I agree with you. I always thought this was the general consensus. But while I'm glad it came out I wouldn't mind it if we got a new translation/kanzenban release.Pokewhiz7 wrote:I've thought about it, and I've come to the conclusion that I like the Viz manga translation and am glad at the way it came out. The only thing that really annoys me is the censorship, and their occasional spiced-up dialog.
And in the end of Dragonball (in which I cannot remember the volume number).Piccolo Daimao wrote:That odd speech pattern was only in DBZ Volume 1 and 2.Attitudefan wrote:What say you!?!
Attitudefan wrote:And in the end of Dragonball (in which I cannot remember the volume number).Piccolo Daimao wrote:That odd speech pattern was only in DBZ Volume 1 and 2.Attitudefan wrote:What say you!?!
It just stands out so much that it's one of the only things that really comes to mind when I think Viz and DBZ.
I didn't. Because of things like that, I can never play Chrono Trigger (or Super Mario RPG, or the entire Final Fantasy series) in English again. The name "Ted Woolsey" alone makes lava burst from my skull.Akumaito Beam wrote:Yet when Frog did it you all awarded the terrible translation a medal.
I'm just sayin' man.
Not even the recent DS version? Or is it some residual, er, Woolseyness that stops you?TripleRach wrote:I didn't. Because of things like that, I can never play Chrono Trigger (or Super Mario RPG, or the entire Final Fantasy series) in English again. The name "Ted Woolsey" alone makes lava burst from my skull.
Holden Caulfield in [b][i]The Catcher in the Rye[/i][/b] wrote:I hope to hell when I do die somebody has sense enough to just dump me in the river or something. Anything except sticking me in a goddam cemetery. People coming and putting a bunch of flowers on your stomach on Sunday, and all that crap. Who wants flowers when you're dead? Nobody.
In all honesty, fan translations are more accurate.sonikku956 wrote:Attitudefan wrote:And in the end of Dragonball (in which I cannot remember the volume number).Piccolo Daimao wrote:
That odd speech pattern was only in DBZ Volume 1 and 2.
It just stands out so much that it's one of the only things that really comes to mind when I think Viz and DBZ.
I'm laughing my ass off. Shakespeare Piccolo XD
Racism, extremely rigid social structure, working yourself to death, suicide the leading cause of death in people age 16-44, paedophilia...Piccolo Daimao wrote:I don't mean to sound weeaboo-ish, but it's things like this that make me wish I was Japanese. You know, critically acclaimed games like the Mother series only being released over there, being much more lax about censorship, further improved technology, etc.
From what I've gathered, I would hate that too. Too many references to the old translation, and according to a friend who also knows Japanese, they even changed a couple things that were right in the first place. And even the SNES version didn't translate "Maou" two different ways.LiamKav wrote:Not even the recent DS version? Or is it some residual, er, Woolseyness that stops you?
Maybe he should strive to be American instead so he can watch all our sitcoms and reality shows more easily. He'll just have to deal with being obese, uneducated, bigoted, living in constant debt, no affordable health care...Rocketman wrote:Racism, extremely rigid social structure, working yourself to death, suicide the leading cause of death in people age 16-44, paedophilia...
I WISH I WUZ NIHONESE SO I CUD PLAY GAEMS AN REED MANGOS - you
...yes? It is exactly that.TripleRach wrote:Maybe he should strive to be American instead so he can watch all our sitcoms and reality shows more easily. He'll just have to deal with being obese, uneducated, bigoted, living in constant debt, no affordable health care...
Well, my point was that every place has its flaws. But we don't need to harp on them.Rocketman wrote:...yes? It is exactly that.
No...just, no.Nex Carnifex wrote:In all honesty, fan translations are more accurate.
Depending on which ones you are talking about.Nex Carnifex wrote:In all honesty, fan translations are more accurate.
James Teal (Animerica 1996) wrote:When you think about it, there are a number of similarities between the Chinese-inspired Son Goku and that most American of superhero icons, Superman. Both are aliens sent to Earth shortly after birth to escape the destruction of their homeworlds; both possess super-strength, flight, super-speed, heightened senses and the ability to cast energy blasts. But the crucial difference between them lies not only in how they view the world, but in how the world views them.
Superman is, and always has been, a symbol for truth, justice, and upstanding moral fortitude–a role model and leader as much as a fighter. The more down-to-earth Goku has no illusions about being responsible for maintaining social order, or for setting some kind of moral example for the entire world. Goku is simply a martial artist who’s devoted his life toward perfecting his fighting skills and other abilities. Though never shy about risking his life to save either one person or the entire world, he just doesn’t believe that the balance of the world rests in any way on his shoulders, and he has no need to shape any part of it in his image. Goku is an idealist, and believes that there is some good in everyone, but he is unconcerned with the big picture of the world…unless it has to do with some kind of fight. Politics, society, law and order don’t have much bearing on his life, but he’s a man who knows right from wrong.
Wow! I think I just gained more respect for you and became more afraid of you than ever before after reading this....VegettoEX wrote:Rocketman, is it possible for you to take part in a conversation and respond to folks without being a complete asshole beyond all acceptable levels of basic human empathy, compassion, and understanding just once? Just once...? For me? So I don't have to just ban you for good and not be a total hypocrite about saying how we supposedly uphold decent standards of politeness and community around here?
I am so completely over your constant bullshit rudeness that I don't even care about putting it out in the open public as one final ultimatum in this completely unprofessional way.
You have worthwhile things to say that are said in absolutely worthless ways. I'm done. I am so completely done with it.
Yes. In Dragon Ball case, the scanlations avaiable online are far from being accurate.DBZGTKOSDH wrote:Depending on which ones you are talking about.Nex Carnifex wrote:In all honesty, fan translations are more accurate.
I second that although I lean more to the latter since Rocketman took it like a little boy being scolded by his mother.Gokuman1993 wrote:Wow! I think I just gained more respect for you and became more afraid of you than ever before after reading this....VegettoEX wrote:Rocketman, is it possible for you to take part in a conversation and respond to folks without being a complete asshole beyond all acceptable levels of basic human empathy, compassion, and understanding just once? Just once...? For me? So I don't have to just ban you for good and not be a total hypocrite about saying how we supposedly uphold decent standards of politeness and community around here?
I am so completely over your constant bullshit rudeness that I don't even care about putting it out in the open public as one final ultimatum in this completely unprofessional way.
You have worthwhile things to say that are said in absolutely worthless ways. I'm done. I am so completely done with it.
fadeddreams5 wrote:Goku didn't die in GT. The show sucked him off so much, it was impossible to keep him in the world of the living, so he ascended beyond mortality.DBZGTKOSDH wrote:... Haven't we already gotten these in GT? Goku dies, the DBs go away, and the Namekian DBs most likely won't be used again because of the Evil Dragons.
jjgp1112 wrote: Sat Jul 18, 2020 6:31 am I'm just about done with the concept of reboots and making shows that were products of their time and impactful "new and sexy" and in line with modern tastes and sensibilities. Let stuff stay in their era and give today's kids their own shit to watch.
I always side eye the people who say "Now my kids/today's kids can experience what I did as a child!" Nigga, who gives a fuck about your childhood? You're an adult now and it was at least 15 years ago. Let the kids have their own experience instead of picking at a corpse.
