Shino Posted June 5, 2008 Share Posted June 5, 2008 The problem is if they changed it to something more sensible like "nothing will ever bring him down", that's fine and fits much better... but then you get another group of people complaining that they took away from the original meaning. The people that complain that don't need subs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonnas Posted June 5, 2008 Share Posted June 5, 2008 The problem is if they changed it to something more sensible like "nothing will ever bring him down", that's fine and fits much better... but then you get another group of people complaining that they took away from the original meaning. The "original meaning" is just an expression. I echo Shino's words. If there is a pun involved, there's not much harm in using the original expression (since you can kinda make out what it means). But it's usually better to use an expression that the viewers can easily understand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue_Ninja0 Posted June 6, 2008 Share Posted June 6, 2008 There are a few english expressions that sound ridiculous in Portuguese, and I'm certain that the opposite also happens. LOL A few!!? Sometimes I translate english titles from movies or games to portuguese and that's more than enough to ensure a healthy laugh. Everything sounds so ridiculous if done in the right way. Super Smash Bros Braw = Super Confusão Esmaga os Irmãos Piece of cake = pedaço de bolo GameBoy = Jogo Rapaz Xbox = Caixa X Metal Gear Solid = Equipamento Metálico e Sólido The possibilities are endless. The "cool" factor instantly disappears and becomes ridiculous. Maybe the other way around is the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hellfire Posted June 6, 2008 Share Posted June 6, 2008 Brawl doesn't mean confusão, it's more like... luta or luta confusa at max... but yeah :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Stefkov Posted June 6, 2008 Share Posted June 6, 2008 Howl's Moving Castle is such a beautiful film. I think the PS3s upscaling did it's job, it looked hella nice. The colours were so vibrant and I'd had the brightness turned down, not on it's usual settings. Such a nice film though, now I'm finally not confused as to what happens in the film. I think the last time I watched it was when the DVD was released; Sept 1st 2005 (wiki). It's been ages, but now I'm at an age I understand what was going on in the film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meta_Omega Posted June 6, 2008 Share Posted June 6, 2008 Such a nice film though, now I'm finally not confused as to what happens in the film. I think the last time I watched it was when the DVD was released; Sept 1st 2005 (wiki). It's been ages, but now I'm at an age I understand what was going on in the film. You know why? Because something happened between those two times you watched it. TENGEN TOPPA GURREN LAGANN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roostophe Posted June 6, 2008 Share Posted June 6, 2008 I sorta feel like NOT watching Gurren Lagann, as if you're doing some sort of reverse psychology on me by telling us to watch it. over and over again Heck, I annoy you all by watching dubs. I might as well do another 400m lap of annoyance. :wink: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shino Posted June 6, 2008 Share Posted June 6, 2008 You're not fooling anyone, the real reason is not having dubs of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roostophe Posted June 6, 2008 Share Posted June 6, 2008 You're not fooling anyone, the real reason is not having dubs of it. I took your statement, and wiped my arse with it! I watched Clannad (and loved it). Clannad hasn't been dubbed. : peace: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Maase Posted June 6, 2008 Share Posted June 6, 2008 LOL A few!!? Sometimes I translate english titles from movies or games to portuguese and that's more than enough to ensure a healthy laugh. Everything sounds so ridiculous if done in the right way. Super Smash Bros Braw = Super Confusão Esmaga os Irmãos Piece of cake = pedaço de bolo GameBoy = Jogo Rapaz Xbox = Caixa X Metal Gear Solid = Equipamento Metálico e Sólido The possibilities are endless. The "cool" factor instantly disappears and becomes ridiculous. Maybe the other way around is the same. Yeah, but that's normal Everything sounds cooler in English Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Stefkov Posted June 6, 2008 Share Posted June 6, 2008 I took your statement, and wiped my arse with it! I watched Clannad (and loved it). Clannad hasn't been dubbed. : peace: Seriously, just watch it. It is awesome. No other words can be said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shino Posted June 6, 2008 Share Posted June 6, 2008 I took your statement, and wiped my arse with it! I watched Clannad (and loved it). Clannad hasn't been dubbed. : peace: How very dare you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonnas Posted June 6, 2008 Share Posted June 6, 2008 Yeah, but that's normal Everything sounds cooler in English Of course, it's normal for brand names, since english is short, and succint. Those would sound bad in most non-english languages. But it also happens when you translate non-english expressions to english, obviously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meta_Omega Posted June 6, 2008 Share Posted June 6, 2008 I sorta feel like NOT watching Gurren Lagann, as if you're doing some sort of reverse psychology on me by telling us to watch it. over and over again You're only doing yourself a disservice. Honestly, look at Stefkov's avatar. See those bandages on Lord Kamina's arms? I bet he woke up one morning before the anime had started and suddenly realised how ultimate his anime would be, so his lower arms exploded and had to be tucked together quickly before the show began. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DomJcg Posted June 6, 2008 Share Posted June 6, 2008 You're only doing yourself a disservice. Honestly, look at Stefkov's avatar. See those bandages on Lord Kamina's arms? I bet he woke up one morning before the anime had started and suddenly realised how ultimate his anime would be, so his lower arms exploded and had to be tucked together quickly before the show began. That's so not what happened man, what happened is that he beat up some uber tough dudes cuz he is so manly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coolness Bears Posted June 6, 2008 Share Posted June 6, 2008 Time for some motivation! :p Today I watched Soul Eater Episode 8 and 9 which were great! Episode 8: I like the fact I got to see Stein's Fighting Style and how he works wtih Maka's Dad. It was an entertaining fight between him and Krona. Also like the fact that the witch works and shibusen. But didn't like Poor Soul getting infected Episode 9: First episode without any fighting! It was still interesting and I liked the team up of Black Star and Death the Kidd. Excalibur is annoying! (but also hilarious ) For anyone reading the manga do we get to see more of him? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DomJcg Posted June 6, 2008 Share Posted June 6, 2008 Ayup! He does alot :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Stefkov Posted June 6, 2008 Share Posted June 6, 2008 By the by, can someone tell me who the best Soul Eater sub group is? I've been getting AEN's releases and they've been fine but I see more groups have released more episodes. PS: Gurren Lagann figurine is win. As is the first soundtrack CD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meta_Omega Posted June 6, 2008 Share Posted June 6, 2008 As is the first soundtrack CD. What is the difference between the Best Sound and the Soundtrack CD? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Stefkov Posted June 6, 2008 Share Posted June 6, 2008 What is the difference between the Best Sound and the Soundtrack CD? Right now I can't tell you. Give me a while and I'll get the Sound track CD and tell you. Looking at the playlist it looks like the Soundtrack CD has all the Best Sound songs but has a few more, 24 more songs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raining_again Posted June 6, 2008 Share Posted June 6, 2008 those fansubs are hilarious, I especially like when they decided to keep in "hai" and "keikaku" and then put in a translator's note. If you're going to do that, you might as well do it for every word. And when they use the likes of "death god" in bleach, for the first few episodes, then change it to shinigami. That gets on my nerves The "he wouldn't die even if you killed him" stuff, that's really not that funny though. It's a phrase in Japan, it doesn't translate that well, but that's literally what they say. Yeah i understood most of them fine, they are just a touch erroneous on the grammatical side, but its manageable. I had versions of some anime that had horrific mistakes on the subs. @coolness; Your one wins this thread dude *high fives* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shorty Posted June 6, 2008 Share Posted June 6, 2008 And when they use the likes of "death god" in bleach, for the first few episodes, then change it to shinigami. That gets on my nerves There are some things I love to see in the original Japanese. The perfect example is "nakama" in One Piece. Also I love to see the moves like "Kage Bunshin no Jutsu" rather than "Shadow Clone technique". But "Keikaku"?? Why It's almost like the fansub group was trying to join in some kind of cool fad, and made the dumbest choice ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Stefkov Posted June 6, 2008 Share Posted June 6, 2008 Finally finished Higurashi..Kai. The ending confused me. So that was Takano, the little child, in the past and her parents didn't die, meaning it was an alternate story. That purple haird woman was who? Rika? Does that mean she went back in time to stop Takano's parents dying to stop the eventual course she takes to take out Rika? Is that the basis of the next season? Also Satoshi was still alive...wth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympic Gamer Posted June 7, 2008 Share Posted June 7, 2008 Damn it! I read all the soul mater out thats been scanlated into english, and presuming thats all theres currently to it, stroll my way over to 4chan and some fucking wanker has been posting spoilarz Fucking Excalibur and his technician appear and are absolutely pwning every one, i hope its a special and not canon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EchoDesiato Posted June 7, 2008 Share Posted June 7, 2008 Damn it! soul mater Sounds like a Soul Eater harem spin-off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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