#len translates

[hickeygender]

i'm liking the donougher translation so far, save for one of my favorite lines being translated a little strangely.

in french, which i do speak a little of, the line is originally "enjolras était un jeune homme charmant, capable d'être terrible". this is often translated as "enjolras was a charming young man, capable of being terrible", which i think is the best translation. terrible is a cognate in french and english, having the same spelling and meaning in both languages, even if the pronunciation is different. i've seen it argued that terrible has slightly different implications in french vs english, that terrible in english brings only negative things to mind, whereas in french it is more ambiguous.

i'd like to argue against that! in english, terrible doesn't always mean wholly bad, it can be used in a more ambiguous manner as well, though this usage is more obscure and archiac for sure! the most notable example i can think of is the jrr tolkien quote from galadriel "and i shall not be dark, but beautiful and terrible as the morning and the night!", which to me implies almost a sense of awe. that galadriel is so beautiful that it's like being confronted with the rising or setting of the sun for the first time. i've also heard of "terrible storms", and i think the association with the word with feats of nature is interesting and adds layers to the description of enjolras.

i think you lose out on some of that when you translate terrible as fearsome. fearsome to me implies looking scary, which enjolras decidedly does not if you read the passages immediately following this sentence. donougher likely then is referring to his temperament, but i still think terrible would be a stronger choice here!

[yurinesian]

beli satenya 100 tusuk bang...

JSHSJSSJSH so like. i watched malam satu suro witg my friemd yesterday (for yiu who ahve no idea, that's an old indonesian horror film btw) AMD I KINDA GOT THIS IDEA TO DRAW ONE AS SUNDEL BOLONG AND TWO AS KANG SATE OUT OF NOWHERE HEKP

also four and x being satpam penjaga malam who guards around the cemetery area LMAOOO 😭😭

[astraeasatelier]

With Our Hands, Covered in Wounds

Do not reprint, reuse, or retranslate this translation without permission.

Ever since the incident at the school festival, Ena hasn't been able to contact Mizuki at all. While feeling troubled and regretting what happened at that time, she goes to search for Mizuki with the intent of talking to her again, but...

Chapter 1: Regret

Chapter 2: A Wish Entrusted to You

Chapter 3: Wavering Heart

Chapter 4: A Future I Want to Believe In

Chapter 5: Because We're Friends

Chapter 6: Fear

Chapter 7: Escape

Chapter 8: Friends

Card Stories

Mafuyu Asahina: The Person I'm Waiting For is Far

Please send me a message via the Tumblr inbox if you notice any mistakes.

[ririemimo]

😈🍑 canon /hj

[tropotropotropo]

Fabiniku went full canon trans baby love wins

[wanopo-daily]

Day 126:

Concepts/designs for the Maharaja Endless MV

save me from translator's jail pretty please

[ribbons-in-autumn]

Sekai no 4koma #214 "The fired-up extras"

"How about we be a bit more subtle about this...?"

Follow this link to go to the original comic on Twitter.

Fun one from the Wandasho kids! I'll be back to redraw the backgrounds later. Also, can anyone confirm that's what the director's name is spelt like? I didn't read this event.

[basi-boy]

"下剋上" (Gekokujou) by Ichigyou-P feat. Kagamine Rin and Len (April 2, 2008)

[colorfulstage-en]

Mafuyu has bigger problems to worry about 😭

[autistickaitovocaloid]

Edit mode button sounds from Project Diva Extend, the second + third to last ones can also be used in the main game.

[beca-mitchell]

today im thinking about how caitlyn spent her entire life lonely...until she met vi.

like it seems like her only "friend" was jayce who was more like an older brother figure to her and he wasn't there all the time (also imagining her just sitting at the gates outside waiting for him to bring a cool invention or gadget or just offer to take her on trips to the kiramman workshop in the city...thinking about her sitting there after he disappears and vi finds her just waiting for him to come back)

loneliness and feeling overburdened as a recurring theme for caitlyn's narrative is just so *chefs kiss* to me ("i'm a misfit too")

[pjsk-story-summaries]

Keep it Steady, Let's Aim for the Stars! Event Summary (WxS World Link)

TL;DR: Wonderlands x Showtime and the Virtual Singers encounter a strange, bustling new harbor area in the Wonderland SEKAI. While exploring, they find a map to a place called Star Island. However, a gust of wind blows the map away, only to be caught in the wings of a giant Phoenix. The group decides to chase after the Phoenix to recover the map.

While asking around the harbor for information, Rui, Rin, and Miku encounter a group of lonely zombie plushies. The rest of the plushies were scared of them due to their off-putting nature and tendency to bite as a greeting. Rui recognized himself in the way the plushies had convinced themselves that they were better on their own since nobody would understand them anyways, and vows to help them. With the help of the other Virutal Singers and his troupe, they put on a modified version of the Potato Ghost story to show the other plushies the zombies just wanted to be friends. As a reward, they learn that someone who knows about the Phoenix lives nearby.

Unfortunately, a large river blocks their path forward. Turtle plushies ferry others to the other bank, but at the moment, they're all too busy to take them. Nene and Luka come across an anxious turtle who dreams to one day ferry others across the river but is too scared to get in. Nene recognizes that fear, and with a little encouragement, tells the turtle about her own experience. She'd messed up before and was too scared to step on stage, but even so, she'd never stopped dreaming. Things are still scary, but the most important things are to find the courage to take the first step, friends to push you along, and the will to keep going. Moved by Nene's words, the turtle plushie manages to face their fear and enters the water. Thankful, they decide to take the rest of the group across the river.

Once across, they arrive at the house of Leon, a stuffed lion who's long studied the Phoenix. He tells them all about the Phoenix, as well as his dream to one day fly alongside Phoenix. He knows his dream is impossible, though. Emu, remembering how she had once felt in regards to the Wonder Stage and Phoenix Wonderland, cheers Leon up. As long as you hold your dream close and keep friends by your side, there's no problem you can't find a way to solve! Her words motivate Leon to not give up. The gang all follow him to the place Phoenix is most commonly seen.

After a bit of waiting, Phoenix flies down to greet them. Phoenix agrees to carry Leon, on the condition that they catch Phoenix flying in the sky first. Rui modifies Robonene to be able to leap high in the air, but she only has three chances and requires someone else to throw a net up. Tsukasa and Leon volunteer. The first two attempts fail, and Leon begins to doubt himself. Tsukasa, reminded of his own feelings of inadequacy, teaches Leon to turn those feelings into fuel. On the third and final attempt, though Phoenix dodges the net, Tsukasa leaps up and just barely grazes Phoenix. Though they failed their mission, Phoenix, impressed by their tenacity, promises to let Leon ride on Phoenix's back if they do manage to catch Phoenix one day. Phoenix also returns the map as a reward for their efforts.

Back at the harbor, the group inspects the map. They realize the different islands represent the shows they've done, and the various unmarked ones places they have yet to see. Tsukasa also comes to realize that the ship represents his evolving dream to "Aim for stardom, and together with my friends, we will embark on our journey of growth to many places". They try to sail towards Star Island, but the currents push them back. One day, once they've become true stars, they'll be able to sail there.

A plant bud blooms in the harbor.

Fan Translation (source: WxS translation team) / Second Focus Song (Tetrad that Illuminates the World) 3DMV / 2DMV

Opening: The Virtual Singers had called Wonderlands x Showtime (and Nenerobo) to the strange new harbor town Rin and Len had found in the SEKAI. KAITO theorizes that Tsukasa's evolving feelings may have manifested this place, but none of them know what those feelings might be. They decide to explore and learn more. Len realizes they can board the ship on the harbor, and Emu finds a strange map inside. Upon inspection, they learn there are many islands scattered about, leading to a grand one called Star Island. Suddenly, a strong gust of wind blows the map away. A grand Phoenix swoops down, and the map gets caught within the Phoenix's wings. The troupe decide to chase after the Phoenix and reclaim the map.

Rui Chapter 1: They start by talking to many plushies around the harbor town; however, none of them have seen the Phoenix. When talking to the innkeeper, Rui, Miku, and Rin learn the wide variety of plushies are visitors from the various islands. They come across a group of run down zombie plushies off on their own. The rest of the plushies are scared of them, since they have "twisted personalities" and bite when approached. The innkeeper tells the three that those zombies mean no harm; it's just how they greet people.

Rui decides to approach the zombies, letting them bite him and him biting back. The zombies don't trust Rui, however; they fear he's just pretending to be their friend to get what he wants, since everyone else is scared of them. They know they won't ever fit in with the others. Rui realizes they're just like he was back then.

Rui Chapter 2: Rui explains how he had given up on ever trying to fit in, since he thought nothing would ever change. However after meeting Tsukasa, Emu, Nene, and the others, he realized just how much he truly wanted to perform with others. He's changed since then; he even fought for his selfish wish to stay together as a troupe. Miku tells him his dream isn't selfish at all. Rui decides to help the zombies get along with the others, since he knows they don't actually want to be alone like they say they do.

He gathers the zombies, as well as the rest of his troupe, and puts on a modified version of the Potato Ghost play from "It's On! Wonder Halloween!". The show helps the other plushies realize the zombies were just trying to be friends, and that there truly isn't anything to be scared of. Rui reflects on the power of shows and how they truly can connect others. With that, the zombies reveal that someone who knows about the Phoenix lives nearby.

Nene Chapter 1: A large river blocks the path between them and the one who knows about the Phoenix. Turtle plushies often ferry others to the other side, but they're all currently busy. They split up to go try and find an available one. Nene and Luka stumble upon a shy turtle who's dream is to ferry others, but after a storm flooded the area, it's now too scared to swim. Nene understands what it feels like to be terrified, but still unable to give up dreaming. Luka urges Nene to talk to the turtle.

Nene Chapter 2: Nene approaches the other turtle, and with reassurance from Luka, explains how she dreams of being a world-renowned actor, but after she'd forgotten her lines as a kid, became too scared to stand on stage again. She's still scared of a lot of things, especially the future, but she knows it's important to find the courage to move forward anyways. (It helps to have friends alongside you to give a push). The most important thing is the courage to take the first step.

Moved by Nene's words, the turtle successfully gets into the river. They then happily swim with Nene around the bay before taking the rest of Wonderlands x Showtime to the other side of the river. Nene reflects on how the future will be scary, but as long as she keeps moving forward with courage, she'll be alright.

Emu Chapter 1: The gang arrives at the house and greet the one who knows about Phoenix, a stuffed lion named Leon. Emu explains their situation, and Leon agrees to help! He's been researching the Phoenix, who's revealed to hail from Star Island, for a long time now. Leon's dream is to fly alongside the Phoenix one day, but he knows it's impossible. Everyone around him says so. That statement reminded Emu of the time she'd felt the same, when Shosuke told her her dream to save Phoenix Wonderland's image was impossible.

Emu Chapter 2: Emu reassures Leon that it's important to have dreams, no matter how impossible they may seem. As long as you hold your dreams close, you'll find a way to make them reality! She knows what it's like to not be able to achieve your dreams, her friends gave her the courage to not give up and worked together to make them come true. It's all about working together!

Moved by Emu's words, Leon decides to ask the others to help him fly with the Phoenix. Len suggests that he tries asking to fly on the back of the Phoenix. The group all follows Leon to a place where the Phoenix is most likely to be. While leaving, Len comments on Emu's ability to make everyone smile, and how she'll be able to spread that all across the world now.

Tsukasa Chapter 1: While waiting for the Phoenix, Tsukasa realizes he and Leon have similar dreams of chasing the impossible. Suddenly, the Phoenix arrives, so Tsukasa yells for Phoenix to come down. Leon explains his dream to Phoenix, but Phoenix refuses. Tsukasa refuses to leave, however. Phoenix decides to comply, but only if they manage to catch Phoenix flying in the sky. Len suggests using a net, like the one they'd used to catch Lion Dance Robot. Rui decides to modify Robonene so that she can leap up great distances, almost as if she were flying. However, she's limited to three jumps, and she can't throw the net herself. Leon volunteers to throw the net, so Tsukasa decides to go with him.

Tsukasa Chapter 2: After a bit of practice, Leon and Tsukasa are ready to go. On their first attempt, the wind blows the net off course. On the second, Leon throws too early and the net misses. Leon apologizes and begins to doubt himself. Tsukasa knows what it's like to want something so desperately but not be close enough to grasp it, remembering back to his feelings over Rio. He knows dreams aren't things to be extinguished so easily. Take that pain, embrace it, and turn it into the fuel to chase them! No matter what happens, the others will be there for them.

Motivated once again, Nenerobo leaps with Leon and Tsukasa for the final attempt. They get close, but Phoenix dodges the net. With one last ditch effort, Tsukasa jumps out of Nenerobo's arms and just barelt touches Phoenix before falling back to the ground. Emu notices one of Phoenix's feathers stuck to his back. Phoenix flies down to great them. Though the others didn't manage to capture Phoenix, Phoenix is impressed by their tenacity. If they manage to one day catch Phoenix, Phoenix promises to let them fly on Phoenix's back. Before flying off, Phoenix returns the map as a reward for the touch. Both Tsukasa and Leon resolve to keep chasing their dreams.

Closing: The group inspects the map further, realizing some islands are marked with references to shows they'd done in the past, while others remain unmarked. KAITO guesses that the ship has gone on it's own journey towards Star Island, just like the others have been chasing stardom. Tsukasa realizes that his feelings have evolved to take the form of "Aim for stardom, and together with my friends, we will embark on our journey of growth to many places".

Emu decides to try sailing the ship to Star Island. Together with the help of the harbor's plushies, they push the ship out to the water. However, the currents keep pushing them back to the harbor. Though they can't go yet, Miku is certain they'll be able to make it someday. Tsukasa dubs the ship, "Pegasus Special Deluxe Wonder" as he asks the others to continue moving forward towards their dreams.

A plant bud blooms near the ship.

[Note: Since multiple translators worked on this event, there are variances in how the new characters are translated. Specifically, Phoenix is referred to with both he and she pronouns by other characters, and Leon is also called Rion. I avoided pronoun use for Phoenix and used the localized Leon since it looks closest to "lion". When this event runs on the EN server, I will update this with their official naming conventions.]

[astraeasatelier]

Chapter 6 - Fear

I don't want to do anything...

Location: Mizuki's Room

Mizuki: (...Oh, it's over.)

(...The ending wasn't all that interesting...)

(...I guess I'll find something else to watch now...)

... ...

(I don't want to do anything...)

(But... I don't have the courage to disappear...)

(Even then... I still don't want to live...)

(So here I sit...just watching anime...)

I shouldn't think about it too hard, whatever works--

ring, ring

Mizuki: (Who could be messaging me at this time...?)

...An?

... ...

(...I wonder if Ena messaged me again...)

(After everything, I logged out of Nightcord, so I wouldn't know...)

???: [...Mizuki.]

Mizuki: Meiko...?

Meiko: [I've finally gotten ahold of you.]

Mizuki: ...I thought you weren't going to meddle anymore?

Meiko: [... ...]

[You're really not going to come back to the Sekai?]

[Everyone's waiting to see you.]

Mizuki: ...I know that.

But, still... ...

... ...

I...can't bring myself to...

Meiko: [Mizuki...]

Location: The Empty Sekai

Kanade: ...So none of us could find her, huh?

Mafuyu: I went to all the places she might be, but no good... It's possible we went at a bad time or we missed her, though.

Luka: I wonder if she's even left her house at all?

Ena: That's...

Kanade: ...Still, all we can do is keep looking.

Right now, that's the only thing we can do.

Len: ... ...

Kaito: If only we could connect to her smartphone...

Ena: ... ...

...! Meiko...!

Rin: Where were you?

Meiko: I was visiting Mizuki.

Ena: Eh...?!

B-but... I thought her smartphone was completely black...

Meiko: I just happened to check on her when she had her smartphone open.

So I was able to talk to her a little.

Kanade: Is that so...?

Ena: Thank you, Meiko...!

So? Where is she?

Meiko: ...It seems like she's been shut up in her room this entire time.

At least, that seems to have been the case for the last few days.

Ena: So...I was right...

But... Then...what should we do...?

Mafuyu: ... ...

...I'm not sure if she'll go, but it looks like she has some remedial classes to attend.

Ena: Huh...?

Mafuyu: When I was looking for her, I ran into Aoyagi-kun. So I talked to him for a bit.

Since she's been absent for a while, he was saying that she'd need to take some classes to make up for the work she's missed.

Kanade: That reminds me... She mentioned before that she might not be able to advance to the next grade if she doesn't attend enough days.

Mafuyu: ...Since she's still checking her smartphone, at least Shiraishi-san can get in touch with her...

I'm getting the feeling that she doesn't want to worry everyone.

Ena: So...

If she doesn't want to cause everyone trouble, she'll attend her remedial lessons...? Is that what you think?

Mafuyu: Well, I'm not certain.

Ena: (It's true that Shiraishi-san is still talking to her, so it's not impossible, but...)

(...Right now Mizuki is...)

(No...if there's a chance, I have to take it...!)

Thanks, Mafuyu. I'll go talk to the teacher for the remedial classes.

And, Meiko?

Sorry, but can you keep an eye on Mizuki when you can?

Meiko: Of course.

Ena: Thank you.

Time: A few days later

Ena: Yeah, everything's fine on my end.

It looks like she isn't here yet... Well, it seems like she'll come in the afternoon, so she'll probably show up at the last minute...

Kanade's voice: [Got it, then I'll wait a bit closer to the school gate.]

Ena: I'm counting on you.

Sorry that you had to skip class for this, Mafuyu.

Mafuyu's voice: [It's fine. This is more important, anyway.]

Ena: ...I see. Thank you...

Alright, if anything happens, I'll call you.

(...Today is the day for make-up classes...)

(After looking for her in so many places, I couldn't find her at all.)

(But...I might see her today.)

(The teacher said that the classes would be after school, so if Mizuki is coming, she should show up soon...)

I want...to talk to her.

(Maybe I should go wait by the entrance instead of by the classroom...)

(I'm not sure what to do, but I don't want to go there and pass by her, so I guess I should just stay here...)

(I wonder if she'll show up...)

(But this is the only chance I have left. I have to put it all on this...)

(...I have to risk it...right...?)

(But is this really the right thing to do...?)

(To just stay like this...?)

ring, ring

Ena: ... ... ... ...Ah...?

[Sorry, you two, but I need a favor...!]

[recurring-polynya]

Izakaya Kamenoya

I am re-watching the Captain Amagai arc, which I love because it has just a shit-ton of Seireitei slice-of-life worldbuilding. Early in the arc, Kira goes to the bar with Renji and Iba to sob about how his new Third Seat is better than him, and it made me wonder-- do the lieutenants always go to the same bar, or does the anime just make up a new one every time? Episode 172 had a nice shot of the exterior:

I immediately went to Episode 355 (the second New Year's episode), because I'm always thinking about Rukia shotgunning that beer while Renji gazes on lovingly, and it certainly *looks* like same place, but again, maybe that's just a very standard-looking izakaya.

I decided that trying to translate the kanji might help. They're more visible in the first image. The ones on the paper lantern, 酒処 were easy, because they just say izakaya (literally, "alcohol" and "place"). That just supported the idea that this was just some generic bar. For the kanji on the wooden lantern, which appeared to be the same as the ones on the sign above the door, I managed to puzzle out the bottommost one, 屋, which means "shop" or "restaurant." Hmm.

At this point, I was feeling a little stumped, so I went looking for other screen shots.

Other bar scenes I could remember took place in: Episode 179 (Ukitake and Kyouraku try to angle Amagai into a threesome). This had a clearer shot of the sign, and it's definitely the same as the lantern.

Ep 305 (Kira and Hisagi go for drinks after work and run into Unohana having "Ladies' Night" with Soi Fon, the Kotetsu sisters, and Yachiru ????)

And finally, Episode 265 (the end of the Sword Beasts arc, Ladies' Night again, I guess, this time with zanpakutou)

and bingo, they actually translated it for me, this time!!

In, the only one that didn't turn out to take place at Izakaya Kamenoya was from Ep. 303, the first New Year's episode. The SWA holds their holiday luncheon here (the sign says 茶屋, or "tea house") .

It is also not the place where Rukia and Renji announce their engagement in WDKALY, that place is called Safflower, and it's fancier and it's specifically mentioned that it's way classier than everyone's usual digs.

That's neither here nor there, let's get back to Izakaya Kamenoya!

Later on, like when I was 90% of the way through writing this post, I realized there was an earlier shot of the sign in episode 172 that was also translated (which I thought I remembered and then assumed I had hallucinated when I couldn't find it, but it was from a separate trip to bar with Kibune and Kira's shitty subordinates). Conveniently, it's also probably the most readable out of all of them. EDIT: I didn't notice when I pasted this in here, but they translate it as Kamegameya here, which seems like a mistake? B3 suggests they might have read the second character as a repetition (with the k turning into a g, which I don't know all the details of, but I assume it's that thing that happens in Japanese when a word is in the interior of another word and it gets a harder consonant, the same way the s in "sakura" in Senbonzakura becomes a z). Google also tells me that the name of Yugi's grandfather's game shop in Yu-Gi-Oh is called Kame Game, so I wonder if the subtitler here was just working on muscle memory 😂. I'm sticking with Kamenoya, although Turtle Turtle Bar has its own charm)

The three characters in the upper left are 居酒屋, which is just a different way to spell izakaya.

"Kame" was easy to translate, it's the leftmost large character on the sign, 亀. It means "turtle", but the second meaning is "heavy drinker," so I'm guessing this might be a bit of a pun. Unfortunately, googling didn't turn up any further detail on this.

I puzzled a little over the middle character, until I realized that it might be 之, which is an older version of の. Oh, says me, who only speaks the Japanese I picked up from anime, it's Kame no ya, the way all the inns in Kakuriyo end in "ya." It just means "House of the Turtle", or "Turtle's Pub."

Turtle's Pub. Can we just take a moment to reflect on the fact that the lieutenants (and sometimes captains) like to hang out at someplace called Turtle's? I am so charmed by this. I have not been so excited since the time I realized that Renji was wearing the koi hoodie in the Bount Arc OP.

It's possible that it was just named by a guy who has "kame" as part of his name or who likes turtles, or as I said, maybe it's a pun, but there are two other possibilities I thought of:

In line with this post on the naming scheme for the Seireitei Gates, perhaps it's in the north part of the city, and named after Genbu the Black Tortoise-Snake

When I am making up business names in my fanfic, I often like to associate them with the squads they are near-- dragons for stuff near Squad 10, fish for 13, firebirds for things that are more city-wide. It's partially trying to tap into squad solidarity, and partially so people have a clue where your place is located in this stupid maze city. I love the idea of some former captain with a turtle-themed zanpakutou, whose is fondly remembered because someone happened to name a good bar after them.

I looked up that extremely questionable Blood War era Seireitei map, wondering if maybe Squad 3 was near the north gate:

It turns out it is not (assuming the unlabeled squads just go in order), but you know what is? Squad 10. So if Kamenoya is named after the North Gate, I assume everyone drinks there because it's close to Matsumoto.

(thank you very much to @kaicko for checking my work)

[topgun-il]

A little late concert selfie!!!

(Day 3… I just realized while checking the photos that I couldn’t take ㅠㅠ Sorry, Villains…)