Futsuu to Bakemono - Vol. 3 Ch. 26
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In case you (luckily) missed it, yesterday someone tried to snipe this series with an MTL translation. It seems they deleted their chapters, likely due to the very negative reaction they received. I'm grateful to everyone who defended us, but the last thing I want to do is get involved in scanlation drama, so that's the only thing I'll say about this incident.
More importantly, I hope you enjoyed this chapter!! Last chance you have to guess what Niehara's "true form" is before the grand reveal...
More importantly, I hope you enjoyed this chapter!! Last chance you have to guess what Niehara's "true form" is before the grand reveal...
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thought something was up, remember seeing a scanlation that was off but forgot immediately but thanks for the TL
My best guess would be that Mr N is some kind of creature created because of collective human thoughts, making it close to immortal. However a wierd person can disrupt the collective and their way of thinking. Killing it.
Edit- reread the story and the origin scene of mr n shows it gaining power from observing human media. So a creature which is thoughts based in nature seems likely, though I can't figure out in exactly what way
Edit- reread the story and the origin scene of mr n shows it gaining power from observing human media. So a creature which is thoughts based in nature seems likely, though I can't figure out in exactly what way
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yeah, I saw the not-so-good translation yesterday. I hope people weren’t too mean to the person, it was a bad job but it seemed like they didn’t realize they were doing anything rude (seeing it as “something they did due to their own impatience that they might as well share”)
the “repeated words” thing is interesting, I imagine it must be slightly annoying for you as a translator, since you can’t guess ahead and pick something that works in both contexts.
the “repeated words” thing is interesting, I imagine it must be slightly annoying for you as a translator, since you can’t guess ahead and pick something that works in both contexts.
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Thank you for the chapter and for the translation notes as always.
I finally got the japanese volumes in the mail and started to read them... I don't know how you do it, I am still years away to making it. Thank you very much for the whole scanlation, it'll be a great help when I am completly stuck.
I've finished a speedy reread to try and catch clues about Mr. N's identity but I've got nothing, I'm stumped! Guess I am in for a surprise next chapter, I'm looking forward to it!
I finally got the japanese volumes in the mail and started to read them... I don't know how you do it, I am still years away to making it. Thank you very much for the whole scanlation, it'll be a great help when I am completly stuck.
I've finished a speedy reread to try and catch clues about Mr. N's identity but I've got nothing, I'm stumped! Guess I am in for a surprise next chapter, I'm looking forward to it!
Sometimes I do end up regretting my earlier translation choices lol, though this time I think there really is no English term that works in both contexts.
I took 4 years of Japanese classes in college, then post-college I went to a specialized year-long Japanese learning program that took place in Japan. And then afterward I've read at least a little Japanese most days. So, yeah, it just takes a lot of practice.
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I was looking into predators of duck eggs (balut) and veiled chameleons for clues. Unless N is 3 snakes in a trench coat, I don’t know any other predator that eats that stuff and can camouflage. Perhaps he just eats chameleons to gain their power or something.
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What if Mr. N's weakness is yuri smooching? That's a very good idea and totally not because I just want to see some yuri romance :3
Who the fuck can Mr. N be? I can't come up with anything. This story is so thrilling I've already fallen off my seat!
Who the fuck can Mr. N be? I can't come up with anything. This story is so thrilling I've already fallen off my seat!
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Basically every other monster we've seen has had to inhabit a physical human body and puppet it around from the inside. We know that Mr. N doesn't do that, though, as in Ch10, he makes a comment about "costume types" and "transforming types."
But isn't it odd that we never actually see any other "transforming types?" Because if every single monster we've seen works like this, having to possess bodies to become "human," why would Mr. N be the only exception? From a meta perspective, it's not like his transformation ability is completely vital to the plot, is it? Some stuff would have to be rewritten, of course, but not enough to justify making the way he functions so drastically different from all the other monsters.
So couldn't this imply that he's not actually a monster? That "transformation types" aren't actually monsters?
In Ch10, he doesn't call himself a monster, but rather just "evil" and "a creature that kills people." Plus, in the chapter just before that, when we see his "monster form," it's still completely humanoid, just oddly proportioned and lacking facial details. And while I haven't reread the entire manga, I'm willing to bet that he actually is pretty consistent in not calling himself a monster directly.
And back to Ch10, he also makes a comment about how "you don't get to decide for yourself whether you're normal or a monster." After that, he calls Itou a monster before trying to get her to join with him in "destroying the world." (a.k.a. Creating his monster paradise.) Rereading this scene, it almost feels as if he's trying to compare her to himself. Itou's a human that's been branded a monster due to her (mental) abnormalities, and so couldn't Mr. N be a human that's been branded a monster due to his (physical) abnormalities?
Plus, while I can't be sure if it's just a quirk of the translation, but he says "our type" when describing the distinction between "transforming" and "costume" types to Itou. Is this implying that Itou is a "transforming type," despite being a human? "Transforming type" can be interpreted as "transforming into a monster," as well. And a constant theme in this manga is the comparison between "monsters" and "humans that don't fit in." So why would Itou be the only character in the latter category when we see so many monsters?
Though, if Mr. N really isn't a monster, and really is "human," then of course you gotta wonder where his transformation ability even came from. And while I don't have a good answer for that right, I do think the fact that he's so different from the rest of the monsters we've seen has to be important. Plus, Itou comes to her conclusion specifically after seeing Mr. N transform here, suggesting a connection between that and her answer, at the very least.
But isn't it odd that we never actually see any other "transforming types?" Because if every single monster we've seen works like this, having to possess bodies to become "human," why would Mr. N be the only exception? From a meta perspective, it's not like his transformation ability is completely vital to the plot, is it? Some stuff would have to be rewritten, of course, but not enough to justify making the way he functions so drastically different from all the other monsters.
So couldn't this imply that he's not actually a monster? That "transformation types" aren't actually monsters?
In Ch10, he doesn't call himself a monster, but rather just "evil" and "a creature that kills people." Plus, in the chapter just before that, when we see his "monster form," it's still completely humanoid, just oddly proportioned and lacking facial details. And while I haven't reread the entire manga, I'm willing to bet that he actually is pretty consistent in not calling himself a monster directly.
And back to Ch10, he also makes a comment about how "you don't get to decide for yourself whether you're normal or a monster." After that, he calls Itou a monster before trying to get her to join with him in "destroying the world." (a.k.a. Creating his monster paradise.) Rereading this scene, it almost feels as if he's trying to compare her to himself. Itou's a human that's been branded a monster due to her (mental) abnormalities, and so couldn't Mr. N be a human that's been branded a monster due to his (physical) abnormalities?
Plus, while I can't be sure if it's just a quirk of the translation, but he says "our type" when describing the distinction between "transforming" and "costume" types to Itou. Is this implying that Itou is a "transforming type," despite being a human? "Transforming type" can be interpreted as "transforming into a monster," as well. And a constant theme in this manga is the comparison between "monsters" and "humans that don't fit in." So why would Itou be the only character in the latter category when we see so many monsters?
Though, if Mr. N really isn't a monster, and really is "human," then of course you gotta wonder where his transformation ability even came from. And while I don't have a good answer for that right, I do think the fact that he's so different from the rest of the monsters we've seen has to be important. Plus, Itou comes to her conclusion specifically after seeing Mr. N transform here, suggesting a connection between that and her answer, at the very least.
It's not a quirk of the translation, he says 我々 ("wareware" / "our") in Japanese as well. However, at least at the time, I interpreted this as meaning "me and monsters like me," not "me and you/Itou."
(I don't meant to imply anything in particular by "at least at the time," just that obviously I know the answer, so I'm just trying to remain ambiguous about whether or not knowing the answer impacts my interpretation of that scene.)
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