Talk:Power Pro-kun - Revision history

Cyberlink420: Cyberlink420 moved page Talk:Powa Pro-kun to Talk:Power Pro-kun: More sensical name. Also all the links point here anyway.

2019-04-06T06:34:13Z

Cyberlink420 moved page Talk:Powa Pro-kun to Talk:Power Pro-kun: More sensical name. Also all the links point here anyway.

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	* If we're going to be beholden to the Japanese name, it should be "Pawapuro-kun". "Power Pro-kun" is a weird half-step that straddles the line between the two interpretations and ultimately serves no one.		* If we're going to be beholden to the Japanese name, it should be "Pawapuro-kun". "Power Pro-kun" is a weird half-step that straddles the line between the two interpretations and ultimately serves no one.
	In short, Power Pro-Kun is the name that makes the most sense in all respects. -- [[User:Cyberlink420\|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420\|talk]]) 02:06, 6 April 2019 (EDT)		In short, Power Pro-Kun is the name that makes the most sense in all respects. -- [[User:Cyberlink420\|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420\|talk]]) 02:06, 6 April 2019 (EDT)
			:Power Pro-kun. "Powa" is stupid "Rokkuman" horsepucky. --[[User:M Sipher\|M Sipher]] ([[User talk:M Sipher\|talk]]) 02:28, 6 April 2019 (EDT)

Cyberlink420: /* "Powa" or "Power" */ new section

2019-04-06T06:06:53Z

"Powa" or "Power": new section

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== "Powa" or "Power" ==

Here's my argument:
* If you put "パワ" into literally any translation software, it comes out as "power", not "pawa".
* The name is an abbreviated version of "パワフルプロ" ("Pawafurupuro"), a transliterated version of "powerful pro". Remove the "フル" (furu), and you get "パワプロ" (Pawapuro). Removing the "ful" from "powerful" doesn't remove the R; it's intended to be there because it's a transliteration of an English word. And they're not going to add an extra character because that defeats the purpose of abbreviating it, but the intention is still there.
* Konami's official translation of "パワプロ" is "Power Pro".
* If we're going to be beholden to the Japanese name, it should be "Pawapuro-kun". "Power Pro-kun" is a weird half-step that straddles the line between the two interpretations and ultimately serves no one.
In short, Power Pro-Kun is the name that makes the most sense in all respects. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 02:06, 6 April 2019 (EDT)