Goten refers to Vegeta as Uncle?

SSJ God Gogeta · Post by **SSJ God Gogeta** » Mon Mar 23, 2015 7:23 pm

It's been awhile since I have watched the Boo arc in Japanese, not to mention this is my second time touching the the Boo arc of Kai.

So, me and a buddy of mine were just hanging out when we decided to watch the Boo arc of Kai (In Japanese of course). I believe it was episode 122? I can't remember.
Throughout the whole episode I noticed Goten refers to Vegeta as Uncle? This is news to me.

Never have I seen Goten refer to Vegeta as Uncle before. Can someone here tell me if this is in the manga and the original Japanese dub of DBZ, I know for a fact that this ain't the case for any English translation. Could it have been the subtitles?

I don't know, any help would be great.

Marco Polo · Post by **Marco Polo** » Mon Mar 23, 2015 7:29 pm

I'm pretty sure it's common in Asian cultures for a son to call his father's close friend "uncle".

ZazamPow · Post by **ZazamPow** » Mon Mar 23, 2015 7:46 pm

Marco Polo wrote:I'm pretty sure it's common in Asian cultures for a son to call his father's close friend "uncle".

Vegeta and Goku were close friends?

Dyno · Post by **Dyno** » Mon Mar 23, 2015 7:49 pm

Normal and common. We tend to call "uncle" some (many, actually) people, I thought it was the same in other countries.

And Son Goten calls Vegeta "uncle" in Dragon Ball GT, at least in my dub.

sintzu · Post by **sintzu** » Mon Mar 23, 2015 7:50 pm

ZazamPow wrote:Vegeta and Goku were close friends?

When he blew himself up he said he was doing it for Goku as well so I'd say in a way they were.

Angelus · Post by **Angelus** » Mon Mar 23, 2015 7:50 pm

I hear Indians do it a lot too.

Lord Beerus · Post by **Lord Beerus** » Mon Mar 23, 2015 7:56 pm

Dyno wrote:Normal and common. We tend to call "uncle" some (many, actually) people, I thought it was the same in other countries.

And Son Goten calls Vegeta "uncle" in Dragon Ball GT, at least in my dub.

Angelus wrote:I hear Indians do it a lot too.

It's not just in Japan or Indian, a large majority of African countries use the greeting format of calling a male adult of someone they know "Uncle", as well.

ZazamPow · Post by **ZazamPow** » Mon Mar 23, 2015 7:59 pm

Goku himself called Gohan "Grandpa" even though they weren't related. It isn't a very big deal, although still surprising since I've never seen Goten call him that.

mAcChaos · Post by **mAcChaos** » Mon Mar 23, 2015 9:16 pm

Think about it. Goten probably visited Trunks all the time to hang out and play, and Vegeta was his dad. He probably saw Vegeta as a stand up regular guy.

TheGmGoken · Post by **TheGmGoken** » Mon Mar 23, 2015 9:20 pm

It's similar to when I call my girlfriend's mom "mom" or my main man (Can't say word) sister "sister".

SSJ God Gogeta · Post by **SSJ God Gogeta** » Mon Mar 23, 2015 10:36 pm

Interesting.

It's just that this whole time I can't recall Goten calling Vegeta that...

Saiga · Post by **Saiga** » Mon Mar 23, 2015 10:40 pm

Did you hear what Japanese term Goten used? Was it oji-san? Because that's pretty common in anime, especially from kids. For all I know, it might be a general respectful term for an adult male like "mister" as well as meaning uncle. I've seen it translated as mister before anyway.

SSJ God Gogeta · Post by **SSJ God Gogeta** » Mon Mar 23, 2015 11:00 pm

Saiga wrote:Did you hear what Japanese term Goten used? Was it oji-san? Because that's pretty common in anime, especially from kids. For all I know, it might be a general respectful term for an adult male like "mister" as well as meaning uncle. I've seen it translated as mister before anyway.

That would be my best guess.

Makaioshin · Post by **Makaioshin** » Mon Mar 23, 2015 11:16 pm

ZazamPow wrote:Goku himself called Gohan "Grandpa" even though they weren't related.

I think this is a bit different considering Gohan is more like his adoptive father. Goku even thought they were related until Raditz appeared.

Post by **Herms** » Mon Mar 23, 2015 11:44 pm

Saiga wrote:Did you hear what Japanese term Goten used? Was it oji-san? Because that's pretty common in anime, especially from kids. For all I know, it might be a general respectful term for an adult male like "mister" as well as meaning uncle. I've seen it translated as mister before anyway.

Yeah, Goten says "ojisan" (in the manga anyway; I'm assuming the anime is the same), literally "grandfather", but like you thought it's often used as a respectful term for older men who you're not necessarily related to.

Makaioshin wrote:I think this is a bit different considering Gohan is more like his adoptive father. Goku even thought they were related until Raditz appeared.

Goku actually tells Bulma right at the start of the series that Gohan found him out in the mountains. Bulma even comments on how nonchalant Goku is over the fact that his real parents apparently abandoned him. So Goku never thought he was related to Grandpa Gohan.

Logan · Post by **Logan** » Tue Mar 24, 2015 1:49 am

I seem to recall Gohan calling Piccolo "Uncle" at one point during his training. Remember thinking it was weird, especially since it didn't seem like they were that close yet.

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