#Translation Comparison

[robbery-bankruptcy-fraud-plunder]

-1 translation point to Tapas

#tomb raider king #ch 2 #seo jooheon #translation comparison #trk kim geonwoo

[yrsonpurpose]

RED, WHITE & ROYAL BLUE (2023) book → screen (x)

#rwrb #rwrbedit #red white and royal blue #alex claremont diaz #henry fox mountchristen windsor #firstprince #usersteen #usernuria #uservik #usermaloune #chrissiewatts #userveronika #mine* #dont look at me this start off as...something #anyway the comparison discourse is Old so im not trying to start it again #HOWEVER its so nice to see how some things adapted and translated to screen #some times for the better #i needed to have taylor say then fucking have me so badly GODDDD

[sukimas]

unfortunately i don't like the "you darn fool" translation of sannyo's little dialogue bubble. it becomes a little too measured when おろかものめが isn't really measured at all. [Fool]+[scorn indicator]+[scorn indicator]

#suggested translation: “you son of a bitch idiot” #(JOKE) #(おろかもの is a little old-fashioned in comparison)

[pikhachu]

#qsmp #leonarda #richarlyson #pepito #dapper #qsmp fanart #fanart #heights of the girls in the background for comparison ndnsjja #tallulah is the tallest(she got the height from her dad) and pepito is the shortest #put pepitos prns tentatively as he/him cuz im not entirely sure but hes been referring to himself w he/him in spanish #i think the no pronouns thing was just a joke grgehwhabia and it doesnt translate at all to portugese spanish or french #and cuz everyone else uses he/him for him. idk maybe im wrong tho🤷 if anyone (preferably non gringo) wants to correct me please do 🙏

[difeisheng]

“整个《莲花楼》大家只是在一个悬疑探案的，这样一个故事情节的大的框架里面，但更多地写的就是这些角色身上的爱恨情仇。我觉得这些是更重要的一点。因为现在的现实世界，没有更多能够感受得到武侠里面的那些情感。但我们反而可以从影视作品中，我们可以从故事里面，从角色身上体会到这种感觉。”

"In Mysterious Lotus Casebook, everyone is wrapped up in this overarching plot of suspense and mystery, but it's also about these characters and the love, hate, and sentiments they bear. I think all of that is a little more important. Because in today's real world, we don't have as many opportunities to feel the emotions we find within wuxia. But instead, we can experience them through film and television, through stories, through putting ourselves in the places of these characters." — Xiao Shunyao

“每个时代的侠都是不一样的，每个人都可以成为侠者。你包括出去，看到有一个老奶奶突然过马路，你去扶她一下，这都是侠。怎么说，就是江湖虽远，侠义永存。这个点我就觉得你自己只要相信有，那肯定就会有。”

"What a xia looks like is different in every era, and everyone has the potential to become a xia. Including, [for example], if you went out and saw an old lady suddenly trying to cross the street, and went to support her. That too, is xia. How do I put it? Although the jianghu is distant, xiayi is eternal. When it comes to this, I think that as long as you believe that it exists, then it will." — Cheng Yi

I adore the contrast in how CY and XSY view xiayi and the jianghu, and their roles acting as a part of it. For XSY, xiayi is experienced through the huge, sweeping emotions of these wuxia stories, while for CY it's about the mundane actions that still stem from a sense of chivalry and righteousness, however small. As well, to XSY wuxia media is a path for one to escape into the jianghu and live vicariously for a while, but for CY it's a way to bring part of the jianghu into one's own everyday life. It's interesting to see how their views differ, and how those understandings of wuxia translated to/shaped their characters (because if you look at DFS and LLH, they absolutely did). These two are such dedicated actors. I could listen to them talk forever about things like this.

#i was rewatching a cheng yi interview and suddenly remembered that xsy one as a comparison. so here we are #mysterious lotus casebook #mysterious lotus casebook cast #cheng yi #xiao shunyao #ashton originals #also sorry im not translating xia and xiayi i am not the one who has a good succinct translation for that

[morethanwonderful]

Obsessed with how, in addition to being generally stunning, this illustration makes Wwx finding the sword inside the Xuanwu look like the world’s most fucked up version of the sword in the stone

#there’s just something about the vibe y’know? #the sudden light shining down as he grasps the half-buried sword #and the beautiful teenager of it all #god every cent spent on the official translation is worth it to me just for these illustrations #mdzs #mdzsposting #the grandmaster of demonic cultivation #mo dao zu shi #Wei Wuxian #comparison

[boinin]

PO2 kept us waiting this week... but dialogue of this calibre is worth it.

#“beat it scrub” 💀 it's so funny imagining him say that #the official translation will likely be bland in comparison #probably no Hiori telling Rin and Isagi to stop making out at least #blue lock #blue lock spoilers #blue lock manga spoilers #itoshi rin #bllk manga #bllk chp 251

[zishuge]

The heavens will bless the kind. Since he is blessed, then he should go through hardships to gain knowledge and wisdom. Sooner or later, the truth will be revealed to the world. Story of Kunning Palace (2023) | Ep. 11

#story of kunning palace #宁安如梦 #xie wei #zhang linghe #cdrama #cdramaedit #cdramasource #sokpedit #*gifs:mine #everytime i make a gifset i'm in awe of how rich the chinese language is #re: the last gif — 苦衷 isn't just “reasons” #理由 is ”reasons“ #苦衷 are the secret sorrows and inner difficulties / predicaments that drive your actions and that you struggle with but cannot talk about #(usually used when someone is doing things which on the surface appear wicked and evil) #all of that expressed in two characters #i emphathize with iqiyi translators — there is no way to convey this properly in a subtitle #“reasons” just seems so bland in comparison #anyway this scene like really oddly touched me & i started tearing up at my desk so i had to make this

[chaika-jpeg-shitpost]

ancient magus' bride season 2: anime vs manga comparison

According to the fan and the official English translations, Elias never called Chise a child in the manga (here's a good post from blue-inspiration-blog about that too).

Was the line changed to compensate for this panel that didn't fit in the anime? Or did the creators actually want Elias to call Chise a child?

(this is ch 66, wanted to find it in Japanese but it's no longer available on comicgrowl. If any of you read the chapter in Japanese or official translation to any other language, please tell us how it was translated there!)

#I'm also not sure about what Alexandra said to Chise right after Elias #in the fan manga translation she didn't call Chise a child either #but I found a translation to a different language and it's the same as the anime one (“you're a child. stay out of this”) #mahoyome anime vs manga comparison #mahoutsukai no yome #mahoyome #the ancient magus' bride #the ancient magus bride #ancient magus bride #tamb #mahoutsukai no yome season 2 #mahoyome season 2 #the ancient magus' bride season 2 #the ancient magus bride season 2 #ancient magus bride season 2 #mahoutsukai no yome manga #ancient magus bride manga

[youkaigakkou-tl]

The man of uncertain age

#youkai gakkou no sensei hajimemashita #a terrified teacher at ghoul school #translations #twitter pics #SEIMEI CRUMBS...... THANK U FOR THE FOOD SENSEI..... #why are seimei and ranmaru both cryptids douman u are so normal by comparison

[hedgehog-moss]

Some books I’ve enjoyed this year:

Fiction:

L’art de perdre, Alice Zeniter

Revolutionary Road, Richard Yates

Les enfants sont rois, Delphine de Vigan

Social Creature, Tara Isabella Burton

La vie devant soi, Romain Gary

Evolution, Stephen Baxter

La Princesse de Clèves, Mme de Lafayette

Nonfiction:

Espejos, Eduardo Galeano

The Worst Hard Time, Timothy Egan

She Said, Jodi Kantor

After Sappho, Selby Wynn Schwartz

La Panthère des neiges, Sylvain Tesson

Becoming Beauvoir, Kate Kirkpatrick

Voices from Chernobyl, Svetlana Alexievich

I’d love to know what were your best reads of ‘22 !

#(links go to the english goodreads page unless there's no english translation) #social creature was just okay really but i love books about toxic female friendships and i've read so many disappointing ones #it makes this one stand out in comparison #also the delphine de vigan book is topical re: my last post. about youtuber children #it's been translated in quite a few languages but not english yet #my top 3 of the year is all nonfiction. the jodi kantor book + svetlana alexievich + sylvain tesson #and la princesse de clèves but it's mostly because i love 17th century french so much!

[plague-of-insomnia]

Chapter 200: The Fledging Ceremony & Haircutting

Right before Ginny is sent off, at the end of the ceremony/party, her hair is cut off completely. Reminds you of Finny when they found him, huh?

What is especially interesting here is the head matron explains they do this so that:

無垢な存在として旅立つの

“She can depart on her journey as an innocent.”

But the intriguing thing is that she uses this word: 旅立つ, which can mean “to embark on a journey,” but can also mean “to depart from this life” — to die.

I highly doubt that Yana wrote it that way by accident.

The young matron tells Finny they cut their hair so they don’t bring any lice or fleas to their new home/family. But that’s obviously a lie.

In Japan, shaving someone’s/your head is associated with punishment/failure. (For example, a sports team shaving their heads after losing a game.) The practice probably has ties to ancient China, where having your head shaved was one of the “5 punishments.” There’s also the association with piety and buddist monks, of course.

So Yana is likely intentionally framing this with the concept in mind that her audience in Japan will recognize the significance of the shaved head, and all it’s potential connotations.

-> -> -> Please do NOT repost my screenshots or translations without credit/linking me. I’m doing this post despite my reservations after people doing just that. Don’t make me regret it. <- <- <-

#black butler #黒執事 #ch 200 #ch 44 #sigh #finny #kuro spoilers #ginny #comparison #poi og #poi translation #english translation #100 notes

[rhaill]

Till it began on the night of my birth We'll be done in a turn of the earth

the terror, a study in black and white. (episode 2)

#the terror #the terror amc #my edits #black and white #franklin expedition #// they lit sir john so well in episode 2 and a lot of those scenes didn't translate to b/w AT ALL #// i also like any scene in francis' cabin because the windows and skylights(?) create some really nice effects #// also hickey... you really see how much i love profile shots. he has such a nice profile #// i'll make a comparison post some time but the shots of hickey the soccer game and the gore group really remind me of paintings #// anywho hope you enjoy!! sadly no jfj this time around but such is life

[i-heart-hxh]

In today's "GonKillu/KilluGon is essentially canon" news:

I found this snippet from a magazine or something in a tweet from 2015 that intrigued me. It contains some words from Koujina Hiroshi, the director of the 2011 Hunter x Hunter anime. I decided to transcribe it and then run through Deepl Translator and adjust based off what I do know (note: I still have a ways to go before I'm fluent in Japanese).

Transcription of the original text:

その関係はまるで[熟年夫婦]?！　永遠の黄金コンビ！

(この2人にも注目！）

ハンター試験で出会ってから、ずっとお互いを支え合ってきたゴンとキルア。ときには衝突したりすれ違ったりもするけれど、何よりも固い絆で結ばれたふたりを、神志那監督は「熟年夫婦」に例えている。「損得勘定のない信頼関係を築いて、心から頼り合っている。���んなゴンとキルアは、まるで熟年夫婦です。いわばゴンが自由奔放な旦那で、キルアがだまってサーポトする妻、という感じですね（笑）」

Translation with the help of Deepl and me editing some:

Their relationship is like a "mature married couple"?!　The eternal golden duo!

(Look out for these two!)

Gon and Killua have been supporting each other ever since they met during the Hunter Exam. Although they sometimes clash and cross paths, director Koujina compares them to a "mature married couple" because of their strong bond. “They have built a relationship of trust without regard for profit or loss, and rely on each other wholeheartedly. Gon and Killua are like a mature couple. In other words, Gon is the free-spirited husband, and Killua is a wife who silently supports him (Laugh)”

(If anyone wants to provide a more accurate/thorough translation or has more insight, feel free to add on!)

#gonkillu #killugon #gon #killua #hxh #hunter x hunter #translation #my posts #I'm so happy I found this hahaha #I knew some staff in the 2011 anime team ship it but #I wouldn't have expected the director to put it in this clear of terms #obviously it's just a comparison but I mean.......what a comparison it is

[mxtxfanatic]

Just remembered a section in svsss that was translated differently and why I think the official does a better job of portraying the interiority of Shen Qingqiu as a character than the fan translation did. Here is the section directly after Shen Qingqiu kills the Skinner Demon, when it sinks in exactly what he has done:

This is Shen Qingqiu’s first time making a move to ‘kill.’ But he didn’t hesitate at all. Because firstly, this is a novel; secondly, this was a demon that had killed countless people; thirdly, if he didn’t make a move then he would have been the one to die.

Shen Qingqiu looked at the ‘Butterfly’s’ twisted limbs, a horrible sight as blood flowed from all seven apertures, overly beaten. He used the three reasons listed above to clear his mind and brainwash himself.

—Chapt. 8, fan translation

In the fan translation, the wording of “clear his mind” makes it feel like he’s trying to clear his conscious, convincing himself that he was acting justly through “brainwashing.” This makes the priority seem like settling his morality vs. his emotions. But in the official translation:

This was the first time Shen Qingqiu had killed someone. But he didn’t hold back, not even a little. First, because this was a book; second, because this was a demon who’d killed countless people; and third, because if he didn’t, he’d be the one who got killed.

Shen Qingqiu gazed down at the horrible state of “Die- er”: four limbs twisted and broken, bleeding from the seven facial apertures. He turned away, bombarding his own brain with a barrage of his three reasons until they blocked out the screen of his mind.

—Chapt. 2: Mission, official

…it is much clearer that Shen Qingqiu is not trying to convince himself of his own righteousness but, instead, is trying to block out the horror he was forced to commit for his and his students’ survival by logicing his way through the situation. He doesn’t feel like this is a book. He doesn’t feel like a hero valiantly striking down a villain in a made-up story. He feels like a man who just killed someone. And if he doesn’t want to lose his mind over it, he has to learn to cope. Thus begins his journey in dissociating by overly depending on “story logic” to soften the reality of the horrors he faces.

Shen Qingqiu isn’t blind about what is happening in the world of pidw now that he has transmigrated, and he isn’t in denial about how real the people and creatures of the world are. But the official translation does a better job of showing this nuance, which is why it is my favorite!

#svsss #i was reminded by that skinner demon post #that I don’t think this part was translated the same #and i never really did do a translation comparison with svsss like i did with mdzs

[turnaboutsisterz]

sometimes i hate you but right now i just wanna go home

#hiyoko saionji #danganronpa #sdr2 #goodbye despair #procreate #ibispaint #described #kennedy art #we need to make 13 yr old saionji the popular interpretation of her character and im not joking #i think understanding that she is younger than the rest of her classmates is kind of integral to understanding why she behaves #the way she does #why else would there be so much comparison drawn between hinata and her dad in her free time events. #why else would pre-official translation material have her refer to koizumi as big sis #all this to say sandy by alex g the saionji song of all time in every universe regardless of circumstance etc etc #I MEANY TO POST THIS EARLIER IN THE WEEK ORZ