How would you westernize Rider/Sentai character names?

[yellow-chan]

^ No,
Double: I am two-in-one sandwich... :rofl:

 

[mkdlstudios]

My definition of "aswang" - bat-like demons whose bodies can be divided in half.

Kamen Rider Double, Filipino dub character naming concepts (wouldn't happen for real, too):

Shotaro Hidari - Sotero Izquierdo (izquierdo is Spanish for left, as hidari is the Japanese translation)
Philip - Pepeng (nice reference to a typhoon that recently struck the Philippines, in relation to Double's "windy" motif)
Akiko Narumi - Amalia Navidad
Sokichi Narumi - Zosimo Navidad
Mikio Jinno - Miguel Jabillo
Shun Makura - Sabino Magallanes
Ryu Terui - Ron Tolosa
Queen & Elizabeth - Maria & Clara
Santa-chan - Santa
Watcherman - Ang Tagabantay
Master - Datu
Ryubee Sonozaki - Ruperto "Ruping" Soriquez
Saeko Sonozaki - Lucinda "Sinang" Soriquez
Wakana Sonozaki - Wendy Soriquez
Kirihiko Sudo/Sonozaki - Kaiser Sydiongco/Soriquez
Mick - Miko

Sounds weird, isn't it?

EDIT: All names are completely fictitious in nature, no deliberate resemblance intended.

 

[KamenRiderSentai]

I would keep the names the same. Never liked the idea of changing a person's name just because it's foreign for western audiences. :redface2:

I would keep them the same as well.

 

[mkdlstudios]

I would keep them the same as well.

Agreed. So that their names match the main setting of the film (i.e. Kamen Rider Kabuto is set in Tokyo).

 

[arnoldmcguire335]

I'll take cues from Sentai aired in the Philippines:

Goranger
Tsuyoshi Kaijou (AkaRanger): Terrence Kent
Akira Shinmei (AoRanger): Andre Sullivan
Daita Ooiwa (KiRanger 1): Donny Olson
Daigorou Kumano (KiRanger 2): Dimitri Kibbitz
Peggy Matsuyama (MomoRanger): Peggy Madison
Kenji Asuka (MidoRanger): Kenneth Aldrin

JAKQ
Gorou Sakurai (Spade Ace): Gerry Sandler
Ryuu Higashi (Diamond Jack): Ren Haptism
Karen Mizuki (Heart Queen): Karen McGinnis
Bunta Daichi (Club King): Brent Douglas
Soukichi Banba (Big One): Shane Baxter

Goggle Five
Ken'ichi Akama (Goggle Red): Kenny Armstrong
Kanpei Kuroda (Goggle Black): Kris Kayzer
Saburou Aoyama (Goggle Blue): Samuel Addison
Futoshi Kijima (Goggle Yellow): Frank Krandle
Miki Momozono (Goggle Pink): Millie Marne

Bioman
Shirou Gou (Red One): Sam Geoffrey
Shingo Takasugi (Green Two): Sammy Tennyson
Ryuuta Nanbara (Blue Three): Rey Nichols
Mika Koizumi (Yellow Four 1): Mikayla Kent
Jun Yabuki (Yellow Four 2): Jaime Yates
Hikaru Katsuragi (Pink Five): Hilary Kobold

Maskman
Takeru (Red Mask): Trent
Kenta (Black Mask): Kal
Akira (Blue Mask): Arthur
Haruka (Yellow Mask): Helga
Momoko (Pink Mask): Minnie

Turboranger
Riki Honoo (Red Turbo): Ricky Hillard
Daichi Yamagata (Black Turbo): Danny Yeardley
Youhei Hama (Blue Turbo): Yale Healy
Shunsuke Hino (Yellwo Turbo): Sonny Hale
Haruna Morikawa (Pink Turbo): Hannah McGuire

Fiveman
Gaku Hoshikawa (Five Red): Gary Hartford
Ken Hoshikawa (Five Blue): Ken Hartford
Fumiya Hoshikawa (Five Black): Francis Hartford
Kazumi Hoshikawa (Five Pink): Kathryn Hartford
Remi Hoshikawa (Five Yellow): Remy Hartford

Jetman
Ryū Tendō (Red Hawk): Rick Thornton
Gai Yuuki (Black Condor): Glen Yielder
Raita Ōishi (Yellow Owl): Robby O'Hara
Kaori Rokumeikan (White Swan): Katelyn Richardson
Ako Hayasaka (Blue Swallow): Anna Hannigan

Whew! sorry if I had to make up some last names to fit...

 

[virsago_mk2]

Kotaro Minami = Manly Man.

Wataru Kurenai = Sissy Bastard.

 

[big_j_ny]

Kotaro Minami = Manly Man.

Wataru Kurenai = Sissy Bastard.

Ryotarou Nogami = Big Wuss :laugh:

 

[lazycoconut]

Tsukasa Kadoya = Stuck-Up Git? :laugh:

In the Power Rangers episode where they watch a dub of Abaranger, AbareBlue became "Kenny Yukito" (and Black was "Mickey.") So they seemed to be going by a pattern of attaching a random English name to the character's Japanese first name. Let's try it for Decade:

Tsukasa Kadoya = Johnny Tsukasa
Natsumi Hikari = Suzie Natsumi
Yuusuke Onodera = Bob Yuusuke
Narutaki = Fred Narutaki
Daiki Kaitou = Gary Daiki
Kivara = That Flappy White Bat Thing

And Shinkenger, the most recent Sentai:

Takeru Shiba = Billy Takeru
Ryuunosuke Ikenami = George Ryuunosuke
Mako Shiraishi = Jane Mako
Chiaki Tani = Tom Chiaki
Kotoha Hanaori = Annie Kotoha
Genta Umemori = Dave Genta
Kaoru Shiba = Britney Takeru (well, she and Takeru - er, Billy - must have the same last name)

Yeah. That'll do it.

 

[Chronotia Archzenom]

My concepts of new character names for a Filipino dub of Kamen Rider Kiva, but it would not happen for real:

Wataru Kurenai - Warlito Katigbak
Otoya Kurenai - Osmundo "Ondoy" Katigbak
Keisuke Nago - Kelvin Narciso
Megumi Aso - Maricar Arrojado
Yuri Aso - Urduja "Uring" Arrojado
Shizuka Nomura - Shelley Nievera
Kengo Eritate - Dwight Escribano
Mio Suzuki - Rosario "Rio" Silvestre
Taiga Nobori - Erik Amador
Mamoru Shima - Manuel "Manoling" Santillan
Akira Kido - Anastacio "Tacio" Kaunlaran

For the Arms Monsters, Riki is spelled as "Ricky;" Jiro and Ramon do not need to be translated.

Ryo Itoya - Ramil Inocencio
Masao Kurenai - Morris Katigbak
King - Hari
Queen - Reyna
Bishop - Babaylan (more appropriate, a Filipino word for "shaman")
Rook - Berdugo (Filipino word for "executioner", since all he does is slay humans)

Fangire - Aswang

I will post my naming suggestions for Kamen Rider Double later on.

My definition of "aswang" - bat-like demons whose bodies can be divided in half.

Kamen Rider Double, Filipino dub character naming concepts (wouldn't happen for real, too):

Shotaro Hidari - Sotero Izquierdo (izquierdo is Spanish for left, as hidari is the Japanese translation)
Philip - Pepeng (nice reference to a typhoon that recently struck the Philippines, in relation to Double's "windy" motif)
Akiko Narumi - Amalia Navidad
Sokichi Narumi - Zosimo Navidad
Mikio Jinno - Miguel Jabillo
Shun Makura - Sabino Magallanes
Ryu Terui - Ron Tolosa
Queen & Elizabeth - Maria & Clara
Santa-chan - Santa
Watcherman - Ang Tagabantay
Master - Datu
Ryubee Sonozaki - Ruperto "Ruping" Soriquez
Saeko Sonozaki - Lucinda "Sinang" Soriquez
Wakana Sonozaki - Wendy Soriquez
Kirihiko Sudo/Sonozaki - Kaiser Sydiongco/Soriquez
Mick - Miko

Sounds weird, isn't it?

EDIT: All names are completely fictitious in nature, no deliberate resemblance intended.

Nice Filipinization of Kamen Rider names there my fellow Pinoy.:thumbs:
But Katigbak?:laugh: But yeah, it could work.

Mix the names up of course!



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Oh no! Please no more stuff that makes it close to the series that had
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Kotaro Minami = Manly Man.

Wataru Kurenai = Sissy Bastard.

Agreed! and Kaitoh the disappearing theif.:laugh:

Speaking of Kotaro Minami, he is so well known here in the Philippines as Robert Akizuki. MAN! My childhood superhero is Kamen Rider BLACK!

Ahem... Back to topic. Some from:

Kuuga:
Godai Yuusuke= Gregor O'brien
Kaoru Ichijou= Nick Walters
Sawatari Sakurako= Sharon Tabitha

Agito:
Shouichi Tsugami/Tetsuya Sawaki (Tsugami's original name)= Sean Thompson
Makoto Hikawa= Michael Heather
Ryou Ashihara= Roy Allison
Kaoru Kino= Anthony Krause

RYUKI's OUT!

Faiz/555:
Takumi Inui= Charles Wolf
Masato Kusaka= Mark Warren
Mihara Shuji= Mike Stephenson
Leo= Leon
Yuuji Kiba= Kyle Yeats

Blade minus the ACE RIDERS:
Kenzaki Kazuma= Kaz Spades
Sakuya Tachibana= Jacob Diamonds
Kamijo Mutsuki= Thomas Clover
Hajime Aikawa= Regan Heart.

Hibiki:
Hitoshi Hikada/Hibiki- Jericho Herbertson.
Asumi Adachi= Alan Grant.

 

[mkdlstudios]

I like Chrono-san's Western rendering of the character names for Kamen Rider Kuuga, Agito, 555, Blade, and Hibiki. Keep it up!