The Gare and Elin Translate It Out: keikaku means plan

[Gare]

You opened a can of worms crusher on localisation and subbing.

But hey, at least the HO is active.

[crusher]

Gare, I finished Deadly Premonition some time back. Holy shit Batman wat!? Best worst best game ever!

[Gypsy]

But hey, at least the HO is active.

*go to mail packages* *sort out all the tracking* *check ep* *sees five new hangout pages* Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat?

[Tassadar]

Whoa really? You mean it's actually a sensitive matter in the subbing communities?

just wait until gare and elin respond to get a more comprehensive answer but yes.

[Elin]

Elin you are in fact the best.

Well it's true~

Hi guys, interesting topic! Literal translations or whatever I should call them are the worst. I'm not the biggest fan of anime and mangas but I've watched/read fantranslated stuff every now and then. "Oni-chan" and "Translators note: Keikaku means plan" makes my blood boil. Translate probably instead of mixing words and having the end-user require a fucking dictionary!

The fansubbing group I was part of liked literal translations, so I had to make compromises to suit their policies quite often. Was probably good practice if I want to go into professional translation someday, being that you'd have to learn to compromise with clients on various things, but it could be really frustrating at times when that's not my style at all, and I'm actually pretty much in agreement with you. :'D

[Gypsy]

Oh I know it's true, I just could not possibly agree with it more. It's like, infinite agreement or something.

[Gare]

The Gare and Elin Translate It Out.

I expect the title to be changed accordingly.

As you wish.

[Gypsy]

Excellent.

[Elin]

Btw Elin if Muramasa seems too hard to hear over all the explosions and such, there's no need to force yourself. I don't want you to waste your time because of me. (I could help with some terminology and the special attacks that they shout based on my experience with the VN, but that's it. )

I'll have a look at it in the morning.

[Elin]

I want to start a translation group, but I don't know what keikaku means.

[Gare]

Hi guys, interesting topic! Literal translations or whatever I should call them are the worst. I'm not the biggest fan of anime and mangas but I've watched/read fantranslated stuff every now and then. "Oni-chan" and "Translators note: Keikaku means plan" makes my blood boil. Translate probably instead of mixing words and having the end-user require a fucking dictionary!

And it's not like onii-chan can't be translated. Even if "brother" doesn't sound quite right (I mean, who addresses his brother as "brother" in this day and age?), you could just go with the character's first name. That's what I consistently do in my translations.

[Tassadar]

As you wish.

translators note: gare is changing the hangout title.

[Gare]

I'll have a look at it in the morning.

Right-o. I'll prepare supplementary notes on Muramasa terminology in the meantime.

[Gypsy]

And it's not like onii-chan can't be translated. Even if "brother" doesn't sound quite right (I mean, who addresses his brother as "brother" in this day and age?), you could just go with the character's first name. That's what I consistently do in my translations.

+1000

Anyway, I'm out to make horrible impulse purchases.

[crusher]

Well it's true~



The fansubbing group I was part of liked literal translations, so I had to make compromises to suit their policies quite often. Was probably good practice if I want to go into professional translation someday, being that you'd have to learn to compromise with clients on various things, but it could be really frustrating at times when that's not my style at all, and I'm actually pretty much in agreement with you. :'D

Glad to hear that! I never understood why people translate like that. How did your group have justify literal translations?