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Bleach 237
Bleach c237 - Good
Script Notes: Powerful stuff.
On another note, I've got some random translations of the first three volumes of Suikoden III's manga sitting around. There was a scanlation movement a while back to re-release them in a digital format, but it sorta fell through. Anyone want them?
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「俺と来い」ウルキオラは冷たく命令する・・・そして───自宅にてくつろぐ織姫！？あの後、何が・・・！ ？
Sidetext/Fanning: And thus spoke Ulquiorra, "Come with me"... Though--- why is Orihime at her house!? What resulted from their encounter...!?
井上：・・・よしっと、こんなとこかなあ。乱菊さんも冬獅郎くんも放っとくとぐちゃぐちゃにしちゃうからな ぁ・・・。
Inoue: ...That should be the last of it, I suppose. Really now, what would Rangiku-san and Toushiro-kun do without me...
ノートにごみを出す曜日やら食べ残しのごはんの保存法などを指で数えながら書きとめる井上。
その手には見慣れぬブレスレットが。
(A nearby memo lists off various chores: dumping the trash and putting away leftovers. As she counts off the items on the agenda, the reader sees a strange bangle on her wrist.)
回想
(We enter a flashback.)
ウルキオラ：これを渡しておく。これを身につけている間お前の周囲には特殊な霊膜が張られ、お前の存在は我 々アランカルにしか認識できなくなる。それと同時にお前は、物質を透過する能力を手に入れる。身につけて放 すな。
Ulquiorra: This is now yours. Wearing the item will blanket you with a particular flux which can only be pierced by an Arrancar's senses. You'll be undetectable through any other means and gain the ability to phase through solid objects. Now wear it and refrain from ever removing it.
井上：・・・はい・・・
Inoue: ...Okay...
ウルキオラ：12時間の猶予をやる。その間に１人にのみ、別れを告げることを許可する。但し、相手に気付か れればその時点で命令違反と見做す。刻限は0時、それまでに全て片付けて指示した場所に来い。忘れるな、別 れを告げていいのは、1人だけ──・・・
Ulquiorra: Your twelve hour furlough starts now. Choose one person to take leave of; but do not exchange partings directly. Should they know of your departure, our previous understandings will be annulled. Settle any outstanding affairs by midnight then proceed to the exfiltration point. Remember, you will only select one person.
回想終了
(The flashback dissolves.)
井上、ノートを開けたまま電気を消しそのまま部屋を後にする。ノートの片隅にgood bye. halcyon days.と記されている。
(Inoue leaves her diary open and switches off the light. A close-up of the notebook reveals "Goodbye, Halcyon Days" written in the margins.)
Bleach c237 - Good Bye Halcyon Days
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Translation Notes/Title Tie-in: Fitting diction here, 'halcyon' is another word for 'golden' or 'prosperous.' This would of course be a nod to Orihime's yearning for nostalgia and the yesteryear when everything was still quite sane compared to the present.
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浦原商店勉強部屋
(Beneath the Urahara Shoten.)
一角：いぃ～～～でででででェっ！！！もういいっつッてんだろが！放せ！！
Ikkaku: OUu~~~chhhhh!!! Lemme go!! That's more than enough!
テッサイ：む！そういう訳にはまいりませぬ！！
Tessai: Bah! Let us not toss caution to the wind!!
一角：うるせえ！いーんだよ！！元々大したケガじゃ・・・ね゛ェッ　げお・・・ッ
Ikkaku: Stuff it! I'm good to go!! There wasn't even all that much dama--- errk, ugh...
一角にヘッドロックを極めるウルル。
(Ururu clamps down with a headlock.)
テッサイ：むゥッ　でかしましたぞウルル殿！！そのままオトしてしまいましょう！
Tessai: Splendid, Ururu-dono!! Keep it up until we finish the job!
弓親：一角！くそッ！一角を放せ！！
Yumichika: Ikkaku! Damn! Stop it, let go already!!
テッサイ：ケガ人は大人しくお願いしますぞ綾瀬川殿！！
Tessai: Convalescents are to be docile, Ayasegawa-dono!!
弓親：うっ！！
Yumichika: Oof!!
日番谷：・・・やれやれ・・・どこに行ってもうるせえ連中だ・・・。
Hitsugaya: ...Good grief... just follow the ruckus and you can find them anywhere...
浦原を見つめる日番谷。
(Urahara is peered at by Hitsugaya.)
日番谷(浦原喜助か・・・噂には聞いていたが得体の知れねえ男だ・・・アランカル共が消えてからずっと何事か考え込んでいるが・・・それにしても・・・あの数の十刃が襲来してこれだけの被害で済んだのは運が良かった・・・。見込みが甘かったんだ・・・アランカル共の準備は既に整っている・・・！こっちも戦いの準備を急がなきゃならねえ・・・だが今から急いだところで万端整えるまでの時間をどれだけ縮められるか──・・・。 ）
Hitsugaya: (Urahara Kisuke... Finally, I get to see the man with so many secrets seem to revolve around... He's been like that ever since the arrancar departed... though...I suppose we were fortunate that we only suffered this much after an Espada raid... I was too optimistic... The Arrancar look like they're ready to deply at anytime...! There's no time to waste, we've got to consolidate our assets too... But what how much more can we do if war is already this close...?)
松本！ＳＳとの連絡はついたか！？
Hitsugaya: Matsumoto! Have you been able to patch through to Soul Society yet!?
松本：・・・それが・・・。
Matsumoto: ...Err, you see...
場面転換一護の家。
(Panels transition to the Kurosaki residence.)
同じく、ＳＳに連絡を取ろうとしているルキア。しかし受信機からはザザーっと音がするだけ。
(Rukia's also trying to contact to Soul Society, but is getting nothing but static.)
ルキア：・・・おかしい・・・ＳＳの井上につながらぬ・・・霊波障害でも発生しておるのか？
ベッドで眠る一護をに目をやるルキア。
Rukia: ...How weird... I can't find Inoue's signal in Soul Society... I wonder if it's some kind of spirit wave obstruction?
回想ヴァイザードの隠れ家前
(Another flashback; the Vizards' base.)
ハッチ：この辺りが・・・限界デス・・・。ワタシの術は正確には治癒ではなく空間回帰の一種なのデスが・・・その術を発生させる為には回帰させる対象を正確に指定しなければいけまセン。今一護クンの傷口は、アランカルに受けた霊圧と一護クン本人の霊圧が溶け合ってしまってマス・・ ・この状態ではここまでの回帰が限界デス・・・。
Hatch: Well, now... I've bumped my limit... I can't really classify my powers as "healing" per se, they're more like "restoration." I can't just flaunt this around and make things like they were though, I need to know what they were like beforehand. So in Ichigo's case, I couldn't filter out the trace Arrancar elements left in his wounds... What you see here is as far as I can go in treating him.
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Translation Notes: Literally speaking, there's some Arrancar spirit pressure/reiatsu still in Ichigo's system. It sounds as if it's some kind of poison almost in that it's inhibiting Hatch's restoration of Ichigo's pre-battle condition.
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・・・今の状態を少しでも早く脱する為ニハ、虚に近い霊圧を持つワタシ達カラ・・・少しでも離 れ ることが重要デス・・・連れ帰って安静にしてあげて下サイ・・・それが今できる最良の治療法デ ス・・・。
Hatch: ...I'd say that the fastest way to patch him up sooner is to isolate him from those who carry Hollow pressure. Take him home, and make sure he rests... that'd be my prescription.
ルキア：・・・ああ、・・・わかった・・・。
Rukia: ...Ahh... sure thing.
回想終了
(The flashback dissolves.)
ルキア：・・・一護・・・奴等は一体何者だ・・・？お前は一体・・・何の力を手にしようとしておるのだ・・・！？アランカル共は何故戦いを途中で止めて戻った・・・！？わからぬことだけだらけだ・・・！いかん・・・少し混乱しているな・・・表で少し頭を冷やして・・・
Rukia: ...Ichigo... who were you hanging around with...? What are you trying to... learn from those people...!? And why did those Arrancar withdraw all of a sudden...!? I can't stand not knowing what's happening...!! Ehh, I'm just getting flustered like this... going nowhere... I should go cool off on the street...
カリン：だァからダメだっての！一兄は安静にしてなきゃいけねーんだから！！
Karin: I already told you not to! Brother needs some shut-eye!
ユズ：でもでもカリンちゃん・・・。
Yuzu: Pu-please, Karin-chan...
ドアの向こうから二人の声が聞こえ、ドアを開けるルキア。
(Rukia hears the sisters and opens the door for them.)
カリン＆ユズ：！！！
Karin and Yuzu: !!
ユズ：・・・あ・・・あの・・・ここでごはん食べてもいい・・・？
Yuzu: ...Ah...eh... can we both snack in here...?
ルキア：・・・ああ、そうしてやってくれ。一護もきっと喜ぶ・・・。
Rukia: ...Sure, go ahead. I'm sure Ichigo would be delighted.
ごはんを食べ終え一護の部屋で眠りについてしまったカリンとユズ。ルキアはいない。
(Karin and Yuzu finish up and doze off in their brother's room. Rukia seems to have gone outside.)
井上：え・・・えへへ・・・来ちゃった。ほんとはね、たつきちゃんとか、茶渡くんとか石田くんとか、朽木さ んとかお別れ言いたい人はいっぱいいたんだけど・・・。
Inoue: Uh...you see... I came because I wanted to be honest with you. There were others that I also wanted to say goodbye to... Tatsuki-chan, Sado-kun, Ishida-kun, Kuchiki-san, but...
ユズorカリン：うぅ・・・ん・・・。
Yuzu or Karin: Uh... Nnn...
井上：！　・・・そっかユズちゃんとカリンちゃん・・・今日はここでごはん食べたんだ・・・そうだよねずっ と黒崎くん居なくて淋しかったもんね・・・黒崎くんの部屋で一緒にごはん食べたいよね・・・。黒崎くんの・ ・・へ・・・や・・・。
Inoue: ! ...Ahh, your sisters... I guess they had something to eat in here... I bet they missed their big brother so much recently... that they wanted to have their dinner here in his room... Kurosaki-kun's r-room...
顔を赤らめる井上。部屋を見渡す。
(Inoue blushes all shades of red and takes a look around.)
一護の右手に手を沿え、顔を近づける井上。唇と唇の距離が少しずつ近付いていくが、寸前で止め る。
(She reaches over and lightly rests a palm on Ichigo's right hand and moves her face up to his. Their lips get closer, but stop just short of brushing.)
井上：・・・ダメだ・・・やっぱりできないや・・・。
Inoue: ...In the end... I couldn't even...
涙をこぼす井上、一護の頬にも涙が落ちる。
(She starts to weep and her tears shower down onto Ichigo's cheek.)
井上：・・・えへ・・・ダメだねあたし・・・最後なのにこんなことして・・・黒崎くん、あたしね・・・したいこといっぱいあったんだあったんだぁ・・・学校の先生になりたいし・・・宇宙飛行士にもなりたいし・・・ケーキ屋さんにもなりたいし・・・ミスドに行って「ぜんぶください！」って言いたいし・・・サーティワンに も行って「ぜんぶください！」って言いたかったし・・・。
Inoue: ...Heh... it's no use... I wanted this to be the last thing I ever freely did, Kurosaki-kun, I-I Had so many things I wanted to do... Teach at a school... Be an astronaut... Open a bakery... I even wanted to clean out an entire Mister Donut by myself... Heck, why not an entire Baskin-Robbins while I was at it!...
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Translation Notes: "Mister" is an indirect nod to Mister Donut, a popular international chain of donut stores. "Thirty-One" is also a reference to Baskin-Robbins, which has also gone international being famous for its 31 house flavors of ice cream.
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　　　　あ～～～～～～～あ！人生が5回くらいあったらなあ！そしたらあたし5回とも違う町に生まれて、5 回とも違うものおなかいっぱい食べて、5回とも違う仕事して・・・それで5回とも・・・同じ人を好きになる 。
Inoue: Ohhhhhhhhhh! If only I could live five more lifetimes! Be born in five different cities and fill my stomach up five times each... make a living five different ways... and... surrender my heart to the same kind soul... five times...
ありがとう、黒崎くん・・・。さよなら。
Inoue: Thanks, for everything, Kurosaki-kun... Farewell.
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Translation Notes: The fruits of my cross-translation research into Orihime's lines? Inconclusive; Kubo just wrote her to be shallow all these past chapters and suddenly had her explode in fervor this week. I wonder if this is going to be a permanent change... Alas, the damsel in distress arc renews itself.
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ひとりきりの告白・・・。悲しい、つよい、決意・・・
Sidetext/Fanning: A lonely confession... Made with somber feelings, but also an absolute conviction.
End of c237
On another note, I've got some random translations of the first three volumes of Suikoden III's manga sitting around. There was a scanlation movement a while back to re-release them in a digital format, but it sorta fell through. Anyone want them?
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「俺と来い」ウルキオラは冷たく命令する・・・そして───自宅にてくつろぐ織姫！？あの後、何が・・・！ ？
Sidetext/Fanning: And thus spoke Ulquiorra, "Come with me"... Though--- why is Orihime at her house!? What resulted from their encounter...!?
井上：・・・よしっと、こんなとこかなあ。乱菊さんも冬獅郎くんも放っとくとぐちゃぐちゃにしちゃうからな ぁ・・・。
Inoue: ...That should be the last of it, I suppose. Really now, what would Rangiku-san and Toushiro-kun do without me...
ノートにごみを出す曜日やら食べ残しのごはんの保存法などを指で数えながら書きとめる井上。
その手には見慣れぬブレスレットが。
(A nearby memo lists off various chores: dumping the trash and putting away leftovers. As she counts off the items on the agenda, the reader sees a strange bangle on her wrist.)
回想
(We enter a flashback.)
ウルキオラ：これを渡しておく。これを身につけている間お前の周囲には特殊な霊膜が張られ、お前の存在は我 々アランカルにしか認識できなくなる。それと同時にお前は、物質を透過する能力を手に入れる。身につけて放 すな。
Ulquiorra: This is now yours. Wearing the item will blanket you with a particular flux which can only be pierced by an Arrancar's senses. You'll be undetectable through any other means and gain the ability to phase through solid objects. Now wear it and refrain from ever removing it.
井上：・・・はい・・・
Inoue: ...Okay...
ウルキオラ：12時間の猶予をやる。その間に１人にのみ、別れを告げることを許可する。但し、相手に気付か れればその時点で命令違反と見做す。刻限は0時、それまでに全て片付けて指示した場所に来い。忘れるな、別 れを告げていいのは、1人だけ──・・・
Ulquiorra: Your twelve hour furlough starts now. Choose one person to take leave of; but do not exchange partings directly. Should they know of your departure, our previous understandings will be annulled. Settle any outstanding affairs by midnight then proceed to the exfiltration point. Remember, you will only select one person.
回想終了
(The flashback dissolves.)
井上、ノートを開けたまま電気を消しそのまま部屋を後にする。ノートの片隅にgood bye. halcyon days.と記されている。
(Inoue leaves her diary open and switches off the light. A close-up of the notebook reveals "Goodbye, Halcyon Days" written in the margins.)
Bleach c237 - Good Bye Halcyon Days
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Translation Notes/Title Tie-in: Fitting diction here, 'halcyon' is another word for 'golden' or 'prosperous.' This would of course be a nod to Orihime's yearning for nostalgia and the yesteryear when everything was still quite sane compared to the present.
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浦原商店勉強部屋
(Beneath the Urahara Shoten.)
一角：いぃ～～～でででででェっ！！！もういいっつッてんだろが！放せ！！
Ikkaku: OUu~~~chhhhh!!! Lemme go!! That's more than enough!
テッサイ：む！そういう訳にはまいりませぬ！！
Tessai: Bah! Let us not toss caution to the wind!!
一角：うるせえ！いーんだよ！！元々大したケガじゃ・・・ね゛ェッ　げお・・・ッ
Ikkaku: Stuff it! I'm good to go!! There wasn't even all that much dama--- errk, ugh...
一角にヘッドロックを極めるウルル。
(Ururu clamps down with a headlock.)
テッサイ：むゥッ　でかしましたぞウルル殿！！そのままオトしてしまいましょう！
Tessai: Splendid, Ururu-dono!! Keep it up until we finish the job!
弓親：一角！くそッ！一角を放せ！！
Yumichika: Ikkaku! Damn! Stop it, let go already!!
テッサイ：ケガ人は大人しくお願いしますぞ綾瀬川殿！！
Tessai: Convalescents are to be docile, Ayasegawa-dono!!
弓親：うっ！！
Yumichika: Oof!!
日番谷：・・・やれやれ・・・どこに行ってもうるせえ連中だ・・・。
Hitsugaya: ...Good grief... just follow the ruckus and you can find them anywhere...
浦原を見つめる日番谷。
(Urahara is peered at by Hitsugaya.)
日番谷(浦原喜助か・・・噂には聞いていたが得体の知れねえ男だ・・・アランカル共が消えてからずっと何事か考え込んでいるが・・・それにしても・・・あの数の十刃が襲来してこれだけの被害で済んだのは運が良かった・・・。見込みが甘かったんだ・・・アランカル共の準備は既に整っている・・・！こっちも戦いの準備を急がなきゃならねえ・・・だが今から急いだところで万端整えるまでの時間をどれだけ縮められるか──・・・。 ）
Hitsugaya: (Urahara Kisuke... Finally, I get to see the man with so many secrets seem to revolve around... He's been like that ever since the arrancar departed... though...I suppose we were fortunate that we only suffered this much after an Espada raid... I was too optimistic... The Arrancar look like they're ready to deply at anytime...! There's no time to waste, we've got to consolidate our assets too... But what how much more can we do if war is already this close...?)
松本！ＳＳとの連絡はついたか！？
Hitsugaya: Matsumoto! Have you been able to patch through to Soul Society yet!?
松本：・・・それが・・・。
Matsumoto: ...Err, you see...
場面転換一護の家。
(Panels transition to the Kurosaki residence.)
同じく、ＳＳに連絡を取ろうとしているルキア。しかし受信機からはザザーっと音がするだけ。
(Rukia's also trying to contact to Soul Society, but is getting nothing but static.)
ルキア：・・・おかしい・・・ＳＳの井上につながらぬ・・・霊波障害でも発生しておるのか？
ベッドで眠る一護をに目をやるルキア。
Rukia: ...How weird... I can't find Inoue's signal in Soul Society... I wonder if it's some kind of spirit wave obstruction?
回想ヴァイザードの隠れ家前
(Another flashback; the Vizards' base.)
ハッチ：この辺りが・・・限界デス・・・。ワタシの術は正確には治癒ではなく空間回帰の一種なのデスが・・・その術を発生させる為には回帰させる対象を正確に指定しなければいけまセン。今一護クンの傷口は、アランカルに受けた霊圧と一護クン本人の霊圧が溶け合ってしまってマス・・ ・この状態ではここまでの回帰が限界デス・・・。
Hatch: Well, now... I've bumped my limit... I can't really classify my powers as "healing" per se, they're more like "restoration." I can't just flaunt this around and make things like they were though, I need to know what they were like beforehand. So in Ichigo's case, I couldn't filter out the trace Arrancar elements left in his wounds... What you see here is as far as I can go in treating him.
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Translation Notes: Literally speaking, there's some Arrancar spirit pressure/reiatsu still in Ichigo's system. It sounds as if it's some kind of poison almost in that it's inhibiting Hatch's restoration of Ichigo's pre-battle condition.
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・・・今の状態を少しでも早く脱する為ニハ、虚に近い霊圧を持つワタシ達カラ・・・少しでも離 れ ることが重要デス・・・連れ帰って安静にしてあげて下サイ・・・それが今できる最良の治療法デ ス・・・。
Hatch: ...I'd say that the fastest way to patch him up sooner is to isolate him from those who carry Hollow pressure. Take him home, and make sure he rests... that'd be my prescription.
ルキア：・・・ああ、・・・わかった・・・。
Rukia: ...Ahh... sure thing.
回想終了
(The flashback dissolves.)
ルキア：・・・一護・・・奴等は一体何者だ・・・？お前は一体・・・何の力を手にしようとしておるのだ・・・！？アランカル共は何故戦いを途中で止めて戻った・・・！？わからぬことだけだらけだ・・・！いかん・・・少し混乱しているな・・・表で少し頭を冷やして・・・
Rukia: ...Ichigo... who were you hanging around with...? What are you trying to... learn from those people...!? And why did those Arrancar withdraw all of a sudden...!? I can't stand not knowing what's happening...!! Ehh, I'm just getting flustered like this... going nowhere... I should go cool off on the street...
カリン：だァからダメだっての！一兄は安静にしてなきゃいけねーんだから！！
Karin: I already told you not to! Brother needs some shut-eye!
ユズ：でもでもカリンちゃん・・・。
Yuzu: Pu-please, Karin-chan...
ドアの向こうから二人の声が聞こえ、ドアを開けるルキア。
(Rukia hears the sisters and opens the door for them.)
カリン＆ユズ：！！！
Karin and Yuzu: !!
ユズ：・・・あ・・・あの・・・ここでごはん食べてもいい・・・？
Yuzu: ...Ah...eh... can we both snack in here...?
ルキア：・・・ああ、そうしてやってくれ。一護もきっと喜ぶ・・・。
Rukia: ...Sure, go ahead. I'm sure Ichigo would be delighted.
ごはんを食べ終え一護の部屋で眠りについてしまったカリンとユズ。ルキアはいない。
(Karin and Yuzu finish up and doze off in their brother's room. Rukia seems to have gone outside.)
井上：え・・・えへへ・・・来ちゃった。ほんとはね、たつきちゃんとか、茶渡くんとか石田くんとか、朽木さ んとかお別れ言いたい人はいっぱいいたんだけど・・・。
Inoue: Uh...you see... I came because I wanted to be honest with you. There were others that I also wanted to say goodbye to... Tatsuki-chan, Sado-kun, Ishida-kun, Kuchiki-san, but...
ユズorカリン：うぅ・・・ん・・・。
Yuzu or Karin: Uh... Nnn...
井上：！　・・・そっかユズちゃんとカリンちゃん・・・今日はここでごはん食べたんだ・・・そうだよねずっ と黒崎くん居なくて淋しかったもんね・・・黒崎くんの部屋で一緒にごはん食べたいよね・・・。黒崎くんの・ ・・へ・・・や・・・。
Inoue: ! ...Ahh, your sisters... I guess they had something to eat in here... I bet they missed their big brother so much recently... that they wanted to have their dinner here in his room... Kurosaki-kun's r-room...
顔を赤らめる井上。部屋を見渡す。
(Inoue blushes all shades of red and takes a look around.)
一護の右手に手を沿え、顔を近づける井上。唇と唇の距離が少しずつ近付いていくが、寸前で止め る。
(She reaches over and lightly rests a palm on Ichigo's right hand and moves her face up to his. Their lips get closer, but stop just short of brushing.)
井上：・・・ダメだ・・・やっぱりできないや・・・。
Inoue: ...In the end... I couldn't even...
涙をこぼす井上、一護の頬にも涙が落ちる。
(She starts to weep and her tears shower down onto Ichigo's cheek.)
井上：・・・えへ・・・ダメだねあたし・・・最後なのにこんなことして・・・黒崎くん、あたしね・・・したいこといっぱいあったんだあったんだぁ・・・学校の先生になりたいし・・・宇宙飛行士にもなりたいし・・・ケーキ屋さんにもなりたいし・・・ミスドに行って「ぜんぶください！」って言いたいし・・・サーティワンに も行って「ぜんぶください！」って言いたかったし・・・。
Inoue: ...Heh... it's no use... I wanted this to be the last thing I ever freely did, Kurosaki-kun, I-I Had so many things I wanted to do... Teach at a school... Be an astronaut... Open a bakery... I even wanted to clean out an entire Mister Donut by myself... Heck, why not an entire Baskin-Robbins while I was at it!...
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Translation Notes: "Mister" is an indirect nod to Mister Donut, a popular international chain of donut stores. "Thirty-One" is also a reference to Baskin-Robbins, which has also gone international being famous for its 31 house flavors of ice cream.
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　　　　あ～～～～～～～あ！人生が5回くらいあったらなあ！そしたらあたし5回とも違う町に生まれて、5 回とも違うものおなかいっぱい食べて、5回とも違う仕事して・・・それで5回とも・・・同じ人を好きになる 。
Inoue: Ohhhhhhhhhh! If only I could live five more lifetimes! Be born in five different cities and fill my stomach up five times each... make a living five different ways... and... surrender my heart to the same kind soul... five times...
ありがとう、黒崎くん・・・。さよなら。
Inoue: Thanks, for everything, Kurosaki-kun... Farewell.
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Translation Notes: The fruits of my cross-translation research into Orihime's lines? Inconclusive; Kubo just wrote her to be shallow all these past chapters and suddenly had her explode in fervor this week. I wonder if this is going to be a permanent change... Alas, the damsel in distress arc renews itself.
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ひとりきりの告白・・・。悲しい、つよい、決意・・・
Sidetext/Fanning: A lonely confession... Made with somber feelings, but also an absolute conviction.
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I can't say that I succeeded totally even with the help of other translations on the two characters. But I guess, like Orihime, this is all I can manage in the end.
(As pocketmofo said in his script, a GREAT chapter indeed.)
**I honestly try my best to make Ulquiorra sound like a cold, calculating jerk (which is pretty much the only way I can read his lines in Japanese). He speaks fairly formally and with quite a bit of authority. I'm not sure if I really capture that in my translations, but that's what I try and shoot for.
Her character from during and before the Soul Society arc was pretty airheaded, but I guess those last two lines were her chance to shine.
...its obvious by the nature of your conversations that you both (Djudge and Pocketmofo) put alot of thought and interpretation into your translations - and it shows in the quality.
***how do you guys gain access to the script even before the RAW comes out? is it a trade secret? :omg
I'm definitely in the mood for more plot exposition and character reinvention now.
EDIT: Here's a quick rundown of the whole process that I wrote up for another person who was wondering back when c226 was first released:
Additionally, I'd also like to add that because the JP script is just straight text, we translators have no idea where to put page breaks and what-not for scanlation teams.
so aside from leaking - on the internet - prior to its actual street date in Japan; the script also finds its way out (in Japan) - even before the RAW...pretty crazy stuff. :headscratch
Actually, "halcyon days" most likely refers to a bird called the kingfisher, also known as "halcyon". The birds lay their eggs on the beach in mid-winter. The period of time when they lay and hatch their eggs is called "halcyon days" because the seas are calm and the weather is mild. So, in effect, "Good Bye Halcyon Days" is Kubo Tite telling us that the crap is hitting the fan and the calm before the storm is over. On the other hand, the eggs are hatching, so there's still hope for our heros. It's also interesting that the season corresponds. I just thought this was an interesting tidbit and wanted to share. ^^
or maybe she will show up when the big battle begins and she will be different.
Good thing you pointed out the other (well, main really) definition for the word. The reason why I went with the secondary denotations for the term was because I didn't really see any reference for a kingfisher anywhere in the chapter. Did you see anything that directly alluded to the bird that I didn't?
Well, "halcyon days" itself is an expression that uses the kingfisher meaning of the word. The term evolved from what I posted previously into the current English expression that signifies nostalgia. Therefore, although kingfishers aren't referenced in the chapter, the fact that the world "halcyon" is used in the way it is makes the meaning of "halcyon" itself different from the definition given in the notes. It doesn't actually fit the diction, in other words.
This link may help: [url=http://www.randomhouse.com/wotd/index.pperl?date=20010803]http://www.randomhouse.com/wotd/index.pperl?date=20010803
Just as an aside though, the usage of 'halcyon' in the title as well as in the entry you provided still essentially point to 'sunnier days' that have passed us by. The fourth edition of the American Heritage dictionary stated the definition of the word to be 'prosperous' or 'golden' even when used in the similar term of 'halcyon years'.
In the end though, it's just a matter of semantics since both explanations arrive at the same definition of the term (still, it was worth it for the interesting trivia).
True, true, I just wanted to point it out. I'm a sucker for etymology, especially since knowing the longer detail of the expression tosses in a little foreshadowing / extra layer of meaning (i.e. the eggs and the winter connection). Thanks for the awesome translation by the way! :D
Do you not remember when she said "I wish that I could be the rain and connect the ground to the sky?"
Sure, it gives her a smidge of depth, but she never actually said it as far as I'm concerned (in fact, all the poems are really just implied thoughts and are never really referenced directly in the main plot).
(Btw, Dj, I think the scanlation efforts on Suikoden III fell thru because it was published in English, I have the first 7 volumes XD )