Z JP Anime Translation Discussion

[Pyro]

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

I'm sure you can find them somewhere.

 

[SSJ2]

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[Evil Vegeta]

Here's a few:

Vegeta confirming Goku>Kid Gohan

Spoiler

Compared to Herms:

Just as I’d expect. Your power is greater than Gohan’s was back then!”

Piccolo comparing Majin Vegeta to Kid Gohan:

Spoiler

This is tremendous power…Perhaps even greater than Gohan’s when he fought Cell

 

[p123]

Yep, I'd go with the anime's translations here 99% of the time. Why not?

 

[Papasmurf]

Yosh

 

[ahill1]

Herms translations are more accurate. He is straight translating from the JP manga, meaning it is as literal as it can get. Some lines will suffer some twist (even if minimal) from TOEI maybe when being used into the anime, which isn't the same with out friend Herms. For instance, the JP anime has Piccolo saying he is sure he will take the androids down, whereas Herms has Piccolo saying he doesn't lack confidence (whithout even specifying his own powers). Which would you go by?

But this sounds fun, I am all for helping in this project. I think it'd be easier to organize if from saga by saga. For example:

Raditz saga:


<All the strength quotes>


Vegeta Saga


<All the strength quotes>


It'd be easy for someone who wants to help as they can just watch the episode in sequence, rather than finding all quotes related to Goku who might be both in chapter one and in chapter 291.


As for an online version, here's one:
http://kissanime.ru/Anime/Dragon-Ball-Z

Those are the original subtitles.

 

[p123]

Well clearly I'd like to start with Dragonball.

 

[ahill1]

Let's start with DBZ, no? I think it's easier this way and people will be more eager to participate. Besides it'd be of more use since it's when the main discussions come from. Or maybe we write all damn sagas so people can add in whatever they want, huh?

It'd be ideal if everyone who's participating had the power to edit the OP. Is that possible?

 

[p123]

Dunno.

Now how do the translations work? The Orange Bricks are the original ones? And most accurate? What other versions are there?

 

[SSJ2]

Orange brick is accurate.

 

[SSJ2]

Dragon Box

 

[SSJ2]

Or potentially online

 

[ahill1]

Steve Simmons' translations are the most accurate you'll ever find for the anime subtitles. The Orange Bricks are just the set collections of DVDs if I am not mistaken. The link I posted above is Steve Simmons.

 

[SSJ2]

Orange Bricks are Steve Simmons

 

[SSJ2]

http://www.kanzenshuu.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=23248

 

[p123]

What are the other versions? How do I know if I'm watching Orange Brick?

 

[SSJ2]

I don't know. Mine have white font, but there's also a version with yellow font. It is hard to tell the fanslations apart.

 

[p123]

So the Kai translations are more accurate then?

 

[SSJ2]

No, the original is the of more importance. Kai is different.

 

[Void]

Japanese Kai is the same for the most part, but the original Z anime in Japanese will be the most accurate.