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| L~R is so popular in Japanese that you get used to it after few episodes. I have never met with D~Z 'u' after 'k' is really short, almost unnoticeable. Also, it's really common. It's completely different when it comes to 'z' and 'd' Yeah, katakana is 'ku', but 'u' isn't as strongly accented as 'k' when foreign name is spoken (I'm talking about a name where afkter 'k' there is another consonant, not vowel), in reality is quite simmilar to original, you can see real difference only in transcription. |
Progeusz said: Names should be spelled the same in every language... let's see... Norse - Hodr Official Website - Hodr Subs - Hodr Should there really be any problem here? |
| sorry, I mixed up 'spelled' and 'pronounced' by accident, it's hard to talk on forum, irc and communicator at the same time ^^' |
Charmaine said: If the IPA chart is wrong, would you care to explain how you're supposed to pronounce "z" and "d"? Stop being such a bitch. If something this insignificant is going to ruin your enjoyment of the show then wait for another group to sub it. Fansub groups aren't obligated to translate a certain way. |
| Progeusz said: Names should be spelled the same in every language... Progeusz said: I watch anime with subs because I want to understand what characters are saying. Names DO NOT translate. I really don't like arguing about how to pronounce or to spell different words but I would like to point out that names do change both their pronunciation and their spelling depending of the language. As a Swede I can perfectly pronounce all these old Norse names but I severely doubt that you can repeat this after me. That's why it is normal that each name has its "counterpart" within translations. I would really like to hear how you'll pronounce such everyday Swedish names as Örjan or Göran |
| In this particular case you seem to be complaining about the romanization of certain names. <- Yes, imo romanization should be written in a way where reading it with English pronunciation will result in the same (or possibly closest) pronunciation as Japanese. In anime I hear 'hozul(r)', but in the subs I read 'hodr'. "Shigyun" <- Fine with me, I'm used to "Shigwen" so I use this form, but I agree, "Shigyun" is more accurate to what characters say in anime. Höðr <- Hmm, I wonder how could it be written with English letters, maybe Hidr (while "i" is spoken like in "this") /that's also an answer to you, konnakude ;) I belive ö is spoken in Swedish jutst like in German Göran - G like in game, ö ~like i in this, ran like run in English :P |
ProgeuszJul 30, 2010 4:23 PM
rhx said: It still doesn't make any sense in practice. Most westerners can't even pronounce some of the sounds used in, say, Chinese. I can vouch for that; my friend is an example and it's tiring to listen to something that sounds so~ racist sometimes, but the sad part is that he really is trying. x.x konnakude said: I would really like to hear how you'll pronounce such everyday Swedish names as Örjan or Göran uhh...Örjan...Orjan? Göran...Jordan? :D did I say it right? lol jkn', I know I failed |
Progeusz said: In this particular case you seem to be complaining about the romanization of certain names. <- Yes, imo romanization should be written in a way where reading it with English pronunciation will result in the same (or possibly closest) pronunciation as Japanese. In anime I hear 'hozul(r)', but in the subs I read 'hodr'. Ghoti = Fish |
| konnakude, did I pass? ;) /ah, J like y in yell http://img826.imageshack.us/img826/3397/breakblade.png <- I would use it as wallpaper if I had panoramic monitor :P Ghoti = Fish <- Right, that's why "Hidr" would be bad, it would need a special note how to read "i" English doesn't have letter for that vowel, luckily in Polish it's "y". We make English "waɪ" with "łaj" :P |
ProgeuszJul 30, 2010 4:33 PM
| Phish is the name of a band and it happens to be pronounced the same way as Fish. :colbert: |
miasmacloud said: Phish is the name of a band and it happens to be pronounced the same way as Fish. :colbert: I stand corrected xP |
| Göran is actually pronounced yo- run Örjan is o like in 'word' so it'll be o-ryi-un so dear Progeusz you've failed! |
| so I admit my defeat :) I thought that German and Swedish would be more alike, afaik they have simmilar roots. /"Many" is "Många" in Swedish, nice xD /silly me, I forgot about Sven-Göran Eriksson >.> |
ProgeuszJul 30, 2010 4:46 PM
| hahahaha, this thread. mal users always manage to surprise me. |
windy said: This whole debate shouldn't have taken four fucking pages my god.hahahaha, this thread. mal users always manage to surprise me. |
Xjellocross said: but talking about different pronunciations of katakana is so DEEP and interesting it simply can't be covered in a few posts!windy said: This whole debate shouldn't have taken four fucking pages my god.hahahaha, this thread. mal users always manage to surprise me. |
| It seems it has already ended if there are comments loling at the case xD /Hope I will get used to names by the 27th August :P See ya later ;) |
| Great adaptation to say the least. I'm a follower of the manga and this movie covered up the entire first volume + a little bit of the second volume. Good pacing, fantastic animation, great soundtrack / op / ed and the characters will be develop in the next volume. And the whole cliché thing of figthing his friend is not the main story. It's just there, but... anyway... you'll see in the third movie XD Overall: 9/10 |
| The sheer amount of stupidity that arises from a single stubborn fool on MAL never ceases to amaze me. At least the other members got a 4 page lesson on how to and not handle Katakana and romanization, right? Anyway, good movie. I'm loving the overall production. Funny how I woud have overlooked this if it weren't for KOKIA <3. |
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Kantarou said: The sheer amount of stupidity that arises from a single stubborn fool on MAL never ceases to amaze me. At least the other members got a 4 page lesson on how to and not handle Katakana and romanization, right? Anyway, good movie. I'm loving the overall production. Funny how I woud have overlooked this if it weren't for KOKIA <3. lol I doubt that there was only one stubborn person on that debate. |
dramahurtsmyarse said: Ok, so there were a few, but I'm referring to the cause =P. The others were justified imo lol.lol I doubt that there was only one stubborn person on that debate. |
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| All the main characters are based on pretty annoying archetypes. Lee looked like a psycho bitch. lol. Oh well, pretty good production values and wasn't boring. Looking forward to the next installment. |
| LOL, what's with people trying to keep their weeabooisms intact? That was interesting, but the premise is very funny. People can control quartz (of all minerals). Why? Because magic. It seems the King and Queen are having marriage problems D=. The mechs are a little lame, but at least they're not Isekai Seikishi no Monogatari lame. 8/10, so far. |
| GG Fansubs Rule!!!l as for the movie not bad im officially interested waiting for the next movies |
| Awesome . It's a little cliche but it has a special charm .. idk , when does the second movie air ? xD |
alwaysbored said: It already has (DVD in a month), and the 3rd airs in September.Awesome . It's a little cliche but it has a special charm .. idk , when does the second movie air ? xD |
| Pretty nice settings for the story and the animation is just amazing. I wasn't really interested in the manga, but now maybe I'll look into it a bit.~ Also the opening is superb~ |
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| 8/10.. this is generic mech stuff done right.. with good animation and KOKIA doing the OP.. i know nothing about this coz i don't read manga but from what i can see, this has to be a post-apocalyptic world where the "ancients" are humans.. and after a lot of years when they lost their technology, humans evolved into beings that can manipulate quartz (and gained new ways for technology).. due to genetics, there are abnormalities for some members of this new species that makes them resemble "ancient" humans (Rygart is one).. the "ancient" mech they dug up may have some sort of DNA analyzing device that makes our protag pilot it.. however, the mech's said to be rushed construction for a certain purpose -part is still a puzzle for me to find out.. i'm waiting for the queen to have an affair with Rygart.. and i might be arrested because Cleo is only 12.. |
| for the 1st part it was OK. |
| I am so loving this. The animation and music are superb. That Cleo girl is definitely not 12. |
| It was alright, I like the manga better though. |
"You need chaos in your soul to give birth to a dancing star." -Friedrich Nietzsche | Last.fm  |
ReaperEXE said: I can already picture Hodr handing over Sigyn and saying 'She was always yours' at the end XDIt seems the King and Queen are having marriage problems D=. Awesome opening....Kokia♥ |
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| Hell yes, this looks like a kickass mecha anime judging by this first part. I have no problem with the whole "friends becoming enemies" plot, because it's one of my favorite types of plot. I like the mechas; they look kind of old and worn down but their movements are fluid and the pressure weapons are cool. Animation is great and I like all the seiyuus too. I'm looking forward to the second part! |
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shuwashuwa said: I am so loving this. The animation and music are superb. That Cleo girl is definitely not 12. I thought Yoko was fucking out of this world.. Now we have Cleo.. LOL Anyways, I feel this did do the manga justice - though I was never really a fan of the manga in the first place, I could see an anime adaptation of reasonable standard coming out. Movies are much better than a TV series in my opinion. I think this was a good idea. Looking forward to the next movie. |
| Amazingly practically no CG was used in animating this movie. That is something I value very highly. The art itself was awesome as well, even if it's a bit generic, I liked it a lot. *off to read the manga* |
| I have to say, despite it having a kinda generic plot..the visuals made up for it completely. I haven't seen mecha visuals like this in a long time...this is definitely a will continue to watch. I personally want to see what will come of the King/Queen's relationship since the queen's old love is back and fighting in his fancy robot and since she probably schlicks to robots there's definitely gonna be some drama with the addition Rygart. |
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Linalee-Stratos said: ReaperEXE said: I can already picture Hodr handing over Sigyn and saying 'She was always yours' at the end XDIt seems the King and Queen are having marriage problems D=. Awesome opening....Kokia♥ THIS THIS THIS |
| My head hurts from watching these generic characters and dull dialogues. I hope there's more action in next installments. Pretty underwhelming experience to say the least. It's hard to be a mecha fan these days, almost only copypasta out there. 6/10 |
"There is a road in the hearts of all of us, hidden and seldom traveled, which leads to an unknown, secret place." |
| THIS WAS EPIC, i wonder what kind of skills Rygnart will develop. he will get Sygin, she is FKING Hawt |
| The OP is definitely good, and I'm happy that Kokia is coming to my country's AnimeCon this fall. I hope she will perfrorm this piece too. |
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| That was an epic adaptation, I loved it! Perfect ambientation and OST. Delphine's awakening was speechless, I'm looking forward to see the other movies, since the story will get a lot better. |
FaytzAug 1, 2010 8:02 PM
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| http://a.imageshack.us/img535/8117/breakbladepopularitymon.jpg Yay popularity. Anyways, I'd give it a 8/10 just cause the animation. Story wasn't especially special, but it was okay, I suppose. ALSO, PLEASE, I DON'T WANT MARRIED WOMAN X MAIN CHARACTER. I foreshadow crappy drama from that not-wearing-the-ring scene. ;_; EDIT: It seems that she and Hodr don't share the same bed. MAYBE IT COULD BE FINE... |
canecgAug 2, 2010 9:26 AM
| IaMP with me. |
Darklight0303 said: Take note that neither of them is wearing their wedding ring Well i have not watched a lot of Gundam genre but this wasn't bad. Since it was a 51 minute "movie" it was able to do a lot more so i didn't give it much slack. Stormtrooper effect taking place there but the way the lead couldn't pilot anything made things slightly interesting. My thought process; Random female hugs him -> romance possible in this show? / Find out she is recently married -> oh nvm / little reactions -> wait a minute... / Ring scene -> Bingo! My first instinct was right. At least it is not a average development. |
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