Every anime and manga fan knows the widely used term Saiyan. Others have heard it, but don't know its meaning. Now, in the following lines you will be able to understand why these warriors of Dragon Ball created by Akira Toriyama.
If we look at the names of the different characters, we can notice that they have unusual names, but they are related to each other. In the case of the species of Freezer, also known as Changlong in Japanese, or Demon of Cold In Spanish, they are made up of Cooler, which means “cooler”; Frost, which means “frost”; and Freezer, which means “refrigerator”.
There are also the Namekians, a race that comes from the planet Namek. Basically, they are divided into two species. One of those linked to Piccolo, referring to musical instruments. And another related to the Namek or snails, like the Japanese term namekuji. To which reference is made.
Saiyan comes from Yasai
The Saiyan maintain this line. Saiya It doesn't have a translation, but it is a modification of the Japanese word Yasai (野菜), which translates as vegetables. Taking that fact into account, they come from the planet Vegeta. Which, through a Japanization of the word vegetable, becomes vegetal in Spanish.
Consequently, most of the characters have vegetable names, such as Broly, what does it mean Broccoli. There is also, Kakarot, very similar to carrot and translates as carrotOn the other hand, we have Bardock, which is a type of root. Raditz, in turn, it is translated as radish. AND Nappa It would be a type of cabbage.
He has become so famous he manga and anime of Dragon Ball that until the Larousse Dictionary refers to the term of SaiyanFinally, do you know of any other series that makes similar references in their characters' names?
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