Dandadan - Ch. 121 - Who's This Person?

[MangaDex]

 

[Whydoibother]

See, you can tell this guy's evil because he literally walked out of the gates of hell.

 

[Eighty-six]

I'm 98% sure that the conversation they're having on p.14 is about first-person pronouns. Momo probably uses something like "atashi", while the Pair of 2+ scans explained that Takakura uses "jibun" for self-reference.

If I'm right, Momo's bewildered that Vamola is taking to self-referring with "jibun" even though she spends more time with her.

Kinta may be trying to get her to say "a-ta-shi", or maybe "wa-ta-shi" step by step, which is rendered here as "I! Me! Moi!".

I get the Mangaplus site format or policy may not allow for a translation notes page, but a margin or gutter note probably would have been best for this utterly Japanese conversation.

 

[alacaelum]

Whoever had the idea to put the "I need a hero" joke/reference... DESERVES a raise.

Sanjome... Saint-Germain... oh Japan, never change.

 

[alacaelum]

I'm 98% sure that the conversation they're having on p.14 is about first-person pronouns. Momo probably uses something like "atashi", while, the Pair of 2+ scans explained that Takakura uses "jibun" for self-reference.

If I'm right, Momo's bewildered that Vamola is taking to self-referring with "jibun" even though she spends more time with her.

Kinta may be trying to get her to say "a-ta-shi", or maybe "wa-ta-shi" step by step, which is rendered here as "I! Me! Moi!".

I get the Mangaplus site format or policy may not allow for a translation notes page, but a margin or gutter note probably would have been best for this utterly Japanese conversation.

Oh, that will not happen, you know why? Because that site doesn't have the love for the art of translation.

I won't include the translators themselves in that, because I bet many of them want to be able to put such notes, but... they are hired, they have to obey their employer's rules... as stupid as they are, that is what is necessary.

 

[flxsemi]

So he's Turbo Granny's old flame or something?

 

[D3f4lt]

So basically st Germain traveled using nether portals, truly art imitates reality

 

[the_legendary_klobb]

Oh, that will not happen, you know why? Because that site doesn't have the love for the art of translation.

I won't include the translators themselves in that, because I bet many of them want to be able to put such notes, but... they are hired, they have to obey their employer's rules... as stupid as they are, that is what is necessary.

Very true, sadly. Notes for language, society, history and culture insights are the best ambassadors for people like us that want to better understand japanese culture through its media. But that's clearly not a concern for this company and most others like it.

 

[Big_Boss]

I'm 98% sure that the conversation they're having on p.14 is about first-person pronouns. Momo probably uses something like "atashi", while the Pair of 2+ scans explained that Takakura uses "jibun" for self-reference.

If I'm right, Momo's bewildered that Vamola is taking to self-referring with "jibun" even though she spends more time with her.

Kinta may be trying to get her to say "a-ta-shi", or maybe "wa-ta-shi" step by step, which is rendered here as "I! Me! Moi!".

I get the Mangaplus site format or policy may not allow for a translation notes page, but a margin or gutter note probably would have been best for this utterly Japanese conversation.

Wow, intresting deteail, indeed sounds possible with the many pronounce that japanese tend to refer to themselfs with.
Thanks to mangaka and translation team as always!

 

[alacaelum]

Very true, sadly. Notes for language, society, history and culture insights are the best ambassadors for people like us that want to better understand japanese culture through its media. But that's clearly not a concern for this company and most others like it.

I drink to that my friend, cheers.

 

[momerathe]

where’s that fancy looking door from?

 

[Lustrist]

the saint won musical chairs

 

[UnvalidUserName]

HOLD ON! Why are they talking about another "family jewel"? He got two back already... does he have 3 balls?

 

[Eighty-six]

where’s that fancy looking door from?

Looks like Rodin's sculpture of the gates of Hell from Dante's Inferno.

You'll be somewhat familiar with the sculpture if you've watched the 2003 anime adaptation of Fullmetal Alchemist-- the Gate, as depicted there, is based on this.

HOLD ON! Why are they talking about another "family jewel"? He got two back already... does he have 3 balls?

Nay, it's the same ball-- he got it back, then lost it, and now they just got it back.

 

[sdarkpaladin]

That's the new Harajuku station. RIP old Harajuku station. And while we're at it, RIP old Shibuya station...

 

[daywithoutgames]

page 1 :
fat boy and pink-hair girl dont play the game . i guess their reasons are :

- fat boy : im too fat and too heavy for sports .

- pink-hair girl : im very elegant . this sport looks stupid and brute .

page 4 :
grandma uses the pronoun "washi" .

page 12 :
- ... murakami-sensei ...

- ... sanjome-sensei ...

- ... we have got an ikemen sensei here ? ...

now alien girl uses the pronoun "jibun" , just like main boy .
then fat boy tells her to use "watashi" instead .
BTW , main girl uses the pronoun "uchi" .

- main boy : ... buy a smartphone and start using SNS ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_networking_service

page 16 :
- fat boy : ... nee-san ...

 

[Swift]

I've always found it bizarre when translation/cleaning/wherever along the line seems to value eliminating the original language over conveying the things to the reader/viewer as best as possible. As others brought up, the plot point of the version of I/me to be used was completely fumbled because of it. I would hope anyone looking at media from another language would have at least some openness to learning at least a bit about that language and culture, if not outright interest in it.

 

[rexmundi]

Is that the gate from full metal alchemist?