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Aside from that, I'm always a fan of game adaptations so Atelier seems interesting. I don't see the necessity of a Break Blade tv series, the films are brilliant as they are. Not quite sure a 12 episode series is supposed to accomplish. Mekaku City Actors, I assume, is the show Yuki was excited for, so I'll give that a watch when it comes out. Other than that, there might be 1 or 2 films I might look at, but everything else I can cross off the list. |
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03-05-2014, 01:37 PM | #6253 |
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EDIT: I was not aware that しょぼん is onomotopoiea for "down-hearted; dejected". Given this knowledge, I guess that introduces a third angle for how to approach translating his speech mannerism. Not sure I would have gone for c'est pas bon in this third case, but rather something like a sigh or some other English word used to indicate downheartedness.
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03-05-2014, 03:03 PM | #6256 |
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Looking at the episode, it seems he only ever uses it when distressed, so I think either way works. Had he used it even when he was in good spirits, I would have opted for the transliteration route myself. I don't think anyone would debate that he's saying a portion of the name of his clan in either case, and so that'd be the route I'd be inclined to take. But since he does only seem to use it when telling Ash & Co. his sad tale, when TR steals the flute from him, etc, then I think going for a translation rather than a transliteration is fine. At that point, your only real concern would have to be, "Will our viewers know enough French to understand this line? And if not, is that going to negatively impact their viewing experience?" I think the answer to the first question would be that many (though, in the modern era, probably not most ^^; ) English native speakers know at least enough basic French to handle your offering of c'est pas bon. And I think the answer to the second would be no.
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03-05-2014, 05:15 PM | #6257 |
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Doppel linked to a page of Inu Yashiki in the Golden Time thread and I ended up reading the first chapter. Depressing and strange, I'd say of it. ^^; Though I am curious to know how much more there is. I can't seem to find any information in English. Trying to search in Japanese isn't much more helpful, although it does confirm the existence of material not shown in Chapter 01. No Wikipedia article in either language. Did this manga just start or something? It kind of seems that way from what I can tell -- all of the excited Japanese journalists reporting on GANTZ's author writing something new, their stories are all dated to late January 2014.
I can't even get a clear answer on whether the title ought to be romanized as Inu Yashiki (implying a house for dogs) or as Inuyashiki (implying the title matches the family's name of Inuyashiki). Everyone seems to be putting a space in between the two, but unless the author's come out and said that this is how it should be done I don't see how they can conclude just from Chapter 01 that the title is referring to a house for dogs rather than the family name. I mean, sure, obviously it's probably a pun, with the Inuyashikis' newly-purchased home being the titular "dog house", but still. This is as frustrating as if people kept spelling the title Aka Gi instead of Akagi because Akagi was shown to wear a red (aka) gi (gi).
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03-05-2014, 05:41 PM | #6258 |
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I don't know much about it except the author, unfortunately. Given the chapter length I surmise it's a monthly series.
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03-06-2014, 04:30 AM | #6259 |
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Okay Talon, no more putting it off! I haven't forgotten about this show. The next thing I'm going to watch is Karei Naru Ichizoku (gah, untranslatable poetic title?!). I even had to shut down DCD begging me to play Rance for this lol.
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As for the title, 華麗なる一族 approximately translates into English as "The Magnificent Family". You can call it that if you like. DramaWiki offers "The Grand Family" which also works. Other titles which use the 華麗なる construction include "The Great Gatsby" (Karei Naru Gatsby) and "Brilliant Legacy" (Karei Naru Isan).
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Y. Gokukoku no Brynhildr: Looks pretty. Plot sounds potentially interesting. Isshuukan Friends: Saw a preview of this a while back. Seemed cute enough, will watch. Aside from those... Eh, not much catches my eye. Might check out the pixiv Magical Girl project thing just for the novelty of it. Maybe Flower Incest and Assassin School if I'm bored. (Man, I see what Mcsweeney means by all the unnecessary non-translations. =3= Can't be bothered to type/remember any of these names.) Also lol Ping Pong the Animation. On a random note, can I just say I've fallen in love with Goose House (the group who did Gin no Saji S2's ED). All the members are adorable, and it looks like they're having so much fun in the video. They have a lot of nice covers on YT too. Hope to hear more from these folks. =3
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03-08-2014, 01:25 AM | #6262 |
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Alright ladies and gents, I'm in need of thy aid.
I'm looking for an anime/manga/VN, anything that involves any of the following criteria. -girl without a father (daddy issues) -totally orphaned girl -shrine maiden -archery girl -"noble girl" The noble girl is like a traditional Japanese girl, but also morally upright. Usually sports the hime cut.
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(Actually, this may be a bit of foreshadowing...) Also, the official air date has been announced for April 12th!
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03-08-2014, 06:04 PM | #6265 |
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I ranked the request in order from most important to least, so "girl without a father (daddy issues)" would be paramount. The others all kind of splinter off from that one.
For example, I already have ToraDora and Utawarerumono for that subject. I'm looking for others as well. And it doesn't even have to be anime/manga! I'm willing to look at Western media too.
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03-08-2014, 06:20 PM | #6266 |
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Isn't "girl without a father" like every anime girl ever? You seldom see parents in anime.
Haruka from Minami-ke fits a lot of those criteria, but I doubt she's what you're looking for. Also you asked me a question like this over AIM and I offered up Pearl or Maya from Phoenix Wright, who seemed to be exactly what you were looking for, but you shrugged them off so I give up!
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Not a fan of the "daddy issues" clarification myself. It's far too subjective, and in no way does it accurately describe all (or, I would say, even most) anime characters who lack a father.
But if you approach his request as just "Tell me characters who have a mother but not a father," then it becomes more manageable. Serena (Pokémon XY) is one example. Anyone raised by a single female (AIR's Misuzu, for example) could also work. Unfortunately, I think he wants "daddy issues" girls. And I'm just not even comfortable with that sort of list, let alone eager to waste my time on something so very subjective.
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03-08-2014, 07:49 PM | #6268 |
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I guess "daddy issues" is a pretty loaded term, huh? People have been asking me to clarify that all day. Knowing my personality, there's no way I'd be interested in those types of issues. Come now!
Let's try another angle, then: rich, intelligent, mature Japanese girls.
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Maturity is subjective. Is Tsumugi (K-On!) mature? Is Eri (School Rumble)? Is Funabashi (Gingitsune)? I could see people saying yes or no for all three of those girls. Especially since maturity is such a loaded concept that it invokes distinct, different meanings depending on the speaker and the context. Is a child who acts mature for her age -- a 14-year old acting like a 30-year old, for instance -- but still behaves like a child in certain moments deserving of the "mature" label? Chitanda (Hyouka) is very mature at times, passing for a mother, but is incredibly like a 6-year old child, full of wonder and easily amazed, at other times.
Tip: quit loading up. :p You went from five different archetypes to one archetype with three narrowing characteristics. Originally all you'd asked for was "noble girls," i.e. daughters of the nobility. You should've left it at that.
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Well, I don't agree that maturity is that loaded a word. If someone has a childish hue to their personality, they are completely childish to me. It's like tainting water - it's only pure if there's zero taint. 1%-99% taint is still tainted water. Chitanda, similarly, is someone I've never seen as mature, she's always been childish because of it. I don't see Eri as mature either, but Yakumo is.
Yukishiro Honoka, Aoki Reika, Minazuki Karen, Mizuno Ami and Mitsurugi Meiya are all characters I'm looking at, but only BBB and LBC are familiar with that archetype of character. If I could even call it an archetype, because the list of characters with those traits is pretty darn small. I looked at your MAL Talon and nothing stood out at me as containing the character I'm looking for. I think Aoyama Mokoto from Love Hina is *close*, and would be an acceptable substitute character type in lieu of exactly what I am looking for. At least, Mokoto before trying to charm Keitaro after Naru already won. HOW ABOUT THIS: Girls who are from a family involved with a major Japanese corporation or zaibatsu.
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Note: wrote this post up before your last one so too bad.
Rich, Intelligent, Mature (in MY opinion) Girls:
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That's a mexcellent list! It definitely gives me some material to work from, thanks!
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I decided I would go ahead and read Kamichama Karin. I haven't read anything from Koge Donbo in a while, and this is actually complete, so why the hell not?! One of the worst things about reading manga is the fact that most of them I run into are ongoing or are dropped projects. I wonder if this will be a sweet manga all the way through like Snow Fairy, or be sweet turned bitter like Pita Ten? ONLY TIME WILL TELL!
EDIT: Nevermind, fuck this! This is god damn corny. The characters' actions make no sense at all. They're just trying to progress the story with cliches. No wonder I dropped this so long ago! Last edited by big bad birtha; 03-10-2014 at 05:56 PM. |
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I'm on a sample hunt and I'm looking through anime OST's. Anyone know any good OST's with some good Jazzy/Soulful pieces apart from the obvious ones (Bebop, Baccano, funky series like that)? Something with a good bit of flute would be nice.
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One piece that instantly comes to mind though is from a video game, not an anime: "The Fragrance of Dark Coffee," Godot's theme song from Ace Attorney 3. Jazz club version here. Same version but with rain here. (Not sure if you've ever heard this before, but some time back in 2010, someone discovered that you could combine Godot's theme song with this ambient rain noise-generating website to produce a synesthesic effect whereby you felt like you were honest to god typing from an apartment in Paris. It went viral and was passed all around Facebook and webforums and the like for about a week.)
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