Binchou-tan

[dacoolman88]

cool

[SilentBob]

Binchou-tan is so darn cute I wanna reach into the TV, pick her up and cuddle her to death.

[NoSanninWa]

Originally Posted by SilentBob

Binchou-tan is so darn cute I wanna reach into the TV, pick her up and cuddle her to death.

You... you.... you assassin! You want to kill her with kindness?

[SilentBob]

Lol, bad wording maybe. I'd never want to kill that adorable little creature.

[Sakaki]

Originally Posted by SilentBob

Binchou-tan is so darn cute I wanna reach into the TV, pick her up and cuddle her to death.

I just keep wanting to buy her a new blanket to replace the one with the hole in it.

It does have some rather, in their own way, sad moments, like when she couldn't buy the "items" she wanted because she didn't have enough money, then when she spilled the rice, (thank goodness it was only a dream ), but she perseveres so it's not all bad.

[Onesimos]

I noticed that the translation of the

Spoiler:

bus sign is different in the two current fansub groups: Manhole and AnimeLito. Here are differences I found by taking photos from my digital camera:

http://www.photoape.com/album/index.cfm?albumID=1491
(Please note this is the first time I use free photo-hosting before, so I am unsure if I displayed the photos properly)

I really did not like Manhole's overlapping subtitles on the words of the bus sign, but I also find AnimeLito undertranslating it. For example, AnimeLito did not mention the fact that the "bus" fare is one acorn, and the fact that the "bus" is really a pigeon. But I find its translation of what Binchou-tan should do ("crouch down" versus Manhole's "make yourself small") more accurate, because she did "crouch down" near the bus stop.

[itzfurrball]

Originally Posted by Onesimos

I noticed that the translation of the

Spoiler:

bus sign is different in the two current fansub groups: Manhole and AnimeLito. Here are differences I found by taking photos from my digital camera:

http://www.photoape.com/album/index.cfm?albumID=1491
(Please note this is the first time I use free photo-hosting before, so I am unsure if I displayed the photos properly)

I really did not like Manhole's overlapping subtitles on the words of the bus sign, but I also find AnimeLito undertranslating it. For example, AnimeLito did not mention the fact that the "bus" fare is one acorn, and the fact that the "bus" is really a pigeon. But I find its translation of what Binchou-tan should do ("crouch down" versus Manhole's "make yourself small") more accurate, because she did "crouch down" near the bus stop.

Spoiler:

well, "make yourself small" (or short) would be the literal translation. So, yes, "crouch" would be the translation more appropriate to the context. but it doesn't really matter this much

[TechNiko]

In response to Onesimos...

Spoiler:

I really did not like Manhole's overlapping subtitles on the words of the bus sign,

You know you can simply turn the softsubs off temporarily while paused on that sign if you want to see the original, unaltered sign. There was too much text at once to fit it in the blanks, it would have looked very messy.

But I find its translation of what Binchou-tan should do ("crouch down" versus Manhole's "make yourself small") more accurate, because she did "crouch down" near the bus stop.

The Japanese does indeed mean to "make yourself small" which we left that way because it's much cuter. It's easy to deduce from the way she does it that it could also mean to crouch down.

[Onesimos]

Originally Posted by TechNiko

In response to Onesimos...

Spoiler:

You know you can simply turn the softsubs off temporarily while paused on that sign if you want to see the original, unaltered sign. There was too much text at once to fit it in the blanks, it would have looked very messy.
The Japanese does indeed mean to "make yourself small" which we left that way because it's much cuter. It's easy to deduce from the way she does it that it could also mean to crouch down.

Spoiler:

I would assume that Binchou-tan will literally be small, but at least it would be nice to mention in the translator notes that the bus sign message "make yourself small" should not be taken literally.

By the way, nice close English-version of the Binchou-tan logo, even though you missed showing the charcoal and the red ribbon, and the wavy pink part.

[TechNiko]

ReRe: Onesimos

Originally Posted by Onesimos

Spoiler:

I would assume that Binchou-tan will literally be small, but at least it would be nice to mention in the translator notes that the bus sign message "make yourself small" should not be taken literally.

By the way, nice close English-version of the Binchou-tan logo, even though you missed showing the charcoal and the red ribbon, and the wavy pink part.

Spoiler:

That is a correct assumption to make, as it may very well be true. If they simply wanted to say "crouch" they would have said it another way. This one was left completely open to interpretation, and we've tried to reflect that in english as well. Don't let other fansubs ruin it for you =)

Thanks, the charcoal and red ribbon would be very hard for a softsubbed version, as we can only create fonts and fill them with one color, it would take some more CPU to render something really complex. But for the pink wave, you can expect to see it in the HQ version of our episodes, soon enough. =)

[Onesimos]

Spoiler:

Binchou-tan is shown inside a shoe, a refrigerator, and a rice cooker in her usual small self (I assume that she becomes large in the town where she works, because a "bus" bird picks her up at the bus stop). I had to wonder why she is doing those things. Has the charcoal reference anything to do with them?

Finally, when Binchou-tan when to The Hill Mynhall of Toys, are the Tama Frog panties worth 100 yen or (Manhole) or 600 yen (AnimeLite)? Knowing that things are expensive in Japan, is 100 yen (which is less than one U.S. dollar) too cheap for a panty?

[rooboy]

I've decided that there must have been a fortune in market research sunk into Binchou-tan's design. There is nothing cuter on this earth than Binchou-tan, that kind of cuteness can only come from months of design and focus groups. Seriously, even from the very beginning of the first episode (when she's preparing her rice) you just have to go "awwwww". I demand Binchou-tan plushies. Now.

[SilentBob]

Originally Posted by rooboy666

I've decided that there must have been a fortune in market research sunk into Binchou-tan's design. There is nothing cuter on this earth than Binchou-tan

I agree, I'm still struggling to recover from the initial cuteness shock, hehe.

And we should indeed have plushies!

[Furudanuki]

I got quite a good laugh out of the narration and background music used in episode 2. Most people in this forum are probably way too young to remember this, but movie theaters used to have newsreels and short films in between the showings of the feature presentation. I saw quite a few of them, and some were corny beyond belief - things like "The Amazing Kitchen of the Future!" or "Where Bread Comes From." All of them featured a narrator and the exact same sort of music that was playing in the background while Binchou-tan was looking for work and working in the kitchen in town. I'm betting that someone on the production team was familiar with these films and put a bit of gentle parody into this episode - the narration, the background music and the way the kitchen chore scenes were presented are just too similar for it to be a complete coincidence.

[Maceart]

Binchou-tan has some of the best duck paddling animation ever. Oh, and that acorn was as big as her head! What's up with that?

[NoSanninWa]

Originally Posted by Maceart

Binchou-tan has some of the best duck paddling animation ever. Oh, and that acorn was as big as her head! What's up with that?

"What's up with that," is that Binchou-tan seems to change size. When she was trying to find a job, she came up to the thighs of the people in front of her, yet later on we see her sitting in someone's shoe!

At the time she was riding the pidgeon express, she was small enough that the acorn was the size of her head.

[ECFNW]

Just watched the 2nd episode and I still can't get over how cute she is and how touching the story is. Usually I wouldn't even watch anime like this but this one has me hooked.

[Edge]

Originally Posted by rooboy666

I've decided that there must have been a fortune in market research sunk into Binchou-tan's design. There is nothing cuter on this earth than Binchou-tan, that kind of cuteness can only come from months of design and focus groups.

Believe it or not, but the creator of Binchou-tan (Egusa Takahito) was just an ordinary part-time character designer for Alchemist, who one day scribbled out the design on a scrap piece of paper. From there on, Egusa-san released a number of doujinshi featuring her and related designs (including her house) at several Comiket events, and she went on to be Alchemist's mascot character.

[rooboy]

Originally Posted by Edge

Believe it or not, but the creator of Binchou-tan (Egusa Takahito) was just an ordinary part-time character designer for Alchemist, who one day scribbled out the design on a scrap piece of paper. From there on, Egusa-san released a number of doujinshi featuring her and related designs (including her house) at several Comiket events, and she went on to be Alchemist's mascot character.

But what about the important part of my post: Where are my Binchou-tan plushies?

[NeoSam]

As I mentioned in my first post; a seinen 4-panel Binchou-tan manga is serialized in the seinen(young men's) manga magazine Comic Blade.

The first volume of the manga got released, and there are 2 versions that are out of this volume. Binchou-tan volume 1 regular edition (released: 26/1/2006) and Binchou-tan volume 1 limited edition (released: 12/2005)

Here's the cover of the first manga volume:

A seinen 4-panel manga (a 4-panel manga for young men)

A Binchou-tan guide will be out sometime this month (February 2006):



A Binchou-tan figurine: