The All-Purpose "Translation Request" Thread

[Kawanakajima]

Hi thread, does anyone have the original page of this scene from Chapter 35?



What is in the bubble where the temple master/dog man says "Woof"? Is it "wan"? I was wondering if it might possibly be 無.

[SaiyaJedi]

Hi thread, does anyone have the original page of this scene from Chapter 35?



What is in the bubble where the temple master/dog man says "Woof"? Is it "wan"? I was wondering if it might possibly be 無.

It's a great big わん in the original.

[Kawanakajima]

Thank you!

Edit: I am curious about your opinion - do you think this bit is a deliberate allusion to the koan about whether or not a dog has a buddha nature?

[Kawanakajima]

I hate to double post but I have another question:



What was the original dialog in the bubble where viz has Blue saying "I'd say you were a freak of nature!!!" This was being discussed on another forum and posters from Sweden, Spain, and a few other nations all had copies of this scene with the dialog ranging from "Then I'll definitely kill you" (Sweden) to "Who would believe that?" (Spain). I'm curious to know exactly what Blue was getting at here (though we all agreed he's probably angry at Bulma for insulting his intelligence with an obvious lie.)

[Herms]

そんなにチチのはれた男がおるかっ！！！！

Basically, "What 'man' would have such big boobs?!!!!"

So you can see where Viz was coming from, though it seems like maybe they wanted to avoid outright saying "boobs". The Swedish translation definitely sounds like it's trying to skirt the issue.

[SSJ2FutureGohan]

I'm away right now, so I can't get my VIZ books, but can someone get me the quote before (or after, not too sure) this one:

Chapter: 487 (DBZ 293), P13.5
Context: as Piccolo plans on having Goten and Trunks train in the Room of Spirit and Time
Piccolo: “Can’t you tell…?! As they are now, even if they perform Fusion they can’t win, no doubt about it…! Tell them that if they don’t want to die while they’re still just little brats, then they should train as much as they can…!”

Krillin says something like: But we still have fusion! Goku said that's what strongest, right?

EDIT: This page, 4th panel:

Spoiler:

[Ajay]

Here you go:

Viz:

Spoiler:

Alt Translation:

Spoiler:

[SSJ2FutureGohan]

Thanks!

That also pretty much seals the deal for SS Gotenks > Fat Buu, right? Even after sensing Gotenks, Krillin doesn't doubt Goku's statement that Gotenks would be stronger than Buu and himself.

[Herms]

Here you go:

Viz:

Spoiler:

Alt Translation:

Spoiler:

For the record, in Japanese it's literally just "Goku said that Fusion's strongest, right...?!" (悟空がいってただろ、フュージョンは最強だって...!), so "Goku said it makes the ultimate warrior" is a tad loose and "Goku said that would make them the strongest warrior in the universe" is starting to push it. Basically, the line's hyping up Fusion itself as the best, rather than saying anything directly about the warriors created via Fusion, and there's nothing about "the universe".

[Kawanakajima]

そんなにチチのはれた男がおるかっ！！！！

Basically, "What 'man' would have such big boobs?!!!!"

So you can see where Viz was coming from, though it seems like maybe they wanted to avoid outright saying "boobs". The Swedish translation definitely sounds like it's trying to skirt the issue.

Thank you!

[Gaffer Tape]

Even though what's in Viz matches the dialogue in the TV series, and it's something I've known (or assumed) for many, many years, I just want to have absolutely sure clarification, if someone would be kind enough to help me.

In chapter 305, at the bottom of the 13th page, the ogre does mention to Goku the danger of falling into hell, right?

[Ajay]

Yup, he does.



You can see the kanji for hell (地獄) in the corresponding panel. Likewise 'slip' or 'fall' is in there, too (落ち). It's a fairly literal translation from what I can tell.

[Adamant]

Yup, he does.



You can see the kanji for hell (地獄) in the corresponding panel. Likewise 'slip' or 'fall' is in there, too (落ち). It's a fairly literal translation from what I can tell.

If you want to be super nitpicky, the original is more "you'll never be able to return" rather than "you'll never get out", but yeah, it's spot on otherwise.

[Gaffer Tape]

Thanks, guys! Just wanted to make absolutely, positively, totally sure!

[ShadowDude112]

In Viz's Dragon Ball Z Volume 12, when Namek is exploding, Goku yells "I can't stop it!" Could anyone tell me what he says in Japanese? Because what Viz has him say never made any sense to me.

[Ajay]

In Viz's Dragon Ball Z Volume 12, when Namek is exploding, Goku yells "I can't stop it!" Could anyone tell me what he says in Japanese? Because what Viz has him say never made any sense to me.

Sure, here's the shot in question:



He yells ""chikushō", which basically just means "Damn it!" or another fairly tame way of showing anger. It's extended in that panel, so it's a huge shout from the character.

Spoiler:

I guess Viz didn't want Goku 'swearing'.

[dbgtFO]

Does anyone know, if Toyble's artist name for Shueisha, Toyotaro, comes from the legend of Taro Urashima?
Toyo from Toyotama/Otohime and Taro from the title character himself??

[Herms]

Does anyone know, if Toyble's artist name for Shueisha, Toyotaro, comes from the legend of Taro Urashima?
Toyo from Toyotama/Otohime and Taro from the title character himself??

Could be, but keep in mind that "taro" is a generic ending for Japanese male names. And in my experience Otohime is usually called "Otohime" rather than "Toyotama".

[dbgtFO]

Does anyone know, if Toyble's artist name for Shueisha, Toyotaro, comes from the legend of Taro Urashima?
Toyo from Toyotama/Otohime and Taro from the title character himself??

Could be, but keep in mind that "taro" is a generic ending for Japanese male names. And in my experience Otohime is usually called "Otohime" rather than "Toyotama".

Oh, so it could just be a coincidence then. A little disappointing, but thanks for the help

[Birusu16]

So I've seen these two scans on other DB forums and the translation is interesting.

Spoiler:

"Thanks to the power of this God-like form, Son Goku has achieved a power not seen in any dimension! Even the mightiest champions of GT pale in comparison to the Super Saiyan God!"

Spoiler:

"The prince of the Saiyans confronts the God of destruction himself! After Beerus struck Bulma down Vegeta entered an extremely rare but powerful state, in which he is able to tap into the Godly power that flows through his people's veins since the dawn of their existence! He is able for a short moment fight Beerus, but ultimately falls short to his power and fails."

Can anyone let me know if the scans and translations are valid? Would prove extremely helpful and I'd thoroughly appreciate it.