Lilac

It's a color

[v-akarai]

I like how after the resurrections the Count starts chattering about his experiments while other person's usually in the middle of a mental breakdown and can barely give a damn, like

[joydoesathing]

*confused reactions in 4k*

also

Saint Germaine: Ah, another satisfied customer :D!

The customers:

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Servamp Guidebook Q&A Fan Translation PART 4

Link to Part 1 | Link to Part 2 | Link to Part 3

Here’s part 4, apologies for the long wait!! I’ll be honest, it's not the most riveting section, but the last question had me locked in at least.

Disclaimer!!! This is an amateur's attempt at translation, there'll probably be some mistakes so take everything with a grain of salt. If there are mistakes, please let me know!! Also, please double check reblogs for any corrections that may occur after posting.

Notes

References to the series name will be in quotes ("Servamp") to differentiate it from the vampire Servamps

Please check part 1 and 2 for more notes on my translation style.

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Part 4: About the Production Process Pt.1 (Pg.185-186)

1. Why did you choose the title "SERVAMP"?

I think it came down to a battle between that and "VAMPET" (lol).

2. When you first came up with the idea for the series, did you come up with the idea of the Servamps or the story first?

I came up with the characters first. It originated from "a vampire that can transform into a cat - Kuro". 

3. Sloth is a cat, pride is a bat, envy is a snake, etc. Do the Servamps' associated animal come from the impression of each emotion*.

Yes.

*Referring to the sins.

4. There's a cat, bat, snake, wolf, hedgehog, boar, butterfly and fox. Were there any other animals/insects that could have been chosen?

Rabbits and crows were very close contenders until the very end.

5. In Volume 10.5*, each character's animal motif, theme, etc. was introduced. If the characters who appeared after Volume 10.5 have motifs, please tell us.

As I have received many questions regarding character motifs, I've written as much as possible in each character's behind-the-scenes section**.

*Servamp Official Guide Book

**Unsure what specific section this is referring to as I don't have access to the full guidebook, if anyone with the book can clarify that'd be great!

6. Since you often include lines from Shakespeare's works in the story, could it be that you like Shakespeare?

It's more like one motif among many so it's not a case where I like Shakespeare in particular. But, I think the root of what ultimately makes a story interesting is all there.

7. The characters incorporate many elements of mythology, literature and animals. Did Tanaka-sensei like these things (mythology, etc.) from the beginning?

I realised after I started writing "Servamp" that I quite liked that sort of thing from the beginning. 

8. I see that special moves and character lines, etc. in this series have been inspired by works of literature. Did you like books and poetry from childhood? Or did you study for the sake of writing "Servamp"?

I've liked books since long ago. Basically, since I chose themes that match the characters from works I have already read or seen before, I didn't necessarily have to study for the sake of writing this series. Things I only knew by name or feeling (eg. mythology) I would investigate and look into further.

9. There is an extraordinarily large amount of motifs in "Servamp", from literature and mythology for example. About that, I'm very curious how you make [these motifs] match with the characters and what aspects of the original works were so good that led to them being adopted?

For each character's motif, my intention was to choose themes that were similar to the ones held by the character while coming from famous and well-known works if possible.

Since "Servamp" has gained many young readers (eg. primary school kids), in cases where they've never come across the works that the motif of their favourite characters were inspired by, I hope that this becomes an opportunity for them to enjoy [those works] as well.

10. What is important to you when making a character?

Giving each character a different set of values, like what they consider a virtue and what they find unforgivable.

11. Many charming and lovely characters have made an appearance — I want to know how their names were decided. 

I feel like I decide by thinking about the kanji and sounds I want to use, hoping that it'll be easy to visualise an image that matches [that character's] theme.

12. Is there a rule to how furigana* is assigned to character names? [Paraphrased starting here to make more sense in English] Shirota Mahiru who is a human has the furigana in his name written in hiragana while Tsubaki who is a vampire has his written in katakana. For Sakuya, the furigana of his family name "Watanuki" is in hiragana while his first name "Sakuya" is in katakana. [End paraphrase] I think they are written differently, is this a coincidence?

The furigana used for Sakuya and Tsubaki's names was actually not specifically requested — it was done by the person initially in charge**. I thought it was interesting that it hinted towards Sakuya being a vampire so I kept it as is. 

*Actual word used here is rubi/Ruby characters but I chose to use furigana because it's more well known; for those who don't know what furigana/Ruby is, please check out the Wikipedia page, it gives a better summary than I could give here.

**Likely referring to an editor or similar.

(T/N) A visual reference for what the question is referring to: (hiragana in blue, katakana in red) Shirota Mahiru = しろた まひる Tsubaki = ツバキ Watanuki Sakuya = わたぬき サクヤ

13. I want to know how you decided the character birthdays!

I make a conscious decision to give [dates] that I think are appropriate for the character. For the characters who are connected in the story, I've decided on dates that are relevant somehow or other.

14. Depending on the character, the first person pronoun "I" [ore] is differentiated by having it written in either kanji [俺] or katakana [オレ], please tell me the difference between them.

I decided based on what would be most in character*.

*Direct translation is "bring out the character's essence" if that makes more sense.

15. The relationships between the characters, such as Niccolo and Licht having met long ago, Shuuhei and Shamrock, etc. are revealed one after another. Were these relationships decided during the creation stage of these characters?

Since character relationships are an important part in creating a character, many things are decided to some degree during the creation stage. There are also cases where [the relationships] are expanded upon later.

16. With everyone having unique personalities, I wonder how you come up with idea for characters?

I hope that I can carefully depict people who have different ways of thinking.

17. I wonder if you've already decided everyone's backstories from the beginning of the series?

Since [their past] is mostly related to their personality, way of thinking, etc. I feel like many characters appear after their backstories have been decided. But this wasn't the case for everyone.

18. Are the words used by the characters in the story based on Tanaka Strike-sensei's own way of thinking?

I think the interesting thing about writing stories is being able to depict characters who live with a completely different way of thinking to your own. 

19. There are a variety of characters — were any of them inspired by a model*?” 

I'm not the type to create characters modelled after specific people, so not really.

*Model as in existing character/person (not fashion model).

20. How do you decide the names of the characters' techniques? There's an impression of paying homage to the classics but how do you choose the works and make up the spells? (I'm particularly curious about the origin of Yumi-chan's "I am already complete (cry for the moon)"...)

I consider a character's themes and the words that would best represent who they are before deciding. Also, whether it has a ring to it that makes you want to say it out loud (lol). The technique names vary from being directly taken from the title of the works, to having a slight twist to them, to being completely original ideas. "Cry for the moon" means "asking for the impossible" in English* — with this meaning and the inclusion of the "moon**", I thought it was a phrase that fit Yumikage's character well and so I used it. Yumikage is a character who moved forward upon realising he was asking for the impossible, so I purposefully chose the phrase "I am already complete" which is similar to Yumikage telling himself "there is nothing more to ask for". It's one of my favourite technique names.

*Other variants of idiom you may have heard are "asking for the moon" or "ask for the sun, moon and stars".

**Yumikage's family name "Tsukimitsu" (月満) has the kanji for "moon" (月) in it, and also if you remember that scene in chapter 71 with Yumi looking out a window to see Tsurugi fighting with a crescent moon in the background and that being the thing that led to him actively reaching out to Tsurugi and becoming his friend… cry for the moon… (I recommend for everyone to just reread chapter 69–72 and join me in my insanity)

Chapter 71, page 19 or 20 (depending on where you read)

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Man, this was a long one... if you made it this far, thanks for reading! Part 5 will be the second half of this “About the Production Process” section. I’m slowing down translating due to irl commitments but I’ll try to get 1-2 parts out per month at least!

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Servamp Guidebook Q&A Fan Translation PART 2

Link to Part 1

Anyways, here's part 2 of *checks hand* at least 15 parts. Probably more (I'm scared).

Disclaimer!!! This is an amateur's attempt at translation, there'll probably be some mistakes so take everything with a grain of salt. If there are mistakes, please let me know!!

Notes

Any () brackets you see in the translation exist in the original text.

Any [] square brackets are me adding the implied part of the sentence if I feel it's required for clarity.

Please check part 1 for more notes on my translation style.

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Part 2: About the Vampires Pt.2 (Pg.183-184)

22. Are the Servamps' weapons related to their cause of death?

There are many cases where it is related.

23. Can Servamps or subclass reproduce*?

They can't.

*In the biology class way, not the vampire way.

24. Servamps can't drink blood from people who aren't their Eve, but in chapter 35 Licht gets his blood drank by Higan — is the reverse allowed* under the contract? In the first place, does an Eve's blood become more tasty/valuable to regular vampires like magician's blood after entering a contract with a Servamp?

They can't drink it, or rather, the nuance is that even if they do drink it, there's no effect. The act of drinking blood from someone not your Eve itself is possible. In regards to the second question, a person's blood doesn't change just because they are an Eve.

*The asker is likely clarifying whether the contract restricts the Servamp and Eve pair to exclusively drink from/give blood to each other. (T/N) In chapter 35 Higan immediately powers up with his fire ability after drinking Licht's blood so that's probably what prompted the question on whether an Eve's blood has special properties or not (it's normal blood).

25. If Servamps can 'only' drink blood from their Eve, what happens if they receive blood from someone else?

Nothing in particular happens.

26. Does a Servamp's blood have restorative effects for a subclass? In a situation where a Servamp bites a subclass, does the subclass die?

It has no restorative effects. If a Servamp sucks the blood of a subclass, the subclass will disappear.

27. Lawless's black scarf was created when he went through mental trauma. Does this mean that Servamps receive a weapon when they undergo some sort of trauma and do not have a weapon until then?

Since the form of a vampire is influenced by their mental state, they often gain power at times like that.

(T/N) You can see Lawless's scarf appear as he cradles Ophelia's broken statue in ch.34 - it's where he pulls his weapon from so the question's probably talking about that.

28. I want to know about the situation regarding the Servamps' earrings. Personally, I think besides the ones who got them when they were human, any attempt to get a piercing would heal due to the Servamps' regenerative abilities, what do you think? Please tell me if they are wearing them in the story and merchandise.

Since they do not have a true form, if they want to wear them, they can wear them.

(T/N) TL;DR the asker really wants to know if the Servamps are canonically wearing earrings in the manga and official merch artwork, etc.

29. If a Servamp doesn't form a contract with an Eve, can that Servamp be killed normally? What's the power level of a Servamp when they aren't under a contract?

There are methods to weaken vampires who've had their contract broken, but there's truly no way to kill (completely get rid of) a Servamp no matter what. Servamps without a contract are similar in strength to subclass; you could say that they're already in a weakened state.

30. Apart from Hugh, the vampires don't really have a typical vampire aesthetic and feel more like humans. Obviously, there's the "subclass will turn into ash under sunlight" thing, but are there any other parts of the story's setting that feels really "vampiric"?

They can't cross running water.

31. If a Servamp gives their blood to their Eve, can their Eve become a subclass? What happens in a situation where an Eve receives blood from a Servamp they aren't contracted to?

If they have died, even previous Eves can become subclass. Everything about being an Eve is forgotten upon death and they just become a subclass to the Servamp that gave them blood.

32. Lily and Hugh have something like a reason for turning people into subclass (orphans and suicide victims respectively), are there others who are particular about who they turn into subclass?

Freya: people who died in wars

Jeje: people with physical disabilities

Lawless: people he has a connection with

Ildio and Kuro don't create subclass; for Tsubaki, please refer to chapter 140.

33. Until now, by what criteria have the Servamps been choosing their Eves with?

Lily has always made contracts with the head of the same family line. That family was originally from Europe but around 200 years ago, they came to Japan and became the Alicein family. Hugh and Lawless pretty much pick based on their own liking. Ildio, Jeje and Freya mostly just let things happen and aren't picky about who they make a contract with.

34. To what degree do the demons* know about each other?

In the beginning, they were close to being one existence so they know each other quite well.

*Inner-sloth, wrath, gluttony, etc.

35. Are there any demons that are close?

Everyone should be close.

36. Of the vampires that have appeared in the main story, how many have never killed anyone (whether they have a policy* or not)?

Many of those who have become a subclass in recent years [have never killed], such as Sagami and Lilac. 

*Likely referring to a personal code of honour or similar.

37. Among the 8 Servamps, who has the fastest reply time when contacted?

Ordered from the fastest: Lawless, Tsubaki, Hugh, Lily, Kuro, Jeje, (they missed the message and didn't reply:) Freya, Ildio

38. Please give a ranking of the 8 Servamp siblings based on how good they are at taking care of others.

In order: Lawless, Tsubaki, Freya, Hugh, Jeje, Kuro, Lily, Ildio

39. Among Kuro and his siblings, who is the smartest?

Tsubaki by a narrow margin.

40. If the Servamps lived in modern times, what kind of jobs would they have?

Kuro: University student prone to slacking off 

Hugh (grown up): University professor

Jeje: Priest

Freya: Farmer

Lawless: Actor

Ildio: PE teacher

Lily: Model

Tsubaki: Surprisingly, an ordinary office worker

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And that's the end of the "About the Vampires" section! Part 3 will be the "About the Characters" section plus all the axis chart graph memes — I should be able to get that done by next week.

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Servamp Guidebook Q&A Fan Translation PART 1

I don't know if anyone else has posted a translation of the Servamp guidebook Q&A but I can't find any so I guess I'll do it myself. Due to how long this is, I'll be posting it in parts as I slowly translate them. I can't guarantee I'll get through all of them but I'll do my best.

Disclaimer!!! This is an amateur's attempt at translation, there'll probably be some mistakes so take everything with a grain of salt. If there are mistakes, please let me know!!

Notes

Some questions may be summarised at my discretion if I feel like I can explain the core of what they're trying to ask without so many words. Most are direct translations though.

The questions aren't numbered in the Q&A but I've added numbers so it's easier for me to track as I work on them.

I've added some translation notes and personal observations along the way because I have many thoughts -> tl notes will be indicated by asterisk, regular notes will just a (T/N) at the end of the answer

Terminology notes have been added at the end.

Thank you @kuro-ashh for posting the guidebook pages!

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Part 1: About the Vampires Pt. 1 (Pg. 182)

1. Do the Servamps remember the name they had as humans?

No, they don't remember.

2. Who has the most to least amount of past Eves?

Lawless > Ildio > Freya > Lily > Jeje > Hugh > Kuro

(T/N) Lawless recites 13 names excluding Licht's when asked by Nicco in ch.84 so that appears to be the upper limit.

3. Who has the most to least amount of subclass? And approximately how many subclass do they have each?

Hugh > Freya > Jeje > Tsubaki > Lily > Lawless > Ildio = Kuro

None of the Servamps know exactly how many subclass they have. The number of subclass can decrease without their knowledge.

(T/N) Aka Servamps can't magically tell if a subclass of theirs has died or not. Both Kuro and Ildio don't have any subclass.

4. Do the Servamps have an approximate place of origin? Tsubaki is from Japan, I want to know about the other seven!

The time period is different so it's not too strict but...

UK: Kuro, Hugh, Lawless

Germany: Jeje, Freya

Eastern Europe: Ildio

France: Lily

Imagine somewhere around there.

5. I want to know the eye colours of the Servamps from when they were human.

Kuro: Sky blue

Hugh: Brown

Jeje: Green

Freya: Amber

Lawless: Bluish-grey

Ildio: Grey

Lily: Blue

Tsubaki: Black

6. Lily, Jeje, Sakuya and Belkia can all use magic; Lily is especially good at it. Is it a skill that all vampires can use to some extent?

Yes.

7. What's the method of breaking the Servamp contract that Mikuni was talking about in volume 2?

Only the death of the Eve [can break the contract]. At that time, Mikuni was just testing Mahiru and had no intentions of telling him about it.

8. Belkia can become a doll, Higan can temporarily become younger with his "scorpion fire". Are there other vampires who can change their appearance in some way?

In C3's point of view, vampires are not tangible living beings in the first place. Rather, they are a kind of illusion that has the ability to interfere with reality as they exist there, just like if they were real. Due to this, there are a lot of cases where vampires can create a different appearance by strongly imagining it.

(T/N) Might explain the various appearance changes throughout the series such as Tsubaki and Lawless's costume changes

9. How frequently do subclass need to drink blood?

It varies a lot between individuals. Some want to drink blood everyday, some don't require it for over a month.

10. What kind of role does the blood type* of each Servamp play? For example, the 8th isn't afraid of the sun.

The 8th is particularly strong against sunlight but apart from that, there isn't a big difference among them. There are some things that each is good at (the 3rd is good with physical weapons, the 7th is good at magic).

*I've translated it literally, but I assume this refers to their ranking (from 1 to 8) since they refer to the Servamps via their number rank in the question and answer. 8th is Tsubaki, 3rd is Jeje, 7th is Lily.

11. What improvements have been made to the youngest Servamp*?

The distance limit got longer and durability increased.

*The literal translation is "youngest vampire" but they're definitely referring to the Servamps here.

12. What happens if Servamps and subclass don't drink blood for a long time? Are there any changes that occur?

They come close to starvation and become unable to move.

13. What's the length of each Servamp's distance limit?

The Servamp distance limit gets longer.

Sloth: ~13m

Pride: ~25m

Envy: ~50m

Wrath: ~100m

Greed: ~200m

Gluttony: ~500m

Lust: ~2km

Melancholy: ~20km

14. What are the side effects for each Servamp and Eve pair if they are separated?

Sloth: Take on the appearance of a beast

Pride: Loss of sight

Envy: Inability to move legs

Wrath: Loss of hearing

Greed: Inability to move arms

Gluttony: Loss of voice

Lust: Revert into an infant

Melancholy: No effect*

This was decided based on a combination of each Servamp's animal form and sin but this was a setting I never had the chance to use.

*I'm 90% sure this means there are no side effects but I need a second opinion (phrase is 影響なし)

15. When a Servamp's Eve dies, the Servamp forgets the name that was given to them. In a situation where the name given was a proper noun (eg. name of a candy or object), would the Servamp forget the name of that object? Or, would they recognise the name of the object but are unable to associate it with their previous name?

The latter scenario. They won't remember the object name as their previous name.

16. I want to know what the Count looked like to the eight Servamps.

It didn't show up in the main story but Jeje saw him as a demon he couldn't understand the shape of, Freya saw him as a child and Lily saw him as an elderly person.

17. Are the Servamps' birthdays the day they were born as a human or the day they became a vampire?

The day they awakened as vampires. However, I was careless with Kuro's birthday. Even though it's December 31st, I didn't draw it* with a cold feeling at all... apologies for that...

*In reference to the scenes in Kuro's backstory, it should have been winter but the author forgot about that.

18. Do vampires have a functioning heart, body temperature, etc.?

Vampires are close to being magic so if the person touching a vampire thinks that they're human, everything will feel like it's functioning.

19. Around volume 9, Hugh fakes losing his Djinn* by acting like an old man. Was Lily also acting when he started becoming smaller and regressing in age after losing his Djinn? Considering how Lawless was unstable after losing his Djinn, I wonder if it had some impact. Or, was it only Lawless who became weak due to his temperament?**

Everyone who suddenly lost a large amount of Djinn was impacted.

*I can't make out the kanji for this word but based on context it looks like it's talking about Djinn, if anyone has clearer pics of the Q&A questions please let me know!

**This entire question is super long and I probably translated it wrong somewhere, but from what I understand, the asker wants to know if Lily's age regression was an act, and if Lily was acting, did Lawless lose his powers due to his own weakness (lol) to which the answer for both is no, they were just impacted by the Djinn-loss.

20. Whats the reason for the distance limit disappearing*?

The magic in this world comes from someone's prayers, so when Mahiru's prayers were accepted by the demon**, the binding disappeared from that moment onwards.

*In reference to Kuro and Mahiru's lack of distance limit in ch.131

**Demon = inner Kuro, referencing scene from ch.128

21. How frequently do the Servamps drink blood?

It varies for each individual. Recently, none of the Servamps drink blood very frequently.

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And that's part 1 done! Unsure of how far along I'll get but hopefully I'll get another part done soon.

Terminology

For "Servamps", "Subclass" and "Vampires", I've made sure to not use the words interchangeably so:

"Servamp" in the translation means the text is referring to the Servamps specifically (真祖/サーヴァンプ)

"Subclass" means it's referring to subclass vampires specifically (下位吸血鬼/サブクラス)

"Vampire" means the text is referring to vampires in general (吸血鬼)

Any reference to master/contractor, I've translated them as "Eve"

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Servamp Guidebook Q&A Fan Translation PART 3

Link to Part 1 | Link to Part 2

This section was quite fun to do but at the same time sent me down a rabbit hole regarding baseball (I have dedicated a section at the end to Talk about it).

Disclaimer!!! This is an amateur's attempt at translation, there'll probably be some mistakes so take everything with a grain of salt. If there are mistakes, please let me know!!

Please check part 1 and 2 for more notes on my translation style.

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Part 3: About the Characters + Graphs (Pg.183-186)

1. Who receives the most Valentine's chocolate? (I want to ask who gets a lot of "true feelings*" chocolates and who gets a lot of obligatory chocolates.)

Iori gets the highest number of chocolates, but almost all of his are obligatory chocolates. Tetsu gets the most "true feelings" chocolate. Please refer to the graph on page 183 for the other characters**.

*Chocolates given out of genuine romantic feelings.

**Has been translated as Q17 in this section!

2. Are there characters who have had a lover?

There are.

3. Who's the strangest character in the story?

Isn't it Kuro?

4. Where are the grandparents of Mahiru, Shuuhei and Tsurugi, and what are they doing now?

Shuuhei's grandparents live somewhere a little far away but are living a normal lifestyle. Mahiru and Tsurugi's grandparents have already passed away.

5. Are there characters who can unexpectedly play an instrument?

Niccolo can play the accordion, Iori can play the violin.

6. Who's particularly good with horror*?

Junichiro's particularly bad with it, Sakuya is good with it.

*Likely referring to horror movies/games.

7. I want to know what perfumes are worn by the characters who wear it!

The ones who use perfume are Mikuni, Lily, Touma, all members of the Tsukimitsu family, Shamrock, Niccolo, Cappuccino, Sigurd, Youtaro, Gear, Crantz, Lawless, etc. Please imagine the scents yourself.

8. If Sakura, Mahiru, Koyuki and Ryuusei were to go on a trip, where would they go?

A certain theme park in Kansai.

(T/N) If anyone knows which one they're referencing I'd love to know!

9. Please give a ranking of the characters with the worst handwriting!

1. Mikuni, 2. Tsurugi — these two are unrivalled.

10. Please rank the characters who are good at singing!

1. Licht, 2. Tsubaki, 3. Tetsu

11. Which characters like, dislike, are good at, and are bad at studying, respectively.

Likes studying: Misono

Dislikes studying: Ildio

Good at studying: Mikuni

Bad at studying: Tetsu

12. In volume 10.5*, Shuuhei's dislike of karaoke is mentioned, what about the others? Are there characters who are particularly good or bad at karaoke?

Karaoke is Licht's specialty while Izuna is bad at it.

*Servamp Official Guide Book

13. Between Misono's ahoge and Sakuya's curl, which one is tougher?

Sakuya's curl WINS!

14. In Servamp, many characters who can use guns make an appearance such as Jeje, Niccolo, Touma, etc. Please rank the characters who are good at handling guns.

In order of skill: Jeje > Touma > Sigurd > Yumikage > Niccolo >>>>>> Cappuccino >>> Shuuhei

15. If the C3 members and Servamps plus their Eves played baseball, what position would everyone play?

C3

1: Shortstop - Tsurugi

2: Pitcher - Touma

3: Second Base - Yumikage

4: Left Field - Junichiro

5: Catcher - Tooru

6: First Base - Shuuhei

7: Third Base - Shamrock

8: Right Field - Izuna

9: Center Field - Iori

This team's selling point is that they stop all home runs thanks to center fielder Iori cheating (using magic) in his defensive plays.

Servamps and Eves

1: Center Field - Mahiru

2: Second Base - Mikuni

3: First Base - Kuro

4: Right Field - Tetsu

5: Left Field - Ildio

6: Catcher - Lawless

7: Shortstop - Jeje

8: Third Base - Niccolo

9: Pitcher - Licht

Manager Misono's command shines! They're a very good team if you can prevent the catcher and pitcher from getting into a fight right away.

(T/N) More notes and visuals on this section at the end of the post!

16. Of the Servamp cast, does anyone besides Iori keep a pet?

Sigurd has a corgi.

17. Who is the most popular in-universe? [Pg.183]

X-axis: Doesn't receive Valentine's chocolate <> Receives a lot of Valentine's chocolate

Y-axis: Popular <> Not popular

18. I want to know about everyone's housework skills. [Pg.184]

X-axis: Doesn't do housework <> Does the housework

Y-axis: Strong point <> Weak point

19. If the body weights of the characters have been decided, please tell me the characteristics of their physiques. [Pg.185]

X-axis: Soft <> Muscular

Y-axis: Light <> Heavy

20. I want to know each character's alcohol tolerance. Also please tell me what everyone is like when drunk. [Pg.186]

X-axis: Becomes sleepy <> Becomes energetic*

Y-axis: Strong tolerance <> Weak tolerance

*Direct translation is "high" as in "high spirits" but that sounded a bit strange so I chose to describe it as energetic (opposite of sleepy) instead

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I Need to Talk About the Baseball (Q15 Extended notes)

So here's the two baseball teams respectively:

I've just edited names under each position (numbers don't match with what the author assigned so ignore those). Original image by Michael J, CC BY-SA 4.0

Here are some interesting things I found:

The shortstop is generally considered the most physically demanding and requires the player to cover a lot of the field… if Tsurugi doesn't fit that to a T, I don't know who would.

The center field is another difficult position as they have the largest field coverage which demands a lot of running/throwing and they also lead the outfield, which fit both the branch manager of C3 and our dependable protagonist who takes on everything himself.

Meanwhile first base is considered one of the least demanding positions as it usually doesn't involve a lot of running/throwing… perfect for Kuro (and Shuuhei).

The pitcher and catcher pairs for each team are Touma and Tooru, and the greed pair respectively... of course Licht is throwing balls at Lawless.

I don't know why this question captivated me so much but it's probably the same phenomenon that happens with sports anime. Something something homoerotic ball symbolism or whatever.

Anyways, for context, baseball isn't really a big thing where I live so ended up going down a rabbit hole to understand what its deal was. Apologies if this is all common knowledge to everyone else but I needed to share it with the entire class.

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Unfortunately, I can't do much about the image quality for the graphs in Q17 - Q20 but if there are any other issues with the images, please let me know!!

Anyways, part 4 will be the first half of the "About the Production Process" section. I'm aiming to finish part 4 before New Year's, but I'm gonna be busy leading up to Christmas so it might take a bit longer than usual 🙏

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The character guide book came home!! I don't have time to sit down and read in detail since my family celebrates Chinese New Years. But I found some very exciting little tidbits.

The eye colour of the Servamps when they were human.

Mahiru will take Kuro to buy new clothes and my shipper side can't help but think that it's such a newly wed thing. So cute. But I also remember there was that one cover where Kuro tried on Mahiru's socks by accident and they were too small for him lol

Licht introduced Hyde to his parents and I am fangirling so much ahsgdhd

[tsurukunichan]

Did a translation for the bonus booklet from Servamp Anniversary Party Drama CD! Enjoy 〰😎🎶

Notes:

Non-professional translation! Feel free to kindly correct me if you find any mistakes.

Scans are from @ iscanthings

Don’t repost outside of Tumblr without permission! And don’t edit into videos for Youtube/Tiktok please.

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Ahti's name tag in the retirement home. He just...he just stuck that on there.

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So Code Vein 2 is a thing I didn't think would actually happen. And yet here we are.

I guess I don't have all that much to say on this matter other then a little speculation and a small theory. The ps5 store description of the game is as follows.

And one of the creators of the game has also posted this message that shines a little more light as to what the plot of the game may entail.

So to me it looks as if the game will take place far in the future post true ending were Revenants have left the gaol. The Luna Rapacis (meaning greedy moon and lol to the ai over view)

I think is that big tower thing in the trailer because well it looks like a moon.

I am assuming that since time travel is now a thing that this is the future

And this is the past

Due to how less wrecked everything looks.

According to the summary you play as a Revenant hunter who hunts down Revenants, presumably those that have turned into Horrors (Horrors being notably what Revenants call the Aragami from the Godeater side of things. The creatures that according to the wiki appeared out of nowhere one day and who the Revenants were orginally created to fight. Please note I have never played Godeater and have to go off second hand information here.)

Your character being a Revenant hunter implies that the MC, who appears to be the sliver haired guy, may not be a Revenant themselves despite being able to use Revenant equipment (aka the veil) as shown in the trailer. Revenants also appear now to have golden blood and their hearts exposed.

Meaning that the character Lou is probably a Revenant and maybe one who has partially turned into a Horror. Though from what the wiki tells me it seems Aragami evolving into human passing forms is a thing that has occurred in the Godeater world. You can see in trailer that Lous legs are not encased in the gold metal. The gold metal appears to be her legs as you can see the grass behind her trough the gaps. Either she is an amputee or there is something more going on here.

The MC as well has a gold heart exposed but its on the back of his jacket not exposed in his chest, so maybe he is using the heart of a Revenant in order to use Revenant abilities and equipment. It's also curious as to why his eyes are gold and he has a gold scar across his eye (though to be fair we don't know it we can create are own character in this game or not so his appearance might be irrelevant). His eyes also glow red when using the veil in the trailer like a Revenants does.

As for why everything is gold now...this is just pure speculation on my part but I blame this thing.

(Enjoy my MC. That one human girl totally stole my hair style.)

The golden blood bead that the MC is given at the end of the true ending because it's gold and has to be significant SOMEHOW.

And to conclude my thoughts I also have some thoughts on how I think the game might end. If Revenants do end up turning into Horrors, aka Aragami, like the description says and this game involves time travel I feel like I have to assume that somthing will occur that will send a transformed Revenant, possible Lou maybe our main, to the Godeater past and result in the sudden appearance of Aragami (aka transformed Revenants) in the first Godeater game. This would result in a kinda time loop/self fulfilling prophecy as Aragami appeared, Revenants were created to fight Aragami, Revenants turn into Aragami, Aragamied Revenants end up in the past causing the plot of Godeater/Code Vein to happen, rinse, cycle, and repeat.

I still don't know how I feel about that if that ends up being true. I don't think I like it. It also confused me how Revenants could turn into the super organism that Aragami are but am sure that can just be handwaved or maybe Aragami are multiple merged Revenants???? Idk just going off what information is available currently and my own overly occupied with this brain.

Wow, looks like I was mistaken about not having much to say. I even hit the photo limit! Kudos if you made it to the end. Thanks for indulging me. Edits will come as I try to correct my spelling and grammer mistakes.

Edit: I am now the owner of all the Godeater. I'll get to them when I get to them. /falls deeper into the code vein verse.

Also please note that this post was made not long after the CV2 teaser dropped and thus the information in this post is limited to what was available at that time.

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So I was in the really glitchy runway area, fell through the floor, and was tired of playing so I just logged off. The next day I logged in to find I was still stuck in the floor and decided to teleport out to the guild office to un stick myself and uh this happened.

He had no eyes, no nose, no inner ears, and no hooves. I could also run around and jump with him still stuck on me.

I then went into a puzzle area and things took a turn for the worse.

Yes that is his tongue and bottom jaw just hanging out on the side there. You can't see it in the pic but some of his feet are also long and twisted. He even was still there in Momo form.

In all my years of gaming this is officially the weirdest glitch I've ever come across and I've had an entire map go off center before.

To be clear its fixed now but I just...I can't even with this. (Crys with tears of laughter.)

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Found this in the janitors room in Alan Wake 2 dark realm.

Translation: The dawn reveals what the darkness is jealous of.

Translation: It's not so dark that it can't get any darker.

The one with the tree makes me think it's control related. The statements are vague and might not mean anything but I found them interesting.

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If possible can you do servamp guidebook english translations , especially for question n answers part ......

Sure, although I'm more of an listening translator instead of reading, so I can only share the tidbits I find interesting (and sorry that it's mostly Mikuni)

Read here! I find sharing my gdocs would be neater than a long tumblr post ^^;

Also feel free to kindly correct me if you find any mistakes. And I'd like to thank @kitty-ashh for sharing the QnA pages 🫶

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Translation of Servamp drama CD in the final manga volume

Law: Nii-san！Nii-san Kuro: ……Umm？ Law: Really, when did you start sleeping? Law: Lawless-chan has come to visit you Kuro: …Oh—Lawless, What's going on, am I dreaming? Law: Dreaming? Kuro: I recalled some things from the past Law: I see Kuro: …no, It's okay Law: Well, I understand. Nii-san, you feel lonely, right? Kuro: Ah? Law: It's been a long time since Mahiru left. Kuro: I'm not lonely, you know that too, this day will eventually come Kuro: And you, aren't you going? grave cleaning Law: Even if I go to the grave… Law: But Nii-san, aren't you going? The Shirota family's graves…is very close Kuro:I am hesitant Kuro: In Japan, there is a custom called 'Obon', where grave cleaning is usually done in summer Kuro: But this drama CD was released in winter, so the seasons don't match up…

Mahi: Hey! Don't jump into heavy topics. Kuro: Oh, Mahiru's back. Kuro: Welcome home. Law: Welcome home. Mahi: I'm back! I'm not dead yet! Mahi: I just went on a trip with Sakuya and Misono! Misono: Hahahah! Excuse me! I'm here to deliver the souvenirs I bought on my trip with Shirota. Law: It's so nice to travel. What's the souvenirs? Mahi: Here! Hot Spring Buns! Law: You guys went to the hot springs again? Law: Sevramp's drama cd really likes hot springs! Law & Kuro: chewing Kuro : It' red bean paste….you know red bean paste is my type, you are so great, Mahiru Mahi: What are you guys doing? Don't start like 'Actually, it's been a couple hundred years' while I'm not here. Mahi: And what was that you said about grave cleaning? Mahi: Licht-san's not dead yet, is he? Law: No, Licht said he wanted to visit his great-grandfather's grave sence he is rare to come to Japan. Mahi: Don't say things that could be misunderstood.. Mahi: Then what are the Shirota family's graves? Kuro: It's the graves of Mahiru's ancestors. Kuro: After all, I'm already the shirota family's cat, so I thought I'd go to greet Mahi: You're such a polite cat.

Law: Hehehe. The buns are delicious. Can I have another one? Mahi: I could give it to you….but then Licht's share would be gone… Kuro: Speaking of which, isn't Angel-chan coming? Licht: Wherever there's a Mr. Cat, I'll go there immediately. Why? Because I'm an angel. Kuro: Wow, he showed up as soon as I said his name. Mahi: What is the connection between cats and angels? Law: (scream)!!!Wait!? Licht-tan, don't kick someone while he's eating buns! What are you going to do if I choke on it! Licht: Because I asked you to wait for me, but you left without permission. Law: But I don't like visiting graves. Mahi: Licht-san, please take this souvenirs! Licht: You're welcome. Licht: There's … a dense feeling behind the moist veil Law: Let's leave angel-chan's angel food review aside for a moment, the hot springs are so nice! Law: I want to go there again. Next time, I'll call wa-kun and Nicco. Misono: Well, whether it's the hot spring or some other trip, I'd still like to go with you all too! Mahi: But even if we keep quiet, there should still be a lot of people coming next time. Mahi: Sakuya's cell phone is getting a lot of messages from Tsubaki. Mahi: Although he hung up right away, but Tsubaki kept complaining about being “so cunning, so cunning”, he'll definitely come along without permission next time! Kuro: It's gonna get loud if Melancholy comes too….I won't go then. Kuro: Speaking of which, Mahiru went to kisama-chan's house on his trip and met Lily and Hugh. Kuro: In the face of hugh's incessant love talk, Lily was also forced to participate. Misono: What? Something so interesting has happened. Misono: Lily's been acting like he doesn't know what to do with me since the decisive battle Law: This is because he is bearing the shame of his dark history. He's ashamed to be alive. I understand, I understand Licht: I see, he's just like you. Law: You are so annoying Law: Speaking of love talk … ah, not actually….someone came to me for consultation today. Kuro: Ask you about his love troubles? Licht: Ah? You are not popular with girls, are you? Law: Hey! What are you talking about?! I have a lot of popular elements! Have you read the previous chapter of servamp? Law: I specialise in flashy battles with rapier! And I can also use gun coolly! Law: Actually, I am good at driving and cooking. And, I am stylish and perfect Kuro: Are you saying these yourself? Law: And the past chapter also revealed that I was once a prince! Law: There are so many elements that make Lawless-chan popular! Licht: But you are not popular with girls Law: You are so annoying！！ Law: Shut up! You super violent handsome eccentric pianist angel popular with the general public!! Kuro: Angel-chan is very popular even if he doesn't speak, which's so cunning. Mahi: You are the same，right? Kuro: Ah? I am also popular when I speak.

Law: No! This is not about popularity or relationship troubles Law: The Main topic is that I'm a 便利屋 now!! Mahi: 便利屋? Law: From love troubles to monster extermination! No matter how big or small your troubles are, I will help save the world. This is Lawless-chan's new job. Mahi: So you are doing this kind of thing, it sounds interesting Kuro: Will you say "It looks like a vampire did this…" and then blackmail the customers? Law: I wouldn't do such a thing. Law: This is the troublesome consultation I received. Law: Lawless-chan, who saves the world, responds carefully and thoughtfully to even the smallest annoyances. Law: This commission is as follows Law: Dear highly esteemed 便利屋 Mr Hedgehog! Kuro: Mr Hedgehog…? Law: Oh, don't pay attention to such details. Law: I have some queries pertatining to a conflict between my brother and I. Due to some conflicts at home, he has now been actively avoiding me.(Here used a serious and rigid grammar which like ancient people. Ordinary people don't speak like this.)

Mahi: ござります？（same with です） Law: Although I want to talk to my brother… Law: What course of action would you suggest I undertake? Should I confront him, or give hime some space? Kuro: The last tone sounded like a samurai…… Mahi: Are the samurai worried about their brotherly relationship? Misono: I don't think this samurai is someone else. This is also a question I really want to ask. How would you answer? Let me refer to it. Kuro: There's no correct answer to this question. Just answer your thoughts. Law: Um… in my opinion, your brother may also be waiting for you to talk to him. I think you could be a little tougher…? Mahi: Hmm? What's wrong with you? Why are you suddenly slurring your words? Law: Ah… because, well, I was very tough with my brother before… and suddenly started fighting. What did you think about that? Nii-san Mahi: Ah! You mean when you first appeared? You really wanted to talk to Kuro, so you took strong action Law: Hey! Don't be so direct! I'm still worried. Licht: What? You've been wasting your time worrying about this? Licht: You still a hesitate rat Law: Please leave me alone!! I just want to hear my brother's opinion in order to graduate from the Hesitant rat Law: I am a man who can face my past! Kuro: …Well, at that time I thought…what does this guy want to do? Kuro: I think…In my case, I can’t communicate with others because I have my own shortcomings. Kuro: After all, before I faced you, I didn't face myself properly. Mahi: Kuro…. Kuro: But it is difficult for a person to face himself properly. It is good to have a younger brother or something else as an opportunity. Law: Is, is that true? Licht: Really, you always make people worried. Law: I have been stagnant for a long time, but time cannot be turned back, and the best time to act is before the idea becomes stale. Law: Of course, you may fail after taking action. But it's definitely better than not facing it. Misono: Well ,I see, I was a bit timid. Law: I'll message him back right away. For Hedgehog, timely response is also very helpful for selling

Law: Um… reply,reply….. Licht: The Lamb samurai wandering alone… this may become his memorial star Mahi: The Lamb samurai? Law: OK, send it. Misono: Hmm? There's mail. Misono: This is the reply to the life consultation I sent before Law: Wait a minute!! The samurai is you?!? Misono: What do you mean? Kuro: I do have that feeling… Mahi: Me too Misono: What!? The consulting link of this website was recommended to me by Lily. Is this consultant you?! Answer me quickly! Law: You are the same!! I wish you had noticed this when I read the samurai's mail! Misono: Although I did think that this was very similar to the mail I sent… Law: Your reaction is too slow! ! Misono: Do you think I would say "please" to you? Mahi: Well, I guess it's just a communicate error. Kuro: From now on, kisama-chan's nickname will become Samurai. Kuro: kisama samurai-chan Mahi: If Tsubaki were here, he would definitely say: How dare you ignore me, a purely Japanese-style character, and say that you are a samurai or something like that! Kuro: Maybe he is saying this in a scene right now, around here, Near the upper right corner Misono: So that's you. Misono: But I appreciate your gentlemanly answer. Misono: I gained a lot of courage because I didn't think mikuni would really resist Misono: I will continue to pester him and make him talk to me Law: That's will be great Misono: Then I'll climb into Mikuni's room through the window tonight and launch a surprise attack! Mahi: I think it's better for you to just walk through the door and enter his house. Kuro: You don't have such good physical fitness… Licht: How about an appearance with angel wings…slowly descending from the sky to the window? Licht: Under the moonlight, the two brothers had a mysterious reunion Mahi: Please don't let Misono perform wire action!! Misono: I also know the decisive lines and poses that made mikuni turn back! Misono: That's it! Why? Because I'm an angel!! Licht: The angle of the arm is like this!! Misono: Ah,AAAAH It's hurt!! Licht: Show your wings of tolerance!! Misono: My arm is going to break! !!!Wait!Ah!! Kuro: Well, now the matter is settled, let's have some dessert Law: That's great. What kind of dessert will Shirota Mahiru make for us?

Law: …Eh? Nii-san!??! Misono: Why would you, why would the Sloth cat be standing in the kitchen wearing an apron! Kuro: How about soft pancakes? Mahi: Are you going to make pancakes? I'm looking forward to it. Law: Mahiru doesn't look surprised at all, why? This scene looks weird, doesn’t it?! Law: Nii-san, wearing an apron with a cat design and a bandana, stood in the kitchen happily making dessert Mahi: What are you saying? Kuro's been cooking a lot lately. Kuro: I'm best at making gorgeous pasta. Law: Is that true? You don't even fit the name of the Sloth cat. Kuro: Though I think so too, this is also the era. Law: How did it come to this? Isn't Nii-san just a handsome guy if he's not lazy? Kuro: With my skills, it's not impossible to open a coffee shop in the future. Kuro: Handsome Voice Cat Angel's Fluffy Coffee Kuro: Welcome. If you want a seat, you can have my knee? Law: What kind of store is this! Kuro: I was wrong. On the contrary. It's me who's going to sit on your knee, meow. Kuro: Because I have to bake everyone's pancakes, so you'll have to wait. Licht: Is today's dessert a fairies' nap mat? Law: It's pancakes Licht: There's four of them. Licht: I feel like I can call my friend squirrel-san too. Law: He's saying you can make the pancakes bigger. Licht: I'll pour lots of whipped cream and honey on it, and add melon Kuro: Don't eat the fairies' nap mats, otherwise where will the fairies sit? Licht: I would order Chocolate Fountain and Clouds from Heaven For drinks Law: He said hot cocoa with marshmallows Kuro: Hey, angel-chan, don't turn this into a mysterious concept coffee shop Kuro: Okay, it's done. Misono: Oh, it's really baked soft. Kuro: This is growth through story. Misono: Growth? In this form?! I also want people to see my growth like this Kuro: Soft pancakes, and French brownies directly taught by Alicein family Mahi: Looks so delicious Misono: When did you become so good at cooking? Kuro: I am a genius cat who can easily succeed in anything I do Kuro: And, I'll do some magic. Kuro: Become delicious, neco-neco cute~~ Misono: What is that weird dance?

Licht: Hey! Hyde, let's do the usual one and pile the whipped cream into the shape of angel wings Law: Again? Licht-tan really likes this Law: I feel like I'm almost a professional wing painter Kuro: You have good skill. Kuro: In this way, we may all run a coffee shop together in the future. Mahi: Haha I'm really looking forward to it All: Let's eat Misono: So delicious!! Let the chef come here! Law: Does this have ricotta cheese? It's too soft! Licht: It's fairies' soft nap mat! Law: Licht-tan, the whipped cream is going to melt if you keep staring. Mahi: Thanks for making it for us, Kuro. So delicious!! Kuro: It's too easy for Chef Kuro.

Law: Um, Licht-tan, Kranz asked what you want for dinner. Licht: I'm in a good mood today, so let's eat melon Law: Why do you always eat melon? Licht: Because it's a special day, so we need a special melon. Law: why? Licht: Everything can't start over. But what you're going to do now is something you can change on your own. Licht: It seems that you understand this, and as an angel I am very satisfied. Law: You mean… the trouble consultation just now? Licht: Not just as an angel, as your friend, I think so too. Law: Although Licht usually has an expression that says I won't regret… Law: But Licht also regretted when he was a child because he lost a friend. Law: Because of me, he was able to reunite with that friend. Licht: I have regretted something before, but only by taking action can we broaden the path forward. Licht: Hyde, you found me because I didn't give up playing. Law: That's…. Licht: Because of you, I can play the best piece of music for my friend who has never heard the whole piano piece. Licht: If I hadn't met you, this regret would never disappear Licht: Thank you, Hyde! Licht: The same goes for you, if you regret something, keep taking action! Licht: What you did will not go away, and there is no way to punish the devil Licht: But because of this, you should save as many people as you can, whether I am here or not. Law: Licht-tan… Licht: I will help you while I am with you. Law: I was surprised Law: I could actually hear Licht thanking me directly.

Licht: why are you in a daze? Law: It's nothing. I just thought of the miserable look of Licht-tan who almost died in the final battle last year. Licht: I don't remember showing you this look. Licht: Why? Because I am… Law: Yes, yes, Archangel Licht: Really, if I don't kick you, you'll stop like this right away Law: No way! I already understand the angel philosophy! I understand it to the point of being annoying! Law: Ah, there is a new commission mail … Law: Wow, here comes an angel type case! Licht: An angel type? Law: A cursed villa where mysterious music can be heard at night Law: A room where sad cries can be heard… Law: Because it's so scary, I'm troubled! Licht: It's the Angel's turn! Law: This may be a combat mission that I haven't seen for a long time! Law: It is look like the monster extermination Law: The location is very close! Licht: Sad creatures must be purified by an angel like me Licht: When are we going, tomorrow? Law: Tomorrow? Licht-tan do you have time? Licht: I said I will help you while I am with you. Law: Hehehe, you are indeed an angel. I feel like you'll follow me to the end of hell haha Law: I got so much from Licht, but I couldn't calm down after only that one thank you. Law: And there were so many things I wanted but didn't get before we met. Law: I want to live in a way that Licht and others can thank me. Licht: Let's go, Hyde, have dinner first! Follow me! Law: Okay,okay! I will follow you wherever you go

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Touma: So you're telling me you want me to live in this peaceful world where vampires and magicians mostly get along, there is no Tsurugi to bother me, I was in a romantic relationship with Akira before her death, and I live in an apartment with my beloved teenage son who I cook and clean for and would even go as far as risk my life to protect in a heartbeat.

Touma: ...Gross.

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Servamp Characters as Omori Bosses 💫

Tracks Used:

● Sakuya | OMORI OST - 060 It Means Everything.

● Snow Lily | OMORI OST - 086 World's End Valentine

● Touma | OMORI OST - 117 Whale Whale Whale

● Inner Kuro | OMORI OST - 014 Acrophobia

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Reblogging just for the tags.