http://www.onemanga.com/One_Piece/573/
Chapter out on OM by INP. I didn't look at it so I can't vouch for the quality. INP is a sort of wild card with unpredictable translation and scanning quality (sometimes good and sometimes bad).
Can someone read it and tell me if the translations and quality are good WITHOUT spoiling?
@Thousand:
http://www.onemanga.com/One_Piece/573/
Chapter out on OM by INP. I didn't look at it so I can't vouch for the quality. INP is a sort of wild card with unpredictable translation and scanning quality (sometimes good and sometimes bad).
Can someone read it and tell me if the translations and quality are good WITHOUT spoiling?
thx man for reporting, scan quality is not very good, for now translation seems good but i'v read only 3 page XD
Edit: scan quality is awfull, all confused, text good
I've noticed that Marco's line, on page 5, is completely different from cnet's translation.
I've noticed that Marco's line, on page 5, is completely different from cnet's translation.
i don't read their translation yet, but it could be. I only think it could be good on a first read
The translation works, but I had to do a lot of translation their translation in my head. I guess we've been spoiled with Mangastream the past couple of weeks. I kind of wish I had waited for Binktopia or Mangastream, but my patience finally tore down.
They called him Red Dog. I lol'd.
just used this scanlation until it's out in binktopia. it actually has been out for a while(and already posted here)
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=MMWOTK9H
it used chinese scantation and translate it but the translation is pretty good. the only think lthat miss is when sengoku make comment about whitebeard
Hmm… I guess I'll hold out for a bit for someone better like Binktopia or Mangastream. If it doesn't arrive by the time I have to go to bed, I guess I'll probably cave in.
Thanks for all your input guys^^!!!
Binktopica should come out any minute, right? The chapter's been out for a while and cnet finished the translation.
They called him Red Dog. I lol'd.
Personally, I find it more funny that the admiral's name aren't translated. Aokiji, Kizaru etc. is not their real names, but their nicknames - thus they should be translated. Just like Luffy and Hancock aren't referred to as "Mugiwara" and "Kaizoku jotei" in the English translations.
Personally, I find it more funny that the admiral's name aren't translated. Aokiji, Kizaru etc. is not their real names, but their nicknames - thus they should be translated.
I've always posed the argument that they are pseudonyms; codenames, given by the Marines in place of their real name. Those wouldn't be translated. Sogeking would be a similar example. The problem with my argument is that there have been times where people referred to the Admirals by their real name, which would (or should) be considered rude when referring to an officer. The argument should still hold though, as you don't normally refer to your superiors by a nickname. A pseudonym, on the other hand…
Thanks! I haven't gotten around to reading this chapter!
Chapter out on mangastream. http://mangastream.com/read/one_piece/573-45/1
OM scanlation
There must be some miscommunication between the translator and the typesetter, to be honest.
Some of the lines are said by the wrong characters, moved to an adjacent panel.
I've always posed the argument that they are pseudonyms; codenames, given by the Marines in place of their real name. Those wouldn't be translated. Sogeking would be a similar example. The problem with my argument is that there have been times where people referred to the Admirals by their real name, which would (or should) be considered rude when referring to an officer. The argument should still hold though, as you don't normally refer to your superiors by a nickname. A pseudonym, on the other hand…
I personally don't mind obvious codenames like Akainu and Kizaru being translated. It's not a name, and it's much like "Strawhat" or "Whitebeard".
In fact, if I was a member of a localization team of professionals, and worked for say Viz or Darkhorse, I'd be translating their names to Red Dog, Yellow Monkey, etc too.
The only reason why I don't in my scripts is for consistency and because people are used to it here.
In fact, if I was a member of a localization team of professionals, and worked for say Viz or Darkhorse, I'd be translating their names to Red Dog, Yellow Monkey, etc too.
As far as I know, and I admit I don't know much, names– nick, pseudo, code, alias, or other-- are typically always a toss up. There is no rule that says names cannot be translated, they just aren't more often than not because it is considered to be polite. There is also no rule that says names that are not legal names should be translated, they just typically are because they are not the primary and legal placeholder for the given person, and it would make localization easier. Pseudonyms, code-names, alter egos, alias', and some other types of names that generally replace another given name tend to be left untranslated more often than not, unlike nicknames, which usually stem from a feature and make more sense when translated. A simple example would be Joseph Stalin. That is a pseudonym that he gave himself in his 30's, not his original name. Stalin meaning "steel" in Russia. Does anyone, ever, call him Steel? No. Of course not. Vladimir Lenin as well. Nicolas Cage; though his might be a legal change. He named himself after Luke Cage from Marvel, lol. Woody Allen. Lucille Ball. Billy the Kid. Butch Cassidy. Mark Twain. Sogeking is obviously not translated, but that could be due more to his name being a pun blending two languages than for it being an alter ego / pseudonym. Ice Cube. Vanilla Ice. Hell, any rapper you have ever heard of. The list goes on.
Anyway, there is no rule either way, but I tend to lean towards certain types of names keeping their original language. More so when the name is used more strictly in place of their real name, or acquired from or for something, rather than something based off of a feature of theirs. Most of this is based off of conversations I have had with English professors and my brother– who studied and translated Greek-- and is, for the most part, just my own conjecture.
The point being, if I have a point at all, is that I don't think there is any rule that says that either option is correct or incorrect. It all comes down to the translator or the holder of the name's preference; even then, I don't think anyone can really say one way or the other is "wrong". But that's just my uneducated opinion...
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