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REVIEW: JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Part 3 GNs 4-5

Dan of Steel, which I interpret to be a “Man of Steel” joke

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Dan of Steel, which I interpret to be a “Man of Steel” joke

Maybe, but I always simply took it as the translator of the anime thinking, "What do you mean I can't use Steely Dan? Well, screw it, how about Dan of Steel?!"

Also, I say "translator of the anime", because Viz's original manga translation for Part 3 had a name change snafu where Rubber Soul's name wasn't kept at first (I believe Viz just named him Yellow Temperance, just like the stand), but when they got to Steely Dan they renamed him Rubber Soul. My only guess is that Viz didn't get word that they could use that Beatles' reference until after they had already gotten past that character, so they simply used the reference for another character. The anime simulcast introduced "Dan of Steel", & it's obvious Viz is simply relying on those name changes for consistency, which is appreciated.

Jotaro currently feels like a side character in his own story

Actually, due to copyrights, the guy, who was named after Steely Dan, had to be renamed. That's why they improvised. Most of the name changes from the original Japanese here in English are mostly due to that one word copyright. So a lot of the characters will undergo this.

Lord Geo wrote:

Quote: Dan of Steel, which I interpret to be a “Man of Steel” joke Maybe, but I always simply took it as the translator of the anime thinking, "What do you mean I can't use Steely Dan? Well, screw it, how about Dan of Steel?!" Also, I say "translator of the anime", because Viz's original manga translation for Part 3 had a name change snafu where Rubber Soul's name wasn't kept at first (I believe Viz just named him Yellow Temperance, just like the stand), but when they got to Steely Dan they renamed him Rubber Soul. My only guess is that Viz didn't get word that they could use that Beatles' reference until after they had already gotten past that character, so they simply used the reference for another character. The anime simulcast introduced "Dan of Steel", & it's obvious Viz is simply relying on those name changes for consistency, which is appreciated.

Actually, due to copyrights, the guy, who was named after Steely Dan, had to be renamed. That's why they improvised. Most of the name changes from the original Japanese here in English are mostly due to that one word copyright. So a lot of the characters will undergo this.

If you have a queasy stomach, all of this is a definite issue, although it's certainly nothing worse than anything that aired in, for example, Ren and Stimpy.

Sadly Jotaro never quite comes into his own as a protagonist until the very last battle of this (otherwise great) storyline, and by then it feels a bit too late. I think Araki designed this Jojo to be the opposite of the previous one; while young Joseph was a cheeky loudmouth and a trickster, Jotaro is quiet, calm and direct. But he's a bit too much of the stoic badass type, which ends up making him seem like a stiff, especially compared to larger personalities like Polnareff and Joseph, who end up dominating Part 3 for the most part.

Luckily Jotaro spoiler[really finds his niche when he becomes a supporting character, as he will in Part 4, which is where Araki really masters how to balance an ensemble cast.]

and once again hollywood flexes its copyright muscles for ONLY when its convenient to them. its stupid things like these are the reasons why macross cant be released in the US as well as the whole hub bub with the detective conan series which IS THE MOST STUPIDEST OF THEM ALL!!!!