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Anya The Exile Ultima Mezcla de Yin Yan Level: 98  Posts: 1319/5337 EXP: 9530313 For next: 124040 Since: 03-15-04 From: South Florida Since last post: 2 days Last activity: 2 days |
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| I HATE the american version, by the way.... We're going from their american name to their orginal name. Oh and remember, in Japan, they last name is usually first. 1. Serena (not that bad of a name, really, but where the hell did they get it from?) = Tuskino Usagi 2. Amy (not a nig change, so why bother with any change at all?) = Mizuno Ami 3. Raye Hino (same as above) = Hino Rei 4. Lita = Kino Makoto 5. Mina = Aino Minako 6. Darien = Chiba Mamoru 7. Rini = Chibi-Usa 8. Trista (I HATE her name like that) = Meiou Setsuna 9. Amara (The hell is that anyway?) = Tenou Haruka 10. Michelle = Kaiou Michiru 11. Hotaru = Tomoe Hotaru And then some little info that I found on some website that I will link to at the bottom. Enjoy.  tsuki means "moon", usagi means rabbit and Tsukino Usagi means "rabbit of the moon". This refers to a Japanese legend that a rabbit that lives on the moon and makes mochi (a sticky rice delicacy). According to this custom, you can see the shape of a rabbit in the face of the full Moon. In other words Tsukino Usagi is the Japanese equivalent of 'the man in the moon'. mizu or sui means "water". sei means star or heavenly body. suisei is the Japanese name for the planet Mercury. hi or ka means "fire". kasei means the planet Mars. ki or moku means "tree". mokusei means the planet Jupiter. ai means "love". mi or bi means "beautiful". The name for the planet Venus in Japanese is kinsei (kin means "gold"). However, because Japanese symbols (kanji) can have more than one pronunciation depending on the context, the symbols mi-na-ko can also be read as bi-na-su. binasu is how Japanese would pronounce the word "Venus". chi means "earth". chikyuu means "planet Earth". mamoru means "protect". kamen means "mask". sera (Sailor) is written phonetically. These symbols have no meaning except for their sound. Note that the Sailor Identities always use the English planet names. For example Sailor Mercury is called "Sailor Mercury" in Japanese, she's not called Sera Suisei. chibi means "little" or "mini" meiou means "underworld king" (i.e. Pluto) tenou means "sky king" (i.e. Uranus) kaiou means "ocean king" (i.e. Neptune) tomoe means "Saturn", hotaru means "firefly" And here is the url where I found the info from. |
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neotransotaku Baby Mario 戻れたら、 誰も気が付く Level: 87 Posts: 791/4016 EXP: 6220548 For next: 172226 Since: 03-15-04 From: Outside of Time/Space Since last post: 11 hours Last activity: 1 hour |
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interesting...it seems saturn was the only one to keep her name  as for which version if better...you should already know my answer  |
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Mel (USER WAS TOTALLY AWESOME FOR THIS POST) Level: 47  Posts: 399/991 EXP: 762490 For next: 3713 Since: 03-15-04 From: secure tripcodes are for jerks Since last post: 17 min. Last activity: 16 min. |
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| Lita: I should get the part because I have the most talent Makoto: I should get the part because I have the largest breasts I'll leave it up to all of you. |
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Ran-chan Moldorm eek, when are they going to stop growing... Level: 143  Posts: 1509/12781 EXP: 35293588 For next: 538220 Since: 03-15-04 From: Nerima District, Tokyo - Japan Since last post: 12 hours Last activity: 12 hours |
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Prier Archangel Administrative Priestess. NUCLEAR SUB WEEEOOOO Level: 119  Posts: 1393/8392 EXP: 18790939 For next: 138352 Since: 03-15-04 From: Nerima Dist. - Tokyo, Japan Since last post: 1 day Last activity: 1 day |
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| I was about ready to rip my freaking ears off when I heard Usagi talk in the Amercian version. OW MY FREAKIN EARS! I have got to see more of the Japanese version...the only thing I have down on the series is that I have a LOT of unread manga and the SNES games on my comp...that's it. |
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RavenX Red Paragoomba Level: 13 Posts: 10/57 EXP: 9533 For next: 734 Since: 06-29-04 From: Rhode Island Since last post: 486 days Last activity: 339 days |
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 ; let's just say that the biggest difference in my opinion is that Haruka and Michiru ARE. NOT. COUSINS. *sigh* Well, they just aren't I mean come on |
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neotransotaku Baby Mario 戻れたら、 誰も気が付く Level: 87 Posts: 937/4016 EXP: 6220548 For next: 172226 Since: 03-15-04 From: Outside of Time/Space Since last post: 11 hours Last activity: 1 hour |
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| but remember, the creators have never "explicitly" said they are what you are inferring either... anyways, i wonder what is worse, the change of haruka/michiru relationship or zoesite (sp?) is actually a guy... |
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Slash Dafter Kodondo Level: 38  Posts: 332/584 EXP: 338934 For next: 31513 Since: 04-04-04 From: E. Millinocket, ME Since last post: 9 hours Last activity: 9 hours |
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| At least the Japanese names make sense. | |||
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RavenX Red Paragoomba Level: 13 Posts: 16/57 EXP: 9533 For next: 734 Since: 06-29-04 From: Rhode Island Since last post: 486 days Last activity: 339 days |
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| Do two people enter a contest of true love as non lovers? That's one of many points of proof to confirm that *nod* and Zoecite being a girl is just plain scary. | |||
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Anya The Exile Ultima Mezcla de Yin Yan Level: 98 Posts: 1877/5337 EXP: 9530313 For next: 124040 Since: 03-15-04 From: South Florida Since last post: 2 days Last activity: 2 days |
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Originally posted by RavenX That right there pissed me off until no end when I heard how "kiddie up" the american version was. I mean, come on...and did they even air the ep when Makoto was head over heels for Haruka, in america? |
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Heian-794 Red Super Koopa Level: 44 Posts: 181/896 EXP: 611014 For next: 271 Since: 06-01-04 From: Kyoto, Japan Since last post: 21 days Last activity: 10 days |
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| tomoe means "Saturn", hotaru means "firefly" First I've heard of that; Saturn is "dosei" and the "tomo" in the name Tomoe is usually "intelligence", "wisdom", or "friend". Mizuno Ami is a good one though. Not only does "mizu" mean water, but "ami" is Okinawan for rain. |
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yedsfaq Micro-Goomba Level: 8 Posts: 7/19 EXP: 1832 For next: 355 Since: 07-01-04 From: My computer, Home Since last post: 468 days Last activity: 339 days |
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| I grew up watching the american version and it was okay, but when I saw my first japanese episode, I nearly died because it was so awsome. I really hate how things are translated in america.Oh how I hate my country. |
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Kahunah Paratroopa Level: 20  Posts: 88/155 EXP: 42288 For next: 151 Since: 07-10-04 From: Whitby, ON, Canada Since last post: 441 days Last activity: 339 days |
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| i can say that i was never a fan of the american version of it. but i've seen the japanese version and it was a lot better. i still say i wasn't a HUGE fan of it though. | |||
Dracoon Zelda The temp ban/forum ban bypasser! Level: 84  Posts: 893/3727 EXP: 5514391 For next: 147561 Since: 03-25-04 From: At home Since last post: 5 hours Last activity: 5 hours |
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| Another poor show americanised to make it seem like a little kids cartoon. Why can't they just do direct translations. I watched the american version and I hated it. Maybe the japanses version will be better. | |||
Ramadan Roy Like Like ...Or you'll be wearing your ass for a hat. Renowned Otaku Level: 44 Posts: 293/816 EXP: 569705 For next: 41580 Since: 03-15-04 Since last post: 13 hours Last activity: 7 hours |
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| Sailor Moon was dubbed in Canada, by the way, not America.(like most anime) | |||
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Anya The Exile Ultima Mezcla de Yin Yan Level: 98 Posts: 2443/5337 EXP: 9530313 For next: 124040 Since: 03-15-04 From: South Florida Since last post: 2 days Last activity: 2 days |
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| Shoot me now.... I decided to watch Super S (the movie) and for the first time ever, I decided to watch it in english and not in subs (I have the VHS of all the movies, which are all in subs and now I'm starting to get the DVDs of them) well anyway....10 minutes haven't even gone by yet (I was on the phone for 5) and I cannot stand it!!! URG!!!!!  |
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KawaiiImoto-e Hammer Brother Level: 49 Posts: 440/1068 EXP: 852917 For next: 30966 Since: 03-15-04 From: In my own little complicated dreamworld Since last post: 16 days Last activity: 4 days |
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| The german version is funny, the call Usagi Bunny, and the rest with the Japanese names. (Bunny Tsukino, hehe). I tried to read the manga, but its to bright.. everything so white, hard on my eyes, stopped after the second volume. But I LIVE Sailor Moon Crossover Fanfiction. |
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DarkFenix Goomba Level: 9 Posts: 3/24 EXP: 2400 For next: 762 Since: 09-11-04 From: hell Since last post: 408 days Last activity: 339 days |
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| I've never seen any of the japanese episodes but I have read a couple of the mangas, and they are much better than the american episodes. | |||
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Prier Archangel Administrative Priestess. NUCLEAR SUB WEEEOOOO Level: 119 Posts: 3086/8392 EXP: 18790939 For next: 138352 Since: 03-15-04 From: Nerima Dist. - Tokyo, Japan Since last post: 1 day Last activity: 1 day |
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| Not gonna pick it up? K...I'll take care of it then... [closes] |
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