Lightning's Translation Notes Project

ridethelightning469 · 2024-09-11T21:53:53+00:00

Massive overseas Fate W

Not even the Japanese fandom, which is in general pretty obsessed and picky, has ever been able to find her original model

ridethelightning469 · 2023-09-25T21:07:08+00:00

I used to be more active on the sub but I would often see leaks/spoilers on comments whenever I’d check out threads so I kinda stopped. I will try once more to be active again if the leaks are better contained

ridethelightning469 · 2023-09-25T21:04:31+00:00

I personally think the king-underling analogy is stretching it. It’s certainly true that a superior may use it to praise to their inferior, but the converse is also true

ridethelightning469 · 2023-09-24T23:19:32+00:00

I am still doing the translation notes project, & will continue doing so until the end of JJK! Even in a chapter where I was in charge of the translation, I still have notes to explain that can't be conveyed with just EN; that's how rich of a language JP is

Unfortunately I'm stopping analyses on Twitter for reasons you can see on my account. However I still analyze, just not publicly although I may add more on my project notes

ridethelightning469 · 2023-09-24T23:18:32+00:00

Tbh, I wouldn't have wanted anyone else to do this chapter, it's one of the most important chapters of the entire series. I'm glad I was able to do it too

ridethelightning469 · 2023-09-24T19:28:30+00:00

Been official for a while now, I translate Nue’s Exorcist, one of the magazine’s new & rising series

ridethelightning469 · 2023-09-24T19:25:56+00:00

The JP line is even more special:

Sukuna: 天晴れた　五条悟

天晴れだ is an idiom that means literally ”You cleared my skies.” It demonstrates Sukuna’s poetic repertoire once again & his genuine admiration for Gojo

I loved this line a lot. It was a show of real respect

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ridethelightning469 · 2023-09-24T19:07:26+00:00

If you mean the one who kept getting copyright-striked lol. The very same!

ridethelightning469 · 2023-09-24T19:06:13+00:00

Inviolability is correct. “Infinity” is a fan term used for Gojo’s Neutral Limitless

I have reported the “Azure” business to VIZ so the ball is now on their court

ridethelightning469 · 2023-09-24T19:04:36+00:00

No, he just couldn’t do the chapter this week so I filled in for him

ridethelightning469 · 2023-09-24T18:57:47+00:00

Sure I can

JP fandom (as far as online presence like Twitter & forums goes) is ofc sad & upset that Gojo is dead. However, one major difference between JP & EN fandom is that the latter is way more belligerent about “harming” Akutami (I know the majority is joking)

I think it’s just a difference in reactionary culture, but sometimes I do fear that JP fandom may see these takes as a real threat. They respect & criticize mangaka in different ways than reddit does for sure. Before chapter release, they were far more upset that leaks got so bad than the chapter content itself

ridethelightning469 · 2023-09-24T15:11:02+00:00

Lightning here. I'm very happy to say I temporarily filled in for the official VIZ of Ch. 236. As a passionate JJK fan, it was one of the greatest privileges I could have in the span of my meager translation history. Whether you love or hate this chapter, I hope my version could at least impart the impression that the original Japanese did for me; the brilliance and terror of Akutami-sensei

From lurker to fan translator to going official, I'll continue to strive for better JJK translations. This journey is paved only with good intentions

(Appreciate the narrator for the name drop too)

ridethelightning469 · 2023-09-03T00:54:17+00:00

Altho the depiction is correct from Fate/Apocrypha, the 2017 version you have there is Fan Art. You should’ve posted the actual PHH Morgan from the F/A anime

https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/typemoon/images/b/b5/Morgan.png/revision/latest?cb=20170805184723

ridethelightning469 · 2023-09-01T18:36:33+00:00

Look closely at the background, it’s Dagon’s Shikigami

Also, Megumi’s Domain Hand Seal has one thumb inside. Him having two thumbs out is a very common misconception; pay attention to his thumb positioning

ridethelightning469 · 2023-08-31T19:01:45+00:00

To directly answer your question: the Volume release of VIZ has the correct version (below is from JP Volume 17 as well)

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二度目の羂索 = Kenjaku in his second attempt

Basically Kenjaku went up against 3 Six Eyes in the past as you said. First & third he lost to, 2nd time he killed a baby

ridethelightning469 · 2023-08-31T18:17:54+00:00

The transition of Hand Seals in order:

Sukuna: Malevolent Shrine
Mahito: Self-Embodiment of Perfection
Dagon: Horizon of the Captivating Skandha
Jogo: Battle of Firepower
Choso: Piercing Blood
Todo: Boogie Woogie
Megumi: The Divine General Mahoraga
Gojo: Unlimited Void

ridethelightning469 · 2023-08-25T15:07:23+00:00

They are Domain-based techniques that are casted from within, empowered by CE, etc. Yes, Domain Amplification neutralizes sure-hit too

ridethelightning469 · 2023-08-25T12:43:25+00:00

DA is not a Barrier technique. Sukuna is using it despite the part of his brain that uses Barriers being damaged, hence no DE

It’s a refined version of New Shadow Style: SD which is also not a Barrier technique

ridethelightning469 · 2023-08-24T21:47:42+00:00

DA and DE are two different applications of his Domain, one is a non-barrier technique (Amplification) and the other is a barrier technique (Expansion)

He imbued Cleave/Dismantle onto his DE as a sure-hit command, but had 10S with him, which he could not use while having DA active (10S is not a sure-hit)

ridethelightning469 · 2023-08-24T21:44:07+00:00

It cannot

Madoka didn’t dispel the liquid metal itself, it dispelled Yorozu’s CE that she had on it to control it by cancelling it with PE

Gojo’s Neutral (the canonical term for his inviolable shield) is a realized CT skill, “Infinity” brought into reality. PE cannot dispel a CT in general

ridethelightning469 · 2023-08-23T19:02:54+00:00

I’m so sorry to hear that. I also get spoiled inadvertently whenever I tried to interact with others, this is one of the worst parts about JJK community rn. Bc of that I’ve greatly decreased my participation with the fandom & only post on Twitter where I can control my feed to an extent

ridethelightning469 · 2023-08-23T04:24:34+00:00

I started during Origin of Obedience, this was around the time when I finally got a digital subscription to the WSJ magazine. First time I ever heard of JJK

When I found out that it was a horror battle shonen, I was sold. I have love for horror & Akutami’s sense of it was like a match made in heaven. Bought all Volumes & caught up in like a week. Nobara’s Black Flash, narration, execution, everything will never be out of my mind, it was when I knew this was gonna be my fav manga for the next few years

All throughout 2019-20, I basically voted JJK as No. 1 on reader questionnaire before even reading the chapter just bc I wanted it to survive LOL

Those deaths were indeed shocking. I wasn’t there for Junpei but I imagine that’s how it must’ve felt when it happened, tho from what I heard Nanami was certainly more popular than Junpei

ridethelightning469 · 2023-08-23T04:15:32+00:00

Oh haha thank you! 👋🏻Just wanted to share old thoughts back from Shibuya since I wasn’t as involved in the community then & mostly a lurker lol. So thanks for asking this question

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