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2013-01-05, 03:50 | Link #422 | |
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2013-01-05, 03:59 | Link #424 | |
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Well, there will be other versions, too, I'm sure. So those who feel strongly about it will undoubtedly be able to get the Demon Queen, as well. |
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2013-01-05, 04:03 | Link #425 | |
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So if it sounds unnatural in japanese shouldn't it sound unnatural in english as well?
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2013-01-05, 04:08 | Link #428 | |
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She is using a male title. That's the fact of it. To change it to "Demon Queen" would not be a translation, but fanfiction.
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2013-01-05, 04:11 | Link #430 | |
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I have been in love with this show for a loooong time, and for me, Demon Queen is Demon Queen, which would have been a perfectly valid editing decision, too. I think Petdit put it best: There will be other versions, I'm sure. Problem solved. Listen to the translation experts *rolls eyes* ... well, whatever. |
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2013-01-05, 04:14 | Link #431 | |
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King, Emperor, Lord... etc.
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2013-01-05, 04:23 | Link #433 | ||
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Despite the fact that the source material does not? And that I am a hack for stating this fact? Quote:
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2013-01-05, 04:31 | Link #434 | |
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Can we please move this "subber elitism" out of this thread? We already have much to discuss, and it doesn't include whether we call her "Demon King" or "Demon Queen".
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2013-01-05, 04:36 | Link #436 |
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Doesn't matter. 1. We are discussing the anime. 2. In all versions her title never changed (Other than her alternate name when disguised as a human). The names in this franchise are all symbolic; they are not meant to identify individuals, but entire populations and social groups.
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2013-01-05, 04:38 | Link #437 | ||
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The thing is that in this show, all characters wear functional descriptions. Female Knight, Young Merchant, Winter Night King, Shrewd Treasurer - neither of them are titles, they merely describe what they are. Treating Maou completely different from the entire rest feels off to me, and as you can see, not only me. And yet, like I explicitly stated, I accept Cyprene's reasoning and appreciate his effort to explain it to us. Quote:
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2013-01-05, 05:00 | Link #438 |
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Her official title, oddly enough, is "Archenemy", as the subtitle of the book is "Archenemy and Hero."
I don't think I've ever seen any material in English actually use that, though, and we never seriously considered it. Nor was there any message from Japan telling us to do so. Sometimes there are very lengthy lists of "official" names (One show that CR has this season requires official names for every single character in the script, right down to "Bystander A" and "Girl C".) MaoYuu had none of that, so it was up to my discretion and the editor's. |
2013-01-05, 05:23 | Link #439 | |
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At the same time, I've never seen 王 being used for anything other than King.
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In universe, the character's title is Demon King. The Hero's reaction and the Demon King's explanation are quite explicit on this matter. For the viewers, it is merely a simple matter of accepting that she is to be addressed with a normally masculine title, which is far less jarring than a disconnect between her in universe title and reference in text. Quote:
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