Koe no Chiisai Komori-san to Kusodeka Oogoe no Oobayashi-kun - Vol. 1 Ch. 20

[MangaDex]

 

[vessalius]

ah yes, the limitations of translation

 

[Rasz]

But why didnt you just used the "please carry" instead of lend me a hand

 

[pockettrash]

@Rasz putting it like that sounds kinda awkward in English, unlike in Japanese where it naturally stands on its own. Simply because of that. Maybe there's a better alternative to our solution but it is what it is.

 

[MegaWallflower]

I think "give me a hand" got across the ambiguous call for help while still making it sound natural for the situation very well. I appreciate the extra page to explain the translation as well. Thanks for that.

 

[justforthelulz]

Look at the smug on that Shiba.

 

[Infinity1153]

Thanks for the fast translation!

 

[Fish_Food]

I think that sounded pretty natural and gets the point/intent across with the way you guys did it!

 

[Benerbaijan]

Thanks so much for the chapter. Regarding the last page I think you handled it in the best way possible. Looked very natural to me.

 

[Ced1106]

Personally, I'm fine with the "brackets" translation (with an * then an explanation in the credits), even though it "interferes" with the reading. No different than having to look up a term I'm not familiar with. However, I don't think many readers are familiar with the implied direct object joke trope used in Japanese comedy. Thanks for the translations!!! 🐶🐶🐶

 

[Hacete]

I am quite disappointed by my own mistake, I misread the lines as "Carry me" and brought my own hopes high 😔

 

[princeGhirahim]

thanks for translating and adding in that explanation at the end

 

[feha]

Reading the last page's notes, I have to agree with them. They did butcher it. Instead of implying a princess carry, they implied public fingering on a parkbench. Sure, there is a misunderstanding in both ways to translate it, but the latter is way more surprisingly lood and not the same misunderstanding as they said the raws were.

 

[pockettrash]

implied public fingering on a parkbench

@feha that wasn't our intention but thanks for the input 😅

Thanks to everyone else who left their thoughts on the matter as well

 

[feha]

@pockettrash I mean, I don't see how else "give me a hand" can be taken in the wrong way if it isn't some lood interpretation (handholding obviously being the loodest). Particularly in a way that serves to make some guy flustered.

And with her pose combined with the camera-angle, I was surprised to not see more comments mention this interpretation :d

 

[IsseiTheOppaiMaster11]

Thanks for the update, please continue translating this manga really love it. Thank you translators can’t wait for the next update.

 

[practicallyuseful]

Lol y'all dirty. This is a slice of life romantic comedy

 

[cerepan]

Ah. Yeah..."Carry...?" can still work because "..." leaves the question open/as if she didn't finish her sentence:
Is she gonna say carry Me or carry Shibako?

Hence his confusion (which is almost in the same vein as the original)

 

[aquanigga3]

@pockettrash Sauce?

 

[pockettrash]

@aquanigga3 that'd be Endo and Kobayashi’s Live Commentary on the Villainess