FE9 Path of Radiance Localization: “I guess I’m a fish out of water myself…” [JPN vs ENG]

Today we look into what a reader brought up as part of a larger discussion of localization of the FE games:

Idioms tend to lack perfect equivalents in other languages, so what of Ranulf’s use of “fish out of water” in his Ike support in PoR?

They are referring to Ike and Ranulf’s C Support in Path of Radiance, where Ranulf says the following:

Then again, worrying about a beorc like this is definitely not normal laguz behavior. I guess I’m a fish out of water myself… Wait, did I just call myself a fish?

Short answer: Surprisingly, this idiom was rather well placed. He was still talking about being an oddball when it comes to laguz, and using imagery of floating on water like a fish in Japanese.

Let’s take a closer look!

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FE10 Radiant Dawn Localization: “I swear you’d hit on a tree if I dressed it in a skirt.” [JPN vs ENG]

Happy Valentine’s Day! Today’s short post is by both popular request and personal curiosity (and sort of fits the theme of the day).

In Radiant Dawn Part 3 Chapter 1, there is a comedic scene between Shinon and Gatrie, which ends with Shinon saying the following:

You’re chasing after a laguz now? Gatrie, I swear you’d hit on a tree if I dressed it in a skirt. Tell me I’m wrong!

Let’s take a closer look at this line!

FE10 Radiant Dawn Localization: What did Mia say in the “Execution” Cutscene? [JPN vs ENG]

This post is part of a series on reader requested (and personal curiosity) comparisons between various games’ Japanese and English scripts.

Today’s post was a request by @LeKanehi, and is about Mia’s line from a cutscene in Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn.

Please be aware there may be spoilers as always when discussing context. Let’s take a look!

FE10: Radiant Dawn Localization: Naming the Goddesses of “Order” & “Chaos” [JPN vs ENG]

Today’s post is a quick look at the word choice of the localization going for naming the goddesses after “order” and “chaos.” There are some nuances that may be fun to look at.

It’s really trivial, and mostly insignificant. But still pretty notable to when translating countless blocks of text from Tellius Recollection Volume 2.

Slight spoiler warning for those who have yet to play this game. Putting this here just in case I mention something near the end.

Tellius Recollection Volume 2 Project -COMPLETE-

It took several months, but I’m proud to say every profile, piece of concept art, full-body portrait, and extras of interest from Tellius Recollection: Volume 2 is now complete!

It’s always a nice feeling completing a long term project such as this. A big thanks to the people who donated so I could get a second copy of the book and de-spine it for higher quality scans! I wish that was something I could do for all my other projects too… such as for my 4koma and other art book projects.

If you feel like supporting me and getting spare copies of books to de-spine, or if you just like what I do in general, then please consider donating!

Now, you can download all of the translated pages of Tellius Recollection Volume 2 in bulk. See the links below!

One last thing, if you want to share the project, please link back to the main blog post in some way. Thank you all so much! See you next project!

Download this project in bulk (.rar format) from here. (Password: kantopia)

Or see it all in one imgur gallery here.

Thank you!

Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn Portraits + Mini Profile Translations (7) [Final]

This post is part of my ongoing translations of the Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn Memorial Book: Tellius Recollection (Vol 2). 

This is the last post of the full body portraits. These characters had no description beyond their name.

You can find every translation I’ve done on this book so far on the compilation post here!

Enjoy!

(Right click and “View Image” for full resolution)

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Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn Portraits + Mini Profile Translations (6)

This post is part of my ongoing translations of the Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn Memorial Book: Tellius Recollection (Vol 2). 

This post is a translation of character portraits (full bodies, the game cuts off higher up the body) as well as translations of the mini profiles beneath each picture.

You can find every translation I’ve done on this book so far on the compilation post here!

Enjoy!

(Right click and “View Image” for full resolution)

Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn Portraits + Mini Profile Translations (5)

This post is part of my ongoing translations of the Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn Memorial Book: Tellius Recollection (Vol 2). 

This post is a translation of character portraits (full bodies, the game cuts off higher up the body) as well as translations of the mini profiles beneath each picture.

You can find every translation I’ve done on this book so far on the compilation post here!

Enjoy!

(Right click and “View Image” for full resolution)

Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn Portraits + Mini Profile Translations (4)

This post is part of my ongoing translations of the Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn Memorial Book: Tellius Recollection (Vol 2). 

This post is a translation of character portraits (full bodies, the game cuts off higher up the body) as well as translations of the mini profiles beneath each picture.

You can find every translation I’ve done on this book so far on the compilation post here!

Enjoy!

(Right click and “View Image” for full resolution)

Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn Portraits + Mini Profile Translations (3)

This post is part of my ongoing translations of the Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn Memorial Book: Tellius Recollection (Vol 2). 

This post is a translation of character portraits (full bodies, the game cuts off higher up the body) as well as translations of the mini profiles beneath each picture.

You can find every translation I’ve done on this book so far on the compilation post here!

Enjoy!

(Right click and “View Image” for full resolution)