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Hi I was wondering if there's any plans for more f2p translations? I know some characters from there show up in white.
Hi! I actually would be glad to translate F2P. My only issue is finding a cleaner. In fact, cleaning up some of the chibi insert art with all of the powers and stuff translated to English would also be great, too. F2P has some lore that ties back a lot to what happens in the current arcs, so it'll be good to get that all translated.
Hey there guys! Real sorry for the hiatus in the blog. Long story short, college really did a number on me (+ the pandemic threw everything into a hurtle but that’s everyone, right?)
That being said, I didn’t forget about MGRP! Nor did I forget about my blog. After all, this year is the 10th anniversary of MGRP, whoo! So, a couple of things happened in the MGRP-sphere.
White came out, Breakdown’s getting physical books, turns out Black was the start of a trilogy-arc and not a duology like I used to think, among other things. Lots of stuff on the horizon, and the future looks great!
The past month, I’ve been translating a couple of chapters of White myself, the first three, in fact! You can find them on my drive here!
I’ll also check in on this blog a lot more often so feel free to shoot me any questions or just check in every now and then. I’m going to do some maintenance on the blog to make sure it’s up to par, so... good to be back here again!
So I’m actually in a unique position because as a translator I can’t exactly “react” after I read it, and I’ve read MGRP way before I started translating it, but, then I had a thought.
What if I type out my reactions, put it in notepad or some other text document, preserve it, and then after I translate it, post them all up? That way, it’ll technically still be my reactions and thoughts at the time, and I can kinda sorta join in the fandom discussion.
With Black coming out I thought Black was the perfect arc to start it, so I’ve been typing up my reactions starting with Chapter 1. I actually wanted to do it for Queens too, I just only had the idea after I was halfway through Queens. In any case, here we go:
NOTE: By this point I only have knowledge of Chapter 1 as I read it.
The Entire Regulations and Rules section before the Prologue
This part reminds me of something like DanganRonpa or something similar where the rules are quite normal and nice until you get to stuff like “DON’T TALK ABOUT ANYTHING TO SOCIAL MEDIA >:C”. Which I guess makes sense for Magical Girls, but there’s a vague air of... sinisterness? I wonder if Pythie was behind this school.
Also I like the school anthem. I wish there was an accompanying background music, but I’ll try and sing it in my head.
Gradually, her ego took form, and the girl began to regain her sense of self. She stretched her body, and hit a flat hard object. It was cold, and her butt also felt the same. Perhaps she was sitting on the floor. Without rushing, but without being slow about it either, she opened her eyes, as if realizing this is not how things should be.
A woman was smiling straight ahead. Who was she? She was bending down and looking at her, tilting her neck. Beside her, there was a human-sized object that was tied up in chains and stuck with a tag.
The girl blinked, held her breath, and gulped.
Actions that she should’ve done without thought now felt agonizing, as if this wasn’t her own body. Why? She wondered, and as if answering, her mind replied If you have questions, just ask. She opened her mouth and said “Uh.” After confirming what her voice sounded like, she looked towards the woman, and asked her question.
Okay, so is Kana asking herself a question in her mind? Curious how her power works here. Also, what was that about a human-sized object tied in chains and stuck with a tag? That’s... bizarre. Kana where are you? Also she’s clearly been out for some time, probably. Like she’s probably not used to having this body. My other guess is that she’s not used to the sensation of being a Magical Girl.
“This isn’t my body anymore, is it?”
Wrong. This was definitely a girl’s body.
“You haven’t used it for a while, have you?”
Supports my theory above.
She was inside a small room, with concrete walls and floors unadorned with any decorations. It was about twice her height. Meanwhile, its width and depth were about six times her height. When she looked behind her, she could see a cylindrical vertical container. Did she just come out of it? The floor, walls, and the colors of the container were all pale white. Its material was soft, like resin or something. The only exit was the one metallic door frame. The woman in front of her was standing as if she was guarding said door. While her smile seemed like an average smile, but there was something off about it. As soon as she took her eyes away from her, though, she couldn’t exactly place why it felt so off. She wore a skirt, with high heeled shoes, and glasses. The impression she got from her outfit was that she was formal, yet her smile was mischievous.
What the hecky was she in cryostasis!? Also this sounds like Pythie/Yoshioka
“......Where are we?”
The woman didn’t answer. But the answer popped into the girl’s head regardless. This was a prison. The woman bowed and spoke,
Okay so this is Magical Girl prison.
“I am Yoshioka. Pleased to make your acquaintance.”
“Yoshioka.”
I knew it.
“But now the tides have changed.”
“The Land of Magic doesn’t change so easily.”
She knows about the Land of Magic. Kana you are interesting.
“You are a Magical Girl named Kana. Do you remember?”
“Kana.”
She shook her head rapidly, and grabbed any unkempt hair. Now that she mentioned it, that did seem right. Within her vague memory, she recalled a Kana hidden somewhere there.
“Right. Kana. My name is Kana.”
“Now, as for what you did before-”
Before she could even utter another word, a name popped into Kana’s head.
“Caspar…”
At this point I’m thinking she’s probably related to Ratsumu? Is she potentially the actual Third Sage? She doesn’t seem Sagey but she’s got like... a potential for it. Especially cause she said she recalled “a Kana hidden somewhere”. What if she’s only a fragment of the Sage? Like how Ratsumu’s name is inhumanly long.
“Perhaps you may have noticed, but that is your Magical Skill. When you ask a question to someone, you will immediately know their answer. A wonderful, powerful ability, though one that shouldn’t be abused.”
“And why shouldn’t I abuse it?”
Immediately, the answer popped into her head. Because answers are subjective. If the respondent would answer a lie that they believe to be true, the answer will be distorted as well. There are also things that are better left unknown. Also, it was much better to use your own head to figure things out rather than relying on your powers. Perhaps because it might be a breach of privacy to Yoshioka. Kana certainly didn’t want her own privacy being breached. A variety of answers popped into her head. All of them Yoshioka’s, perhaps gained through her powers.
What happens if Kana asks someone a question in a livestream... Also this power is less powerful than I expected, which means it may not be Sage-level, but it doesn’t rule out the fact that she could be a Sage.
She followed Yoshioka into a hallway filled with a series of rugged iron bars, which led to large pillars further ahead, and these iron bars and large pillars continued to surround her path forward. There were doors lined equally on the sides, with prisoners just like Kana imprisoned inside, pacing around as they stared at the iron bars. This scenery repeated across the floors until they reached the sixth floor. This was a pretty big facility. If there was one prisoner per door, she’d guessed this jail housed about 100 or 200 prisoners. There were tags within tags, used to mark these prisoners down. Naturally, security was supposed to be strict, but other than Yoshioka and the Magical Girl packed inside that object, nobody was here visiting anyone else.
Wow. This is a huge prison. Were they all stripped of clothing and equipment too, or was it just Kana? Also, a thought that occurred to me later on past my initial reactions during my readthrough, “why wasn’t Kana tagged?”
“That’s yours. Please feel free.”
“Clothes and underwear.”
She turned them around, and the bright light inside the room bounced from her silver hair to make a shining circle. There was also a matching skirt.
“This doesn’t look like a costume.”
“It’s a uniform.”
It looked like a sailor suit with a crimson color scheme. It had a design that had low degrees of exposure. This would be too plain for a Magical Girl costume. Kana didn’t feel like this matched her. She wasn’t flashy, sure, but this was even worse. It also felt Eastern somewhat.
“This doesn’t look like something you wear for a Magical Girl job.”
“Oh, my apologies. These clothes are enchanted by magic, so it won’t ever break. Not to worry. And, it fits where you’re supposed to go.”
That explains why Kana’s clothes are so plain. This wasn’t her actual costume at all.
☆ Mariko Fukuroi
Black is officially the best arc. Case closed.
All of a sudden, Mariko became known as the head of information. She was then entrusted with more things than would befit a temporary assistant. With there being two Magical Girls in this school, school life was generally very chaotic.
How did she get so many jobs. I mean, I’m proud of you Marika but how. Weren’t you just a sub?
Originally, Mariko had only been sent as a substitute teacher because one of the homeroom teachers was on maternity leave
Yes, you WERE!
Despite that, Yamada kept exercising on his own. His spirit was nearly unbreakable, even to the eyes of a Magical Girl. But who knows how far that’ll take him. Carefully, but also quickly, Mariko sought out a way to solve the problem, by listening, being attentive, and alert.
I hope you become a Magical Girl some day Yamada.
Turning around, she saw two girls. She knew their faces, but they weren’t from her class. In fact, they weren’t even the same grade. Standing in front of her was Yoshiko Yoshinoura, with an expression that showed how determined she was. Behind her, Sari Kasuga seemed worried. Both, however, seemed to be anxious. Both were friends of Koyuki Himekawa.
Props to Yoshiko for also surviving all the way to Black. She, Snow, and Ripple are the only long-running survivors at this point. If Snow and Ripple bite the dust, this ironically makes her the one who outlived literally every other cast member. Poor Sumire never shows up again though.
“Hey teach, you’re kinda looking a bit weird. Gritting your teeth like that.”
“Mmph?”
It seems her face had contorted from her clenched jaw. Yoshiko’s suspicions only grew further. Mariko managed to cover by coughing twice. Mariko went back to a cool nonplussed “What? You didn’t see anything” kind of face.
“I uh, have canker sores.”
“Really?”
“Uh huh. I swear, I do.”
Mariko Fukuroi—the Magical Girl Marika Fukuroi—always hung out with Snow White whenever they were both Magical Girls. She’d help her with anything she had on her plate. Whenever she did so, Marika was almost always filled with joy. Such was the freedom of the Magical Girl known as Marika Fukuroi. However, she still had trouble remembering all her students’ faces. They flickered back and forth in her mind. Her inner storm didn’t really make for a nice warm personality.
Answer. Your. Phone. Snow.
Also, it’s cute how Marika cares so much about Snow White this way. I always knew she did, but now it’s even better. Marika’s a huge brutish brawler, but she also just has trouble socializing, and letting out her actual feelings. This is great.
After opening the door to the science lab, she closed it and held it down with her body, the girls still outside. Then, she bit back a loud scream and pulled her hair.
I really wish this was animated, or drawn, or just... something. I really really really want to see this.
Snow White’s new Magical Phone—that she hasn’t used yet—began to vibrate inside her costume. Whatever the reason, it’d be interrupting what she was doing now. So she held her hand to her costume and turned off her phone.
ANSWER. YOUR. PHONE. SNOW.
She had faintly heard the voice of someone’s mind from beyond the trees, meaning she had to close the distance. She made a circle with her thumb and index finger, and the Magical Girl running up behind her, Uluru, saw her signal.
I am so glad they’re partners now. Snow White and Uluru, Batman and Robin, it fits so well.
“There she is! That’s the girl you beat up in the cave…” Uluru said, pointing to a blue Magical Girl standing in front of the trees. Princess Deluge.
Whoa, they found Deluge already? Wait, are they going to fight again? OH MY GOD ARE THEY!? ARE WE GONNA SEE ANOTHER FIGHT? IN THE PROLOGUE?
Back when Puk Puck had raided the caverns, Uluru had told Snow White that she fought with Deluge, and then promptly thought that it might be a bad idea to mention that. The Uluru she knew before would always say what’s on her mind without fault. Now, Uluru had grown. She cared for others, and chose her words carefully.
I like how we’re checking in with everyone, and I like that Uluru is growing as a person and a partner. This fills me with joy. Snow and Uluru are one of my favorite Snow pairs next to Marika, cause both of them can basically kick ass Batman Robin style (well with Marika it’d be Batman and... uh... insane battle hungry Robin? a nicer Jason Todd Robin?)
Standing around Deluge were Armor Arlie, Blade Brenda, and Cannon Catherine, all facing Snow White. These three black-suited Magical Girls had also been manipulated by Puk Puck and fought alongside her. However, Arlie, who had never taken off her visor, even while in briefings, breaks, or fighting with Puk Puck, had now lifted her visor. She looked just like Brenda and Catherine, yet she was also completely different from before.
Snow White smiled back in reply to the black-suited Magical Girls who were happily waving about their weapons, before relaxing her expression and facing Deluge.
D’awwwww she LIKES them!!!!!!!!!
Alright, Chapter 1 proper. I can’t believe it ends THERE! So wait, Armor Arlie’s still Arlie, and there’s no Dory, which means... Where is she? Is she part of Deluge’s group? Wait, where’s Shadow Gale? Did they just... leave her at home? Without a babysitter? Does she have food? Will she be okay?
☆ Tetty Goodgripp
The nearest station from her house was around three minutes; from there, she’d catch two trains, then she’d exit the largest station from the west side, and walk one minute until she arrived at her destination. The building had no elevator and was all broken down and rusty, but she still had to travel up to the seventh floor. Finally, she would reach the Gate to her school. This was her normal route to school.
So the school uses a Gate in the 7th floor? That’s pretty rad.
From there, she entered the building from the roof. She had considered the fact that the rooftop door not being locked was a sign of courtesy for other Magical Girls.
Isn’t she breaking the rules here, Class Rep?
As she ran across the hallways, she saw a sign on the wall that read “No running in the halls.” It’s fine. It was a short walk to class anyway.
That’s two rules broken.
They all belonged to one of the three groups. Group three to be precise. Hearing Fujino’s footsteps, they turned around, in time for Fujino to say a warm “Good morning!” towards them.
I’ll not paste every single one of their descriptions but while I can see Lightning being hime-girl, Diko being mohawk girl threw me off so much.
“Ello.”
“Ewo.”
God, these two are gonna get me so much.
These three groups refuse to interact with each other at all. At best, they’d greet each other, but the only one who would respond with a smile among anyone was Sally Raven. The rest are generally salty to any outsiders. Except for one girl in group two, who wasn’t just elementary school friends with Fujino—she also became a Magical Girl in the same exam.
Fuko Sayama—Magical Girl name Mepis Pheles. She had been estranged from Fujino when she transferred out, but miraculously, they made a reunion here. At first, they got along well, but then they started to talk less and less because she kept getting mad whenever they played cards.
Mepis is one person I didn’t expect to be the angry type, but now I’m even more interested in her.
At this point we’ve gotten an illustration, and I notice compared with the human illustrations in twitter that they’re arranged in exactly the same way as their groups! Which means the ones that don’t have human illustrations WASN’T Arlie and Dory, but Calcolo (cause she’s a teacher) and Kana. This was further confirmed when the two twins actually ARE Arlie and Dory.
“Well duh, they’d be a Magical Girl! This is a Magical Girl CLASS! I’m talkin’ about somethin’ ELSE! They’re a bit more mhm mhm, y’know?”
With her fingers on her sun-tanned cheeks, Wrappy Tip shook her chestnut hair out and about. She normally speaks loud, and now she spoke even louder somehow.
WRAPPY!!! WHY DO YOU SCREAM SO MUCH! I’m joking I love you for that Wrappy. Your Magical Girl form looks like Tepsekemei but you’re actually HIGHLY ENERGETIC!
“I’m glad OUR group has five! If we had four, then WE’D get the inmate! God, can you imagine the TENSION!?”
“You don’t have to be so mean.”
“I’m not MEAN! I’m SCARED!”
Wrappy’s words seemed nervous, but her expression and tone were completely at odds with it, being so cheerful.
I have a feeling Wrappy is going to be like this for the entirety of Black. She’s just gonna be in danger and be like “OH MY GOD WE’RE IN DANGER!” with googly eyes and a gasping look on her face.
“So hang on, you’re telling me she’s been released, right?”
“Well, she wouldn’t have broken out, would she?”
“Prison Break.”
“Season 2.”
The fact that Arlie and Dory knows Prison Break and Season 2 of Prison Break leads me to believe they watched it with Deluge or something and Shadow Gale during their stint at that hideout. Which is both cute and amazing.
Her height was 170cm, and her face seemed so mature. She had trimmed natural blonde hair that reached her shoulders. She had fair skin, blue eyes, and a European Magical Girl name. But unlike Arlie and Dory, her Japanese was very fluent. Thunder General Adelheid made a warm smile and waved her right hand.
THUNDER GENERAL ADELHEID!!!! Now this is one Magical Girl I’m going to keep an eye out throughout Black.
“Hmm, it seems you’ve heard the rumors.”
“About the PRISONER!? YEAH YEAH, WE DID!” replied Wrappy Tip while violently headbanging.
My opinion of Wrappy shot up due to her violent headbanging.
“For now, I shall treat her as if she were kin. However, I do feel like she may quarrel with Mepis.”
Little did I know, this was the understatement of the year.
She hadn’t changed one bit. Her appearance had changed, now wearing glasses and braids, but her personality hadn’t. Despite being seemingly literary and well-read, this girl was surprisingly quick to anger, and felt more like a gangster. When she was in elementary school, it didn’t matter if it were boys or even seniors, she picked a fight with everyone—mostly people she found annoying. The Daifugo card game during her lunch break was cancelled early because she had a tantrum for losing, and the teachers couldn’t handle her, so they just banned her from bringing cards at all.
Okay Mepis is going to be a fun ride when she finally does get a POV and dialogue. That being said, the glasses girl was one of my secondary and tertiary guesses for Mepis solely because a winky face human is a little too obvious. It’s hilarious how so out of personality her human self looks from her Magical Girl self though.
Tetty Goodgripp had been chosen to become their Class Rep. Still, group two’s problems should be solved by group two. Thinking about it though, it seemed their leader was Mepis Pheles, and considering how their leader was the one itching for a fight, there was no way they could solve any problems whatsoever on their own.
The consistent opinion among these girls seems to be “Mepis is not going to be a good time”
When she looked at Miss Lille, she saw that she seemed almost pale, as if saying “I’m sorry for what you’re about to endure”. Wrappy meanwhile was just waving both her hands in the air as if saying “HI GUYS! WE’RE TALKING ABOUT YOU!”
Wrappy shoots up yet again in the best Black characters rank, though so far everyone’s off to a great start personality-wise.
Dory meanwhile was grabbing her spear and was bonking Arlie in the head repeatedly. Arlie looked sad, but Dory kept bonking.
BWAHAHAHAHAHA WHAT!? WHY?
These two looked like they came in a set, yet most of the time, they kept on fighting each other. It’s hard to tell if they were actually close with each other or not.
So do they actually just hate each other? That’s hilarious.
☆ Halna Medhi Melen
a mage? Oh boy. And a new one too. Side note, I really love how we can just determine mages from their ridiculous names. Mana, why isn’t your name so ridiculous?
Calcolo may be a talented Mage herself, but she was far from mature, so she’d make a horrible teacher.
GASP!!!! CALCOLO’S A MAGE MAGICAL GIRL!!!!! AAAAAAAAA!!!! We’ve heard this being possible in Breakdown and F2P but this is our first main series character to BE one.
Halna glanced at her own pointed ears
First off. Elf. Secondly, how the hell do you glance at your own ears???
The cause of the Calcolo’s nervousness was 20% Magical Girl and 80% Calcolo’s timid personality.
Oh Calcolo’s gonna be a favorite. She’s like 7753′s personality mixed with Kuru-Kuru Hime’s job.
“My name is Halna Medhi Melen. I am the supervisor of this school. This is Calcolo Callumph. She’s your homeroom teacher. Her Magical Girl name is Calcolo.”
Callumph is such a nice last name, but why is your Magical Girl name literally your actual name, Calcolo? Didn’t you learn from Nokko-Chan and Akane?
Also the entire section of this part was just Halna raging at Kana as Kana innocently answers questions was the best. Calcolo’s boss is much angrier than 7753′s was for sure, and that makes for a brand new flavor of “depressed office worker Magical Girl”, of which there are so many in MGRP.
Since being assigned to Class 2-F, there has been no day where Calcolo didn’t feel pain and agony. What kind of a teacher has no mood for classes, or any abilities, or just seems to complain whenever there’s an event? Why did she have to make up a rule to ban cards during lunch? Why can’t the kids just get along?
I knew I’d love her. She literally has 7753′s personality about her job.
She remembered her first day as a teacher, when she was determined to be the best teacher she could be. She opened the door and saw a girl with a mohawk and tattoos on half her face like she was from the feudal age. That’s when she thought “Yeah. No. I don’t think this’ll work out.”
Hey, I’m sure Diko didn’t mean anything bad by it. That being said this made me laugh so much and got Calcolo even higher on my best characters list.
Her bloodline can be traced back to one of the Three Sages, Shayn Osk Val Mer, and not only that, her proficiencies are on the level of specialists. She has eyes that could peer through the essence of others, and has a fierceness that enables her to make decisions without hesitation. She had pointed ears and heterochromatic eyes, which seemed an anomaly even for Mages
So, does this mean Osk had children? Also, is this where elves came from? Her heterochromatic eyes are also shared by Puk.
There’s like an entire section dedicated to how the school is just a proxy war between the factions and I love how they’re still scrambling at each other despite not physically having the capabilities to.
For now, they focused on finding any Mage who can transform into a Magical Girl. Thus, the spotlight shone on Calcolo, the girl who studied day and night to become an authority on criminology. Oh, and she can transform into a Magical Girl too.
I like how her degree was used first. This makes Calcolo sound like Buzz Lightyear during his Mrs. Nesbitt phase in Toy Story 1.
“Aren’t you forgetting something?”
“No? What’d I forget?”
Her expression, or lack of, felt like she’s not really judging her or being mad, but Calcolo felt like she was going to dive into a pit of something much much worse.
“Well, classes are divided into two sections. General Education, and Magical Girl Education. Gen Ed classes will be taken in your human forms, and Magical Girl Classes in your Magical Girl form.”
“Okay,” Kana said, pulling her chair out and standing up.
Oooh boy, I’m gonna love Kana’s interaction with everybody if she keeps this up. She’s not exactly clueless, but everyone else thinks she’s an idiot. Which I can’t blame. She looks kinda dumb.
Basically, if Calcolo reported any problems with Kana, worst comes to worst, Halna will pick a fight with Caspar.
I enjoy the fact that Calcolo basically said “If I report Kana, I may indirectly cause a war with Caspar. Nope.”
“Your clothes-”
“It’s the school uniform.”
“No, I know. I just meant, parts of them are torn.”
“It’s to make it easier for me to move in.”
I didn’t notice this at the time, but my editor pointed out that she basically ripped the “unrippable” clothes. Kana what are you?
Well, those are my initial thoughts on it. When I first read chapter one, I was super intrigued at how the school worked, and what Halna and Calcolo’s plans are for it. It seems I was mistaken that the school was a Pythie-run thing, but I do think Pythie is using Kana in some way. I also think Kana’s potentially related to the third Sage, Caspar herself. Time will tell how this plays out.
I really should stop finishing chapters before I go to sleep so I can post it here while I post to the drive, but here’s Black Chapter 3! Enjoy your Magical Girl School Life!
Do you consider this series to be JoJo's bizzare adventure with magical girls
Yes. Very much so. Unique powers, 90% new cast each arc (with some returners), it is very much in that style of JoJo.
Fun fact, the artist, Maruino, loves JoJo. If you check out her pixiv or her twitter, you can see she’ll have drawn fanart of Giorno, Josuke, Kakyoin, etc.
I did say that my first names may change, but now I’m going to offer up a final list of names, which, to my best knowledge, is how I chose to translate the name (along with reasoning), and some nice name origin stuff (Because Nicopedia does that to some of the arcs, so I can too).
Calcolo | Comes from Calculate, but also the name of an old Japanese math boardgame (it’s kind of like a tile-matching scrabble for Math. Though I’ve never played it myself.)
Tetty Goodgripp | Comes from ニーギル/Niigiru being a long morph of 握る/にぎる/Nigiru, which means “To grasp, to seize, (and to mold sushi)”. Being that it’s a pun, I decided to keep the pun understandable in English but Englishizing her name to something that keeps the connotation of her power.
Miss Lille | A city in France was named Lille, though that’s just the common transliteration of the word リール, aside from Real, but she doesn’t seem to lean on that transliteration for me.
Wrappy Tip | Not much to say except she’s wrapped around and has tips on those wraps.
Ark Arlie/Drill Dory | ABC girls. Their theming emphasizes a similar first syllable, hence I chose Ark Arlie, and Drill Dory. It’s not the ideal compared to the Japanese Doriru Dorii, but Dory is the best you’ll get in English that matches that Dr sound from Drill.
Mepis Pheles | Comes from a misspelling of the demon Mephistopheles. I said this in a previous post, but her name really is a misspelling of the first part of Mephisto’s name.
Kumi-Kumi | Kumi means connect in Japanese, and roughly relates to her abilities to reassemble things. Also, there are some nice connect-a-block LEGO style toys called Kumi-Kumi in Japan.
Kana | Just a regular old name. (Or is it...?). I have my theories on this name myself, but time will tell if they come true.
Classical Lillian | Her name comes from the Lillian Pattern found in knitting.
Thunder General Adelheid | The most High German sounding name. Adelheid is a European name often given to nobility. You may recognize it more as the, in my opinion, more dainty sounding Adelaide, but Adelheid is clearly using the older German variant, who tended to be used by Queens and Saints.
Diko Narakunoin | Her name is a transliteration of the romaji being applied to her Kanji, another Marika Fukuroi situation. However, 奈落野院 (Narakunoin) roughly means “Hell Person”, and 出ィ子 (Diko) means “Exit Girl”, so roughly, her name translates to “Girl out of Hell.”
Princess Lightning | Nothing much to say, other than I was so totally hoping it’d be Princess Storm.
Sally Raven | A combo of her real name and theme. Fun fact, カラス/Karasu, refers to both ravens, and more commonly, crows. It even extends far enough to Yatagarasu, who was a raven in Japanese mythology, but apparently a crow in Chinese mythology? I’ll need to find the Chinese version of that legend.
Psyche Plains | Psyche is Greek in origin (which MGRP seems to love doing cough Pythie, Lethe cough), and is the name of a woman in Greek mythology whom Cupid fell in love with.
Ranyui | A morph that comes from the goldfish species Ranchu, known as the King of Goldfish in Japan, and most commonly found there as well.
Well, those are the names I’ll be using! Feel free to ask me any questions and whatnot. I am very excited for Black.
As I move on to reading and translating the latest novel, it’s time to see what the latest batch of girls’ powers are!
Keep in mind, being the Land of Magic, these power names can be misleading and/or half-truths. see: Ripple or Prism Cherry. That being said, here are the power descriptions.
Calcolo: Can calculate and fight with a magical abacus
Tetty Goodniegl: Has magical mittens that can sieze anything
Miss Lille: Can change her body to any metallic material
Wrappy Tip: Has magical wraps that can preserve anything
Dory: Has a magical drill that can drill anywhere
Arlie: Can become as strong as the amount of damage she takes
Mepis Pheles: Can corrupt with sweet words
Kumi-Kumi: Can destroy and reassemble objects
Kana: Can know the answer to any question asked
Classical Lilian: Can knit whatever she wants with a magical sewing device
Thunder General Adelheid: Can reuse absorbed energy
Narakuno Indiko: Can become nowhere for a single moment
Princess Lightning: Fights with the power of lightning
Sally Raven: Can create raven familiars
(or crows, because karasu is both. Thanks Japanese)
Psyche Plains: Can fight with her magic watergun
Ranyui: Can connect doors with other doors
Snow White: Can hear the voices of people in distress
So the time is finally upon us (even though it’s cutting it very short thank you very much Monthly MGRP). We now have a name of the Magical Girls from Black.
These are my WIP transliterated names. They may be subject to change (especially one of them since it’s a kanji situation), but here are the names and some interesting opinions I have on ‘em
Calcolo (カルコロ)
Such a cute math girl. Incidentally, Calcolo is also the name of a children’s math board game-ish kinda thing (like Monopoly) in Japan back in the day.
Tetty Goodniegl ( テティ・グットニーギル)
And this is where the whole WIP name comes into play. Meet our cover girl, with a last name that can be... let’s say taken in a couple different directions. The way I went about it is to figure out what would logically make sense, and with her transliteration being Gutt, I didn’t even use “Good” at first. That is, until Tetty herself saved me. What do I mean by that? I mean that the key lies in her mittens. Each hand spells out “Tetty” and “Good”, so I went with that. Separating Tetty and Good, leaves just Niigiru. For now, it might be Niegl, but I have a sneaking suspicion it could be a morph of Onigiri, a bizarrely applied morph from Onigiri to Niigiru, but a morph nonetheless. (Incidentally, if I were to just Englishize that morph, that would mean her last name is something like Goodrice).
Miss Lille (ミス・リール)
Miss Lille’s little Anime snippet is interesting. It concerns a lady who is very rich who wants to give alms to the poor. I wonder if she’ll end up being that nice in canon? Incidentally, Lille is also the name of a city in France. Whether that’s actually relevant or not is beyond me, though. But it’s a cool fact!
Wrappy Tip (ラッピー・ティップ)
What can I say about Wrappy? She’s covered in wraps, and has probably the best name in Black. I mean, Wrappy Tip. It’s almost Funny Trick levels of best name in an arc.
Drill Dory and Ark Arlie (ドリル・ドリー＆アーク・アーリー)
Double feature! Also it seems Arlie changed her first name (maybe cause she took off that faceplate). We finally have the fourth ABC girl, Drill Dory!!! I gave her that name because the ABC girls in Japanese try to keep the first phoneme similar. Aamaa Aarii, Aaku Aarii, Doriru Dorii. Etc. I figured Dory is much closer to the Drill in spirit. Their Anime snippet claims they’re rivals. Will they fight? Time will tell (in 24 hrs as of this writing)
Mepis Pheles (メピス・フェレス)
Mepis’ name here comes from the demon Mephistopheles, and indeed, she’s a demon in her Anime snippet. Her name is also another case of a purposeful misspelling, メピス・フェレス (Mepis) rather than メフィストフェレス (Mephis). Also, her Anime snippet involves bodyswapping with a boy, which makes me cautiously optimistic that she’s male pre-transformation. I hope. I pray. Maybe? We only have 2 right now MGRP, please.
Kumi-Kumi (クミクミ)
Kumi-Kumi is a Magical Girl with a pickaxe to grind (chop?). Her anime snippet is my favorite of the bunch. It concerns her finding a sword in the stone, and instead of pulling it, she breaks the stone. Thinking out of the box.
Kana (カナ)
Kana. The enigma. Not sure what to make of her. She’s so dead-eyed, and she has a zombie-like appearance to her. There were human forms posted on twitter and I have a slight idea who she might be based on that.
Classical Lilian (クラシカル・リリアン)
My pick for arc villain (if it’s one of the main cast and not another Keek). Her face, it’s the face. She’s gorgeous though. Look at her. Her Anime snippet even casts her in the role of a Goddess in some pseudo-Isekai plot. She’s got a weather theme going on it looks like. Wonder what her powers will be?
Thunder General Adelheid ( 雷将アーデルハイト)
Where do I start with her? I love her. Her design reminds me half of Jotaro Kujo and half of Raido Kuzunoha. She also has that Imperial aesthetic going on which is always a plus in my book. I look forward to see what she can do (please don’t die chapter 1, at least make it past 4, 5 chapters?).
Narakuno Indiko (奈落野院出ィ子)
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I hate kanji only names because there’s almost no way to tell without furigana. Case in point, @NyanNyan was written as @娘々, which would be best read as @KoKo. But nooo, it’s NyanNyan. For now though, this is how you would normally spell her name, and is subject to change when I get the book. I’m confident in the first one, Narakuno, since her Anime title katakanas her name to Narakuno. The last one is just the proper normal pronunciation of those kanji for now.
Princess Lightning (プリンセス・ライトニング)
I’ll be honest, I guessed Princess Storm at first (since all the Pure Elements seem to be named after disasters), but Lightning ain’t so bad. Interestingly, her Anime snippet paints her as a sort of dark counterpart to the Pure Elements, and has them start in Episode 15 of the PE’s own Anime series. Whether or not she’ll be opposed to the PEs (or if she’ll meet, say, Deluge), is a question for another time. I’d like to see a full-on Princess fight, though. Her appearance does raise some questions as to who made her, and why.
Sally Raven (サリー・レイヴン)
This... I hope... is a Cutie. Her Anime snippet stars her in Cutie Healer Angelfeather, so it’s a good start, but she’s also still a middle schooler. I wonder if she ends up being one. We do know her real name is Sally Torihara, which marks the first real name reveal right now (at least it should be Torihara, grrr kanji names).
Psyche Plains (プシュケー・プレインス)
Of all the names, I did not expect hers. Psyche Plains is just so out there for a water gun girl. Incidentally, her Anime snippet implies that her powers include changing the liquid inside of her gun. Powerful, if used correctly.
Ran Yui (ランユウィ)
Goldfish girl (These are Japanese goldfish), whose Anime snippet reads like a goldfish version of Unmarked. I am also hoping she is an actual goldfish, but I have no idea if that’s what’ll happen. Her name itself is a weird one. As far as I can tell, it’s literally just a name, like Ran Yuui. It could be a reference, if so I’ll be sure to edit it about later on.
Snow White (スノーホワイト)
Needs no introduction. She’s tired. She’s been through a lot. She lost Fal. An interesting tidbit about her Anime snippet is that she gets a new mascot named Hyoropon. Who is that? I don’t know. Is that canon? I don’t know. BLACK, COME OUT ALREADY!
Well, those are all the main casts of Black and my short opinions on them!
Now here’s hoping Black pulls another proper two-parter (and leads into White for the true Snow White finale).
Hey everyone! So it’s been a while (a long while actually, 2 years. 2.5 on my count) since I went on a slight hiatus, with MGRP having little activity aside from Breakdown and whatnot.
That being said, I’m not gone, and I’m super excited to get started on MGRP: Black! Work on Delta has been continuing, and so is Breakdown. In the next few days, I’m going to do some maintenance work on this blog and make sure it’s in tip-top shape, and by tomorrow, I should have Black in my hands.
The first good news are the new names revealed for MGRP Black! I’ll make that one in another post. But for now, sorry for the long wait, and I’m excited to be back in action!
Life Update: Exams over. Long Flight, Back to MGRP when I land.
Hey everyone! Just a quick update, my exams are finally over, but before I can do anything in my free time (including MGRP stuff), I’ve got a 1-day flight to catch (you read that right, it’ll take somewhere between 23 - 28 hours depending on layover waiting times.
This Summer Break I plan to work on more MGRP as well as some other things as I relax.
On an MGRP related thing, if anyone’s interested, as I’m pretty free for the summer, any ideas to spice up the blog? I know this one is mainly for translation purposes but I definitely love MGRP to the point where I’d be down for just talking about my thoughts with people too!
Anyways, apologies for the lack of updates, finals killed me, but now i’m headed back to life real soon. On that note, for those of you who have summer vacation, enjoy it!
