Season 19: Pokémon the Series: XYZ - Dub Title Thread

[Playerking]

Post the episode titles for the upcoming season of the dub, Pokemon XYZ.

 

[Shadao]

Sounds almost exactly the same as the original Japanese title. So when are the other dub titles coming?

 

[!Z!]

I never understood this title, how is it in anyway a birth? Zygarde litterally craws into Bonnies bag.
I thought maybe they meant birth of the Z season, but the dub title specifically says Zygarde.

Wonder if Punichan will be called Squishy or something else?

 

[technickal]

Wonder if Punichan will be called Squishy or something else?

Please call him Larry...please call him Larry...

 

[Ryu Taylor]

Post the episode titles for the upcoming season of the dub, Pokemon XY&Z.

Since this is the English dub we're talking about, the title should be "Pokemon XYZ". TPCi made the smart decision of removing the ampersand.

 

[BlackButterfree]

Wonder if Punichan will be called Squishy or something else?

Probably something else. Puni-chan is three syllables, while Squishy is two. For dubbing reasons, the syllables have to stay the same. Unless she calls him "Lil' Squishy" or "Mr. Squishy" or something else equally adorable.

 

[!Z!]

Probably something else. Puni-chan is three syllables, while Squishy is two. For dubbing reasons, the syllables have to stay the same. Unless she calls him "Lil' Squishy" or "Mr. Squishy" or something else equally adorable.

What about "My Squishy"


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Wux1bWDtzs


I actually like Mr. Squishy too

 

[BlackButterfree]

What about "My Squishy"


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Wux1bWDtzs


I actually like Mr. Squishy too

I think Mr. Squishy is probably the most likely. Unless they call it something else entirely.

 

[Jaypom]

Sir Squishy? Madame Squishy? All Mighty Ruler Squishy?

 

[technickal]

Since this is the English dub we're talking about, the title should be "Pokemon XYZ". TPCi made the smart decision of removing the ampersand.

Smart? How come?

 

[PokémonGamer]

Probably something else. Puni-chan is three syllables, while Squishy is two. For dubbing reasons, the syllables have to stay the same. Unless she calls him "Lil' Squishy" or "Mr. Squishy" or something else equally adorable.

Japanese name: Eureka (3), English name: Bonnie (2), Japanese name: Satoshi (3), English name: Ash (1, three if last-named, which he rarely is)

Point is, it could be Squishy, or it could not be Squishy. We do not know.

 

[BlackButterfree]

Japanese name: Eureka (3), English name: Bonnie (2), Japanese name: Satoshi (3), English name: Ash (1, three if last-named, which he rarely is)

Point is, it could be Squishy, or it could not be Squishy. We do not know.

But isn't that why Lorelei was dubbed as Prima, though? Because they needed to keep the syllables the same for dubbing?

 

[PokémonGamer]

But isn't that why Lorelei was dubbed as Prima, though? Because they needed to keep the syllables the same for dubbing?

Possibly that, or the translators probably didn't know that Lorelei already had a dub name. Therefore, the Bulbapedia page said it "might" have been dubbed Prima for that reason, that doesn't mean it's 100% confirmed true.

 

[Ryu Taylor]

Smart? How come?

I just feel that the ampersand was redundant. Also, "XYZ" rolls off the tongue better.

 

[sc190191]

I doubt they use "Mr." bc they don't do gender with legendaries and Kalos does way less gender than Unova anyway

 

[Dogasu]

But isn't that why Lorelei was dubbed as Prima, though? Because they needed to keep the syllables the same for dubbing?

Almost every main character's English name show has a different number of syllables than their Japanese one. There is absolutely zero reason why they have to keep the syllable count the same.

 

[Misty-Moo]

I remember seeing an interview years ago with someone who dubbed anime. They said (leaving aside the differences in sentence structure) the main problem with lip syncing was that on the whole, Japanese words end with a vowel sound and English words end with a consonant. The upshot of this is English characters end their sentences with a closed mouth and Japanese characters end them with an open mouth. This is why things such as name length or the number of syllables in said new name get changed. It's not just to give the character more "dub language appropriate" names, it's in order to match up better with the character's mouth movements.

 

[abcboy]

XY094: From A to Z!
Airs February 20
Source: Cartoon Network

 

[!Z!]

Strange that they changed the title literally 2 weeks before it airs. I think this could have something to do with the games

 

[Hidden Mew]

I don't know if the first title was official. I don't remember seeing it on Cartoon Network's website or Pokemon.com.