Boku no Kanojo wa Dekkawaii - Ch. 17

[mojo72400]

For a segment, I was a bit let down that there wasn't a panty shot as a fanservice gag.

Still a cute chapter though.

 

[EnFiveFour]

Cuteness overload!
Thank you for the translation!

 

[AzumaKeiichi]

It's been a while since I saw someone using that meme.

 

[Sekraan]

I don't like it because it relates to much to snk and "colossal" isn't something I would never say for a tall girl..... That word is mainly used for animals or food challenges. It's ugly imo. When you say "big" is better because of how he thinks of her like a "big puppy."

This might be an age or culture gap then. For me, the Colossus of Rhodes is the main touchstone for the word. It literally comes from the Latin for "large statute". It's commonly used to refer to places and things, but also humans; for example, if someone dominated their field of work or study you might refer to them as a colossus, as they were so large their put their shadow over everything.

Now, I wouldn't call a tall girl colossal, but I also wouldn't call her big for the same reason. It could be implying she's fat rather than tall.

I don't know what snk is.

 

[yummyyummy]

please dont let yen press catch up

 

[Kitosen]

Thanks for the chapter!

 

[pink_rabbit]

This might be an age or culture gap then. For me, the Colossus of Rhodes is the main touchstone for the word. It literally comes from the Latin for "large statute". It's commonly used to refer to places and things, but also humans; for example, if someone dominated their field of work or study you might refer to them as a colossus, as they were so large their put their shadow over everything.

Its most likely a culture gap then because I have never heard of that.... Another thing about license translators is them often saying how language changes and popular words being changed. They would often pick words that typically people use. So for them to pick "colossus" to describe a person is out of nowhere.

Now, I wouldn't call a tall girl colossal, but I also wouldn't call her big for the same reason. It could be implying she's fat rather than tall.

People like fat/chubby girls. The porno industry and TV trope term used term "bbw" is a thing for big girls which is often called "big beautiful woman." However, someone commenting that it could have been called "my girlfriend is a big cutie" does sound better because I have heard people call their s/o "big love bugs"

I don't know what snk is.

snk = shingeki no Kyojin = attack on titan = aot

 

[Sekraan]

Its most likely a culture gap then because I have never heard of that.... Another thing about license translators is them often saying how language changes and popular words being changed. They would often pick words that typically people use. So for them to pick "colossus" to describe a person is out of nowhere.

The Colossus of Rhodes is one of the seven wonders of the ancient world. In any case, yes, calling a person a "colossus" is a figurative use of speech that I'd expect to see in a journalistic or academic context, from highly educated speakers, rather than in more colloquial contexts.

The adjective "colossal" is much more common in everyday use. Out of curiosity I checked online and for a native English speaker you'd expect to know this by middle school.

It also has the indirect reference to "colossus" which is closer to the Japanese wordplay in suggesting that the girlfriend is big and her cuteness levels are also sizable. So it's not out of nowhere.

I also prefer the sound of it compared to "big cutie" which is more boring in my opinion, but this is where personal preference comes in.

snk = shingeki no Kyojin = attack on titan = aot

Ah. If the title was "Titanic Cutie" I'd understand your concern. I don't think most people are associating colossal with that.

 

[pink_rabbit]

The adjective "colossal" is much more common in everyday use. Out of curiosity I checked online and for a native English speaker you'd expect to know this by middle school.

I have never head it used IRL with people. Most I hear is big/huge/jumbo but never colossal. However, if it used by middle school then that's more wrong to choose because the demographic for this manga is aimed towards ADULT men. At most is adult readers.

It also has the indirect reference to "colossus" which is closer to the Japanese wordplay in suggesting that the girlfriend is big and her cuteness levels are also sizable. So it's not out of nowhere.

Again, if that is the case then I don't get with license translators. They go back and forth with their reasoning with words like "closer to Japanese word play" or say "we picked words more common with today's culture of words." I dunno. They always seem to do say the reasoning to avoid responsibility on their words in translations.

Ah. If the title was "Titanic Cutie" I'd understand your concern. I don't think most people are associating colossal with that.

Most my age and in college (the demographic aimed more at) do not pick colossal when describing a person. More for non-living being beings.

either way, the of the day is me thinking these license translators messed up again with picking wrong adjectives when describing someone. There are tons of words used in a thesaurus. However, this is a manga that is supposed to be cute and laid back so "big cutie" would have been 10000x better. "Colossal" seems more used older horror movies, prehistoric animals, and just off. It doesn't have that right vibe when you think of fluffy romance like this.

 

[Sekraan]

I have never head it used IRL with people. Most I hear is big/huge/jumbo but never colossal. However, if it used by middle school then that's more wrong to choose because the demographic for this manga is aimed towards ADULT men. At most is adult readers.

....

either way, the of the day is me thinking these license translators messed up again with picking wrong adjectives when describing someone. There are tons of words used in a thesaurus. However, this is a manga that is supposed to be cute and laid back so "big cutie" would have been 10000x better. "Colossal" seems more used older horror movies, prehistoric animals, and just off. It doesn't have that right vibe when you think of fluffy romance like this.

You see this term more in written rather than spoken form. It is also found more in adult contexts; I just suggested middle school as the point where you'd be expected to know this since I wasn't sure if you were a native English speaker. For an ESL speaker, this might be a more difficult word.

This is probably why the earlier commenter suggested you need to read more. I don't mean to offend. It's just that colossal is very much used for places and things (e.g., the Colosseum in Rome is named as such for this reason) rather than animals or horror movies, let alone "food challenges" as you suggested earlier. So I understand where that person is coming from.

The links below show many examples, that will perhaps illustrate why your suggestions as to how these terms are used sound odd:
https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/colossal
https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/colossus

 

[FGRayz]

and you say being short it sucks hmm

 

[Karretch]

This might be an age or culture gap then. For me, the Colossus of Rhodes is the main touchstone for the word. It literally comes from the Latin for "large statute". It's commonly used to refer to places and things, but also humans; for example, if someone dominated their field of work or study you might refer to them as a colossus, as they were so large their put their shadow over everything.

Now, I wouldn't call a tall girl colossal, but I also wouldn't call her big for the same reason. It could be implying she's fat rather than tall.

I don't know what snk is.

Also, X-Men Colossus cuz he was big and strong.

 

[AnonymousContributor]

You see this term more in written rather than spoken form. It is also found more in adult contexts; I just suggested middle school as the point where you'd be expected to know this since I wasn't sure if you were a native English speaker. For an ESL speaker, this might be a more difficult word.

This is probably why the earlier commenter suggested you need to read more. I don't mean to offend. It's just that colossal is very much used for places and things (e.g., the Colosseum in Rome is named as such for this reason) rather than animals or horror movies, let alone "food challenges" as you suggested earlier. So I understand where that person is coming from.

The links below show many examples, that will perhaps illustrate why your suggestions as to how these terms are used sound odd:
https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/colossal
https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/colossus

tangential but seeing the crying nene yashiro pfp makes it kinda hard to take the discussion seriously though my profile is goofy as fuck so glass stones

 

[unnamederror]

AHHHHHHHHHHHH SO SWEEEEEEEEEETTTTTTTTTTTTTT

 

[EulBassist]

Thanks for the chapter!