Tatsuya Souma's KNT manga translation

[ElonNarai]

Everyone,

Thanks to Daisensei, our personal hero, and his fast reply I have now completly translated the page. I know that most of you who check this page already have read the translation, but here it still is.


If you still see the old page it means your browser uses the cache (it's to save time and download-speed), use ctrl+f5 or shift-f5 or alt+f5 (I always try each possible combination, since I keep forgetting) to refresh the cache. If that doesn't work, just go in to the option menu and delete cache manual. Oh... Internet Explorer calls it Tempory Internet Files

BTW: The complete slideshow is also update

[Daisensei]

A somewhat long intro for the volume 2.Page 19
Frame 1
Right   "Saishoo ni kotowatte oku ga kono sakuhin wa 2wa de aru"
EN   "Initially I'll state that this work is the volume 2..."
Yattarou   "Pururun omee oira ga shuuyakutte koto wasurete nee ka"
EN      "Pururun, do you forget that I am the main character?"
Pururun (outside balloon)   "Ara Yattarou"
EN            "Ah Yattarou"
Pururun   "Yaane – hyoushi kurai ii ja nai no"
EN      "It's only a front cover, it's doesn't make any harm"
Left   "Tte koto wa touzen 1wa ga aru wake da ga......"
EN   "so it's obvious that there is a volume 1..."
Frame 2
Right   "Jitsu wa 1wa wa P.C.COMIX16 no 'Taose Karaoke Banchou!!' ni shuuroku sarete iru no da"
EN   "Actually the chapter 1 was published in 'Taose Karaoke Bachou!!' of P. C. COMIX 16"
Pururun   "Tama ni wa watshi datte..."
EN      "Occasionally I should..."
Otama   "Eehh Pururun-san hitori de zurui desu yo!"
EN   "What? Pururun-san only... it's unfair!"
Left   "1wa wo egaita toki ni 'tsuzuki wo mitai hito ga itara kaku zo' to ittara han'nou ga yokatta no de kiki de nokori wo kakeru koto ni natta ni da"
EN   "When I wrote the volume 1 I said 'if there is someone interested in the sequel I shall write it', and owing to the good response got, now it is possible to write the remaining part of the manga"
Frame 3
Right (boldface)   "Son'na wake nande zenkai no arasuji -"
EN         "Then here is a summary of previous episode...
Right   "Terebi shutsuen ga owatte kara to iuu mono Yattaou wa heiwa na mainichi ni akite shimai mukashi wo natsukashinde ita"
EN   "After the end of his starring in the TV show, Yattarou got tired of the peaceful days and was missing the olden days"
Otama (outside balloon)   "A Sukashii-san"
Sukashii   "Otama omae wa 1wa no hyoushi datta ja nai ka"
EN      "Otama, weren't you in the cover of the  volume 1?"
Otama   "Sou deshitakke?"
EN   "Were I?"
Right   "Aru hi yoki raibaru de ima ya shin'yuu do natte ita Karamaru ga ninimono ka ni sarawarete shimau!"
EN   "Some day, former great rival and now a buddy Karamaru was kidnapped by someone!"
Frame 4
Paragraph 1   "Aahh ittai nani ga nandaka wakaranai!"
EN      "It's not clear what the heck happened!"
Paragraph 2   "... sou da! Jissai ni zenkai no hanashi wo yomeba iinda!"
EN      "... oh, yes! One must need only read previous story!"
Paragraph 3   "Eetto Bandai PC shiriizu 16 no 'Taose Karaoke Banchou!!' ni notte irundatta!"
EN      "Hmm... it has been published in 'Taose Karaoke Banchou!!' of Bandai's PC Series 16."
Paragraph 4   "Tena wake de min'na tankoubon wo yoroshiku!"
EN      "Then, everyone, please get that book!"
Sukashii   "Mahh iika 3wa no hyoushi wa kono shuuyaku de bikei no kono boku ga..."
EN      "No problem, in the volume 3 cover I, the main character and handsome guy, shall..."
Yattarou   "Chotto mate..."
EN      "Wait a moment..."
Frame 5
Pururun   "Aa sore nara pittashi hitori zutsu de..."
EN      "Ah, then each one of us could ..."
Yattarou   "Dakara oira ga shujinkou dattsuttendarohh!!"
EN      "I'm just saying that I am the main character!!"
Frame 6
Box   "Tena wake de 'Kyattou Ninden Teyandee' 2wa no hajimari..."
EN   "Then the volume 2 of  'Kyattou Ninden Teyandee' is just starting..."

[Methid Man]

I think it's time I stick this one up.

-- Sam the Methid Man

[SteC]

Were the cats talking about the books in general on that page?  They looked serious.

[ElonNarai]

Whoops...
I got the message... I looked at it... I nod thinking I would do it monday... and then completely forgot...four days later...I wanted to check a manga...and then I remembered that I still had to translate a page...

My appologies for that. I will do this is as fast as possible.
Damn, and just after this thread got a sticky
~_~ Sometimes I think I should improve the world
0_o But that would mean starting with myself

[ElonNarai]

Sorry that I took so long but it had completly slipped my mind and thanks to a new project my email box fills up quite fast. So as an apology I also have made a spoof (like everyone self-respecting editor does ~_~)
Spoof:
THE REAL PAGE IS BELOW!


See last page for manga

[Methid Man]

Don't forget to credit me for the scans too. ;3

-- Sam the Methid Man

[ElonNarai]

Don't forget to credit me for the scans too. ;3

-- Sam the Methid Man

Damn, I forgot that...
Changed it (reload the image when opened to see the change)

[Daisensei]

This is the volume 2 front cover, featuring Pururun.  Page 20
Title   “Kyattou Ninden”
Title   “Teyandee”
Title   “Dai 2 wa”
EN   “Volume 2”
Yattarou   “Hitori de medatsu natte”
EN      “Don't show off yourself!”
Otama   “Mattaku desu yohh”
EN   “This is too much”

[ElonNarai]

And another page done. I almost wished that all pages were like this.
UPDATE: darn IT! Apperantly PNG is the worst supported format ever, the tumbnail is all screwed up, yet the picture it self is fine! I'm thinking of converting it all bmp 
See last page for manga

[Daisensei]

Now the Volume 2 is really starting. Enjoy it.Page 21
Frame 1
Box   “Setsumei shiyou! Koko wa kansei majika ni hikaeta Megaro-Edo jyou”
EN   “Let me explain! That is a near to be finished Megalo-Edo Castle”
Frame 2
Karamaru's cry   “Uwaaaaahh!!”
Frame 3
Label on box   “Usahime sama e~”
EN      “To Usahime”
Karamaru   “Usahime~”
Usahime   “O~ nanto warawa no omusukosan de wa naikahh!!”
EN      “Oh, it's my fiance!”
Frame 4
Karamaru   “Aa”
Sound of Usahime rubbing her face on Karamaru   “Suri suri”
EN                     “Rub rub”
Usahime   “Yoku warawa no moto e modotte kite kureta nooo♥”
EN      “You finally came back to mee♥”
Usahime (outside balloon)   “Hime wa ureshii zo”
EN            “I'm very happy”
Frame 5
Karamaru   “Waa~ chikushou~ korose~ isso hito omoi ni koroshite kure~”
EN      “Ahh, darn! Kill me! Kill me quickly!”
Karamaru (outside balloon)   “Ora iyada!”
EN            “I don't want it!”
Sound of  Karamaru's head striking   “Donhh”
Frame 6
Usahime   “Son'na ni terenakutemo iizoyoo♥”
EN      “Don't be so shyy♥”
Karamaru   “U-Usanotsubone... sama”
Usanotsubone   “Jibun wo purezento shite okuru nante tottemo naisu na omukosan nee♥”
EN      “Delivering himself like a gift. You are really a nice fiancee♥”
Usanotsubone stroking Karamaru's head   “Nade nade”
Ieie (meaningless as always)   “Pafuu”

[ElonNarai]

Ok, I don't quit the first frame, then again it maybe me.
Anyway, here is the translation.

See last page for manga

[Daisensei]

I confess that hasn't been easy to me to mantain the weekly publishing schedule. This page specially is very long and therefore much time consuming. Page 22
Frame 1
Usahime   “Sa chikou yore”
EN      “Come near me”
Koon-no-kami's laugh   “Uffuffuuu♥”
Frame 2
Koon-no-kami    (right)   "Usahimesama no okimashite wa kokigen uruwashuu gozaimasu"
EN   "Usahimesama looks to be in good humor"
Koon-no-kami (left)   "Hatashite watashi me no kokoro kara no purezento oki ni meshite itadaita de kozaimashou ka......"
EN   "Did my present, that was given from all my heart, pleased in a such manner..."
Sound of the sliding door opening   "Suhh"
Frame 3
Karamaru   "Koon-no-kami kusohh sou you koto datta ka!"
EN      "Koon-no-kami? Darn, now I figured out all!"
Frame 4
Koon-no-kami   "De Usahimesama, soko de hitotsu soudan ga..."
EN      "Usahimesama, I want also to discuss about..."
Usahime   "Okama guitsune onushi wa shimanagashi jahh!"
EN      "Queer fox, you will be banished!"
Frame 5
"Shimanagashihh!!"
EN   "Banishment!!"
Frame 6
Koon-no-kami   "Na naze atashi ga shimanagashi nihh!!"
EN      "Why shall I be banished?"
Koon-no-kami (outside balloon)   "Sekkaku omukosan motte kitano nihh"
EN               "Just when I brought fiance"
Koon-no-kami cry   "Yoyohh"
Usahime   "Warawa ga sekkaku koufuku hittateru tokoro ni"
EN      "I was just in a happy mood"
Usahime   "ikinari minikui mono wo miserareta no ja zo. Kibun o gai shite touzen jarou"
EN      "when a ugly thing was showed to me. Of course it would make me displeased."
Ieie      "Pafu?"
Frame 7
Koon-no-kami   "Mi-minikui!"
EN      "U-ugly!"
Outside balloon   "Ganhh" (express Koon-no-kami being shocked)
Frame 8
Koon-no-kami   "Genchan! Anata no sei de Usahimesama no kibun sokonechatta ja nai nohh!"
EN      "Genchan! It's your faulty Usahimesama being displeased!"
Gennarisai   "Ehh? Watashi me no sei desu ka"
EN      "Huh? Was my faulty?"
Outside balloon   "Ara"
EN         "Really?"
Frame 9
Karamaru   "Ge-geenarisaisama made!"
EN      "E-even Gennarisaisama!"
Outside balloon   "A touzen ka..."
EN         "Well, it'd be natural..."
Box   "Koko de ikki ni setsumei shite okou..."
EN   "Now let me explain all..."

[SteC]

Ha ha haaa, Usa Hime called Koon no Kami 'queer'...

[ElonNarai]

I confess that hasn't been easy to me to mantain the weekly publishing schedule. This page specially is very long and therefore much time consuming.

I second that, I'm having to code one game so that's suitable for milestone, I'm fininishing a up a gamedesign document for another game, I have to fix someone's computer, I still have to go to school (and yes, I also have a load of homework and we have tests in two weeks) and I need to sleep.
Actually I'm suprised I'm still alive, then again this is the internet...

Sometimes I'm even thinking of dropping this, but I can't since failure and giving up is not part of my dictionary. If someone wants to kill me in my sleep, be free to do so ~_~
(oh and for those who don't get it, I'm joking about the killing part. Now I hope you did read this before you ran off to my chamber ~_~)

See last page for manga

[Hayama]

Ever think of editing the sound fx as well?  They're not terribly difficult.... here's the first page from when I started to translate this comic circa jan 05' or so


http://i10.tinypic.com/48xzdwx.jpg

Keep up the good work, only crit i have besides the sound fx would be the placement of your text, it seems kind of cramped in some bubbles or really spacious in others.

EDIT:   P.S.   -- Hey Sam, remember me? :B

EDIT (2):  Resized per request

[ElonNarai]

Dude, your skill is freaking awesome. Real nice. One question though: Did you stretch the text in the boxes? It seems you did.

BTW: Add a link or upload it as attachment since a full page is rather annoying.

About replacing SFX: In the beginning I was thinking of doing that but after looking around on the internet I found a poll (I believe it was animenewsnetwork, not certain) where visitors was asked what they thought of replacing SFX. There were two majorities: One that didn't want to replace the SFX with editor translations (how I'm doing it) and the others want to have it translated but only if it was done reall nice (like you did).

Since the people that didn't want replacmenet were 7% or something bigger than those who did want it to be replaced I choose to go with the majority (also since I found out that it was quite a hassle to translate SFX).
I assume that the difference is made because some read fan translations and other proffesional translation. proffesional transaltions are used to convert the entire manga to english (sometimes they eve flip the pages to the western reading). In those cases I also want it to be replaced, but in all other cases I don't really care, but I think other prefer the replacement technique since you don't destroy the japanese feeling of it.
I hope it's quite clear since I'm having a feeling that this is not well explained, if not I will try to rewrite more clearly.

Long story made short: No, I don't replace the SFX and I have no intention to do so for the reasons see above

@Hayama: Maybe it's too early to ask you but I'm constantly hoping that somebody picks up the Samuari Pizza Cats version of this (I'm doing the KNT-version of it). Maybe, I'm allowed to be so bold, this is a task that you're perfect for? You have already proven your more than capable (proberly better than I). Besides you have one advantage: the names are shorter in english! Believe me those long names are hell!

@Daisensei: Since your the project-leader (at least in my opinion) of this, what do you think of my above request? I think a lot of SPC-fans (including me) are willing to help him.

[Hayama]

Sound FX replacement is really simple, even editing the images takes rarely less than a few minutes per panel.  If you choose not to and keep your translation notes it's fine, but the end product usually ends up looking really cluttered.

The text was 'stretched' as you put it in photoshop to fill up the text boxes...

I did consider editting all the images fully to allow for proper text bubbles, but the only major changes I did when sam and I first started doing the translation originally back in early 2005 or so... was to edit the size of the 'pages' digitally to be all uniform and straight.

[Takila]

I can understand how you made most of it, but how did you rotate some of the 'Hisss' text so that they were angled?

Also, what font did you use for the twinkle?

(Short blip of an idea: why not flip the images, sans text, so that It reads like a regular book?)

[Hayama]

I can understand how you made most of it, but how did you rotate some of the 'Hisss' text so that they were angled?

In photoshop you can use the Warp Text feature in conjunction with Leading\Kerning\Ect to achieve a varienty of effects.

Also, what font did you use for the twinkle?

To be honest, I don't remember ^^;  As I've yet to reinstall all my fonts from my last crash, I don't as of yet have the ability to recall it by punching it up in photoshop.  When I do I will let you know.

(Short blip of an idea: why not flip the images, sans text, so that It reads like a regular book?)

For starters, it's more natural for me to read from left to right for some reason, also it helps when translating when I can just opaque/transparent the layer I use for masking out the japanese font.  At one point Sam and I did discuss doing a SPC version though, in which I definately would flip the images.