I was talking to this guy on AIM about this yesterday.
I said in most cases I'd rather hear "Kage Bunshin no jutsu" than "Art of the Doppleganger" (as in the Viz translation)
He said I was dumb, because "Art of the Doppleganger" is what the Japanese heard. He called me a fucktard and blocked me...loser.
Whatever the case, I prefer what AonE does. That is, putting the translation at the top and leaving some words in Jap.
<@Terra> he told me this, "man actually meeting terra is so fucking big", and he started crying. Then he bought me hot dogs
"Art of the Doppleganger" is what the Japanese hears? That is totally wrong. For the unenlightened:Originally posted by: xanbcoo
I was talking to this guy on AIM about this yesterday.
I said in most cases I'd rather hear "Kage Bunshin no jutsu" than "Art of the Doppleganger" (as in the Viz translation)
He said I was dumb, because "Art of the Doppleganger" is what the Japanese heard. He called me a fucktard and blocked me...loser.
Whatever the case, I prefer what AonE does. That is, putting the translation at the top and leaving some words in Jap.
Kage = Shadow
Bu = Split
shin = Body
(Bushin = clone)
jutsu = skill/art
I'd go with Kage Bushin no Jutsu anytime over the Doppleganger shit.
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I know I knowOriginally posted by: Psyke
"Art of the Doppleganger" is what the Japanese hears? That is totally wrong. For the unenlightened:
Kage = Shadow
Bu = Split
shin = Body
(Bushin = clone)
jutsu = skill/art
I'd go with Kage Bushin no Jutsu anytime over the Doppleganger shit.
The guy was a moron AND a loser.
I would even prefer something like "Shadow Clone Skill" to Doppleganger. I hope the dub will take a different approach than the manga has.
@assertn: for the record, they just call it a "replication". Though "wannabe doppleganger" would definitely make it more interesting.
Also, it's really in the Japanese culture to incorporate different langauges into their own (engrish anyone?). I don't really know the extent that this happens in America though.
<@Terra> he told me this, "man actually meeting terra is so fucking big", and he started crying. Then he bought me hot dogs
i always wondered, i know hokage in naruto means like "head of fire village" but, they said the prefix "ho" means fire and we know kage means shadow, so i dont think this makes sense...fireshadow? (for konoha it makes sense because they're techniques focus on fire and shadow, but what about other countries?) Kazekage? sandshadow? could somebody with japanese skills translate these words litertaly or are these made up words just for naruto?
LaZie made this...a long time ago.
"It was a very depressing time in my life, since I had no money I was unable to screw the rules" -Kaiba
A "Kage" is the head of a villiage in Naruto.
There are 5 Kage - one in each of the five countries.
In Japanese:
Ho = Fire
Kaze = Wind
Rai = Lightning
Mizu = Water
and I forget the last one, but I think it means Rock
So for every villaige, the Kage is named after the respective country
Land of Fire: HOkage (of konoha villiage) - or fireshadow
Land of Wind: KAZEkage (of the sand villiage)- or windshadow
etc...
confusion mitigated
<@Terra> he told me this, "man actually meeting terra is so fucking big", and he started crying. Then he bought me hot dogs
i read something about that, it was actually pretty deep, it was like, the shadow that the flame of a candle casts on others, not sure any more what it was exactly like, but i think it means that the "hokage" stands above all and stands in the light for everyone to notice while others of less importance stay in the shadowOriginally posted by: Chaoskiddo
i always wondered, i know hokage in naruto means like "head of fire village" but, they said the prefix "ho" means fire and we know kage means shadow, so i dont think this makes sense...fireshadow? (for konoha it makes sense because they're techniques focus on fire and shadow, but what about other countries?) Kazekage? sandshadow? could somebody with japanese skills translate these words litertaly or are these made up words just for naruto?
Or it can mean exactly what I said 7 posts ago...Originally posted by: darkshadow
i read something about that, it was actually pretty deep, it was like, the shadow that the flame of a candle casts on others, not sure any more what it was exactly like, but i think it means that the "hokage" stands above all and stands in the light for everyone to notice while others of less importance stay in the shadowOriginally posted by: Chaoskiddo
i always wondered, i know hokage in naruto means like "head of fire village" but, they said the prefix "ho" means fire and we know kage means shadow, so i dont think this makes sense...fireshadow? (for konoha it makes sense because they're techniques focus on fire and shadow, but what about other countries?) Kazekage? sandshadow? could somebody with japanese skills translate these words litertaly or are these made up words just for naruto?
Where are you getting this metaphor from? It sounds interesting but I don't think it's the case.
<@Terra> he told me this, "man actually meeting terra is so fucking big", and he started crying. Then he bought me hot dogs
With One Piece. 4kids had at least the decency to keep the original attacks in japanese. But I'm not sure if they call themselves Nakama or friends in the dubs. All of the One Piece watchers know how extremely important this word is to the world of One Piece.
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