Les Miserables (ARAI Takahiro) - Vol. 2 Ch. 7 - The Descent

[MangaDex]

 

[plsnobully]

 

[LE_MALEM]

@plsnobully
You bet! It was heart-wrenching even for me to translate!

 

[kalton]

yeah having read the english translation of the french story, the plot is pretty grim with things getting worse before they get a bit better

 

[sylvacoer]

I'm so glad I found the anime version of this or i'd be setting things on fire right now.

 

[deathpad]

ow..aw.. my heart broke.

 

[Brady10]

..... I am able to put a stone cold face on when watching the musical.... but seeing in manga format breaks my heart

 

[azewi]

Each character depicted in the story is a 'miserable', but Fantine is one of the most miserable of the 'miserables'.

 

[LE_MALEM]

@sylvacoer
As I said, it was insanely harsh for me to translate this one!

 

[okasamyn]

Thank you for the update from the bottom of my once miserable heart!!!!

 

[Taerene]

thanks for this, i really enjoy tho it makes me depressed as hell

 

[77BLc9JwJGpLVARkamJx]

Thanks for the chapter. Feels bad man, her hair can grow back, but the teeth...

 

[ElBichoRaro]

LE_MALEM, my friend... You've done an amazing job!

 

[lisaisa]

Thank you so much for the chapter!

 

[LE_MALEM]

@ElBichoRaro
I'll take that praise when I'm done with the ENTIRE manga! It is too early to celebrate...
Also, it's thanks to Alex: He's doing most of the job. I am but a simple translator.

 

[Unquenchabletintin]

@LE_MALEM
Thank you so much to you and Alex; you're doing such a lovely job with this manga!!

Just a question about translation though: I vaguely remember in the Brick that Cosette wasn't her real name but a nickname for something completely different? Does the manga follow the book or does it omit a few details like that?

 

[LE_MALEM]

@Unquenchabletintin
I have always known her as Cosette... unless you're talking about a later part of the book where...

Spoiler

Marius mistakes her name for some other name... or it is her Church name.

But as someone who read the book and the manga, I confirm that they're pretty much similar and faithful to the book (well of course they have to omit details here and there: The original Victor Hugo book is huge!) and I confirm that her name is Cosette and not something else.

 

[MamaMaji]

Thank you so much for the chapter!
Also is anybody else surprised by how tall Javert is compared to Valjean? I feel like in the book, Valjean is definitely portrayed as being taller than pretty much anyone else...

 

[LE_MALEM]

@MamaMaji
Even I noticed that! Despite that, Valjean has the most imposing presence in that picture. Also, Javert for me if I have to compare him to something: He's like a rapier; sharp, edgy, thin and tall. Takahiro realized my vision of Javert perfectly to be completely honest!