Leif Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 Not shitting on Shiro because I do like it, but I disagree about being better than Shinonome in the sense of meaningfulness, since Shinonome is written in Kanji as 東雲 which is a poetic way to say dawn, which is also associated with Hoshido. It's also quite meaningful. Shiro does make it easier on westerners and still preserves some meaning, so it's a very valid localization choice, but I feel like your comment misses the point of the name Shinonome in the first place. Yeah, I just meant that Shiro makes sense for a western audience. Then again, I have no idea why Onmyoji was chosen as a class name since most people wouldn't know how to pronounce it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor Odinson Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 Yeah, I just meant that Shiro makes sense for a western audience. Then again, I have no idea why Onmyoji was chosen as a class name since most people wouldn't know how to pronounce it. I guess they didn't think exorcist was a strong enough translation or something, since it's something rough that the fandom came up with but it's really not exact to the meaning. I mean hell there's no English Wiki entry for Onmyoji; I'm cross checking Chinese to be sure and it's a lot more than just an exorcist, but it's hard to put it in western terms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsuky Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 I really like Velouria; it's a pretty name and not a huge change from the original :) Not shitting on Shiro because I do like it, but I disagree about being better than Shinonome in the sense of meaningfulness, since Shinonome is written in Kanji as 東雲 which is a poetic way to say dawn, which is also associated with Hoshido. It's also quite meaningful. Shiro does make it easier on westerners and still preserves some meaning, so it's a very valid localization choice, but I feel like your comment misses the point of the name Shinonome in the first place. This. Although I didn't really expect Shinonome to survive the localization and am pleasantly surprised by Shiro (I know many people liked Shino, but I personally didn't like it very much), Shinonome is still the best. Maybe I should keep Corrin's default hair color so Shiro can have a hair color that matches his name... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor Odinson Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 I'm 300% Ryouma/Rinka trash anyway so that's easily settled for me \o/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Byleth Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 Wait Elise has white hair? Elise passed down the same hair color as Rinkah, which is white.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaze Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 Only reason I was mostly thinking Shinonome would become Shino was because I was using the name shortening trend that NoA was doing with Hana and Kaze. Shiro does work nicely for him, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leif Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 Elise passed down the same hair color as Rinkah, which is white.. Huh? I thought Elise had blond hair. It's clearly blonde in the FMV's. O_o Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladyfoster Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 Huh? I thought Elise had blond hair. It's clearly blonde in the FMV's. O_o Her child will get the same hair color as they would with Rinkah. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaze Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 Huh? I thought Elise had blond hair. It's clearly blonde in the FMV's. O_o Elise has very very light blonde hair to where it looks like it's white. I remember a lot of people saying that Rinkah's hair was platinum blonde as well when they discovered that the red hair was actually attached to her hair. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Byleth Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 Elise passed down white hair to her child, same like Rinkah. maybe as reference to Garon's hair since she is Garon's biological daughter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoboKD001 Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 I can buy this. Shiro is white and he's technically Hoshido's heir. It works pretty well. Oh... I thought they didn't use Shino to avoid confusion with Shinon from PoR and RD but Shiro sounds nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nordopolica Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 Oh... I thought they didn't use Shino to avoid confusion with Shinon from PoR and RD but Shiro sounds nice. I really don't think they care about prior FEs when it comes to names. We already have Arthur and Selena off the top of my head. Was hoping for Shin but I really like Shiro as well. Good nod in meaning, and I like that it's a pretty cute name too for such a rambunctious boy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor Odinson Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 Elise and Rinka's hair are very similar in shade in-portrait, though Elise's hair is more clearly blonde in her OA outside of portraits, while Rinka's hair is stated by herself to be snowy-white. However, because the grey that the children's hair uses as a base is not #888888 but a slightly yellow-skewed grey, all gen2 hair comes out slightly skewed towards yellow due to the algorithm used. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eclipse Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 I hope there's a chick out there with gray-white hair, so I can turn Shiro into a katana-wielding badass! brb, picketing IS for the trenchcoat customization Still, it's pretty good as far as localized names go! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ehrzeth Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 (edited) Unless I missed it, it seems Kisaragi, Hisame, and Mitama are all the same. Source. I'm really happy their names aren't changed, I really like them. Edited February 14, 2016 by Ehrzeth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nordopolica Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 (edited) Oh niiice. I'm super glad Kisaragi stayed the same, but I'm not too fussed about the other two. Inb4 there is someone out there who pronounces it "High-saym". Given the other two are phonetic, no big surprise but I do wonder what they may have changed them to. Now only Ignis to go, right? Ugh. On a kind of unrelated note, they kept the letter S-support bullshit in. I was so sure they'd change it around. Now I'm certain of never marrying the siblings. Edited February 14, 2016 by nordopolica Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inquisitor Lavellan Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 Unless I missed it, it seems Kisaragi, Hisame, and Mitama are all the same. Source. I'm really happy their names aren't changed, I really like them. I'm really happy about Kisaragi! I'm kind of surprised they kept Hisame. I completely expected it to be changed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NekoKnight Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 Blarg, so many pointless name changes. I mean, they could always be worse (see Caeldori) but why must Shinonome be changed to Shiro? If they thought it was too much of a mouthful, they could have least given us Shino. Midoriko was shortened by a few letters and Velour elongated by a few letters. It really feels like they saw the names, misread them and stuck with their misunderstanding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The DanMan Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 (edited) Blarg, so many pointless name changes. I mean, they could always be worse (see Caeldori) but why must Shinonome be changed to Shiro? If they thought it was too much of a mouthful, they could have least given us Shino. Midoriko was shortened by a few letters and Velour elongated by a few letters. It really feels like they saw the names, misread them and stuck with their misunderstanding. Because Shiro means "white", and has a more obvious meaning and pronunciation. I believe the name shortening syndrome does come from the fact that most people don't really bandy 4-syllable+ names around in conversations. My elder brother is named Alexander, but he's simply Alex to pretty much everybody (though Velouria is a bit of a hole in that theory; but to be fair, it's a pretty straightforward 4-syllable name). Then there's, for instance, Foleo->Forrest. Really, "Foreo" is as much of a legit romanization as "Foleo"; from that perspective, Foreo->Forrest makes much more sense. At the end of the day, I'm really not one to bellyache over name changes. Except White Blood to Hoshidan Noble. How do you get demoted from Prince to Noble? Edited February 14, 2016 by The DanMan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Etrurian emperor Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 I'm pleased with how Kisaragi remained the same. I think Takumi named his son after his father, Sumeragi which is kinda cute. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunwoo Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 (edited) At the end of the day, I'm really not one to bellyache over name changes. Except White Blood to Hoshidan Noble. How do you get demoted from Prince to Noble? Clearly by sucking incredibly at life Also, kind of surprised that the last few Hoshidan kids didn't get name changes, although I'm fine with that either way. Although if they were going to cut Mozume to Mozu, wonder why didn't cut Hisame to Hisa Edited February 14, 2016 by Sunwoo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jedi Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 Glad to see Hisame kept his name, bout the only kid i've actually shown any interest in, along with Velour Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Konnor97 Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 (edited) I am so glad Kisaragi is the same. Edited February 14, 2016 by Konnor97 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadowess Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 I'm glad they kept Hisame, Mitama, and Kisaragi. Least a few of the original 2nd gen names were kept. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soranauta Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 Glad that Kisaragi, Hisame and Mitama kept their names! They were among my favorite names for the children. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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