Joshu
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Japanese Name
ジョシュ
Romanized Name
Joshu
Official English Name
Joshu (Funimation)Josh (VIZ)
Debut
Chapter 1065; Episode 1095
Affiliations
Edison
Occupations
Assistant
Residence
Egghead
Status
Alive
Japanese Voice
Hinako Takahashi
Introduction
Joshu is a cat and Edison's assistant on Egghead. Joshu is a cat and Edison's assistant on Egghead.
Appearance
Summary
Joshu is a small cat with light-colored fur. It walks on two legs and wears a dark-colored, long-sleeved shirt and dark-colored pants.
Personality
Summary
Joshu is an obedient assistant and enjoys helping people.
Abilities And Powers
Summary
Despite being a cat, Joshu is capable of walking on two legs and using a pen and paper to take notes.
History
Egghead Arc
Joshu followed Edison to draw up plans for a new invention, as the scientist was struck with a sudden idea after watching the Straw Hat Pirates fight S-Shark.
Translation And Dub Issues
Summary
Joshu is derived from the Japanese word 助手 (joshu?), which means "assistant." In the VIZ version of Chapter 1065, a line was added in which Edison called Joshu "Assis-tabby". In the Japanese version, Edison says "猫の手も 借りたい" (neko no te mo karitai?, lit. "to want to borrow even the paw of a cat"), an idiom referring to there not being enough time in the day. To explain this, VIZ treats Assis-tabby as a title when Joshu is named, calling him "Josh the Assis-tabby".
Anime And Manga Differences
Summary
In the anime, a similar series of events – Edison coming up with an idea, saying he would even accept a cat's help, and Joshu following him to help – plays out again, implying that Joshu frequently has to insert itself into Edison's spur-of-the-moment design processes.