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Official: Niu Lai’s younger brother officially named Niu Wang as studio answers the pun

  • The brother’s Chinese name is standardised as 牛旺 (Niu Wang); three older translations retired
  • The brothers are confirmed to share a surname, absent from some earlier versions
  • The leopard character will be named separately before the new season

The studio confirmed today that the character’s Chinese name is standardised as 牛旺 from this week — sharing his brother’s surname — with overseas releases using the romanisation Niu Wang. Three competing translations had been in circulation.

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