06-02-2019, 01:06 AM
Ever since I started creating these characters in my story, I had considered giving them all Japanese names as well . . . just in case I wanted to have the game translated into the language for the Rising Sun fans out there. Just a heads up out there, I don't really know all that much about Japanese as of now, but I have been extremely interested in its localization into English.
I did some research today (blind research perhaps), and came up with a Japanese name for my character Nerr T: kinopiheishō (キノピヘイショウ). This is a portmanteau of the Japanese name for Toad kinopio (キノピオ) and jiheishō (自閉症 − じへいしょう), meaning autism, as he is an autistic Toad.
For my race of toad men, the Sapians, I see no reason to change it, as it works quite well in Japanese: sapian (サピアン). But for any of you out there that are familiar with Japanese, please let me know if there might be anything that would be suggestive, offensive, or inappropriate about it.
My ancient emperor of the Mushroom Kingdom, Agaricus the Great, I could call something like kōtei agarikusu (皇帝アガリクス). Similarly, King Phaseolus would be (パセオラス王).
As for the Shroob, I feel like his name could be something like hiroshi gedōsatō (外道佐藤弘 − げどうさとうひろし). I want it to be somewhat corny, as I gave him the name Charlie Shroobson for a possible English name (remember Starlow coming up with the pseudonym "Chippy" when she first addressed Bowser inside his body). If you can think of a name that is even more common, please let me know. However, using the name Hiroshi would be an appropriate nod to the late executive producer Hiroshi Yamauchi. The first two characters, gedō, come from the possible basis for the Japanese name for the Shroobs. It can mean "unorthodoxy, heresy," and can not only describe the unorthodox acts of the Shroobs on the Mushroom Kingdom, but also describe his unorthodox personality reversely applied to the Shroobs, as he is the only benevolent member of their race. Satō is the most common Japanese surname according to this website.
Please feel free to comment on my naming ideas or any kana spelling errors or translation errors — I'm still not quite as familiar with this system. Additionally, I'll try to draw and post some more concept art as well.
I did some research today (blind research perhaps), and came up with a Japanese name for my character Nerr T: kinopiheishō (キノピヘイショウ). This is a portmanteau of the Japanese name for Toad kinopio (キノピオ) and jiheishō (自閉症 − じへいしょう), meaning autism, as he is an autistic Toad.
For my race of toad men, the Sapians, I see no reason to change it, as it works quite well in Japanese: sapian (サピアン). But for any of you out there that are familiar with Japanese, please let me know if there might be anything that would be suggestive, offensive, or inappropriate about it.
My ancient emperor of the Mushroom Kingdom, Agaricus the Great, I could call something like kōtei agarikusu (皇帝アガリクス). Similarly, King Phaseolus would be (パセオラス王).
As for the Shroob, I feel like his name could be something like hiroshi gedōsatō (外道佐藤弘 − げどうさとうひろし). I want it to be somewhat corny, as I gave him the name Charlie Shroobson for a possible English name (remember Starlow coming up with the pseudonym "Chippy" when she first addressed Bowser inside his body). If you can think of a name that is even more common, please let me know. However, using the name Hiroshi would be an appropriate nod to the late executive producer Hiroshi Yamauchi. The first two characters, gedō, come from the possible basis for the Japanese name for the Shroobs. It can mean "unorthodoxy, heresy," and can not only describe the unorthodox acts of the Shroobs on the Mushroom Kingdom, but also describe his unorthodox personality reversely applied to the Shroobs, as he is the only benevolent member of their race. Satō is the most common Japanese surname according to this website.
Please feel free to comment on my naming ideas or any kana spelling errors or translation errors — I'm still not quite as familiar with this system. Additionally, I'll try to draw and post some more concept art as well.