Forum - View topicNEWS: Gundam's Amuro, Japan's Prime Minister Bring Out Vote
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dormcat
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Addendum: the slogan at lower right corner said "Shujinkō wa Kimi-tachi nanda!! (主人公は君達なんだ！！)", roughly translated as "YOU are the Master!!"
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penguintruth
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Yeah, that middle-age man really looks like a 15-16 year old boy with froofy hair.
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genman
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Shujinko I would say is translated as "main character" -- as in the main character in a story, e.g. Amuro in Gundam.
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Ai no Kareshi
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Seconded. |
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dormcat
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Well, of course I knew the meaning of the phrase, but I thought it would be rather odd to say "you are the main character." The concept of shujinkō in Japanese and "leading/main character" are not exactly interchangeable; "hero" (story-wise) is closer but would cause more misunderstandings...how about "you da man?" 
Since when this thread became so focused on linguistics? 
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Ai no Kareshi
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Sorry about that. 
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Otakuboy T
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That is wrong is so many ways.
LDP as a whiny teenager....sounds about right. |
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Jariten
Company Representative
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A cultural note for anyone who's interested...
You may have noticed the small, yellow creature with wings on the upper left corner of the flyer. That's Meisui-kun, the official elections promotion mascot in Japan. You have to wonder just who decided that the best character to represent a democratic election is... a giant yellow cat-creature with wings that has "election" written on its tummy. |
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