Correct pronounciation of Ikaruga?

Freelancer · Feb 17, 2004

How is it pronounced?

ICK-A-ROO-GAH ?

EYE-KAH-ROO-GAH ?

ICKA-RAH-GAH?

Please enlighten me.

RevQuixo · Feb 17, 2004

ee-kah-roo-gah

RAINBOW PONY · Feb 17, 2004

just how it sounds.

i-ka-ru-ga

Nesagwa · Feb 17, 2004

My brother kept saying Eye karuga.

I keep telling him, No, say it with me Ih Ih Ihkaruga

RevQuixo · Feb 17, 2004

Nesagwa said:
My brother kept saying Eye karuga.

I keep telling him, No, say it with me Ih Ih Ihkaruga

The I in japanese is pronounced as an long e...so you are both wrong

jethrek · Feb 17, 2004

EE-KAH-ROO-GAH

Basic Japanese pronunciation

evil wasabi · Feb 17, 2004

I always said Ee kuh ruga

Nesagwa · Feb 17, 2004

RevQuixo said:
The I in japanese is pronounced as an long e...so you are both wrong

I was closer......... fuck japanese........

Buro Destruct · Feb 17, 2004

You wouldn't believe the number of people embarassed to ask for Ikaruga because they were unsure how to pronounce such a bizarre name. I had several calls when it first came out for the Dreamcast for "Radiant Silvergun 2", not from ignorance, but because it was usually prefaced by the persons half-assed attempt to say "Icka-roo-ga" or some variant and then trail off like I was going to laugh at them.

X · Feb 17, 2004

Just try to read it in Spanish.

Mike Shagohod · Feb 17, 2004

I just say "IKA' Ruuuuga" and anyone who tries to correct me get's the evil eye and me pointing at the them to "Shee it!". They can hot breath about how I say something behind my back later for all I care. *Some son ova' bitch tried to tell me a different way of pronouncing it once, then I asked him to pronounce a myriad of Japanese names, companies and what not. Bastid couldn't pronounce worth a shit. Fucker thought just because he watched some Subtitled anime he could walk on the same street as me? "Don't think so." He couldn't even say "Rally" the way the Japanese Pronounce it.. "Raaahlee" but the bastid kept saying "Raly". {This had to do with the character Rally Vincent from Gunsmith Cats BTW}. Told him to go home and re-watch the damn tapes and best recognize, cause if he did that dance with me again I'd kick some shit.

Never had a problem with a fuck like that since, as enough people were listening at that particular Game Stop one evening. So anyhow that's my story.

MERCENARY X99

Lagduf · Feb 17, 2004

Buro Destruct said:
You wouldn't believe the number of people embarassed to ask for Ikaruga because they were unsure how to pronounce such a bizarre name. I had several calls when it first came out for the Dreamcast for "Radiant Silvergun 2", not from ignorance, but because it was usually prefaced by the persons half-assed attempt to say "Icka-roo-ga" or some variant and then trail off like I was going to laugh at them.

Ok i'll admit it. When i bought Ikaruga for my GCN i just pointed to the game in the display case and said something to the effect of "that shooter, the one that starts with an I, thats what i want."

I've always pronounced it IHkaruga like Nesagwa said earlier.

BlackSpy · Feb 18, 2004

For the Dreamcast version I say eye-ka-rooga but the Gamecube version is deffo eee-ka-rooga.

I understand that the arcade version should be called something else entirely, but I've never met one :annoyed:

beelzebubble · Feb 18, 2004

"”Á”µ"

= ‚¢@‚©@‚é@‚ª

= i ka ru ga

= i(f) ca(r) ru(ne) gu(t)

its the name of a bird (a grosbeak whatever the fuck that is...)

eight one · Feb 18, 2004

It's a type of sparrow.

To think of it, some of the enemies resemble some small birds or insects.

FeelGood · Feb 18, 2004

it's not a place?

BlackSpy · Feb 18, 2004

EvilWasabi said:
it's not a place?

It's both.

Lets Gekiga In · Feb 18, 2004

BlackSpy said:
It's both.

It's a good game!

Syxx573 · Feb 18, 2004

LETS
GEH
KEE
GAH
IHN

Spike Spiegel · Feb 18, 2004

E (like the letter "e")

Ka (like Kahn)

Roo (like Kangaroo)

Ga (like, God damn it)

I can't belive we have so many JPN lovers here, and yet so few of which that know a damn about anything of it.

Spike

Lets Gekiga In · Feb 18, 2004

Spike Spiegel said:
E (like the letter "e")

Ka (like Kahn)

Roo (like Kangaroo)

Ga (like, God damn it)

I can't belive we have so many JPN lovers here, and yet so few of which that know a damn about anything of it.

Spike

Yeah, it is pretty surprising. Japanese culture interested me enough to find pronounciations for the language. Well, and I have relatives.

beelzebubble · Feb 19, 2004

Spike Spiegel said:
E (like the letter "e")

Ka (like Kahn)

Roo (like Kangaroo)

Ga (like, God damn it)

I can't belive we have so many JPN lovers here, and yet so few of which that know a damn about anything of it.

Spike

i already posted that info.. not much need for it twice id think?

Bluevoodu · Feb 19, 2004

I like the EYE way of saying it

it sounds somewhat like a pirate if you say it right

EYERRR KARUGA!!!

†B†V†

BarfHappy · Feb 19, 2004

this is an ikaruga:

Street Fighter · Feb 19, 2004

BarfHappy said:
this is an ikaruga:

anything else?

Correct pronounciation of Ikaruga?

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