Jitsu wa Ore, Saikyou Deshita? - Vol. 3 Ch. 15 - Rest for a moment
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you are not even trying, please stop if you don't want to even exert
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In addition to what @alidan said, not only align the text to center but also center it in the word bubble/box itself.
AVOID COMIC SANS AT ALL COST!
A good free font to use for text is "Anime Ace" and any other font you use for action text be sure that it is in all Capital letters.
Also avoid translator notes and comments in the word bubbles. Keep them to the margins and spaces between the Panels as much as possible (text boxes are okay to an extent as long as there is sufficient room), labeling them with "T/N:" for Notes and "T/C: for Comments (please keep comments to a minimum and or have them in the credit pages at the end of Chapters).
DO NOT MEME!!!!
Also don't add things, speech and or slang, that wasn't in the original. While you may like it and think it's funny, not everyone else does and many see it as a disservice if not an insult to the Author.
Also go over the previous Chapters (if not of other series, especially of your more popular titles) or even the official releases, as an example of how you might want it to look. The more consistent and professional looking it is the less people are to complain.
AVOID COMIC SANS AT ALL COST!
A good free font to use for text is "Anime Ace" and any other font you use for action text be sure that it is in all Capital letters.
Also avoid translator notes and comments in the word bubbles. Keep them to the margins and spaces between the Panels as much as possible (text boxes are okay to an extent as long as there is sufficient room), labeling them with "T/N:" for Notes and "T/C: for Comments (please keep comments to a minimum and or have them in the credit pages at the end of Chapters).
DO NOT MEME!!!!
Also don't add things, speech and or slang, that wasn't in the original. While you may like it and think it's funny, not everyone else does and many see it as a disservice if not an insult to the Author.
Also go over the previous Chapters (if not of other series, especially of your more popular titles) or even the official releases, as an example of how you might want it to look. The more consistent and professional looking it is the less people are to complain.
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Ill add to this
If for some reason there is a pop culture reference or some kind of meme, you have tow roads you can go down,
1) translate verbatim and give a note with context at the end of if its short enough, in margins,
2) change the reference to something someone could easily look up or possibly even know from a country that uses the language translated into.
professionals use to do 2, but most of the scanlation readers prefer 1
there is some exceptions, japans youtube has that scrolling text on screen and they will have just long strings of characters, most of the time there is an english equivalent, it's a judgement call on how you handle it because both are seen as ok.
I do recommend if something is changed, you make a note of it on a separate page.
something more common is a character having an accent. if you can translate it in a way that is easy to read while imparting the accent, go for it, but if you can't, just don't and make note of it. I think everyone has read some elizabethan esque dialogue, and sat there for far to long trying to parse it, it's better to just translate to a common in this case. you MAY want to use a different font for this, signify something is different, but don't pick something that is horrendously hard to read just because its fancy, even just italics can be sufficient.
Ill add to this
If for some reason there is a pop culture reference or some kind of meme, you have tow roads you can go down,
1) translate verbatim and give a note with context at the end of if its short enough, in margins,
2) change the reference to something someone could easily look up or possibly even know from a country that uses the language translated into.
professionals use to do 2, but most of the scanlation readers prefer 1
there is some exceptions, japans youtube has that scrolling text on screen and they will have just long strings of characters, most of the time there is an english equivalent, it's a judgement call on how you handle it because both are seen as ok.
I do recommend if something is changed, you make a note of it on a separate page.
something more common is a character having an accent. if you can translate it in a way that is easy to read while imparting the accent, go for it, but if you can't, just don't and make note of it. I think everyone has read some elizabethan esque dialogue, and sat there for far to long trying to parse it, it's better to just translate to a common in this case. you MAY want to use a different font for this, signify something is different, but don't pick something that is horrendously hard to read just because its fancy, even just italics can be sufficient.
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@alidan
When it cones to Localization it's an iffy thing for me.
Changing dialogue/sayings/memes because it wouldn't/doesn't/can't make sense in English is fine as long as its explained/logical. But changing it because you are trying to appeal to a different (western) audience because you don't think they will understand it and or for social political reasons (which is common among "professional" publications as of late), I'm not a fan of. They seem to forget that most of are reading it because it's Japanese in origin and understand common sayings/slang. And changing it has tendency to affect the stony some.
A good example of this is the differences between the Fan and Professional translations of the OreGairu LN's.
As for accents I totally agree. And a good example of how it's done right is with the Uncle from the "Flying Witch" series.
When it cones to Localization it's an iffy thing for me.
Changing dialogue/sayings/memes because it wouldn't/doesn't/can't make sense in English is fine as long as its explained/logical. But changing it because you are trying to appeal to a different (western) audience because you don't think they will understand it and or for social political reasons (which is common among "professional" publications as of late), I'm not a fan of. They seem to forget that most of are reading it because it's Japanese in origin and understand common sayings/slang. And changing it has tendency to affect the stony some.
A good example of this is the differences between the Fan and Professional translations of the OreGairu LN's.
As for accents I totally agree. And a good example of how it's done right is with the Uncle from the "Flying Witch" series.
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changing it for change sake, maid dragon is the worst offender of this, both the 'but your a girl' to 'but i'm straight' and inserting patriarchy... there is a reason I cant watch the english version of that show.
But there are other ones for a long time ago, where a pop star was referenced, where I guarantee no one in any western country would know the reference, hell, for a good while I more or less only consumed japanese 'culture' for 2 years with barely western influence but I barely even knew that person, but the western translation changed her to britney spears. I can't say if I like that or not, because this was also at a time where they didn't have large 'here are the references and explanation' pages.
I would say a direct translation of lets say.... jajajajajajaja which I believe is how they do a lolololololol would probably be just fine being changed, but changing a rice ball to doughnut is stupid. I get why they localize manga that way, but I don't like it much.
changing it for change sake, maid dragon is the worst offender of this, both the 'but your a girl' to 'but i'm straight' and inserting patriarchy... there is a reason I cant watch the english version of that show.
But there are other ones for a long time ago, where a pop star was referenced, where I guarantee no one in any western country would know the reference, hell, for a good while I more or less only consumed japanese 'culture' for 2 years with barely western influence but I barely even knew that person, but the western translation changed her to britney spears. I can't say if I like that or not, because this was also at a time where they didn't have large 'here are the references and explanation' pages.
I would say a direct translation of lets say.... jajajajajajaja which I believe is how they do a lolololololol would probably be just fine being changed, but changing a rice ball to doughnut is stupid. I get why they localize manga that way, but I don't like it much.
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finally, someone using onii-sama instead of dear brother yayyyy
I love that he fought her in a private place so no one knows what happened. But then left her with a very visible choker, like none of that hidden slave tattoo nonsense.
"My lady...are... are you still wearing that slave choker?"
"It's a fashion item, isn't it so fetch?"
"Queen. Stop trying to make slave-fashion happen. It's not going to happen."
"My lady...are... are you still wearing that slave choker?"
"It's a fashion item, isn't it so fetch?"
"Queen. Stop trying to make slave-fashion happen. It's not going to happen."
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the father definitely knows lmao
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well shiit
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