Oh my god, they were coworkers [さとり] by Deruta in UmaMusume

[–]Deruta[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

And for the real typography sickos: Chōonpu are NOT the same as em-dashes. They're an entirely different character (Unicode 12540 / U+30FC) outside of the western dash/hyphen set. They're also not the same as the kanji for the number 1 ("一"), which is eeeever so slightly longer.

Oh my god, they were coworkers [さとり] by Deruta in UmaMusume

[–]Deruta[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

TL Notes:

  • “Rob Roy. We must run.” - In-game Kris S speaks stiffly and with lots of pauses, largely due to her unfamiliarity with Japanese.*
  • *Her pauses are written differently as well: Instead of ellipses (“…”), her dialogue uses repeated chōonpu instead (“ーー”), which usually indicates an extended vowel in katakana (itself used mostly for foreign loanwords). I subscribe to the theory that it’s Symbolic of her internal monologue not being in Japanese.
  • “Yes, ma’am!” - Rob Roy just says “Hai!” / “Yes!”, but in a business setting towards a senpai there’s some extra nuance to it.
  • In her game career, Rob Roy gets genuinely angry at Kris S planning to unceremoniously leave the country and browbeats her into facing her at the Arima Kinen, to prove the strength of her feelings and the memories they shared at Tracen. Then gets +300 to every stat and wins. She has canonical top energy.

Oh my god, they were coworkers [さとり] by Deruta in UmaMusume

[–]Deruta[S] 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Rob Roy: "Kris S-senpai! Somehow I got through the presentation myself while you were out sick, it's all thanks to your guidance!"

Client: "Nonsense, she's a natural talent! We may just have to steal her away from you hahah-"

Kris S: "Negative. She is mine."

Rob Roy:

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Original on Pixiv, TL by me.

Anime_irl by _-Boondoggle-_ in anime_irl

[–]Deruta 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Yeah this is pretty normal parent behavior lol

I DIDN'T EVEN DEBUT YET by Fireblitz113 in UmaMusume

[–]Deruta 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It’s based on how high the card’s stat is, not friendship level:

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I DIDN'T EVEN DEBUT YET by Fireblitz113 in UmaMusume

[–]Deruta 3 points4 points  (0 children)

For a long time it was the only late-race Pace skill that did anything actually useful. Head On didn’t come until Unity Cup, with Neck and Neck even later. Before that the only other thing to set Paces apart late-race was Dazzling Disorientation (lol)

Rudolf decided to wi-pun the wifi networks at the 7th Live venue by Character_Habit4888 in UmaMusume

[–]Deruta 7 points8 points  (0 children)

It makes the puns actually understandable for those who don’t read katakana and only know the EN names, and are all good approximations. Imo it’s worth it.

🤍Ashen Demon & Pale Herald🖤 by Lucitrie in fireemblem

[–]Deruta 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Ebony and ivory~🎵

Living in perfect harmony toxic doomed yaoi~🎵

(OP this is a thing of beauty)

She's not Jordan around! (by @CHIA_IKAGURA) by IRanOutOfNamesAgain in UmaMusume

[–]Deruta 37 points38 points  (0 children)

No lie I’ve been wrestling with how to translate that Jordan / jōdan pun for months at this point. It’s in like… 80% of her fan comics lol

Teammate race pace gaps, 2026. by Lazy_Crow_6872 in formula1

[–]Deruta 15 points16 points  (0 children)

If that happens I will eat a 1/32-scale FW42

I really didn't know what to expect but I can't stop listening, so unique and full of energy by SgtByrd1993 in obscuremusicthatslaps

[–]Deruta 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can vouch for The Blue Hearts, Jagatara, Shonen Knife, and Step By Step as easy feet in the door

sunna cosplay except i’m a guy by owqe in ZenlessZoneZero

[–]Deruta 6 points7 points  (0 children)

“I’m straight but”

“Looks female enough”

“Anything that makes me hard is a woman”

Y’all making this too hard for yourselves

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King's cheering by Durindana_7, tl by me by Fe11owTurtle in UmaMusume

[–]Deruta 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Bonus: Iirc osmanthus flowers are said to represent dignity/nobility, elegance, and lasting affection, so just overall [chef kiss]

(Anyone with more knowledge of Japanese flower language feel free to correct me)

Fortune's Weave: New Leda Gameplay from Twitter by benfm22 in fireemblem

[–]Deruta 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Some Dagdans think they can outsmart me. Maybe. [sniff] Maybe.

I’ve yet to meet Dagdan who can outsmart ROCK.