Jinzoningen - "Artificial Humans" or "Synthet

MajinVejitaXV · Post by **MajinVejitaXV** » Fri Jul 30, 2004 2:48 pm

Is this just a preference or is one more literal than the other? I ask because I was watching the Platinum EVA DVD that came out earlier this week, and I heard it translated as synthetic.

Call it curiousity, I'm trying to learn and little things like this come up ;p

-Corey

B-kun · Post by **B-kun** » Fri Jul 30, 2004 3:06 pm

It apparently literally translates as "Artificial Human", but there's no real English translation.... It's complicated..

http://cgi.cyborgmemoirs.com/misconceptions.shtml

Some good info.

Deus ex Machina · Post by **Deus ex Machina** » Fri Jul 30, 2004 4:59 pm

As far as personal preferance; I like to call 13, 14, 15, 16, & 19 Androids, and 8, 17, 18 & 20 Artificial Humans. For me, the term "Cyborg" just didn't really feel right, since in sci-fi a lot of cyborgs were people who just had a few synthetic parts, while those Artificial Humans weren't much likey they were before.

Fuujin · Post by **Fuujin** » Fri Jul 30, 2004 6:10 pm

I prefer to use the term "Artificial Humans", used in Polish manga. It's the most literal translation, and describes them well, without causing inconsistencies, like French "Cyborgs" or American "Androids".

Sun_Wukong · Post by **Sun_Wukong** » Fri Jul 30, 2004 6:25 pm

I personally like Cyborgs, but thats just me.

Super Sonic · Post by **Super Sonic** » Sat Jul 31, 2004 12:29 am

That link was nice and summed it up good B-kun. I say androids for all of them since Artificial Humans is a lot to say and I don't have to say they're different all the time.

SpaceKappa · Post by **SpaceKappa** » Sat Jul 31, 2004 2:41 am

When I refer to them specifically, I have the habit of referring to them simply by number (Juuhachigou, Juunanagou, etc) unless speaking to a kid or something, then I say Android 18 or Android 17, but when referring to them as a whole, I say Artificial Humans.

I am a walking conundrum.

Jerseymilk · Post by **Jerseymilk** » Sat Jul 31, 2004 7:48 am

I just tend to say 17, 18, and so on.

Dai · Post by **Dai** » Sat Jul 31, 2004 10:46 am

It's the same here. Mentioning their numbers is about the most neutral way to do it. Though, I say Artifical Humans when I have to address them as a whole. When it's to someone illiterate to the original Japanese version, or someone who reads Viz, I tend to say Androids. Pretty logical, I guess.

Xyex · Post by **Xyex** » Sat Jul 31, 2004 11:33 am

I tend to just use Androids all the time since a) Everyone knows that, and b) it's less of a mouthfull. But normally I just call them by their numbers.

Kanzenshuu

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