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Old 2012-10-03, 04:13   Link #2621
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Oh, that's because that translation is to reading just as Himeji's cooking is to eating.

Many errors, like 'crimson' being translated to 'red lotus', and people are trying to make it make sense, I guess.
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Old 2012-10-03, 07:31   Link #2622
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I thought non registered users can't edit page.
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Old 2012-10-03, 08:45   Link #2623
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Oh, that's because that translation is to reading just as Himeji's cooking is to eating.

Many errors, like 'crimson' being translated to 'red lotus', and people are trying to make it make sense, I guess.
The translation in chinese directly included "lian" which was for lotus, leaving me scratching my head.

Other than that, I had to make a lot of micro-changes in my translations.

For example, the tendency for the author/chinese translator to keep writing a brand new sentence rather than a paragraph.

Like"

Claire drank a glass of wine.

Then Claire kissed Kamito.

When it is more efficient to say Clare drank a glass of wine then kissed Kamito.

Other problems including languages being completely unclear since the author/translators like to put speech a head of description.

Like

"OUCH"

Claire screamed.

I change it to.

Claire screamed "Ouch"

etc etc
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Old 2012-10-03, 08:54   Link #2624
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^That means we seriously need TLC here and stop those people that keep messing with your translations.
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Old 2012-10-03, 10:36   Link #2625
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You should have realised how ridiculous 'red lotus flames' sound though...

Also, about the 'inefficiency', there's a reason sentences are done the way they are.

The sentences are structured that way so as to build impact.

'Clare[sic] drank a glass of wine then kissed Kamito.'

or

'Claire drank a glass of wine.

Then Claire kissed Kamito.'

The latter shows a stark contrast in the actions, more so than the former. Of course, there are other implications, but I won't blame you if you don't notice all these little things. As a translator I aim to convey as much of the author's intentions as I can at all times, but to each his own. And the Chinese translations are not too far off from the original, I read both of them in JP and Chinese. Use wenku8.cn, btw, they've provided the best translations so far for me.
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Old 2012-10-03, 21:21   Link #2626
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You should have realised how ridiculous 'red lotus flames' sound though...

Also, about the 'inefficiency', there's a reason sentences are done the way they are.

The sentences are structured that way so as to build impact.

'Clare[sic] drank a glass of wine then kissed Kamito.'

or

'Claire drank a glass of wine.

Then Claire kissed Kamito.'

The latter shows a stark contrast in the actions, more so than the former. Of course, there are other implications, but I won't blame you if you don't notice all these little things. As a translator I aim to convey as much of the author's intentions as I can at all times, but to each his own. And the Chinese translations are not too far off from the original, I read both of them in JP and Chinese. Use wenku8.cn, btw, they've provided the best translations so far for me.
Well, in that case, can you take over then? Clearly you are the better translator for the job~
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Old 2012-10-03, 21:35   Link #2627
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Did Leona want to sleep with Kamito or castrate him? I think my chinese is falling apart ~
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Old 2012-10-03, 21:39   Link #2628
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Leona = Eleonora, right?
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Old 2012-10-03, 22:20   Link #2629
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Leona = Eleonora, right?
Leonora· Lancaster
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Old 2012-10-04, 02:13   Link #2630
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Well, in that case, can you take over then? Clearly you are the better translator for the job~
I don't like to clean up after others. I already have my own series to translate, at any rate.
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Old 2012-10-05, 12:15   Link #2631
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^ What series are you translating right now?
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Old 2012-10-05, 13:57   Link #2632
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Florza's doing Gekka no Utahime to Magi no Ou. It's on baka-tsuki in teaser projects and its pretty good. All that talk about science and magic kinda reminded me about TAMNI.
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Old 2012-10-05, 17:45   Link #2633
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Then, should we make a thread for Gekka no Utahime? Man, Florza is really a beast, chapter 1 just got updated yesterday.
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Old 2012-10-05, 19:33   Link #2634
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Oh really, I should check it out.
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Old 2012-10-05, 19:36   Link #2635
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Apparently people from 2chan got it to theirs head that next vol would be the last.
It good to know that, that it not true.
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Old 2012-10-06, 00:29   Link #2636
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*phew...finally posting after going through all the 132 pages
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Old 2012-10-06, 00:31   Link #2637
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^That means we seriously need TLC here and stop those people that keep messing with your translations.
KuroiHikari is helping with the TLC for the chapter
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Old 2012-10-06, 00:44   Link #2638
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What does TLC mean?
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Old 2012-10-06, 00:48   Link #2639
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TLC = Translator Check. Strictly speaking, person who does proofreading. In BT, we have a guy named Perfect Chaos
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Old 2012-10-06, 01:57   Link #2640
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Apparently people from 2chan got it to theirs head that next vol would be the last.
It good to know that, that it not true.
I don't want Blade Dance to be short. It needs at least 15 volumes.
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