ゴクウブラック
Gokū Burakku
ゴクウブラック (Gokū Burakku) is the Japanese way to say the name of the character Goku Black from the Dragon Ball series.
How do you pronounce it?
Gokū Burakku
Did you know?
- The word ブラック is a loanword from English 'black' and is often used in Japanese business contexts to describe 'black companies' ブラック企業, which are workplaces with exploitative conditions.
- The name ゴクウ is derived from 孫悟空, the Monkey King from the classic Chinese novel 'Journey to the West'. This makes the character's name a cultural reference to a legendary figure long before the manga was written.
- In Japanese media, adding the English color 'black' to a name often signifies an 'evil mirror' or an antithesis of the original character, rather than just their skin or clothing color.
Example conversation
Two friends are talking about their favorite anime characters.
- 大翔 Hiroto誰が一番好き？Dare ga ichiban suki?Who do you like the most?
- 結衣 Yui私はゴクウブラックが好きです。Watashi wa Gokū Burakku ga suki desu.I like Goku Black.
- 大翔 Hirotoいい選択だね。Ii sentaku da ne.That is a good choice.
- 結衣 Yui大翔くんは誰が好き？Hiroto-kun wa dare ga suki?Who do you like, Hiroto?
