Sinnesspiel

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Cultural Notes

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Seven striped kasaya - A kasaya is a stole monks wear, usually over the shoulder and then draped around the body and bound with a cord. The seven striped or seven paneled kasaya is a more formal one than the more typically seen 5-paneled kasaya and is largely reserved for funeral ceremonies or highly ranking monks depending on the sect. Image.

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( After longing for a sense of a connection, a territorial bond, just like this for so long, he knew it when he obtained it. )

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( Probably won't die. Guys like me end up living long lives. )

Each is about 6 minutes long. Hard-subbed video files. Translator notes where applicable.

Batch

1. Fathers and Sons - Max, Ash
2. Out of Season - Bones, Kong, Ash, Eiji, Alex
3. Other Voices, Other Rooms - Ibe, Max, Ash
4. God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen - Yut Lung, Blanca, Sing
5. All The Sad Young Men - Eiji, Ash

Credit's nice if you share it.

Links to Chapters

13 - 1
13 - 2
13 - 3
13 - 4
13 - 5

Cultural Notes

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Zabuton - A square seating cushion that looks like a particularly thin pillow. Literally "sitting futon." In the translation, I'd first called it a zabuton cushion so you may not need this note, but it's not meant or socially fit for use as a head-resting, sleeping pillow; it's very thin and dense, and Tomiko using it as one, particularly as a woman concerned with propriety, highlights the laziness Motoko may see, or the sheer fatigue at play, or at the very least strike one as odd.

I got drug into this series entirely against my will. This is a language reference guide more than a character guide so it's slanted more towards people familiar with the series and wanting to use it to understand Japanese characterized speech patterns than towards those looking for character insight. Statements made about characters or their relationships are more about their reflection via linguistic strategies. But maybe it'll offer insight into the characters too. Also useful if you're writing a fic or RPing and wonder "Crap, do I -san or -senpai this person?"

The guide assumes some basic familiarity with first person Japanese pronouns (watashi vs. ore, kare vs. aitsu, kimi vs. temee, etc.) and knowledge of what keigo (formal speech) is and fundamental kouhai-senpai dynamics, with full keigo to them assumed unless otherwise noted. I've also tried to include generalized notes where appropriate. I might make assumptions for certain defaults; will note them. Feel free to ask any questions.

Sources include the manga, anime, games (PSP, 2 3DS games, Cross Colors), CD dramas and novels. Haven't seen the stage shows. Will note if something is exclusive to one source or seems off. Will cite incidents of linguistic interest.

If your desired character's not listed yet, let me know and I'll try to do them sooner, otherwise I'm just sort of going in order of when they show up. Kind of. Some characters show up earlier but don't have a lot of dialogue or a span of interactions to analyze until later so it'd be fair to just call it random. If they're a minor character I probably won't do them unless they have distinct speech patterns worth analyzing (see Miyaji), or I'm otherwise asked. It's no problem if asked, in fact in an age where subs largely drop honorifics and chose localization over accuracy I'll be stoked to know fans cared about this stuff. It's just this page would be very long if I did every Tom, Dick and Harry.


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So as I work with the Kakizawa video, I have a few problems. First and foremost, I don't know who to credit for the video; is the 4GB version a condensed version of the one by Magnet from AsiaFull? I used the torrent (and am uploading the 4GB version for DDL presently since I don't think one exists yet) but I don't know who originated the torrent to credit either. Got them credited properly now!

But the more pressing one at the moment is the translation matter.


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So my question is, are translations which consider auditory and visual cues in picking the translated tone...

A. Necessary? (For example, does failing to do so mute the impression of the performance to the reading audience, even with the same visual and auditory cues available?)
B. Helpful? (For example, does it provide information those not as familiar with the original language might not pick up, such as word emphasis, speed, or pronunciation differences?)
C. Invasive? (By nature of being ultimately the translator's subjective impression forced on the translation viewing audience, unnecessarily or inaccurately affecting whatever impression they may form?)