Talk:Kamoebas (Toho)

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Kamoebas (kaiju) → Kameba — This was the original location of the page prior to a recent page move stuggle made it impossible to move back without administrator aid. The turtle monster's Japanese name is Kamēba (カメーバ, Kamēba^?) but some believe it is supposed to be spelled "Kamoebas". This argument appears to lack sufficient verifiability for the change. If the name Kamoebas cannot be verified as the official intention then Kameba should be used by default. –Gunslinger47 01:11, 14 April 2007 (UTC)

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• Support Should be moved to Kameba if no evidence can be found for "Kamoebas". Scottandrewhutchins 15:05, 16 April 2007 (UTC)
• Oppose. If you what proof gun what ever, in tokyo sos they called him kamoebas not kameba. THERE! —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Monster fan (talk • contribs).

  In the English subtitles? Are they official or fansubs? Isn't S.O.S. also from an alternate timeline? Is this the only official translation? What is he called in official translations for other films? Why does Google show an online preference of 10-to-1 of Kameba over Kameobas? –Gunslinger47 03:45, 17 April 2007 (UTC)

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I would like to see something published between 1970 (when Gezora•Ganime•Kamēba: Kessen! Nakai no Daikakiju was made) and 1996 (end of the Hesei Godzilla series) that is of more credibility than a fanzine, that calls the character "Kamoebas". I think, at best, it is a neologism for the monster, based on a title I do not believe it ever bore on-screen. My VHS copy is called "Yog: The Space Amoeba" on the box and "Yog-- Monster from Sapce" on the film print itself). --Scottandrewhutchins 03:52, 14 April 2007 (UTC)

So... support, right? –Gunslinger47 09:07, 14 April 2007 (UTC)

The film being titled "Space Amoeba" by a video dealer is irrelevant as to whether the monster's name is "Kamoebas." If you are say "So you are asking for support?" then my answer is yes.--Scottandrewhutchins 15:04, 16 April 2007 (UTC)

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the proposal. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on this talk page. No further edits should be made to this section.