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Episode 22 : Blue Roses / 第22話『青い薔薇(Aoi Sobi)』

猫猫「春の芽吹きを感じる頃、玉葉様の妊娠は、確かなものとなった」

Maomao “Haruno mebukio kanjiru koro, Gyokuyou-samano ninshinwa, tashikana monoto natta.”

Maomao “By the time we started to smell spring in the air, it became certain that Lady Gyokuyou was indeed pregnant.”

鈴麗「あいー、フフッ、あいっ！」

Rinrī “Aiii, fufu, ai!”

猫猫「不思議だなー、赤子がいると分かるのか？」

Maomao “Fushigi danaa, akagoga iruto wakaru-noka?”

Maomao “That’s curious. Can she tell there’s a baby inside?”

3人「可愛い～！」

San-nin “Kawaiiii!”

Three ladies “So cute!”

紅娘「私もそろそろ…」

Hon’nyan “Watashimo soro-soro…”

Hongniang “Maybe I also should start to…”

猫猫（縁談が持ち込まれても、全力で引き止められるだろうな…有能すぎるのも困りものだ）

Maomao (Endanga mochi-komare-temo, zenryokude hikitome-rareru-darona�� Yuno sugiru-nomo komari-monoda.)

Maomao (Even if she did get a proposal, they’d probably never let her leave. Being too good at one’s job can be a curse at times.)

猫猫（毎日が充実してると、やっぱり日がたつのが早い…壬氏様の棟にいた2か月はムダに長かったのに…）

Maomao (Mai-nichiga jujitsu shiteruto, yappari higa tatsu-noga hayai… Jinshi-samano muneni ita ni-kagetsuwa mudani naga-katta-noni…)

Maomao (Time flies when every day is so fulfilling. In comparison, the two months spent at Master Jinshi’s offices felt like forever.)

鈴麗「あい、うっ」

Rinrī “Ai, u.”

猫猫「またお絵描きしますか？」

Maomao “Mata oekaki shimasuka?”

Maomao “Would you like to draw pictures again?”

鈴麗「あい！」

Rinrī “Ai!”

Lingli “Yes!”

鈴麗「あーい」

Rinrī “Aai.”

4人「うん？」

Yo-nin “Un?”

猫猫「これは、カラハツタケという毒茸…でっ」

Maomao “Korewa, karahatsu-take-to-iu doku-kinoko…de”

Maomao “This is the woolly milkcap, a poisonous mushroom― Ow!”

紅娘「普通の花を描きなさい」

Hon’nyan “Futsuno hana’o kaki-nasai.”

Hongniang “Draw normal flowers, please.”

猫猫（普通の花、ねぇ…）

Maomao (Futsuno hana, nee…)

Maomao (Normal flowers, huh?)

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壬氏「青い薔薇ですか？」

Jinshi “Aoi sobi desuka?”

Jinshi “A blue rose?”

羅漢「ええ。ご存知ありませんかな？目の覚めるような青い花びらが、美しくてね…。かつて、宮中によく生けていたものですが…」

Rakan “Ee. Gozonji arimasen-kana? Meno sameru-yona aoi hana-biraga, utsukushi-kute-ne… Katsute, kyuchuni yoku ikete-ita mono-desuga…”

Lakan “Yes. Perhaps you’ve never seen one before? The striking blue petals are so beautiful. I used to see them in the palace often,”

壬氏「夢でも見たのでは？青い薔薇など存在しないでしょう」

Jinshi “Yume-demo mitano-dewa? Aoi sobi-nado sonzai shinai desho.”

Jinshi “Perhaps you were dreaming? Blue roses do not exist.”

羅漢「それが、あるのですよ。また皆で愛でたいものですなあー。いかがでしょう？何とかなりませんか？あなた様であれば、なせぬことなどないのでは？」

Rakan “Sorega, aruno-desuyo. Mata minade mede-tai mono desunaa. Ikaga desho? Nantoka nari-masenka? Anata-samade areba, nasenu koto-nado naino-dewa?”

Lakan “But in fact, they do. Oh, how I’d love to appreciate them with everyone again. What do you think? Could it be done? With your power, there must be nothing outside your reach.”

壬氏「分かりました。そのような薔薇があるのなら、私もぜひ見てみたい」

Jinshi “Wakari-mashita. Sono-yona sobiga aruno-nara, watashimo zehi mite-mitai.”

Jinshi “Understood. If such a rose does indeed exist, I’d like to see it as well.”

羅漢「決まりですな。いやはや、実に楽しみだ…それでは。来月の園遊会で」

Rakan “Kimari desuna. Iya-haya, jitsuni tanoshimida… Soredewa. Raigetsuno en’yu-kaide.”

Lakan “Then it’s settled. Goodness, I can’t wait! Excuse me. I hope to see it at next month’s garden party.”

壬氏「ハァ…」

Jinshi “Haa…”

高順「ただでさえお忙しいのに、余計な案件を抱えずとも…」

Gaoshun “Tadade-sae oisogashii-noni, yokeina anken’o kakaezu-tomo…”

Gaoshun “You’re already so busy. You didn’t have to take on more work.”

壬氏「言うな…とりあえず国中の花屋を当たってくれ」

Jinshi “Iuna… Toriaezu kunijuno hanaya’o atatte-kure.”

Jinshi “Don’t rub it in. Please just go ask every florist in the nation about this.”

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高順「花屋の話では、今は薔薇の季節ではないと…」

Gaoshun “Hanayano hanashi-dewa, imawa sobino kisetsu-dewa naito…”

Gaoshun “The florists say that roses are not in season.”

壬氏「ハァ…」

Jinshi “Haa…”

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壬氏「急に呼び立ててすまない」

Jinshi “Kyuni yobi-tatete sumanai.”

Jinshi “Sorry to call you up so suddenly.”

猫猫「フゥ…」

Maomao “Fu…”

壬氏「今度、皆で青い薔薇を愛でようということになってな…」

Jinshi “Kondo, minade aoi sobi’o mede-yoto-iu kotoni nattena…”

Jinshi “We were talking about getting together to admire blue roses.”

猫猫「青い薔薇？…私は薬屋ですが」

Maomao “Aoi sobi? …Watashiwa kusuriya desuga.”

Maomao “Blue roses…? I’m just an apothecary, you know.”

壬氏「ああ、分かって��る…」

Jinshi “Aa, wakatte-iru…”

Jinshi “Yes, I’m aware…”

猫猫（何か訳ありか？やけに疲れてるな…。薔薇か…少しなら知識はあるが…妓女相手の小遣い稼ぎで扱ったことがある。だが…）

Maomao (Nanika wake-arika? Yakeni tsukare-teruna… Sobika… Sukoshi-nara chishikiwa aruga… Gijo-aiteno kozukai-kasegide atsukatta kotoga aru. Daga…)

Maomao (I wonder what prompted this? He seems awfully tired. Roses, huh? I do know a thing or two about them. I’ve sold them before to make some quick cash with the courtesans. But…)

猫猫「本当に青い薔薇を見たと？」

Maomao “Hontoni aoi sobi’o mitato?”

Maomao “They really said they saw a blue rose?”

壬氏「ああ」

Jinshi “Aa.”

Jinshi “Yes.”

猫猫「幻覚剤は、流行っていませんか？」

Maomao “Genkaku-zaiwa, hayatte imasenka?”

Maomao “Is there some new popular hallucinogen, or…?”

壬氏「んなもの回ってたら、国が滅ぶわ！」

Jinshi “N’na-mono mawatte-tara, kuniga horobuwa!”

Jinshi “That’d ruin our whole nation!”

高順「壬氏様」

Gaoshum “Jinshi-sama.”

Gaoshun “Master Jinshi.”

壬氏「うっ…… 無理だろうか？」

Jinshi “U…… Muri daroka?”

Jinshi “Is it impossible?”

猫猫「ハァ…。どのようにすればよろしいのですか？」

Maomao “Haa… Dono-yoni sureba yoroshiino-desuka?”

Maomao “What exactly is it that your desire?”

壬氏「来月の園遊会に用意できるか？」

Jinshi “Raigetsuno en’yu-kaini yoi dekiruka?”

Jinshi “Can you find some by next month’s garden party?”

猫猫「来月？薔薇が咲くのは、少なくともふた月以上先ですけど」

Maomao “Raigetsu? Sobiga saku-nowa, sukunaku-tomo futa-tsuki-ijo saki desu-kedo.”

Maomao “Next month? Roses bloom two months later at the earliest.”

壬氏「だよな…。何とか断っておく…」

Jinshi “Dayona… Nantoka kotowatte oku…”

Jinshi “I know… I’ll find a way to turn him down.”

猫猫「あ…」（壬氏様の、この反応…。それに、無理難題を押し付けるようなやり口…）

Maomao “A…” (Jinshi-samano, kono hanno… Soreni, muri-nandai’o oshi-tsukeru-yona yari-kuchi…)

Maomao (Master Jinshi’s reaction, and this style of forcing people to attempt the impossible…)

猫猫「この話、もしかして、とある軍師から持ち掛けられたのでは？」

Maomao “Kono hanashi, moshika-shite, toaru gunshi-kara mochi-kake-raretano-dewa?”

Maomao “Was this brought up by a certain strategist?”

壬氏「…��あ…」

Jinshi “…Aa…”

Jinshi “Yes.”

猫猫「分かりました。お引き受けします」

Maomao “Wakari-mashita. O-hiki-uke shimasu.

Maomao “Understood. I will take this on.”

壬氏「いいのか？」

Jinshi “Iinoka?”

Jinshi “Are you sure?”

猫猫「できるか分かりませんが、やるだけやってみます」

Maomao “Dekiruka wakari-masenga, yaru-dake yatte mimasu.”

Maomao “I don’t know if I can pull it off, but I’ll try my best.”

猫猫（逃げているだけも腹立たしい。どうせなら、あのにやけたモノクルをかち割ってやる…！）

Maomao (Nigete-iru-dakemo hara-data-shii. Dose-nara, ano niyaketa monokuru’o kachi-watte-yaru…!)

Maomao (I don’t want to just run from him. I might as well take a swing at smashing his creepy monocle.)

猫猫「壬氏様。いくつかお願いしてもよろしいですか？」

Maomao “Jinshi-sama. Ikutsuka onegai shitemo yoroshii desuka?”

Maomao “Master Jinshi, may I make a few requests?”

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猫猫「使用を許可して下さり、ありがとうございます。梨花様」

Maomao “Shiyo’o kyoka shite kudasari, arigato gozai-masu. Rifa-sama.”

Maomao “Thank you for allowing me to use it, Lady Lihua.”

梨花妃「構わなくてよ。あれはもともと、あなたが作らせたものだもの。フフフッ」

Rifa-hi “Kamawa-nakuteyo. Arewa moto-moto, anataga tsuku-raseta mono damono. Fufufu.”

Concubine Lihua “I don’t mind. You were the one that had it constructed in the first place.”

猫猫（懐かしいな…以前、毒に伏せった梨花妃のために蒸気風呂を作らせてもらった。今回それをお借りするのだが…さすがにタダでは申し訳ない）

Maomao (Natsukashii-na… Izen, dokuni fusetta Rifa-hino tameni joki-buro’o tsuku-rasete moratta. Konkai sore’o okari suruno-daga… Sasugani tada-dewa moshi-wake nai.)

Maomao (It’s been a while. I remember back then, I got them to make a steam room for Lady Lihua, who was suffering from poison back then. I’m borrowing it now, but I feel bad using it for free.)

猫猫「さっ。こちら、帝の愛読書です」

Maomao “Sa. Kochira, mikadono aidoku-sho desu.”

Maomao “This is the emperor’s favorite book.”

梨花妃「ありがたく頂戴するわ」

Rifa-hi “Arigataku chodai suruwa.”

Concubine Lihua “I appreciate this.”

猫猫（妓楼から取り寄せておいてよかった～）

Maomao (Giro-kara tori-yotese oite yokattaaa.)

Maomao (I’m glad I got it through the brothel.)

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壬氏「そっちを頼む」

Jinshi “Socchi’o tanomu.”

Jinshi “Take that side.”

宦官たち「はい！」

Kangan-tachi “Hai!”

Eunuchs “Yes, sir!”

猫猫「壬氏様」

Maomao “Jinshi-sama.”

Maomao “Master Jinshi.”

壬氏「ああ、来たか。言われた通り、建てさせたが…一体どうするんだ？」

Jinshi “Aa, kitaka. Iwareta-toori, tate-sasetaga… Ittai do surunda?”

Jinshi “Ah, you’re here. I had them build this as you asked, but… What is this for?”

猫猫「薔薇を狂わせるんです」

Maomao “Sobi’o kuru-waserun-desu.”

Maomao “We’re going to make the roses go mad.”

壬氏「薔薇を狂わせる？どういう意味だ？薬屋」

Jinshi “Sobi’o kuru-waseru? Do-iu imida? Kusuriya.”

Jinshi “Make the roses go mad? What does that mean, apothecary?”

猫猫「日光を入れて、あそこから、蒸気を小屋の中に送ります。暖めた部屋で薔薇を育てるんです。花が、開花の季節を間違えてくれるかもしれません」

Maomao “Nikko’o irete, asoko-kara, joki’o koyano nakani okuri-masu. Atatameta heyade sobi’o sodaterun-desu. Hanaga, kaikano kisetsu’o machigaete kureru-kamo shire-masen.”

Maomao “We’re going to let the sunlight in, and blow steam inside through there. The roses will grow in this warmed room. This way, the flowers might mistake it as the time to bloom.”

壬氏「それで、‘狂わせる’か」

Jinshi “Sorede, ‘kuru-waseru’ka.”

Jinshi “I see, so they’ll ‘go mad.’”

猫猫「咲く保証はありませんが…」

Maomao “Saku hoshowa arimasenga…”

Maomao “I can’t guarantee it, though.”

猫猫「あ…」

Maomao “A…”

Maomao “Oh.”

壬氏「あっ！」

Jinshi “A!”

高順「ああ…」

Gaoshun “Aa…”

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小蘭「猫猫～！」

Shaoran “Maomaooo!”

Xiaolan “Maomao!”

猫猫「小蘭？！」

Maomao “Shaoran?!”

Maomao “Xiaolan?”

小蘭「私も手伝うよ！足のケガ、大丈夫？」

Shaoran “Watashimo tetsudauyo! Ashino kega, daijobu?”

Xiaolan “I’ll help, too! Is your leg okay?”

猫猫（あ…もしや、お目付け役か？無理だけはするなって、さんざん言われたもんな…）

Maomao (A… Moshiya, ometsuke-yakuka? Muri-dakewa surunatte, sanzan iwareta-monna…)

Maomao (Did he summon her to chaperone me? They did repeatedly tell me not to push myself too hard.)

猫猫「平気。手伝わせてごめん」

Maomao “Heiki. Tetsuda-wasete gomen.”

Maomao “I’m fine. Sorry to make you help.”

小蘭「ううん。久しぶりに一緒だね！エヘヘッ」

Shaoran “Uun. Hisashi-burini issho-dane! Ehehe.”

Xiaolan “It’s okay. It’s been a while since we’ve worked together, huh?”

猫猫「フッ、そうだね」

Maomao “Fu, sodane.”

Maomao “Yeah, it has.”

猫猫（持ち込んだ薔薇は100株以上…。これで最後）

Maomao (Mochi-konda sobiwa hyakkabu-ijo… korede saigo.)

Maomao (We brought in over one hundred roses. This is the last one.)

小蘭「うわあっ、すごい量！」

Shaoran “Uwaa, sugoi ryo!”

Xiaolan “Wow, this is a lot!”

猫猫（種類はバラけさせ、できるだけ早咲きのものを選んだ）

Maomao (Shuruiwa barake-sase, dekiru-dake haya-zakino mono’o eranda.)

Maomao (We diversified the species, selecting early-blooming ones where possible.)

小蘭「全部咲くかな？」

Shaoran “Zenbu saku-kana?”

Xiaolan “Will they all bloom?”

猫猫「そうなってほしいけど…」

Maomao “So-natte-hoshii-kedo…”

Maomao “I hope so.”

猫猫（温度調整には、細心の注意を払う。人手を数名派遣してもらったが、他人に任せることは難しい作業だ。間違って、全て枯らしてしまってはおしまいだ。）

Maomao (Ondo-chosei-niwa, saishinno chui’o harau. Hitode’o sumei haken shite-morattaga, tanin’ni makaseru kotowa muzukashii sagyoda. Machigatte subete karashite shimattewa oshimaida.)

Maomao (Temperature control requires utmost care. I got them to send some help, but this is a tough task to delegate to others. If we make a mistake and kill them all, that would be the end of it.)

猫猫（晴れた日は外に出して、日光を浴びさせる）

Maomao (Hareta hiwa sotoni dashite, nikko’o abi-saseru.)

Maomao (On sunny days, we bring them outside to expose them to sunlight.)

小蘭「気持ちよさそう～！」

Shaoran “Kimochi-yosasooo!”

Xiaolan “That must feel good!”

猫猫「うん」

Maomao “Un.”

Maomao “Yeah.”

高順「調子はいかがですか？」

Gaoshun “Choshiwa ikaga desuka?”

Gaoshum “How are you doing?”

2人「ん？」

Futari “N?”

高順「差し入れです」

Gaoshun “Sashi-ire desu.”

Gaoshun “Here, a gift.”

小蘭「わあっ！」

Shaoran “Waa!”

猫猫「ありがとうございます」

Maomao “Arigato gozai-masu.”

Maomao “Thank you very much.”

小蘭「��事サボれて、おやつまでもらえるなんて最高だよ！」

Shaoran “Shigoto sabo-rete, oyatsu-made moraeru-nante saiko dayo!”

Xiaolan “I get to skip work and eat snacks? This is great!”

猫猫「これも仕事だけどね」

Maomao “Koremo shigoto dakedone.”

Maomao “This is work too, though.”

小蘭「どうしたんだろう？」

Shaoran “Doshitan-daro?”

Xiaolan “What’s with them?”

猫猫「さあ？もの珍しいのか？」

Maomao “Saa? Mono-mezurashii-noka?”

Maomao “I don’t know. Maybe they’re just curious.”

猫猫（それとも、怖いもの見たさか？）

Maomao (Soretomo, kowai mono mitasa-ka?)

Maomao (Or they want to be scared.)

小蘭「次、何したらいい？」

Shaoran “Tsugi, nani shitara ii?”

Xiaolan “What should I do next?”

猫猫「新芽の多い苗があったら、いくつか摘んでくれる？栄養が集中して咲きやすくなりますし、病気の予防になるんです」

Maomao “Shinmeno ooi naega attara, ikutsuka tsunde kureru? Eiyoga shuchu-shite saki-yasuku nari-masushi, byokino yoboni narun-desu.”

Maomao “If a seedling has a lot of sprouts on it, can you pick a few? It concentrates the nutrients into the remaining sprouts and helps prevent sickness.”

宦官たち「おお…」

Kangan-tachi “Oo…”

Eunuchs “Ah.”

宦官「あっ…」

Kangan “A…”

Eunuch “Whoa!”

小蘭「大丈夫だよ～。ぽい！」

Shaoran “Daijobu dayooo. Poi!”

Xiaolan “It’s fine.”

宦官「ありがとうございます」

Kangan “Arigato gozai-masu.”

Eunuch “Thank you.”

小蘭「いいえ」

Shaoran “Iie.”

Xiaolan “Don’t mention it!”

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猫猫「急いでください！」

Maomao “Isoide kudasai!”

Maomao “Hurry!”

小蘭「つぼみ、なかなか出ないね…」

Shaoran “Tsubomi, naka-naka denaine…”

Xiaolan “It’s taking them a long time to bloom.”

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猫猫（寒さが戻った日は…徹夜で小屋を暖める。天候はままならない）

Maomao (Samusaga modotta hiwa… tetsuyade koya’o atatameru. Tenkowa mama-nara-nai.)

Maomao (On days where it gets cold, I stay up all night to maintain the heat. Weather can’t be controlled.)

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小蘭「昨日も寝てないの？」

Shaoran “Kinomo nete-naino?”

Xiaolan “Did you pull another all-nighter?”

猫猫「寝たよ…明け方」

Maomao “Netayo… Ake-gata.”

Maomao “I did sleep, around dawn.”

小蘭「明け方って、さっきだよ！できること、やっとくから…ちょっとだけ寝たら？」

Shaoran “Akegatatte, sakki dayo! Dekiru koto, yattoku-kara… Chotto-dake netara?”

Xiaolan “Dawn was just moments ago! I’ll do what I can, so why don’t you get some sleep?”

猫猫「��、離せないし…」

Maomao “Me, hanase-naishi…”

Maomao “I can’t leave this alone.”

小蘭「ん？またこっち見てるね」

Shaoran “N? Mata kocchi miterune.”

Xiaolan “They’re looking at us again.”

猫猫（毎日毎日よく飽きないな…というか気が散る。何か気をそらせたら…ふん…）

Maomao (Mai-nichi mai-nichi yoku aki-naina…to-iuka kiga chiru. Nanika kio sorase-tara… Fun…)

Maomao (Every single day. Don’t they get tired of this? It’s irritating. I wonder if I can divert their attention…)

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小蘭「すごい！これが爪紅か～！」

Shaoran “Sugoi! Korega tsuma-kurenai kaaa!”

Xiaolan “Wow! So this is what a manicure is like!”

猫猫「花街ではみんなやってるよ」

Maomao “Hana-machi-dewa minna yatteruyo.”

Maomao “Everyone does it in the pleasure district.”

小蘭「綺麗だもんね！」

Shaoran “Kirei-damonne!”

Xiaolan “It sure is pretty!”

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貴園「あっ、猫猫もしてるの？可愛いー！」

Guien “A, Maomaomo shiteruno? Kawaiii!”

Guiyuan “Oh, you did it too, Maomao? So cute!”

愛藍「最近流行ってるわよね」

Airan “Saikin hayatteru-wayone.”

Ailan “It’s been popular recently.”

猫猫「そうですね」

Maomao “Sodesune.”

Maomao “Indeed.”

猫猫（帝の寵愛を受ける上級妃は、流行りの最先端だからな…）

Maomao (Mikadono choai’o ukeru jokyu-hiwa, hayarino sai-sentan dakarana…)

Maomao (The high-ranking concubines are always at the cutting edge of fashion.)

紅娘「非効率ね…」

Hon’nyan “Hi-koritsu ne…”

Hongniang “Seems like a waste of time.”

猫猫（紅娘様はおしゃれより仕事か）

Maomao (Hon’nyan-samawa oshare-yori shigotoka.)

Maomao (Lady Hongniang prefers work over fashion.)

猫猫「毒見も終わりましたので、水晶宮に戻ります」

Maomao “Dokumimo owari-mashita-node, Suisho-Kyuni modori-masu.”

Maomao “I’ve finished tasting for poison, so I’ll go back to the Crystal Pavilion now.”

玉葉妃「もう？」

Gyokuyo-hi “Mo?”

Concubine Gyokuyou “Already?”

猫猫「園遊会まで時間がないので…」

Maomao “En’yu-kai-made jikanga nai-node…”

Maomao “The garden party is coming up soon.”

玉葉妃「そうね…」

Gyokuyo-hi “Sone…”

Concubine Gyokuyou “I see…”

紅娘「あっ、そうだわ。今回、玉葉様は欠席されるの。楼蘭様のお披露目に、席をお譲りする形よ」

Hon’nyan “A, so-dawa. Konkai, Gyokuyo-samawa kesseki sareruno. Roran-samano ohiromeni, seki’o oyuzuri suru katachiyo.”

Hongniang “Oh, by the way, Lady Gyokuyou won’t be attending this time around. We’re letting the focus of this event be Lady Loulan’s introduction.”

猫猫（妊娠を隠すためか…）

Maomao (Ninshin’o kakusu tameka…)

Maomao (To hide the pregnancy, right.)

猫猫「分かりました。では…」

Maomao “Wakari-mashita. Dewa…”

Maomao “Understood. Excuse me.”

桜花「ねえ、水晶宮では大丈夫なの？」

Infa “Nee, Suisho-Kyu-dewa daijobu nano?”

Yinghua “Hey, is everything alright at the Crystal Pavilion?”

貴園「どんどんやつれていってるわよー」

Guien “Don-don yatsurete itteru-wayoo.”

Guiyuan “You look worse for wear every day.”

愛藍「あまり無理しないでね」

Airan “Amari muri shinaidene.”

Ailan “Don’t push yourself too hard, okay?”

猫猫「ありがとうございます」

Maomao “Arigato gozai-masu.”

Maomao “Thank you.”

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小蘭「猫猫～！」

Shaoran “Maomaooo!”

Xiaolan “Maomao!”

猫猫「ん？」

Maomao “N?”

小蘭「猫猫～！大変！」

Shaoran “Maomaooo! Taihen!”

Xiaolan “Maomao! Hurry!”

猫猫「えっ…」

Maomao “E…”

猫猫「蕾…！」

Maomao “Tsubomi…!”

Maomao “A bud…”

小蘭「さっき見つけたの！やっと一つ目だよ～！アハハッ！」

Shaoran “Sakki mitsuke-tano! Yatto hitotsume dayooo! Ahaha!”

Xiaolan “I found it just now. Our first one, finally!”

猫猫（このままいけば、何とか咲いてくれるかも…）

Maomao (Kono-mama ikeba, nantoka saite-kureru-kamo…)

Maomao (At this rate… We might just make it in time.)

小蘭「猫猫？猫猫？猫猫！！」

Shaoran “Maomao? Maomao? Maomao!!”

Xiaolan “Maomao? Maomao! Maomao!”

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壬氏「薬屋から連絡は？」

Jinshi “Kusuriya-kara renrakuwa?”

Jinshi “Has the apothecary sent any word?”

高順「いえ、何も。私もここ数日、顔を出せず…」

Gaoshun “Ie, nanimo. Watashimo koko sujitsu, kao’o dasezu…”

Gaoshun “No, nothing. I haven’t been able to visit her for the past few days.”

壬氏「お互い、園遊会の準備に追われていたからな」

Jinshi “Otagai, en’yu-kaino junbini owarete-ita-karana.”

Jinshi “We were both busy preparing for the garden party.”

猫猫「壬氏様」

Maomao “Jinshi-sama.”

Maomao “Master Jinshi.”

壬氏「あ…」

Jinshi “A…”

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武官「あれが子昌殿の娘、楼蘭妃か」

Bukan “Arega Shisho-donono musume, Roran-hika.”

Military officer “So, that’s Concubine Loulan, daughter of Master Shishou.”

文官「なんと華やかな…」

Bunkan “Nanto hanayakana…”

Civil official “How splendid.”

子昌「楼蘭妃に…至らぬ点はありませんかな？何でもおっしゃってください」

Shisho “Roran-hini… Itaranu tenwa arimasen-kana? Nan-demo osshatte kudasai.”

Shishou “Regarding Concubine Loulan, is there anything that needs improvement? Please, hold nothing back.”

楼蘭妃「何なりと」

Roran-hi “Nan-narito.”

Loulan “Please.”

皇太后「まあ…」

Kotaigo “Maa…”

Empress dowager “Oh.”

高官「青い薔薇…！」

Kokan “Aoi sobi…!”

High-ranking official “Blue roses?!”

高官「まさか…」

Kokan “Masaka…”

High-ranking official “It can’t be…!”

壬氏「蕾を愛で、咲き誇る姿に思いをはせるのも一興かと」

Jinshi “Tsubomi’o mede, saki-hokoru sugatani omoi’o haseru-nomo ikkyo-kato.”

Jinshi “It may be entertaining to enjoy the beauty of these buds while imagining how they look at full bloom.”

皇帝「うむ、美しいな」

Kotei “Umu, utsukushii-na.”

Emperor “Yes. They’re beautiful.”

高官「んん…」

Kokan “Nn…”

High-ranking official “Hmph.”

壬氏（壬氏に向けられる、あらゆる視線。いくら秀でた容姿があろうと、若造の宦官がでしゃばる様を好むほど無欲な官ばかりではない。色情はいい。いくらでも利用法がある。嫉妬もいい。扱いやすい。厄介なのは…何を考えているのか分からない目だ。子昌…楼蘭妃の実父で、女帝の寵愛を受けた男。今なお、帝は頭が上がらない。だからこそ、こちらも微笑みを絶やさない。それに今、子昌よりも厄介なのは…羅漢。あの男だ…）

Jinshi (Jinshini muke-rareru, arayuru shisen. Ikura hiideta yoshiga aroto, wakazono kanganga deshabaru sama’o konomu-hodo muyokuna kan-bakari dewa nai. Shikijowa ii. Ikura-demo riyo-hoga aru. Shittomo ii. Atsukai-yasui. Yakkai nanowa… nanio kangaete-iru-noka wakara-nai meda. Shisho… Roran-hino jippude, joteino choai’o uketa otoko. Ima-nao, midadowa atamaga agara-nai. Dakara-koso, kochiramo hohoemi’o tayasa-nai. Soreni ima, Shisho-yorimo yakkai nanowa… Rakan. Ano otokoda…)

Jinshi (The attention that ‘Jinshi’ gets. Unlike some of the worthless officials, many don’t appreciate a young eunuch hoarding attention, no matter how beautiful. Lust is fine. It’s easy to exploit that. Envy is fine, too. It’s manageable. What’s really troubling is… When I can’t tell what they’re thinking. Shishou. Concubine Loulan’s father, the man favored by the mother of the former emperor… Even now, the emperor can’t look him in the eye. That’s why I also can’t let my smile fade, either. And besides, the one who’s more worrying than Shishou right now is… That man, Lakan.)

羅漢「何と嫌味な…」

Rakan “Nanto iyamina…”

Lakan “How annoying.”

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桜花「気が付いた？」

Infa “Kiga tsuita?”

Yinghua “Are you awake?”

猫猫「桜花さん…」

Maomao “Infa-san…”

Maomao “Yinghua.”

桜花「もう水晶宮に行っちゃダメよ。いつもやつれ果てて帰ってくるんだから」

Infa “Mo Suisho-Kyuni iccha dameyo. Itsumo yatsure-hatete kaette-kurun-dakara.”

Yinghua “Don’t go to the Crystal Pavilion anymore. You always come back looking so exhausted.”

猫猫「すみません」

Maomao “Sumi-masen.”

Maomao “I’m sorry.”

壬氏「起きたか」

Jinshi “Okitaka.”

Jinshi “You’re up.”

��花「あっ…私はこれで」

Infa “A… Watashiwa korede.”

Yinghua “Excuse me.”

壬氏「座ったままでいい」

Jinshi “Suwatta mamade ii.”

Jinshi “You can stay seated.”

猫猫「難しいですね…開花には至りませんでした」

Maomao “Muzukashii desune… Kaika-niwa itari-masen-deshita.”

Maomao “It was hard. I couldn’t get them to fully bloom.”

壬氏「それは、俺に対して済まないというんじゃないのだろうな」

Jinshi “Sorewa, oreni taishite sumanaito iunja naino-darona.”

Jinshi “You’re not apologizing to me, are you?”

猫猫「ん？」

Maomao “N?”

壬氏「何でもない。十分だ。これは一体どうしたんだ？」

Jinshi “Nandemo nai. Jubunda. Korewa ittai do-shitanda?”

Jinshi “Never mind. You did well. How did you do it, though?”

猫猫「染めただけですよ」

Maomao “Someta-dake desuyo.”

Maomao “I just dyed them.”

壬氏「染めた？何も付いていないぞ」

Jinshi “Someta? Nanimo tsuite-inaizo.”

Jinshi “Dyed? But there’s nothing on them.”

猫猫「外側ではありません。内側から染めたのです」

Maomao “Soto-gawa-dewa ari-masen. Uchi-gawa-kara sometano-desu.”

Maomao “Not on the outside. We dyed them from the inside.”

壬氏「あ…」

Jinshi “A…”

猫猫「この薔薇は、もともと全て白い花なのです」

Maomao “Kono sobiwa, moto-moto subete shiroi hana nano-desu.”

Maomao “All of these roses were originally white.”

猫猫「様々な色水を使って、白い蕾に吸わせたんです」

Maomao “Sama-zamana iro-mizu’o tsukatte, shiroi tsubomini suwasetan-desu.”

Maomao “We mixed water with several colors and had the white buds suck them up.”

壬氏「それで、青だけでなく多くの色があったのか」

Jinshi “Sorede, ao-dakede-naku ookuno iroga atta-noka.”

Jinshi “So that’s why there are many colors, not just blue.”

猫猫「はい。葉っぱはどす黒く染まるので、あらかじめ全てむしっておきましたが…。あとは、園遊会の間、色落ちしないよう、色��の染み込んだ綿を固定すれば完成です。実に単純な方法です」

Maomao “Hai. Happawa dosu-guroku somaru-node, arakajime subete mushitte oki-mashitaga… Atowa, en’yu-kaino aida, iro-ochi shinai-yo, iro-mizuno shimi-konda wata’o kotei sureba kansei desu. Jitsuni tanjunna hoho desu.”

Maomao “Yes. The leaves ended up coming out black, so we plucked them all. Then all we had to do was to fix cotton soaked in the dyed water to the stems, so they couldn’t lose their vibrancy during the garden party. It really was quite simple.”

猫猫（実際、骨が折れたのは薔薇の花を咲かせるまでだ）

Maomao (Jissai, honega oreta-nowa sobino hana’o sakaseru-madeda.)

Maomao (What was actually difficult was getting the roses to bloom at all.)

壬氏「確かに…単純だな」

Jinshi “Tashikani…tanjun dana.”

Jinshi “Simple, indeed.”

猫猫「ですので、何かしら言いがかりをつける官が出るかもしれません。帝には、先に種明かしをしておきました。最初に秘密を知るのが嬉しいらしく、楽しそうに聞いてくださいましたよ」

Maomao “Desu-node, nani-kashira iigakari’o tsukeru kanga deru-kamo shire-masen. Mikado-niwa, sakini tane-akashi’o shite oki-mashita. Saishoni himitsu’o shiru-noga ureshii rashiku, tanoshi-soni kiite kudasai-mashitayo.”

Maomao “Also, because some officials might have picked a quarrel about this, I went ahead and revealed the trick to the emperor. He seemed to enjoy the fact that he got to know the secret first, and had a good time listening to me explain.”

壬氏「では昔、宮廷内で青い薔薇を見たというのは…」

Jinshi “Dewa mukashi, kyutei-naide aoi sobi’o mitato iu-nowa…”

Jinshi “So, about the story of the blue roses being seen in the palace…”

猫猫「毎日毎日、青い色水を薔薇に吸わせる暇人がいたんでしょう」

Maomao “Mai-nichi mai-nichi, aoi iro-mizu’o sobini suwaseru hima-jinga itan-desho.”

Maomao “There must have been someone with a lot of free time feeding blue water to the roses.”

壬氏「なんでまた、そんなことを…」

Jinshi “Nande mata, sonna koto’o…”

Jinshi “Who would do something like that?”

猫猫「さあ？女を口説く道具でも欲しかったのでは？」

Maomao “Saa? Onna’o kudoku dogu-demo hoshi-kattano-dewa?”

Maomao “Who knows? Maybe they wanted a gimmick with which to woo women.”

壬氏「珍しいな。爪を染めているのか？」

Jinshi “Mezurashii-na. Tsume’o somete-iru-noka?”

Jinshi “That’s unexpected. Are you painting your nails?”

猫猫「似��いませんけどね」

Maomao “Niai-masen-kedone.”

Maomao “It doesn’t suit me, though.”

猫猫（鳳仙花と片喰があれば、もっときれいに染まるんだけど…。爪紅の異名を取る鳳仙花と、猫足の異名を取る片喰。２つを練り合わせて爪につけると、あざやかな赤になる。まあ、きれいに染めたところで…。これでもまともになったんだけど…）

Maomao (Hosenka to katabami ga areba, motto kireini somarun-dakedo… Tsuma-benino imyo’o toru hosenkato, neko-ashino imyo’o toru katabami. Futatsu’o neri-awasete tsumeni tsukeruto, azayakana akani naru. Maa, kireini someta-tokorode… Kore-demo matomoni nattan-dakedo…)

Maomao (If I had some balsam and woodsorrel, I could have made them look prettier. Balsam is often used to dye fingernails, and woodsorrel is nicknamed cat’s foot. Mixing them together and applying them on the fingernails creates a vivid red. But then, even if I made them prettier… This is better than it was before.)

猫猫「高順様。頼んでいたものは？」

Maomao “Gaoshun-sama. Tanonde-ita monowa?”

Maomao “Master Gaoshun, what about the item I requested?”

高順「ええ、言われた通りに」

Gaoshun “Ee, iwareta toorini.”

Gaoshun “Yes, as you wished.”

猫猫「ありがとうございます」

Maomao “Arigato gozai-masu.”

Maomao “Thank you.”

猫猫（これで舞台は整った。あとは…いけ好かない奴に一泡吹かせるだけだ）

Maomao (Korede butaiwa totonotta. Atowa… Ike-sukanai yatsuni hito-awa fukaseru dakeda.)

Maomao (Now the stage is set. All I have to do now is catch that nasty creep off guard.)

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羅漢（…にしても、まさか挑発が失敗に終わるとは…）

Rakan (…Ni-shitemo, masaka chohatsuga shippaini owaru-towa…)

Lakan (I didn’t expect my provocation to fail.)

羅漢（多くの人間の顔は、碁石のようにしか見えない。男は黒石、女は白石。軍部の部下の人間でも、せいぜい象棋の駒だ。多くの者は兵、卒で、階級が上がるほどに馬、砲となっていく。軍部の仕事は簡単だ。駒に見合った配置をすればいい。適材適所…それで大体の戦は勝てる。難しいことではない。たとえ自分が無能でも、割り当てさえやれば、勝手に仕事を終わらせてくれる）

Rakan (Ookuno ningen’no kaowa, go-ishino-yoni-shika mie-nai. Otokowa kuro-ishi, onnawa shiro-ishi. Gunbuno bukano ningen-demo, seizei shanchī no komada. Ookuno monowa hei, sotsude, kaikyuga agaru-hodoni uma, ho-to natte-iku. Gunbuno shigotowa kantanda. Komani miatta haichi’o sureba ii. Teki-zai-teki-sho… Sorede daitaino ikusawa kateru. Muzukashii koto dewa nai. Tatoe jibunga muno-demo, wari-ate-sae yareba, katteni shigoto’o owa-rasete-kureru.)

Lakan (Most humans only look like go stones to me. Men are black stones, women are white stones. Even my subordinates in the military only appear as chess pieces, at best. Most are soldiers, pawns. As they gain ranks, they become cavalry and cannons. Working in the military is easy. I just need to know where to place the pieces. The right pieces in the right places. Most wars can be won by that alone. It’s quite easy. Even if I were completely useless, as long as I placed others in the right places, the work would get done on its own.)

羅漢（今日は、いつも以上に目が痛い。どうにも赤い色がちらつく。爪紅か…記憶の中の爪紅は、けばけばしい赤ではない。うっすら染まった、鳳仙花の赤…）

Rakan (Kyowa, itsumo-ijoni mega itai. Do-nimo akai iroga chira-tsuku. Tsuma-kurenai-ka… Kiokuno nakano tsuma-beniwa, keba-keba-shii aka-dewa nai. Ussura somatta, hosenkano aka…)

Lakan (My eyes hurt more than usual today. A red color keeps flickering into my view. Manicures… The manicures in my memories aren’t this overly flamboyant crimson. They’re the soft color of balsam.)

羅漢「ハッ…」

Rakan “Ha…”

(Continue to episode 23)

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kaialone · 4 years ago

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Kirby Planet Robobot Translation Comparison: Pause Screens (Part 2)

This will be a comparison of the original Japanese version and the US English localized version.

Specifically, this will cover the pause screen descriptions of all bosses faced exclusively in the extra modes of the game.

While I’m mainly comparing the US English version to the Japanese one, I’ll bring up differences in the EU English version that I find notable, too.

For the comparisons, the usual points apply:

Bolded is the original Japanese text, for the reference.

Bolded and italicized is my translation.

Italicized is the official NOA translation.

A (number) indicates that I have a specific comment to make on that part in the translation notes.

As you read this, please keep in mind that with translations like these, it’s important not to focus on the exact literal wordings, since there is no single “correct answer” when it comes to translations.

Rather than that, consider the actual information that is being conveyed, in which way, and why.

This part will work the same as the last one.

And since a lot of these pause descriptions are somewhat connected to their counterparts of the main story as well, I would recommend reading the previous part first, if you haven’t already.

Also, as a general note, you’ll see that all the stronger versions of the regular bosses have the prefix “Re:” added in the Japanese version.

This was changed to “2.0″ in the English version.

From what I’ve seen, “Re:” in Japanese pop culture is often used as a cool, sometimes futuristic way to refer to a “renewal” of something, so adapting it as “2.0″ makes sense.

Re:��ィスピーボーグ

ウィスピーボーグが新モデルにリニューアル。ねんぴもよくなりはいきガスもへっているので、カンパニーもかんきょうにはいりょしながらしょうエネ開発を進めているもよう。価格も前モデルの半分におさえられている。

Re:Whispy Borg

Whispy Borg has been newly remodeled. The improved fuel efficiency and reduced emission of exhaust gases indicate that perhaps the company too strives to be environmentally friendly, developing new ways to conserve energy. Its price has been cut down to half the previous model, too.

Clanky Woods 2.0

Clanky Woods has been redesigned and upgraded. Better fuel efficiency and fewer emissions demonstrate the company's new environmentally friendly initiative. It costs only half of the previous model!

Comparisons & Thoughts:

The description has been slightly shortened as usual, though there are some potential errors or changes, too.

In the English version, the text mentions “the company’s new environmentally friendly initiative”, whereas the Japanese version doesn’t make it sound like this would be a new thing for them.

It’s possible that this was a mistranslation, but it could also be that they intentionally changed it in English to be a little more obvious about the irony - because the Haltmann Works Company allegedly trying to be environmentally friendly is ridiculous.

Also, in the Japanese version, the original wording makes it more clear that Clanky Woods’ price being reduced is seemingly referring to the cost a potential buyer would have to pay for it, rather than the cost of producing it.

This feels like it might be alluding to how in real life, manufacturers of electric cars or the like will try to cut down their prices to some degree in order to get more people into them, and thus creating more of a demand for them in the future.

The English version could be going for that as well, but it’s a bit less clear.

Re:ホログラフ防衛システムズ

マザーコンピューターによりリニューアルされたこの防衛システムも、他の星にねむっていたせっけい図をもとにして作られたものだが、一部データがかけているため、本来のせい能をはっきできずにいるらしい。

Re:Holographic Defense Systems

Revised by the Mother Computer, this defense system was also created based on blueprints discovered on another planet. But, because part of the data is missing, it is apparently unable to demonstrate its original performance. (1)

Holo Defense API 2.0

Redesigned by the Mother Computer, this defense system is based on a blueprint found on another planet. It's missing a segment of data and is unable to demonstrate its full potential.

Translation Note:

What I translated as “original performance” here could also be translated as “true performance” or the like. I don’t think the specifics make much of a difference here, but thought I would note it, just in case.

Comparisons & Thoughts:

This description is mostly the same, but there is an interesting detail about it.

The Japanese version notes that this defense system was “also” based on blueprints found on another planet.

This directly implies other things have been based on such blueprints, but it doesn’t specify which those are, nor how many blueprints and planets are involved.

From its looks though, we can gather that the Holo Defense API was likely based on Pix from Rock Star, as seen in Kirby 64.

Similarly, we can assume that the Security Force mid-boss was likely based on Metal General from Halcandra, as seen in Return to Dream Land.

And of course, Star Dream is heavily implied to be something similar to Galactic Nova from Milky Way Wishes - and both of them are implied to be so-called clockwork stars, also first mentioned in Return to Dream Land.

But even considering all that, keep in mind that we still can’t say for sure where and when the Haltmann Works Company would have precured any of their respective blueprints, and series director Shinya Kumazaki intentionally left the answer up in the air when asked about it during the second Planet Robobot Ask-a-thon on Miiverse.

Just so we are all on the same page here.

In any case, the English version is still missing the indication that the Holo Defense API isn’t the only one that was based on blueprints found elsewhere.

The EU English version actually goes one step further, rephrasing the line in question to say that the defence system was built “based on the blueprint found on another planet”.

The wording of “the blueprint” would imply there was only ever one, which does not appear to be the case in Japanese.

Re:ホロ・クラッコ

この雲のモンスターのデータは、ぶんせきすればするほど、様ざまなこうげきパターンが見つかる。そのいったんがシステムのリニューアルによりかいほうされ、手強くなっている。

Re:Holo-Kracko

The more data of this cloud monster is analyzed, the more attack patterns are discovered. A portion of them have been unlocked by the system's revision, making it a more formidable adversary.

Holo-Kracko 2.0

They further analyzed the data of the cloud monster and discovered even more vicious attacks. The system redesign has implemented these attacks and made Holo-Kracko even more powerful.

Comparisons & Thoughts:

This description features some slight alterations.

The Japanese version mentions that a larger variety of attack patterns is being discovered, while the English version says that “more vicious attacks” have been found.

Aside from those being different things to discover, the Japanese version also makes it clear that this analysis is still being done continuously.

The Japanese version also states that the system’s revision has “unlocked” these additional patterns, but the English version states that it has “implemented” the additional attacks.

So, the implications of how the system works are slightly different here.

The US English version also has this description start with “They further analyzed the data of the cloud monster and discovered (...)“, while the EU English version phrases it as “Further analysis of data from the cloud monster has uncovered (...)“.

The latter matches the Japanese version a bit more, with the narrator having a more neutral position regarding the progress.

But, the former isn’t really wrong by comparison either, and the narrator does refer to the company in third person like that occasionally in other places.

Re:ホロ・ローパーズ

このモンスターは、スージーがかつて入手したデータを入力し生み出されたのだが、異空間とよばれるエリアにすくうこのモンスターのデータを一体いつ、どこで手に入れたので　あろうか。かのじょのナゾもまた、深まるばかりである。

Re:Holo Lopers

These monsters were created by entering data that Susie had acquired in the past. But, just when and where exactly did she obtain data on those monsters which live in the area called another dimension? There is no end to the mysteries surrounding her, either.

Holo-Doomers 2.0

These monsters were created by Susie entering data she acquired from her travels. Where and when did she encounter the original monsters from another dimension? Who knows?

Comparisons & Thoughts:

This description is mostly the same, with some slight oddities.

Of course, the term “another dimension” used in the Japanese version here is the same as before, so my notes on the regular Holo-Doomers also apply here.

And just like before, the EU English version changed “another dimension” to “extra dimension”, which I also went over back there.

Also, the Japanese version specifically uses the word “area” to refer to another dimension, which is also the term used for “areas” in Planet Robobot as a game.

I think this could just be to add some flavor to this description, though.

The game seems to use “area” in favor of “level” to give it a more mechanical and business-driven vibe. And so the narration is consistent with that internal logic of the game’s aesthetic.

The final line in the Japanese version says that there is no end to the mysteries about Susie “either”, which I think is simply a follow-up to the final line of the regular Holo-Doomers description.

The English version doesn’t have a connection between the two descriptions like that there.

Re:ホロ・アイスドラゴン

かつて存在した、古代のドラゴンという生命体のデータから生み出されたホログラフだが、もしかしたら今でもまだどこかの島のどうくつのおく深くで、ひそ��に生きのびているのかもしれない。

Re:Holo-Ice Dragon

This hologram was created from the data of an ancient organic life form called a dragon, which has existed in the past, but it is also possible that they secretly continue to live on, deep inside a cave on an island somewhere.

Holo-Ice Dragon 2.0

This hologram was created from an ancient dragon. Dragons are no longer seen, but one of them may still be living quietly in a cave on an island somewhere. Who knows?

Comparisons & Thoughts:

This description is mostly the same, except for a small detail that might be a bit confusing, but I’ll try to explain it.

There is some potential issue here regarding the usage of plural versus singular.

In my translation of the Japanese version, I have the description refer to dragons in a general sense, rather than one individual dragon.

The English version chose to use singular instead, for the most part.

As I mentioned before, there usually is no clear distinction between plural and singular in Japanese, so either way could work here.

That being said, the English version would still be slightly off, because if one chooses to use singular for the translation here, it has to be applied to all of the text.

If I were to apply singular for my own translation, it would become this:

This hologram was created from the data of an ancient organic life form called a dragon, which has existed in the past, but it is also possible that it secretly continues to live on, deep inside a cave on an island somewhere.

Therefore, the English version’s line “Dragons are no longer seen, but one of them (...)” would be inaccurate for that approach.

It should at least be something like “This dragon is no longer seen, but it (...)” instead.

At the end of the day, I don’t think the specifics actually matter much in this case right here, but I still wanted to explain them.

Re:ホロ・ガラーガ

このモンスターがいたという天空の国が存在するらしいが、いまだキカイ化のしんりゃくがとうたつできていないもよう。この星にはまだ、様ざまなみかいのエリアが残されていることがうかがえる。

Re:Holo-Garāga

It appears that the land of the sky where this monster is said to be from really exists, but the mechanization invasion seemingly has yet to reach it. It's clear that there are still many uncivilized areas left on this planet.

Holo-C. Rattler 2.0

It is said that the People of the Sky who enshrined this monster still exist. It seems that the mechanization invasion has not reached them, due to their remote location.

Comparisons & Thoughts:

There are some slight alterations in this description.

Like before, “land of the sky” is changed to “People of the Sky”, so my notes on that also apply here.

The Japanese version has the narrator note that the supposed land of the sky apparently does exist, but the English version has the narrator say that the People of the Sky “still” exist.

The latter would imply that from the perspective of our vague narrator, the People of the Sky were known, but also previously thought to possibly not exist anymore.

In contrast, the former implies the land of the sky is only just being discovered.

Next, the Japanese version notes that there are still many “uncivilized areas” on Pop Star, following the prior statement that the land of the sky has yet to be reached by the invasion.

The English version changes this to stating that the People of the Sky have yet to be reached by the invasion “due to their remote location”.

This might have been an intentional change to sound less demeaning, but I can’t say for sure.

Really, this mostly changes the narrator’s attitude about the situation, since the Japanese phrasing still would imply that the company just needs more time to reach Floralia and other locations further away from their operations.

Also just for the reference, the word “areas” is once again the same one they use for the game’s main levels as well, keeping with the game’s aesthetic.

As an aside, the general narrator of these descriptions is not really a character, so slight differences in their limited knowledge and attitude about the world like in the two previous points are not that big of a deal.

But it’s interesting to me that in this description right here for example, the Japanese version of the narrator seems to roughly reflect the knowledge and attitude that the Haltmann Works Company would have.

In other places, the narrator’s knowledge and general perspective does shift to other sides too, I’m guessing to fit the mood that works best for each description.

Also, I mentioned in the last part how it’s strange that the English version didn’t just go for the shorter “Holo-Rattler” as the name, and this choice comes back to haunt them here, cause they had to spell “Holo-Coily Rattler 2.0″ as “Holo-C. Rattler 2.0″ to make it fit.

Re:秘書スージー

おさないころ、マザーコンピューターの起動じっけん時にじこにまきこまれ、ゆくえふめいとなったという。時がたち、何を思い、ふたたびカンパニーにもぐりこんだのであろうか。フルネームは「スザンナファミリアハルトマン」。

Re:Secretary Susie

As a young child, she was supposedly involved in an accident during an experimental start-up of the Mother Computer, and went missing. (1) Whatever she may be thinking, some time later she must have snuck her way into the company once more. Her full name is "Susanna Familia Haltmann".

Susie 2.0

As a child, Sue [sic] was involved in an accident during a Mother Computer experiment and went missing. Why has she joined the company after all this time? Her full name is Susanna Patrya Haltmann.

Translation Note:

What I translated as “experimental start-up” could also be translated as “start-up experiment”, or the like.

Comparisons & Thoughts:

In the Japanese version, Susie’s middle name is “Familia”, which was changed to “Patrya” in the English version.

The Japanese one is probably based on the English word “family” or maybe even “familiar”, alluding to the story going on with her, and keeping with that Western influence they go for with her and the company.

I’m guessing the English version changed it because “Familia” might’ve seemed too on the nose about it?

Going by that, I think “Patrya” might be based on something like “patriarch” and related terms, which would also allude to the story surrounding Susie’s character.

The actual description is mostly the same, just rephrased to be shorter.

In the Japanese version it’s stated that the experiment during which Susie went missing was one about starting the Mother Computer, which ends up omitted in English.

Not hugely important, but interesting if you care about finer specifics of the story.

The Japanese version also mentions that Susie later “snuck her way” into the company, implying some obfuscation of details on her part when she joined.

That detail can already be inferred from the story alone, so not as much of a loss.

The US English version refers to Susie as “Sue” in this description for some reason.

I’m almost positive this was just a typo, since it seems very unlikely they would randomly introduce a second nickname for her only in this one screen.

The EU English version rephrased the first line slightly and fixed that spelling in the process, too.

強化量産メタナイトボーグ

メタナイトボーグのデータをもとにして作られた、セキュリティマシンの量産型。最新ぎじゅつによりかなり強化されている。もしも実用化された場合、カンパニーの戦力はひやくてきにこう上するであろう。

Enhanced Mass-produced Meta Knight Borg

A mass-produced security machine model, built using data from the Meta Knight Borg as a basis. Its strength was enhanced considerably with the latest technology. If it were to be put into practical use, the company's military power would increase dramatically.

Stock Mecha Knight

This mass-production model is based on an upgraded Mecha Knight model. If this model goes into commercial production, the company's military power will dramatically increase.

Comparisons & Thoughts:

The ”Enhanced Mass-produced Meta Knight Borg“ had its name changed to “Stock Mecha Knight“, because yeah, there was probably no way to make a more literal translation fit here.

I think going for “Stock” here is pretty clever, boiling down the idea to its bare essentials, and with such little space, too.

The actual description is mostly the same, just rephrased to be slightly shorter.

The English version’s phrasing does make it sound like Stock Mecha Knight was based on Mecha Knight+ in particular, whereas the Japanese version has it be based on the data of the regular Mecha Knight.

Re:クローンデデデ

声もすがたもまるでデデデ大王と同じだが、その心までクローン化することはだんねんした。いくつかのしさくでは、食べ物ばかりもとめたり、とあるこん虫をやたらとおそれたりと、兵士として、不完全であったためである。

Re:Clone Dedede

Its voice and appearance are just like King Dedede, but they have given up on cloning his heart, too. This is because there were several prototypes only interested in food, or exceedingly afraid of a certain insect, as well as other aspects that made them imperfect soldiers.

Dedede Clone 2.0

It has the look and voice of King Dedede, but not his soul. Some things can't be cloned. Some of the trial models were only interested in food, some were fearful of a certain insect, and all were imperfect.

Comparisons & Thoughts:

There is a pretty significant alteration or possible error in this description.

In the Japanese version, it’s stated that the company has given up on cloning Dedede’s “heart” because several prototypes ended up being imperfect soldiers.

What this means is that cloning his “heart” is actually possible for them to some extent, but since that causes the clones to take on parts of Dedede’s personality, it made them worse as soldiers.

So, they have given up on cloning the heart specifically because the clones having one has proven to be a detriment for their purposes.

In the English version, it’s instead stated that the company is unable to clone Dedede’s “soul”, because “some things can’t be cloned”.

In turn, the issues with the trial models are also implied to be unrelated general cloning issues.

So, while the Japanese version somewhat eerily states that cloning a heart is possible, but the company is now making the clones heartless on purpose, the English version seems like almost the complete opposite and states that cloning a soul is just not possible.

This could have been a translation error, but it could also be that the English localizers wanted to avoid crossing a certain line here and thus changed it intentionally.

Continuing from the previous point though, you may have noticed that the Japanese version uses “heart” while the English version uses “soul”.

The actual Japanese word used here is 心/kokoro, which is most commonly translated as “heart”, but it can also be translated as “soul” like the English version did - and also as “mind”, or even “feelings”, as well as other things like that depending on the context.

Because of that, it can have different connotations than just the English word “soul” on its own.

I think “heart” is a broad enough term that it works well here, and the Kirby series has a frequent heart motif as well, so I went with that, personally.

The term will also be brought up again in future descriptions down the line, so keep it in mind for later.

Re:クローンデデデ&D3砲

この立体砲台はとてつもなく高がくで、ウィスピーウッズやメタナイトのサイボーグ化のなんと4倍。あのギガヴォルトより 50億ハルトマニーも高い。それでも、ハルトマンの乗る、純金の「プレジデンバー」の 4分の1ほどではある。

Re:Clone Dedede & D3 Cannon

This three-dimensional artillery is extremely expensive, costing no less than four times more than the cybernetic conversions of Whispy Woods and Meta Knight. It even surpasses the Gigavolt by 5 billion Haltmoney. However, that is still only about a quarter of what the "Presidenver" that Haltmann rides is worth, which is made of pure gold.

Dedede Cl. & D3 2.0

This tridimensional cannon is extremely expensive, costing a whopping four times more than Mecha Knight. However, it's still much cheaper than Haltmann's Executive Suit, which is made of pure gold.

Comparisons & Thoughts:

This description is mostly accurate, just rewritten to be shorter.

The English version simplifies the different cost comparisons in this description a lot, which is mostly expendable information, so that’s understandable.

Still, since the Japanese version has the room for it, it’s fun to see it continue with the trend of comedically focusing how much everything costs compared to one another, going with the themes of the game.

Also, Haltmann’s own mech is revealed to be called “Presidenver” in Japanese, which was changed to “Executive Suit” in English.

Either one goes along with the name of Susie’s mech, but since its name was omitted in the English version, this fact doesn’t come across there.

“Presidenver” is pretty self-explanatory, just adding “president” to “Rereinver”.

“Executive Suit” might be a play on “executive suite”, which is pretty amusing to me.

Re:プレジデント・ハルトマン

フルネームは「ゲインズインカムハルトマン」。かつてひとり娘をじこでなくし、それいらい人の心もきおくさえもすて、カンパニーの成長のためだけに生きる男。だがそれも、娘にふたたび会いたいただそのねがいをかなえるためであったのだが…。

Re:President Haltmann

His full name is "Gains Income Haltmann". He once lost his only daughter in an accident, and ever since then, the man has been casting aside his heart and even his memories, living only for the sake of his company's growth. But even that too was only for the sake of granting his wish - to see his daughter once more...

Pres. Haltmann 2.0

His full name is Max Profitt Haltmann. Ever since losing his only child, he's dedicated his life to his company. However, his only wish is to see his daughter once again.

Comparisons & Thoughts:

In Japanese, Haltmann’s given and middle names are “Gains Income”, which was changed to “Max Profitt” in the English version.

“Gains Income” is obviously taken directly from “gains income”. Aside from probably referring to the fact that he’s about earning money, this also is another English-sounding name to go with the company’s aesthetic.

“Max Profitt” is a similar play on earning money, but done in a way that works better as a pun-based name for English-speaking audiences.

The actual description has one fairly notable omission in particular.

In the Japanese version, it’s specifically stated that Haltmann has been “casting aside his heart and even his memories“, which is not mentioned in English.

The fact that Haltmann doesn’t have all his memories anymore is crucial to understanding the story at this point, so leaving this out caused a lot of confusion for English-speaking fans around the time of the game’s release.

It would eventually be brought up again during the second Planet Robobot Ask-a-thon, so fans did get to learn about this, but it was still an inconvenience.

Not to mention that Miiverse has since been shut down.

The detail about Haltmann’s “heart” is interesting as well, since it gives additional insight into how Haltmann has presumably grown more callous over the years as well, rather than starting out the way we see him in the present day.

For the reference, the English Miiverse post adapted this as “compassion”, which works perfectly fine in this context, too.

The US English version doesn’t mention that Haltmann specifically lost his only child in an accident, but the EU English version actually included that part, too.

So I’m not really sure why the US English version omitted the “accident” detail.

クローン剣士ダークマター

星の夢に入力されているデータの中でもかなりの強さをほこる黒き剣の使い手。クローン化にせいこうしたものの、かいせきはデータの一部にすぎず、その正体についていまだ、全ようかいめいにはいたっていない。

Clone Swordfighter Dark Matter

Among the data that has been entered into Star Dream, this dark sword user boasts especially tremendous strength. Although it was cloned successfully, only part of its data has been analyzed, and its true nature has yet to be confirmed with certainty as of right now. (1)

Dark Matter Clone

Creating this dark swordsman pushed Star Dream to the limits of its abilities. The cloning process was a success, but only a partial data analysis was possible, and its true form has not yet emerged.

Translation Note:

The word I translated as “true nature” could also be translated as “true identity”, or other things along those lines. Either could potentially work in this context.

Comparisons & Thoughts:

“Clone Swordfighter Dark Matter” is shortened to “Dark Matter Clone”, most likely for space.

The US English version of the True Arena labels this boss as “Dark Matter Blade”, so I wonder if they originally intended to reflect the “swordfighter” part in the name as well, but partially dropped it.

The actual description has a few potential errors or changes.

In the Japanese version, it’s stated that Dark Matter Blade is one of the strongest included within Star Dream’s data.

The English version instead states that cloning him pushed Star Dream “to the limits of its abilities”.

This could have been a translation error, but it could also have been an intentional rewrite.

As mentioned in the translation note, I can’t say for sure if the Japanese version is supposed to refer to Dark Matter Blade’s “true nature” or “true identity” not having been confirmed yet.

The relevant line could either be referring to Dark Matter Blade’s true form, which the clone does take on during the battle, but it could also be referring to the other general mysteries about Dark Matter and its background.

Either way could work in this context, so I went with “true nature” in my translation, because you can read either interpretation into it.

The English version specifically goes for “true form” here, but also changes “has yet to be confirmed” to “has not yet emerged”.

So the implications are slightly different there.

クローンセクトニア

この星のしんりゃく時に見つけた巨大な植物の花からデータをさいしゅ。不思議なことに、こん虫の女王の剣士のクローンが生まれた。データには 1000年にもおよぶ様ざまな生物のデータがふくまれており、ナゾがたえない。

Clone Sectonia

Data was collected from the flower of a giant plant that was discovered during the invasion of this planet. Curiously, it produced the clone of an insect queen swordswoman. The data includes that of various organisms, spanning a period of over 1000 years. The mysteries continue.

Sectonia Clone

Data was collected from traces of a giant flower the invaders stumbled upon. Cloning it produced the insect queen. Its data contains elements of creatures spanning a period of 1,000 years.

Comparisons & Thoughts:

This description is mostly the same, just rephrased to be a bit shorter.

The switch from “Clone Sectonia” to “Sectonia Clone” is probably just to sound a bit more natural in English.

ギャラクティックナイトリターンズ

その力ゆえおそれられてきた、全てをほろぼしかねない古の剣士。クローンではなく、未知なる異空間ロードから時空をこえよびさまされた。様ざまな時代でふういんされてきたきろくが残るが、しょうめつさせることはできていない。

Galactic Knight Returns

An ancient swordfighter, capable of destroying everything, who has come to be feared due to his power. He is not a clone - he has been awoken across time and space, from the unknown Another Dimension Road. There are records left behind of him having been sealed away in various eras, but he has yet to be destroyed completely.

Galacta Knight Returns

This ancient swordsman is feared for his immense power. He is not a clone. He was awakened and brought here via an extra-dimensional road beyond the space-time continuum.

Comparisons & Thoughts:

“Galactic Knight Returns” is renamed to “Galacta Knight Returns” in English.

This matches how this character has always been called in the English versions of Kirby games, of course.

The actual description is mostly accurate, just shorter, but the final sentence has been omitted entirely.

In the Japanese version, the final sentence provides some neat insight into Galacta Knight’s background, particularly the impact he has apparently had on people across history.

It’s a shame this is missing in the English version, but they most certainly couldn’t make it fit.

The “Another Dimension Road” is mentioned here again, which I already went over when I covered Meta Knightmare Returns, so all my notes there also apply here.

The English version again adapts it as “extra-dimensional road“, staying consistent with what they used in the cutscene.

星の夢.Soul OS (First Phase)

未知ノダメージにヨリ、最終プログラムがアンロック。アノ生命体ヲハイジョデキるカクリツは、99.99% トナル。タダハルトマンとイウ生命体の「ココロ」というモノが不要なソンザイとナルモヨウ。コレヨリ、ハルトマンのメモリーの消去ヲカイシスル。

Star Dream.Soul OS (First Phase)

Unknown DAMAGE HAS CAUSED the final program TO be UNLOCKED. PROBABILITY OF ELIMINATING THAT organic life form is NOW AT 99.99%. ONLY THE OBJECT called the "HEART" of the organic life form CALLED HALTMANN WILL LIKELY PROVE TO BE innecessary. NOW INITIATING erasure of THE MEMORY OF HALTMANN. (1)

Star Dream Soul OS (First Phase)

The final program has been activated. Its calculated victory probability is 99.9%. However, a small part of Haltmann's soul is yet to be purged, which could throw a wrench in its plans.

Translation Note:

The literal term used in Japanese here is メモリー /memorī, which is a transliteration of the English word “memory”. This is normally used to refer to computer memory, rather than a person’s memories. Though the double-meaning might be intentional in this context.

Comparisons & Thoughts:

There are some notable details in this description.

First of all, the Japanese version is once again written from the perspective of Star Dream, as seen by its unmistakable speaking style.

However, unlike in the main story, Star Dream does not refer to itself in first-person here at any point.

Since the Soul OS battle seems to roughly follow after the events of Meta Knightmare Returns, this might reflect how Star Dream presumably never gained its own sense of self in that scenario, but that’s just a guess on my part.

Either way, in the English version this description does not seem to be written directly from Star Dream’s perspective.

If this is the case, it might have been an oversight, but I can’t say for sure.

I do think this is a shame, because it’s a nice callback to its final pause screen from the main story, and also may become more impactful once you see the remaining pause screens from this current boss battle.

A smaller detail, but the Japanese version specifies that the final program was unlocked by “Unknown DAMAGE”, which may refer to the cut done by Galacta Knight - as it can still be seen on Star Dream here.

This gives this boss battle a stronger connection to the events of Meta Knightmare Returns, even if the continuity of these extra mode stories is rather vague, of course.

This next detail will take a bit longer to go over, so bear with me.

In the English version, it’s stated that Star Dream has yet to purge “a small part” of Haltmann’s “soul”, and that this could be detrimental for it.

But in the Japanese version, Star Dream instead comes to the conclusion that Haltmann’s “HEART” will be innecessary. It also proceeds with the erasure of the “MEMORY” of Haltmann, which the English version does not yet bring up.

This results in some different potential implications here.

In the English version, the usage of “soul” would suggest that this must be Haltmann’s actual soul or spirit, but it’s not quite the same in Japanese.

While these extra stories only have vague continuity, keep in mind that as far as we know, Haltmann was never actually taken over directly by Star Dream in this scenario.

If this was meant to refer to Haltmann’s spirit, they could’ve easily used the same word for spirit they used during the final battle of the main story.

But instead, they use the same term “heart” that has already come up before in the descriptions for Dedede Clone 2.0 and Haltmann 2.0, which this current description also seems to follow up on.

Just like in the Dedede Clone 2.0 description, a heart is deemed as a flaw by Star Dream here. And we know from the Haltmann 2.0 description that Haltmann has been casting aside his own heart too, in a way.

This goes into speculation territory, but one could assume based on this that the “heart” of Haltmann which Star Dream currently possesses is the same heart that Haltmann has cast aside, either literally or figuratively.

Again, remember how the Dedede Clone 2.0 description confirmed that a heart is something that can artificially be reproduced in some form, so it wouldn’t have to literally be the same.

In any case, Star Dream’s method to rid itself of this “heart” is to start erasing the “MEMORY” of Haltmann.

This could mean that at the very least, the memories that Haltmann has lost over the years are stored or documented within Star Dream in some form.

Though not from the pause screen, further evidence of this is the fact that the objects summoned by Star Dream during its respective third phase are officially called “MEMORIES”.

And while they are all parts of Galactic Nova, they also all relate to specific details about Haltmann that were revealed in a Nintendo Dream interview (June 2016 issue.)

The Soul OS version of the attack also adds piano keys, a possible reference to Susie’s own profile mentioning that she plays the piano.

That last point was rather long, so to summarize it briefly:

While the English version suggests that Star Dream here contains Haltmann’s soul or spirit, much like in the main story, the situation appears to be a bit different in Japanese, given how the term “heart” can be used - and how it has been used in the game so far.

星の夢.Soul OS (Second-Final Phase)

だれが何のために作ったのかさえ分からない。そんなモノをなぜわたしは起動させてしまったのだろうか。そうだ、かなえたい夢があったはずだ… あぁだが、マシンが夢などかなえてはくれないというのは、もう分かっていたことだというのに…

Star Dream.Soul OS (Second-Final Phase)

I don't even know who made it or for what purpose. Why would I activate something like that? That's right, I think I had a dream I wanted to be fulfilled... Ahh, but I already knew that a machine could never make dreams come true, and yet I...

Star Dream Soul OS (Second-Final Phase)

"Why did I reactivate such a terrible machine? Oh, I remember -- I wanted to see her just one last time. How foolish! I should have known that no machine could make such a dream come true."

Comparisons & Thoughts:

Just like the previous one, there are several notable details about this description.

Now, in both versions, this pause screen appears to be from Haltmann’s perspective, though the English version actually added quotation marks to it.

This could have been to make it more clear that this is from a specific person’s perspective, but the same was never done with Star Dream’s narration.

There could be another reason for this, which I’ll go over next.

Here’s a subtle detail you might not have caught.

While this is most likely Haltmann narrating here, the Japanese version has him refer to himself with the first person pronoun わたし/watashi.

In the actual story, he only ever used ワシ/washi to refer to himself.

But here’s the thing: in fiction, having a character refer to themselves as ワシ/washi is generally used to indicate that the character is old, and just by comparison, わたし/watashi sounds younger.

This could imply that this quote might in fact be from a time where Haltmann was at least somewhat younger than he is now.

In other words, a memory from the past, rather than a current thought in the present.

Being shown a memory of Haltmann at this point would also fit with Star Dream’s narration from the previous pause screen.

Because of that, I think the English version could be using the quotation marks to indicate this temporal distance, since they can’t really show it in the same way the Japanese version does.

But I can’t say for sure if that was the intent.

The Japanese version has Haltmann mention that he did not know who made the machine he’s talking about here, which is most likely Star Dream.

Interesting backstory tidbit there, if you’re curious about these.

Also in the Japanese version, Haltmann believes that a machine can’t actually make dreams come true in general. Though, we can’t know if he is correct about that.

In the English version, Haltmann only comes to the conclusion that no machine could make his specific dream come true.

On that note, Haltmann is never shown to recall what his dream was in the first place in Japanese, he only says that he must have had one.

In the English version, he explicitly remembers wanting to see “her” again being his dream.

It seems like almost a given that Haltmann’s dream here is referring to his wish of being reunited with his daughter, so it makes sense that the English version would change the text to make it obvious.

There is a non-zero chance that Haltmann actually had another dream, but that’s a whole different topic.

星の夢.Soul OS (Final Phase)

このコアからもハルトマンのメモリーは、消えた。最後に想うあの心も、消えた。その瞬間より星の夢は完全な存在からただのこわれたマシンとなる。夢も見ない、ゴハンも食べない、そんなあいてはもはや、星のカービィのてきではなかった!

Star Dream.Soul OS (Final Phase)

Haltmann's memory has disappeared from this core, too. And in the end, that feeling heart disappeared as well. That very moment, Star Dream turns from a perfect being into a mere broken machine. It doesn't have dreams, it doesn't even eat lunch - an opponent like that no longer stands any chance against Kirby of the Stars!

Star Dream Soul OS (Final Phase)

All of Haltmann's memories have been deleted from the OS. Even his soul-- the last trace of Haltmann--has vanished. Star Dream has gone from a near- perfect being to a cold, mindless machine.

Comparisons & Thoughts:

This is the final description, so of course there is a lot to say again.

A minor detail, but in the Japanese version it’s said that the memory of Haltmann has now disappeared from “this core”, which is pretty straightforward, all things considered.

For some reason, the US English version instead says that Haltmann’s memories have been deleted “from the OS”, and the EU English version says they have been deleted “from the Mother Computer”.

This is also the first time the memories are brought up in English at all, so their relevance is a lot less clear.

And another minor detail related to this one.

I believe the specific phrasing of “disappeared from this core, too” in Japanese is meant to refer to the fact that Haltmann’s memories had already been lost by the man himself.

At least, that makes the most sense to me.

Once again, the English version uses “soul” where the Japanese version used “heart”.

The distinction between the two becomes especially important here, because while the English version says it’s the “soul” of Haltmann, the Japanese text is more vague about it.

Of course, the first Japanese pause screen of this battle did refer to it as the “heart” of Haltmann, but at the same time, remember that this would have basically been Star Dream’s own heart as well.

This also seems to be the implication going by the lines that follow afterwards.

Interestingly, the Japanese version describes Star Dream as having been a “perfect being”, whereas the English version just goes for “near-perfect being”.

This is very similar to how they changed Kirby’s energy from being described as “infinite” to “nearly infinite” in the main story.

I suppose they just don’t want to deal in absolutes with these.

The English version also goes on to describe Star Dream as now being a “cold, mindless machine”, instead of just a “broken machine” like in Japanese, which has different implications.

Star Dream being actually broken and not functioning as it should is another point that Kumazaki reiterated during the second Planet Robobot Ask-a-thon, so that’s another plot detail the English version technically omits here.

The English phrasing also leans more into the idea of Star Dream being a scary opponent, while the Japanese phrasing leans more into the idea of Star Dream being something pitiful - a similar sentiment to the descriptions of the main story’s final battle.

Adding to the point above, the English version also omits the final part of this last description.

The phrase “It doesn’t have dreams, it doesn’t even eat lunch“ references a recurring concept first introduced in the manual of Kirby’s Adventure - the fact that the people of Dream Land, and Kirby especially, love to take naps after lunch to have fun dreams.

This was referenced in the Japanese version of Kirby Super Star as well, where the pause screen description during the Starship segment of Milky Way Wishes features the line:

マルクのやぼうをさっさとくいとめ、ゴハンたべてねよう。

Let's stop Marx real quick, then have lunch and a nap.

That’s another Milky Way Wishes connection only in the Japanese version, but said line also wasn’t featured in the English version of Kirby Super Star in the first place.

And since the “Kirby of the Stars” title is also not really used in the English localizations of the Kirby series, it would have been hard to make this final bit of the pause description work, even if space weren’t an issue.

I think the Japanese version is stronger for having it, but there probably wasn’t much the English version could have done about this.

With all of the point-by-point comparisons out of the way here, I want to take a moment to go into some general thoughts on this battle as a whole and what each version implies about it.

Naturally this will have a bit more speculation on my part too, so keep that in mind.

If you only look at the English version, the implication you get is that during the Star Dream Soul OS battle, Star Dream is fused with Haltmann’s actual soul, in a similar manner to the events of the main story. (Even though those events may not have happened in the extra scenarios.)

It must be Haltmann’s own soul, because the English Dedede Clone 2.0 description states that a soul cannot be cloned.

Star Dream then proceeds to delete Haltmann’s last memories as well as his soul, because Haltmann’s soul had a chance of stopping its plan. (Even though it had no apparent issues about fusing with his spirit in the main story.)

Therefore, during this battle Haltmann is essentially killed “deader than dead” by Star Dream, for the lack of a better wording - his very soul eradicated for good.

The middle pause screen during the battle may be thought of as Haltmann’s final thoughts before ultimate oblivion in this interpretation.

I don’t think this is just what I myself take away from the English version, because this is the most common interpretation I have seen from English-speaking fans over the years.

It can come across as a tragedy in which Haltmann is finally destroyed for good by a terrible machine he could never truly control.

Now, onto the Japanese version.

The exact details leave more room for speculation, because of how vague the term 心/kokoro or “heart” can be.

But the way I understand it is that Star Dream has been storing the memories that Haltmann has been losing over the years.

In addition to that, it would likely have data on Haltmann’s current memories and thoughts as well, as seen in the main story.

From this, it gained the “heart” of Haltmann, or at least a partial reproduction of it, allowing it to feel and think in a way similar to Haltmann. Just like the early Dedede clones with cloned hearts acting similar to King Dedede in various ways.

However, Star Dream never fuses with Haltmann’s spirit in the extra scenarios.

Because of that, it never gains its own sense of self, and fails to understand the purpose of a heart, deeming it a potential flaw to be purged, just as it did with the updated Dedede clones.

Thus, it deletes the memories of Haltmann, which brought about the heart in the first place, and thus loses said heart again, becoming a lifeless object once more - no longer able to think and feel anything.

And there is another subtle detail in the Japanese version related to that, too.

During this battle, the first description is narrated by Star Dream, the second seems to show a memory of Haltmann, and the final one goes back to the general narrator.

This could possibly represent the transition of Star Dream starting out with that heart, sifting through the memories to delete them, and finally having become just a machine again, so it no longer has any thoughts that could serve as the narration.

This potentially paints the Soul OS battle specifically more as a tragedy of Star Dream itself. A machine that achieved the miracle of being alive with a heart, but proceeded to undo said miracle all on its own, without even realizing what it was really doing.

Also, Kumazaki only specified this on Miiverse, but Haltmann losing his memories from overusing Star Dream was also because it was broken.

So this was never something that was supposed to really happen in this way, had it functioned properly.

Overall, Star Dream can feel like more of a tragic figure in the Japanese version, and more of a villainous figure in the English one.

Several small differences between the versions across the game reflect this, with moments painting Start Dream as pitiful or even pathetic being altered or omitted.

However, this is a very general summary of it, the Japanese version still has Star Dream being the main antagonist, and the English version has plenty of moments where the tragic aspects to Star Dream are still apparent.

Final Thoughts on the Pause Screens:

First, let me say, I am very impressed by the English localization of these pause screens.

Really, look up these screens for yourself some time, they pushed these to their limits. Almost every single one of them is crammed full with as much text as they could possibly fit in.

Yes, they still had to cut a lot out here and there, but clearly not from lack of trying.

Of course, the fact of the matter still ends up being that the Japanese version simply has more good stuff in it.

A lot of stuff is “expendable”, but losing fun fluff all the time adds up, I feel.

The extra modes pause screens especially also feature a few major errors or alterations, as well as omissions that do end up being detrimental to the story in some form.

The biggest one I feel is the fact that Haltmann’s memory loss is not brought up at all, because that one detail is the puzzle piece that makes everything fall into place and let’s the player finally understand what is going on with the emotional core of the story.

So much of the details regarding Star Dream are up to interpretation, so I’m perfectly willing to let the broader details be, but the Japanese version still does a better job of dropping small details earlier on that become relevant for it at the end.

And it’s not just Star Dream, the Japanese version overall has more of these smaller connections and continuity across the pause screens, and connections to the actual story contents as well. So they feel more like smaller pieces in a carefully crafted whole, where everything is interconnected and enriches the story.

Again, the English version probably couldn’t have done much different here, due to the difficult conditions translators and localizers usually have to work with - lack of context, lack of time, limited space, etc.

I guess what I am getting at is that I do prefer the Japanese version, and would recommend fans to check it out (though if you are reading this, I suppose you already have), but don’t assume this means I have a disdain for English version.

It’s very well done, considering the circumstances.

And with that, my coverage of the game’s pause screen descriptions come to a close as well.

Feel free to check out the previous parts of my Kirby: Planet Robobot translation comparisons if you haven’t already, and thank you very much for reading!

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fuanteinasekai · 4 years ago

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Time to talk volumes 25 and 26! I said I would translate the afterwords for both volumes together, and I have regrets. So, it’s a week late, but I finally finished.

Why did I put volumes 25 and 26 together? Because each contains about half of the 5 chapter long “Village of the Sleeping Vessel” arc, and because they were treated as two halves of a whole. As you can see above, both the cover illustrations and the afterword illustrations are part of a set: complementary Natori/Matoba covers and complementary Natsume/Tanuma illustrations. Because I’ve never compared these two pairings or anything.

The covers are interesting for the way they seem to reflect Natori and Matoba’s contrasting points of view. But I’m most personally interested in the afterword illustrations because they seem rather optimistic to me, and because they tell a story. While the first half was melancholy, and seemed to suggest that Natsume and Tanuma would be drawn to each other even if Natsume were hopelessly cut off from the human world, the second half seems to show Tanuma being able to cross that line and come see him anyway.

Anyway, author’s notes translation ahead!

Volume 25

お疲れ様でした。

この先ネタバルとなりますので最後に読んでいただけるち嬉しいです。

２５巻目となり夏目たちの関係性も変わりつつある中、夏目友人長を描き始めた頃にいつかやってみたいなと思っていたお話もやっと描けるようになってきました。話を思いつきつつも初期の頃の夏目やニャンコ先生でほうまくビジョンが浮かばずやれなかったものが少しづつ描き取れるようになってきました。

反対に初期これがやりたいと思いつつ、今の関係性ではもうそこはクリアしてしまったから描くことは出来なくなったなという話がいくつかあります。簡単には寄り添えなかった頃の夏目でしか表現出来ないような話が使えなくなった事が寂しいような、それもまた良いかと思えるような不思議な気持ちです。そんな描くには時期を外してしまった話も形や方向を変えてちゃんと育てていつかまた見えたらぜひ描いていってみたいと思っています。

Thank you for reading.

Spoilers follow, so please read this last.

With volume 25 and relationships between Natsume and others changing, I’m finally able to draw the stories I wanted to draw when I first began Natsume Yuujinchou. As I think up stories, I’ve been able to gradually write down things that I couldn’t draw in the beginning, when I didn’t have a clear vision for Natsume or Nyanko-Sensei.

On the other hand, there are things I wanted to draw in the beginning but can no longer do because that issue is already settled in the current relationship. To put it simply, it’s sad* that I can no longer use the kind of story that can only be expressed by a Natsume who doesn’t get close to others, but I have a funny feeling it’s also a good thing.** In order to draw that kind of story, I’d like to change the form and direction of the stories for which I missed the time period and develop them properly, and if I see a chance again I’d definitely like to draw one someday.

“Sad” here is sabishii, which is commonly translated as lonely or desolate, but can also refer to the melancholy of something no longer existing. ** Fun fact: she used this same “funny/strange feeling” expression when she said Tanuma was the reason for the “characteristic distance” between him and Natsume.

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{Note: in addition to the afterword illustrations, Volume 25’s afterword background is illustrated with silhouettes of the Mid-rank yokai on their mission, as well as what appears to be Nishimura, Kitamoto, and Taki. Also the kitty brigade. Also Sensei in a suit for the anniversary bit. Volume 26 is arranged differently and does not have background illustrations. Additionally, the only mini illustration in 26 is this at the very beginning:

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特別編21

16ページという事で何が入るか悩んだのですが中級達の得体の知れなさも出せるものを描いてみたいなとやってみました。連載が長いので時々、自分にこっそりお題を出して描く事があるのですが（例えば『つきひぐい』の回はモノローグ禁止とか）せっかく小ページの回なので「主人公を描かない」を。けれど描いてみて夏目が出ていないとなんとなく閉鎖的な感じもして、そこが新鮮でもあり反面、異種間の緩衝材的な存在は大事だなと再確認した回でした。

Special 21

I was worried about what I could fit into 16 pages, but I wanted to try to draw something that would display the mysteriousness of the Mid-Rank yokai. As the series is so long, I sometimes draw something where a secret problem for myself appears (for example, in “Tsukihigui” monologues were forbidden). For these rare few pages, it was “the protagonist can’t appear.” But when I started drawing it, it somehow felt closed off without Natsume appearing, and while that was novel on the one hand, it also reaffirmed that some kind of buffer between species was important.

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第百·百一·百ニ話～　依代*の眠る里

百回記念日という事で担当さんと話し合って久しぶりに長めのお話を描かせていただけることになり感激でした。いつもなら登場したらすぐ帰ってしまうキャラ達をもう少しじっくり描けるのは本当に嬉しくて。

初期から描いてみたい話だったのでワクワクしつつも、アレと同じ形がいっぱいいたと言う事にジョックを受ける方もいるのではと気を引き締めながら描きました。田沼やタキといる時は自然でいられるようになってきた夏目ですが、祓い屋としての名取や的場といる時は強くあろうとする面があるのか、かえってそういうものが意外に脆さになるのかも知れないなと描いていて感じました。

成長したから出てくる不安定なものも描きとっていけたらなと思っています。

Chapter 100, 101, 102: Village of the Sleeping Vessel

I was moved when, after talking with my editor about commemorating the 100th chapter, I was given a chance to write the first long story in a long time. I was really happy to be able to put a little more care into characters that normally leave as soon as they appear.

At the same time as I was excited to be able to do a story I’ve wanted to draw since the beginning, I was also bracing myself that some people would be shocked by so many of the same shape. Natsume has gotten to the point where he can be natural around Tanuma or Taki, but with exorcists like Natori or Matoba, there’s a side where he tries to be strong, and I felt while drawing like that sort of thing might, all the more, unexpectedly turn fragile.

I think it would be nice if I could keep drawing uncertain** things that appear as a result of growing up.

* “Vessel” here explicitly refers to vessels designed to be occupied by kami, known as yorishiro.

** This “uncertain” is actually the same “unstable” that she used when talking about Natsume and Tanuma’s “unstable worlds,” (aka my blog title) so I was a little startled to see it here! It’s also super-vague, which always makes me Suspicious.

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特別編22 ８ページという事で悩みました。小ページだからいっそいっぱい描きたいキャラを出そうと言う事でみんなに話を聞いてまわる話にしてみたいなと。パトロールは大事ですよね。

Special 22

I was worried about there being [only] 8 pages. Since there are so few pages, I thought of filling it with characters I wanted to draw, and I wanted to go around talking to everyone. The patrol is very important, isn’t it?

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Special Anniversary Notes:

こんにちは、緑川です。夏目友人帳、２５冊目となりました。何度目であろうと　こうして一冊にしていただく度、緊張と嬉しさを噛み締めております。相変わらず漫画を描く楽しさや難しさと格闘しておりますが面白く読んでいただけるものが描けるよう頑張っていきたいと思っております。どうぞよろしくお願い致します。

Hello, This is Midorikawa. We’ve reached Volume 25 of Natsume Yuujinchou. No matter how many times it happens, whenever I get a new volume like this, I enjoy the tension and happiness. As usual, I’m still grappling with the enjoyment and the difficulty of drawing manga, but I’d like to do my best to be able to draw something that’s fun to read. Thank you very much.

長い間、コミックスでお馴染みだった、左端の1/4コーナーですが、この巻からなくなっております。雑誌では広告が入る場所で、ネームの時は展開やシーンのタイミングを見ながらどこへ入れるか悩ましいスペースだったのですが、コミックス化の際にはなかなかお伝えする機会がないご挨拶やお礼を書き込めた思い出深いスペースでした。

The 1/4 space on the left side of the page has been familiar in comics for a long time, but it’s missing from this volume. It’s a space for advertisements in a magazine, but when I’m captioning, I worry about where to place it while looking at development and scene timing. But it was a space full of memories for me, where I was able to writing greetings and acknowledgments I hadn’t really had a chance for when it was turned into a comic.

夏目100回記念

長く続けさせていただき連載100回目を迎えることが出来ました。本当にありがとうございました。「依代の眠る里（第一回）」が丁度百回目となり、掲載号ではLaLaの先生方がご協力くださりそれぞれの作品のどこかにこっそりと隠れニャンコ先生を描いてくださいました。とても可愛いニャンコ先生をたくさん描いてただけて、ご協力いただいた先生方や企画を考えてくださった編集部様方や読んでくださってきた読者様方に感謝で胸がいっぱいになりました。大事に致します。

Natsume’s 100th Anniversary

After a long run, the 100th chapter of the series has arrived. Thank you very much. When the exact 100th chapter (Village of the Sleeping Vessel Chapter 1) went to print, the LaLa senseis [mangakas] cooperated to secretly hide Nyanko-sensei in each of their works. I am full of gratitude to those who drew so many super cute Nyanko-senseis, to the editorial staff who planned it, and to the readers. Take care.

お手紙

お手紙とても励みになります。可愛いイラストを描いてくださったり、素敵なお話をきかせてくださったり、思いを込めて感想を書いてくださったり、とても嬉しく大切に読ませていただいています。なかなかお返しできませんがまた楽しんでいただけるよう頑張っていきたいと思っています。

Letters

Letters are very encouraging. I’m very happy to carefully read your letters: the cute illustrations, lovely stories, and thoughtful impressions. I can’t really answer them, but I want to do my best to keep appreciating them.

Volume 26

{Note: Volume 26 does not have an overall commentary, just the usual “thanks for reading, please save this for last.” Also both volumes have an acknowledgements section I did not translate. Please spare me.}

第百三·百四話依代の眠る里

久しぶりに長めのお話を描けて本当に嬉しかったです。読切形式だといつも途中でもう次は何をと頭がいっぱいになりますが、こうしてすぐに締めずに展開できるととてもワ��ワクして漫画家になりたかった頃の気持ちが思い出されました。短く切ってしまいたくない話も沢山あるのでまた機会がありましたら読んでいただけると幸せです。ずっとやりたかった依代の里のお話でしたが今の心境になれた夏目だから帰れた話でもあるのかなと感じました。同業だからの連帯認識とその時の考えで会う度に変化していく名取と的場の微妙な立場も描き取っていきたいです。絆ある友人を人事ている夏目、祓い屋である事でも力になれるはずだと信じている名取、おおくを知り見る事は出来ている故動く事が出来ない事もある的場、きっと力になれるはずなのに同行できない田沼、秘密を見守る猫達、ニャンコ先生、描きたいものがいっぱい描けて楽しかったです。そしてもっとこの話で描きたかったなと思っている事もあるのでまたしっかり練って描いていきたいです。

Chapters 103, 104: Village of the Sleeping Vessel

I was really happy to write a long story for the first time in a while. With standalone stories, my head is always already full of what I’m going to do next when I’m halfway through, but this time I was really excited to be able to develop the story without immediately bringing it to a close. It reminded me of how I felt when I first became a mangaka. There are many other stories I don’t want to cut short, so if I get another chance I’d be happy for them to be read. I’ve wanted to do the Yorishiro Village story for a long time, but with Natsume’s current state of mind I feel like there are probably other stories I could return to. I also want to keep drawing Natori and Matoba’s delicate position, which changes whenever they meet because of the sense of solidarity as colleagues, and because of their thoughts in the moment. I was happy to be able to draw so many of the things I wanted to draw: Natsume who believes in his close friend[s], Natori who believes he should be able to support [Natsume] even though he’s an exorcist, Matoba who sometimes can’t act because he is able to know and see so much, Tanuma who surely should have been able to support [Natsume] but couldn’t accompany him, the cats who keep a secret, and Nyanko-sensei. Also, sometimes I think about how I wanted to draw this story even more, so I want to keep polishing it up properly.*

* A little confused by present tense here. Maybe she wrote this note while they were still editing between magazine and tankobon?

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第百五話　クッキーと森の入り口

里から帰った夏目は田沼に色々報告せねばならないのではと思い出来たお話です。ニャンコ先生について、妖絡みで仕事をしている人達について。けれど隣あってみると話すというより一緒に何かやっているうちに気持ちの整理がついていき、夏目なりに田沼への報告が出来たのではと感じました。アニメグッズで担いだ風呂敷に穴が空いていてみかんを落としているニャンコ先生を描いてくださった絵��あるのですが、ああいう可愛いお話も描きたいと思っていたのを思い出しました。

Chapter 105 Cookies and The Forest Entrance

This is a story that developed out of the thought that Natsume had a lot he needed to tell Tanuma when he came back from the village. About Nyanko-Sensei, about people who work with yokai issues. But when I saw them side by side, I felt that rather than talking, Natsume would sort out his feelings while they did something together, and that he would be able to report to Tanuma in his own way. There’s an anime merchandise illustration of Nyanko-Sensei dropping satsumas from a hole in the furoshiki slung over his shoulders,* and it reminded me that I wanted to draw a story with something cute like that.

*Good news! I found the merch:

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第百六·百七話　亡き友を訪ねて

依島さんは２０巻目の「とおかんや」といお話で夏目と先生と名取が会いに行った元祓い屋です。２４＋３２ページでは入らないかなとも思ったのですが、ずっと描きたかった話で、依代の里をやった今描いておきたいと入れさせていただきました。依島さんを描く時は時代を少し離れて描けるような気がして楽しいです。夏目と対等の妖力を持つ相手との行動も描けて新鮮でした。そんな力ある先輩が事情があるにしろ辞めて引き篭もっている現状は後輩達には少し複雑なのではと思っています。賑やかな娘達、広いお屋敷、キラキラしていた空間に透けてくる侘しさのようなものに気付いてしまう瞬間の様なものも描いていけたらと思います。

Chapter 106-107 Visiting a Late Friend

Yorishima-san is a former exorcist who Natsume, Sensei, and Natori met in Volume 20, “Ten Days.” I was worried that it wouldn’t fit into 24+32 pages, but I’ve been wanting to draw this story for a long time, and now that the Yorishiro Village arc is done, I got to fit it in. When Yorishima-san appears, I feel like I get to draw something a little out of time, which is fun. It’s also refreshing to be able to draw Natsume doing something with someone who holds the same level of spiritual power. I wonder if it’s not a little complicated for the juniors when that kind of powerful senior goes into seclusion without regard for circumstances. I got caught up with the cheerful daughters, spacious mansion, and sense of refinement that sparkles through the space, and the time spent drawing seemed to pass in a flash. I wish I could have kept going.

#The text isn't showing up in drafts so please open if you want the translations.#This was really long and I'm out of practice #so there may be a few mistakes #But I think I at least got the ideas down #gonna go lay down for a while #spoilers #though minor #if you haven't read everything up through 2020

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littleeyesofpallas · 5 years ago

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Let’s talk about the Shunshunrikka Orihime’s power for a sec... (going over the 6 individual spirits makes this too long, so I’ve excised that bit and put it into its own post for later...)

『三天結盾』!! 『盾の外』の拒絶

"Satenkesshun: 3-Heaven Binding-Shield"!!

"Outside the Shield" rejection

キミと敵との間に「盾」を張りキミに与えられる「攻撃」を「拒絶」する

A 'Shield' will be placed between YOU and the enemy given to YOU to 'Reject' the 'Attack' that you are given.

This is just Orihime’s basic defensive combat shield. All Orihime’s shields actually function on the same basic power, but in different directions. This one rejects what is “Outside,” preventing it from coming “Inside.” The strength of the shield is contingent on Orihime’s willpower, and implicitly on her understanding of her own powers and the target. We learn a little later, in relation to a different shield power, that her powers “Reject” the abstract concept of specific events, (we’ll into that in a bit...) but this form of her shield is the one most similar to Hacchi’s Visored barrier, but where as Orihime with her primitive grasp of her own powers has her trying to physically block attacks, Hacchi’s barrier works by rejecting intentions.

ネコが... あんな広いところをまっすぐ地面のフチみたいに歩いてる... 鳥も他の生きものもみんな近付かない... 近付かないだこの結界があるから

The cat... That vast space right in front of me. Walking like it's the edge of the earth's surface... Birds too, other living things, everyone won't come near. It can't get close because this barrier exists

この結界が意識の中からこの建物と空間の存在自体を完全に消し去ってるからここに建物があること自体認識できない... ここに近付こうとする考え自体が思い浮かばないんだ...

Because this barrier completely erases the existence of this building and space from my consciousness, I cannot recognize that there is a building here... The idea itself of trying to get near here, I can't remember...

こんなに強い結界なのに... あたしの盾舜六花の盾と少し似てる

Even though it's such a strong barrier... My shield, Shun Shun Rikka and it are a little similar

恐らくはその能力を持っているが故に彼女だけだが結界に覆われたこの場所を探知し...

Probably because she has that ability, only she can detect this place covered by barriers...

ウタシ結界をすり抜けて侵入できたのでショウ... 人・間・の・ま・ま・で・そんな能力を持っているなんて ...少し信じ難い話デスけどネ

To be able to slip through my barrier and invade, I wonder... A.Hu.Man.As.It.Is, possessing such an ability ...it's a little hard to believe

This comment about Orihime’s powers being highly unusual for a human will come back up again in a bit...

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『双天帰盾』! 『盾の内』の拒絶

"Soutenkishun: Pair Heaven-Returning-Shield"!

"Inside the Shield" rejection

盾を張った内側という限定空間内『破壊』を『拒絶』するつまり盾で覆った対象を破壊を受ける前の状態に戻すことができるんだ

We "Reject" the "Destruction" within the limited space inside the shield. You can restore the shielded target to the condition before it was destroyed

This is Orihime’s basic “healing” ability, and it rejects events that have taken place “Inside” the shield. As is specified later by Aizen, she doesn’t actually “heal” injuries, she undoes the event in which the damage was inflicted. Her powers are first really elaborated on in the Arrancar arc when Aizen expounds on her powers because of his own interest in their usefulness

LUPPI: あいつの腕は東仙統括官に灰にされた! 消えたものをどうやって治すってんだ!! 神じゃあるまいし!!

His arm, Supervising Officer Tousen made it ash! How can you heal what's been erased!! You're not god!!

回復とか... そんなレベルの話じゃないぞ...

Such recovery... Such a LEVEL, you can’t suggest...

AIZEN: ウルキオラはこれを「時間回帰」若しくは「空間回帰」と見た

ULQUIORRA here, says it looks like "Time Regression" or "Space Regression"

LUPPI:人間がそんな高度な能力を... そんな訳ないだろ...!

A Human having such a high-grade ability... Such nonsense, don't you agree?...!

AIZEN: その通りだどちらも違うそれは「事象の拒絶」だよ

彼女の能力は対象に起こったあらゆる事象を限定し・拒絶し・否定する

何事も起こる前の状態に帰すことのできる能力だ

I agree, both are different. That is, this is "Rejection of Events"

Her ability targets all events that have happened with Restriction:Rejection:Negation

Her ability can send the all that has happened to the previous condition

それは「時間回帰」や「空間回帰」よりも更に上

神の定めた事象の地平を易々と踏み越える

That is even more than "Time Regression" or "Space Regression" This easily tramples on the ground of God's determined events

There is a very deliberate focus on the talk of a “god” here, in that Orihime’s ability to not just “heal” wounds, but to undo whole stages of reality, albeit in localized spaces; and with Luppi and Hacchi both remark that a human having these powers is impossible. This, in context of Aizen’s talk of there being no god in heaven but him, later developments in the arc in which both Chad and Orihime’s powers are clarified to be similar to Arrancar and Visored, and that their powers at this point are still supposedly derived from Ichigo (not yet retconned to being a result of the Hougyoku) all give the strongest suggestion that Ichigo was already a unique hybrid on his way toward the ascended god-form beyond Shinigami and Hollows that Aizen sought, and that Orihime’s powers, being derived from Ichigo’s are also expressly god-like.

Hacchi also teaches her this when he fixes Tsubaki for her, after he is destroyed by Yammy. Orihime couldn’t heal him herself because she had been trying to collect the broken pieces of Tsubaki’s body and undo the specific wounds of each part. Hacchi teaches her that their powers (as his Visored kidou work on the same rejection principle) that she doesn’t need a “thing” to heal, she just needs to know about the “event” in which is was destroyed and reject that. It’s less explicit when Hacchi says it, but I also want to point out that this also establishes the nature of Hacchi’s powers by association.

This all becomes particularly frustrating when he eventually fights Baraggan and Kubo acts like his powers don’t work against Baraggan’s rapid aging power, despite the fact that we know from all this that Hacchi’s powers, like Orihime’s, supersedes time and space based manipulation by being abstract concept based. His barriers should sensibly be able to completely reject the event of aging.

This power is actually Orihime’s most (theoretically) useful, and it’s both the one Aizen intends to exploit when he first abducts her, as well as the means by which she intends to make herself useful and reject the Hougyoku from existence... a plot hook that never gets revisited despite being the explicitly stated goal of Orihime’s entire projected character arc. But despite resolving to save the day herself, in her own unique way, and refusing to be rescued... she does nothing of real note the rest of the arc and sits around waiting to be rescued...

Also I totally forgot to throw this in the first draft, but there’s also the time Ichigo realizes he can’t break out of Orihime’s healing shield during Zaraki’s fight with Nnoitra. They don’t go any further into that at the time, but logically the implication would be that because of how her event powers work, she’s still actively undoing everything inside the shield, including any attempts to break out. Theoretically she could actually “heal” an Arrancar, and they’d be unable to escape from inside, and they’d continue to have their “injuries” undone, including their masks breaking, reverting them back into a regular Hollow.

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孤天斬盾』!『盾の両面』の拒絶!

“Kotensanshun: Orphan Heaven-Decapitating-Shield"! “Both sides of Shield” rejection!

敵をブチ抜いて中に盾を張り『物質の結合』を『拒絶』する! 要するに敵を真っ二ツにするってこった!

SMASH the enemy, put a shield inside them and “Reject” the “Joining of Material”! In short, I split the enemy right in two!...

Orihime’s woefully underused attack shield. The translation can be a little odd sounding in English, but the idea is that her shield rejects “Both sides” as in “Inside” and “Outside” but like the other shields those aren’t the most clear definitions. For the defensive shield, “Outside” is just whatever is in front of Orihime; for healing, “Inside” is just whatever is under the dome; and in this case the shield works almost like a blade, and rather than a real “Inside” and "Outside” it’s really just “on either side” of the shield. But the description Tsubaki gives here specifies that it rejects the “event” in which the thing being attack is in fact one singular/whole thing, effectively splitting it in two on a conceptual level.

Considering she doesn’t actually use this to beat any enemies after her very first fight against the hollow, Numb Chandelier, there’s not a lot to be said about this. In her one fight in Soul Society with Ikkanzaka Jiroubou, Tsubaki establishes that her lack of killing intent is what left his shield too weak to effectively attack.

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This turned out way longer than I thought it’d be, and there really weren’t even all that many scenes with Orihime’s powers being explained. But this is it. This is basically everything of note about how Orihime’s rejection shield powers work. I might do a different one tracing Orihime’s character development setup for the arc scene by scene before it just got totally ignored

#bleach #orihime inoue

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theexistentiallyqueer · 5 years ago

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I really hate waking up to see that there was good meta that was circulating during the night and I have so many things I want to say but I have to go to work like a responsible adult in this capitalist hellscape. I’m specifically referencing this, this, this, and this, and I just got home from work and it was balls to the walls fucking crazy today, so excuse me if I seem incoherent and disjointed.

All of this made me think of a few very specific theories I have, which I’ve already mentioned in passing, but now I feel the urge to lay them out all together in one post, which are:

Loki is Goro’s original persona, and Yaldabaoth hand-picked him for a reason

Yaldabaoth, disguised as Igor, served the function of psychopomp cognitive guide to Goro that Morgana serves to Akira, Teddie serves to Souji, and Mitsuru serves to Makoto

Goro used Loki’s berserker power on himself so he could kill Wakaba

Robin Hood is the persona born from Goro’s bond with Akira and represents the justice he wishes he believed in

Goro is not a true wildcard and never was one

Plus some other ones reading today’s meta made me think about

So, without further ado.

Loki as Goro’s original persona aligns most strongly with two things: 1. actual dialogue during his boss fight, and 2. the larger framework of the game Yaldabaoth was playing.

For his boss fight I’m referencing specifically the JP-ENG comparison of that scene. One of the things the anon who did the comparison repeatedly references is that “psychotic breakdowns” is an incredibly erroneous translation of what Call of Chaos actually does:

!! 暴走させる means “to make [something] run wild/rampage/act reckless,” not to drive the psychotic. While it can be used to refer to someone wildly lashing out at others, it can also be used for a runaway car, losing control, acting without regard or just being reckless in a potentially dangerous way. In the Persona series, this term has also been used in reference to losing control of one’s Persona, and to a Shadow going berserk (for those who’ve played Persona 4 Arena Ultimax, the JP name for Shadow Frenzy, シャドウ暴走, also uses the term).

Goro’s ability makes people act recklessly without regard for others; it doesn’t make them outright psychotic. (Strangely enough, the first scene at Leblanc in the game translates the incidents related to this ability as “rampage incidents,” which is closer to what it should be, yet they consistently screw it up in later scenes.)

And the original dialogue follows up on that:

Makoto (JP): あんな、人を操ったり狂わせたりする力を、自分自身の心から生み出してたなんて…(“To think that the power to manipulate and drive mad others was born from his own heart…”)

And more subtly:

Futaba (JP): なのに人生ソロプレイだったから、目覚めた力は、自前の『嘘』と『恨み』の、たった２個だけ… (“Even so, ‘cause you went through life in single player, the powers you awakened were just your "lies” and “resentment”…“)

I feel like the original text upholds this argument, especially considering Goro consistently refers to Loki as his “true” power, and he is way OP with Loki in a way he’s not with Robin Hood–almost as if he’s had more time to level-grind with Loki than he has with Robin.

As for Yaldabaoth, I think the context of what Yaldabaoth actually wants is very clear: Yaldabaoth wanted Goro to win. He created a blatantly unfair “game” modeled after the normal “game” played between Philemon and Nyarlathotep, and the first thing he did was give a persona to one player two years earlier than the other. Yaldabaoth wants to destroy and remake the world, and he would have cherry-picked the angriest kid in the barrel to make that happen. Goro didn’t have some psychopomp cognitive guide in the form of a talking cat to explain the metaverse to him, and I think it stands to reason that Yaldabaoth groomed Goro as much as Shido did: Yaldabaoth was Goro’s psychopomp cognitive guide. Goro’s not-dumb enough to be immediately suspicious when a random app installs itself on his phone; it stands to reason that he only paid it any attention because some half-bald fucker with a nose longer than Goro’s Robin Hood mask planted the idea in his head of what it could be used for. Akira tries to delete the app twice, and it’s only after Ryuji accidentally triggers the Nav that he stops trying to get rid of it.

(I’ve seen the Goro was a subject in Wakaba’s research theories too as an explanation for how he could know so much of the metaverse without Morgana around to catsplain it to him. I’m not a fan of them, mostly because I think subtle writing is a concept Atlus is very much not at all engaged with, and if he really was a research subject that would have been dumped on us with all the subtlety of trying to assassinate someone by dropping roof tiles onto them, and I like my HCs and theories to be as in line as what can be explained most comprehensibly with canon until I decide to throw the entire baby out with the bathwater and say MY PLAYGROUND NOW. It’s a cool theory, it’s just not one that I’m into. The people who play with this theory are smarter and more valid than Atlus will ever be. And who knows, maybe Royal will prove me wrong. I am open to being proven wrong and Krist is already starting to feed me food from Royal that has me second-guessing, but I’m going to wait until the international release in March to have takes on this.)

As for Goro himself–I’ve always, from the first time I played P5 when I thought Goro as interesting enough in concept but wasn’t really ready to be a Goroboy, thought that Goro represented the Justice Arcana in reverse, which is interesting in that this Persona game you can’t reverse confidants’ cards. Goro is reversed Justice in and of himself within the main context of the narrative.

I don’t really jive with the idea that Goro started out with Robin Hood as representative of his ideals before he was manipulated and twisted by Shido, because it contradicts the context in which he had his awakening and it removes whatever degree of culpability or autonomy Goro did have in what he ultimately became. Goro is full of rage, and Goro acted on that rage. Goro got the slightest taste of power and went from 0 to acting on a desire from revenge in about thirty seconds flat. He definitely didn’t realize he was signing on for murder and Shido definitely groomed him into being his psychopomp hitman, Goro is the one who took the initiative to approach Shido in the first place because Goro wanted to destroy the man who destroyed his life and who did, in some sense, kill his mom. Not that I think it’s disingenuous to say that Goro did originally believe in a justice that was, well, more just, but there’s a vast chasm between the boy who used to pretend to be a hero of justice and a boy who decided what he wanted most was to humiliate his fascist of a father. Goro’s sense of justice was already hugely warped by the time he awakened to his persona. Justice is exposing Shido publicly and holding him accountable; justice for Goro was making Shido’s life a living very personal hell.

Loki’s power isn’t even necessarily to make someone go berserk. Goro actually explains how Loki’s power works at the start of his boss fight, and it’s carried through pretty well in the English translation.

Goro (JP): ちっぽけな存在でも、心の枷が外れると、桁違いの力を得る事がある。 ("Even a tiny being, once you remove the bonds on its heart, can gain unimaginable power.”) Goro (EN) Even the feeblest existence can gain tremendous power once the chains on its heart are broken. !! 枷 has a double meaning of both literal restraints (shackles/chains/etc) and more metaphorical ways to bind someone (such as relations to others, or societal restrictions on what you’re allowed to do). While “chains on its heart” is a valid translation, it fails to maintain that wordplay in English, and given how the power he’s talking about works, it’s almost certainly on purpose.

Loki’s power works by shattering the restraints on a person’s heart that stop them from acting recklessly in ways that hurt other people. I think a case could very much be made that the reason this seems to always result in violence on the part of those of Goro’s targets (and Goro himself) is because when you’re in that state, you stop feeling sympathy or empathy, and the dark impulses you bury deep inside (which everyone has) can reign unchecked.

When I first started to choochoo along the “Goro went berserk to kill Wakaba” train, one of the first things I started to speculate was that he was the first person he used Call of Chaos on. I started to reevaluate that today when I read all of that delicious food and found myself rethinking how Goro would have approached Shido, and I found myself drawn the conclusion that Goro brought Shido two things–the ability to gather secret knowledge and the ability to drive people berserk–but Shido would have wanted proof. And Goro’s an idiot, but he’s not dumb; he would have had that proof ready in advance. Goro would have been causing some psychotic breakdowns on a smaller scale before he approached Shido, just enough to make the news and catch Wakaba’s attention in her research, but not enough to cause widespread chaos on the scale that’s referenced in game, before he stepped foot through Shido’s door.

I find it very hard to believe that Goro didn’t know the basics of Wakaba before he killed her: single mom, no father in the picture, daughter roughly his age. Goro is the type to hoard information because it makes him feel in control, so he’d be given this name from Shido and want to know everything he can uncover about his target first–also he’s the one with the metaverse nav app and he’d need to know as much about her as possible to figure out what her distortion is.

(This is assuming Wakaba had a palace as opposed to residing in Mementos. I have no grounds to base this theory on, but I think she did. I won’t go into it in too much detail, but I HC that Wakaba’s palace was modeled after the Library of Alexandria, and Wakaba’s shadow was Hypatia. I’ll save the thematic whys of that for another post because they’re neither here nor there.)

I have a hard time buying that a teenager would just go from zero to being okay with murder without having some pretty critical hangups in the process, especially a teenager who kind of thinks of himself as a hero who has to get his hands dirty. You can’t really justify murdering an innocent woman who did nothing wrong when you measure her against people like Okumura. Especially when so much of that single mom’s life story should probably logically resonate with you.

(This is another reason I get upset that nothing in canon ever has Goro actively acknowledge his murder of Wakaba, because if it did it would have to grapple the between Goro and Futaba and the fact that Goro did to Futaba was exactly what was done to him, but way more directly. Atlus is not subtle and is also not capable of nuance or depth.)

So the logical line of thought is that Goro used Call of Chaos on himself to break the chains on his own heart (the feelings that would make him sympathize with Wakaba and see his own mother in her) so that he could kill her. I’d also argue that layered on top of of all of this is that Goro didn’t know killing her shadow would kill her, because Shido guarded her research closely and Yaldabaoth wanted a boy who would be willing to smash things. They were both grooming him to be their perfect little murderer.

By the point we meet him in the game Goro is heavily tied up in Shido’s conspiracy and all that that entails. His already jaded sense of justice will by this point have been warped beyond repair–until he meets Akira. Akira is probably the first person Goro has ever bonded with in his entire life, and a wildcard’s power is rooted in the ability to form bonds. Positive bonds specifically, because it’s only through those that their power can grow. I think we can all look at Goro’s life and agree that his relationship with Akira is the only positive one he’s had since he was like…….never years old.

And I specifically think that it’s through his relationship with Akira that Goro starts to reawaken to his true sense of justice. It’s textually canonical that Goro is jealous of the fact that the Phantom Thieves found a way to achieve their goals without collateral damage. I think that bonding with Akira–in a way Goro has literally never bonded with anyone else before–is what caused Goro’s second awakening and his tentative re-embrasure of the belief that justice is about helping, not hurting. Except he’s in two such different places at this point. I’m very on board with the BPD!Goro hc that’s become a thing lately, thanks to Krist and the goroboys discord server, but I’m not going to go into specifics because I’m not BPD. I just think that from what I’ve read of BPD it sounds valid, and if a person who is BPD says they get that mood from him, that’s extra valid

But Goro’s sense of self is clearly very split between Loki and Robin Hood and what they thematically represent. He wants to be a hero, but he still dresses like a tokusatsu villain half the time. He wants to be a hero, but he’s also a murderer. He can’t reconcile these aspects of himself.

Goro isn’t a true wildcard because he lacks the ability of connection. While the wildcard ability is granted by a cosmic entity (Philemon/Igor/Yaldabaoth/etc.), the degree of its manifestation is dependent upon the wildcard’s ability to connect with other people. The case could be made that Adachi and Namatame are wildcards because they’re both selected as game pieces by Izanami, but only Souji manifests the wildcard ability because only he is able to connect with others. The implication to be taken from that is that a cosmic force can grant an individual a persona and the corresponding wildcard ability, but that ability can’t manifest itself unless the individual is capable of wielding it–which Goro is not.

And very much unlike a wildcard, if you take the necessary steps Goro’s two personas do fuse into an ultimate whole. If you complete the development of Goro’s character to the extent the game requires, then Loki and Robin Hood fuse to become Hereward. I have some thoughts about this in relation to the fact that I can’t find any evidence that Hereward is tied to the Robin Hood myth, but all that aside: Goro’s warped sense of justice and his true sense of justice fused together in a way that’s, uh——-

Robin Hood is very bara and Loki is very twink. Hereward looks extremely similar to Robin Hood, but has a dark grey, an almost black, color design. Hereward literally represents Goro embracing that justice is grey, and that it’s okay for Goro to both want to be the hero and to want to see people struggle with the hard questions of how the hurts they’ve inflicted, intentionally or not, have impacted the people affected by them.

Goro was never a true wildcard to begin with. Yaldabaoth chose him because he was isolated. That he found his other half in Akira was dumb luck of the draw.

#persona #persona 5 #p5r spoilers #goro akechi

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raventhekittycat · 6 years ago

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translation Akai and Shiho visiting Akemi’s grave

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注意 Attention コノマナガは About this manga •明美さんは「諸星大」が偽名であると知、ているが本名は知らない •Postscript from Akemi san to Akai san told Shiho about Shiho's content •明美さんから赤井さんへの最後のメールにある追伸は志保ちゃんをお願いする内容 •Akemi knows Moroboshi Dai is a pseudonym, but does not know his real name 以上2つのねつ造設定を前提にしないと成り立たないニ次創昨になっています It is becoming the next wedding yesterday if it is not possible to accomplish without the premise of the above two crowding settings (not sure if the ニ is katakana ni or two) また、アニメ版にしか無いセリフを引用している所があります In addition, there is a place quoting marks which are only in animation version (in reference to what Shiho says in quotes about princesses and Subaru calling her hime i suspect) 呪いをかけなければ I have to put a curse 大切なあの子を守るために To protect that precious girl 愛しいあの人を呪わなければ I must curse that lovely person 諦めたわけではないけれど Although I did not give up お姉ちゃん Onee-chan あの子のために For that girl 例えそれが優しいあの人を亡霊(わたし)に縛りつけることになったとしても Even if it ties my ghost to a gentle person (watashi was given as the furigana for 亡霊 meaning ghost) ああ、でも Ah, but 大君 Dai-kun 呪うあなたの名前も知らないのね I do not even know your name to curse お姉ちゃんに頼まれたんでしょ She asked, did she not? 私のこと About me ....犯行前夜に ....On the eve of the crime メールでな It is a mail ーあいつはーYou 呪いのつもりだったのかもしれないか… Maybe it was a curse... 知っているか？ Do you know? 呪いには相手の本名を使わないといけないらしい It seems that you must use your real name for curses へえ Hee それならお姉ちゃんには呪いようがないわね Then my sister can not curse you その割には誰かさんは残念そうな顔に見えるけれど？ To that extent you are looking to be disappointed? ーどうだろうなー… I wonder... まあでも安心していいわよ Oh well you can be rest assured 方が一あなたに呪いがかかっていたとしてもね Even if you are cursed by one あら知らないの？ Do not you know about it? 昔から"呪いを解くのはお姫様"って Since long ago, it is princesses that unlock curses 相場が決もっているのよ The market is decided 違いない For certain 明美へ To Akemi 赤井秀一 Akai Shuuichi 説明不足が過ぎりので補足(読まなくても大丈夫です) Supplement (not necessary to read) because explanation insufficiency is past. •明美さんは赤井さんからの愛が本物じゃなかったとしても優しい人なので仮にも恋人だった人間の最後の願いを無下にはしないだろうとふんでいる。妹のためならどんな手段でもとるつもりだがその優しさを利用することに罪悪感がある •Akemi says she would not want to end the last wish of a man who was a lover, even if love from Akai is not genuine because he is a gentleman. I am going to take any means for my sister, but I feel guilty about using that kindness •赤井さんは明美さんのメールに縛られたとも無理矢理やらされたとも思っていないが、潜入に利用したこと、本名さえ教えられなかったことに罪悪感がある(呪われなくて残念=名前教えたかったの意) •Akai does not think that he was forced to be bound by Akemi's mail, but there is a sense of guilt that he used her for infiltration, even his real name was not taught (unfortunately it is not cursed = name I want to teach) Meaning •志保ちゃんはそんな二人の後悔もお互い本当に大切だったこともわかっていてそんな難しく考えなくていいのにと思っている。明美さんの願い(呪い)=志保ちゃんの安全な未来なので組織が壊滅した今志保ちゃんの存在こそが解呪の証明でありもう呪いは解けて二人の愛だけ残ってるよ!って感じ •Shiho knows that both people's regrets were really important, so I do not think I should think of such difficulties. Akemi's wish (curse) = Shiho's safe future Because the organization has been destroyed Now that Shiho's existence is the proof of the defeat, the curse is already solved and there are only two love left!

This one took me quite a while to parse especially the first part and the postscript. Over all I think I spent three hours on this one. I am still unsure about the line about the wedding. I left spaces where the pages breaks are to help myself.

The author seems to ship Shiho and Akai but you can take it without that ship as well.

As always please correct my translation if there are any errors. I suspect there might be quite a few this time.

#Detective Conan #dcmk #Akai Shuuichi #Miyano Shiho #Miyano Akemi #comic #translation #source: pixiv

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astoryofalove · 6 years ago

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“On The Way to a Smile” Official Translations So Far

Since the English translation of the “On The Way to a Smile” novel is about to come out in a two weeks (October 30th), I decided to make a compilation of how LTD significant quotes have been translated in the official French and German and old English versions. This is a pretty large post so it’s going under a read more...

I’m writing this because I know that when the English version drops, no matter what it says, people will be scattering all over the place to see if a certain word, phrase, or sentence was translated the same in the other official versions. To save myself the stress, I just decided to compile all of the LTD quotes now ahead of time.

I own the original English version of the novels and the Japanese of the revised OTWTAS series. I do not own the French or German, so I need help. If you can provide information on either, please include the full quote and a picture of the page (to prove to others).

Thanks for any help you can offer!

Now let’s check out all of the official versions.

***Regarding Cloud’s bedroom***

The Japanese version shows the following:

JAPANESE: (with my translation in parenthesis)

「付き合おうか」話したいことがあった。 (“Can I join you” There was something she wanted to talk about.)

「ひとりで飲みたい」(”I want to drink alone”)

クラウドのその答えにティファは自制心をなくして言ってしまった。(Tifa lost control hearing Cloud’s answer and said,)

「だったら部屋で飲んでよ」(”If that’s so, then drink in your room”; literally: “If that’s so, drink in room.”)

There is no possessive pronoun (e.g. “your”, “our”) in Tifa’s reply, but since Tifa is losing control and getting mad that Cloud turned her down, it wouldn’t make sense for Tifa to tell Cloud to go drink in “their” room. So Tifa is telling Cloud to get out of her face and go somewhere she won’t see him, i.e. his separate bedroom (which he pays for).

That said, the official translations published by Square Enix say the following:

ENGLISH (2005, pg. 67)

“Mind if I join you?” She had things to say. “I wanna drink alone.” Cloud’s response robbed Tifa of her better sense, and the words abruptly came out: “Then drink in YOUR room.”

GERMAN (2011, pg. 76 ):

"Ach ja? Dann geh doch auf dein Zimmer und trink dort weiter!"

= “Oh, really? Then go to YOUR room and continue to drink there!”

FRENCH (2014):

“Alors va boire dans ta chambre”

= ”So go drink in YOUR room.”

So the original English translation from 2005 says “your room”, the 2011 German translation says “your room”, and the 2014 French translation says “your room.” If the revised edition of the novel doesn’t say “your room”, then it’s the wrong translation, not the other three.

CONCLUSION: We have to wait until the revised version comes out later this month, but as of now, yes, Cloud has his own bedroom and he does not share it with Tifa. Odd thing for two people who have supposedly confessed love and “did it” just a few months prior.

***Regarding Tifa’s “Do you love me” question***

JAPANESE:

「わたしのこと、好き？」(”Do you like me”) ~ pg. 71 - 72

She uses “ 好き “ (suki), which can mean “like” in a romantic sense, but she also uses it when she asks Cloud if he “likes” Marlene ( 「ねえ、クラウド。マリンのこと、好き？」). So, technically, she isn’t really asking Cloud if he “loves” her, she’s asking if he “likes” her and Marlene. It’s worth noting that Tifa puts herself on the same level as Marlene in regards to how Cloud feels towards them. Again... Odd for a woman to be scared to ask a man, who supposedly already confessed love to her, if he even “likes” her.

ENGLISH (2005):

“Do you love me” Cloud opened his eyes. He looked perplexed. “Hey, Cloud. Do you love Marlene”

Yes, it uses “love” but it is unclear on whether or not it’s “platonic” or “romantic.” Just as above, it’s weird Tifa doesn’t have the courage to ask Cloud if he “loves” her when CT fans expect us to believe that they confessed love only a few months before this moment.

GERMAN (pg. 77):

Als sie sich eines Nachts davon uberzeugt hattem dass Cloud schlief, fragte sie leise in den Raum: "Zwischen uns stimmt doch alles, oder?"

Naturlich erhelt sie keine Antwort darauf, sie vernahm nur sein leises Atmen. Ob die Tatsache, dass er immer noch Nacht fur Nacht hier schlief, Beweis genug dafur war, dass sie noch eine Familie waren?

"Magst du mich?" Cloud offnete die Augen und sah Tifa verwundert an.

"Sag, Cloud, magst du Marlene?"

"Ja. Aber manchmal weiB ich nicht recht, wie ich auf sie zugehen soll."

"Obwohl du schon so lange mit ihr zusammenlebst?"

"Das alleine reicht wohl nicht aus."

"Und geht es dir bei mir da genauso?"

Cloud blieb ihr die Antwort schuldig."

This is what @minaspassion told me is said in the German version. She elaborated on the word used for “love” and said: “So Tifa is asking, if he likes (="magst", "moegen") her. She is definitively not asking Cloud if he “loves” (="liebst", "lieben") her.“

She continued to say: “ You can consider "moegen" as a synonymous sometimes used for "lieben" (love), since it is a verb that can be used to tell that you care about someone/something. When you read the German version of the quote in context however, you will not get to the idea that it's about love in the romantic sense. If you wanted to express love in a romantic way, then you will use "lieben" in most cases. Even if you would talk about motherly love, you will say "lieben" very often. In everyday language "moegen" is platonic nature. The real point is that we should look at the lines in the overall picture in order to bring the context into effect. Tifa places herself on the same level with Marlene. She is uncertain if Cloud even LIKES her“

Another German fan agreed with Mina’s explanation and said: “ Yes, [I] agree with it. It rarely is romantic but platonic to say "mag/ moegen/ magst" unless the context indicates something different. I can imagine a young girl/boy asking "magst du mich" to be on the safe side, it's still personal and one step closer, but ambiguous enough to not know if they mean moegen as in lieben. If you just ask, magst du mich and later you see your crush flirting with somebody else, you can't be angry with them and say "You told me you like me" "Yes, I do like you. We are friends. Am I not supposed to like my friends?"

So the German version shows Tifa asking Cloud if he “likes” her, not “love” and the word can even be “platonic.” Why is Tifa afraid to know Cloud’s answer if they already confessed love? Makes no sense! Also, Mina said that this implies that Tifa stood in the doorway as she spoke to Cloud. You can see what she said here.

FRENCH (pg. 75):

Ce soir-la, elle se rendit dans la chambre de Cloud. Apres s'etre assuree qu'il dormait bien, elle lui demanda:

- Il n'y a pas de probleme entre nous? Bien sur, elle n'obtint d'autre reponse que la respiration reguliere du jeun homme. “Il pass ses nuits ici, mais cela suffit-il a faire de nous une famille?”

-Tu m'aimes?” Il s'eveilla, la surprise peinte sur le visage.

- Et Marlene, continua Tifa, tu l'aimes? - Oui. Seulement, parfois, je ne sais pas comment me comporter avec elle. -Pourant, tu la connais depuis longtemps. -Peut-etre que je ne saurai jamais comment faire...

@cloudxaerith elaborated on Tifa’s wording and said: “Yes it’s a very childish way to ask it. So I would say it’s definitely more platonic than a serious question. It’s clearly the kind of thing a young child would ask to his/her crush (or even to their parents). If Tifa would have wanted to ask it in [a] more adult way she would have asked “est-ce que tu m'aimes?” Which literally is “do you love me?” (“Tu m'aimes” is literally “you love me?”) “

Another interesting thing is that it says Tifa went into CLOUD’S bedroom.

CONCLUSION: Tifa uses an ambiguous word for “like” or “love” in all versions. It’s clear that Tifa is wondering if Cloud has feelings for her, but she is too scared to know his answer.

*** Regarding Cloud and Aerith’s relationship status***

Although we must wait until the 30th of October to see the English version of this quote, Cloud and Aerith’s relationship has been defined as:

JAPANESE:

クラウドは女の友人であり、恋人であり——大切なものの象徴であり、守るべき存在だった。

( "Cloud was the woman's (Aerith’s) friend, her lover—a symbol of everything precious, and an existence she must protect." )

GERMAN:

“Cloud war ihr Freund, ihr Geliebter—er war ein Sinnbild fuer alles, was ihr wichtig war und es galt, ihn zu beschuetzen.”

FRENCH:

Cloud avait été son ami, et son amant. C'etait un symbole important, et une personne qu'elle se devait de protéger.

CONCLUSION: As of now, Cloud and Aerith have been defined as “lovers” in three different languages. That is an unchanged fact that I pray will stay the same in the English version!

*** Regarding Cloud’s “What I mean is different” line***

ENGLISH (2005)

“This time... I think I’ll be okay.”

Cloud was silent for a long time before he spoke again. “Because I have you.”

“You’ve always had me.”

“I mean from tomorrow on.” Cloud answered with another smile.

JAPANESE (Revised, pg. 56):

「これから始まるんだ。新しい—」クラウドは言葉を探してから「新しい人生」と言った。「俺は生き残ってやる。そうすることでしか許されないと思うんだ。いろいろ、あったから」「そう——だね」「でも、新しい人生のことを考えたのは何度目だろうと思ったら、おかしかった」「どうして？」「おれは全部失敗してるからな」「笑えないよ」「——次は大丈夫だと思うんだ」クラウドは少しの間考えてから続けた。「今度はティファと一緒だから」「ずつと一緒だったじゃない」「少し、意味がちがうんだ」クラウドは再び笑顔で答えた。

GERMAN (page 60-61):

"Diesmal wird aber alles gut."

Nach einer kurzen Denkpause sprach Cloud weiter: "Denn diesmal bist du an meiner Seite, Tifa."

"Ich war immer an deiner Seite."

"Ich meinte das aber ein bisschen anders", erwiderte Cloud und laechelte dabei erneut.

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"But this time everything will be all right." After a brief pause Cloud continued: "Because this time you're by my side, Tifa." "I was always by your side." "But I meant it a bit differently," Cloud said and smiled again.

Translation by @minaspassion

FRENCH:

— Avant, quand je songeais i changer de vie, ca sonnait faux. —Pourquoi? —Parce que je rate tojours tout! —Ne dis pas n'importe quoi! Cloud reflechis quelques instants avant de reprendre: —Mais cette fois, tu es avec moi : j'ai confiance. —J'ai toujours ete avec toi, non? —Pas de cette maniere, respondit-il, le meme sourire transquille aux levres.

"But this time, you are with me. I have confidence." (/I trust/am confident) "I've always been with you, no?" "Not this way." he replied with the same smile on his lips.

French text provided by @cloudxaerith (post), she said that “The “pas de cette manière” (not in that way) made me more think about the fact they have been together to fight someone but know it’s different. So it’s [literally] different.“ Kura of the Clerith forums also did the English translation for us.

***Regarding Cloud being adopted into the family***

This line is important because it proves that the “family” is not built around romance, but rather friendship. It proves that Tifa still considers Cloud her “friend” rather than “lover.”

JAPANESE (pg. 65 - 66):

夜遅くまで二人の話し声が聞こえていた。朝早く、バレットは出ていった。その背中にマリンが言った。「お手紙ちょうだいね！電話もね！」バレットは義手代わりに機関銃を取り付けた右腕を軽くあげて、振り向かずに歩いていった。戦い以外に生きる道はないという後ろ姿だった。バレットはいったいどんな人生を見つけるのだろう。願わくは戦いから遠ざかること。奪うだけじゃない。与えることができるってことを証明できますように。「ちゃんとここんちの子供になるからね！」マリンのその言葉にクラウドとティファは顔を見合わせた。「ティファとクラウドのことはまかせて！」振り返ったバレットは大声で言った。「しっかりな！」少し声がかすれていた。「家族で力合わせてがんばんだぞ！」罪の意識に押し潰されずに生きるためには仲間が必要だった。たとえそれが同じ傷を持った者同士、同じ罪を背負った者同士であったとしても。慰め合い、励まし合わなければ生きていけない。なるほど、それは家族と呼んでもいいのかもしれない。家族で力を合わせてがんばればいい。家族という仲間と一緒ならどんなことでも乗り越えていけるはずだ。「家族、だね」

「うん!」ティファの睦きにマリンが元気よく答えた。「クラウドも家族に入れてあげるね」「それはありがたいな」マリンの無邪気な申し出に、クラウドは真面目な顔で礼を言ってからティファを見た。ティファは小さくうなずいて見せた。これからもいろいろな問题が起こるのだろう。でも、二人の関係を心配するのはこれで止めよう、とティファは思った。

GERMAN:

I don’t have the text for the German, but I will soon...

FRENCH:

Peut-etre pouvait-on appeler ca une ``famille``. S'ils pouvaient combiner leurs forces, tant mieux. Avec ses camarades pres de soi, rien n'etait insurmontable. - Une famille? murmura Tifa. - Exactement! repliqua Marlene avec enthousiasme. Toi aussi tu peux en faire partie, Cloud! - Je t'en suis reconnaissant, assura le jeune homme avec le plus grand serieux. Il leva les yeux vers Tifa, qui repondit d'un petit hochement de tete. L'avenir leur reservait sans doute leur part d'epreuves. Cependant, elle decida de cesser de s'angoisser a propos de leur relation.

Thanks to @cloudxaerith for the scan. As you can see, Marlene still adopts Cloud into the family that Barret, Tifa, and Marlene started. Tifa still refers to Cloud as her “friend.”

Once again, we must wait until the 30th of this month to know how this part is translated in English.

***Regarding the Case of Barret quote about “their home”***

JAPANESE ( pg. 82)

あの日。運命の日から数ヵ月後。バレットはティファとクラウドの家造りを手伝った後、親友ダインの遺児、マリンを二人に託して旅に出た。

( That day. Several months after that fateful day. After Barret helped Tifa and Cloud build their home, he entrusted his best friend Dyne's orphan to them and began his journey. )

FRENCH:

"Après avoir aidé cloud et tifa à bâtir le nouveau septième ciel"

Translation: "After helping Cloud and Tifa build the new Seventh Heaven"

I am waiting for the German version. But as you can see, the French version (provided by @cloudxaerith) says he helped them build the new Seventh Heaven, which doesn’t disagree with the original Japanese vague wording at all.

***Regarding the Case of Barret quote about Cloud “being with” Tifa***

JAPANESE (Pg. 97)

二人は近況を報告しあった。「マリンはティファに預けた。なついてたからな」「そりゃいい。世界中が賛成するぜ。で、クラウドはティファと一緒なのか？」「おう。ティファは昔みたいに店を開いた。クラウドはそこを手伝ってたんだが、今は自分の商売で忙しいらしい。荷物の配送だとよ」「クラウドが？商売？」「ティファがケツ叩くんだろうよ」「なるほど。結局よ、女なんだよな、強いのはよ」

The two filled each other in on what happened. Barret: "I left Marlene with Tifa because they're so close." Cid: "That's good, the whole world would agree on that. So, is Cloud [there] with Tifa?" Barret: "Yeah, Tifa opened up a new bar, just like before. Cloud was helping out but he's busy with his business now, a delivery service." Cid: "Cloud... has a business?" Barret: "Tifa's getting his ass in shape." Cid: "I see. Women are stronger in the end/women are stronger after all."

GERMAN (page 105):

"Und Cloud? Ist er auch bei Tifa?" "And Cloud? Is he at Tifa's, too?"

"Ich schätze, Tifa hat ihm Feuer unterm Hintern gemacht!" “I guess Tifa’s got him on his ass!”

"Verstehe. Ach ja, das sogenannte schwache Geschlecht ist am Ende doch immer starker.” "I see. Oh, in the end, the so-called weaker sex is always still stronger."

Translation by @minaspassion over at the clerith forums.

FRENCH (Pg. 101-102):

Cid - "Alors est-ce que cloud et tifa sont ensemble ?" “So, are Cloud and Tifa together?”

Barret - "Oui. Elle a ouvert un bar, comme autrefois. Cloud lui donnait un coup de main, mais il a aussi monte son affaire, et il ne doit plus avoir le temps, a present. Il livre des colis."

Cid - Cloud? Livreur?

Barret - Tifa a du lui mettre un bon coup de pied aux fesses.

Cid - Peut-etre. Eb fin de compte, les plus solides, ce sont bien les femmes.

@cloudxaerith had this to say about this scene: “So "être ensemble" could also mean to be together in a place which is logical considering the fact that every member of avalanche are spread out on the world. So cloud and tifa being together at the same place is totally a particular case in the avalanche crew.”

Kura of the Clerith forums had this to say: “ sont ensemble definitely doesn't mean romance by itself. It CAN be used to say people are in a relationship and it CAN be used to say where people are physically. It all depends on the context.”

I BELIEVE that is *every* LTD related quote from the novellas, but if I’m forgetting something then please tell me so I can gather the quotes before the 30th.

Other translations to go over...

The French version says Cloud gives Tifa an “embarrassed smile”, doesn’t say he blushed. I’ll find the German/Japanese equivalent as soon as I can.

Here’s the French translation of Cloud discussing how his problem will never go away because lost lives cannot be retrieved. I’ll find the German/Japanese equivalent as soon as I can.

Thanks for reading, guys!

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mariaantonnietta · 6 years ago

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Yamanbagiri Kunihiro Kiwame Letters

Hello! How are you people?, I have send another sword to kiwame. Wanted to do this one since the Chougi event (but his level was too low, until now! ). And his letters, well I can only say that this one has been a road trip, and than Yamba and I share the trait of baeing unable to write short letters. So, translation under the cut, my comments of the translation and the letters on brackets.

First Letter

主へ To (Lord )Master ……強くなりたいと思った。

...I wanted to become strong. 修行の理由なんてのはそれだけで十分だろう.

That should be a good enough reason for training. 誰よりも強くなれば、俺は山姥切の写しとしての評価じゃなく、

If I become stronger than everybody else, I will not be evaluated as a copy of Yamanbagiri, (Chougi) (I won't be acknoledged/rated as a mere copy of yamanbagiri) 俺としての評価で独り立ちできる。

I will be able to stand an evalution on my own.

(Here I think he will be able to see himself gain streght on his own, and so will be able to call his strenght and his value his and not chougi's because he will gain them on his own. Yambahas a thing where he does beilieve people see him as Chougi copy, so this could be so other people recognize it, as he believes they won't otherwise, (we already do!!), but the good thing is that anyways, he believes this training will be able to change people opinions, (and so he will be able to see his own value himself) …

this is the first letter, why am I already rambling so much?? I may be reading too much into this) だというのに。

Even tough. 人々が話す内容が、俺の記憶と違うのは、どういうことだ？

The things people talk about, are different form my memories, what does that mean?

(Uh?, a mystery? Interesting!)

Second Letter

主へ To (Lord) Master

……すまんな。この間は動転して、要領を得ない手紙だった。

...Sorry. The last time, I was upset, so I wrote a very (short) straight to the point letter. 正直なところ、俺もまだ混乱しているんだ。

To be honest, I'm still confused. 俺は、山姥を斬った伝説を持つ刀、山姥切の写しであって、

I am a copy of yamanbagiri, an sword with a leyend of slaying a yamanba(mountain witch).

(had to alter the phrasing a little here, he mentions the leyend before as an introduction. The meaning is clearer this way.) 山姥を斬ったのは俺じゃないと記憶している。

I remember that it wasn't me who slashed the yamanba. だが、俺が会った人々は、俺が山姥を斬ったから、

But, to the people I met, I slashed the yamamba. そのもとになった長義の刀が山姥切と呼ばれるようになったという。

It is said that for that Nagayoshi ( took me a while, Nagayoshi is another name for Chougi, I think another way or saying Chougi or the forging school, he is referring to him here ) was renamed (called) Yamanbagiri.

これでは、話が全く逆だ。

In that, the story is totally opposite. 写しの俺が、本科の存在感を食ってしまったようなものだ。

I is like the copy of me (the me that is a copy), has eaten the original presence/credit/fame of this event.

(!)

どう、受け止めていいかわからない。

Well, I do not how to accept it.

(Ohh!! this is super interesting. So what I think is happening here, is that in the honmaru time/the games timeline people credit this legend to Yamba, even though Chougi was the one who did the killing. Reasons for this could be popularity or reinterpreting, in the Chougi event I think it was implied it was because people paid much more attention to yamanbagiri (and that may or may not be because he is a saniwa swords that protects histry, are we getting hints how that affects the rest of the world?, Yey!, This also explains why Chougi was so furious a bit , I mean I think he mentions that people favour Yamanbagiri, but I did not know to this extent. Haha, I would have been good to do the kiwame training then, right?, but I coundn't both train a low level sword and pass the infernal dice game, so. )))

(I am rambling too much again. Both me an Yanba can't write short letters/comments. That people give you this much credit (even too much credit), how will Yamba handle it )

Third Letter

主へ To (Lord) Master 前の手紙のあと、長い年月、多くの人々の話を聞いて、わかったことがある。

After the previous letter, I heard a lot of people, that told me about the past(long time ago), and I 've understood.

俺が山姥を斬ったという伝説、本科が山姥を斬ったという伝説、

The leyend that I slayed the yamanba, the leyend that the original slashed the yamanba, (yamba says something more akin to “truer” or “real” than “original”, but I think the meaning doesn't change) そのどちらも存在しているんだ。

Both of them exist. 案外、どちらも山姥を斬ったりなんかしていないのかもな。ははは。

Unexpectedly, neither of us seems to have slayed a yamanba. Hahaha.

(uh-oh. Surprining! Also your refreshing laugh is more surprising! Yes! See, you have nothing to envy Chougi, yes, this feel so satisfactory!) 人間の語る伝説というものは、そのくらい曖昧なものだ。

The leyends that human beings tell, are really vague things. 写しがどうの、山姥斬りの伝説がどうので悩んでいたのが、馬鹿馬鹿しくなった。

(My struggle about) Being a copy, and my struggling with how the yamanba slaying had happened, it was really foolish. 俺は堀川国広が打った傑作で、今はあんたに見出されてここにいる。

I am the masterpiece of Horikawa Kunihiro, and now I am found here where you are. 本当に大事なことなんて、それくらいなんだな。

What is really important, that's about it. 迷いは晴れた。俺は本丸に帰る。

The doubt/indecision/illusion has (been) cleared.I'll return to the honmaru.

(uh, this one is like saying that you have enlightened from your struggles, the clear sky appearing where there where cloudy doubts before. And welcome back!! Finally confident. So good for you, Yaanba!!)

#yamanba #yamanbagiri kunihiro #yanba or yamba?#I never know which one is his nickname #should I put chougi too #I mention him a few times...#nah #if needed I wil add him later #touken ranbu #touken ranbu kiwame letters #yamanbagiri kunihiro kiwame letters #kiwame letters #kiwame letters translation #forgive me gods of translations #sorry for grammar mistakes #they may be a bit more than usual because I wrote too much commentary in this one #hahaha

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morikawaizumi · 3 years ago

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歴史　History

　過去の少し気取った呼び方。過去のうち多くの人に影響を及ぼした出来事や人物や環境をまとめたもの。学生の大半にとっては、暗記と同義語。世界中の生命体に存在しているが、それが他人に知られるのは、ごく一部の生命体だけである。しかし、他人に知られたからと言って、当の本人はすでに死んでしまっている。歴史というのは、死んだ瞬間に生まれ落ちる概念である。

　A slightly pretentious term for the past. A summary of events, people, or environments that have influenced many people in the past. For most students, it is synonymous with memorization. It exists in all life forms in the world, but only a few of them are known to others. However, just because it is known to others, the person in question is already dead. History is a concept that comes into being at the moment of death.

　暗記がずっと苦手でした。今でもそうかもしれません。仮に覚えることができたとしても、すぐに忘れてしまいます。例えば、テストが終わったそばから、言葉が抜け落ちてきます。これは、覚えたことになるのでしょうか。

　I was always bad at memorization. Maybe I still am. Even if I could memorize something, I would forget it immediately. For example, words start slipping out of my vocabulary near the end of a test. Does this mean that I have learned it?

　歴史が苦手だった理由は、この暗記に起因しているわけですが、歴史の本質は、暗記ではないことは、当時はわかりませんでした。今にしてみれば、これは当然です。

　The reason I was not good at history was due to this memorization, but I did not know at the time that the essence of history was not memorization. In hindsight, this is not surprising.

　教科書では、単語だけが太字で表現されていました。これがいけなかったと思います。歴史には、流れがあります。それがわかっていませんでした。つまり、人間の行動の足跡が、歴史である、とも言えます。

　In the textbook, only words were represented in bold. I think this was wrong. History has a flow. We did not understand that. In other words, it can be said that the footprints of human actions are history.

　大きな出来事に、特別な名称をつけることがいけなかったのではないかと思います。人間は、特別な名称をつけたがるものです。しかし、それが、本質を失わせる一因でもあるように思います。

　I think it was wrong to give a special name to a major event. People like to give special names to things. However, I think this is one of the reasons for losing the essence of the event.

　ある出来事に対して、その周辺関係まで説明できる人が、一体どれくらいいるでしょうか。体系的に、順序立てて説明できる人が、どれだけいるでしょうか。日本の歴史だけならず、世界中には歴史があります。それらのすべてを体系立てて説明できる人は、どれだけいるでしょうか。しかも、記録に残っているのは、ごく一部の人間やイベントだけなのです。

　How many people can explain an event and its surrounding relationships? How many people can explain it systematically and in order? There are histories not only in Japan but all over the world. How many people can explain them all in a systematic manner? Moreover, only a few people and events have been recorded.

　人間の歴史に限らず、過去の出来事というものは、信憑性が失われます。伝聞した時点で、情報の大半は失われるからです。何が真実であるのかは、当事者にしかわかりません。それを観察した人間、聞いただけの人間には、本当のところはわからないのです。しかし、さもそれが真実であったかのように説明されるのです。

　Past events, not just human history, lose their credibility. This is because most of the information is lost when it is hearsay. Only the people involved know what is true. The person who observes it or hears it cannot really know what is true. But it is explained as if it were true.

　現時点から近い過去であっても、それが本当に起こったことなのか、言い切れるのでしょうか。本当に明確でしょうか。そう考えると、少し怖くなります。

　Even if it is in the near past from the present time, can we be sure that it really happened? Is it really clear? It is a little scary to think so.

　応仁の乱という出来事があったとされています。しかしこの出来事は、１０年以上に渡る争いの総称です。そしてこの争いの発端は、家督争いとも言われています。では、一体、どの家の家督争いでしょうか？　どうして長期にわたって争いが続いたのでしょうか？　争いが終わった後、どうなったのでしょうか？　これらのことがわかって、初めて、歴史という学問に足を少しだけ踏み入れることになるわけです。

　It is believed that there was an event called the Onin Rebellion. This event, however, is the generic name for a conflict that lasted more than a decade. It is also said that the origin of this conflict was a struggle for the governorship of one family over another. So, which family was involved in this struggle?　Why did the conflict continue over a long period of time?　What happened after the conflict ended?　Only when we know these things will we be able to step a little further into the study of history.

　果たして、単語だけ覚えさせて、一体何の意味があるのでしょう？　単に、テストが作りやすいというだけのことではないでしょうか？　そのテストは、一体何の目的で行われるのでしょうか？

　What is the point of having students memorize only words?　Isn't it just to make it easier to create a test?　What is the purpose of the test?

#literature #definition #dictionary #quotes #ら行 #h #history

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quinnetr · 7 years ago

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Broken-Apart Heart (バラバラココロ) by Kairiki Bear

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CW: Allusions to Suicide

Fun fact: when I first heard Kairiki Bear’s songs back in about... 2013, I didn’t like them at all! I dunno what’s changed, but now I really like them, and often find myself humming them (especially this and Lemming-ming).

This was partly driven by how much I like this song in general, and partly, like my SNOBBISM translation, by the errors I found in the most-watched subtitled version on Youtube.

Also, an important part of the song (what the numbers mean) seems to be left out a lot!

I did get a little bit biased towards representing the rhythm of the Japanese here, that’s why in the chorus there’s some repeated words and the English is split up to the syllables of ‘Jin jin jin’.

I also have a fair amount notes for this song down the bottom!

漢字

Romaji

English

スッカラカン　部屋の隅　突っ立って sukkarakan heya no sumi tsuttatte A down-and-out just standing in the corner of the room,

有害な夢描いて　1234 yuugai na yume egaite wan tsuu san shi Imagining a harmful dream, 1 2 3 4 (wanting to die) (1)

将来性　ひとか��ら　頂戴な shouraisei hitokakera choudai na Give me just a piece of my future potential, please?

円満DAY　そんな未来　望んでました enman DAY sonna mirai nozondemashita A day where everything goes well, that’s the kind of future I was wishing for.

スッカラカン　HP（ライフ）もドンドン減ってって sukkarakan Life mo dondon hettette Out of money, my life's also falling out from under me,

くだらない生き様を　1 2 3 4 kudaranai ikisama wo wan tsuu san shi This useless way of life, I just 1 2 3 4 (want to die)

求愛性　まくり腕　引っ掻いて kyuuai-sei makuriude hikkaite A personality of wooing others, clawing at my bared arms,

存在感　恋焦がれ　2234 sonzai-kan koikogare ni ni san shi Longing for a sense of being, 2 2 3 4 (suddenly dying) (2)

ココロこの頃コロシテ真っ平ら笑顔の【笑】の字も忘れ去って冷帯 kokoro kono koro koroshite mattaira egao no 'e' no ji mo wasuretesatte reitai Not too long ago, my heart, killed, became a completely flat, subartic region that has forgotten the word for the ‘smiling’ of a ‘smiling face’. (3)

感情　殲滅　エッサホイサ kanjou senmetsu essahoisa All emotions wiped out, hip hip hooray! (4)

ほら這いつくばって『シアワセ』求めて hora haitsukubatte 'shiawase' motomete Look, I'm searching for 'happiness' whilst on all fours!

心情　鮮烈エッサホイサ shinjou senretsu essahoisa Vivid emotions, hip hip hooray!

ほら　バラバラ　見失った整合性 hora barabara miushinatte seigousei See, their integrity that's been shattered and lost!

大大大大　大キライです dai dai dai dai daikirai desu I I I I I hate it so very much.

綺麗事だらけの人人人 kireigoto darake no jin jin jin Those people masking over ev’-ry-thing

ララララ　さよなラです ra ra ra ra sayonara desu Bye bye bye bye For now, it's goodbye!

スッカラカン　『　　　　』だけの人生 sukkarakan kuuhaku dake no jinsei To this life, a completely empty blank space!

アッケラカン　部屋の中心 Akkerakan heya no chuushin Looking disconnected from everything, just hanging in the centre

吊ったって tsuttatte of the room,

生命線　大事できっと　1234 seimeisen daiji de kitto 1 2 3 4 My lifeline, seriously, definitely 1 2 3 4 (want to die)

消耗性　がっつり充電 shoumou-sei gattsuri juuden　 Always exhausted, properly recharging

減ってって hettette less and less

デイバイデイ　ゆったりじっと　任意惨死(2234?) Day By Day yuttari jitto nin'i zanshi Day By Day, taking it easy, motionlessly, suddenly dying...?

ドロドロココロどの事を吐露轟く怒濤トロケル妥当ヘドロの路頭怒号で渡航 dorodoro kokoro dono koto wo toro todoroku dodou torokeru datou hedoro no rotou dogou de tokou A sordid heart, being opinionated about some thing, roaring waves, melting validity, sludge at the wayside, an angry shout mid-travel,

嗚呼　もう　病めにしましょう aa mou yame ni shimashou Ah, no more, let's make myself sick!

感情　殲滅　エッサホイサ kanjou senmetsu essahoisa All emotions wiped out, hip hip hooray!

ほら地べた這って『コウフク』求めて hora chibeta hatte 'koufuku' motomete Look, I crawl on the bare earth searching for my 'joy'!

惨状　連結エッサホイサ sanjou renketsu essahoisa A series of unfortunate events, hip hip hooray! (5)

ほら　真っ赤に腫れた心臓　ぎゅっとして hora makka ni hareta shinzou gyutto shite See how my heart, swollen up and red, is fit to burst!

大大大大　大キライです dai dai dai dai daikirai desu I I I I I hate them so very much.

御行儀良く振る舞う人人人 ogyougi yoku furumau jin jin jin Those people whose manners are a-maz-ing.

ララララ　前かラです ra ra ra ra mae kara desu For for for for for a while, I

停滞感　息も出来ない teitai-kan iki mo dekinai have felt so stagnant, I can't even breathe.

「こっちの水は甘いな」って勝手だねって模範生 kocchi no mizu wa amai na tte katte da ne tte mohansei "Isn't saying ‘Ain't this water sweet?’ selfish?" said the model student.

「どっちの水も苦いな」って言ってたねって劣等生 docchi no mizu mo nigai na tte itteta ne tte rettousei "Didn't they say 'Ain't all water bitter?'" said the bad student.

群青清潔　無いさ無いさ相も変わらず　トモダチごっこです gunjou seiketsu nai sa nai sa ai mo kawarazu tomodachi-gokko desu There's no, no pure ultramarine, as always, it's ‘pretend friend time’. (6)

戦場献血　痛がりさトロトロトロに零れた脳回路 senjoukenketsu itagari sa torotorotoro ni koboreta noukairo Giving blood on the battlefield looks painful. My mushy neural circuitry thickly spilled out.

感情　殲滅　エッサホイサ kanjou senmetsu essahoisa All emotions wiped out, hip hip hooray!

ほら這いつくばって『死合わせ』もう止めて hora haitsukubatte 'shiawase' mou tomete See, I'm on all fours, I’ve already suppressed my 'happiness' , (7)

MISSION　全滅　エッサホイサ MISSION zenmetsu essahoisa Mission: annihilation, hip hip hooray!

ほら　真っ赤に晴れた太陽から逃避 hora makka ni hareta taiyou kara touhi See how I flee from the brightly shining red sun.

大大大大　大好きなんです dai dai dai dai daisuki na ndesu I I I I I love it so much,

アイソワライの裏で傷ジンジン aisowarai no ura de kizu jinjin The wounds behind a forced smile just throb-bing.

ララララ　来世は結構です ra ra ra ra raise wa kekkou desu I've I’ve I’ve I’ve I’ve had my fill, no afterlife, please,

スッカラカン　『　　　　』だけの人生 sukkarakan kuuhaku dake no jinsei for this life, a completely empty blank space!

スッカラカン　バラバラココロ sukkarakan barabara kokoro A completely spent, shattered heart it is!

NOTES

(1) This is an important part of the song! I knew that Kairiki Bear wouldn’t just have random numbers in the song with no meaning, seeing how they like wordplay just as much as Maretu, and the later use of kanji and numbers seals the deal. These numbers have definite meaning! But how did I get that meaning?

The use of both English and Japanese readings creates a natural barrier between the first two numbers and the last two, so I could guess it was ‘Want to’ for ‘1 2′. Judging how later on, ‘3 4′ is given as 惨死, zanshi, ‘a tragic death’, I’m guessing that’s what it’s supposed to be throughout the song. Since the Japanese would be zanshi shitai, ‘I want to tragically die’, ‘want to die’ makes sense, or at least it does to me!

For the first instance of 2 2 3 4, I merely used the given kanji compound from later in the song.

(2) Sonzaikan is a word by itself in Japanese, referring to someone’s ‘presence’ (e.g. ‘his presence filled the room’), but I think it’s use here is actually a suffixed compound, sonzai-kan. This gives it the meaning of ‘a sense of existing’, which, given that most of the song is about feeling empty, fits better.

(3) This line is a mess in Japanese, there could be a lot of different interpretations here, but I think mine works even though I had to fudge it a bit.

(4) Essahoisa is a difficult phrase. It’s used in the carrying of mikoshi, Japanese portable shrines, at festivals, but doesn’t have only one use. It’s equivalent to both ‘heave ho’ and ‘hooray’, and the latter seemed to work better, so that’s what I went with

(5) Yes this is a totally valid way of translating this phrase whilst preserving the meaning. Renketsu means ‘connecting’ in mechanical/electrical sense, as does ‘series’, plus the general idea of a succession of bad things happening together is kept! Also, it’s a nice little reference for people to spot~

(6) I’m not entirely sure if there’s significance to the colour ultramarine in Japanese, and this isn’t the first time I’ve seen it used in a Vocaloid song (Jin’s Gunjou Rain comes to mind). The closest I could get is that it used to be a very valuable paint due to being made of lapis lazuli? I checked irocore, but it doesn’t give any more detail than that.

(7) This is a pun which conflates the word shiawase for ‘happiness’, used similarly earlier in the song, with the rare, sort of made-up(?) word 死合わせ, shi-awase, which means, according to searching on google, ‘happiness from being with someone till you die’.

#v flower #vflower #kairiki bear #かいりきベア #vocaloid #translation #japanese to english #ボカロ #英訳 #バラバラココロ

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kaialone · 5 years ago

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Yokai Watch 4 ++ Translation

This will contain major story spoilers for Yo-kai Watch 4, specifically part of its main story and the recent ++ (Pura Pura) update, so proceed with caution.

With that being said, this will be a translation of certain new additions to the lore of Enma's family.

For a bit of context, this translation will cover optional dialogue that can be seen after befriending Shien.

Shien has a chance of being befriended when you beat him during the Busters Mission "日の影に眠り魔王" ("The Demon King Sleeping in the Shadow of the Sun".)

During the scene in which Shien is befriended, it's explained that the reason why he can exist seperately from Enma is that this Shien is actually the "evil heart" of the original Shien, while Enma was born from the "good heart".

After you've befriended Shien, you can find Enma in the new area Hell's Kitchen, located in the Yōmakai (Yo-kai World) of the past.

The dialogue I've translated occurs if you talk to him.

Bolded is the original Japanese

Bolded and italicized is my translation.

(Number) Indicates I got a specific comment to make on that part in the translation notes.

You can find a video showing this dialogue in the source link of this post.

Also, it should go without saying, but this might also be a bit harder to understand if you're not already familiar with the previously established Enma lore, from works such as Yo-kai Watch 1 and 3.

Talking to Enma at Hell's Kitchen:

Enma: あっ妖怪探偵団じゃないか。ん？なんでこんなトコにいるのかって？ Oh hey, it's the Yōkai Detective Team. Hm? What am I doing here, you ask?

Enma: オレもお前たちがバスターズを始めたっていう釜ゆで地獄ってのを見てみたくなってな。 I wanted to look around Hell's Kitchen too, just like you got the Busters to do. (1)

Enma: …ははっ本当は礼を言いにきたのさ。『もうひとつの心』を開放してくれたお前たちに。 ...Haha, I actually came to thank you guys. For freeing the "other heart".

Enma: そしてお前たちには伝えておきたいんだ。オレたち閻魔の一族についてな…。 And there's something I want to tell you. About us, the Enma clan...

Enma: まずはオレと『紫炎』の真実について話そうか。ちょっとばかり長くなるが聞いてもらえるか？ First I gotta tell you the truth about me and "Shien". This might be a bit long, but will you listen?

Dialogue Option: 『紫炎』について話を聞きたい！ I want to know about "Shien"!

Enma: 紫炎は… お前たちも知っての通りかつてこの時代で敗れ空亡に取り込まれた。 As you already know... Shien was once defeated in this era, and consumed by Soranaki.

Enma: 実はそのときに… 紫炎の心は『２つ』に分かれたんだ。 And actually, at that moment... Shien's heart was split into two.

Enma: そのひとつ… 紫炎の『良き心』はイツキと融合し夜叉エンマとなり… 王としての本当の強さを知った。 One of those... Shien's "good heart", fused with Itsuki and became Yasha Enma... now knowing the true strength of a king.

Enma: そうお前たち妖怪探偵団のおかげでな。その後オレはこうして生まれ変わることができた。 Yes, that was thanks to your Yōkai Detective Team. After that, I was reincarnated like this.

Enma: そしてオレは閻魔大王の孫として育てられた。煌めく炎を宿す者… 『煌炎』という名を与えられて。 And I was raised as the Great King Enma's grandson. I was given the name "Kōen"... one who harbours a sparkling flame. (2)

Enma: 一方もうひとつの… 紫炎の『悪しき心』は別の生まれ変わりの輪に取り込まれたんだ。 Meanwhile, the other one... Shien's "evil heart", got taken into a seperate cycle of reincarnation.

Enma: だが紫炎の存在は『影歴史』という禁呪で永らく封じられその魂も眠りつづけていた。 But Shien's existence was sealed away for a long time, by a hex called "Shadow History", so this soul has been sleeping, too. (3)

Enma: その眠りし紫炎の魂がよみがえり地獄をさまよい… こうしてお前たちが救ってくれたのさ。 That sleeping soul of Shien was revived, and wandered through hell... And then it was saved by you guys.

Enma: とはいえ… まさか紫炎の『悪しき心』すら『ともだち』にするなんてな。 Though... I can't believe you actually became "friends" with Shien's "evil heart".

Enma: フッ… さすがはオレやカイラが見込んだ伝説のウォッチ使いってワケだ。 Heh... That sorta thing is why me and Kaira put our trust in you legendary Watch users.

Translation Notes:

The Busters are known as the Blasters in the English localizations.

The name 煌炎/Kōen is made of the kanji 煌, meaning “sparkling”, and 炎, meaning “flame”. So its meaning is more obvious in Japanese.

For the purpose of this translation, I translated “Shadow History” literally, but since it’s a proper name, one could arguably leave it untranslated, if one so chooses. For the reference, its Japanese name is read as 影歴史/Kagerekishi.

Talking to Enma again:

Enma: 妖怪探偵団のおかげで紫炎の魂は救われた。お前たちには伝えておかなきゃいけないことがある。 Thanks to your Yōkai Detective Team, Shien's soul was saved. There is something I need to tell you.

Enma: 紫炎とオレたち閻魔の一族についての真実…。長くなるかもしれないが聞いてもらえるか？ The truth about Shien and us, the Enma clan... This could be long, but will you listen anyway?

Dialogue Option: 『影歴史』っていったい何…？ What exactly does "Shadow History" mean...?

Enma: 閻魔一族ミカド族にはいくつかの秘術がある。『影歴史』とはその秘術のひとつだ。 The Enma clan, so, the Mikado Tribe, knows several secret arts. "Shadow History" is one of those.

Enma: 『影歴史』の術は唱えられた者の存在を妖怪たちのあらゆる歴史と記憶から消し去る禁呪…。 The art of "Shadow History" is a hex which erases the existence of the one it's used on from all history and memory of the yōkai.

Enma: いわば歴史の『シャドウサイド』に封じ込めて「なかったことにする」っていうとんでもない術さ。 I guess you could say that it seals away the "shadowside" of history, and "makes it so it never happened". It's one heck of a technique.

Enma: ミカド族でありながら大罪を犯した紫炎は… この『影歴史』で一度存在を消されていたんだ。 While he is of the Mikado Tribe, Shien commited a grave sin... So his existence was once erased by "Shadow History".

Enma: 実はこの秘術によってオレやぬらりさえも紫炎の存在を完全に忘れちまってたのさ。 Actually, because of that secret art, even me and Nurari had completely forgotten about Shien's existence. (1)

Enma: だが… あの空亡が歴史を改変しようと企みお前たちがそれを止め… 歴史はさらに変わった。 But... when Soranaki tried to alter history, and was stopped by you guys... history changed again.

Enma: つまりお前たちの活躍で『影歴史』は回避され紫炎が歴史から消されることもなくなったんだ。 Basically, thanks to your efforts, the "Shadow History" was avoided, and the fact that Shien got erased from history was also undone.

Enma: こうして紫炎についての記憶が戻ったあとオレはその『もうひとつの心』をさがしつづけた。 So, after my memories about Shien returned, I kept looking for the "other heart".

Enma: そして… お前たちのおかげでオレたち『閻魔の子』は再び巡り会うことができた。 And then... thanks to you guys, we "Children of Enma" were able to meet once more.

Enma: またしてもお前たちに救われたよ。 …ありがとな。 You saved us again. ...Thanks.

Translation Note:

Nurarihyon, whom Enma calls by the nickname “Nurari”, is simply called Zazel in the English localizations.

Talking to Enma one more time:

Dialogue Option: 『閻魔の子』の秘密が知りたい… I want to know the secret about the "Children of Enma"...

Enma: ミカド族の血を引く者… 『閻魔の子』たちはちょっと複��な事情をかかえてることが多くてな。 There's lots of sorta complicated things about the "Children of Enma"... descendants of the Mikado Tribe.

Enma: ほらオレもじいちゃんの実の孫じゃないだろ？お前たちと一部の妖怪のみが知ってる話だけどな。 See, I'm not even really Grandpa's grandson, right? Though only you guys and a few yōkai know about that.

Enma: そしてオレが閻魔の後継者とされ数十年経った頃… オレの他に閻魔の血を継ぐ子が生まれてな。 And some decades later, during the time when I was the Enma successor, another child who carries the blood of Enma was born.

Enma: だが… オレの弟ともいえるそいつの魂には… 紫炎の『もうひとつの心』が宿っていたんだ。 I suppose you could call him my little brother... But his soul... it harbored Shien's "other heart".

Enma: そいつは紫炎の『悪しき心』が目覚めぬよう妖魔の力を封じされ人間界へと送られた。 To make sure he doesn't awaken Shien's "evil heart", his demonic power was sealed, and he was sent to the human world. (1)

Enma: そして人間として生きることになったんだ。『影歴史』で紫炎の存在は忘れ去られたけどな…。 And so he ended up living as a human. Though of course, he forgot Shien's existence because of "Shadow History".

Enma: だがその『影歴史』の力で作られた閻魔帳によって怪事件が起きそいつ自身も消されてしまった。 But, there was this strange incident where his own existence was also erased, by the Enma Book created with the power of "Shadow History". (2)

Enma: その事件はケータの協力で解決してそいつも助けることができたんだが… That incident was resolved with Kēta's help, and we were able to save him too, but... (3)

Enma: 実はそのときに紫炎の『悪しき心』も眠りから目覚め解き放たれてしまったんだ。 At the same time, Shien's "evil heart" also woke up from its sleep and was unleashed.

Enma: しかしお前たちのおかげでその『悪しき心』とすら『ともだち』になることができた。 But thanks to you, even that "evil heart" could become a "friend".

Enma: 今の紫炎ならそいつに戻ってもいいかもしれないな。その名には紫炎の名が刻まれていたのだから。 The way Shien is now, it would probably be fine to go back to him, too. Shien's name is engraved into his name, you know.

Enma: 閻魔の一族ミカド族の象徴たる太陽… その影に眠りし魔王…… The symbol of the Enma clan, the Mikado Tribe, is the sun... A demon king slumbers in its shadow...

Enma: 日影真生と。 So, Hikage Mao. (4, 5)

Translation Notes:

What I translated as demonic power is called 妖魔の力/yōma no chikara in Japanese. Literally, it means “yōma power”, with “yōma” being a word somewhat synonymous to the word “yōkai”, but is also sometimes translated as “demon” or the like.

This is referring to the Enma Note quests from Yo-kai Watch 3. Also, the word Enma Book here is 閻魔帳/Enmachō, which refers to the book that Enma is depicted with in actual Japanese mythology.

Kēta is know as Nate in the English localizations.

The play on words with Hikage Mao here is more obvious in Japanese. 日/hi can mean “sun”, while 影/kage means “shadow”, and the given name 真生/Mao sounds similar to 魔王/Maō, meaning “demon king”.

The character Hikage Mao is known as Lucas Schiffer in the English localizations.

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最近、というかここ数年、ラジオをやるようになった。ラジオといっても、誰かと定期的に話すのを録音して、YouTubeやポッドキャストにあげるという素人ラジオなのだが。  その中の『山下道ラジオ』の放送が、ついに50回を超えた。 https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLI14yGCeRYoUejQYyzGPeSqUtU2f-xC2J

 視聴数は毎回100回程度なので、よく聞いている人はだいたい50人くらいいるのかもしれない。まぁ、すでに視聴者数を気にしないようになっている。このラジオは、おそらく多くのリスナーを獲得するためのものではない（できるに越したことはないが）。これはラジオという”産業”とは全く別のものとして存在していて、二人の日々の思ったことやアイデアを話し合う公開ミーティングであり、公開の飲み会であり、他愛もない日常を繋いだだけの“場所”であり、その記録である。ラジオという形を使った「遠く離れた２人による日記の同時筆記」なのかもしれない。 （産業としてのラジオとは、スポンサー収入や芸能人やミュージシャンとかの営業や告知など、いろんなレベルでお金が発生しているしその関連の存在。『山下道ラジオ』が何にも産業として意味がないのもどうなのか？と思うが、仕事や考え方や生き方を考えたり発言することで脳を回し続ける、”無宗教の寺”みたいな存在なのかもしれない。自分のためでもあり、時に誰かの役にもたつかもしれない。アイデアのオープンソース。）山下陽光氏との他愛もない会話の中から始まったこのライジオの特徴は、毎回、彼の住む福岡と僕の住む愛知（途中から直島へ移住）をメッセンジャーでつないで録音する、というアナログなもので、「離れた場所どうしをつないで面白いことをしたいね」という『新しい骨董（2013年より活動をするグループ）』の試行錯誤の延長上にあった企画／実験であった。ただ、このラジオは2020年3月11日に開始され、当初本人たちは「離れた場所を繋いで話してラジオ作る全然できるし、たのしいー！」と狂ったように毎日毎日盛り上がって収録していたのだが、１ヶ月後、毎日はやりすぎでしょ、と週一になった。ちょうどその頃、新型コロナが中国以外でも爆発的に流行しはじめ、4月16日にロックダウンが起こると、人々は遠隔で様々なことをしなくてはいけない状況になり、ラジオやテレビ、会議や学校までも、遠隔でオンラインで行うのが“普通”になってしまっていった。（ちなみに、「山下道ラジオ」の第一回テーマは「住む場所と移住」でコロナの話題はまだない。僕自身のこのラジオへの当初の期待は、愛知から直島への移住を準備していた時期に、「どこで暮らすか」をより深く掘り下げて考えることだったと記憶する。）世の中では徐々にウィルスが流行する中で、展覧会やイベントの多くが中止になり、「オンラインで世界が繋がる」という趣旨のイベントが多数行われるようになった。離れた場所どうしでイベントや収録を行うのが当たり前になる感覚は、もし人類がこのウィルスに勝利した後も続くだろうと考えると、『山下道ラジオ』は１ヶ月だけ世界より早くその感覚を手にしていたのかもしれない。いやいや、陽光くんは、YouTubeが始まる一年前の2004年に（中古のフェミカセに書かれた名前をたよりに本人を探す動画を撮ったり、色々と）すでにYouTuberのようなことを始めていた人物でもあるし、ネットラジオというのもかなり早い段階から行なっていたので、この出来事も妙に納得できる。彼は”前衛”であり、0から1の壁を突破する人で、１になった瞬間にそれは世間で”当たり前”になるものだから。（『山下道ラジオ』がそこまで新しくはないが。）僕はというと、2014年から「旅するリサーチラボラトリー」というサウンドアーティストmamoruとのコラボの中で、「旅のフィールドノートの同時筆記」を試行錯誤し、一緒に旅をしながらラジオを収録することを意識的に行なっていたので、その筋力が今ようやく自由に生かされているようにも思っている。 https://www.travelingresearchlaboratory.com/  そして 今週、『微妙な放送』という、香港と日本をつなぐラジオ、広東語と日本語で同時に聞けるラジオをはじめた。毎週、直島と香港の日常を毎週繋ぎ、日々の出来事、作品制作や家族の事や色々話す。2年前までかなり頻繁に香港に行っていて、初めは仕事の出会いから、飲み仲間になった3人。香港在住の美術家のヒンさんと通訳のヒコさん。同時通訳ヒコさんは香港と日本、両方がネイティブ。そして、日本のラジオもよく聞くそうで、そんなヒコさんがふたりの美術家を　同時通訳で繋ぎながらMCをする。ヒンさんは素晴らしい美術家であり、四年前に香港の学生を連れて日本を一緒に旅行しながら、毎日ラジオを録音した経験を持つ。いや、3人の関係性や専門性がないとなかなか成立しないし、半分意味の分からない間がある奇妙なラジオ『微妙な放送』。この同時通訳者が二つの国や言語をまたいでつなぐラジオ、これがなかなか新感覚で面白い。（聞いてみないと伝わらないのでリンクをぜひ。） https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2bHrW1IIVv2xYEM9qSO5Qw このラジオ『微妙な放送』も「遠く離れた２箇所による日記の同時筆記」。僕とヒンさんとヒコさんが、香港で３人でよく飲んでいて、深夜とかになてくると、僕は日本語で語り、ヒンさんも香港語で語り、ヒコさんがそれをひたすらつなぐ、みたいな飲み会がたまにやっていて（プロの通訳に対してリスペクトのない行為…）、そういう関係性や経験があったからナチュラルにスタートしたのだけれど。 今後、誰か真似できるもっと面白い人々が、韓国と日本とか、日本と全く知らないアフリカの人々とか、同じようなことを始めたりしたら、面白いだろうなぁ。聴きたいなぁ。と勝手に想像している。さて、話を最後にまとめると、 なんだか、国家や政権というのは民衆のことを全く考え��いようで私腹を肥やし、他者に対して排他的にどんどん進んでいるように感じる。（いや違うか。実はその国の市民の多数がお金儲け第一で排他的でそういう政権を欲している、という国家はその民度の映し鏡であるとも言えるが。）でも、それって今始まったことでもない。もちろん、反対の声をあげるのは重要だし継続していくべきだけど。香港なんかでは、何万人もの民衆の声を堂々と無視する人たちだ。だからこそ、もしかすると、こういうラジオが離れた人と人や閉ざされた国と国の壁をヒュッと飛び越えて、それぞれの普通の“日常”を繋いで、普通でポジティブに、風穴をいろんなところで開けていくって、結構面白い実験なのではないか。と思っている。いやいや、そんな大それたことでもないし、日々ストレッチするくらいの気持ちで楽しんでいるだけですが。。

Recently, or rather these past few years, I’ve been doing radio shows. I say radio shows, but they’re just amateur ones where I regularly record myself talking to someone and put it up on YouTube or Podcast.

Of those, ‘Yamashitamichi Radio’ has finally gone over 50 broadcasts. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLI14yGCeRYoUejQYyzGPeSqUtU2f-xC2J There are up to a hundred listeners every broadcast, so maybe there are around 50 regular listeners. However, I’ve already stopped being concerned about the number of listeners. This radio show probably isn’t something I made for the purpose of getting popularlity (although that would be nice). It exists as something completely different from the ‘industry’ of radio. It’s a public meeting where two people talk about ideas and things that they think about from day to day. It’s like a public drinking party. It’s a ‘place’ where simply innocent everyday life is joined up. And it’s a record of all of those things. Maybe it’s a ‘simultaneous writing of diaries by two people who are far away from each other’ using the radio format. ("Radio as an industry" means the radio and the affiliates related to money generation at all sorts of levels, such as sponsor income as well as the business and advertisements of celebrities and musicians. I do wonder if it is really okay that ‘Yamashitamichi Radio’ has nothing to do with it? but maybe our radio is something like a ‘temple with no religion’ where we continue working our brain by thinking and talking about our job, our thoughts and our life. It’s for ourselves, but it might be useful sometime to someone else too. It’s an open source of ideas.)

A distinctive characteristic of this radio show was taking place as an extension of the trial and error in ‘Atarashii Kotto (‘New Antiques’, a group active since 2013).’ This radio show was started from an innocent conversation with Mr. Akimitsu Yamashita, who living in Fukuoka and me living in Aichi (I moved to Naoshima partway through), and it was a plan/experiment of ‘we want to connect faraway places together and do something fun.’ It is not that technologically advanced, as we record each time via Messenger. When we started this radio show on March 11th, 2020, at the beginning we were super pumped up like, ‘Connect faraway places, talk and make a radio show? That’s easy! It’ll be so much fun!’ and madly recorded every day, But after one month, we realized every day was a bit much, and it became weekly. Just around that time, COVID-19 began to explode out of China, and when the lockdown happened on April 16th, people had to do various things the long-distance way. Radio shows, televisions and even conferences and school classes being carried out over long distances online ended up becoming ‘normal.’ (In addition, the first theme of ‘Yamashitamichi Radio’ was ‘The Place Where You Live and Moving,’ and the subject of COVID-19 was not yet present. I remember that my own hope for the show at that time was to think more deeply about ‘where to live’ at the timing I was preparing to move from Aichi to Naoshima.) As the virus gradually spread throughout the world, many exhibitions and events were cancelled and lots of events with the theme of ‘the world is connected online’ came to be carried out. When I think about how events and recordings being carried out between faraway places will continue to be totally ordinary even in the post-pandemic society, then maybe ‘Yamashitamichi Radio’ took hold of that sense just one month before the rest of the world. I find this thought understandable, in a strange way. I mean, Akimitsu is someone who was already doing YouTuber-like things in 2004, a year before YouTube existed (he did all sorts of things, like making videos of the search for a person from a name written on a second-hand video game cassette), and he was doing Internet radio from a pretty early stage. After all, he is a ‘vanguard,’ a person who breaks through the wall between 0 and 1. And when it becomes 1, that becomes the ‘normal’ in the rest of the world (although ‘Yamashitamichi Radio’ isn’t that new). As for me, since 2014 I did some trial and error in the ‘simultaneous writing of travel field notes,’ during a collaboration with the sound artist ‘Mamoru’ called ‘The Traveling Research Laboratory,’ and I was consciously recording a radio show while traveling together with ‘mamoru,’ and I think that I’m finally able to freely put that knowhow to good use now. https://www.travelingresearchlaboratory.com/

And this week, I started a new radio show called ‘Bimyo na Hoso, (‘Subtle Broadcast’)’ a radio show connecting Hong Kong and Japan, where you can listen to Cantonese and Japanese at the same time. Every week, we connect the everyday citizens of Naoshima and Hong Kong and talk about all kinds of things, like everyday happenings, creating works and family. There are three of us. I went to Hong Kong quite regularly up until two years ago, and we started by meeting through work, and then became drinking friends. There’s me and the artist Hin-san and the interpreter Hiko-san, who live in Hong Kong. Hiko-san, who does simultaneous interpreting, is native of both Hong Kong and Japan. Hiko-san, who is also a Japanese radio listener, is the MC connecting Hin-san and me, the two artists, through simultaneous interpreting. Hin-san is an amazing artist and has experience of recording a radio show every day while taking Hong Kong students traveling around Japan, four years ago. Yes, ‘Bimyo na Hoso’ is a strange radio show with a half-mysterious intervals, and it’s difficult to make it come together without the relationship and expertise that we three have. A radio show where a simultaneous interpreter crosses over and connects two countries or languages is pretty fresh and interesting (you need to listen to it to get my meaning, so go ahead and click the link). https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2bHrW1IIVv2xYEM9qSO5Qw This radio show, ‘Bimyo na Hoso’ is also a ‘simultaneous writing of diaries through two places far away from each other.’ The three of us – Hin-san, Hiko-san and me – often drank together in Hong Kong, and sometimes as the night goes on, I spoke in Japanese and Hin-san spoke in Hong Kong Cantonese and Hiko-san earnestly connected us (I guess the two of us weren’t showing respect to the professional interpreter by doing this…), and it was because we had that kind of relationship and experience that we could start the show naturally. It would be interesting if, in the future, more interesting people who can imitate us start the same thing, like with South Korea and Japan, or Japan and people in Africa whom one has never met. I’d love to listen to them. Those are just my own imaginings. Now, to sum up everything, somehow, I get the feeling that ‘country’ and ‘political power’ are advancing continually in a way that excludes other people, enriching themselves without thinking about the public at all (no, that’s not it. You can say that, in actuality, a country where many citizens put making money first and exclude others and want a political power like that, reflects its cultural standards). But that’s not something that started now. Of course, raising voices of opposition is important and should be continued. In Hong Kong, the voices of tens of thousands people in the public are being brazenly ignored. That’s why I believe having a radio show like this, which jumps right over the wall between distant people or countries, connects each of their normal ‘everyday lives,’ and make openings in all sorts of places in a natural and positive way, is a pretty interesting experiment. Well, it’s not something so important. I’m just enjoying it with the feeling similar to doing my daily stretches…

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1978年岡山生まれ。フィールドワークをベースに、生活のなかに埋没して忘却されかけている物語や日常的な物事を、写真やイベント、インタビューなどの手法によって編集することで視覚化する。 http://m-shitamichi.com

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