Yu Yu Hakusho is a hugely popular shonen anime, particularly in the Philippines, where almost everyone calls it Ghost Fighter. From Yusuke to Kuwabara, here are all the characters' Tagalog names in Ghost Fighter.
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What Is Yusuke Urameshi’s Tagalog Name in Ghost Fighter?
Yusuke Urameshi’s Tagalog name is Eugene. He is the main character of Ghost Fighter and Filipino fans love him not only because of his spirit gun, or ray gun, as Filipinos love to call his special attack, but also because of his badass and funny personality.
To this day, we don’t know what Eugene’s surname is, for we are used to him having no surname in the Filipino localization.
What Is Youko Kurama’s Tagalog Name in Ghost Fighter?
Youko Kurama’s Tagalog name in Ghost Fighter is Dennis. Initially, Kurama’s name was Denise, instead of Dennis, mistaking Kurama for a woman rather than a man in the Filipino dub.
Eventually, they fixed this confusion by saying that Dennis was only pretending to be a woman in the human world.
What Is Hiei’s Tagalog Name in Ghost Fighter?
In Ghost Fighter, Hiei’s Tagalog name is Vincent. It’s a very badass name fitting for a character like Hiei, with his cool third eye, dark flames, and summoned dragons.
Similar to the other characters, he also has a Tagalog name for his special attacks.
What Is Kazuma Kuwabara’s Tagalog Name in Ghost Fighter?
Kazuma Kuwabara’s Tagalog name is Alfred. He is a very popular anime character on local Filipino TV due to his funny antics, brute force, muscle-brained head, tenacity, and unrivaled spirit.
While it hasn’t been explained clearly why the name Alfred was chosen to localize Kuwabara, Filipino fans love his name and will always remember it whenever Smile Bomb plays on TV or when Mikaela (Yukina) comes to mind.
What Are the Other Characters’ Tagalog Names in Ghost Fighter?
Aside from the main characters, the names of the other supporting characters in Yu Yu Hakusho have also been localized in Ghost Fighter, and they are as follows:
- Botan is Sharlene
- Koenma is Jericho
- Keiko is Jenny
- Genkai is Master Jeremiah
- Gouki is Jerry
- Younger Toguro is Taguro
- Sakyo is Mr. Valdez
- Genbu is Jimbo
- Byakko is White Tiger
- Seiryu is Blue Dragon
- Suzaku is Lazarus
- Tarukane is Don Paquito
- Yukina is Mikaela
Overall, there are a lot of name changes in Ghost Fighter because Yu Yu Hakusho came at a time when Filipinos were used to seeing localized English titles and character names on TV.
While some cringe at these names, Filipinos adore these characters and the memories they brought us.
So, what do you think about the Tagalog names of the characters in Ghost Fighter? Do you like them or not?
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