La Vie Sans Frontières

Another shot at the blogosphere, "La Vie Sans Frontières" aims to bring forth the ramblings of a Japanese pop culture geek, diehard New York Mets, Jets, Knicks, and Rangers fan, and aspiring photographer. Why stick to one thing when we can live life without borders?

[gintamascreenshotsoutofcontext]

is that an evangelion reference?

[rai-mugi]

That girl

[walkyriesetamazones]

“Saya” - Deadly Class #18 - Art by Wes Craig

[akunohomu]

爆発☆女子高生 by 腔 子 (@thorax9241)

[dowman-s]

[yanapieceofme]

[uguuvamere]

The war is nigh. You’re welcome. officialskeletonwar

[millerkaz]

cries single tear

[cutbu]

read more comics

[haurchefant-greystone]

#I THOUGHT THIS WAS GOING TO BE INSPIRATIONAL

[vxngoghs]

it WAS inspirational

[tommyzk]

2016 election

News anchor: The new president has been elected.

The entire US population: *sweats in anticipation*

News anchor: and HIS NAME IS JOHN CENA

[nevver]

Duck duck go (sound to on)

[wellnotwisely]

The Son of Man by René Magritte, 1964

Bob and burger, by Derek Schroeder, 2015

[kawairitsu-deactivated20141013]

[distractful]

[remypost]

[bunnyclown1975]

omg its just so confused it goes “mowe?????”

[slomobrofist]

That other cat has a force field that repels hands

[pxrifiedmxniac]

[sevenseasentertainment]

I was very excited that Monster Musume got an official release finally, but I am very disappointed in what we got. The insertion animal puns, that were nowhere in the fan translations, are just atrocious and don't even fit the situation ("I hate to egg you on"? seriously), and I'd rather keep reading the fan translation than pay for this sub-par release.

Well, we have been releasing Monster Musume since October 2013, so it has been out for sometime now. I’m sorry to hear that you have not enjoyed our release, and we have always urged our readers to voice their critique in a productive manner (be it sending issues with the product here, or emailing us through our contact page on the website). We’re open to hearing from fans, and we do take your queries very seriously. 

That said, the original contains many word-based puns, so our translation is not far off from the source. We’ve discussed this series and the approach we take with it very carefully, and work to ensure it upholds the integrity of the original Japanese release. The fan translation, while you may enjoy it, is still an unauthorized (illegal) translation. We respect the zeal and passion of fans, but understand what your actions lead to: a scanlation is still a scanlation, no matter how you look at it. 

It also represents a translation that has not seen approval from official parties, and may not always represent an entirely accurate reflection of the original. Such nuances as “character voice,” and ease of readability are not often things considered in fan translations, which official translators, who are working on a product meant for a much larger audience, have to consider. There’s a large difference between what is expected of an unsanctioned translation, done in someone’s own spare time, and that of an official translation, which has to meet certain criteria and must be approved by multiple parties. 

It is ultimately your decision to not read and/or support the official English release, but we do hope you’ll give our version another chance. If you still don’t want to, then we hope you at least support the series by purchasing the Japanese editions. 

And again, if you find such great offense in our translation, we welcome you to message us with precise issues. Constructive criticism can sometimes go a long way, but unhelpful complaints with no substance will likely fall on deaf ears. –CC

[tommyzk]

Gotta love armchair translators. It’s cute when some weeb thinks they’re better than actual translators who know what they’re doing.