Hi you can call me Tammi (the professor is a pokemon reference. I love pokemon, and also video games). I'm a relic but I'm still around!! Please feel free to talk to me about the following: Fire Emblem (9/10 and 16 in particular, or just, like, any of Felix/Soren/Maribelle) Pokémon (anything Pokémon!) Samurai Warriors (especially about Ran), or even more generally samurai FFXIV (tell me about your bad DF experiences) Tales of (Symphonia/Vesperia/Xillia/Berseria) JP-to-EN translation / localization
“are ike and soren gayer in japanese” [2023 edition]
the answer is: ... not really, but either way, they continue to be slightly different in Japanese, and why am I here if not to share trivial translation differences :D
ENG
Ike: Looks like you and I get to team up again. It’s good to see you, Soren.
Soren: If I’d known you were here, I’d have joined right away. You should have said something sooner.
Ike: No harm in a bit of extra training.
Soren: May I ask you a favor?
Ike: Sure.
Soren: I’d like to resume my post. If you’ll have me. My place is at your side.
Ike: I figured it was only a matter of time until you asked me that. Yeah, of course.
I trust you more than anyone. You know that.
Soren: Thank you, Ike. Serving you gives me purpose.
JP
アイク： 感謝する。またお前とともに戦えるな。
Ike: I’m glad we can fight together again.
セネリオ： アイク…すぐに声をかけてください。そうしたら、こんな面倒なことをする必要もなかったのに。
Soren: Ike... you should’ve said something right away. Then we wouldn’t have had to go through all this trouble.
アイク：そう言うな。これも訓練だと思えば、悪くない。
Ike: Don’t say that. If I think of this as extra training, it’s not so bad.
セネリオ：…あの、アイク。
Soren: ... um, Ike?
アイク： なんだ？
Ike: What is it?
セネリオ：僕は…ここでも、あなたの力になれますか？
あなたの隣に、僕の居場所はありますか？
Soren: I... can I be of use to you, even here?
Is there a place for me by your side?
アイク：何を言うかと思えば…当たり前だろう。俺はいつでもお前を便りにしてる。
お前も、どこにいたって、俺を助けてくれるんだろう？ セネリオ。
Ike: I was wondering when you’d ask... Of course. I’ve always counted on you.
And wherever you are, you’ll always come to my aid, won’t you? Soren.
セネリオ：…っ！ はい！ あなたの力になることが、僕の望みですから。
Soren: ...! Yes! Helping you is all I want. [Lit. Helping you is my desire.]
hello! I am doing that thing I do where I pop onto tumble, like, once a year!
if you’re thinking I am back because I saw Soren in Engage and wanted to yell a little about it you are 100% CORRECT that IS in fact why I am back!! I am just that excited about Sike content in the year 2k23 and wow now I can go into recent YouTube comments to see people argue about whether or not Ike and Soren are gay. this is so nostalgic I feel like I am back in 2000s era GameFAQs forums
I will be fully honest and admit here that I have not played Engage, because I read through the game’s supports and decided that not only is the writing rather too Fateswakening-y for my tastes, it also seems borderline scared of romance between its characters and why would I Fire Emble if not for the shipping really? why would I. I have to be honest with myself here
(I like Diamant though. he reminds me a little of Ike but he lacks a boyfriend. and I like Ivy, and Goldmary, and Citrinne, and Yunaka is kind of neat too...!)
yes I did play Pokémon last year and yes I do love Rika I just wanted to say this. I’ve never felt this targeted by a fictional character design. (I also cried about the dog) (but who didn’t!!)
whenever I come back to tumblr after a prolonged absence I always look through my notes and I want to personally shoutout: the people who went through my entire sike tag, the people who reblog my dimilix posts over and over, and the people who are still crying about that one close in the distance mix. I appreciate you all!!
apologies for randomly dropping off the face of the earth, real life obligations are going to be catching up with me again (but I’ll check in on tumble every now and then :D)
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