Henkei Manga #4 Translated |
07-21-2008, 08:26 AM
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#1 | | Fallen Guardian Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 312 Location: Austin, Texas News Credits: 7 | Henkei Manga #4 Translated Alrighty. I've finally finished the fourth installment of the Henkei Henkei manga.
As per usual, there are a few things:
1. Read right to left - it's Japanese, after all.
2. The translation is the important thing, not the images. This is intended to be a guide for those who are unable to read the manga but still wish to know how the story goes.
3. Enjoy!
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Wow, I really did not like this one. Sure, the art is great, but damn is the dialogue really crappy. I really hate when Japanese stories (e.g. Gundam Wing) get into that metaphysical inner-monologue bullcrap of "what is my purpose?" "what is a soldier?" It's really hard to put it into English without sounding utterly ridiculous. I actually took a bit more liberty with my translations than I normally do with this installment simply because it would have come out even more Engrish-y than it did already. For instance, I refuse to use the world "destroyer," and instead opted for "vandal, like you." I also reworded some other things to make them flow a bit more nicely in English. But rest assured, nothing in the story is changed. This is just a more regionalized translation.
God, I hope the next one is better. |
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07-21-2008, 08:54 AM
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#2 | | Herald of Unicron Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 2,246 Location: Somewhere, MI Collection Count: Atleast 100 News Credits: 1 | It's Human Genocide!
I think I liked "Fire in the Sky" more than this. http://www.tfwiki.net - Have it your way.
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07-21-2008, 09:08 AM
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#3 | | Battalion Commander Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 2,099 Location: Wingdale, NY Collection Count: 60 I love new toys!!! | I dunno, not interested I think. |
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07-21-2008, 09:36 AM
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#4 | | 'Til All Are Gone! Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 2,672 | Thanks Bete for doing this. I agree the artwork looks good but the story is weak. Quote:
Originally Posted by ian5555 Hell yeah!!! I could care less about all the other stuff. Ohhh lookie isn't that cute, Optimus Prime is all growed up and leading the Autobots to....FORGET THAT!!! 1....2...3....FIGHT!!!!! Ohh lookie Bumblebee is starting to realize an important lesson that he can.....FORGET THAT!!!! 1...2...3... FIGHT!!!! | |
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07-21-2008, 09:44 AM
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#5 | | MISS TESSMACHER!! Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 14,605 Location: Minneapolis | That was a neat take on the helmet, but Skyfire's always been emo like that. |
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07-21-2008, 09:47 AM
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#6 | | FriendlyNeighborhood TMan Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 649 Location: Balto,MD Collection Count: Lost track.....200 something | This was funny [ Buy my stuffMy Feedback |
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07-21-2008, 10:13 AM
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#7 | | Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 5,989 Location: Gaia Online... buisy with zOMG! News Credits: 3 | Thanks for the translation Beat.. though I have to agree with you... this one seems to be really lacking in a lot of ways even with the obvious work you put into it.
Oh, and yeah, Skyfire's monologue did sound like something out of Gundam Wing...  My Junkion Exchange Feedback Thread |
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07-21-2008, 10:20 AM
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#8 | | Vehicon Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 563 News Credits: 2 | Nice art, though!
It continues to be nothing less than baffling to me that, despite their recent history of jamming absolutely everything possible into the G1 cartoon timeline, that Takara decided to make Heneki a reboot... |
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07-21-2008, 10:48 AM
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#9 | | Animated Rocks. The End. Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 13,340 Location: Outer-freaking-space. Collection Count: No. I'm not telling. Oh, you mean my TRANSFORMER collection count. News Credits: 1 | Why is Starscream's face always so ugly in this? His toy doesn't look this bad.
Interesting take on the helmet gimmnick, but ultimately it just drove the story into a brick wall and called it resolution. Thanks a lot for taking the time to translate it, though.
One thing I'd like to ask: what do the sideways boxes mean? I don't get what they're there for. (are they something that's already in the manga?) |
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07-21-2008, 10:50 AM
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#10 | | Getting all 3 Coneheads Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 2,555 Location: Long Island, New York Collection Count: Never enough News Credits: 8 | Very nice story, thanks for the translation.  My YouTube Reviews My Feedback My Collection
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