name is supposed to be Boo said backwards, so that's how most enlightened people spell it.

To show what I mean better, here's the katakana of Boo and Oob.

ブウ (Buu)

ウーブ (Uubu)

You can see that the characters are just switched around. So really his name is just Boo said and spelled backwards. Uubu is just as technically correct as Torankusu or Seru, but romanji don't tend to give good indication on how names are actually pronounced in this show.

However, I have seen his name spelled Ubuu before. This is completely incorrect. His name isn't 'Buu' with a 'u' in front.

I'm all aware of that. My main gripe was how they used that spelling as his literal name, rather than how it's pronounced and translated from ウーブ. Nothing more ridiculous than hearing someone say in plain English "Uubu." Even worse, "Uub became Uubuu."

BrollysKin · Post by **BrollysKin** » Sat Sep 23, 2006 2:14 pm

i always thought it was Uubu.

Jord · Post by **Jord** » Sat Sep 23, 2006 5:53 pm

The sad thing about him is that he looked extremely cool and awesome but after half an epsiode he was just as weak as everyone else for the rest of the series.