which one do you prefer to be used?
| Which one do you prefer to be used in the subtitles? just curious o.o |
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| Definitely the English names. The puns don't work as well in Japanese unless you know what the words mean in Japanese. |
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I don't prefer any, I just think it's hilarious! |
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| English names and english dub, I wanna hear OBJECTION!!! |
lol but yeah they have over localizing it :P |
| Meow |
| English names but not over localized shit like this, |
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| English but because those are What Im used to, not because I dont get the puns in the japanese names, I like how Phoenix Wright sounds tbh |
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| English is the only Wright choice. I still love the puns throughout the games. |
| Let's see... it's a Japanese game, taking place in a Japanese city in Japan with Japanese characters Yeah, I prefer the Japanese names I do like the name "Miles Edgeworth" though but only because of how edgy it sounds |
 Nico- said: Conversations with people pinging/quoting me to argue about some old post I wrote years ago will not be entertained@Comic_Sans oh no y arnt ppl dieing i need more ppl dieing rly gud plot avansement jus liek tokyo ghoul if erbudy dies amirite |
Comic_Sans said: Let's see... it's a Japanese game, taking place in a Japanese city in Japan with Japanese characters You mean a Japanese game taking place in California, USA with characters from various country? |
Sorry for my bad English. |
bxyhxyh said: I'm not sure if you're being serious or not but no, it doesn'tComic_Sans said: Let's see... it's a Japanese game, taking place in a Japanese city in Japan with Japanese characters You mean a Japanese game taking place in California, USA with characters from various country? In the original version it takes place in a small town somewhere in Japan |
Nico- said: Conversations with people pinging/quoting me to argue about some old post I wrote years ago will not be entertained@Comic_Sans oh no y arnt ppl dieing i need more ppl dieing rly gud plot avansement jus liek tokyo ghoul if erbudy dies amirite |
| I know that. Just a joke. Also stating that localization is this way. |
| Sorry for my bad English. |
bxyhxyh said: Comic_Sans said: Let's see... it's a Japanese game, taking place in a Japanese city in Japan with Japanese characters You mean a Japanese game taking place in California, USA with characters from various country? I think you mean Japanifornia. |
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| I prefer the english ones because I'm used to it LMAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO |
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Unrelated to the topic but here's some more great Phoenix Wright comic strips.  |
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| Seems people that have not played the games prefer the japanese names. I myself have not played ghe game and I think the english names are cooler. Especially Phoenix Wright and Miles Edgeworth. Unfortunately the subs are using the english names. For subs - since the japanese voice actors in the anime are speaking the japanese names - I would have prefered the japanese names. Feels a bit weird to read names that are different from the ones acutally spoken. |
| Either works but PLEASE don't use the English names in the subs when you have the Japanese ones in the audio. It's distracting as hell Pick one or the other, not both at the same time. If you're watching it subbed then it should always be using the Japanese names. English names if you're watching it dubbed |
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Ryuutobi said: Of course the Japanese name. I mean, Naruhodo, Yahari, Karma, etc. They sure add comedy to the franchise. They only add comedy if you know what the names actually mean. |
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| To put it bluntly, it honestly depends on the character. A prime example of this would be the main character Phoenix Wright /Naruhodou Ryuiichi: The English name is better, hands down, to the point where even some of the Japanese media (Notably, the musical), uses the English name. In terms of why, in terms of surname, both Naruhodou and Wright are pretty much the same thing, it's really the Phoenix/Ryu difference that changes things up: In the Japanese version, the name 'Ryu' was merely because the character creator just wanted to come up with a name that sounded good, the idea of the name meaning 'dragon', literally wouldn't come into play until the 3rd game. Meanwhile, the english name had a purpose, namely, it alludes to his 'turnabout' nature. A key aspect not only of the character, but of the franchise itself. |
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| I playing the second game in the series and the only name that has to be in english for me is Phoenix himself, cause I love that name. Everyone else will depend on what their japanese names were. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney *chills* |
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| i like em both. I like both "objection!" and "igi ari!" I like both "take that!" and "kurae!" |
DateYutaka said: original is always best simple as that and the us locallizers [ i wont call them translators] fucked it up by changing the names They didn't fuck up. The games wouldn't be as popular if it wasn't for the punny names. |
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DateYutaka said: G_Spark233 said: They didn't fuck up. The games wouldn't be as popular if it wasn't for the punny names. in my mind the did sice it splits the fanbase more than the it should its not cod it a small adventure game It doesn't split it at all. People who prefer the Japanese names are in a very small minority. |
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| I don't understand the Japanese puns, plus I've played all of the games so I prefer the English names by a large margin. An English dub would be interesting for this reason, but I doubt there will be any budget for it. |
| Japanese names - I have not played the games,but even if i had played the games i'd feel the same since for names i like my names to match the audio but if it got dubbed i probably wouldn't mind one way or the other. |
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DateYutaka said: G_Spark233 said: It doesn't split it at all. People who prefer the Japanese names are in a very small minority. no you fail to understand what i mean That's not the problem here. |
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DateYutaka said: in my mind the did sice it splits the fanbase more than the it should its not cod it a small adventure game What really splitting is this anime. |
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DateYutaka said: nope its not the anime is good since it help people leran the proper name of chachres the name tthe real creators gave them not some hack localiler The games are a lot better with the names tho |
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DateYutaka said: nope its not the anime is good since it help people leran the proper name of chachres the name tthe real creators gave them not some hack localiler I meant, if anime wasn't released, very few would care about Japanese names. Maybe only Japanese people. Now anime is released. People who don't like localization or dub are new "fan" of this series. Fanbase is split into 2 groups on names. |
| Sorry for my bad English. |
| My post still has point though. It seems you're one of the "very few". I think you're Japanese or a person who knows Japanese language. Because translated version never come in GBA era. |
| Sorry for my bad English. |
| i played the ds versions a while back and while im used to to the english names i hate the fact of whats being spoken doesnt match up wth the subs |
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Denmark-Chan said: i played the ds versions a while back and while im used to to the english names i hate the fact of whats being spoken doesnt match up wth the subs Crunchyroll has the option to change the subs. |
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HiatusXHiatus said: English names and english dub, I wanna hear OBJECTION!!! Objection!!!!! For once I prefer the English names! |
| I am a big fan of the Games and I played them in German/English, but I would say that I prefer the japanese names, because they are the original ones and the characters use them when speaking so it's more in line with what they say. |
| looking at this post, ofc i guess this question is probably related to the anime. Before i move on, I played the game in english. I feel that if the anime is in japanese, stick to japanese names would be the best. The first time i got frustrated was during the second case where "maya" 's name is written on the receipt. Anyone who knows a bit of Japanese will know it says "mayoi" (マヨイ）. It kinda get confused for a while. As of Phoenix Wright, Naruhodo Ryuichi is the name in japanese. Naruhodo is literally "oh i see". The Japanese kinda made fun oh it. There are some other names like "Konakamasaru" (小中大) aka Redd White. it is more weird and funny in the japanese names, but the english is not really ... sounds like a legit name. To literal translation those kanji, it can be small medium big or small in big. (I kinda read it in chinese tho, and laughed at it a little at how weird the names can get.) There are some other things that are not names that i want to mention like another minors ones like "burgers" which is maya's fav in the english, the voice clearly said miso ramen. I m confused halp ;;; I feel that, if there are things only japanese would understand. subber could try to explain it. |
| The names are good in both versions, with each having some that are better, and some a bit less impressive. The big issue for me is that, while I know and enjoy the English names too, the dissonance from seeing a translation I know is not just wrong, but completely different, is aggravating. I would strongly support a dub for the series using the English names, but it's just too awkward to watch subtitled that way. Edit: It doesn't help that I know enough about US law to have problems suspending disbelief in the completely different court system portrayed. |
| The Japanese names. Why would you change the names in the sub and not in the voices? It really pisses me off hearing one name in the voices and reading another name in the subs. In fact, it makes me not want to watch the anime. The names make more sense than the English ones too imo, like the name of our protagonist. Although, that may be because I have studied Japanese lol. I don't mind if you change the names in dubs for whatever reason, but use the same names as the voices. Be coherent. |
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When people tell me to stream anime on CR instead of downloading from fansub sites.  |
| The English names by far. I've never played the games but I'd heard enough about them in passing to know that the main characters were called Phoenix Wright and Miles Edgeworth. I actually didn't find out that there even were Japanese names until I watched the first episode on a site that had uploaded the Japanese name track of the subs and got really confused. If you're gonna sub something for an audience that knows nothing but the localisation then be faithful to that localisation. Can you imagine how chaotic it would be if a Street Fighter anime's English subs used the Japanese names, for example? Luckily those were all dubbed anyway. Fawful said: I don't understand the Japanese puns, plus I've played all of the games so I prefer the English names by a large margin. An English dub would be interesting for this reason, but I doubt there will be any budget for it. Why would there not be a budget for it? Animes much less popular than this have gotten dubs, even without considering the fact that this is an incredibly famous franchise. |
| "English names - I have played the games" especially because those are what I'm used to, but kurapica365 said: looking at this post, ofc i guess this question is probably related to the anime. Before i move on, I played the game in english. I feel that if the anime is in japanese, stick to japanese names would be the best. The first time i got frustrated was during the second case where "maya" 's name is written on the receipt. Anyone who knows a bit of Japanese will know it says "mayoi" (マヨイ）. It kinda get confused for a while. As of Phoenix Wright, Naruhodo Ryuichi is the name in japanese. Naruhodo is literally "oh i see". The Japanese kinda made fun oh it. There are some other names like "Konakamasaru" (小中大) aka Redd White. it is more weird and funny in the japanese names, but the english is not really ... sounds like a legit name. To literal translation those kanji, it can be small medium big or small in big. (I kinda read it in chinese tho, and laughed at it a little at how weird the names can get.) There are some other things that are not names that i want to mention like another minors ones like "burgers" which is maya's fav in the english, the voice clearly said miso ramen. I m confused halp ;;; I feel that, if there are things only japanese would understand. subber could try to explain it. |
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