mochi Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 it's called a boy in America but in Japan it's age and gender are never stated so Kirby really could be anything it wants to be Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mix Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 it's a boy here? I kinda thought it could be whatevs like how it takes on the characteristics of the things it eats it's my favorite character on smash bros...'cause it's super easy >.> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghostrek Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 (edited) my qustion what species is it Edited January 22, 2018 by ghostrek Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mix Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 16 minutes ago, ghostrek said: my qustion what species is it it's a fucking pink ball good question, i'm sure there is a satisfying answer out there somewhere 1 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghostrek Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 3 minutes ago, Mix said: it's a fucking pink ball good question, i'm sure there is a satisfying answer out there somewhere frist thing i found that funny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
André Toulon Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 He's a boy, Mochi....Even his theme song (In Japanese) says so Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mix Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 41 minutes ago, ghostrek said: frist thing i found that funny good good sometimes, ghostrek............sometimes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bnmjy Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 39 minutes ago, Gogo Yubari said: He's a boy, Mochi....Even his theme song (In Japanese) says so As much as I hate to back up mochi, that song doesn't mention anything about his gender. The translator just decided to use "he." 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
André Toulon Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 1 hour ago, bnmjy said: As much as I hate to back up mochi, that song doesn't mention anything about his gender. The translator just decided to use "he." I don't think that's how translation works Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrigunBebop Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 In my headcanon Kirby's gender is balloon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naraku360 Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 25 minutes ago, Gogo Yubari said: I don't think that's how translation works It can be. Many languages, Japanese included, have more genders than male/female. It's pretty common for those genders to have no English equivalent, so translators often have to choose "he" or "she" to replace since it sounds more natural than calling a character an "it". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlappyKincaid Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naraku360 Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 3 minutes ago, SlappyKincaid said: @Danger_Jules Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mochi Posted January 22, 2018 Author Share Posted January 22, 2018 2 hours ago, bnmjy said: As much as I hate to back up mochi, that song doesn't mention anything about his gender. The translator just decided to use "he." yeah no gendered language is ever used in that song the translation doesn't even seem to be very accurate (not that I speak enough Japanese to know that for sure but the small ammount I do know leads me to belive that the two lines that mention Gender were changed entirely rather than being translated) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
André Toulon Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 (edited) Ok, then where's Benji....I'ma need his literal translation since he's the authority on yang shit. The creator himself named him after a male American lawyer. Pretty sure he wasn't counting on mochi trying to toss an agenda on every cartoon and video game character 25 years later. Kirby doesn't need a gender identity crisis Edited January 22, 2018 by Gogo Yubari Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vamped Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 Does it really matter what gender it is? Its just a cute pink ball with a really deep throat and that's all that matters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mochi Posted January 22, 2018 Author Share Posted January 22, 2018 26 minutes ago, Gogo Yubari said: Ok, then where's Benji....I'ma need his literal translation since he's the authority on yang shit. The creator himself named him after a male American lawyer. Pretty sure he wasn't counting on mochi trying to toss an agenda on every cartoon and video game character 25 years later. Kirby doesn't need a gender identity crisis he named Kirby after a brand of Vaccumes and Kirby's original names was gonna be "Popopo" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mochi Posted January 22, 2018 Author Share Posted January 22, 2018 17 minutes ago, Vamped said: Does it really matter what gender it is? Its just a cute pink ball with a really deep throat and that's all that matters. it doesn't, that's the point Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mix Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 42 minutes ago, mochi said: it doesn't, that's the point NO, YOU'RE THE POINT!!! i'm just saying things now....this has been a most unproductive morning....aaaand nope, it's 2 in the afternoon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naraku360 Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 45 minutes ago, mochi said: he named Kirby after a brand of Vaccumes and Kirby's original names was gonna be "Popopo" Buddy's right about the name. Don't think it matters to what gender it is. They named it "Kirby", not "John Kirby". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nameraka Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 i do but i'm not telling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bnmjy Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 1 hour ago, Gogo Yubari said: Ok, then where's Benji....I'ma need his literal translation since he's the authority on yang shit. The creator himself named him after a male American lawyer. Pretty sure he wasn't counting on mochi trying to toss an agenda on every cartoon and video game character 25 years later. Kirby doesn't need a gender identity crisis 2 hours ago, mochi said: yeah no gendered language is ever used in that song the translation doesn't even seem to be very accurate (not that I speak enough Japanese to know that for sure but the small ammount I do know leads me to belive that the two lines that mention Gender were changed entirely rather than being translated) The translation was accurate enough. The better way to say it would be not that literal, and sentences literally translated from Japanese usually make little to no sense. Small lesson time: in Japanese, if the subject of a sentence can be inferred merely by context, it does not need to be explicitly stated. For example, in English: "John went to the store. He bought food, but he now has no money." In Japanese, you say: "John went to the store. Bought food, but now has no money." It's the same case with the Kirby lyrics that have "he" in the translation at the bottom of the video. けど本当は強いよ literal translation: but really is strong! ホントかな literal translation: really? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarPanda Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 Hes sexless Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
André Toulon Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 2 hours ago, mochi said: he named Kirby after a brand of Vaccumes and Kirby's original names was gonna be "Popopo" Wrong Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chapinator_X Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 My biggest question would be if Kirby is a hollow ball of air, or if he’s more like a marshmallow or onahole. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juice McKenzie Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 I'm sure someone wants to fuck it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KreiaDidNothingWrong Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 Kirby is an asexual, agender death machine whose only purpose is to consume everything 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mochi Posted January 23, 2018 Author Share Posted January 23, 2018 1 hour ago, KreiaDidNothingWrong said: Kirby is an asexual, agender death machine whose only purpose is to consume everything 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death_by_motorboat Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 ok my take and im not an expert "Kirby" is a masculine sound word whereas "Kirbina" would be a feminine sound name. in my mind, case closed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doom Metal Alchemist Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 45 minutes ago, mumbojummie13 said: ok my take and im not an expert "Kirby" is a masculine sound word whereas "Kirbina" would be a feminine sound name. in my mind, case closed I went to elementary school with a girl named Kirby. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death_by_motorboat Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 3 minutes ago, Doom Metal Alchemist said: I went to elementary school with a girl named Kirby. funny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilosipherStoned Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 (edited) In all the terrible tv/ manga series I think Kirby is referred to as a he. Though I don't really care about the subject enough to dig into it, or be more specific. Edited January 23, 2018 by PhilosipherStoned Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katt_goddess Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 Kirby is a bottomless pit that inhales anything and everything in sight. The pink nutsack with feet is a teenage boy. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greeny Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 Why are you even assuming Kirby has a gender at all, you bigot? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houdini Splicer Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 Game Theory has a vid about Kirby being an amoeba. So, there's that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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