Satoshi Tajiri invented Pokémon so it only makes sense that the main protagonist should also be named Satoshi.
@yusufpatel67743 жыл бұрын
Also, Shigeru, who English fans refer to as Gary, is named after Shigeru Miyamoto.
@zairulkagami73003 жыл бұрын
I grow up with English pokemon name but why i feel more comfortable with Japanese name
@randompersononthisearth39522 жыл бұрын
@@zairulkagami7300 human's name or pokémon's name?
@LuckY000Y2 жыл бұрын
Then who tf made goh? Then why are they making goh main character
@megapulsar92442 жыл бұрын
Well it doesn't necessarily makes sense (and by that I also mean that naming the hero of the universe you created after yourself is not a necessary thing), but it's no problem.
@Kaybri05263 жыл бұрын
I really like that a lot of the English names were thought of in the same way as the Japanese names were, like ekans “snake” and abo “boa (like the constricter)”. Charmander was another one of my favorites.
@Kaybri05263 жыл бұрын
Also Ditto was another good one! “Me too!”
@meorjibatheanimeotaku26513 жыл бұрын
The true is, almost all the countries using the characters English names. I never know that Satoshi is Ash's Japanese name.
@phatphamai36943 жыл бұрын
Yes but our vietnam and other asian use japanese name for all character and pokemon
@phatphamai36943 жыл бұрын
We dont like english name because it is hard to pronoun than the japanese
@meorjibatheanimeotaku26513 жыл бұрын
@@phatphamai3694 Oh! In Malay, we use English names for Pokemon and familiar with them.
@meorjibatheanimeotaku26513 жыл бұрын
@@phatphamai3694 in fact, we dub the US version. Only Diamond and Pearl series dub from original Japanese, but still using English names.
@phatphamai36943 жыл бұрын
Meor Adi Fimiyun oh in vietnam with gen 5 anime we use the JP name Best Wish and JP opening but with XY we use the dub sound with Japan names
@bittgrundy3 жыл бұрын
A lot of anime from the early 90s that came over from Japan were Americanized. Some examples are Renaming the show’s title Tokyo Mew Mew was renamed to Mew Mew Power Cardcaptor Sakura was renamed to Cardcaptor‘s (episodes in different order, story arcs changed & character Dynamics changed as well) Detective Conan is called case closed (only five seasons were translated into English) As well as majority of any anime that came over all the characters were also renamed
@aminadabbrulle82523 жыл бұрын
English version of Cardcaptor was a disgrace. Like, how can you start at what in the original was episode 8?
@SnowWolfAlpha3 жыл бұрын
Maybe the two of you could react to both the English and Japanese openings for Pokemon next?
@viewfromheavenn3 жыл бұрын
In French we also had translated names. For example, Satoshi was « Sacha » サシア, his friend was Pierre (very common name - actually means Rock/Stone as he is specialized in rock pokemon) , and the girl is Ondine オンヂーン which means Wave in Latin (she has water type Pokémon).
@volsoung74872 жыл бұрын
The french name for フシギダネ (bulbasaure) is also much closer to the japanese version for some reason (litterally strange bulb), and same for oddish
@AnnoyingTiger8883 жыл бұрын
It's crazy seeing how different the names are. I honestly wish they didn't change them for the English version :(
@Tranitosaur3 жыл бұрын
I'm glad they did 'cause I won't be remembering any of those Japanese names when I was young
@phatphamai36943 жыл бұрын
Me too the english dub is shit the opening did kept in japan
@phatphamai36943 жыл бұрын
Tranitosaur Europeans are like that but we Asians are diferent. We can remember the JP name so we don't change like the Western
@NonsensicalSpudz3 жыл бұрын
@@phatphamai3694 well yeah, english is more common in europe and the americas same with french and spanish, so the names would be english. also comes with language understanding, the Japanese names wouldn't make sense to non Japanese speakers etc.
@csalt29813 жыл бұрын
When you know Krabby is only called Crab you wont regret it.
@emanuelalonso88752 жыл бұрын
as a child i listened in English but when i grew up i rewatched basically all anime i saw as a child with JP voice and english sub. felt much more fun :)
@PetiteD3 жыл бұрын
This video was so informative. You two are such a cute couple too. I grew up on the English Pokémon, so it's hard to get into the Japanese names now that I'm older but for someone who is trying to learn the language, it is perfect. My husband and I watch a lot of subbed anime and I've learned so much about why things are named the way they are in other animes from this video (like the main character in Fumetsu no Anata E (To Your Eternity), Fushi, which I now know means Strange. Thank you so much!
@megapulsar92442 жыл бұрын
The awkwardness level in this video was even higher than Arceus lol.
@ijansk3 жыл бұрын
At first I thought Fushigidane was fushigi da ne which means "it's strange, isn't it?". I wonder if Japanese people ever misundestood this name too.
@adityak9353 жыл бұрын
It's a word play 😅
@nabilzulkepli57453 жыл бұрын
Same here
@mascotwithadinosaur93532 жыл бұрын
It's meant as both "It's strange, isn't it?" AND "strange seed".
@IceMetalPunk2 жыл бұрын
@@adityak935 Like many Pokemon names in all languages 🙂
@stagelights_2 жыл бұрын
i wonder if the name "gary" in the anime came from "shigeru" (named after shigeru miyamoto) since they kind of sound similar. in the games the character is named green in japan and blue in america im pretty sure
@LightStreak5673 жыл бұрын
Metamon? That sounds like a Digimon name!
@hassansenpai83013 жыл бұрын
And 9 Tails is 9 Tails
@meorjibatheanimeotaku26513 жыл бұрын
Yeah, in Malaysia, Diamond and Pearl is the only Pokemon series that dub from original Japanese version but still using English names. The rest are English.
@zairulkagami73003 жыл бұрын
Knp eh bgi pndpt aku sdp je nme satoshi.maybe sbb nk bgi audience malaysia yg dh lme lyn pokemon rse selesa kot ngn x rse pelik
@meorjibatheanimeotaku26513 жыл бұрын
@@zairulkagami7300 tapi Yokai Watch guna nama Jepun.
@zairulkagami73003 жыл бұрын
@@meorjibatheanimeotaku2651 yup but diorang x guna je nme jepun sdp lgi dgr
@meorjibatheanimeotaku26513 жыл бұрын
@@zairulkagami7300 ok
@kiddydut3 жыл бұрын
0:41 she’s wrong. Pika comes from a pika, a type of animal which is similar to a mouse and is a model for Pikachu
@christianlorre2 жыл бұрын
That's not being wrong, it's 2 different ways the name makes sense. There are pika mice but that really is a onomotopeia sound in japanese.
@reina84522 жыл бұрын
No she isn't wrong
@Lepurcinus2 жыл бұрын
That's false. Pikachu is based on an Onigiri and a Squirrel. The fact that these animals have that name is just coincidence.
@johnp.johnson15413 жыл бұрын
Nice lovely people you two are. Thanks for the vid.
@Mugiwara5552 жыл бұрын
Pika = sparkling,shine Chu = kiss Pikachu = sparkling kiss or shining kiss lmao
@Ghostguy693 Жыл бұрын
6:01 I mean, sure he's from the Kanto region, but since Pokémon's Kanto is seemingly an independent government and there are other places called regions like Unova and Kalos that aren't part of Japan at all, I'm pretty sure he's not Japanese, just a resident of the Pokémon world lol Also maybe I'm a _little_ biased but "Ketchum" is a cool pun ("Gotta *Catch 'Em* All")
@socketraube82533 жыл бұрын
Satoshi Because his Seiyuu is Matsumoto Rika and i like her
@miruisan3 жыл бұрын
If you remember her description of ROKON and the hand signs she did there, it might make things a little more interesting when watching CHAINSAW-MAN.
@user-cq2lp7lq3i2 жыл бұрын
Fox gesture
@joyce2393 жыл бұрын
I grew up with the name ash here in the netherlands 😊it is a fun show
@Just_a_guy242 жыл бұрын
Japanese : Poketto Monsuta English : Pocket Monster
@Ghostguy693 Жыл бұрын
Jessie and James are named after the notorious outlaw in the Old West (cowboys lol,) Jessie James. I heard the Japanese names are also a combination of a first and last name but I can't remember whose (other than him being Japanese) That said, those two have engrained the words "Jessie! James!" into my mind along with the entire rest of their mantra ever since I was a kid, so I'm attached to those names in particular out of all of the other ones lol
@kavya.k7743 жыл бұрын
わああめちゃ面白い動画ですね!これからの動画も楽しみ ^o^
@EdwinSachi3 жыл бұрын
そう言っていただけて嬉しいです😊ありがとうございます🥰
@LordTribunalBeyonder3 жыл бұрын
I think Japan and Thailand are probably the only two countries that use Japanese names.
@rubengonzalez32223 жыл бұрын
They call a rattle snake Boa. LOL
@YukiTheOkami3 жыл бұрын
In german it is Ash as well but I prefer Satoshi it is easy enough on the germsn tongue so i dont get why they had to use the english dun as an example
@halkyuusen86263 жыл бұрын
I'm more surprised Misty's name didn't get changed for the German dub.
@robertpetre93783 жыл бұрын
Satoshi like Satoshi Tajiri who invented Pokemon
@meorjibatheanimeotaku26513 жыл бұрын
Same in Malay
@YukiTheOkami3 жыл бұрын
Englisch speakers should know how to pronounce Pokémon it comes from Pocket and monster
@phatphamai36943 жыл бұрын
In Japan they prounoun pockket to monsta
@loveisreal63672 жыл бұрын
It's neither Ash or Satoshi, it's Sasha 😏. I really love to know how the name of thing was chosen ! In French the name are : Ash Ketchum/Satoshi > Sasha du Bourg-Palette (Ketchum) (I guess it was more common for French people to heard Sasha than Ash or Satoshi and closer from the sound in "Satoshi" too. They used the english choice for Ketchum but it is rarely told in the anime. Mostly Sasha is called "Sasha du Bourg-Palette" which means Sasha from the Pallet town/Masara Town.) Misty/Kasumi > Ondine (it refers to germanic mythology, Ondines were water nymphs) Brock/ Takoshi > Pierre (Pierre means "Rock" and is a common name in France) Jessie and James/ Musashi to Kojiro > Jessie et James, just like the english version. I think is because it's fluent to heard. Professor Samuel Oak/Dr Yukinari Okido > Professeur Chen (but I really don't know why xD) Gary Oak/ Shigeru > Regis Chen (Same, don't know why) Pikachu > still Pikachu Pidget/Popo > Roucool ("rourou" is the noice make by pidgets in french and "cool" was chosen in the meaning of "chill" because it's an undangerous pokemon unlike his evolutions.) Charmander/Hitokage > Salamèche (Sala comes from Salamandre (Salamander) and "mèche" means "wick" (For canddle) or "Fuss" (for bomb). Fun fact: there is a play on words with the 3 forms of this pokemon because Salamèche is a wick salamander (can be light on), Reptincel (Chamaleon/Rizadom)(rep for reptile and tincel for étincelle (spark)) is the reptile who "can makes sparks" and Dracaufeu (Charizard/Rizadon) (Dra from Dragon, "au" in french can means "to" but in this case it's refer to the expression "Au Feu !!" that we say when a fire start and we need to prevent people. Well "feu" means fire obviously. So it's litteraly means the Fire Dragon) in the joke version means "Help ! There is a Dragon ! Fire is coming !" XD. Because fire is what happen when spark light a wick haha. Translator had fun as he can😅) Squirtle/Zenigame > Carapuce (Cara for "Carapace", the turtle's shell. And "puce" means flea. The translator chose this one because Zeni in japanese refers to a little piece, he wanted to find something which allude to something small but could be cute and in French we call children that we are fond of "ma puce" (mostly for little girls but I already heard it for little boys time to time) (It has the same use as "sweetheart" in English). So Carapuce is a cute little turtle 😊 Bulbasaur/Fushigidane > Bulbizarre (Bulb from Bulbe (kind of seed) and bizarre which means "strange/weird"). So, it's closer of the japanese meaning. Ekans/Abo > Abo just like the original one. "Boa" is known from french children. Vulpix/Rokon > Goupix (Goup is from "Goupil" which was the medieval french term for renard (the actual french term, meaning "fox") and the ix is for six (6). So the translator tried to save the meanning of Rokon) Jigglypuff/Purin > Rondoudou (the translator tried to save the meaning of Purin here too but adapted it with something sweet french children can have known. Roudoudou is an old famous french candy so he turned it on Rondoudou because Rond means "ring/round" in french and Purin is a kind of round sweet dessert. Oddish/Nazonokusa > Mystherb (Here again, the japanese meaning is safe. Myst is for mystérieux (mysterious) and herb for Herbe (grass) Mr. Mime/ Bariyado > Monsieur Mime (the english translation was chosen because Mime artists were well known and loved by french people, so it was easier to associate it with the pokemon) Ditto/Metamon > Metamorphe (Litteral translation) Snorlax/ Kabigon > Ronflex (Closer of the english translation. Ron is from Ronflement (snoring) because it is a pokemon who sleeps everytime haha and flex is from flexible (flexible/adaptable) which was chose because when you tap on his belly, it's bounce and the belly return in its original form.
@dieinfire9203 жыл бұрын
The rocket team duo’s Japanese names are clearly inspired by Miyamoto Musashi and Sasaki Kojiro. Ash? Satoshi!!
@IceMetalPunk2 жыл бұрын
That makes sense, then, why they'd pick the English names they did. If the Japanese names are based on famous Japanese swordsman/ronin, then naming the English versions after Jesse James -- a famous American gunslinger/outlaw -- is perfect.
@janchris83883 жыл бұрын
Pokemon is originaly made by Japanese so satoshi is ash's real name
@EdwinSachi3 жыл бұрын
I agree!!!
@Zenpai253 жыл бұрын
omg you two are so cute. just saw your channel and gonna subscribe it. 😍
@EdwinSachi3 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much!🥰
@vip3rleon93 жыл бұрын
ASH KETCHUM MY GUY
@ak-th5xt2 жыл бұрын
I like how it's more of a "Japan" vs "Everyone else around the world" and not just US
@samhayes-astrion3 жыл бұрын
His name is Satoshi, but his fans in Unova and Alola call him Ash Ketchum because his Charizard constantly turns him to ash.
@asaftk3 жыл бұрын
I got the sounds yui and moa make in megitsune now lmao
@randompersononthisearth39522 жыл бұрын
I prefer english names for Pokémons and japanese names for humans like Satoshi, Kasumi, Hikari, etc.
@Katcom1113 жыл бұрын
Hahahaha great video! I enjoyed it.
@mikachanti3 жыл бұрын
アッシュはだれ???(笑)サトシ🙋♀️
@margaretavanekova48083 жыл бұрын
When I was little I used to watch Pokemon in english, but when I started to watch more anime and came back to watching pokemon again I was watching it only in Japanese language, from Diamond and Pearl series. (Can't find Japanese ver to first 10 seasons -.-") I find few episodes of previous 10 seasons and I realised that the english ver was censored. And the second thing I find out was that original Pokemon is more funny, the original Japanese jokes are totally lost in translation -.-". So for me lot of years there is no Ash, there is only Satoshi, Kasumi, Takeshi, Musashi and Kojiro. (when I was learning hiragana and tried to remember "KO" symbol I accidentally attached it to KOjiro, and now when I'm reading "KO" I always remember Kojiro from Pokemon :D)
@zepexmc3 жыл бұрын
Wtf u make great content srsly need more subs underrated
@russellward46242 жыл бұрын
"Brock" "What is that?" Me: the whitest name ever lol
@yorha21s583 жыл бұрын
What does the fox say? kon~kon~kon~kon~
@Lahoje3 жыл бұрын
finally we know
@loydiepareja95182 жыл бұрын
English GRENINJA USE DOUBLE TEAM! chinese GEKKUGA USE SHADOW CLONE Me:what the heck i did not know i was watching naruto all of the sudden
@blinkforever66113 жыл бұрын
Pokémon is something so close to my soul like Pokémon I love so much like it’s black pink my soul universes/family and Pokémon Pokémon the feeling is magical unexplainable confidence giving satoshi ok but I grew up with the English names I love Japan everything about it specially anime I only watch anime in Japanese but Pokémon is the only anime I love the English version iam use to it and charizard is iconic the name you know
@saulm.g.53692 жыл бұрын
En japones: SATOSHI En ingles: ASH en Español: El mostaza! 😆
@ariohandoyo59733 жыл бұрын
Wow yes you're right onee san, nice battle in the video. His real name is Satoshi, love japan.😘🇯🇵
@liumachin63833 жыл бұрын
Abo in German is Arbok and is reversed too. Its actually Kobra :D
@bremCZ3 жыл бұрын
If Japanese Abo is Arbok, what is Japanese Arbok?
@ffhines39802 жыл бұрын
English names are best 💕
@kame93 жыл бұрын
im spanish and i like the english names for character and pokemon.
@aransformsp15392 жыл бұрын
I already know it before that ash real name is satoshi
@vishnucs82042 жыл бұрын
Both name I liked
@michaelbridges80292 жыл бұрын
May is Haruka
@shiho8023 жыл бұрын
さっちゃん可愛い🥰
@EdwinSachi3 жыл бұрын
見てくれてありがとう~😊
@YueMoon143 жыл бұрын
Satoshi
@cali18853 жыл бұрын
Aren't salamanders amphibians? Cause lizards are reptiles
@timothy61642 жыл бұрын
Is Ash Ketchum in America but in Japan it's Satoshy.
@w-amaya99963 жыл бұрын
wtf in france it’s: pokemon, pikachu, roucool, salameche, carapuce, bulbizarre, abo, goupix, rondoudou, mystherbe, m. mime, métamorph, ronflex, sasha (yes, sasha and pikachu), ondine (not sure), pierre, jessie and james
@user-mq2nh9cc4i3 жыл бұрын
Jpanese full name of 'pokemon' is 'poket monster'.
@user-oo6qk2fj9h2 жыл бұрын
I never realized that Jessie and James were hailing to the fuhrer lol
@MybeautifulandamazingPrincess2 жыл бұрын
Based
@acorrin80393 жыл бұрын
I call Bulbasaur ネギカメ🐢
@maryamarissa10993 жыл бұрын
Wait you from Malaysia because I am from Malaysia to
@halcyonmoon3 жыл бұрын
what does the fox say kon kon
@russellward46242 жыл бұрын
サトシ
@AcmeWingbaby2 жыл бұрын
As far as I’m concerned, “Ash Ketchum” is really “Satoshi”. Because when Mew and Mewtwo turn Satoshi to stone, and Pikachu tries to say his name… That still brings a tear to my eye.
@magdalenagvardjancic98382 жыл бұрын
It’s both
@jukiusjana67553 жыл бұрын
Music too loud
@EdwinSachi3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the feedback 😊
@akosigusiong4822 жыл бұрын
i never watch pokemon in Japanese i never know pokemon are name deferent so who name them in English dub?
@Kirito-qc7kb3 жыл бұрын
satoshi
@Omkar-lm5pe3 жыл бұрын
Satoshi is certainly better than ash it fits him better
@azar52553 жыл бұрын
Ash
@user-mo2hx2jx7x3 жыл бұрын
I got know the whole Sathoshi thing because of rom searching Edit I like Ash better
@gasmaskplays49723 жыл бұрын
I learned Something today even i dont have to watch this btw why is this not having alotta Comments Why Like Is this Bad?
@Partanos3 жыл бұрын
さとしです
@EdwinSachi3 жыл бұрын
ですよね!🥺
@katherinelok76893 жыл бұрын
I prefer the Japanese names!
@barsthesnowcat2 жыл бұрын
Эш Кетчум
@whoised6032 жыл бұрын
The freaking ignorance of English localisation dares to correct the original Japanese names?
@patrikbengtsson38833 жыл бұрын
Catch em
@joshuawilliams713 жыл бұрын
Abo
@garrettk.22573 жыл бұрын
Is that the flag of Malaysia?
@EdwinSachi3 жыл бұрын
Yes!😊
@AJAYSWAN3 жыл бұрын
Squirtel sound so wrong
@nabilzulkepli57453 жыл бұрын
I just follow the original Japanese....
@neetaspirantaiimsdelhi59353 жыл бұрын
Chu** means ...... And very bad word India😂
@Hakaishi002 жыл бұрын
Japanese is the original
@theogbigd39063 жыл бұрын
The Japanese names make more sense than some of the English names
@renpunye46502 жыл бұрын
i hate english translate,, it is to much to change character names
@fantastiCkiLler923 жыл бұрын
English name are soooo weird, still prefer the JP names which makes more sense to me. It's very straight forward name if you know japanese.
@mistry62922 жыл бұрын
please.... where can i get my self a japanese gf.....