@Dotdotdash7 @Ahoworksco anime bridge is more realistic. They definitely based it on a real bridge, but it makes it even sillier how either could take 200 years
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Wandering Nib
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@Ahoworksco The animators made a very poor artistic choice there, totally unforced error
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@oldgamma These shows are proportionally more popular in North America. The USA loves isekai more than Japan. Slice of Life, hobby, and Iyashikei shows are what Japan watches more than the rest of the world.
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日本人の大多数はこういうアニメをいちいち見てませんし、存在も認識してません。ですが国内市場がとても大きいので、ごく一部のアニメファンを相手にするだけでも商売として成立します。昔の（一般人は存在すら知らなかった）日本製の「OVA」みたいなものです。
千万徳主@SekuharaHeisei
Do the Japanese... ever get tired of this...?
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@cianchetto4 @CloudMonkeyTWT “One tells you that she's exactly 16,”
not necessarily in a context like this. Juxtaposed with the promise it’s clear that the condition is fulfilled and she’s at least 16. Like I said, you wouldn’t blink at it in actual speech.
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@ColLaurus @CloudMonkeyTWT Oh so you are 5 I guess, right?
That's not casual speech, that's a translation error for fucking sake, they have 2 completely different meanings.
One tells you that she's exactly 16, the other tells you she's PAST 16, which is in fact another translation used.
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Only yesterday we had a tweet about nitpicking translations. This is just taking an issue with normal English speech.
Cloudy@CloudMonkeyTWT
Was there an issue with the translation here? I could've sworn she was 17/18 in this arc. Didn't she mean she's turned 16, as in past tense? Help me out JP bros
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@ColLaurus @CloudMonkeyTWT So if the age of the promise was 7 years, and she said "I'm 7 now" as an 18yo, you wouldn't find it a blatant error? 🤣
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@JemmBrooks @2004_CJS @HakataQueen That’s not a strawman. It’s hyperbole, you mouth-breather. And you’re the one claiming Dragon Maid somehow represents a majority of translations, when anyone with their head screwed on can see that is a rare case.
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@ColLaurus @2004_CJS @HakataQueen Well for one the initial argument was that we only ever use the one example (that’s a strawman), & for two you’re appealing to ignroance. This is a problem across MULTIPLE industries (games, anime, light novels, & manga) with tons of documentation that takes hours to sift through
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Once you actually speak Japanese you realize most translations are actually alright, you just nitpick because you don’t know enough nuance and translate every words literally
♥️♠️Nepsuka♦️♣️@Nepsuka
Once you learn a little bit of Japanese you realize a lot of official subtitles is not translated correctly.
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@LifeformDigi @2004_CJS @HakataQueen This is cute. This tl sucks, but your attempt at a twitter struggle session made my day.
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@ColLaurus @2004_CJS @HakataQueen Condemn it. Say what is shown in the image is horrible and the people responsible should be blacklisted.
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@JemmBrooks @2004_CJS @HakataQueen Sampling only has relevance when it is representative, which a curated group of three out of tens of thousands is the farthest thing from. I don’t disagree bad actors and their bad tls exist, but you have to realize how bad “See three bad tls exist” is as an argument here.
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@ColLaurus @2004_CJS @HakataQueen “Yeah, your argument is dumb because you literally didn’t post every translation ever made”
There’s a concept in statistics called “sampling”. Also, this conversation has been going on for more than a DECADE. There are entire profiles dedicated to highlighting bad localizations
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@JemmBrooks @2004_CJS @HakataQueen “Majority of translations”
Shows 3 games.
Do you think only 5 total things have ever been translated into English from Japanese?
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@CloudMonkeyTWT Not in a context like this when you’re expressing a fulfilled condition. You wouldn’t blink at an understood “already” in actual speech.
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@ColLaurus No there's a big difference between "I'm sixteen now" and "I've already turned 16"
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incredible polling work on display here. Move over Reuters
that 1 EZ gintama fanboy | uma musume brainrot@berserker144
wanna know what's funny about chibi reviews? despite getting botted 15-30k like tweets slandering him on twitter, he still gets an average 25-45k views per video with hardly any dislikes. silent majority agrees with him. his like ratio on youtube says everything.
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@Shroom1Upp @2004_CJS @HakataQueen Because corporations will always sacrifice quality if it means saving expenses? not exactly a mystery here
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@ColLaurus @2004_CJS @HakataQueen its the most known and still prevalent to this day.
or WHY do you think japanese studios now rely on AI for translations going forward
shit has been to prevalent to ignore
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@2004_CJS @HakataQueen the dragon maid dub us not “most translations” as much as you may act like it is
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@HakataQueen There’s a difference between nitpicking and pointing out this “localisation” is fucking awful
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@AnimeSerbia shonenbros have always and will always exist. This has been going on stateside since at least naruto. Twitter is the only difference
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I do think that treating anime and manga like sports teams is the worst post covid mutation. You're supposed to use sports for that. They're on all year.
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@Messerschmied14 “chosen one” and “everyday plebs” narratives are very often the same thing
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Oblivion starts with the Emperor with Dragon Time God blood seeing you and stating "Believe it or not, but you're actually my top guy."
RAZORWIRE@RazorwireRPG
"Chosen one" roleplaying games are so incredibly boring and I really wish we made a return to playing everyday plebs who build legends. I've never enjoyed playing as some destined hero, chosen by fate to save the kingdom or universe. In fact, I think the beauty of starting as a nobody, building your rep and then finding your crew is one of the best things about RPG's. Probably the reason I love the OG Fallout games and New Vegas, because despite having a background - you're still just some guy. I also love the idea of being someone who wanders town to town, growing your skills and unravelling the main story. I think Morrowind and Oblivion does this well, primarily because of the different guilds and houses. I guess what I'm saying is that I value games that are actual RPG's and not banal ego boosting "pick me" games.
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@Telepathic_hman @stright_s @Raven__621 “all 2D games are slop” is trying too hard. You’ve given up the game at this point. Proper trolling requires some plausible pretense of earnestness
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@stright_s @Raven__621 There's bait, and then there's calling 2D games slop which they are, I am not gonna play an RPG that has 2 pixels and a 30 year old art style lmao
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I hope you're getting paid enough man
GermanStrands@GermanStrands
Holy shit, there are hidden walls in Crimson Desert that lead you to sick armor… what the hell is this game?
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Read the qt as being more in agreement what it’s qt’ing than it is in fact. So not a “charitable interpretation” after all, just a desire for baby media
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I understand this charitable approach, but at the same time—unless you’re an actual child:
Helios 🪽.𖥔 ݁ ˖@seelie_savant
I think it’s fair for people to feel a little uncomfortable with apothecary diaries. Despite having feminist themes a lot of the early sections tend to turn on itself with Jinshi’s advances or Maomao’s freckle explanation. It’s narratively jarring at times.
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How do you read books? KnH is quite sanitized compared to any of the books (or the history) that inspired it. You’re simply not going to make it through Murasaki, Kyogoku, or Christie.
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