http://www.astrobunny.net/2008/09/02/translation-fail/ Bigger, better, bouncier. Sat, 28 Jan 2012 00:28:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.astrobunny.net/2008/09/02/translation-fail/comment-page-1/#comment-1223 milkmandan Thu, 30 Oct 2008 13:05:00 +0000 http://www.astrobunny.net/?p=961#comment-1223 wrong in more than one place, lol there is no double "i", the title is written in hiragana and not katakana, the "--" that is usually used to further elongate the last sound in kata is not there. and I doubt it was mistaken for "~". of course Sa ≠ Cha "oni~san" is the correct way. everyone in all parts of the fansubbing process should understand basic japanese. it is a pretty bad mistake as this is something, a 1st semester student taking japanese would catch. wrong in more than one place, lol
there is no double “i”, the title is written in hiragana and not katakana, the “–” that is usually used to further elongate the last sound in kata is not there. and I doubt it was mistaken for “~”. of course Sa ≠ Cha
“oni~san” is the correct way.
everyone in all parts of the fansubbing process should understand basic japanese.
it is a pretty bad mistake as this is something, a 1st semester student taking japanese would catch.

]]> http://www.astrobunny.net/2008/09/02/translation-fail/comment-page-1/#comment-1204 KesenaiTsumi Mon, 20 Oct 2008 05:44:45 +0000 http://www.astrobunny.net/?p=961#comment-1204 ha...San ≠ Chan...... ha…San ≠ Chan……

]]> http://www.astrobunny.net/2008/09/02/translation-fail/comment-page-1/#comment-1096 Loli Tue, 02 Sep 2008 05:25:47 +0000 http://www.astrobunny.net/?p=961#comment-1096 I agree, the core meaning is conveyed just as effectively. I wouldn't call this a 'fail' - just an 'Oops! Oh, well'... I agree, the core meaning is conveyed just as effectively. I wouldn’t call this a ‘fail’ – just an ‘Oops! Oh, well’…

]]> http://www.astrobunny.net/2008/09/02/translation-fail/comment-page-1/#comment-1095 dKiWi Tue, 02 Sep 2008 01:55:23 +0000 http://www.astrobunny.net/?p=961#comment-1095 I dun think its that bad a mistake... at least they were on the right track for Oni. I dun think its that bad a mistake… at least they were on the right track for Oni.

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