kyo28
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I beg to differ. Their translations aren't bad, far from that, but there are some typical textbook mistakes in it.Case in point:Quattro said:Well, I love the quality of their translations and their typesetting. Their subs are some of the best-translated and most beautiful I've ever seen. Major props to the TV-N crew for that.
I've just seen Magi ep6 from them (downloaded by accident, I was looking for a RAW). Things like "the magician of the red" is not only grammatically incorrect English, but also a poor translation. I know why they put it like this: 'aka' is a noun, 'no' is a particle that indicates it modifies (NOT always that is belongs to) the next noun and 'mahoutsukai' is magician. What they seem to ignore is that for colors, Japanese use both constructions equally:
- "akai kuruma"
- "aka no kuruma"
Both mean the exact same thing, namely a 'red car' and not in the second case a 'car from the red'.
I don't know what's worse: the fact that they make these mistakes or the fact that they are too arrogant to admit that they too can make mistakes and there are other people in the world with a sufficient knowledge of Japanese and English to correct them?
Agreed! I honestly admire TVN as a whole. It's amazing how much time they spend to do things for others without asking anything in return. I wouldn't be able to do it! Congratz to them for that.Quattro said:However, as for their personalities, that's a different story. Most of them are good people, except for KingRanger--to say that he's a horrible person would be a vast understatement.
The fact remains though that some of them have serious personality issues, most KR. If telling them that there are flaws in their subs is enough reason for him to ban me, fine, be my guest. The mere fact that I said that I prefer RAW to sub was enough for him to start bashing on me. I think I have the right to like what I want to like, no?
I had a lot of respect for Cyberdramon, until he went and said a thing like "just keep watching our subs and read our translation notes. You might actually learn something about a culture in which you do not exist".
That kind of insult is over the top for me. About the things I made comments about, at least it's things I've seen (like their magi ep6 sub). But where does he get off to say that I don't exist? I have a fulltime job, I do my best to get along with neighbors and friends, I have a social life, I try to give something to the community (free translations, free language classes to little children), I'm planning to ask my g/f to marry me ... and I don't exist? Quite a harsh statement coming from someone who doesn't know the first thing about me!
I tried to explain myself and reason to them at their IRC channel, but all KR did was insult, insult, blame, blame followed by a ban. Seriously, I've given up on them, I have better things to do than that ...
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