Discussion, generally of an in-universe nature, regarding any aspect of the franchise (including movies, spin-offs, etc.) such as: techniques, character relationships, internal back-history, its universe, and more.
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Olivier Hague
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by Olivier Hague » Thu Nov 30, 2006 2:52 pm
desirecampbell wrote:if anyone with the ability to read Japanese could give a quick look over these scans and tell me if there's anything about the character's name being a pun on 'baby' or anything relevant to that, I'd be ever so greatful.
Nope, nothing.
But there's no doubt in my mind that it's indeed a pun on "baby", really. Heck, it's the same kana spelling
and it's spelled "Baby" on official merchandise.
And doesn't the character appear in "embryo-like form", at some point? I haven't watched "Dragon Ball GT", but I seem to rembmer something like that.
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Casual Matt
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by Casual Matt » Thu Nov 30, 2006 4:58 pm
Olivier Hague wrote:desirecampbell wrote:if anyone with the ability to read Japanese could give a quick look over these scans and tell me if there's anything about the character's name being a pun on 'baby' or anything relevant to that, I'd be ever so greatful.
Nope, nothing.
But there's no doubt in my mind that it's indeed a pun on "baby", really. Heck, it's the same kana spelling
and it's spelled "Baby" on official merchandise.
And doesn't the character appear in "embryo-like form", at some point? I haven't watched "Dragon Ball GT", but I seem to rembmer something like that.
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chibi_goten
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by chibi_goten » Thu Nov 30, 2006 5:05 pm
His head is way too big for his body, I guess he's supposed to look like a baby in the womb though.
I never liked the look of him though, then again I didn't like the character designs in GT anyways!
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Gokuden553
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by Gokuden553 » Sat Dec 02, 2006 1:58 am
The blue water dub refered him as Baby so I guess that's his name.
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Mayuri Furiza Kurotsuchi
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by Mayuri Furiza Kurotsuchi » Sat Dec 02, 2006 2:01 am
Gokuden553 wrote:The blue water dub refered him as Baby so I guess that's his name.
You can't always trust the dub. Bebi is more accurate, since that is how it is literally spelled in Katakana.
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desirecampbell
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by desirecampbell » Sat Dec 02, 2006 2:10 am
Mayuri Furiza Kurotsuchi wrote:Gokuden553 wrote:The blue water dub refered him as Baby so I guess that's his name.
You can't always trust the dub. Bebi is more accurate, since that is how it is literally spelled in Katakana.
"More accurate" is a bit misleading. It's simply a literal transliteration.
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Mayuri Furiza Kurotsuchi
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by Mayuri Furiza Kurotsuchi » Sat Dec 02, 2006 2:23 am
desirecampbell wrote:Mayuri Furiza Kurotsuchi wrote:Gokuden553 wrote:The blue water dub refered him as Baby so I guess that's his name.
You can't always trust the dub. Bebi is more accurate, since that is how it is literally spelled in Katakana.
"More accurate" is a bit misleading. It's simply a literal transliteration.
Yeah, your right. I guess "Baby" may be correct, but my preference is Bebi. It just looks cooler.
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by Casual Matt » Sat Dec 02, 2006 5:11 pm
desirecampbell wrote:Mayuri Furiza Kurotsuchi wrote:Gokuden553 wrote:The blue water dub refered him as Baby so I guess that's his name.
You can't always trust the dub. Bebi is more accurate, since that is how it is literally spelled in Katakana.
"More accurate" is a bit misleading. It's simply a literal transliteration.
Just for further example. Let's look at some more literal translations.
Pikkoro, Torankusu, Seru, Furiza, Burori, etc.
