Z JP Anime Translation Discussion

[p123]

Wouldn't these be superior to Herms? Wouldn't it be better to go with the official word, the one with the best translation. This is clearly superior to Viz isn't it?

We can divide up the sections and we can get the little areas that Herms missed and be superior to Kanzenshuu. What do you guys say?

 

[Let's Go Fearless!]

I always though that there are things that Toriyama forgot to mention in the manga but mentioned it in the anime such as FP Cell's speed where Vegeta was amazed by it which implies that the one he was using against Gohan wasn't his true speed at all.

 

[withheldforprivacy]

Sometimes, Viz makes so much more sense than anything else that i opt to go with it and i don't give a fuck whether it's the correct translation.
Zombies.

 

[Evil Vegeta]

I'd be down for this.

 

[Pyro]

But is it really fair to compare the anime translation with Herms' translation? The anime is a totally different medium, and while it might have to take from the same source material, things are different in the way they play out, and of course there's filler added which can change things as well.

 

[Papasmurf]

Most lines are taken straight from the manga in similar situations

 

[p123]

Yea I would be referencing the lines that come straight out of the manga.

 

[SSJ2]

But is it really fair to compare the anime translation with Herms' translation? The anime is a totally different medium, and while it might have to take from the same source material, things are different in the way they play out, and of course there's filler added which can change things as well.

Didn't people do this all the time in the past..?

 

[Pyro]

But is it really fair to compare the anime translation with Herms' translation? The anime is a totally different medium, and while it might have to take from the same source material, things are different in the way they play out, and of course there's filler added which can change things as well.

Didn't people do this all the time in the past..?

Yes.

I was overthinking this in my response. Scene to scene directly from the manga, I suppose the anime translation is good. I remember this from the old Boo debates where Goku said some fusion would "definitely" be enough to beat Gotenks-Boo in the anime, but the manga was a little less sure...or something.

But yeah. Tits.

 

[SSJ2]

But is it really fair to compare the anime translation with Herms' translation? The anime is a totally different medium, and while it might have to take from the same source material, things are different in the way they play out, and of course there's filler added which can change things as well.

Didn't people do this all the time in the past..?

Yes.

I was overthinking this in my response. Scene to scene directly from the manga, I suppose the anime translation is good. I remember this from the old Boo debates where Goku said some fusion would "definitely" be enough to beat Gotenks-Boo in the anime, but the manga was a little less sure...or something.

But yeah. Tits.

I do agree with you though, I think it should only be brought in on ambiguous matters. To overrule the direct translation for the anime line seems asinine to me.

 

[Evil Vegeta]

Dabra actually can be sensed in the Anime.

Hmmm..

 

[p123]

Yes, we would take only the anime lines that are direct copies of the manga. So if it's not from the manga, we are not taking any lines from it. This process shouldn't even be terribly long either and I think we will find a lot of things we didn't know about. We can go saga by saga and crank em out very quickly especially with a group effort.

 

[Evil Vegeta]

This sounds like it'll be a fun little project.

I'd be down to help.

 

[Fantastische Hure]

Herms' translations are a different thing all together. They are very literal translations or at-least something like that. That's why some lines read so weird from the strength-checker. You get no adapting, bias or interpretation. Just straight-up the closest you can get to the original, so that's that.

That being said, if both lines are the same. Sure. :fearless :fearless :fearless

 

[p123]

Let's start it up. Can one of the mods organize this into a sticky thread? Can they leave the opening post to be edited by select members? I think the best way to do is...

Put Goku name in a spoiler tag and then have all versions of him. It's not as many as you think. I think that's the best method.

 

[Pyro]

There are already a few deviations I've stored in my PB from the Boo Saga, for example.

Chapter: 518 (DBZ 324), P3.5
Vegeta: “Hmph. It pains us both how weak our children act.”
Goku: “Haha, that’s true. Well, that’s peace for you.”

Spoiler

But yeah, sounds fair enough, this project of yours. Hope it works out. Gonna take a while to slug through the beginning sagas.

 

[p123]

Well it's just a matter of divving up the work. It will be easy, we are already aware of where majority of them are.

 

[p123]

And what I like about this, I will definitely use the Japanese translations over Herms. It's better imo.

 

[SSJ2]

Are the official subs even online? I have all the orange bricks but I'm sure not many do.

 

[Evil Vegeta]

Already have the Dabra quotes ready.