#also fukuzawa's reaction came across differently in the book to the episode and i just... :

[iwritenarrativesandstuff]

Hey hey guys this is a really important clarification here and I'm hoping someone can help.

In the latest episode, which I was... just able to watch (😔) there was a sharp discrepancy in the subtitles from the book. I was only able to find Yen Press' translation of Untold Origins, which can be... a little eh, sometimes. I don't have the original Japanese and I can't find fan translations to check.

In the scene with Oda, he describes V as an organization that kills "as a ritual" in the anime. In the novel, he says they kill "for justice". Those are two very different things with very different implications, both for V and for Oda's character.

Could someone help me figure out which is more accurate? Was the line in Japanese actually changed?

#please help i am confusion #i had so many thoughts based off the justice line but with ritual... now that's very different #i have no doubt both would stem from the same driving motive but it changes the framing of the organization #and why oda took issue with them #also fukuzawa's reaction came across differently in the book to the episode and i just... :/ #i'm not 100% sure how i feel about it and i'm now wondering if i interpreted the scene from the novel incorrectly #anyone know? #bsd #bsd untold origins #bsd season 4 #(ps i loved the episode though!! don't get me wrong i just really want some clarification!)