Naruto Databooks - R/T/S & Index

[tora-chan]

More stuff.

Kankurou: Nin 4 - Tai 3 - Gen 2 - Int 3.5 - Str 3.5 - Spe 2.5 - Sta 4 - Sea 4

Ninja registration number: 54-002
Birthday: 5/15 (18 years old, Taurus)
Height: 175.0cm - Weight: 61.2kg - Blood type: B
Personality: resourceful
Favorite food: hamburger
Food he dislikes: spinach
Person he would like to fight: anyone besides Gaara
Favorite word: strike while the iron is hot
Hobby: collecting puppets

Graduated from Academy at: 12 years old
Became chuunin at: 16 years old
Mission history: 0 D-rank, 9 C-rank, 10 B-rank, 23 A-rank, 1 S-rank


Chiyo: Nin 5 - Tai 4.5 - Gen 3.5 - Int 5 - Str 3.5 - Spe 4 - Sta 2 - Sea 4.5

Ninja registration number: 01-002
Birthday: 10/15 (73 years old, Libra)
Height: 149.1cm - Weight: 39.1kg - Blood type: B
Personality: tends to jump to wrong conclusions, mischievous
Favorite food: dishes with beans, potato
Food he dislikes: sashimi (sliced raw fish)
Person he would like to fight: Konoha's White Fang
Favorite word: veteran of many battles
Hobby: pretending to be dead~, pretending to be senile~, fishing

Graduated from Academy at: ? years old
Became chuunin at: ? years old
Mission history: ? D-rank, ? C-rank, ? B-rank, ? A-rank, ? S-rank


Sasori: Nin 5 - Tai 4 - Gen 4 - Int 5 - Str 3 - Spe 4.5 - Sta 5 - Sea 4

Ninja registration number: 33-001
Birthday: 11/8 (35 years old, Scorpio)
Height: 164.1cm - Weight: 47.3kg - Blood type: AB
Personality: cautious, individualist, impatient
Favorite food: doesn't need food
Food he dislikes: doesn't need food
Person he would like to fight: Monzaemon, the first performer of Kugutsu no Jutsu
Favorite word: eternal beauty
Hobby: remodeling his collection (puppets)

Graduated from Academy at: 7 years old
Became chuunin at: 8 years old
Mission history: 5 D-rank, 12 C-rank, 16 B-rank, 29 A-rank, 10 S-rank

Hmm well.. in Itachi's page it doesn't say anything about a "coup d'etat", it only says that the upper levels of Konoha suspected the Uchiha to have caused the Kyuubi's attack, and eventually years later Itachi was sent to exterminate them. The "Uchiha clan" page says that Itachi informed the upper levels of the Uchiha clan's planned coup d'etat. Anyway, from tidbits here and there it *does* look like Madara's story is correct, but I guess we should translate everything and only trust what's actually written.. You never know.. XD; *tends to distrust Madara*

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First of all, there is a relationship chart in which Karin and Sakura's arrows towards Sasuke say "in love with" (好き), Hinata's arrow towards Naruto says "admires/thinks of him as a role model" (憧れ) and Sakura's arrow towards Naruto says "is worried about him" (身を案じる). Naruto and Sasuke have no arrows towards them, so that's unknown.
However, I wouldn't take those arrows too literally. If Hinata's blushing and all is "admiration", then Sakura's "is worried about him" might be something more too. It doesn't really look to me like she's still in love with Sasuke, but anyway, there are no actual proof of their love for anybody, so that cannot be deemed as certain yet.

Anyway... I read Sakura's entry. It has no "Sasuke" sections, but it does have a "Naruto" section. Which I'll translate for your pleasure XD

From Sakura's chara page, "Naruto" section:
"Since when she was a child Sakura had always felt admiration and a feeling similar to love for Sasuke. Naruto was just an "annoying" boy who stood in the middle between Sakura and Sasuke and disturbed their relationship. But after completing many missions together with him, she looked back at the past and finally realized: when she was in trouble, when she was ready to give up on her life, the one who was always there, protecting her and encouraging her, was in fact that "annoying" boy, Naruto. What are her current feelings for Naruto...? Sakura still hasn't found an answer."

Welllllll..... XD;; I don't know, I kind of appreciate the pairing so I might be biased, but I think this is pretty obvious... (and YES, I assure you the translation is correct and unbiased ).

By the way, as for Sasuke and Sakura, there's only a "Promise" section that talks about her resolve to bring back Sasuke, to prevent her friends to be hurt again and such. Hmm yeah, there's not really much about Sasuke in her profile, despite the "suki" in the relationship chart XD;; I think the relationship chart kind of, uhm, only shows the characters' conscious feelings towards each other..

Hinata only has one page so it has no sections. It says about Naruto that he was the one who was able to change her and encourage her, that she admires him very much and it's thanks to him if she's the girl we now know. There's a panel of the scene when she sees Naruto for the first time after three years and the caption says "Ironically, right before Naruto, the one who changed her, Hinata's timidity still peaks." This is the only thing I can do for you NaruHina fans out there XD;;;

As for Hidan, it does seem from the info written in the book that his immortality depends on him continuing to kill people.. So uhm, I guess he might be actually dead?

As for Orochimaru, it says that he was sealed by the Sword of Totsuka and now what is left of him is a faint presence inside of Kabuto. The caption leaves us wondering whether Kabuto will succeed in overpowering Orochimaru's cells inside of him or not. So yeah, I wouldn't consider Orochimaru "dead".. His attachment to life is really really strong, I don't think Kabuto's willpower will be able to overpower him...

Minato Namikaze (his stats are obviously unknown)

Ninja registration number: ?
Birthday: 1/25 (age unknown, Aquarius)
Height: 179.2cm - Weight: 66.1kg - Blood type: B
Personality: magnanimous, good-natured
Favorite food: Kushina's cooking
Food he dislikes: nothing in particular
Person he would like to fight: Jiraiya
Favorite word: the shadow of the fire shines on the leaves
Hobby: reading (he especially likes Jiraiya's novels)

Graduated from Academy at: 10 years old
Became chuunin at: ? years old
Mission history: 122 D-rank, 147 C-rank, 216 B-rank, 323 A-rank, 39 S-rank

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Shikamaru: Nin 3.5 - Tai 2 - Gen 3 - Int 5 - Str 2 - Spe 2.5 - Sta 3 - Sea 3

Ninja registration number: 012611
Birthday: 9/22 (16 years old, Virgo)
Height: 170.0cm - Weight: 53.4kg - Blood type: AB
Personality: calm, lazy (i.e. tends to think of things as "troublesome")
Favorite food: mackerel steamed with miso, konbu with vinegar
Food he dislikes: hard-boiled egg
Person he would like to fight: no one, it's too troublesome
Favorite word: live a peaceful life
Hobby: taking naps, shogi

Graduated from Academy at: 12 years old
Became chuunin at: 12 years old
Mission history: 8 D-rank, 3 C-rank, 9 B-rank, 19 A-rank, 0 S-rank


Hidan: Nin 5 - Tai 4.5 - Gen 3 - Int 3 - Str 4 - Spe 3.5 - Sta 5 - Sea 3.5

Ninja registration number: -
Birthday: 4/2 (22 years old, Aries)
Height: 177.1cm - Weight: 56.8kg - Blood type: B
Personality: religious, selfish
Favorite food: spare ribs
Food he dislikes: any kind of vegetable, vegetarian cooking
Person he would like to fight: pagans
Favorite word: slaughter, "Jashinism"
Hobby: being an active Jashinist

Graduated from Academy at: ? years old
Became chuunin at: ? years old
Mission history: ? D-rank, ? C-rank, ? B-rank, ? A-rank, ? S-rank

Like "hashira" means "column", "tobira" means "door". "Ma" means "space, interval", so uhm, "space between doors"? XD;;

Hiruzen is the name of a volcano and a plateau in the Okayama prefecture in Japan. Since Kishimoto is from Okayama, I guess it might be connected XD

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The answer is apparently... YES! I just read Madara's page. One of the captions says: "Madara, disappeared from history, puts on a mask and starts to move as Tobi."

I guess this proves it right? I still don't get why they have two different profiles despite the statement of them being the same person, but anyway.. There might be some trick behind it all, but the fact that they're the same person is pretty much certain.

[Mokko]

Full translation of Yamata no Jutsu by Kumanari from Narutofan:

Yamata no Jutsu
User: Orochimaru
Type: S ranked ninjutsu

Orochimaru, who is trapped in Uchiha Sasuke, used the last of his "suppressed chakra" as trigger to release this secret jutsu as his ultimate power. Emerging from the "cursed seal" using the "power of rebirth" of the "white snake" as its medium, Orochimaru transforms into a white snake with eight heads and eight tails. Just by crawling along on its belly scales alone demolished the Uchiha hideout, this is Orochimaru's biggest and strongest jutsu, and a representation of his enduring tenacity..!!

Small caption on bottom of page 310:
It boasts a body that is bigger than the "strongest python" - the fearsome Manda, and a sinister face baring ferocious teeth. This is like a "dragon god" which surpasses the "great serpent"...!!

Page 311

That ambition will never crumble!
How Orochimaru could cross over the line of death to achieve "rebirth". The source of his tenacity is power of the "white snake" which governs "luck and rebirth". After years of research, Orochimaru obtained the "white snake"'s rebirth ability.

Small caption:
When he held the symbol of "rebirth" in his hands during his younger days, Orochimaru became frenzy with the idea of "immortality" and immersed himself in the insanity of darkness.

[poopoomaru]

Highest quality scan I could muster from my Databook, wondering if any extra information is given about Senjutsu.

[tora-chan]

Hmm I guess this piece of info might be put here as well..

I actually think someone posted info on Kakuzu's background, but since people keep on asking about it I'll summarize it...

His entry said that his village sent him on a mission to kill the first Hokage, but Hashirama beat him. When he got back to his village (the Waterfall village btw) they punished him severely because of his failure. He got angry at them because he thought they shouldn't treat like that someone who risked his own life for the village, so he broke out of jail, stole his village's kinjutsu and took the heart of his superior/s (it doesn't say if it's one or more). Then he started to earn money through bounty hunting and was eventually scouted by Akatsuki and given the role of managing the money.

Deidara's jutsu, Kakuzu's threads and Suigetsu transforming into water are all noted as "hiden", not "kekkei genkai", although they don't have a difficulty rank.

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Gouryuuka no Jutsu is ranked as B (jounin level).

It says:
"It's made by compressing a large quantity of kneaded chakra inside one's body and blowing it out changing the shape to a fire dragon. The fire can be skillfully manipulated and used to attack the enemy. When mastered it's also possible to release a sequence of flames. The point of this technique is not the attack range as much as its power and reliability; the temperature of the flame is so high that it generates an ascending current, causing thunderclouds to form. The destiny of those who are captured by this sharp dragon flame is to be instantaneously turned into flames."

Caption:
"The flame takes the shape of a dragon and attacks the enemy. Its chase doesn't stop until the pitiful prey isn't burnt down."

There are two lines about her in the "other characters" section.

"Tamaki - 16 years old - girl of the weapon shop
Nekobaa's granddaughter and drawing card that helps her with the shop. She deals with customers with sincerity."

[Mokko]

Naruto databook 3 Deidara scans:

1.http://http://s269.photobucket.com/albums/jj69/Kyasurin_Yakuto/?action=view&current=Scan1b.jpg

2. http://http://s269.photobucket.com/albums/jj69/Kyasurin_Yakuto/?action=view&current=Scan10a.jpg

3. http://http://s269.photobucket.com/albums/jj69/Kyasurin_Yakuto/?action=view&current=Scan8a.jpg

4. http://http://s269.photobucket.com/albums/jj69/Kyasurin_Yakuto/?action=view&current=Scan7a.jpg

5. http://http://s269.photobucket.com/albums/jj69/Kyasurin_Yakuto/?action=view&current=Scan6a.jpg

6. http://http://s269.photobucket.com/albums/jj69/Kyasurin_Yakuto/?action=view&current=Scan5a.jpg

7. http://http://s269.photobucket.com/albums/jj69/Kyasurin_Yakuto/?action=view&current=Scan4a.jpg

8. http://http://s269.photobucket.com/albums/jj69/Kyasurin_Yakuto/?action=view&current=Scan3a.jpg

9. http://http://s269.photobucket.com/albums/jj69/Kyasurin_Yakuto/?action=view&current=Scan2a.jpg

10. http://http://s269.photobucket.com/albums/jj69/Kyasurin_Yakuto/?action=view&current=Scan1a.jpg

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Spoiler:

Full Zetsu scan from databook 3 by Kyasurin Yakuto from Narutofan:

http://http://i269.photobucket.com/a...to/Scan12a.jpg

[tora-chan]

I guess this might be useful here as well... XD

The answer is yes
Itachi's page says that his death "gave" Sasuke the Mangekyou Sharingan. It doesn't say anything special about it. Moreover, the "Uchiha clan" pages shows the (normal) Mangekyou Sharingan of Madara, Izuna, Kakashi, Itachi, Sasuke, and says "Mangekyou Sharingan has a different shape for every user". Madara's eternal Mangekyou isn't shown on that list, so I guess we can safely state that Sasuke's is just a normal Mangekyou

[poopoomaru]

OK this is hopefully an inquiry into the jutsu that the Monks that Hidan and Kakuzu massacred, now once again as with the Senjutsu inquiry its the highest quality that can shine through both my scanner and photobucket. I am fully aware that the 4 Kanji at the lower left side of the box are blurred, I couldn't fix this without having to cut the page out of the book.

[tora-chan]

I was finally able to complete my first full chara translation.. Enjoy
Sasuke comes next, as soon as I have time.

EDIT: I forgot to specify... This translation can be posted to other places and/or be used for scanlations. As long as you credit, of course
Thanks in advance to whoever takes the time to do scanlations. It's not the easiest thing in the world to decently edit pages with text all over them and make them into something cute~ XD

By the way, all that is "ndt" is a note/comment added by me. What isn't is not.
I left the pages' original numbers, not 1 2 3 etc. Anyway, it's 9 pages long.
Bold for catchphrases, bold+italic for character lines, italic for captions. I'll be kind enough to include a quick translation of the balloons in the featured illustrations, but if you want to see the pictures/pages please look for it yourself because I currently don't have a scanner. Anyway, I think somebody posted the pages in this thread too..

{page 024-025}
Naruto Uzumaki
genin

No way you can become Hokage if you can't even save a friend.

Nin 4 - Tai 3.5 - Gen 2 - Int 3 - Str 3.5 - Spe 3.5 - Sta 5 - Sea 1.5

Ninja registration number: 012607
Birthday: 10/10 (16 years old, Libra)
Height: 166.0cm - Weight: 50.9kg - Blood type: B
Personality: doesn't like to lose, show-off
Favorite food: Ichiraku's ramen, oshiruko (sweet, VERY sweet azuki soup, ndt)
Food he dislikes: fresh vegetables
Person he would like to fight: Akatsuki
Favorite word: large serving of miso chashu (miso ramen with pork meat, ndt)
Hobby: pranks, watering plants

Graduated from Academy at: 12 years old
Became chuunin at: - years old
Mission history: 7 D-rank, 1 C-rank, 2 B-rank, 6 A-rank, 0 S-rank

With the burning will of Fire in his heart, he runs towards his dreams and his bonds!!

Over 2 years have passed, and Naruto is back to Konoha. His growth definitely deserves to be taken a look at. "I never take back my words...". He didn't lie when he said those words to Sakura. His severe training with Jiraiya earned him a new jutsu, plus he also learned how to counter genjutsu and became more skilled with shurikenjutsu and the likes, strengthening the basis of his abilities as a shinobi. Naruto is no longer a reckless ninja who fights blindly against the enemy. With his inborn "unlikeliness" and "willpower", and with the "strength" he gained from training, he will charge through his nindou (=ninja way/ethics/values, ndt) like a hurricane!!

(balloons: "I'm going to become Hokage too one day! The Kazekage will have to return me this favor.")
The self-confidence reflected in his eyes stems from his endless training. He won't stop pursuing his dreams!!

(balloons: "I'll definitely steal Sasuke back from him!"
If that's what is needed to save his comrades and friends, Naruto can become stronger than anyone else.

Surprise attack! He can still be unlikely.

(balloons: "That jutsu is nothing special, Konohamaru! Now look! I'll show you my brand-new and improved erotic ninjutsu!! Here we gooo!!")
The erotic ninjutsu praised by Jiraiya is powered up (!?) too. His teacher's influence is evident even outside of training.

{page 026-027}
The sorrow of the ones who harbor a "bijuu" inside of their body....

[Jinchuuriki]
"Jinchuuriki" is the name given to the ones who have a "bijuu" sealed inside their body. The way people treat them is not very different from village to village. In his childhood Naruto was treated as a "menace" to the village and experienced an unbearable loneliness, that is why he can understand very well Gaara's suffering. The Leaf or the Sand makes no difference to him: he wishes nothing but to save Gaara from the darkness and share his happiness with him. Just like his teacher Iruka saved him in the past.

(balloons: "The spirit of the Kyuubi is sealed inside my body.")
When he finds out the reason why Akatsuki is after them, he's consumed with rage!!

The fate of a "jinchuuriki" and the "bijuu" sealed inside of him is to confront each other for eternity...!!

[The same suffering]
When Naruto discovered that Gaara had become Kazekage, he rejoiced with all his heart. When he had to face his death, he shed bitter tears as if it was his own demise. Only "jinchuuriki" can truly understand other "jinchuuriki". Only people who have spent their life carrying such a heavy burden can share their sorrows and joys with each other.

(balloons: "Shut up!!!")
Gaara's death feels as painful as if it were his own.

Friendship that knows no bounds can open the doors to a new future.

[Miraculous power]
Naruto ran to save Gaara, and before long, many other comrades ran to his side, both from the Leaf and the Sand. Naruto's "miraculous power" bonds people together. He can become friends with anyone, even the ones that used to be fierce enemies. His unprejudiced friendship goes beyond national borders and spreads out large, deep, bringing hope to people. Naruto has known "loneliness", thus he can understand the importance of "bonds" more than anyone else: that is why he can move other people's hearts.

(balloons: "You gave us quite a trouble...!")
The warmth coming from Naruto reminds more of a family's than a friend's. His selfless kindness soaks into one's heart.

[Entrusted future]
"Shinobi World War", then the "Crush of the Leaf"... The "Leaf" and the "Sand" have repeatedly fought each other. But now both parties can be liberated from their hostile ties and head towards a new future. As long as Naruto's "miraculous power" lights up the path they will have to walk.

(balloons: "Yes... Now I can clearly understand baachan's feelings!")
Chiyo's earnest wish will be granted, as long as Naruto and Gaara live...!!

{page 028-029}
He will put everything on the line to protect his bonds!!

[Team Kakashi]
The "new team Kakashi" is formed, but Naruto rejects their new teammate Sai because he firmly believes Sasuke to be the only possible third member. "Teamwork is important". Yes, he knows that. But still, he cannot possibly accept as a member of "team Kakashi" someone like Sai, who slights teammates and insults Sasuke...!!

The success of a mission depends on teamwork. They must dismiss their hesitations and just look at what's in front of them...!!

(balloons: "I will do anything to save that friend.")
"For my friend". This wholehearted intent brings Naruto to cooperate with Sai.

[Impatience]
He is restless. He is cornered. Just a little more time and Orochimaru would complete his reincarnation. His friend is so close that he can almost touch him. Naruto reaches for the Kyuubi's power...

(balloons: "Sasuke...")
His "power" still isn't enough to save Sasuke! This thought makes him impatient...!!

(balloons: "I'll definitely bring Sasuke back! It's my promise of a lifetime!!")
He made a "promise" 3 years ago, and he isn't going to break it!!

[Forbidden power]
In his training with Jiraiya Naruto has learned to control the Kyuubi's strength. But such a power is too huge to be so easily dominated...

His self collapses and he destroys anyone he sees.

At this stage he transcends shinobi boundaries. With a super high-density chakra cannon he turns to ashes anything that's in front of his eyes.

[Real strength]
The power of the Kyuubi's fourth tail is a double-edged sword that even hurts his own body and the people he is supposed to protect. After hearing the truth from Yamato, Naruto decides that he won't use that power anymore. To protect the ones he cares for, he will believe in his own chakra, that is in fact as resilient as to be able to endure the Kyuubi's.

(balloons: "Get lost...!")
The Kyuubi tries to break the seal again, but Naruto stops it of his own will.

{page 030-031}
Unbreakable "feelings" burn in his heart....

[A voice that cannot reach]
Sasuke, whom he longed to meet again, is there in front of his eyes...!! But his heart is distant, even more than it was until now. Yet Naruto believes that somewhere deep in his heart Sasuke still cares for his friends; that he, the one who left him alive in the Valley of the End, still hasn't severed his "bond" with them. Nevertheless, Sasuke cold-heartedly points his sword at Naruto. Is it too late...!? He shakes off the resignation flitting through his mind and summons his fighting spirit. He cannot give up. He has to fulfill the promise!!

As if to highlight the distance between them, Sasuke stands far off.

Sasuke's eyes are even colder than before. His blade attacks Naruto without hesitation!!

"I will never give up".... A "possibility" born from his indomitable nindou.

[Hope]
Sasuke's rescue was a failure. Naruto was shown the difference in their abilities, plus his longstanding feelings were completely rejected. But thanks to the words of his teammates he stands up again. The power gap can be filled. If his voice doesn't reach, he can just step closer. Most importantly, he has friends ready to join forces with him. His fighting spirit burning, Naruto once again runs with his teammates!! Because he believes that "not giving up" is the only means to save Sasuke....

(balloons: "I'm here too! I'll become strong with you!!")
Naruto is able to stand up over and over again because he has friends that run with him.

(balloons: "Well, just watch him and see yourself. He's completely different than before!")
His eyes look straight ahead, unwavering!!

{page 032}
A portion of the "legend" is visible on his back....

[Training]
The "Kagebunshin training method" devised by Kakashi perfectly suits Naruto's huge amount of chakra. He manages to achieve "property modification" in only two days, while it normally requires years of practice.

Naruto trains to master a new jutsu that even Yondaime couldn't bring to completion!!

[Sasuke]
The presence of a good rival can become a driving force to accelerate one's growth. The existence of Sasuke, the genius boy always in front of Naruto, adds "zeal" to his training! And it eventually makes his talent bloom...!!

(balloons: "I gotta catch up with that Sasuke!!")
It's because Sasuke exists that Naruto can become stronger.

[A shinobi that can surpass the Fourth Hokage]
"Fuuton - Rasenshuriken", the still incomplete ultimate ninjutsu that nobody has ever used. Not even Yondaime Hokage could complete this jutsu, but Naruto was able to polish it up and use it in an actual fight...!! The Academy's loser is about to evolve into a shinobi that will become the main force of the next era!!

"Kagebunshin no Jutsu", which can store a person's experience data, is put to practical use right away.

(balloons: "Take this!")
The "spiral" (rasen, ndt) created by the Fourth is passed on to his son and now swirls like a storm!!

[Seraphimon-TK]

Scanlated page 24-25 Naruto Uzumaki profile :P

Raw Provider: Japflap (thanks eagle :3)
Translation: Tora-chan
Edited by: Seraphimon-T.K. (me X3)

I hope the edited page is cute enough tora-chan I tried hard to fit all these texts in there i plan to edit the next pages too,so point out what i did wrong etc so i can make the next ones better (maybe i'll edit this one too again)

PS: sorry if that dont fit here >:3

[tora-chan]

I hope the edited page is cute enough tora-chan I tried hard to fit all these texts in there i plan to edit the next pages too,so point out what i did wrong etc so i can make the next ones better (maybe i'll edit this one too again)

PS: sorry if that dont fit here >:3

Let's see...
I warn you: I'm a scanlator too, and I'm very picky... Beware!
(lol, no harm intended obviously XDDD Just my opinion~)

It's cute, but~... First of all, fonts!

WildWords (the font you used for the balloons and main text) is always used for balloons. Since the databook *also* contains balloons, I think we should differentiate them from the main text. I'd choose a more.. "serious" font for the main text, since this is a guidebook after all.

Also, I would try to use as many fonts as the original version has, or at least a number of them. For example, I'd use different fonts for the following: main text, balloons, captions, catchphrases, character lines (namely the big ones in the first page of each profile). You could use the caption font for the "Ninja registration number etc" part too. Oh, speaking of that part, take off that bold effect, it's hard to read~ XD

Generally, the fonts you used are a bit too.. uhm... comic-oriented, IMVHO. This is a book that is meant to be read more than to be looked at, so I'd use more "normal" fonts. Not necessarily Verdana or the likes, but something that you might use in a normal text document or a poster. A sans-serif font which differentiates upper and lower-case might look good in there.

I'd use the same font for *all* catchphrases, but I'd differentiate them from character lines, otherwise they might be mistaken for the same thing.

Lastly, I would justify the text where it's justified in the Japanese version, because otherwise it tends to look messy with this kind of page layout.. Especially the main text!
And... I would try to avoid having the text cover the pictures (excluding the chara lines that do the same in the Japanese version, obviously! XD). It's still ok to cover the borders like you did with the "The erotic ninjutsu praised.." part, but the "If that's what is needed" part looks really messy that way :/ If the text is too big make it slightly smaller, just don't cover the pics; it will be readable anyway.

...Ok, this is what I suggest XD Did I say I'm picky? 8D;;; You might think "then do it yourself".. I would, if I had more time! I'm already busy doing the translations, editing would be too much Y_Y

Anyway, keep up the good work! I'm very grateful to anyone that tries his/her hands at scanlating the guidebooks, plus you did a very admirable thing by asking suggestions, I appreciate it very much!

[slmcknett]

EDIT: For all the scanlations of DB3 go to the new thread at http://mangahelpers.com/forums/showt...16#post1032916

[tora-chan]

I finished translating Sasuke's data file!

You can find it here.

From now on I'll post any full translation there and only short answers and such here. I'll still link the posts here when I finish, though. As soon as I have some time I'll add threads with all the other data files I translated so far and create a sticky with the index.

If you have questions about a data file, you can post them in its own thread ^^

[tora-chan]

adding onto my last post, i've now scanlated the sasuke pages thanks to the scans from eagle and the translation from tora-chan, and the text from all the scanlators.

Ehm...... Something wrong here **; That's not my translation XD;;; And, may I add, it's quite off.. **; I don't know where you got it, I linked mine in my last post, but that's not it XD; (This doesn't mean that you have to remove the scanlation, just change the credits to the real translator I don't want to be credited for such an inaccurate translation, by the way )

[slmcknett]

Ehm...... Something wrong here **; That's not my translation XD;;; And, may I add, it's quite off.. **; I don't know where you got it, I linked mine in my last post, but that's not it XD; (This doesn't mean that you have to remove the scanlation, just change the credits to the real translator I don't want to be credited for such an inaccurate translation, by the way )

i just paraphrased it from ur last post so that it would flow more smoothly for me. sry

[tora-chan]

i just paraphrased it from ur last post so that it would flow more smoothly for me. sry

Well, first of all, if you paraphrased it you have to write "the translation is based on tora-chan's translation, but I paraphrased it", because otherwise it looks like it was done by me.

Secondly, I don't know if you possess any Japanese knowledge at all, but if you're not sure about the original meaning you shouldn't paraphrase another person's translation. Your work ended up containing countless mistakes, both in meaning and in English grammar.. ^^; I don't understand how that may sound smooth to your ears, but really, it became a whole different thing compared to what's actually written in the book. I wouldn't call that "translation" **;

This is one of the worst examples, but not by all means the only one:
(from page 44)
With his eyes set on victory is the reason behind his power to win!

It doesn't make sense in English.. What does it mean? ^^;;
The same line as in my translation:
His gaze is fixed upon the word "victory". That is why he can also see the way that leads to it.

I don't know, maybe it doesn't sound as smooth to you, but I think it makes sense ^^;

Anyway, sorry if I sounded too harsh, but really, I think that if one doesn't know Japanese s/he should be very careful editing other people's translations.. For all that you know, you might be changing the meaning to something completely different... Also, I may not be a native speaker of the English language, but I can tell that your grammar and syntax are far from perfect... ^^; I appreciate anyone that wants to help in bringing translations/scanlations to the world, but one should ask oneself whether s/he has the necessary skills to do it or not.. If you can't translate you can still scanlate, but in that case you'd better stick to the translations already provided by others, without modifying them. If you think that a translation contains a mistake or might be improved, you're free to (moreover, I encourage you to) contact the translator to discuss about it ^^


EDIT: I didn't notice that Naruto's profile received the same treatment as Sasuke's... As I said, please change the credit to "based on tora-chan's translation but paraphrased by me", both in Sasuke's and Naruto's profiles, wherever you wrote it. I don't like to be credited for something that is not 100% mine, especially if the quality is way lower ^^;