Horizon Scans: A Choice With No Regrets

Welcome to Horizon Scans! We are currently scanlating the manga series 悔いなき選択 'A Choice With No Regrets'.

[horizonscans]

Hi, why is the VN, the manga, and the ova all a different retelling of the same story "A choice with no regrets"? Why didn't they make it all the same story?

The same reason the SNK anime is not 100% the same as the manga, they were all created by different groups of people. Each group has their own way of doing things, it happens all the time with spin-offs based on source material (like movies that are based on books, for example). They edit the source material to flesh it out and make it most appealing for whatever the consumption of the media is. Meaning the VN was supposed to be played through almost like a game, the manga was meant to be read one chapter at a time, and the OVA was meant to be watched through. 

[horizonscans]

Hi, I just got into the whole Attack on titan train, and I was wondering if the manga of "A choice with no regrets" on your blog the real authentic version? Like the one that was published? Thank you!

Yes it is. There’s also a visual novel and an OVA, and all three are slightly different retellings of the same story,

[horizonscans]

Hiya, I hope I'm not bothering you but I have a question. I am new to the whole attack on titans scene and I was wondering where to start. -So there is the "Shingeki no Kyojin" manga and "a choice with no regrets". Are there more? Should I just start with the normal manga and then read the rest?

No problem! I would probably recommend reading the original manga up to the point where Eren has his conversation with Petra in the castle while they’re cleaning, where she makes a remark concerning Levi’s origins and how he met Erwin. At that point, read the entirety of A Choice with No Regrets, then continue on with the manga. That’s only because you’re starting now, though. Most people read up to the 50s/60s of the original manga before reading ACWNR, but that was simply due to the fact that ACWNR was not out yet. You need the (granted, very little) background as to what’s going on the world, titan-wise, that ACWNR does not necessarily provide.

[horizonscans]

did the acwnr end?

Yes it did, unfortunately :c

[horizonscans]

hi, thanks for all your great work. just wondering, are you gonna pick up anything else now that you're almost done with ACWNR?

Sorry it took us so long to get back to you, we all got buried under some things <.<;

It seems that we are! I don’t want to go into any details because lord knows plans can change, but we are seriously eying our next project and trying to get all the infrastructure pinned down so we can get to work. Don’t yall worry, Horizon Scans isn’t finished yet.

[horizonscans]

The link to download doesn't work on the latest acwnr upload! I'm sorry to bug you.

No worries, thanks for letting us know! Should be all fixed up now.

[horizonscans]

hello thank you so much for providing Booklet 2!!! However the download link is not working, can you please fix it? THANK YOU ^__^

Sorry, yall, brats in the tubes. Link should work now.

[horizonscans]

A Choice With No Regrets Volume 2: Special Edition Booklet

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The SE tankobon includes a ‘limited edition special small booklet’ which features special chapters 1 and 2, as well as character sketches (Flagon and Sayram), and colored Levi illustrations.

If you have any feedback about any of our releases, feel free to contact us on Tumblr or email us at [email protected]. We’d love to hear from you.

Enjoy!

[horizonscans]

A Choice With No Regrets: Special Chapters 1&2

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Hello everyone!

We have been very busy here at Horizon Scans trying to finish up our many projects. We have just released new high quality scans for Special Chapter 1 of A Choice With No Regrets, and our brand new release of Special Chapter 2 which has never been seen before. These scans include 2 brand new illustrations from the tankobon release. The download links have also been updated. Please check them out and support our work!

If you have any feedback about this chapter or any of our releases, feel free to contact us on Tumblr or email us at [email protected]. We’d love to hear from you.

Enjoy!

[horizonscans]

Hi! The special chapter 4 have some words hidden in the 4th page.

Hi there! I assume you are talking about this panel below.

This was done intentionally to mimic the original Japanese text. 

This was done to illustrate that while Flagon is talking about really important stuff, Isabel isn't listening at all and is only thinking about sleeping and eating. Tragically ironic. What Flagon is saying is not necessarily important to the reader, which is why it is partially covered by Isabel's speech bubbles.

When I do typesetting I try to mimic the original pages as much as possible. Hope that clears that up!

- erwvi

[horizonscans]

Thank you so much for uploading acwnr!!!! <3

You're welcome! Thank you for reading!!

[horizonscans]

A Choice With No Regrets: Special Chapter 5

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Hello everyone! Today we bring you the final special chapter for A Choice With No Regrets. In this chapter, Commander Shadis attempts to put the new recruits in their place.

Don't forget that volume 2 of A Choice With No Regrets is out now if you haven't already bought a copy. We will be releasing special chapter 2 as well as any other goodies in volume 2 in the upcoming days and weeks.

If you have any feedback about this chapter or any of our releases, feel free to contact us on Tumblr or email us at [email protected]. We’d love to hear from you.

Enjoy!

[horizonscans]

Hello! Thank you very much for your lovely translations!! I have a question about the ACWNR special chapters. I've read a couple of them but some days ago I saw some pictures of a chapter where Shadis is hitting Levi's head or something like that and now I'm confused. Are you guys working on that one or there is any other special chapter?? Thank you!!

Hi there! We are working on this chapter right now, we are hoping to get it released very soon. It is the last of the special chapters. We only got our hands on the scans a few days ago so it will take us a few days to get everything finished with it, but it's coming!

- erwvi

[horizonscans]

Thank you very much for the clearing~ I was a bit disappointed they dropped the 'big brother' but it's fine also like that c:

You’re welcome! Glad to help ♥︎

[horizonscans]

Hey! Re your choice with no regrets question, in some dubs of the anime, Levi is speaking to Erwin about trusting the squad or going out on his own and actually uses the phrase "a choice with no regrets". Very poetic, lots of foreshadowing - or rather, in this case, lots of hinting at Levi's past. So maybe that also contributed to the translation? :)

Excellent point! Yes, actually the origin of the term “Kuinaki Sentaku” in Japanese is a direct quote from Levi in the main series by Isayama… for very thematic reasons, as you say. So perhaps the “A Choice With No Regrets” translation came about as far back as the female titan arc…?

-darlingpoppet

[horizonscans]

also, on the cover isn't suppose to be "a choice with no regret" or only "shingeki no kyojin - no regret"?

As for this question: again, I believe translating the title that way was a personal choice made on the part of the translator and their editors. Translation is an art… it is definitely not an exact science, as language is full of nuance. One word, phrase, or sentence in Japanese may have many valid equivalents in English, each with a slightly different meaning and quality to it. 

I’m actually not sure who first came up with the phrase, “A Choice With No Regrets” (I know at least it wasn’t us) but to me it sounds a little more sweeping and poetic, so perhaps that was the translator’s intention as well. The “No Regrets” translation to me sounds snappier and more in line with other mainstream commercial English-language media titles. However, I believe both are perfectly fine, valid translations for the original Japanese title, 悔いなき選択/Kuinaki Sentaku.

Thanks again for your questions! I hope I could clear things up a bit :)

-darlingpoppet

[horizonscans]

okay so, when I read the translation of the manga here, I sabel always called Levi "big brother", but yesterday when I bought the first volume of it I noticed they dropped the 'big brother' whenever Isabel talked about Levi. Do you know why?

Hi, thanks for your questions! I’ll answer each of them one by one :)In the original Japanese, Isabel always calls Levi “aniki” (兄貴). This is a term one can use for their big brother, but it can also be used to address men who are one’s senior or older than oneself— kinda like “senpai” but more familial. Isabel looks up to Levi so it is meant to be seen as a term of endearment. Indeed, she never once addressed him as “Levi”.I haven’t gotten a chance to read the official English translation for myself yet, but I’m assuming Isabel just calls him Levi, yes? I’m sure this was a choice on the translator’s part to just drop it. There isn’t really a natural English equivalent to “aniki”, as we usually refer to our brothers and seniors simply by their first names.I believe we as a group translated “aniki” a bit more literally because it felt like it would be a shame to lose that aspect of Isabel’s and Levi’s relationship in translation, and although her calling him Big Bro all the time might be technically a little unnatural sounding, we are also a by-fans-for-fans group. I’d like to think a lot of our readers have enough knowledge and interest in Japanese culture to be understanding ;)

-darlingpoppet (translator)