Syrc

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19h ago

Miko Sakura (by Norio)
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Syrc @lemmy.world 19h ago
The one I know of is in Yu-Gi-Oh (the DM series)
Some context: In JP the “main gang” mostly call each other by surname, while in the US version it’s by name. “Bakura Ryou” (Japanese order) is one of the few characters that technically didn’t have his name changed in the US version, but the rest of the main group keeps calling him “Bakura”. If you watch the series it just feels kinda off, but if you look at all the promotional material, it’s because apparently, in the US version, “Bakura” is the name, and “Ryou” is the surname.
The people outside the Translation team probably didn’t even look at the original series and just thought “well, they always call him Bakura, must be his name!”

21h ago

Miko Sakura (by Norio)

Imo, subs should definitely keep the original order, just because of the “weirdness” in reading them if they’re reversed.

As for other “types” of translation like Dubs or Books… I usually prefer the original order anyway, but I can see why some localization teams would prefer to “swap” the order to make it easier for western fans (as long as they don’t actually swap name and surname like 4Kids did sometimes lol)

21h ago

Miko Sakura (by Norio)

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Syrc @lemmy.world 21h ago

Not even just EN, there’s also “Aki Rosenthal”, “Laplus Darknesss”, “Astel Leda”…

I’ve always figured that “Japanese-sounding surname = Japanese order, otherwise English one”, but then you also have the exceptions like “Ceres Fauna” or “Gavis Bettel”… I guess they just randomly choose the order that sounds better (?)

2w ago

Amane Kanata posted her reasons for graduation

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Syrc @lemmy.world 2w ago

“Disagreements” is a placeholder for possibly anything, even “I wanna stream Wii games but we don’t have perms” could be a “disagreement”.

She actually even mentioned some sort of disagreement in her reasons for leaving:

I had been consulting the office about these issues for several years. However, resolving them would have required a fundamental review of the organization's internal structure, and I ultimately judged that it would be difficult for me to continue my activities in a sustainable way.

So, while obviously still being vague, she was even more clear than usual.

2w ago

Amane Kanata posted her reasons for graduation

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Syrc @lemmy.world 2w ago

It’s the 8th iirc, and only if you count Nodoka and Fauna + Chloe which were announced last year and happened in the first couple days of the year. Not too surprising considering how big Holo is right now.

2w ago

Announcement Regarding the Graduation of Amane Kanata

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Syrc @lemmy.world 2w ago

This… doesn’t feel real. Like, I know it is, but it’s just so weird.

On one side, it’s a graduation announcement with direct confirmation that she won’t be reincarnating, which is really sad and really a shame, considering how incredibly talented she is.

On the other, on the graduation announcement, she messed up the English translation at the beginning “spoiling” it, repeatedly read what she prepared incorrectly, laid out every possible scenario why she wasn’t graduating, and was even bantering with chat. With, of course, the most 草s I’ve ever seen in a graduation announcement chat.

I don’t know how she manages to be so professional and PON at the same time, the whole stream definitely left me confused, but it was all so overwhelmingly Kanata. She’s not even letting us be properly sad without making us laugh along the way. Man I’m gonna miss her.