Translation Party: [Anime-Koi vs. Commie vs. EveTaku] Kyousougiga (Episode 01)

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Goddamn, this show is fantastic. Think FLCL, except you won’t need to pump your stomach to get the fail out of your body after watching it.

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Kyousougiga – Episode 01

Comparisons: 10 or 20

Participants:

Anime-Koi

Commie

EveTaku

Codes:

{\i1} indicates the start of italics

{\i0} indicates the close of italics

 

 

 

Essential 1.

Koto, not realizing she pretty much has to now.

Audio: [mp3t track="http://www.crymore.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Kyousougiga01.mp3" play="Start audio" stop="Pause this shit" volslider="y"]

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Anime-Koi :: What’s this?
>It’s yours now.
>Shining brightly, in a league of its own…
>I think it fits you perfectly.

Commie :: What’s this?
>Keep it.
>It glimmers like nothing else.
>It’s perfect for you.

EveTaku :: This is…
>It’s yours now.
>Kaminashi the Brilliant.
>If anyone deserves it, it’s you.

N/A :: N/A. They all suck.

 

 

Essential 2.

See prior line.

Audio: [mp3t track="http://www.crymore.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Kyousougiga02.mp3" play="Start audio" stop="Pause this shit" volslider="y"]

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Anime-Koi :: That went {\i1}way{\i0} over my head, Sensei.
>Man, Koto, you’re one dense girl.
What do you expect with a guy like you raising me?
>That hurts, Koto

Commie :: Slow down, master.
>You’ve never been a brainiac.
Look who raised me.
>Touché, Koto.

EveTaku :: You’re not making much sense, Sensei.
>You’ve a simple mind, Koto.
It must be the fault of my upbringing.
>Touché, Koto.

N/A :: N/A. They all suck.

 

 

Essential 3.

A bunch of villagers gossip in this scene about Elder Myo and how he’s not the best fit for their shitty village.

Audio: [mp3t track="http://www.crymore.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Kyousougiga03.mp3" play="Start audio" stop="Pause this shit" volslider="y"]

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Anime-Koi :: Maybe he’s a half-human, half-fox hybrid.
>Shounin-sama is a man of extreme virtue.
>However…
>>I’ve heard he’s in cahoots with the deities of divination
>>and is doing some really freaky stuff.

Commie :: He’s half human, half fox through his parents.
>The head monk is a magnificent person.
>However…
>>I heard he’s in league with occult gods.

EveTaku :: The bastard child of a human and a fox, perhaps?
>The high priest is a most virtuous man.
>But…
>>Maybe he’s communing with the gods of yin and yang for some heinous purpose.

N/A :: N/A. They all suck.

 

 

Essential 4.

Yase raising a valid concern.

Audio: [mp3t track="http://www.crymore.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Kyousougiga04.mp3" play="Start audio" stop="Pause this shit" volslider="y"]

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Anime-Koi :: Why did you have to make me a demon?!
>Stop that, Yase. You shouldn’t eat Shounin.
Then I hate you too!

Commie :: Why did you make me real?!
>Don’t eat him, Yase.
I hate you too!

EveTaku :: Why’d you have to make me an {\i1}oni{\i0}?
>Now, now, Yase. High priests are not for eating.
I hate your guts!

N/A :: N/A. They all suck.

 

 

Essential 5.

Black Rabbit-chan reflecting on her deal with the buddhish person in question.

Audio: [mp3t track="http://www.crymore.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Kyousougiga05.mp3" play="Start audio" stop="Pause this shit" volslider="y"]

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Anime-Koi :: The eyes of Butsugen Butsumo are eyes of truth that can see through three thousand worlds.

Commie :: The eyes of a bodhisattva see the truth of all the worlds.

EveTaku :: The eyes of the Buddha Locanii see the truth in all the billion worlds.

N/A :: N/A. They all suck.

 

 

Essential 6.

I wonder if we’ll ever see this chick again. I do like NPCs.

Audio: [mp3t track="http://www.crymore.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Kyousougiga06.mp3" play="Start audio" stop="Pause this shit" volslider="y"]

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Anime-Koi :: Did you skip out on the council again?
Our venerable monk Myoue is quite the troublemaker, isn’t he?

Commie :: Did you ditch the meeting again?
Being the head monk Myoe must be tough.

EveTaku :: Skipped another triumvirate meeting?
>Yeah…
Whatever shall we citizens do with you, dear High Priest Myoue?

N/A :: N/A. They all suck.

 

 

Essential 7.

Myo’s so smooth with ladies that were only created for his family’s amusement.

Audio: [mp3t track="http://www.crymore.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Kyousougiga07.mp3" play="Start audio" stop="Pause this shit" volslider="y"]

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Anime-Koi :: Ah, my poor, naïve Myoue!
It’s hard on you, isn’t it?
>Will you comfort me?
Do you {\i1}really{\i0} want me to?
>Yes, only you.
I bet that’s what you tell everyone, huh?
>Of course not.

Commie :: Darn! You poor man, Myoe!
It really is tough, huh?
>Will you comfort me?
Am I good enough for that?
>Only you are.
Do you tell that all your girls?
>Nah.

EveTaku :: Oh, poor, noble Myoue!
It’s not easy, is it?
>You gonna make it easier for me?
Will you settle for me?
>You’re the {\i1}only{\i0} one for me.
Do you say that to all the other girls?
>Don’t be silly!

N/A :: N/A. They all suck.

 

 

Essential 8.

Myo’s dad promises to return.

Audio: [mp3t track="http://www.crymore.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Kyousougiga08.mp3" play="Start audio" stop="Pause this shit" volslider="y"]

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Anime-Koi :: One day, I will return with a beginning and an ending.
It’s a promise. Please wait for me, Myoue.

Commie :: We’ll be back with the beginning and the end one day.
I promise. Wait for us, Myoe.

EveTaku :: I’ll return someday, with the beginning and the end in tow.
I promise.
Wait for me, Myoue.

N/A :: N/A. They all suck.

 

 

Essential 9.

Koto asking Myo where the fuck she is right now.

Audio: [mp3t track="http://www.crymore.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Kyousougiga09.mp3" play="Start audio" stop="Pause this shit" volslider="y"]

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Anime-Koi :: So… this place got a name or what?
This land.
I’m asking which parallel dimension this is.
What, you a mute or somethin’?

Commie :: Hey, what’s this place called?
Come on!
I’m asking which plane this is!
What, are you mute?

EveTaku :: So yeah, what’s this place called?
Our location!
What number worldline is this?
What, you mute or something?

N/A :: N/A. They all suck.

 

 

Essential 10.

Myo replies to Koto’s question about where she has now found herself.

Audio: [mp3t track="http://www.crymore.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Kyousougiga10.mp3" play="Start audio" stop="Pause this shit" volslider="y"]

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Anime-Koi :: Kyoto.
The Mirrored City.
I don’t know anything about any parallel dimension.
>Oh?
This place has been off limits to regular folks for hundreds of years.
This is no place for some random kid to go play around on their own.

Commie :: Kyoto.
You write it “Mirror Capital” and read it Kyoto.
I don’t know what planes you’re talking about.
No one’s been admitted into this place for centuries.
It’s not the place for a little kid without her guardian.

EveTaku :: Kyoto.
The Capital Beyond the Looking-Glass, Kyoto.
I have no clue what these world-whatevers you’re talking about are.
>Really?
This place has been out-of-bounds to normal folk for centuries.
It’s not a place some unsupervised kid can just randomly waltz into.

N/A :: N/A. They all suck.

 

 

 

Decision Point:

  1. Holy fucking shit, Dark_Sage. Give me more comparisons. I fucking live for this! (Put the knife down and click the spoiler. We got ten more comparisons for ya.)
  2. Oh my god, put a bullet in my head. When is this shit gonna be over with already? (You’ve seen enough for one lifetime. Head down to the results.)

 

Spoiler for

Expanded 1.

Koto’s reaction after an unbearably pretentious opening to the show.

Audio: [mp3t track="http://www.crymore.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/KyousougigaE01.mp3" play="Start audio" stop="Pause this shit" volslider="y"]

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Anime-Koi :: Our resident poet strikes again.
You talk about it all the time,
but is there really a place like that?
Are you sure you weren’t just dreaming, Sensei?

Commie :: You’re such a poet.
That was a lot of words,
but aren’t you making that place up?
Or maybe you were dreaming, master.

EveTaku :: Ever the poet, aren’t you?
You’re always talking about it, but does that place even exist?
Are you sure the {\i1}whole{\i0} thing wasn’t a dream, Sensei?

N/A :: N/A. They all suck.

 

 

Expanded 2.

And after drawing it, he fucked it. For those of you who haven’t seen the show yet, I’m not joking.

Audio: [mp3t track="http://www.crymore.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/KyousougigaE02.mp3" play="Start audio" stop="Pause this shit" volslider="y"]

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Anime-Koi :: He drew this black rabbit, which he named “Koto,” on a sliding door,
portraying it as a deity of the city.

Commie :: He had named the black rabbit Koto.
He had drawn it on a whim as the capital’s god.

EveTaku :: This black rabbit, whom he named Koto,
had been painted on a flight of fancy to be the god of the city on the panel walls.

N/A :: N/A. They all suck.

 

 

Expanded 3.

Blind kid positing his existence isn’t necessary. I agree, but leave Bright Eyes outta this.

Audio: [mp3t track="http://www.crymore.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/KyousougigaE03.mp3" play="Start audio" stop="Pause this shit" volslider="y"]

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Anime-Koi :: I’ve thought about this,
but won’t everything be fine if Yase and I go back to being drawings?
After all, Yakushimaru’s human to begin with.
You’ll be able to figure something out with only Mom to worry about, right?
You can erase our drawings and remake us.
You can do that, right?

Commie :: I’ve been thinking that Yase and I could just go back to being drawings.
Yakushimaru’s a human anyway, and if only Mom is left otherwise, you should be able to sort it out.
Just erase our drawing and redo it.
You can do that, can’t you?

EveTaku :: I thought about it, and…
what if Yase and I just returned to being pictures?
Yakushimaru’s essentially human, and I’m sure they can put up with just Mom.
Erase us once, and then recreate us.
You have the power to do that, don’t you?

N/A :: N/A. They all suck.

 

 

Expanded 4.

Elder Myo is quite the thinker.

Audio: [mp3t track="http://www.crymore.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/KyousougigaE04.mp3" play="Start audio" stop="Pause this shit" volslider="y"]

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Anime-Koi :: Do we call the city over there “Magic Land”?
>You {\i1}do{\i0} have something in mind, don’t you?
>>Why don’t we just call the place over there “Kyoto” as well?

Commie :: What’s the name of that capital?
>It must have a name.
>>Let’s just say it’s Kyoto too.

EveTaku :: Is the capital on that side called “Kyo” too?
>{\i1}Something{\i0} ought to be different.
>>I think “Kyoto” works just as well for the other side.

N/A :: N/A. They all suck.

 

 

Expanded 5.

Narration.

Audio: [mp3t track="http://www.crymore.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/KyousougigaE05.mp3" play="Start audio" stop="Pause this shit" volslider="y"]

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Anime-Koi :: Just like that, the whole family moved into the city’s mirror image,
and disappeared without anyone noticing.
The new city came under the management of Koto and Shounin,
and was given the name “Mirrored City,” or “Kyoto.”
It was a world where humans and supernatural beings lived in harmony.

Commie :: And thus the family moved to the other side of the looking glass,
and mankind did not see them again.
The monk and Koto ran the capital, and named it the Mirror Capital.
Humans and fantastic creatures lived there side-by-side.

EveTaku :: And thus the family moved to the capital beyond the looking-glass,
disappearing from this world without a trace.
The capital was governed by the high priest and Koto,
and came to be known as the Capital of Kyo.
There, man and spirit lived side-by-side.

N/A :: N/A. They all suck.

 

 

Expanded 6.

Speaking of memory, I can’t even remember what episodes of Hyobu I still need to sub.

Audio: [mp3t track="http://www.crymore.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/KyousougigaE06.mp3" play="Start audio" stop="Pause this shit" volslider="y"]

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Anime-Koi :: How can you remember stuff from so long ago?
>There’s nothing forgettable about our memories.

Commie :: I’m surprised you still remember that.
>I want to always cherish the memories of us together.

EveTaku :: I can’t believe you remember something from so long ago.
>How could I ever forget a single moment I spent with you?

N/A :: N/A. They all suck.

 

 

Expanded 7.

Bright Eyes, best girl.

Audio: [mp3t track="http://www.crymore.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/KyousougigaE07.mp3" play="Start audio" stop="Pause this shit" volslider="y"]

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Anime-Koi :: It’s beautiful.
I’d just {\i1}love{\i0} to have something like that here.
Would anyone care to bring it over for me?

Commie :: So pretty.
I want a thunderstorm too.
Will someone bring me a thunderstorm?

EveTaku :: Beautiful, aren’t they?
How I would like to have one of my own.
Won’t somebody go and get one for me?

N/A :: N/A. They all suck.

 

 

Expanded 8.

A superior introduction.

Audio: [mp3t track="http://www.crymore.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/KyousougigaE08.mp3" play="Start audio" stop="Pause this shit" volslider="y"]

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Anime-Koi :: It didn’t work, Nee-chan.
>It’s not here.
>>Damn, I thought I’d finally found it.
>>I’ll follow it all across the universe if I have to.

Commie :: No luck, sis!
>It’s not here!
>>Crap! And I was sure we got it this time!
>>I’m gonna chase it to the end of the galaxy.

EveTaku :: No dice, Nee-chan.
>It’s not here.
>>Dagnabbit!
>>After all the time we spent looking for it…
>>I’ll chase you to the far corners of this realm if I have to!

N/A :: N/A. They all suck.

 

 

Expanded 9.

Koto expressing incredulity.

Audio: [mp3t track="http://www.crymore.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/KyousougigaE09.mp3" play="Start audio" stop="Pause this shit" volslider="y"]

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Anime-Koi :: Shrine?
You don’t know?
Really? What kind of backwater you from?

Commie :: Shrine?
You don’t know?
Huh?
What backwater dimension is this?

EveTaku :: The Shrine?
Haven’t you heard of it?
Oh?
What kind of backwater worldline are {\i1}you{\i0} from?

N/A :: N/A. They all suck.

 

 

Expanded 10.

Autispazz-chan formally introduces herself.

Audio: [mp3t track="http://www.crymore.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/KyousougigaE10.mp3" play="Start audio" stop="Pause this shit" volslider="y"]

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Anime-Koi :: The name’s Koto.
I’m with the First Parallel Dimension, Central Agency,
Shrine High Priest Unit, Inari team.
I’m here to find my guardian.

Commie :: I’m Koto.
First Plane, Central,
General Agency: Shrine,
team Inari under direct command of the head priest.
I’m here looking for my guardian.

EveTaku :: Koto.
Worldline #1: Central.
Joint Institute: the Shrine.
Chief Priest’s Special Division, Inari Squad.
I’m here to find my supervisor.

N/A :: N/A. They all suck.

 

 

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Spoiler for

Essential 1.

Koto, not realizing she pretty much has to now.

Audio: [mp3t track=”http://www.crymore.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Kyousougiga01.mp3″ play=”Start audio” stop=”Pause this shit” volslider=”y”]

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Anime-Koi :: What’s this?
>It’s yours now.
>Shining brightly, in a league of its own…
>I think it fits you perfectly.

Commie :: What’s this?
>Keep it.
>It glimmers like nothing else.
>It’s perfect for you.

EveTaku :: This is…
>It’s yours now.
>Kaminashi the Brilliant.
>If anyone deserves it, it’s you.

N/A :: N/A. They all suck.

Essential 2.

See prior line.

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Anime-Koi :: That went {\i1}way{\i0} over my head, Sensei.
>Man, Koto, you’re one dense girl.
What do you expect with a guy like you raising me?
>That hurts, Koto

Commie :: Slow down, master.
>You’ve never been a brainiac.
Look who raised me.
>Touché, Koto.

EveTaku :: You’re not making much sense, Sensei.
>You’ve a simple mind, Koto.
It must be the fault of my upbringing.
>Touché, Koto.

N/A :: N/A. They all suck.

Essential 3.

A bunch of villagers gossip in this scene about Elder Myo and how he’s not the best fit for their shitty village.

Audio: [mp3t track=”http://www.crymore.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Kyousougiga03.mp3″ play=”Start audio” stop=”Pause this shit” volslider=”y”]

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Anime-Koi :: Maybe he’s a half-human, half-fox hybrid.
>Shounin-sama is a man of extreme virtue.
>However…
>>I’ve heard he’s in cahoots with the deities of divination
>>and is doing some really freaky stuff.

Commie :: He’s half human, half fox through his parents.
>The head monk is a magnificent person.
>However…
>>I heard he’s in league with occult gods.

EveTaku :: The bastard child of a human and a fox, perhaps?
>The high priest is a most virtuous man.
>But…
>>Maybe he’s communing with the gods of yin and yang for some heinous purpose.

N/A :: N/A. They all suck.

Essential 4.

Yase raising a valid concern.

Audio: [mp3t track=”http://www.crymore.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Kyousougiga04.mp3″ play=”Start audio” stop=”Pause this shit” volslider=”y”]

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Anime-Koi :: Why did you have to make me a demon?!
>Stop that, Yase. You shouldn’t eat Shounin.
Then I hate you too!

Commie :: Why did you make me real?!
>Don’t eat him, Yase.
I hate you too!

EveTaku :: Why’d you have to make me an {\i1}oni{\i0}?
>Now, now, Yase. High priests are not for eating.
I hate your guts!

N/A :: N/A. They all suck.

Essential 5.

Black Rabbit-chan reflecting on her deal with the buddhish person in question.

Audio: [mp3t track=”http://www.crymore.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Kyousougiga05.mp3″ play=”Start audio” stop=”Pause this shit” volslider=”y”]

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Anime-Koi :: The eyes of Butsugen Butsumo are eyes of truth that can see through three thousand worlds.

Commie :: The eyes of a bodhisattva see the truth of all the worlds.

EveTaku :: The eyes of the Buddha Locanii see the truth in all the billion worlds.

N/A :: N/A. They all suck.

Essential 6.

I wonder if we’ll ever see this chick again. I do like NPCs.

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Anime-Koi :: Did you skip out on the council again?
Our venerable monk Myoue is quite the troublemaker, isn’t he?

Commie :: Did you ditch the meeting again?
Being the head monk Myoe must be tough.

EveTaku :: Skipped another triumvirate meeting?
>Yeah…
Whatever shall we citizens do with you, dear High Priest Myoue?

N/A :: N/A. They all suck.

Essential 7.

Myo’s so smooth with ladies that were only created for his family’s amusement.

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Anime-Koi :: Ah, my poor, naïve Myoue!
It’s hard on you, isn’t it?
>Will you comfort me?
Do you {\i1}really{\i0} want me to?
>Yes, only you.
I bet that’s what you tell everyone, huh?
>Of course not.

Commie :: Darn! You poor man, Myoe!
It really is tough, huh?
>Will you comfort me?
Am I good enough for that?
>Only you are.
Do you tell that all your girls?
>Nah.

EveTaku :: Oh, poor, noble Myoue!
It’s not easy, is it?
>You gonna make it easier for me?
Will you settle for me?
>You’re the {\i1}only{\i0} one for me.
Do you say that to all the other girls?
>Don’t be silly!

N/A :: N/A. They all suck.

Essential 8.

Myo’s dad promises to return.

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Anime-Koi :: One day, I will return with a beginning and an ending.
It’s a promise. Please wait for me, Myoue.

Commie :: We’ll be back with the beginning and the end one day.
I promise. Wait for us, Myoe.

EveTaku :: I’ll return someday, with the beginning and the end in tow.
I promise.
Wait for me, Myoue.

N/A :: N/A. They all suck.

Essential 9.

Koto asking Myo where the fuck she is right now.

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Anime-Koi :: So… this place got a name or what?
This land.
I’m asking which parallel dimension this is.
What, you a mute or somethin’?

Commie :: Hey, what’s this place called?
Come on!
I’m asking which plane this is!
What, are you mute?

EveTaku :: So yeah, what’s this place called?
Our location!
What number worldline is this?
What, you mute or something?

N/A :: N/A. They all suck.

Essential 10.

Myo replies to Koto’s question about where she has now found herself.

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Anime-Koi :: Kyoto.
The Mirrored City.
I don’t know anything about any parallel dimension.
>Oh?
This place has been off limits to regular folks for hundreds of years.
This is no place for some random kid to go play around on their own.

Commie :: Kyoto.
You write it “Mirror Capital” and read it Kyoto.
I don’t know what planes you’re talking about.
No one’s been admitted into this place for centuries.
It’s not the place for a little kid without her guardian.

EveTaku :: Kyoto.
The Capital Beyond the Looking-Glass, Kyoto.
I have no clue what these world-whatevers you’re talking about are.
>Really?
This place has been out-of-bounds to normal folk for centuries.
It’s not a place some unsupervised kid can just randomly waltz into.

N/A :: N/A. They all suck.

Decision Point:

Holy fucking shit, Dark_Sage. Give me more comparisons. I fucking live for this! (Put the knife down and click the spoiler. We got ten more comparisons for ya.)
Oh my god, put a bullet in my head. When is this shit gonna be over with already? (You’ve seen enough for one lifetime. Head down to the results.)

Expanded 1.

Koto’s reaction after an unbearably pretentious opening to the show.

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Anime-Koi :: Our resident poet strikes again.
You talk about it all the time,
but is there really a place like that?
Are you sure you weren’t just dreaming, Sensei?

Commie :: You’re such a poet.
That was a lot of words,
but aren’t you making that place up?
Or maybe you were dreaming, master.

EveTaku :: Ever the poet, aren’t you?
You’re always talking about it, but does that place even exist?
Are you sure the {\i1}whole{\i0} thing wasn’t a dream, Sensei?

N/A :: N/A. They all suck.

Expanded 2.

And after drawing it, he fucked it. For those of you who haven’t seen the show yet, I’m not joking.

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Anime-Koi :: He drew this black rabbit, which he named “Koto,” on a sliding door,
portraying it as a deity of the city.

Commie :: He had named the black rabbit Koto.
He had drawn it on a whim as the capital’s god.

EveTaku :: This black rabbit, whom he named Koto,
had been painted on a flight of fancy to be the god of the city on the panel walls.

N/A :: N/A. They all suck.

Expanded 3.

Blind kid positing his existence isn’t necessary. I agree, but leave Bright Eyes outta this.

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Anime-Koi :: I’ve thought about this,
but won’t everything be fine if Yase and I go back to being drawings?
After all, Yakushimaru’s human to begin with.
You’ll be able to figure something out with only Mom to worry about, right?
You can erase our drawings and remake us.
You can do that, right?

Commie :: I’ve been thinking that Yase and I could just go back to being drawings.
Yakushimaru’s a human anyway, and if only Mom is left otherwise, you should be able to sort it out.
Just erase our drawing and redo it.
You can do that, can’t you?

EveTaku :: I thought about it, and…
what if Yase and I just returned to being pictures?
Yakushimaru’s essentially human, and I’m sure they can put up with just Mom.
Erase us once, and then recreate us.
You have the power to do that, don’t you?

N/A :: N/A. They all suck.

Expanded 4.

Elder Myo is quite the thinker.

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Anime-Koi :: Do we call the city over there “Magic Land”?
>You {\i1}do{\i0} have something in mind, don’t you?
>>Why don’t we just call the place over there “Kyoto” as well?

Commie :: What’s the name of that capital?
>It must have a name.
>>Let’s just say it’s Kyoto too.

EveTaku :: Is the capital on that side called “Kyo” too?
>{\i1}Something{\i0} ought to be different.
>>I think “Kyoto” works just as well for the other side.

N/A :: N/A. They all suck.

Expanded 5.

Narration.

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Anime-Koi :: Just like that, the whole family moved into the city’s mirror image,
and disappeared without anyone noticing.
The new city came under the management of Koto and Shounin,
and was given the name “Mirrored City,” or “Kyoto.”
It was a world where humans and supernatural beings lived in harmony.

Commie :: And thus the family moved to the other side of the looking glass,
and mankind did not see them again.
The monk and Koto ran the capital, and named it the Mirror Capital.
Humans and fantastic creatures lived there side-by-side.

EveTaku :: And thus the family moved to the capital beyond the looking-glass,
disappearing from this world without a trace.
The capital was governed by the high priest and Koto,
and came to be known as the Capital of Kyo.
There, man and spirit lived side-by-side.

N/A :: N/A. They all suck.

Expanded 6.

Speaking of memory, I can’t even remember what episodes of Hyobu I still need to sub.

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Anime-Koi :: How can you remember stuff from so long ago?
>There’s nothing forgettable about our memories.

Commie :: I’m surprised you still remember that.
>I want to always cherish the memories of us together.

EveTaku :: I can’t believe you remember something from so long ago.
>How could I ever forget a single moment I spent with you?

N/A :: N/A. They all suck.

Expanded 7.

Bright Eyes, best girl.

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Anime-Koi :: It’s beautiful.
I’d just {\i1}love{\i0} to have something like that here.
Would anyone care to bring it over for me?

Commie :: So pretty.
I want a thunderstorm too.
Will someone bring me a thunderstorm?

EveTaku :: Beautiful, aren’t they?
How I would like to have one of my own.
Won’t somebody go and get one for me?

N/A :: N/A. They all suck.

Expanded 8.

A superior introduction.

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Anime-Koi :: It didn’t work, Nee-chan.
>It’s not here.
>>Damn, I thought I’d finally found it.
>>I’ll follow it all across the universe if I have to.

Commie :: No luck, sis!
>It’s not here!
>>Crap! And I was sure we got it this time!
>>I’m gonna chase it to the end of the galaxy.

EveTaku :: No dice, Nee-chan.
>It’s not here.
>>Dagnabbit!
>>After all the time we spent looking for it…
>>I’ll chase you to the far corners of this realm if I have to!

N/A :: N/A. They all suck.

Expanded 9.

Koto expressing incredulity.

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Anime-Koi :: Shrine?
You don’t know?
Really? What kind of backwater you from?

Commie :: Shrine?
You don’t know?
Huh?
What backwater dimension is this?

EveTaku :: The Shrine?
Haven’t you heard of it?
Oh?
What kind of backwater worldline are {\i1}you{\i0} from?

N/A :: N/A. They all suck.

Expanded 10.

Autispazz-chan formally introduces herself.

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Anime-Koi :: The name’s Koto.
I’m with the First Parallel Dimension, Central Agency,
Shrine High Priest Unit, Inari team.
I’m here to find my guardian.

Commie :: I’m Koto.
First Plane, Central,
General Agency: Shrine,
team Inari under direct command of the head priest.
I’m here looking for my guardian.

EveTaku :: Koto.
Worldline #1: Central.
Joint Institute: the Shrine.
Chief Priest’s Special Division, Inari Squad.
I’m here to find my supervisor.

N/A :: N/A. They all suck.

30 thoughts on “Translation Party: [Anime-Koi vs. Commie vs. EveTaku] Kyousougiga (Episode 01)”

  1. With this kinda show I’m pretty sure the first thing you watch is gonna matter even more than it does in other TL Parties. Me, I watched EveTaku’s first and got:

    Anime-Koi: 3 times
    Commie: 0 times
    EveTaku: 7 times
    Looks like your best bet is EveTaku

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  2. Overall scores…
    Anime-Koi: 8 times
    Commie: 3 times
    EveTaku: 2 times
    Looks like your best bet is Anime-Koi

    Editor’s bias. Didn’t expect Commie to be second for me, though.

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  3. Overall scores…
    Anime-Koi: 8 times
    Commie: 3 times
    EveTaku: 1 time
    Looks like your best bet is Anime-Koi

    Didn’t expect to pick commie over evetaku..

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  4. Overall scores…
    Anime-Koi: 5 times
    Commie: 4 times
    EveTaku: 9 times
    Looks like your best bet is EveTaku.

    I’m not surprised. I watch Commie since they’re the first to release it but I would watch EveTaku if they didn’t take forever every week.

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  5. Anime-Koi: 7 times
    Commie: 1 time
    EveTaku: 2 times
    Looks like your best bet is Anime-Koi

    I was watching EveTaku up until now. Guess I’ll switch to Anime-Koi. Well, at least I can watch this sooner now.

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  6. Lines like “What, you a mute or somethin'” are plain uncomfortable for me to read, dialogue or not, while lines like “Skipped another triumvirate meeting” don’t really feel like things someone might say in a conversation.

    Still, I’d go for the too-formal line over the slang every single time, characterization be damned. I guess it comes down to the fact that I’m reading (rather than hearing) the line in English.

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  7. Anime-Koi: 8 times
    Commie: 16 times
    EveTaku: 16 times
    It’s a tie between Commie and EveTaku

    I’ve been watching both Commie and EveTaku so I guess that’s why. But still, I didn’t expect them to tie.

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  8. Overall scores…
    Anime-Koi: 5 times
    Commie: 1 time
    EveTaku: 3 times
    Looks like your best bet is Anime-Koi

    Best girl?

    I’m asexual (6%, 2 Votes)

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  9. Anime-Koi: 8 times
    Commie: 5 times
    EveTaku: 4 times
    Looks like your best bet is Anime-Koi.

    Surprising Commie was second best after I was unable to watch past the opening scene of their subs.

    EveTaku got the least [best] results but looking at the lines, they also got the least [wtf] results for me, so I might go with them.

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  10. Overall scores…
    Anime-Koi: 7 times
    Commie: 2 times
    EveTaku: 2 times
    Looks like your best bet is Anime-Koi

    I’m glad I decided to wait for their episodes anyway. Gave Commie about 30 seconds before shaking my head in episode 1.

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  11. Overall scores…
    Anime-Koi: 8 times
    Commie: 5 times
    EveTaku: 10 times
    Looks like your best bet is EveTaku

    Watched raw (and will continue to do so), so I had no previous contact with any of the subs. 4 N/As. Most of the ties were between Anime-Koi and EveTaku, a lot of which I wished were actually a mixture of the two.

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  12. I had only watched this raw. A-Koi/EveTaku tied for me though commie had one or two nicely phrased, but really none of them were super satisfying given the underlying translation. While nothing horrible, each had a few choices that felt off in different places, for example Essential 2, “that’s cruel/that’s mean/yowch” does not translate into “touché/well played” so a-koi got that point, but then had stuff elsewhere. I’m sure someone with a better understanding then I would spot more issues then I can.

    Guess I’ll just flip a coin between those two, both seem alright. I wish one was the obvious, crushing winner, or for that matter that all of them were incredible and it was purely about phrasing but so it goes.

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    • If Koto gets a playful jab in on Inari and he replies, “That hurts,” then there’s nothing wrong with using “Touche.” If anything, it more accurately conveys his good-natured tone and that he’s not actually hurt by Koto’s words, but conceding that she got him. While I don’t think A-Koi’s translation is wrong, I believe “touche” is a very valid alternative and is a rather appropriate response for Inari.

      If you’d be willing to elaborate on some other points you think are wrong/bad in EveTaku’s release, I’d be glad to shed some light on the reasoning behind our decisions. I’m not saying our release is flawless (I’ve noticed a few things from this TL party that could have been improved upon, and I’ll try to watch out for them in future releases), but I do think lyger’s done a phenomenal job with these scripts, so I’m curious as to what people dislike about it.

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      • I found it fine up till ep 3, when a sentence that was obviously longer than 15 words was edited as “All roads lead to Rome.”
        Usually I like the “liberality” of commie, but this annoyed me too much to ignore.

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      • I’m certainly not even remotely a native level speaker, though if I’m able to spend 6 months or so in Japan like I hope to next year it’d help, so I don’t feel confident in making any detailed critiques. I more feel like I’m at the point where if even I noticed something, then there’s probably more I missed. FWIW, after doing the TL Party and that comment I went for a sanity check elsewhere and 8thSin also questioned that line as well as some other stuff I hadn’t noticed: http://pastebin.com/avTUiz4G

        Dunno if you feel like responding to any of his points, they’re much better then mine. I don’t think your release is bad by any means, after doing all the extended ones in a second round EveTaku edged out A-Koi in the end, and I like lyger’s work in general.

        As far as that specific example:
        >it more accurately conveys his good-natured tone and that he’s not actually hurt by Koto’s words
        Saying “ouch” or “I’m hurt” doesn’t necessarily mean you’re actually hurt. That’s standard conversation, the good-natured tone and facial/body language is what conveys the joking nature or sarcasm as the case may be. “You’re so mean!” in a cheery tone and the right setting doesn’t actually mean that. In a 100% written work that’d be trickier to convey, but with subs I’m not sure it’s wrong to take into account the visual/audio cues that are there too, those should be the focus of the viewer after all. I think “that hurts” or similar better conveys the feeling of the scene, but I can see your argument too.

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        • I freely acknowledge that you can say something like, “I’m hurt,” in a playful tone, which is why I said A-Koi’s TL wasn’t wrong. I simply felt “touche” more effectively conveyed the real meaning of what he’s saying and don’t see why anyone would argue that one is more accurate than the other.

          As for 8th’s comments, I can comment on some of them, but most issues I won’t be able to address by virtue of not knowing Japanese.

          *4:37 – This line does convey that Myoue’s not an ordinary man. Koto-rabbit is denying the fact that Myoue might be dense, and Buddha-chick basically replies with: “Have you seen Myoue? How could you possibly think otherwise?”

          I can maybe look into a few more once I go home and can check our script, but like I said, I’m in no position to judge the accuracy of the TL. I can, however, talk about English equivalence in meaning and address editing-related issues.

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          • I appreciate your reply.

            >I freely acknowledge that you can say something like, “I’m hurt,” in a playful tone, which is why I said A-Koi’s TL wasn’t wrong. I simply felt “touche” more effectively conveyed the real meaning of what he’s saying and don’t see why anyone would argue that one is more accurate than the other.

            While I disagree, like I said I can also see your argument here too, and it’s not like this isn’t pretty nit-picky anyway.

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  13. Tried to pick between Anime-Koi and EveTaku..
    Anime-Koi: 12 times
    Commie: 6 times
    EveTaku: 4 times
    Looks like your best bet is Anime-Koi

    Not expecting that Commie was second either.. I guess they’re improving?

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  14. Anime-Koi: 9 times
    Commie: 14 times
    EveTaku: 6 times
    Looks like your best bet is Commie

    I’ve been watching Commie, so this isn’t much of a surprise. Reading over the lines, all the groups seem pretty serviceable. Also, Shouko best girl

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  15. >Think FLCL, except you won’t need to pump your stomach to get the fail out of your body after watching it.
    >fail

    Now now, let’s not hate on the greatest series out there, mkay?

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  16. DarkSage> With this kinda show I’m pretty sure the first thing you watch is gonna matter even more…

    Watched the revamp/prequel (Ep 0) with Commie and loved it… far more than what I recall of the choppy ONA (EveTaku’s). However—

    Overall scores…
    Anime-Koi: 1 time
    Commie: 1 time
    EveTaku: 8 times
    Looks like your best bet is EveTaku

    Yes, EveTaku left some terms untranslated, but better that than failed translation or bad English.

    Best lines:
    > Now, now, Yase. High priests are not for eating.
    > The Capital Beyond the Looking-Glass, Kyoto.

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  17. Anime-Koi: 9 times
    Commie: 6 times
    EveTaku: 6 times

    Looks like your best bet is Anime-Koi

    I’ve been watching Anime-Koi for this anime so it all worked out! XD

    Thanks! This is very useful! It’s be cool if you guys do more of this. I’d make watching anime more enjoyable since the viewer will know what translations they like more than others.

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