I'm June! (she/her/her/hers) Scholar of anime, related media mixes, and fandoms. Let's be nice! ジュンです！日本アニメ、メディア、国際ファンダムなどを研究しております！気軽にお話を〜
mpls, for now
Joined September 2015
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My proofreader (me) should be fired for some grammatical quirks/typos above, but, when evaluating a translation, it's important to know that writing is about conveying tone and intent, and translating creative work is writing that does that _and_ often fills in missing context.
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Once my day-to-day Japanese became a bit more natural I learned that OFTEN the answer to "how would you say XYZ in Japanese" is "you would probably not." Once internalize that, it becomes obvious why Japanese translates to English so differently depending on context.
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The problem with anti-localization dipshits is they don't want to read the same things and experience the same art and media a Japanese person fluently reads and hears in Japanese without the concern of the language barrier. The appeal they get from this media comes from its-
Some very strong contenders for sure. Still haven't watched Awajima past e2 or so but I kinda expect that to end up here too
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There is also an unknown world of "essay manga."
I think essay manga covers wider topics about real-life issues than fictional manga does, but they're not well-known to manga fans.
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A lot of people on here are saying “Republicans shouldn’t have crashed the economy and started an unnecessary war in the Middle East.”
Should the bird not fly south in the winter? Should the wolf not leave the pack to seek its mate?
Schultze Gets The Blues is clearly very funny on purpose and also very melancholic and contemplative. Really good movie, I recommend it
