The cnet128 Thread

[cnet128]

As I say, I really don't need any more additions to my weekly workload right now. Maybe if I see a new monthly series that really catches my eye, but a new weekly series is rather unlikely.

 

[pandaaqueen]

Hey! It's me again x'D Lol. I wanted to ask you if you could translate something (at the top). It's veryyyyy short, I think. And I hope you can read it. If not, then I'll just wait until a better scan comes out. I'd be so very thankful.

Spoiler

Just take as much time as you want to.

 

[DNX]

Can you translate the text here? (Not the "GANTZ", of course...)

If you can't see the picture, click here.

 

[Splat]

Hey carlos, first off a big thanks for all the translations you do, really appreciated .

Just wanted to reccomend a new series to you http://mangahelpers.com/m/flags not only as a suggestion of something good to read, but also in the hope that you'll decide to translate it. No disrespect to the current translator, but the english sentence construction is very poor in the one chapter that has been translated so far.

 

[cnet128]

Hey! It's me again x'D Lol. I wanted to ask you if you could translate something (at the top). It's veryyyyy short, I think. And I hope you can read it. If not, then I'll just wait until a better scan comes out. I'd be so very thankful.

Subordinate: Xanxus-sama~~!!
Xanxus: ...Shaddup.
Subordinate: Your [can't read small text] room? What are you doing... Aaagh! The Ligre Tempesta di Cieli!!
GAHHH!!
Xanxus: What do you want.
Subordinate: Well, Tactical Chief Squalo is holding a meeting, so I was told to summon you...
Xanxus: Tell that shark-scum to get his own ass over here. There's a technique I want to try out.
Subordinate: (Here they go again...)

Can you translate the text here? (Not the "GANTZ", of course...)

"The super-popular series! Appearing every other issue!"

 

[pandaaqueen]

You want your readers to correct you when you made a mistake, right? :-D

It's Ligre Tempesta di Cielo, since the last letter of a singular noun is almost always the "o". The "i" makes "Cielo" to heavens, but it's supposed to be heaven.
Thank you soooooooo much!

Also, I'm kind of scared of asking you one more time to translate another text. This time it's longer, and the quality is a bit crappy, I guess. Well, maybe you can read it or not.

Spoiler

Perhaps it's better to read because it's quite big.

Anyway! You are really nice! If I asked other people to do something like that, then they would most likely don't do it.

Btw, is Daisy really female? Or did you have to guess?

 

[cnet128]

You want your readers to correct you when you made a mistake, right? :-D

It's Ligre Tempesta di Cielo, since the last letter of a singular noun is almost always the "o". The "i" makes "Cielo" to heavens, but it's supposed to be heaven.
Thank you soooooooo much!

Well, I was vaguely aware that "Cielo" is probably more correct, but "Cieli" is what it actually says, so eh.

Btw, is Daisy really female? Or did you have to guess?

Hm, good point. That didn't occur to me. I was just assuming based on the name, but now you mention it, Daisy does look more male than female. *edits translation for gender-neutrality*

Also, I'm kind of scared of asking you one more time to translate another text. This time it's longer, and the quality is a bit crappy, I guess. Well, maybe you can read it or not.

A Super-Rare Box Weapon combining the features of the Sky-element Leone di Cieli and the Storm-element Tigre Tempesta. However, it seems that it is originally the Box of a "White Leone di Cieli", and the "Ligre Tempesta di Cieli" is a variant form resulting from the multiple-element flames that Xanxus can inject into the Box thanks to his special constitution. Like the Leone di Cieli, its abilities are still largely unknown. Xanxus calls him "Vester".

 

[pandaaqueen]

Well, I was vaguely aware that "Cielo" is probably more correct, but "Cieli" is what it actually says, so eh.

Oh :-O Then "Cieli" must be correct!

I once read that Vester and Bester are both possible translations. So, did you just choose the name that fits best? And is that rather a male or a female name?

 

[cnet128]

I just chose "Vester" because "Bester" sounds stupid. ~~ So does "Vester", actually, but not to nearly the same extent. Either is a possible romanisation of the name.

And it's not a real name at all, but I think it sounds more masculine than feminine if anything ~~

 

[unok-kun]

How long have you been learning Japanese? Because I wanna know how long will it take me to translate as good as you...

And also, how can you recognise kanjis in small raws? (I mean, for example, that tiny DGM raw, you know...)

 

[cnet128]

Two years of study at university in England, eight months so far here in Japan, and a while doing things like independent study and evening classes before I started university.

As for how I recognise kanji in small RAWs... WITH DIFFICULTY. The same goes for kanji that are originally in tiny fonts (which are worse, because often they're barely legible even in the original magazine). Part intuition and guesswork, part squinting at it and seeing if there's anything I can recognise and then scouring lists of kanji using multi-radical search...

That's one reason I hate horribly-LQ RAWs and generally refuse to translate from them ~_~

 

[Splat]

hey carlos, got a couple of questions for you. I was wondering have you ever considered translating the spoilers, or do you prefer to wait for the chapter to find out what happens? Also, when you translate, do you read the chapter first to get your own fix and then go back and translate it, or do you translate it on your first run through and read it afterwards?

 

[dosukoi7]

That depends largely on whether I manage to avoid failing my degree (a serious concern right now ><), but I know what I'd like to do is enroll in the JET Programme and teach English in Japan for a while. Lord knows it would have to be more satisfying than studying ~_~ (Not that I'm not enjoying my time in Japan right now, but... I just can't stand the work that studying for a degree involves. It kills me, it really does. Even if I do avoid doing it wherever possible ><)

You might want to consider a different method of teaching in Japan. I've heard a lot of horror stories about people in the JET Program.

 

[cnet128]

hey carlos, got a couple of questions for you. I was wondering have you ever considered translating the spoilers, or do you prefer to wait for the chapter to find out what happens? Also, when you translate, do you read the chapter first to get your own fix and then go back and translate it, or do you translate it on your first run through and read it afterwards?

There was a brief time (aeons ago, I believe even before I started releasing translations) when I did in fact read the spoilers and sometimes even translate them. But these days I almost always wait for the actual chapter, it's much more satisfying that way. Likewise, I translate as I read rather than reading and then translating because it's a far more satisfying method (even if it does raise the probability of stupid mistakes slightly ><)

You might want to consider a different method of teaching in Japan. I've heard a lot of horror stories about people in the JET Program.

Hahah... I've heard horror stories myself, but I was under the impression that was more of an occupational hazard of working in the Japanese education system in general than an issue with the JET Programme in particular. I think the JET Programme sounds like a sweet deal that's the only way I'm really likely to actually get out here, teaching and earning. (Always assuming, of course, that I can get that all-important degree... ~~)

 

[Doragon]

Can you translate these please~?

(Text on read circles)

Spoiler

Spoiler

 

[cnet128]

First image just reads "Maya-chan, Nanako-chan!"

Second image reads "KONBINI SHINKEN" ("Convenience-Store Divine Fist"). Perhaps a parody of "Hokuto Shinken" ("North Star Divine Fist"), the martial art from Hokuto no Ken?

 

[Doragon]

Thanks a lot!

 

[unok-kun]

What does it mean what always appears at the beggining of volumes, in a blank page with two lines of text at the bottom?

You can see it here: http://mangahelpers.com/downloads/read-online/31148/4

 

[cnet128]

That's just the standard "This is a work of fiction. It bears no relation to actual persons, organisations or incidents." disclaimer.

 

[Elyon A. Luna]

Li'l question.

¿Are you doing Kyoukai no Rinne no more? Because the raw has been out for couple days now, and I'm expecting it anxiously...