ディオ・ブランドー
Dio Burandō
ディオ・ブランドー (Dio Burandō) is the Japanese way to say "Dio Brando," the name of a primary antagonist from the manga and anime series JoJo's Bizarre Adventure.
How do you pronounce it?
The romanization is Dio Burandō.
Did you know?
- In the Japanese version of the series, the character's dramatic way of speaking is a stylized form of 'villain speech' that uses archaic or haughty grammar patterns not found in daily Japanese.
- In Japanese, the name ディオ is often written in katakana, but the name 'Dio' means 'god' in Italian, which reflects the character's narcissism and delusions of grandeur.
- The dot between ディオ and ブランドー is called a 'nakaguro' and is used in Japanese to separate parts of a foreign name that do not have a single combined spelling.
Examples in context
- ディオ・ブランドーはとても強烈なキャラクターです。Dio Burandō wa totemo kyōretsuna kyarakutā desu.Dio Brando is a very intense character.
- アニメの中でディオ・ブランドーが登場しました。Anime no naka de Dio Burandō ga tōjō shimashita.Dio Brando appeared in the anime.
- ディオ・ブランドーのファンは多いですね。Dio Burandō no fan wa ooi desu ne.There are many fans of Dio Brando, aren't there?
Example conversation
Kenta and Yui are discussing their favorite manga characters.
- 健太 Kentaジョジョの好きなキャラは誰？Jojo no sukina kyara wa dare?Who is your favorite character in JoJo?
- 結衣 Yui私はディオ・ブランドーが大好きです。Watashi wa Dio Burandō ga daisuki desu.I love Dio Brando.
- 健太 Kenta本当に？彼はひどい奴だよ。Hontō ni? Kare wa hidoi yatsu dayo.Really? He is a terrible guy.
- 結衣 Yuiでも、とても魅力的なキャラクターだと思うわ。Demo, totemo miryokuteki na kyarakutā da to omou wa.But I think he's a very charming character.
