Translations, mostly
to | Ranma ML <ranma@usagi.jrd.dec.com>
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from | "Joshua M. Cole" <Joshua.Cole@asu.edu>
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subject | Translations, mostly
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date | Wed, 31 May 1995 21:56:18 -0700 (MST)
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A few weeks ago, the idea of a Ranma translation ML (forum, group,
whatever) seemed to be becoming a fairly hot topic. I really don't know
what happened (maybe I just got left out in the rain), but it seems to
have subsided (with the exception of Kev/Xav and Wei-Hwa, among
others).
I've been collecting the Ranma tankobons for a while now, and
now that I have a year of college Japanese under my belt, in my hubris
I've decided to give translating a go. I've started translating the
Ranma gets weak storyline (vol. 13 and some of vol. 14), since most of
the stories hadn't been translated yet. It's far enough ahead of Viz
that I can take my time on it, but not too far that I don't know all the
people in it (unfortunately, I haven't had much time recently to "read" ^_-
let alone look at the vols., and I'm probably the only person on this ML
who doesn't read spoilers :( ). I've already finished Part 1 of the
storyline, and will start on Part 2 tomorrow while I wait for a
friend of mine to proofread Part 1. Anyone interested in helping me
out with this (actual translation, proofing, moral support, etc.) is more
than welcome (I really want to do a good job on this).
Actually, I've had Part 1 finished for about a week now, but I got
sidetracked. I finally went to a local Japanese grocery store here in
Phoenix, and lo and behold, I came across a few copies of the fabled
Weekly Shonen Sunday! I believe I got the issues which begin the Two
Ranmas storyline (it starts in issue 20, right? I mean it looks like a
beginning to me...). Now I've got up to issue 23, even though people
have been spoiling the story up to issue 24 and Kinokuniya has 26 now (I
guess it take a while for things to reach sleepy ol' Phoenix). So, I've
tried my hand at translating this storyline, too (although, it has a few
really tricky lines in it, unlike Ranma gets weak, so far anyway...)
Sorry to be so long winded, but I guess its compensation for being in
lurk mode most of the time...
--Josh
Joshua.Cole@asu.edu
Oh, BTW, who is Akari? Since I don't read the spoilers, I don't know who
she is, other than she looks like a perfect match for Ryoga (riding a pig
like that)... Also, is the Two Ranmas storyline continuing in SS 26 (if
anyone has that one yet)?
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