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| Why isn't there an English term for zenkai? | |
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| Dankness Lava | Jul 8 2013, 11:14 PM Post #1 |
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Unless this is a fan made term, then ignore the question. |
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| Alex D. Boss | Jul 8 2013, 11:15 PM Post #2 |
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Because Zenkai is a Japanese term. |
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| + Pyrus | Jul 8 2013, 11:27 PM Post #3 |
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"Zenkai" is never spoken in the manga. It's always referred to as a near-death power-up. |
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| Dankness Lava | Jul 8 2013, 11:30 PM Post #4 |
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So it is a fan term them. |
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| + Havoc_Wreaker | Jul 8 2013, 11:30 PM Post #5 |
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yeah im pretty sure its fan named |
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Jul 8 2013, 11:54 PM Post #6 |
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On the subs it sings ♪Zenkai Power!♪ So it's not that much of a fan term. |
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| SaiyaJedi | Jul 9 2013, 12:54 AM Post #7 |
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Different (assumed) kanji, though. In the song, it's written as "ZENKAI", but in-context, it would be 全開 ("full-throttle"). In the context of the fan-term, it seems to be based on 全快 ("complete recovery"), although that word is never used in the series to describe the powerup bestowed by recovery from near-death. |
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| NavonWise | Jul 9 2013, 01:02 AM Post #8 |
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...so who came up with this zenkai term?
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| Dankness Lava | Jul 9 2013, 02:02 AM Post #9 |
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Doesn't one of the Ginyu Force theme songs say Zenkai? I think in the Funimation dub. |
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Jul 9 2013, 02:13 AM Post #10 |
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It's a fanmade term. It's not in the manga, and it's not used in the context of what people use it today as. That makes it a fan made term. |
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| + Kyouks | Jul 9 2013, 02:56 AM Post #11 |
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The Japanese one in Kai chants "Tokusentai," as in "Ginyu Tokusentai" (GInyu Force) or something like that, don't recall anything else that sounds even remotely similar to "zenkai" though. |
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| Dankness Lava | Jul 9 2013, 03:22 AM Post #12 |
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Well the sentai part of it must've been what i heard. |
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