HXH translation meta: âSince it means nothing to youâ ăéąäżăȘăăăăŁă
Howdy folks, Iâd like to talk about this scene a little bit as Iâve recently seen some meta and analyzation going around that I think was based too heavily on Crunchyrollâs translation â which a little misleading, in my opinion.
Itâs not wrong per se, and I actually like this translation in how it really packs an emotional punch. But the problem with it is that Gon isnât really criticizing Killua here. He is ostracizing him.
What Gon is more closely saying here is, âSince itâs none of your businessâ (éąäżăȘăăă / kankei nai kara). Specifically, Gon is telling Killua that there is no connection between him and Kite, making Killua an outsider to Gonâs conflict and quest for vengeance. (Why this affects Killua so profoundly warrants an entire post on its own so I wonât go into too much here, but essentially Gon just drew a metaphorical line in the sand between them with this comment.)
Additionally, Killua references this line a couple times after but you wouldnât know it because the translation was inconsistent:
(In the hospital with Gon, inner-monologuing)Â âI get it, Kite saved your life, and he has no connection to me.â
(Before parting with Gon at the World Tree)Â âWell, after you told me you would defeat Pitou alone and that it was none of my business, I was pretty depressed!â
I have a feeling that Crunchyroll interpreted Gonâs line as âsince this doesnât concern youâ and then from there warped it into âsince it means nothing to youâ. They probably realized they couldnât use âsince this means nothing to youâ in these other situations and just adjusted the translation accordingly, but I digress. The main reason I wanted to bring attention to this translation was for three main reasons:
This scene was NOT about Gon accusing Killua of not caring enough. It was a scene about Gon creating a distance, both emotionally and physically, between himself and Killua.
What Gon is saying (or at least, how Killua interprets it) is that they are not close enough to warrant Killua involving himself in Gonâs affairs, and that is what causes Killuaâs breakdown in front of Palm.
This line is referenced by Killua later with additional context surrounding his feelings on the matter, and that was somewhat lost in translation.
Anyway, Iâd love to write straight-up meta analyzing the Killugon aspect of this, as well as a round-up of Japanese fan opinions on this scene, but I think Iâll save those for another day. (If I write them, Iâll link to them in this post, FYI.)
Thanks for reading, and feel free to reach out â I love discussing these things with people!
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