Talk:Power Pro-kun: Difference between revisions

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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. -- Cyberlink420 (talk) 02:06, 6 April 2019 (EDT)

Power Pro-kun. "Powa" is stupid "Rokkuman" horsepucky. --M Sipher (talk) 02:28, 6 April 2019 (EDT)

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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.
 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)