#japanese tf

[transformation4life]

Buff, Japanese, and Bald.

Those were the keywords you put into the "Life Change" app thinking it was some sort of joke app thinking you could really change your body in a instant.

But then... your head started to groan in pain. Memories you never experienced entered your brain as your body began to grow in mass and muscle. The faces of your parents in your memories began to morph as they became japanese and your own face became more asian plus knowledge of the japanese language being all you knew. Soon enough you had the body of a bodybuilder and the ethnicity of japanese. The last change as any hair on the top of your head fell off giving you a shiny bald scalp. An unexpected change become known as your intelligence was reduced to that of a brick. You couldn't help but immediately strip, exposing your new musculature to an imaginary audience and flexing while smiling with not a thought in sight.

"私は筋肉質です!" (I am muscle!)

[niechys]

I'm very normal. I swear.

SSTP, your fault. this post

[cestacruz]

Doodles as i forget i have to wake up early

I miss Skywarp and Thundercracker so i wanted to doodle them in the RiD15 style

And some humanformers concepts because i like drawing people (not final designs, will try to refine more because this is fun, Grimlock is getting redesigned ASAP) (i yap in the tags)

[quetzalpapalotl]

Just as a fun fact, in basically every G1 Transformers thing I've seen in Japanese Optimus (or Convoy) uses watashi as his first person pronoun. This is the type of usage that denotes professionalism, although his speech patterns tend to be manly enough but not too rude. It fits his image as the Autobot commander who takes his duties seriously, but is still friendly. Characters with a similar vibe also do this, like the All Might dude from bna. If you watched Bravern you can see how Smith's pronoun changes from ore to watashi when he turns into Bravern.

Now, Megatron I usually see using washi, which in anime is an old man pronoun. Except in the All Spark manga (that I need to finish translating omg), where he instead uses yo (余). A pronoun no one irl uses anymore, and in anime has the connotation of being ancient, grandiose and pompous. Really fits the unhinged and full of himself Megatron that Tsushima portrays.

[drunkeninlovesailor]

Cybertronian names and vocalizations headcanons:

It's not hard to figure out that, upon encounter with humans, cybertronians had to adapt their speech for us to be able to understand them. They also had to translate their names and give them vocalization patterns that otherwise could be not understandable or replicable by humans. Now, let's take a step back and try to figure out how cybertronians would communicate vocally between one another:

Their speech patterns would consist mainly of mechanical noises, such as engine whirring, screeches, clanking, chirping, popping, hissing, and many more. You can refer to this article for a more detailed list of noises.

These sounds don't come just from their mouths (or intakes if you want to use the correct cybertronian term), but their whole bodies, as their many different mechanical components are an integral part of this array of noises. Humans do communicate through body language, but we don't look at someone cracking their knuckles or popping their elbow and go "understandable, have a great day". To us, these noises mean nothing. To cybertronians, they constitute an integral part of communication. However, no cybertronian would be able to assign a meaning to the noise of a human joint popping, simply because that very peculiar noise does not exist in cybertronian language.

This said, cybertronians hence communicate with vast vocalizations coming from their whole bodies. And they can mix them, too. A whir and a clicking sound separately mean two different things, together they have a whole new meaning that might be an entire phrase. This process is similar to some human languages too. For example, linguists out there come help me, in Japanese the word for teacher "先生" is composed of two kanjis that, alone, have two different meanings: "先" meaning "previous" and "生" meaning "life". HOWEVER, in this case the two noises are replicated one after another.

In Cybertronian language, 3 different things can happen: - 2 sounds are made separately, they mean two separate things; - 2 sounds are made one after another, they constitute a phrase; - 2 sounds are made at the same time and overlap, they now compose one new unique sound that means something else entirely.

Of course, humans are only able to make one sound at a time, so replicating the overlapping sounds is impossible. For this reason, cybertronians must find a way to convey complex meanings in their language in a way that is possible for humans to comprehend. Most importantly, they need to translate their names in human language, closely enough that the original meaning isn't lost.

This magnificent post here explained how this process might occur, and offered a unique way to convey meaning into cybertronian names.

I might make another post on how cybertronian names are born, but that's a talk for another time.

For now, let's focus on the NAME STRUCTURE.

Starscream, for example. Again, refer to the aforementioned post. His name roughly translates to "he who screams in defiance of death". Another possibile translation could be "he who screams (at the stars) in defiance of death". Now we might be overcomplicating things, but imagine if there's a particular verb in cybertronian language that precisely refers to screaming as in "screaming to the sky/stars". Imagine Starscream's name contains that verb.

Do you follow? Good, let's overcomplicate it further. "Death" in cybertronian language might be one of those words whose sound can be used in overlap with other words, is often used alone due to its importance. The noun for death is, however, used in overlap with adjectives / verbs. If we keep following that logic, we can conclude that Starscream's name is composed of two consecutive sounds, one meaning "screaming to the stars" (one sound) and another being "in defiance of death / death being defied" (two overlapping sounds, coming out as one). Okay, the hard part is out. If you've kept up until now, you'll have no issues understanding the rest.

How would cybertronians be able to translate this complex name? They have no choice but to butcher it a bit, and since "death screamer" or "death defier" don't sound appealing, they chose to cut off the death part completely and keep the verb with its extended meaning "screaming to the stars". Ladies and gents and everyone in between, that's how "Starscream" is born.

The name phonetics are kept as closely accurate to the original sound as possible.

There are, thank Primus, names that don't contain overlapping noises and can be somewhat pronounced by humans. However, keep in mind that Cybertronian is a very sound-oriented language much like Chinese or Arab. Your vocalization must be precise or else it might take on a whole new meaning.

For example, let's imagine "Tarn" is pronounced with a single noise, or two or more consequential noises, that sound simple enough to the human ear. Phonetically speaking, it'd come out as: - the sound of engines turning on; - a very loud and grating revving noise; - and finally the natural noise of engines stopping. It'd come out as "T-rrrrrrrrrrr-nh". It is pronounceable by humans precisely? Hell no, but you might be able to come close with a throaty sound and a rolling R. If the noise you just made is close enough to get a phonetical pass, congrats! You can now speak 0.0000000000001% Cybertronian. Don't do that in front of the decepticon fanatic though, he might not appreciate anyway.

Cybertronian language rarely contains vowels. Cybertronians on earth have adapted their names to contain vowels and make the sound more comprehensible (See the noise for "Tarn" not containing the "a").

A bunch on examples on how Cybertronian names might sound:

Megatron: Two revving noises (Me + Ga), only distinguishable by cybertronians, followed by a strong rrrrrrrrrrrr sound.

Arcee: A softer rrr sound, followed by chirping and shirieking overlapping noises, making up a "cee".

Bumblebee: The "bumble" part might be two consequential popping sounds.

[quackle]

would just like to share that emu was on japanese tv the other day. she got a lil segment. let's give her a hand and a big wonderhoy everyone :)

(link to it is here. skip to 2:01:27)

[kaontic]

Came up with this AU (subplot?) where Megs and Star struggle to care for their earth pets, the “Battle Dog” (really Megs? 😑) and, um…

*Checks TFwiki*

Sure, we’ll call ‘em Meowgatron—

While still tryin’ to survive on/take over earth ‘n stuff.

Or in other words, if Megs was just a little less of a douchebag, towards the dog that he tried to weaponize and end all of humanity with.👌

*Realizes how that sounds* (ﾟ ヘﾟ)

Listen, this is the same episodic manga that has an entire underground highway system that spans worldwide, an island full of predators and prey that live together in peace, and Rumble and Frenzy disguising themselves as hooded figures to hate on Autobots (seriously guys…wtf?).

Make of that increasing ludicrousness/questionableness AND the tonal whiplash case that is the final chapter as you will.

[whywoulditho]

has it ever been stated anywhere in haikyuu that the reason atsumu and hinata call inunaki "wan-san" is because "wan" is the japanese equivalent of the sound "woof" and "inu" means "dog" in japanese and they came up with that pun to make fun of his name or was i supposed to understand the joke while lying awake in bed at 4 am on a sunday morning years after reading that stupid nickname in the manga?

[snepril]

IT'S FINALLY DONE! My new fursona: The Dragon Queen!

Formerly an average human being, she found herself inexplicably trapped in the world of an early-2000s platformer... as its main antagonist! Sure, the new body took a bit of getting used to (to say nothing of the appetite), and sure, she regularly has spats with the resident protagonist (they're friends off the clock. They go go-karting on weekends!). But it's a pretty good life once she got used to it!

Art by KristinTree!

[dogpaw8]

como chucha hyuka siempre se ve tan ethereal ?????

[yesloulou]

😩💖

[oktobearfest]

my entire twitter feed is full of people discovering piglet's big game for the first time bc of how creepy the music and some of the levels are. meanwhile im here like. that was one of my core childhood games i played the fuck out of that when i was younger

[theneptuneflytrap]

B* said I was ugly, I said, "B* where???"

"Back in the 80's,"

I said, "B* WHERE???"

[The top two are from Transformers Legends and Transformers More Than Meets the Eye (IDW) respectively. Clockwise from the top left are Transformers: The Headmasters (Toei Animation/Takara), The Transformers (Sunbow), The Transformers (Marvel US), and Transformers: The Headmasters (TV Magazine/Takara).]

[just-a-seagull]

Alright I do really like the idw 1 transformers comics, but there is one thing about them that irks me. When they brought up all of the cybertronian colony worlds, all of them from transformers cybertron are there even if they have different names for example jungle planet=eukaris speed planet=velocitron etc. But there is one missing, so here is my question, where the heck is giant planet/gigantion?

[cherrytimemachine]

Character breakdown for any of the G1 Stunticons? Motormaster or Dead End, Wildrider, etc? Whichever you feel implored to discuss?

Imma do Breakdown for this one. There will be some overlapping of other continuities and I will talk about the other Stunticons, so no worries.

How I feel about this character: Nervous himbo energy. I. G1 he's an anxious boi who just follows what the others are doing. I was surprised by that since I grew up watching TFP and I knew him as the buff fighter who doubled as his husband's partner's medical assistant. It makes sense given his name is Breakdown, and I guess G1 and TFP took that word and used different meanings for it.

All the people I ship romantically with this character: Nobody in G1, I'm a KOBD shipper all the way. They're adorable in IDW1 too. Wish they showed more of how Knock Out cared about him when he died in TFP. One of the only things the United Warriors comic did kinda well.

My non-romantic OTP for this character: The rest of the Stunticons. Motormaster is just a big angry himbo, Drag Strip is that bitch who always makes fun of you, Dead End is literally dead inside and frankly I can't blame the guy I would be too if I looked like a light switch, and Wildrider is batshit insane and they should contain him bro is like a rabid dog ready to bite somebody. All of them are chaotic in their own ways and as a whole, which is why they're probably my favorite of the Decepticon combiner teams in G1.

My unpopular opinion about this character: Not an unpopular opinion really, but Breakdown shouldn't have been killed off like that in TFP. If they wanted to kill him off, it could've been done so much better. And I'm kinda interested in Emperor Kumquat's idea of Autobot Breakdown.

One thing I wish would happen / had happened with this character in canon: This applies to a lot of characters in G1 to be honest, but I wish we got more character development with them. A lot of characters have the bare minimum of a personality, but I think the Stunticons are some of the most diversified characters when it comes to combiner teams. Most of the characters we get more nuance for are Autobots, so it's nice to have some more Decepticons that stand out. I wish they were more expanded on in the show, but I wasn't expecting it to happen since the show only existed to sell pre-made toys.

[kaontic]

Some Reflector art cuz I think he’s super cute (def wanna draw more of him). OwO

Despite the fact that he’s a lil’ snitch along with the microcassette recorder.

[Reflector: You’ve just been censored. ⬆️]

Bruh shoo! *Gently waves him away*

This is an unbiased Decepticon news blog, duh.

(Not really lol. I love Autobots too I promise. Shout out to [REDACTED]).

Anyways, don’t they make for great intelligence officers? :)

Well along with Nightbird, Shadow, and some others but those are different stories hehe.

Also I thought of this idea that he could have these advanced metal “straps” (which come out of his alt mode like measuring tape), that basically act as his “arms”.

You know, for purposes of *checks script* “improved accessibility”.

Thanks Shockwave.

I mean it’s all fun and games until he [REDACTED] or [REDACTED] someone—cuz those ends are sharp.

Just think Ming-Hua and Lin Beifong from LOK…and potentially Lucy from Elfen Lied.

Emphasis on the “potentially”. O_O📷

Okay, into your new studio apartment (time out box) you go- 😅📷 🧰

Update: *On the floor* Ow…

Never thought I’d get my ass beat by a camera but here we are lol.

He’s a spicy little guy, but we love him here. :)