FE Heroes: “A Day in the Life of the Heroes” (Page 83) Translation

June 24, 2019 by xkan

A translation of Page 83 of the official Fire Emblem Heroes comic. See all the chapters thus far on the compilation post here!

Enjoy!

Page 83 (6/25)

The raw/original can be seen here.

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FE Heroes: “A Day in the Life of the Heroes” (Page 82) Translation

June 17, 2019 by xkan

A translation of Page 82 of the official Fire Emblem Heroes comic. See all the chapters thus far on the compilation post here!

Enjoy!

Page 82 (6/18)

The raw/original can be seen here.

I do these all on my free time, so if you like what you see and want to help support me, feel free to donate!

E3 2019 Nintendo Direct: How did they present the Bowser Gag in Japanese? JPN vs ENG

June 11, 2019 by xkan

A very brief post!

During the E3 2019 Nintendo Direct, there was a scene with a gag involving Nintendo of America’s President Doug Bowser and the character Bowser.

Immediately I (and some others) thought: “How did that joke work in Japanese?” After all, his name in Japanese is not Bowser, but “Koopa.”

It’s pretty straightforward actually. Looking at the Japanese version of the presentation, they just added a note in the overlay that is not present in the English version:

The overlay says: “Bowser (Koopa’s English name)” and “Doug Bowser (NoA President).

So, the joke is actually presented exactly the same/with the same script, just with these added notes for context.

While explaining the joke with these subtitles may lessen the impact to those already “in” on it, it was probably necessary for this specific context.

That being said, if you could think of an alternative way to present Doug Bowser and Koopa in a case of English to Japanese localization, that may be a fun exercise!