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Square-Enix seems to think 'go home, wash your face' is a perfectly acceptable English translation for at least one of their games (~2:50 of the video): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6m6aKWuFMU
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RabidWeasel posted:The only non-translations I find really enfuriating are when they put a perfectly acceptable translation as a TL note. Why the gently caress would you put a TL note instead of just using the word which you literally just said it means? This was all according to keikaku note: Keikaku means plan
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But what is a Ryuketsu???
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Jimmy Colorado posted:Outrageously off-topic, but reading this reminded me of something and I didn't want to forget: considering it's time slot, is it safe to say it's not really a kid's show? I just finished a play through of Bionic Commando, but the Japanese title is something like "The Secret Resurrection of Hitler!" For the NA release, they cleaned up all the swastikas and SS thunderbolt things (although they left in the big bad as basically... well, Hitler) and replaced them with eagles or albatrosses or whatever. I bring it up because I think the game itself could at least make for a decent DVD challenge, IF Arino could get a handle on the swinging mechanic. If not, well, he'd never get past Area 6. But despite all that, would the nazi imagery make it a non-starter as a challenge game? Nintendo's standards for publication in western countries were absolutely rigid in the 80's and early 90's because they were terrified of any bad press. So they had people remove all kinds of things they were nervous about from games. It's just not as big of deal in Japan so all the Nazis in Bionic Commando wouldn't even register. I've been expecting it to turn up as a challenge for some time. As another example of Nazi's not being a big deal in Japan, here's a commercial for Famicom Wars: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2igwEcYaPE&t=39s . One more thing about a possible Bionic Commando challenge: it would be the first episode banned in Germany!
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zari-gani posted:
See, I find things like this interesting and informative, and don't mind seeing phrases like this briefly explained in translation notes. It's a neat way of learning about quirks of other cultures, which to me is partly why I am interested in watching foreign programming.
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zari-gani posted:ETA3: Okay, one more thing that I also brought up in the thread a long time ago: when ShinYaguchi translated Tokimeki Memorial he translated Arino's infamous line to "I've hugged a lot of girls!" and I still feel strongly that it should've been "I've slept with a lot of girls!"
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Sep 11, 2012 23:26
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Random Stranger posted:It's just not as big of deal in Japan so all the Nazis in Bionic Commando wouldn't even register. I've been expecting it to turn up as a challenge for some time. I totally expected them to do it too, but then Capcom made the remake & reboot and they retconned the whole franchise in Japan as well, so the original game was pretty much swept under the rug.
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Sep 11, 2012 23:27
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"TL Note: I am a virgin"
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Sep 11, 2012 23:27
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Three-Phase posted:"TL Note: I am a ~virgin~"
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Heti posted:But what is a Ryuketsu??? Clearly that's a typo.
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Three-Phase posted:"TL Note: I am a virgin" TL Note: A virgin is a nice guy who women ignore because he's so kind and friendly and has an extensive collection of ANIMES which he subtitles. Also, he provides them with CDs of his favorite songs hand selected for each girl based on his observations that he keeps in a notebook.
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Sep 11, 2012 23:52
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Jimmy Colorado posted:Clearly that's a typo. Now I'm even more confused.
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Oh my god, I did it... After being thousands and thousands of posts behind, I finally caught up in this thread. I have so much GCCX to watch now, it's amazing. I posted a few times in the first iteration of the thread, but it bears repeating: THANK YOU to everyone involved who have put so much time and effort into this. For all the viewers of all the episodes you've done so far, I wouldn't be surprised if you've provided millions of man-hours of enjoyment for us.
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Gutcruncher posted:This was brought up in the thread before, but my "favorite" non-translation is Itadakimasu. It gets even better when they take the "u" off.
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Sep 12, 2012 01:05
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One more set of screencaps.
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The joke here is that the top screenshot is the correct one right?
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Pyrovile posted:The joke here is that the top screenshot is the correct one right? Would not surprise me.
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Sep 12, 2012 01:46
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The joke is that they are all terribly written. The best way to put it would be something like "You've heard how the mafia has been abducting children here?" or something like that. The bottom two are really wordy and phrase it in this hard to parse way. Like, yeah, I can understand it, but it takes a little bit of time. Would Japanese grammar have it presented closer to what's in the subtitles?
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On a completely different topic, who are Mouri and Hashimoto? They're mentioned in the Project: CX Joystick intro, as well as in a Famicom game mentioned in the chronology-type corner where they were playable along with Takahashi. I'd assume they're other popular gamers from that era, but what would they be known for? Also, I look forward to seeing the Comix Zone episode subtitled, if only to see the amusing (to me) Retro Read-Along. It's from Megaman X.
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Random Stranger posted:As another example of Nazi's not being a big deal in Japan, here's a commercial for Famicom Wars: Ive been on a JoJos Bizzare Adventure kick recently, and in the second part there is a Nazi officer named Stroheim (Who is said to be the influence for Guile) who becomes an unwilling ally throughout the second arc. A character like Stroheim could never be written in American popular culture, him being a Nazi means he must be a cartoonishly evil at all times.
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OrochiKiyo posted:On a completely different topic, who are Mouri and Hashimoto? They're mentioned in the Project: CX Joystick intro, as well as in a Famicom game mentioned in the chronology-type corner where they were playable along with Takahashi. I'd assume they're other popular gamers from that era, but what would they be known for? Mouri Meijin was Takahashi's rival. See also Game King: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGjcf0SjahA
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Meme Emulator posted:Ive been on a JoJos Bizzare Adventure kick recently, and in the second part there is a Nazi officer named Stroheim (Who is said to be the influence for Guile) who becomes an unwilling ally throughout the second arc. A character like Stroheim could never be written in American popular culture, him being a Nazi means he must be a cartoonishly evil at all times. Please tell us more about how your manga has more character depth than any American piece of fiction could ever hope to have. What I'd like to know if how well Japanese war criminals are represented in their fiction. Why isn't there a game where I blow up Hideki Tojo's head with a rocket launcher?
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Mister Chief posted:Please tell us more about how your manga has more character depth than any American piece of fiction could ever hope to have. What I'd like to know if how well Japanese war criminals are represented in their fiction. Why isn't there a game where I blow up Hideki Tojo's head with a rocket launcher? Why would you do that? He might actually do it.
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Oh my God that post almost made me feel bad for liking Jojo's Bizarre Adventure. (It is pretty cool, please disregard how terrible that post is.) As a GCCX connection, the protagonist Joseph Joestar appears in Famicom Jump. Just so I don't feel even worse about this.
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Mister Chief posted:Please tell us more about how your manga has more character depth than any American piece of fiction could ever hope to have. What I'd like to know if how well Japanese war criminals are represented in their fiction. Why isn't there a game where I blow up Hideki Tojo's head with a rocket launcher? I don't think he said, like, any of that. He was just stating that a Nazi in American pop culture is never an ally, even if an unwilling one. Jesus dude calm down. Though I would like to hear more about how Japan displays their side during the War, but I imagine a lot of it is like Germany and nobody talks about what they did to China, but this probably isn't the page for that.
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Mister Chief posted:Please tell us more about how your manga has more character depth than any American piece of fiction could ever hope to have. What I'd like to know if how well Japanese war criminals are represented in their fiction. Why isn't there a game where I blow up Hideki Tojo's head with a rocket launcher? The gently caress is your problem? This is such a wierdly aggressive post, haha. Nazis have been a cartoon villian in american popular culture since, well World War 2. Theyre a convinent villian because you dont have to bother feeling sympathy for them, thats the niche that has been created for Nazis in American popular culture, the Dude Its OK To Shoot. That sterotype doesnt exist in Japanese popular culture, and it was interesting to see. Also whats that stuff about more character depth, etc? You sound like your projecting.
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You are saying the Nazi's in American fiction are used for nothing more than cannon fodder whereas in Japanese culture they are not. By making a Nazi character more than a cackling villain they are adding depth to their character are they not? And you've taken one character in one manga to be indicative of every piece of Japanese fiction just like you've taken Wolfenstein 3D to be indicative of all American fiction featuring Nazis.
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Mister Chief posted:You are saying the Nazi's in American fiction are used for nothing more than cannon fodder whereas in Japanese culture they are not. By making a Nazi character more than a cackling villain they are adding depth to their character are they not? And you've taken one character in one manga to be indicative of every piece of Japanese fiction just like you've taken Wolfenstein 3D to be indicative of all American fiction featuring Nazis. Ok dude, you got me. To everyone who wants to jump in on this convo: Lets not derail the thread about the merits of a comic where muscley men in ridiculous outfits punch each other, or the portrayal of Nazis in American culture, or whatever else.
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That Jojo's Bizarre Adventure game for PS2 they showed in the Capcom episode looked really, really bad. But mostly because whoever was playing it used the same attack over and over.
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zari-gani posted:That Jojo's Bizarre Adventure game for PS2 they showed in the Capcom episode looked really, really bad. But mostly because whoever was playing it used the same attack over and over. Some of my fighting game friends really like it, some characters essentially have a projection that they can move around independently on the battlefield which can make for some interesting dynamics. Of course its broken as hell, to the point that one character has to be banned because he has infinite combos.
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Meme Emulator posted:Some of my fighting game friends really like it, some characters essentially have a projection that they can move around independently on the battlefield which can make for some interesting dynamics. You're talking about the PS1/Dreamcast Fighter because I know you're talking about Pet Shop. gently caress PET SHOP. zari-gani's talking about This one (links to the cover) which covers the fifth Part of the Manga, Vento Aureo (Yes, Araki named Part 5 Golden Wind like that). On a related note to that, there's actually a thread here on SA for the HD Re-release of the JJBA fighting game.
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Volfogg posted:You're talking about the PS1/Dreamcast Fighter because I know you're talking about Pet Shop. gently caress PET SHOP. Well Vento Aureo took place in Italy, so it makes sense that it has an italian name. Its better than Part 4's name (ダイヤモンドは砕けない) being translated as Diamond Is Not Crash.
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Corridor posted:So I've been reading The Hunchback of Notre Dame and oh god I'm like 200 pages in, and maybe 50 pages worth of stuff has happened. The rest is Victor Hugo raving on about his enormous boner for achitecture. Wow, I guess I always missed this since I natively speak French, but I've never seen a French-to-English (or English-to-French) translation that was that bad.
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zari-gani posted:That Jojo's Bizarre Adventure game for PS2 they showed in the Capcom episode looked really, really bad. But mostly because whoever was playing it used the same attack over and over. It was probably Arino.
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zari-gani posted:That Jojo's Bizarre Adventure game for PS2 they showed in the Capcom episode looked really, really bad. But mostly because whoever was playing it used the same attack over and over. It must have been sort of popular at least in Japan, one character has a super move where he stops time and drops a steamroller on the opponent. Apparently it was sort of a Nico Nico meme for a while: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PwdSlFMZoOg&t=260s
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Daikoku posted:It must have been sort of popular at least in Japan, one character has a super move where he stops time and drops a steamroller on the opponent. Wrong game, that's the 2D fighter and yes people are still playing it
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9/20/2012 Episode #147 River Fishing Nurishi 2 (Google Translate) Can someone check the FujiTV homepage and verify the title. Google translate was no good. I do know that it is a Super Famicom gaame. I wonder how a fishing game will do as a challenge.
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joek0 posted:9/20/2012
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joek0 posted:9/20/2012 Kawa no Nushi Tsuri 2? I believe that's a legend of the river king game.
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