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Bodacious Space Babes thats a good name
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The poll is flawed because regardless of how many votes the winner gets, there's no way to tell whether that's actually preferred over the name as it is. I pick "something else..."
Bodacious Space Pirates 
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I like the name "Bodacious Space Pirates"! It's a fun old slang word that fits the feel of the show.
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TerraGamerX wrote:
Hmm, I finally arrived to join the discussion, yet I see this is well buried. I will not go through 11 pages of short comments, so I don't expect anyone else to.
From the day that I first heard "Bodacious Space Pirates" (see here: http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2011/10/08-1/bodacious-space-pirates-key-visuals-and-cast-details) I found "bodacious" to be weird and unwanted. The biggest problem I have with it is that it is a dated word. Second, its primary usage that was most popular during the peak of the word's life was an etymology derived from "body". Yes, all the girls are pretty, and there is likewise a major exclusion of men. However that isn't really a focal point in the show, as evidenced by skirts in a zero gravity environment that remains a strictly non-ecchi show. The other meanings of bodacious didn't really gain much momentum beyond too-many-concussions-surfer dudes.
It's nice that the japanese author (or whoever added the english) has explored enough english to know the word "bodacious". But it simply is not something a normal fluent english person would speak. Merely being an english word does not put it in the same class as the collective language.
I highly favor preserving works as much as possible. To me, this means preserving "intentions" moreso than what is literal. This means "bodacious" is incorrect for carrying over intention (see example at bottom to aid where I'm coming from) but "moretsu" is also incorrect to stick to as without knowing japanese that carries no meaning (no "intent" conveyed) for an english audience.
For the longest time, I couldn't find the meaning of "moretsu", but I see now that's because it was originally misconveyed, including in this thread. Mōretsu/mouretsu is correct, which is an immediately easier find. And wow, there's nothing feminine at all about "猛烈", so how did we arrive at "miniskirt" as an alternative? Personally, I like "vehement" among what my dictionary is listing, but judging by "miniskirt" happening at all, maybe it needs to be dumbed down a little? "Mouretsu" gives an air of dangerous, which suits some of the captain's haphazard choices, so I think "fierce" strikes a good balance of its meaning, image, and intention.
Fierce Space Pirates
(passionate came to mind first actually, but it would seem inaccurate to perceive the romance-definition of it (I assume it'll stick to the one current relationship))
Honestly, I do want to know where "miniskirt" came from when "mouretsu" is the source term. That is an absolute abandonment of preserving the artist's intentions. I don't seek translated works for receiving an alternative concept.
To further emphasize why "bodacious" shouldn't be accepted as the intention, a very common and practical scenario in the reverse: an english user that has just recently gotten the hang of speaking japanese would likely speak "watashi" at the same frequency they're used to saying "I" or "my" in english. However that's going to be noticed yet uncommented upon, for it is unusual to use "watashi" so often. You'll still be speaking japanese, and you'll still be understood, but it is not a standard style of speaking. With further education in the language, you'd choose to not do something so out of the norm.
I love the fact that you put so much thought into this and researched the definition of "Mouretsu"
How about "Audacious Space Pirates" or "Daring Space Pirates"?
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Ailuv wrote:
I love the fact that you put so much thought into this and researched the definition of "Mouretsu"
How about "Audacious Space Pirates" or "Daring Space Pirates"?
It makes me happy to know that this far along in post quantity there was still a forum user that happened upon my assessment. Also your choices are good. Audacious makes the change minimal (less confidence-damaging to the guy that originally chose bodacious), since it uses one of the etymologies of bodacious, and audacious is not dated. However it might not be "common" enough, which tends to make titles awkward. Daring is very much in the vein of logic the poll suggests with "Adventurous", but adventurous as many have implied is rather uninteresting. I think these titles are usable, and I prefer these over the oddity of "bodacious".
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I think it is okay with the name "Bodacious Space Pirates".
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quite honestly the fact that it has "bodacious" in the title is the very reason I want to watch this show. XD
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The tittle is misleading, I thought it was a fanservice anime
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Honestly, I do want to know where "miniskirt" came from when "mouretsu" is the source term. That is an absolute abandonment of preserving the artist's intentions. I don't seek translated works for receiving an alternative concept.
I'm way late to this discussion. Found it while searching for something else. Call me a grave-digger.
Minisuka Paireetsu, "Miniskirt Pirates", is the name of the Light Novel series upon which this anime is based, so "miniskirt" has top honors with respect to the artist's intentions. Mouretsu Paireetsu, "Fierce Pirates" is, for whatever reason, what Satelight chose to rename it.
I like either title better than "Bodacious Space Pirates." I actually wish they'd called it "Fierce Pirates", actually.
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I have the light novels in Japanese and Minisuka Uchuu Kaizoku (Paire-tsu) really is the name of the series and Marika Kato is on the cover in her pirate outfit complete with miniskirt. And hat, and gun, and sword. And she's cute, way more cute than fierce. I think Mouretsu is used tongue in cheek as the girls really aren't very intense... Well, perhaps intensely cute. So I think Bodacious Space Pirates is actually a fun title. Fierce Space Pirates just doesn't seem right.
There's lots more there for another season or two so I hope they make more! |
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The little one withe the gun and the other little one with the gun and the other people that go around in the thing in space.
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Miniskirt Pirates....IN SPACE!!!!
Or we can just go with the original japanese Moretsu Pirates.
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I'm not sure about Bodacious Space Pirates, but I do think that Sekirei should be renamed Titties Galore...
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