Baki no Wa! - Vol. 1 Ch. 1

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Was excited to read it until I saw shit ass translation like "jobbing". That stuff gets so old whenever someone talks about baki or kengan
 
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Was excited to read it until I saw shit ass translation like "jobbing". That stuff gets so old whenever someone talks about baki or kengan
This is a completely appropriate use of the term. They are talking about the martial arts manga trope where a character immediately loses to the MC in chapter 1 and how it's weird that Suedo isn't actually a jobber.
 
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This is a completely appropriate use of the term. They are talking about the martial arts manga trope where a character immediately loses to the MC in chapter 1 and how it's weird that Suedo isn't actually a jobber.
All slang has appropriate uses that doesn't mean it's not annoying. People say job and jobber every two seconds when talking about every named character in any martial arts manga. I can appreciate that the translation is going for that kind of thing but it's just annoying to me. I could go to any YouTube comment section and see the same annoying ass comments lol
 
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All slang has appropriate uses that doesn't mean it's not annoying. People say job and jobber every two seconds when talking about every named character in any martial arts manga. I can appreciate that the translation is going for that kind of thing but it's just annoying to me. I could go to any YouTube comment section and see the same annoying ass comments lol
Ahh, I get what you mean then. I try to keep out most slang unless it's dialectic or an exact fit (like here) for this exact reason, but I suppose "jobber" to martial arts manga fans is always going to be the king of annoying slang, especially when it's so frequently misused, too.

I definitely hate to see the word used in reference to Baki elsewhere, because it's almost always just being slapped on the loser of a fight where, in reality, the intention of the loss is for that character's development and not their victorious opponent. Kehaya and Alai Jr. are perfect examples of that. But as I say, here I thought it might've flown since it's the correct usage and they're talking about how there isn't actually any jobbing going on.
 
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This would be a really fun and funny idea if Itagaki wasn't part of it at all. Sadly, not the case
 
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Thanks for the chapter. It's good, and I hope it brings attention to Naka Kento's other work Tokuni Aru Hibi so someone translates it.
 
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This is such an odd idea for a comic, but a good one too. I'd actually like to see a series like this, but where it branches out to comics and manga of all sorts -- sort of like a comic that does comic reviews and recommendations. :meguu:
 

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