#Hiraga Josef kou

[hinaiyano]

Happy birthday Hiraga!

#my drawings #my art #Hiraga Josef kou #hiraga joseph kou #vatican kiseki chousakan #vatican miracle examiner

[kplparadise]

Fun little style experiment

#vatican miracle examiners #vatican miracle examiner #hiraga josef kou #roberto nicolas

[deathandnonexistentialdread]

This was based on very not scientific compilation of data.

Also please watch Vatican Kiseki Chousakan. It is glorious.

#anime memes #jjba #jojos bizarre adventure #stone ocean #jojo part 6 #father pucci #enrico pucci #vatican kiseki chousakan #vatican miracle examiner #josef kou hiraga #father hiraga #roberto nicholas #father roberto #that is a lot of tags

[plague-of-insomnia]

Vatican Miracle Examiner Vocab: Chapter 1

100+ vocab terms from Ch 1, Vol 1 of the 5-part manga series.

Mostly Catholic terms in Japanese and unique usage related to the series.

This list is not exhaustive. I focused on terms that would be unfamiliar (or unfamiliar as used in this series), and/or directly relate to Catholic terminology in Japanese.

I list part of speech, pronunciation, and simple definitions. I have not included additional of these if they are not relevant to this series.

Character names will have titles where applicable and those will be in brackets to minimize confusion; titles will be listed under general vocab as well.

At the end of the list I’ll have a few sources for some of the more obscure terms in case you want to read more or get better context.

As of now I have things listed in the order in which they appear, roughly, in the manga.

Note: This will be a long post since it’s the first chapter in the series and 31 pages long.

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Character Names/Places

Note: I’ve chosen to spell names close to the katakana spellings; keep in mind some may be transcribed with slightly different spellings (like Joseph instead of Josef).

平賀•ヨゼフ•庚 [神父] - Hiraga, Josef Kou [Father], Franciscan order

ロベルト•ニコラス[神父] - Roberto, Nicholas [Father], Franciscan order

良太 - Ryota (Josef’s younger brother)

サウロ[大司教] - Saul [Archbishop] , Franciscan order

ニコラス[枢機卿] - Nicholas [Cardinal], secretary of the Dicastery for the Causes of the Saints (also potentially the head of the miracle examiners), also known as “the prefect (of the Curia)” in English

ドンナ•ドロレス - Donna Dolores, a nun from St Rosario Church

[大天使]ミカエル - [Archangel] Michael

[聖]ペテ - [Saint] Peter

パウロ[大司教] - [Archbishop] Paul, Dominican order

アントニウス[神父] - [Father] Antonius

セントロザリオ教会 - St Rosario Church, a church in South America where Josef & Roberto are sent to investigate

バチカソ市国 - Vatican City, the City state of the Vatican

Other Vocab

奇跡、きせき (n; の adj) miracle

常識、じょうしき (n) common sense, common knowledge, common practice

科学、かがく (n) science

説明、せつめい (n, する v; trans v) explanation, account, caption, legend, description

不可思議、ふかしぎ (な adj; n; yojijukugo) mystery, miracle, something inexplicable, unfathomable

現象、げんしょう (n) phenomenon

神、かみ (n) God, divinity

御業、みわざ (n) the works (of the gods)

真偽、しんぎ (n) veracity, authenticity

確かめる、たしかめる (Ichidan v; trans v) to ascertain, to check, to make sure

神父、しんぷ (n) Catholic priest [Note: this is the term used when speaking to someone , like “Father” So-and-So, as opposed to a general word for priest, 司祭, which you don’t use when speaking TO someone but rather about them.]

害、がい (n) evil influence

礼服、れいふく (n) cassock, vestments, etc

暗号、あんごう (n; のadj) code, cipher, password

解読、かいどく (n; するv; trans v) deciphering, decoding

聖年、せいねん (n) holy year, jubilee [see additional notes below]

大聖年、だいせいねん (n) the Great Jubilee (of 2000)

聖堂、せいどう (n) church

バチカン (n) (the) Vatican

市国、しこく (n) city state (as in the Vatican)

宗教、しゅつきょう (n) religion, faith

ブラザー(n) brother (as in, a monk or priest)

天使、てんし (n;のadj) Angel

悪魔、あくま (n) devil, demon, the Devil (Satan)

骨肉腫、こつにくしゅ (n) osteosarcoma

治療費、ちりょうひ (n) cost of medical treatment

ルルドの泉、いすみ (n) Fountain of Lourdes, aka home of “Lourdes Water” in France

奇跡調査官、きせきちょうさかん (n) miracle examiner

調査、ちょうさ (n; するv; trans v) investigation, examination

聖痕現象、スティグマータ (n) stigmata (phenomenon)

未知、みち (のadj; n) the unknown

知れる、しれる (ichidan v; intrans v) to become known; to be discovered; to be known; to be understood

舞い込む、まいこむ (godan v む ending; intrans v) to happen unexpectedly

大司教、だいしきょう (n) archbishop

キリスト (n) (Jesus) Christ

聖書、せいしょ (n) Bible, scriptures, holy writ

黙示録、もくしろく (n) book of revelation; the apocalypse

悪魔が書いた魔法書 - literally, “magic writing written by the devil” [see additional notes below]

古文書、こもんじょ (n) historical document, ancient manuscripts

断片、だんぺん (n) fragment

読む、よむ (godan v, む ending; trans v) to decipher, to read, to recite (a sutra, prayer)

原文、げんぶん (n) original text

会、かい (n; n suffix) meeting, assembly, conference, clerical order

イエズス会 (n) society of Jesus, aka Jesuit order

ドミニコ会 (n) Dominican order

フランシスコ会 (n) Franciscan order (which Josef and Roberto belong to)

派閥 (n; のadj) faction; used in the manga as in orders of priests

破門、はもん (n; するv; のadj) excommunication

枢機卿、すうききょう (n) Cardinal (title)

執行部、しっこうぶ (n) leadership (for example, the Roman Curia, that is the administration of the Vatican)

列聖、れっせい (n; するv) canonization (of a Saint)

列聖省長官、れっせいしょうちょうかん (n) literally, “canonization ministry secretary”; I believe this is intended to refer to the Secretary/Director of the Dicastery of the Causes of Saints; a position in the Vatican overseeing things related to canonization [see additional notes]

祈り、いのり (n) prayer

申請書、しんせいしょ(n) Written application

申請、 しんせい (n; する v; trans v) application, petition, request

教会、しょうかい (n) church, congregation

修道女、しゅうどうじょ (n) nun

大天使、だいてんし (n) archangel

神の子、かみのこ (n) son of God (Jesus Christ); child of God (Christian)

処女懐胎、しょじょかいたい (n) virgin birth, such as Mary with Jesus (immaculate conception)

受胎、じゅたい (n; するv; intrans v) conception

聖母、せいぼ (n) Virgin Mary; holy mother

カソリック (n) Catholic, Catholicism, Catholic Church [note there are a couple diff katakana spellings of this word, but this one is used in VME]

受肉、じゅにく(n) (Christ’s) incarnation (as Jesus of Nazareth)

降臨、こうりん (n; するv) descent to earth (of a god); advent; epiphany

罪、つみ (n; なadj; のadj) sin

永遠、えいえん (n; なadj) eternity; immortality

贖う、あがなう (godan v, う ending; trans v) to atone for

最後の審判、さいごのしんぱん (n) judgment day; final judgment (religious sense)

聖、せい (n) Saint (may also be written with katakana, as in 「セント」, like “St Rosario’s Church”

ローム (n) Rome

司教、しきょう (n) bishop (catholic)

代理人、だいりにん (n) proxy, representative

存在意義、ぞんざいいぎ (n) raison d'être, reason for existing

冒涜、ぼうとく (n; するv) blasphemy, sacrilege, desecration

主、しゅ (n) the Lord (God)

カルト (n) cult

教徒、しょうと (n) believer, adherent

法王、ほうおう (n) Pope; aka ローム法王

司祭、しさい (n; のadj) a priest [do not confuse with 神父, the title of “Father”]

大罪、たいざい、(n) mortal sin, grave sin

契約、けいやく (n; するv; trans v) covenant, contract, pact [as in a deal with the devil]

最高責任者、さいこうせきにんしゃ (n) chief executive [such as, of the Vatican Bank]

教皇庁、きょうこうちょう(n) the Curia, the administration of the Vatican

地位、ちい (n) position, such as within the Vatican hierarchy, or in line to be a papal candidate

潜り込む、 もぐりこみ (Godan v, む ending; intrans v) to go undercover, to infiltrate

マリア (n) (the Virgin) Mary [sometimes seen as 聖母マリア]

聖母子 (n) Virgin and Child, Mary & Baby Jesus

全知全能、ぜんちぜんのう (n; のadj; yojijukugo) omnipotence and omniscient, all powerful and all knowing

救世主、きゅうせいしゅ (n) savior, the messiah, Jesus Christ (the messiah, savior)

背徳、はいとく (n) immorality, corruption, lapse of virtue

堕落、だらく (n; するv) depravity, degradation, corruption

偶像、ぐうぞう (n) idol, image, statue

天罰、てんぼつ (n) divine punishment, wrath of God, judgment of heaven

主よ、しゅよ (なadj; n) Lord, head (of a group)

信仰、しんこう (n;するv; trans v) (religious) faith, belief

印、しるし (n) a sign

聖所、せいじゅ (n) sanctuary, inner sanctum

邪悪、じゃあく (なadj;n) wicked, evil

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Additional Notes

Holy year, 聖年 ; Great Jubilee, 大聖年

“Devil’s book,” 悪魔が書いた魔法書

I did a lot of searching trying to figure out what book, specifically, was meant here, and came up with 2 possibilities:

the Gigas Codex, ギガス写本 or 悪魔の聖書, a book that is not held by the Vatican but was supposedly written with magical assistance from Satan himself;

the Grand Grimoire, 大奥義書 or 大いなる教書, not written by Satan but that is held by the Vatican.

It’s possibly intended to be vague, but the exact phrasing here is different than used for either of these actual books and I couldn’t find any other possible real option. Note the anime does call a book “the devil’s book” and describe it as a “Bible written by the devil” but it doesn’t seem to really be a reference to Gigas, so maybe it’s intended to be a fictional book inspired by these real texts for the purposes of the story.

Secretary of Dicastery of the Causes of Saints - 列聖省長官

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dicastery_for_the_Causes_of_Saints

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As always, I’m human and make mistakes. If you find anything feel free to let me know.

#vatican miracle examiner #bachikan kiseki chousakan #japanese langblr #japanese vocab #バチカン奇跡調査官 #日野杏寿 #hindou anju #english translation #poi translation #langblr #decided not to put this behind a paywall after all #still undecided on the translation itself #or may do first one free and later chapters

[best-underrated-anime]

Propaganda for Vatican Miracle Examiner:

(This is the description on MyAnimeList, is that ok?)

Fathers Josef Kou Hiraga and Roberto Nicholas are Vatican Miracle Examiners who investigate the authenticity of miraculous phenomena reported from all over the world. In every seemingly sacred event lies horrors of hidden conspiracies, mysterious murders, and devil worship. In this battle of good and evil, Hiraga, a scientific and mathematical genius, and Roberto, a polymath in linguistics and classics, must work together to bring the truth to light. Will their friendship and faith endure the evils in their journey to find a true miracle?

A propaganda is not a summary...

#normally I'd give a longer answer #but it's 3am over here #answered asks #vatican miracle examiner #revisions

[animeyecatchers]

Vatican Miracle Examiner End Card 1-10 (Cont.)

Vatican Kiseki Chousakan End Card 1-10 (Cont.)

#vkc #vatican kiseki chousakan #vatican miracle examiner #hiraga josef kou #roberto nicolas #kou josef hiraga #バチカン奇跡調査官 #奇跡調査官 #robehira #anime #anime eyecathcers #eyecatchers #eyecatcher #anime eyecatcher #animeeyecatcher #anime end card #end card #vatican kiseki chōsakan #vme

[shadowgale96]

Maybe I have a type

Eruri ~ Shingeki no Kyojin

RobHira ~Vatican Miracle Examiner

Jedtavious ~ Night At The Museum 

GerIta ~ Hetalia

AshEiji ~ BananaFish

SixBisher ~ Cloud Atlas

Elio x Oliver ~ Call Me By Your Name

Tall blonds who need love and their dark haired shorties that adore them.

#my post #eruri #levi ackerman #erwin smith #gerita #hetalia #aph germany #aph italy #aph gerita #vatican miracle examiner #vatican kiseki chousakan #robhira #roberto nicolas #hiraga josef kou #banana fish #asheiji #ash lynx #eiji okumura #cloud atlas #sixbisher #robert frobisher #rufus sixsmith #call me by your name #elio x oliver #jedediah #octavius #night at the museum

[znzn06]

Forgot to upload!! 24th October was Nobu’s birthday!!!!! I hope he had a good one!!!!! This might look good as a print so I kinda want to try print it haha...

#okamoto nobuhiko #fanart #kominato ryousuke #okumura rin #nier #junichirou tanizaki #nishinoya yuu #mikoto mikoshiba #hiraga josef kou #shinazugawa genya #ghiaccio #zack foster #gladion #yan qing #hizamaru #bakugou katsuki #znzn06

[robehira]

Roberto: Are you alright?

Hiraga: Yeah, I'm a little hungry though

Roberto:

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[yoshimei]

The last of my VME merch haul.

1. Pamphlet from the first screening event. Photos are as follows. They included mainly interviews and a few artworks. Also showed the goods at the last page that I’ll never be able to buy anymore unless someone lists them for a reasonable price ahah

2. Acrylic standees I’ve searched for for FOREVER. I’m so lucky to have gotten them brand new!!! They are surprisingly huge. I can’t wait to put them on display!!

3. Cute spare Robehira keychain that I can use! The other one there is gonna be sealed forever haha (it was purchased from Goods Republic)

4. Rosary!!!!!!!! I’ve also been looking for this for forever!! The logo has some protective cloth but I believe this is used so I’ll be wearing this daily.

5. Grand prize from the DMM lottery event. YOU BET I GOT IT EVEN THOUGH I DON’T EVEN KNOW HOW I’LL DISPLAY IT!! The cloth is microfiber and surprisingly high quality. And can anyone refuse getting a physical copy of this cute interaction?? Haha

6. Their acrylic pin trading badge set. I actually got this from Amazon.jp along with the teacups from Dantalian no Shoka but I’ll just put them here too. The artworks are so cute 😭

#vatican kiseki chousakan #バチカン奇跡調査官 #hiraga josef kou #roberto nicholas #vatican miracle examiner

[hinaiyano]

Hiraga!

#vatican kiseki chousakan #vatican miracle examiner #バチカン奇跡調査官 #my drawings #my art #Hiraga Josef Kou

[kplparadise]

Where The Flock of Angels Leads page 346

#vatican miracle examiner #hiraga josef kou #roberto nicolas #robehira

[thecrazyanimegirl]

“Science and faith - if you combine the power of the two, most problems can be solved!”

#vatican kiseki chousakan #vatican miracle examiner #josef ko hiraga #joseph ko hiraga #hiraga josef kou #gif #ova #this gave me life

[thedigitalpen]

Just so you know... these characters are meant to be priests from the Vatican but the more you watch it, the more you can see the clear intent to make us ship these two together. And yeah... it pretty much works because it’s just so damn blatant...

That said, it isn’t a bad show really. Just very packed with miracles, murders and strange occurrences - enough to make your head spin (Ha! A“The Exorcist” joke!) and moves at a rather brisk pace to cover all the clues and discoveries, which will require a bit of adjustment. I might do a 5 minute review sometime but hey, if you’re into the forbidden ship (priests in this case), give this one a go!

#vatican kiseki chousakan #vatican miracle examiner #anime #roberto nicholas #hiraga josef kou #the BL is strong with these two

[tokimekimode]

it's been around 2°F/-17°C here lately... | twitter link

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[vampiremirror]

I decided to do a short translation from the first book. This conversation happened right after the talk with their boss. 

-Are you serious? You really want to accept this case?  asked Roberto, once they were back at Hiragas place to start packing. 

-What a question! Obviously! Not only might i have the chance to meet a demon, i have an opportunity to finance the care for Ryouta. I don’t see any reason to refuse.

-I get the second reason, but this doesn’t look like it will be a pleasant case.

-What about it would be dangerous?

Annoyed, Roberto continued: - Don’t you understand? They’re just using the situation with your brother in order to impose a very difficult case on you. It’s implied that the case involves conflicts between factions of the vatican, as well as the P2 and their activities in the mafia. The slightest misstep could put us in great danger. Usually we also have the option to decline an investigation. Archbishop Saul always offered us a way out. 

-Certainly, yeah, that’s not wrong. But like, it does sound exciting, replied Hiraga boldly. 

-Sometimes I can’t tell whether you are actually smart or really dumb. In this world there are sects devoted to satan or i-don’t-know-what else, all gangs of fools. Don’t you understand how dangereous they are? Especially the P2: they are clearly not gentle, could call them real demons even. What do you hope to get by hanging out with them?

While Hiraga continued to pack his bags, Roberto turned around, preferring to laugh about it instead of crying.

- I imagine we could be killed. But what can you do? This investigastion interests me immensely. Still, we are talking about a deal with the devil. Oh, darn it! If i die, what will become of Ryouta?

- I guess that if you die, they’ll at least disregard him in their discussions.

- I think so, too. Uuf!

Roberto was disappointed by the way Hiraga had cut of the discussion. 

- You won’t regret anything?

-Nothing. On the contrary, i can’t wait to get there.

-Let me at least put you on guard. If you feel that things are getting to dangerous, you will be reasonable, drop the invesigation and come back immidietly. 

- That is not very likely. Once i start something, i need to finish it. Also, i’ve been a fan of spy movies since my childhood.

Roberto was now certain that Hiraga had a screw loose.

He uttered a long sigh of spite. He finally decided to go home and prepare his own affaires.

I didn’t think Roberto would call Hiraga a moron to his face.

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