Asura Scans

JUST BEING ME March 14, 2025 6:04 am

Their translation is great, so why are they fucking with the names?

Responses
    Donguri-chan March 14, 2025 9:07 am

    I know, right? At this pointy I'm ignoring the names and reading them as Eruhaben anyway ╮( ̄▽ ̄)╭

    JUST BEING ME March 14, 2025 9:39 am
    I know, right? At this pointy I'm ignoring the names and reading them as Eruhaben anyway ╮( ̄▽ ̄)╭ Donguri-chan

    Idk.. do they want to be so different from the source??

    shemi March 14, 2025 10:38 am
    Idk.. do they want to be so different from the source?? JUST BEING ME

    It's what we call on the industry - translator's ego. When a translator does not like the terms and names the previous translator picked, thinking they're not accurate or don't sound good. So they change them when they pick up the translation without any regard to the reader. There are twocamps of translators - one that say it's better to change everything for the sake of accuracy, and another is who prioritize readers and their experience, so they leave the terms as is even if they're innavurate bc that would disturb the reader who is already used to the terms.

    Also, Asura's terms and words aren't even accurate, because it should be Erhaben - it's from a german word that means "great, sublime". So Eruhaben was way better than Elfuckinghavenwtf.

    And I can't get over "Lark".

    JUST BEING ME March 14, 2025 10:51 am
    It's what we call on the industry - translator's ego. When a translator does not like the terms and names the previous translator picked, thinking they're not accurate or don't sound good. So they change them w... shemi

    Yeah .. Lark, alver, elhaben roowon, raon mir and so on and so forth

    Spade♠ March 14, 2025 1:47 pm

    We are getting two translation, so I just read the other one. At least they kept eruhaben, because what's up with elhaven

    shemi March 14, 2025 1:58 pm
    We are getting two translation, so I just read the other one. At least they kept eruhaben, because what's up with elhaven Spade♠

    If I may suggest, read the novel and then just come back here for the pictures this is the best way, trust. The novel is so ridiculously good. Much more detailed.

    sana29 March 14, 2025 3:30 pm
    I know, right? At this pointy I'm ignoring the names and reading them as Eruhaben anyway ╮( ̄▽ ̄)╭ Donguri-chan

    Me too ahah

    Spade♠ March 14, 2025 7:51 pm
    If I may suggest, read the novel and then just come back here for the pictures this is the best way, trust. The novel is so ridiculously good. Much more detailed. shemi

    Bro, I have read it all and I am even caught up on the part 2 that's why the name change feels even more jarring