Forum - View topicNANA translation
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Momo_The_Dog
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Does anyone else that reads Shojo Beat have a problem with the NANA translation? I don't know how correct it is, but I'm referring to the way they all talk. Like how they say "yo man" and "for reals" or "wazzup" (can't think of other examples, but I know there's more). There's a lot more in there, but the "for reals man" type stuff really annoys me.
Anyone else think that the translator (or whoever) goes too far with their slang and hip-type teenager talk? Every other word has a "man" or something in it. 
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Ruri-chan
 Posts: 47 Location: tampa |
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I read it. I thought it was pretty good. I'm sure there was some quirk they kept saying that couldn't be translated properly because of cultural differences. Kinda like Chichiri from Fushigi Yuugi saying, "Noda" or Reno from FF7:AC saying "zotto" (sp?). At least it wasn't anything totally lame. We still say things like "man" and "wazzup". I still say "dude!"
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Kagemusha
 Posts: 2783 Location: Boston |
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I thought the adaptation was oddly written at times, but the use of slang was appropriate for the most part.
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marie-antoinette
 Posts: 4136 Location: Ottawa, Canada |
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Translating slang is something rather hard to do, so while it sounds strange sometimes, it's probably the best they could do (like the previously mentioned Chichiri from Fushigi Yuugi, whose saying was translated into "You know", which sounds horrible but still was probably the closest thing they could get to).
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pathetic1
 Posts: 25 Location: PA |
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Yay, finally someone who agrees with me.
 A little bit of slang is understandable, but I thought the "Nana" adaptation went overboard with it. The original is slangy too, but when I read the English adaptation, I feel like I'm being beaten over the head with it.
Plus the adaptation adds stuff that wasn't even originally there, like the reference to Patsy Cline in one of the early chapters. I have the original; there's no reference to Patsy Cline or to any other singer in its place. Of course, the "Gals" adaptation is slangy too, but it sort of fits in a series that's all about being hip and trendy and cool. "Gals" is a lot less serious than "Nana" too. |
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Ruri-chan
Posts: 47 Location: tampa |
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A lot of manga does that though. If there's some cultural reference that the American public probably won't get, they'll insert a different reference that's similar. And yes, they sometimes put in references that weren't there to begin with. Maybe the translators do that so the American public will understand better? No clue, just guessing. 
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darkhunter
 Posts: 2992 Location: Los Angelas |
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I also thought the translation fit the manga. I mean Nana is suppose to be a "hip" manga, not some sophisticated literature. As for slang, I believe japanese kids use slang all the time, when I'm watching japanese movie with subtitle, the world "yo" in subtitle comes up offend. |
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