This just shows you how dumb some fanslators are...

Chibi Mystic Gohan · Post by **Chibi Mystic Gohan** » Thu Jan 06, 2005 10:26 pm

Why wouldn't they be able to translate Goku's speech there? <_<

Super Sonic · Post by **Super Sonic** » Thu Jan 06, 2005 10:27 pm

They're probably just really lazy.

Chibi Mystic Gohan · Post by **Chibi Mystic Gohan** » Thu Jan 06, 2005 10:30 pm

I suppose, I just like thinking of them as dumb

SonGokuGT · Post by **SonGokuGT** » Thu Jan 06, 2005 11:05 pm

that's really dumb... considering that we have it in English now and that is now ILLEGAL!

Post by **SaiyaJedi** » Thu Jan 06, 2005 11:14 pm

Chibi Mystic Gohan wrote:Why wouldn't they be able to translate Goku's speech there? <_<

Gah, and it's reversed too. Here, lemme translate it for the heck of it (keep in mind that since this page is flipped, the order is left to right):

[Goku has just said that as he is now, he can't win against Cell]
GOKU: But... wait one day...!!
Then, I'll definitely be able to beat you to a pulp!!

CELL: Ha ha ha... In case I misunderstood you,
Did you say that you could beat me in one day's time?

GOKU: That's right.

CELL: And just what can you do in only one day?!
Eh?!

GOKU: Huh?
[Goku senses Piccolo's ki, and retrieves both Tenshinhan and Piccolo]

MajinVejitaXV · Post by **MajinVejitaXV** » Thu Jan 06, 2005 11:24 pm

Isn't DB a really simple manga also, translation wise?

-Corey

Post by **SaiyaJedi** » Thu Jan 06, 2005 11:29 pm

MajinVejitaXV wrote:Isn't DB a really simple manga also, translation wise?

Well, some parts are, and other parts are more difficult. Goku is generally really easy to translate -- nice and straightforward, and even his way of speaking isn't that bad. But there are some that (for me, at least) are frustrating to make them sound good. Kami-sama and Piccolo come to mind. 'Course, that could just be because I'm only a 2nd-year student of Japanese. But yeah.

SonGokuGT · Post by **SonGokuGT** » Thu Jan 06, 2005 11:40 pm

SaiyaJedi wrote:
MajinVejitaXV wrote:Isn't DB a really simple manga also, translation wise?
Well, some parts are, and other parts are more difficult. Goku is generally really easy to translate -- nice and straightforward, and even his way of speaking isn't that bad. But there are some that (for me, at least) are frustrating to make them sound good. Kami-sama and Piccolo come to mind. 'Course, that could just be because I'm only a 2nd-year student of Japanese. But yeah.

WOW! You're only a second year student!? 0_0 I'm starting in the spring! hopefully I'll learn as much as you! ^_^

The S · Post by **The S** » Thu Jan 06, 2005 11:55 pm

Most Fanslators ARE dumb. Do I have to remind you of the "Rapid Fuck You Fuck You Missile"?

And I took 2 1/2 years of Japanese, and know close to diddly squat. Of course, my sensei sucked.

Chibi Mystic Gohan · Post by **Chibi Mystic Gohan** » Fri Jan 07, 2005 12:38 am

SaiyaJedi wrote:'Course, that could just be because I'm only a 2nd-year student of Japanese. But yeah.

<_< So am I, but your Japanese is about a hundred times better than mine? How does that work out?

*PINHEAD* · Post by ***PINHEAD*** » Fri Jan 07, 2005 1:21 am

Fan translations suck not only because they often leave things untranslated, but also because it often ends up being Engrish. Other than that, the quality of the translations becomes really poor, and that little page especially since its "flopping" makes the art look like crap.

Chibi Mystic Gohan · Post by **Chibi Mystic Gohan** » Fri Jan 07, 2005 2:10 am

This really pissed me off...

Rou-Kaioushin "...sakki no dekai Majin Buu ni natta no jyana?"
Kibito-Shin "Hai....."

Rou-Kaioushin: "And he turned into that big Majin Buu from a while ago?"
Kibito-Shin: "Yes..."

And the fan translation?!

Rou Kaioushin "Is that how he became the Fat Buu?"
Kibito-Shin "No..."

<_<
>_>
WTF???

NeverRamza · Post by **NeverRamza** » Fri Jan 07, 2005 9:27 am

I believe Dragon Ball Z was the very first manga to be scanned and translated on the web so I'd cut 'em slack. At the time these rare DBZ manga scans were done more for the novelty than anything else. Unflopped manga was basically unheard of, too.

Today scanslations fill their task of giving me my Berserk and Gantz fix

Sun_Wukong · Post by **Sun_Wukong** » Fri Jan 07, 2005 9:31 am

SaiyaJedi wrote: Well, some parts are, and other parts are more difficult.

Yeah, I'm guessing some of those crazy speeches about fusion, the afterlife, powerlevels, ect, must be a pain in the ass to translate.

CloakBass · Post by **CloakBass** » Wed Jan 12, 2005 12:05 am

SonGokuGT wrote:that's really dumb... considering that we have it in English now and that is now ILLEGAL!

Have manga scanlations ever really been legal?

Endishiki · Post by **Endishiki** » Wed Jan 12, 2005 12:58 am

Is that from the much-spoken of Hongfire torrent of the manga, by any chance?

Chibi Mystic Gohan · Post by **Chibi Mystic Gohan** » Wed Jan 12, 2005 2:24 am

It was on Box Torrents

Post by **VegettoEX** » Wed Jan 12, 2005 11:20 am

Yeah, let's not talk about downloading mainstream licensed manga. That'd be great

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Zackarotto · Post by **Zackarotto** » Wed Jan 12, 2005 1:27 pm

If you download a lot of scanslated (or whatever they're calling it) manga, you're bound to find some awful quality work out there.

One of my favorites (most frustrating) was in Rurouni Kenshin, I'm thinking. Half a page or so (plenty of text) untouched, with "IF YOU KNOW JAPANESE YOU SHOULD KNOW THIS" written underneath. What the fuck? If I knew Japanese, wouldn't I be reading raws? It makes me want to hurt somebody.

Caracal · Post by **Caracal** » Wed Jan 12, 2005 5:22 pm

I'll just stick to buying the official version for £4 off Amazon.co.uk. They may have been censored, words changed etc. but at least I have a legal version of the managa and I'm showing support for a company who may translate more manga in the future that I'd like to read.

Kanzenshuu

This just shows you how dumb some fanslators are...

This just shows you how dumb some fanslators are...

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