message to all fansubbers: I don't care if you think adding romaji lyrics to the OP/ED is weebcringe, JUST DO IT.
The audience wants to sing along, and if you don't tell them what the lyrics are, they're gonna make up something horribly inaccurate.
"So sad how anime fans these days think that everything has to be explained.
Take a look at [the Lupin III episode where they use an infinite popcorn maker to go to the moon]. Not a single thing in this makes sense. And they aired it on TV anyway."
In fact, I'd argue that the romaji is more important than the translation. People sit through the songs because they are catchy tunes, not because they're rereading the lyrics for analysis!!
“I would die for my fave”
-trite
-no effort
-one time event
“I would do my chores for my fave”
“I would exercise for my fave”
“I would start a revolution for my fave”
-mutually beneficial
-repeatable
-shows you can put in effort
What throws me off about current isekai is that there's no goal of return. In vintage stuff, characters are brought back to Earth--often, they want to go home immediately, but by the end, they're reluctant to go. That's the expectation I have. But in modern isekai? -
@ba7gabriel
A lot of localization companies did and still do have romaji lyrics! B*ndai Entertainment and Hidive come to mind. Sometimes they switch off between tl/romaji each episode, but that's usually due to technical constraints. Crunchy unfortunately set the trend of no lyrics at all.
So classic isekai tends to be comparatively bittersweet. After getting attached to the other world, you have to depart and then (assumedly) let those experiences newly shape how you interact with the world you were born into. You can't escape reality forever.
- the goal is to establish oneself in the new world. So basically, it's fantasy with more narrative convenience (explaining the world system from a modern JP culture perspective).
It doesn't help that a lot of isekai LNs aren't adapted all the way to the finish, if there is one.
One of neighbor’s cats accosted me as soon as I stepped out for community day. 0/10 for no cyndaquil candy, being out in poor air conditions. 10/10 for accompanying me for an entire hour, +2 for classical art education. 12/10 beautiful kitty
@thecatreviewer
RELEASE: DESTINY REWINDER INTERACTIVE COMICS
So, you know those Frieren/Beyblade memes? This is the source material. And now you can play through it, as well as the other Destiny Rewinder games, in English! Give Chrono some respect!!
vrains: sentient AI was the product of months-long research involving kidnapped children and it's going to destroy the world
sevens: sentient AI happened by accident when a manga got shoved into a fax machine and exposed to cosmic rays, and all it wants is to be a superhero
@chiknzz
(for the benefit of those hoping to find a TITLE, perhaps, in the comments)
the show is “Yuri da no Kanda no” and the summary promises that their feelings are going beyond friendship
@Shushuttoo
If they can get the music rights in the first place, it can't cost *that* much extra to sub the songs too. I'd just bet they didn't wanna pay for it. And to this day, lyric literacy is flailing.
Self-promo time:
If you're excited for the Discotek release of GaoGaiGar, here's something else for you to check out: every other canon side material for both GGG and Betterman (and Hakaiou too), with English translation.
Okay, still on last night's topic, I'd like to talk a little about Battle Spirits comprehensively instead of just posting out of context screencaps, since it's an unknown quantity to most of you.
(all of the series, minus one, are fully ENG subbed online, so rest easy.)
Sentry posted to scare away ducks got scared away by an overenthusiastic golden retriever. 12 points for alertness, -2 points for dereliction of duty. 10/10
@thecatreviewer
Remember this? The fourth interactive comic, a collaboration between Destiny Rewinder and Detective Conan is now playable in English as well!
All the games are housed on a new site now + all known bugs have been resolved, so if you had trouble the last time, you can retry!
RELEASE: DESTINY REWINDER INTERACTIVE COMICS
So, you know those Frieren/Beyblade memes? This is the source material. And now you can play through it, as well as the other Destiny Rewinder games, in English! Give Chrono some respect!!
oh to be a hobby anime rival, jaded after being champion for so long without any worthwhile opponents, only to one day be challenged by a optimistic rookie who you can't stand yet still has irresistible charisma
The last major Hakaiou (novel) content is now translated! The big epilogue where there's peace at last and everyone gets hitched!! You can skip to the end and just read this!!!
I'd be in favor of calling it the ginga bishounen cut, if not for the fact that only one of the above is really bishounen. Hobbyani protags don't really fall under that label.
Please vote in the "long silver-haired character who ruined your life" poll. there's no wrong choices. let's see who reigns supreme.
(compatible with gtranslate!!)