Kyou mo E ni Kaita Mochi ga Umai - Ch. 43

[MangaDex]

 

[koga88]

Just saw the "official" English title for the manga and it is so terrible it puts that old Cat Planet Cuties localization of a title to shame. I get "manjuu" isn't exactly a Western thing but c'mon...

 

[GodKing46]

All's well that ends well

 

[malfurionpre]

Big birb was like "If you want a job well done, you better do it yourself" and then he did it himself. Good job big birb

 

[Mogima]

Just saw the "official" English title for the manga and it is so terrible it puts that old Cat Planet Cuties localization of a title to shame. I get "manjuu" isn't exactly a Western thing but c'mon...

pie in the sky is a classic english analogy which means unrealistic things.

 

[Jpwong]

Wonder what the royal family considers higher, the divine bird or the divine dragon.

Thought the English title was a bit odd, I sort of see what they're going for, but I don't think he's ever drawn a pie to eat yet whereas he has drawn a mochi... at least the EN translation didn't try to pass the mochi off as pie to fit their title...

 

[JJTheWeeb]

pie in the sky is a classic english analogy which means unrealistic things.

huh, never knew that, but it's kinda fitting. dunno how much it matches the vibe of the og title, but it is more relevant lmao

 

[elmco]

pie in the sky is a classic english analogy which means unrealistic things.

yeah but it's fairly archaic, i haven't heard anyone say pie in the sky in at least 10 years. i’m sure the younger audience the series is geared for (younger being teens to young adults, not strictly children) would think of it more literally, which makes very little sense in context to the series itself. anyone who is reading manga probably knows what mochi is, and if they don’t they will after reading the first chapter. truly a stupid localized title.

 

[Mafeb]

That's not how you spell "wife", Tougo.
Don't squander the effort of your winged wingman

 

[MonstaMaps]

bird still being best character

 

[Mangamoz]

The new title made me not even realize this was updated...

 

[Brobobo]

Glad atleast Layla was willing to acknowledge how severe the situation potentially could have been and took accountability properly, actually solidly written character.

 

[FlameKingInferno]

cute lol

 

[KyonFanta]

Kyon

 

[Minipels]

Bird really entered a trial just to yoink future wife for our MC ..... really putting the wing in wingman

 

[Le_Flemard]

Just saw the "official" English title for the manga and it is so terrible it puts that old Cat Planet Cuties localization of a title to shame. I get "manjuu" isn't exactly a Western thing but c'mon...

 

[PHDInSillyism]

Literal wingman/woman…

 

[yummyyummy]

love interest acquired

 

[qazmlpok]

The description on mangaupdates includes an explanation of the new title,

"Let's eat a pie in the sky" was originally titled in Japanese as "Kyou mo e ni kaita mochi ga umai (Painted rice cakes taste good today)." In Japanese, "e ni kaita mochi (Painted rice cakes) is an idiom that means "something you can't eat, in other words, an impractical ideal or a armchair dream." It's kind of like the English idiom "pie in the sky." So, this story is about eating painted rice cakes and at the same time, it's about loving impractical ideals. Even though there's no actual pie in the story, I hope you enjoy reading it with this in mind. - From the author

It's certainly not perfect but it's a decent match for idioms in different languages. It doesn't keep the "draw" or "paint" reference which I'd say is a bigger issue.

 

[Kalamel]

ERR.. The defendant Leyla has been abducted.

I kinda hated how blatant this court shutdowned the request for evidence there, but the reactions from abduction waved those bad taste away. The trial ruined comically, blowing any seriousness away.