#translation.

[heavens-theif]

quels lenguas parle tu?

سامحني لا اعرف لغة بابلو اسكوبار.

اني عربي اصيل.

[hyakujuuou]

My favourite part of working on Beowulf is when I am confused about a phrase and I look in this commentary and the commentary says ‘yeah nobody knows what’s going on here’

[heavenlydragon]

“Escaflowne Bible” scans [page 8]

You may (or may not) remember the scans/translations of the tiny Escaflowne Bible artbook. This is the second to final part to be posted, called Character Profiles (or Character Biographies). Many thanks again to @legendofthesevenstars for the proofread!

This will be posted page by page, with translation, updating every week or so. Here goes the Van and Merle page! Translation under the cut.

VAN FANEL

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The young king of Fanelia, equivalent to 15 years of age on Earth, half-human and half-Draconian [1]. Van’s situation is totally wretched. His father Goau dead, his mother disappeared ten years ago, and his brother a traitor, he finds himself in tragic circumstances. Because of that, he became silent and expressionless and closed off his heart, preferring to be alone. But since he met Hitomi, he began to open up a bit, such as talking about his past. Because of that, he was able to synchronize with Escaflowne. However, his reckless/hot-headed nature is unchanging.

[1] Literally, “legendary Draconian and human half ”. Half is a term used in Japanese society for people with one Japanese parent.

Question of interest

Where does Van hide his wings when not using them?

When Atlanteans created a machine to transform the power of their wishes, they also wished to be able to fly through the skies. The wings are the product of the spiritual power of that wish. It’s unclear whether Van has them genetically or because of his own wish to fly. In any case, he has no physical wings stored in his back.

Pic descriptions

Clothes make the man (?) The armor used for Van’s coronation. In the usual casual clothes, he doesn’t look much like a king, but in this getup, he looks the part.

It seems the wings sprouting from Van’s back don’t have physical form or substance.

Van’s everyday wear. This is his true nature.

Fanelian royal family portrait from the time the family was still whole, as it appeared in episode 9. Van was still a baby at the time…

MERLE

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A catgirl born in the village of Irini in the Fanelian countryside. Equal to 13 years in Earth age. As an orphan, she was picked up by Balgus. Since she became Van’s handmaiden, she has cared for him more than anyone else. That’s why whatever Hitomi does, she flares up at her and flashes her cat-claws in jealousy. Moreover, quite unusual for the characters in this work, she is very lively and straightforward with her feelings. In episode 15, she even asks Hitomi whom she likes: is it Van or Allen?

Question of Interest

If Van and Merle married, would their children also have wings?

Since there is the Mole Man, a half(breed) between human and another tribe, the probability of their children having wings is high. But, imagining someone with Merle’s body and Van’s face for example, having wings on their back, is a bit of a laughable idea.

Pic Descriptions

Won’t lose to the likes of Hitomi! (speech bubble)

Jumping into the conversation between Millerna and Hitomi, Merle asks whom Hitomi likes

Will Merle’s feelings for Van become fulfilled later in the story? Let’s see after episode 20!

Merle’s ears let her express all kinds of emotions

For Van, Merle can sacrifice even herself, protecting him (episode 15)

<<ESCAFLOWNE TIDBITS>> (on top of the page)

Planet Gaea, as the “space-time loophole” exists in another dimension, but it’s said its measurements are almost the same as Earth’s. North is cold and the countries in the South have warm climate, much like on Earth. The number of population is uncertain but it’s said there are about a hundred countries in total. Speaking of Earth history, it’s similar to medieval Europe. Zaibach is a fairly big country, located in the North. Van’s homeland, Fanelia, is comparatively a much smaller and weaker country.

[opal-owl-flight]

Out of everything I expected in this fandom, depicting a specific character as evil was one thing I didnt expect to get hate for. Im. Kind of just following what the games gave me, fellas. And for the love of fuck, this is my story. Again, doing this for me. I was tagging the content under the character tag bc shes in it. There may be others who have her tag blocked for whatever reason, idk.

You curate your tumblr experience so please just. Block the tag I mentioned or block me. Come on.

[absolutebl]

So Thai BL titles like 

I Told Sunset About You 

and

A Tale of Thousand Stars

Why?

The Thai language has no articles, so translating these into English means articles get borked. I just wish they had a subs editor unbork them before they announced them as titles. Although I suppose the dropped articles etc make them easy to tag and search. 

A Tale of Thousand Stars bothers me particularly because either have articles or don’t. The half way thing is disconcerting. 

On a different note, I spent about a year thinking Until We Meet Again was titled Until You Again, because, well, it just sounded better to me. 

Don’t ask me to explain Taiwan’s INSANE BL titles, I have no idea about Mandarin. 

[sonoman]

Turbulent September.

September passed by just like a flash.

While thinking back on the masterpieces created by Matenrou Opera, I started, little by little, making some new songs. The new songs are only of deep character! I've also been making the songs for Unmei Kousaten since August. And it is slowly but surely taking its shape.

Recently I've been singing six days a week. Even though I do care for my throat, I'll still go to karaoke if I am drunk.. Being so addicted to songs is fun! I absolutely want to share Matenrou Opera's and Unmei Kousaten's songs with you soon!

Today I did some other work, singing songs that I've been writing. I can't release any information about this yet as it's too early, but I feel that I have popped about 100 blood vessels by now. It was so worth it! ! ! ! I've lately been using glasses again, but they were quite cloudy after not using them for a while, and a headache arose, while doing recordings. However, that's why the sense of accomplishing something feels so good!

Please wait until the news will be released about this! Tonight, I'm off drinking beer! ＼＼٩(๑`^´๑)۶//／／

[ganbaramen]

Aqours 2nd Live Tour: Public Lottery and Time Change

Two bits of news regarding the 2nd Live (HAPPY PARTY TRAIN) Tour.

First, day 1 (9/29) of the Saitama concert will be starting earlier, with doors open at 15:00 and the concert starting at 17:00.

Also, there will be a public lottery for tour tickets, requiring only an e-plus account. Details:

Entry period: 2017-06-03 12:00 to 2017-06-11 23:59

Results and payment period: 2017-06-17 13:00 to 2017-06-19 21:00

Lottery homepage: http://eplus.jp/aqours2-hp/

Advice for entering the lottery can be found in this guide from µ’s Final Live (though the exact details are a bit different). Overseas customers will need to use a service like japanconcerttickets or a friend in Japan for payment. (Assuming you win the lottery; demand is very high!)