Most memorable BS dub lines / names

[Vegitofaxx]

In Denmark, Lunch is called Ranchi....

[Theophrastus]

Ranchi is a direct transliteration of the katakana used to write Lunch's name.

[Vegitofaxx]

Ranchi is a direct transliteration of the katakana used to write Lunch's name.

So like Krillin, it's technically correct?

[VegettoEX]

Ranchi is a direct transliteration of the katakana used to write Lunch's name.

So like Krillin, it's technically correct?

"Ranchi" is a DIRECT romanization of ランチ (ra - n - chi). "Kuririn" is a direct romanization of クリリン (ku - ri - ri - n).

A spelling of "Lunch" is a transliteration/adaptation of the original spelling from Japanese to our alphabet, but one that makes a whole lot of sense considering what the word represents. "Krillin" is also a transliteration/adaptation of the original spelling, but unlike other name spellings, doesn't do anything to preserve the pun and at best only remotely preserves the pronunciation with a bunch of "R/L" swaps and vowel-dropping.

Dragon Ball is a bizarre series with names that are generally puns on things, so it's a case-by-case basis of whether or not a direct romanization still works as a name spelling in our alphabet (as it does with names like Kuririn or Tenshinhan) versus names that arguably work better with some adaptation in their transliteration (like with Tullece or pretty much any member of the Ginyu Special Force).

"Krillin" is just as accurate as "Toranks" (from トランクス or to - ra - n - ku - su), so sleep on that one .

[Vegitofaxx]

Ranchi is a direct transliteration of the katakana used to write Lunch's name.

So like Krillin, it's technically correct?

"Ranchi" is a DIRECT romanization of ランチ (ra - n - chi). "Kuririn" is a direct romanization of クリリン (ku - ri - ri - n).

A spelling of "Lunch" is a transliteration/adaptation of the original spelling from Japanese to our alphabet, but one that makes a whole lot of sense considering what the word represents. "Krillin" is also a transliteration/adaptation of the original spelling, but unlike other name spellings, doesn't do anything to preserve the pun and at best only remotely preserves the pronunciation with a bunch of "R/L" swaps and vowel-dropping.

Dragon Ball is a bizarre series with names that are generally puns on things, so it's a case-by-case basis of whether or not a direct romanization still works as a name spelling in our alphabet (as it does with names like Kuririn or Tenshinhan) versus names that arguably work better with some adaptation in their transliteration (like with Tullece or pretty much any member of the Ginyu Special Force).

"Krillin" is just as accurate as "Toranks" (from トランクス or to - ra - n - ku - su), so sleep on that one .

Oh, thanks for making it all clear, Mike

[Cold Skin]

"Krilin" or "Krillin" is somehow always favored in pretty much every official translation, it must sound good or something.
The old French dub chose it back then (although the spelling could vary) and therefore it is not surprising that countries basing their translation of the old French dub scripts would have it too.

But still, the retranslation of the manga, and even that retranslation's update for the Perfect Edition (Kanzenban) chose Krilin too (with a note still explaining about the original name and pun).
The new French dub, while readapting some names, still chose Krilin too.
Funimation, coming up with their own translation that was independant of whatever the old French dub scripts had done back then, still chose Krilin or Krillin.

So, for whatever reason, translators seem to often choose "Krilin" or "Krillin" as the best adaptation of the original Kuririn, perhaps because it is pronounced so fast in Japanese that it does sound like "Krilin" is being said, with sort of a "rolled R" like in the Spanish language due to the fast "Kuri". But this is just theoritical.

[SSJ2FutureGohan]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Rgpc0vDDSY

[sayian_nation_]

Krillin: "Woah! Mondo cool!"

How could anybody take the show seriously after a line like that?

some one has it as their signature can't remember who but when Vegeta is thinking out loud "That's right, boys. Mondo cool"- yea lost it at that part.

[Sinestro]

Vegeta: "Your father was a brilliant scientist, Kakarot"

That one still gets me.

[ShadowDude112]

"That Kaio-Ken attack of yours is a good trick, but I've encountered something just like it before."

Like, no. That's dumb as hell. There is no way Vegeta encountered that. Even then, Kaio should have know that his technique is similar to something else.

[bubibartra]

Saiyan= Guerreros del espacio, guerrers de l´espai, Guerriers de l'espace (Warriors of the space) ( Spanish, Catalonian, French)
Piccolo= Satanas Cor petit (Satanás small heart) (Catalonian, French)
Kamehameha= onda vital (vital wave) (spanish of Spain)
Gohan= Son Gohanda (spanish of spain)
Chi Chi= Milk (spanish latinoamerica)
Final Flash=Resplandor final (literal translation to spanish, but the attack in Japanese dub is in English, why translation?

[TheOverlyMadHatter]

A few lines from Tenshinhan a.k.a T-en during the Saiyan arc:
"Look! I can see their parachutes! They're okay." -after TV crew aircraft is blown up by Nappa.
"You just wait till it grows back!" -after getting his arm severed

Nappa after blowing up a city:
"That area might've been evacuated, but it'll give them something to think about!"

[Polyphase Avatron]

"That Kaio-Ken attack of yours is a good trick, but I've encountered something just like it before."

Like, no. That's dumb as hell. There is no way Vegeta encountered that. Even then, Kaio should have know that his technique is similar to something else.

Well that can sort of be rationalized, it's basically a technique that increases your power, and there are lots of those (either transforming or just powering up).

[Theophrastus]

Maybe they were trying to kinda-sorta foreshadow Zarbon's monster transformation. Vegeta was aware of that, right?

[RandomGuy96]

I actually like that line. It reminds you that Vegeta has fought dozens of battles throughout the universe while Goku has been derping around on Earth.

[Valerius Dover]

"That Kaio-Ken attack of yours is a good trick, but I've encountered something just like it before."

Like, no. That's dumb as hell. There is no way Vegeta encountered that. Even then, Kaio should have know that his technique is similar to something else.

Oh, I remember that! That was the only time it was pronounced like King Kai's name. Hmm, didn't know that was a dub line.

[EXBadguy]

"TRIPLE KAY-OKEN ATTACK! KAMEYAMEYA!!" But other than that, I have no problem really.

And honestly, I'm quite surprised that people have a problem with the English attack names. I've gotten used to them for years and I'll never stop using them. So if any otaku wanna condemn me for saying "Spirit Bomb" over "Genki Dama", or "Special Beam Cannon" over "Mankako-whatever" or "Death Beam" over "Desu Beemu", it's your problem. And BTW, I use both Japanese and American names.

[Puto]

"Krillin" is just as accurate as "Toranks" (from トランクス or to - ra - n - ku - su), so sleep on that one :).

Toranks is, indeed, what he is called in the Galician dub.

[Sinestro]

A few lines from Tenshinhan a.k.a T-en during the Saiyan arc:
"Look! I can see their parachutes! They're okay." -after TV crew aircraft is blown up by Nappa.
"You just wait till it grows back!" -after getting his arm severed

Nappa after blowing up a city:
"That area might've been evacuated, but it'll give them something to think about!"

Oh man, memories.

The arm-growing-back-line always stuck out to me, even as a kid.

Maybe they felt they could get away with i because they already had one character who had their ability?

[Polyphase Avatron]

A few lines from Tenshinhan a.k.a T-en during the Saiyan arc:
"Look! I can see their parachutes! They're okay." -after TV crew aircraft is blown up by Nappa.
"You just wait till it grows back!" -after getting his arm severed

Nappa after blowing up a city:
"That area might've been evacuated, but it'll give them something to think about!"

Oh man, memories.

The arm-growing-back-line always stuck out to me, even as a kid.

Maybe they felt they could get away with i because they already had one character who had their ability?

And the fact that they hadn't dubbed Dragonball yet so people might not be familiar with what Tien can and can't do.