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In Episode 2, Zapp Renfro gets an introduction screen which captions 馬鹿 and バカ
as "Dick Suck". At first, I thought this was a troll caption, but it appears
in official releases such as the [Funimation!
stream](http://www.funimation.com/shows/blood-blockade-
battlefront/videos/official/after-the-phantom-ghost-wagon).

[![Zapp
Renfro](https://i.stack.imgur.com/8ExU3.jpg)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/8ExU3.jpg)

Does anyone know why this was captioned this way? Possibly a reason/joke in
the anime?

[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/k3zab.jpg)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/k3zab.jpg)


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kekkai-sensen
In episode 2 why is baka captioned with "Dick Suck"?


You can read [here](http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/subcultures/blood-blockade-
battlefront-kekkai-sensen):

> [![Zapp, a "Dick
> Suck"](https://i.stack.imgur.com/G0IEU.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/G0IEU.png)
>
> Dick Suck is a meme referring to an annotation shown during the introduction
> to the character of Zapp Renfro within episode 2 of the anime, with one of
> the introductory annotations referring to him as a “dick suck”. Due to the
> humorous nature of the comment, the term grew in popularity among fans, and
> is often paired with fanart of the character.

However, it's mostly a pun on _baka_ as mentioned [on
Reddit](https://www.reddit.com/r/anime/comments/3296bu/spoilers_kekkai_sensen_episode_2_discussion/cq931ve):

> > I think it actually says "Baka Baka".
>
> Yep, the kanji is 馬鹿 (baka) and the katakana says "baka" too.

As for the reason of its official translation being that as well, it seems to
be for nothing more than humor purposes like senshin points out in the
comments.

Something similar to this is:

> [![Chain Sumeragi introduction
> screen](https://i.stack.imgur.com/QHNTz.jpg)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/QHNTz.jpg)
>
> Chain Sumeragi being labelled as a "shawty"


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