The All-Purpose "Translation Request" Thread

[Ashy-kun]

104.
Gohan: E~... De wa futari ni Bukuujutsu tsumari sora no tobi kata wo oshiemasu. Kore wa Qi no control dake na no de. Sonna ni muzukashii koto de wa arimasen. Maa... Hayai speed de tobou to omottara sorenari ni taihen de wa arimasu ga.
Videl: "'Qi' no control?" Nee... "Qi" tte nan na no yo...?
Gohan: E?! Qi... Tte... ... Sou ka kimi-tachi no tokoro ja ii kata ga chigau no ka na? Hora, karada no naka ni aru kakusareta energy to iu ka power to iu ka?
Videl: Eee-...!? Nani yo?! Sore... Kakusareta power!?

105.
Goten: Kou iu yatsu da yo. [Po-!]
[Dun!]
Videl: !!
Gohan: Sou, sou... Kou iu chikara no koto sa.
Videl: ... ... A... Sou... ...
Gohan: Nante iu no? Kimi-tachi wa Qi no koto wo?
Videl: T-... Trick kashira...
Gohan: ... Trick to wa zenzen chigau yo. Shikake nanka nai mon'.

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104.
Gohan: Uuuhhh... Well, then, I shall be teaching the two of you the Art of Dancing through the Skies, or in other words, the way to fly in the skies. This would just be Qi control, so something like that won't be difficult. Now... If you think "Let's fly with some real quick speed", that in itself would be hard.
Videl: "'Qi' control"? Heeey... Just what's this "Qi" thing you're talking about?
Gohan: Huh?! "This... 'Qi' thing"...? Ah, could it be that in your part of the world your way of referring to it is different to ours? Alright then, do you perhaps call it a certain "power" or "energy", hidden inside your body?
Videl: Huuuh?! Just-... Just what is this?! ... "Hidden 'power'"?!

105.
Goten: It's summin' like this. [Pyuu!]
[BOOM!]
Videl: !!
Gohan: Right, right... It's this kind of strength.
Videl: ... ... O-... ... Right... ...
Gohan: So, just what is it? What you people refer to Qi as?
Videl: W-... Well, it's a trick, isn't it...?
Gohan: ... This is completely different from a "trick". This isn't some kinda set-up, or anything, after all.

[p123]

I am thinking about whiting out the quotes in my manga, and rewriting them with Herms translations.

Do you think this is a ridicolous/good/wasteful idea?

I always find that one picks up a better sense of what is going on when reading straight through. One can cherry pick statements and piece together ideas through statements, but when reading a segment straight through, I think you get a better sense of things. Now actually having the proper translations, it could help even more...


I always find when I read the manga straight through, I always pick up new stuff. Anyone else like that?

[Chibi Mystic Gohan]

I'm pretty sure that thing about the Namekian year being 130 days isn't anywhere in the manga. I've always thought it was a dub thing, but is it in the Japanese anime too?

Hmm, it wasn't in one of the narration boxes? In any case, I'd say it's a reasonable assumption.

[Piccolo Daimao]

I am thinking about whiting out the quotes in my manga, and rewriting them with Herms translations.

Do you think this is a ridicolous/good/wasteful idea?

I always find that one picks up a better sense of what is going on when reading straight through. One can cherry pick statements and piece together ideas through statements, but when reading a segment straight through, I think you get a better sense of things. Now actually having the proper translations, it could help even more...


I always find when I read the manga straight through, I always pick up new stuff. Anyone else like that?

Whiting out the quotes and rewriting them? Is that with Tippex or not? I don't think that's a good idea. Wouldn't it make your manga just look horrible? I understand you want a completely accurate translation, but I'd rather have Viz's translation (which is good anyway) rather than potentially ruining my manga.

[p123]

Yea, that could get messy. I don't even know if I could write small enough to fit everything. The text size they use in the manga is incredibly tiny...


How about, using a computer and a tiny font, and pasting the new translations on top of the old one? Could be some work, but at least it wouldn't completely ruin everything...

Meh...

[Piccolo Daimao]

Yea, that could get messy. I don't even know if I could write small enough to fit everything. The text size they use in the manga is incredibly tiny...


How about, using a computer and a tiny font, and pasting the new translations on top of the old one? Could be some work, but at least it wouldn't completely ruin everything...

Meh...

I just don't think it would look neat literally editing out text and typing in new text. Viz's translation is good. Not perfect, but good. I'm not that nitpicky to potentially ruin my manga (even if it's not by much) just to have the original translation.

[p123]

Yea your probably right....


Guys theres some debate going on.... One of the quotes in Herms Strength Checker is kind of awkward...It's the quote where Piccolo and Tien are talking about SSJ Sick Goku's power in regards to his full power...


In the translation you guys put out, it says that Goku started out fighting near full power, and then later Piccolo says, that his power should be much more stupendous... Can anyone resolve the issue?

The logical answer I think that has been established is that, Goku was fighting at full force, and not at full power, which would make the quote less contradictory...


Either way, the quote is very important in determining the strength of Sick Goku/ 19/20 and everyone in the manga that follows...

Thanks..

[Herms]

@p123: Well, Piccolo says that Goku is putting out "close to" his 全力/zenryoku, "full power", then says that as a Super Saiyan, Goku's 力/chikara, "power", should be much greater (ryoku and chikara are different readings of the same kanji, 力, meaning "power" or "strength"). So to the extent that it is a contradiction, it's a contradiction in the original. However, I don't really think it's much of a contradiction. Piccolo sees that Goku is giving the fight all he's got, but realizes that Goku should still be capable of much more than that.

[p123]

Ok, I see what you mean.... That is quite confusing though. Is Sick Goku near his full power or not in your opinion?

[Herms]

Well, I think he was using nearly all the power available to him in his sick state, but the power available to him while sick is much less than what he had while healthy.

[Goku100xKamehameha]

I'm pretty sure that thing about the Namekian year being 130 days isn't anywhere in the manga. I've always thought it was a dub thing, but is it in the Japanese anime too?

Hmm, it wasn't in one of the narration boxes? In any case, I'd say it's a reasonable assumption.

Yeah, it's in one of the narration boxes.

[p123]

That seems fine with me Herms...

I always thought that Sick Goku was around 50% of Healthy Goku, and that the fights between 19 vs Goku and 19 vs Vegeta mimicked 50% Freeza vs SSJ Goku...

If Vegeta is only a little bit stronger than Goku, for simplicity we will make him equal....


Vegeta 100 = Healthy Goku
Sick Goku 50 = Android 19 Post
Android 19 pre = 25


I think that's pretty much an accurate representation of the how 19 vs debacle... Do you think that statement from Piccolo, would make this POV plausible, or do you think Piccolo's statement suggests that Sick Goku is closer to Healthy Goku's power than I have suggested?

[Herms]

Yeah, it's in one of the narration boxes.

No, all the narration boxes say is that the Namekian dragonballs revive quickly and that 130 days later are ready to be used again. There's nothing in them about a Namekian year being 130 days.

[PrinceVegeta_16]

Can ''Kuso'' be translated as well (besides ''shit'') to:
-Damn it all
-Damn
-Damn it all to hell

I was watching subs for Season 1 and wondered.

[Godo]

Yea, that could get messy. I don't even know if I could write small enough to fit everything. The text size they use in the manga is incredibly tiny...


How about, using a computer and a tiny font, and pasting the new translations on top of the old one? Could be some work, but at least it wouldn't completely ruin everything...

Meh...

You could scan the pages and edit the panels? That would be much neater. You could have the bad translation as a reference, and the manga on your computer as the "correct" translation.

[Piccolo Daimao]

You could have the bad translation as a reference, and the manga on your computer as the "correct" translation.

Just wanted to point out that Viz's translation isn't "bad".

[Piccolo Daimao]

Could I ask for everything that's said about the Genki-Dama relating to pure and evil in the manga? Like, what Kaio says to Kuririn and what Goku says to Gohan before he bounces it back?

[Ashy-kun]

Can ''Kuso'' be translated as well (besides ''shit'') to:
-Damn it all
-Damn
-Damn it all to hell

I was watching subs for Season 1 and wondered.

Well, it very literally means "Shit", as in fecal matter, but yeah, I generally tend to translate it as those, because I try and keep my translations not too heavy on the swearing, particularly since "Kuso" is pretty common in shows, to warrant a word that doesn't sound like you're a swearing sailor every time.

[Godo]

You could have the bad translation as a reference, and the manga on your computer as the "correct" translation.

Just wanted to point out that Viz's translation isn't "bad".

I meant "bad". As in, the worse one.

[Piccolo Daimao]

You could have the bad translation as a reference, and the manga on your computer as the "correct" translation.

Just wanted to point out that Viz's translation isn't "bad".

I meant "bad". As in, the worse one.

OK, fair enough.