Talk:Transformers: Kiss Players (franchise)

It's probably worth noting that the text above "Kiss-Players" in the logo, キスぷれ (KISUPURE) is actually "Kiss-Play", and not what the subtitle would suggest. I have no idea what that means in regard to what this damn line is actually called. --Suki Brits 21:34, 26 June 2006 (UTC)

Aha. So there are two potential names, and the article is named neither of them. --ItsWalky 01:31, 27 June 2006 (UTC)

Fixed. Evan1975 05:37, 27 June 2006 (UTC)

This should probably be KissPlay or Kiss Play, with a note indicating that "Kiss Players" appears in English below the title logo.

Based on the layout of the logo, and the fact that it appears there in English, I'm inclined to take "Kiss Players" as the intended English title. Is that dumb of me? Do Japanese product logos often have an almost-identical English rendering side-by-side with the Japanese name just for the sake of coolness, and not indicating anything meaningful? --Steve-o 15:34, 23 September 2006 (UTC)

It's not dumb at all, but I'd go for Kiss Play, the one we know for sure is right, since there's a long and sordid history of mis-Anglicizations in Japanese names and logos. The alternative is to call Marissa "Melissa", Autrooper "Autor/looper", etc.

Minelba! --ItsWalky 17:10, 23 September 2006 (UTC)

I insist on calling that character Melissa. She's Marissa's embarrassing cousin, not Marissa Faireborn! CleverThylacine (talk) 23:39, 17 April 2021 (EDT)

"キスぷれ" would be considered a abbreviation. If it was supposed to actually be "Kiss Play" it would be キスぷれい or キスぷれー.　Evan1975 06:31, 26 September 2006 (UTC)

Historically, that would be correct. However, there has been a modern trend of leaving out the trailing dash. "Cosplay" ("costume play"), from which "Kiss Play" is almost certainly derived, doesn't have it either: コスプレ

--Swift 14:18, 26 September 2006 (UTC)

In response to Steve-o's question two months ago: I'm not sure how common it is, but the logo for the anime Pretty Cure says "purikyua" ("precure"), with the English text "Pretty Cure" underneath. In the series, it is consistently pronounced "puriti kyua," but when one of the characters spells it out she says "pu ri kyu a." I don't know why this was done, but it seems that the given English title is the series's "real" name. I strongly suspect that the discrepancy between "kisupure" and "Kiss Players" is a similar situation, given that "Kiss Players" refers to something of importance within the series. --Andrusi 18:13, 28 November 2006 (UTC)

Did It's Walky! predict Kiss Players years before it happened? I'll let you decide: http://www.itswalky.com/d/20010617.html - 67.172.162.93 13:52, 1 February 2007 (UTC)

Yea verily, IT'S WALKY hath truly predicted multitudes of apocalypses and plagues, but in this case you'd better go and google up "Turbo Teen".--Autobus Prime 14:04, 1 February 2007 (UTC)

Edit

Why was the large bulk of this article removed?--Nevermore 16:35, 8 October 2007 (UTC)

Most likely Chris is moving info to Kiss Players (Toyline) and Kiss Players (fiction) sections. --Detour 16:54, 8 October 2007 (UTC)

Give that man a cookie! - Chris McFeely 16:57, 8 October 2007 (UTC)

Naming Question

Okay, now that I've changed every use of "Kiss Play Position" that I can find to "Kiss Players Position," it suddenly strikes me...should we really be separating the two in articles outside the main ones? In other words, should the Sparkbots' and Cassetrons' articles (etc.) really describe their fictional appearances as taking place in KPP rather than just Kiss Players? Whether they're meant to be in any way separate series is kind of debatable. --Swift 02:58, 9 October 2007 (UTC)

I'd say it's not worth it (as is probably obvious, since I've lumped both KP and KPP together in... everything, so far) but others might disagree. - Chris McFeely (not signed in) 12:47, 9 October 2007 (UTC)

Also, should we have a disambig page that links to an entry for "Kiss Players (Singing Group)", since that's also the name of the pop group in KPP? --Swift 12:28, 9 October 2007 (UTC)

Ooh, yes, probably. In fact, maybe we might even need a "Kiss Players (characters)" or something like that,for the actual individuals with the powers. - Chris McFeely (not signed in) 12:47, 9 October 2007 (UTC)

Since this article is already disambig'd, shouldn't it be moved to Kiss Players (franchise)? -Derik 23:19, 11 October 2007 (UTC)

Yes, it should. However, there are a LOT of links to this article. I can have the Diagnostic Drone change them all quite easily, but I imagine at least some of them would be better directed to one of the other related pages like Kiss Players (manga), Kiss Players (radio drama), Kiss Players (singing group), etc., so I'm reluctant to just do a mass text-replacement on them all. I don't suppose somebody besides me feels like sorting those out, huh? --Steve-o 01:55, 12 October 2007 (UTC)

You bastards finally did it.

After splitting the article, and numerous character updates, I am confident that this wiki has the most extensive, accurate, and informative coverage of Kiss Players canon in the English language.

And this fills me with dread. A deep, chilling dread, like that no doubt felt by many a character in H.P. Lovecraft's lurid works.

May God have mercy on us all.--Rosicrucian 22:47, 11 October 2007 (UTC)

Aaaand, with Primus and Unicron finally added, I believe I can say with some confidence that Kiss Play and Teletraan Go! Go! are 99% complete. Just a few odds and ends left to update some day soon. --Swift 23:47, 11 October 2007 (UTC)

Is this manga compilation for sale anywhere? It looks cracktastic. -Derik 23:49, 11 October 2007 (UTC)

It was unexpectedly made available at Wonder Festival 2007 in August. Not sure if it's being sold outside the show. Which is a shame, because it's insane and everyone should own it. --Swift 23:53, 11 October 2007 (UTC)

Right, I meant- is it for sale on the secondary market? Anyplace that uses the e-Hobby primus toy to represent Primus himself is awesome in my book. -Derik 23:57, 11 October 2007 (UTC)

Fantofan.jp had...one, I think. No idea if they still have it in stock. Apart from that, not a clue. (Note also what was used to represent Unicron. Wait, e-Hobby? Wasn't it just a Lucky Draw-type contest prize?) --Swift 00:03, 12 October 2007 (UTC)

Clearly, we need an intenet petition for an american translation, Clearly. Guys? Hello? --Zodberg 00:40, 12 October 2007 (UTC)

Ummm... No.--Dynamus Prime 02:23, 18 April 2008 (UTC)

Things that shouldn't exist

We have things that don't exist as a category, if only there was a things that shouldn't exist category to put this into.81.108.237.26 10:51, 6 February 2010 (EST)

No. —Interrobang 14:00, 6 February 2010 (EST)

I'm not suggesting we make the category, I'm just saying!81.108.237.26 11:52, 28 February 2010 (EST)

We'd also put the Beast and B.O.T in there. However, it's really too opinion based so it wouldn't be a good category.--Metalstar (talk) 08:59, 6 February 2019 (EST)

Oh for god's sake, this conversation is 9 years old. Escargon (talk) 10:11, 6 February 2019 (EST)

"Awareness"

Actually, people are still ignorant of most of the details, especially the latter half that removed the overwhelming majority of the skeevy stuff from the series. They just know PENIS TONGUE. --M Sipher 17:31, 2 March 2010 (EST)

FYI

Not only is the Takara Tomy KP website defunct and the link broken, KP isn't even findable on the KP TF toy archive page (and I read Japanese). They are not acknowledging this tomfuckery anymore.

(This is not a value judgement. Were it not for the fact that Atari was supposed to be in grade school (EW) I'd be amused that this exists and I definitely am glad there are pages for it on the site. But it is kinda funny that Takara's that ashamed of themselves.) CleverThylacine (talk) 23:37, 17 April 2021 (EDT)