Justice Breaker 正義粉砕 - English Subtitles EtoCetera 2011-12-10 | Ugh, not too confident about this translation.Basically, the singer is like, "Hey, I noticed that people are kind of devious and I thought that it'd be cool if everyone was just chill, so let's be chill and make everyone else chill, too," except in a more less-casual way.Song: Justice Breaker (正義粉砕)Composer: Maki (aka Gizensha-P/偽善者P - gizensha means "hypocrite", by the way)Video: Marie (真理恵), pronounced the Japanese wayTranslation notes:- The title, written 正義噴射, which means something along the lines of "righteousness destruction" normally pronounced "seigi funsai", has furigana-like things above it that imply that it's pronounced "Justice Breaker" (in a Japanese accent). I guess it's "breaker" like... Starlight Breaker..?- When she says "I shall destroy your sense of justice" (and things like that), the literal translation would've been "I shall destroy (break) your justice", but it's more like "I shall change the way you perceive what justice is," but that doesn't sound very eloquent.- For all the lines where it's like "They say, 'Blah blah blah'", the speaker of the quotation isn't actually in the lyrics, so I kinda just went with whatever seemed to make the most sense.I changed it a few times, too, though...Original Nico video: http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm16210194
Rare no レアノ - English Subtitles EtoCetera 2012-04-15 | Also spelled "Reano".All credit goes to the people who made it. I just translated the lyrics and typeset them. And apparently typeset them poorly. I swear, they were bigger before encoding...Vocals: 鏡音リン (Kagamine Rin)The 3D stuff in the background: すす泥棒 (Susu-dorobou)Everything (everything) else: ピノキオP (Pinocchio-P)Original Nico video: http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm17164840
Baka wa Anomaly ni Akogareru 馬鹿はアノマリーに憧れる - English Subtitles EtoCetera 2012-03-26 | The title translates to "An Idiot Admires the Anomaly". Also, I didn't notice it at first, but the way she says 没個性 (botsukosei, lack of individuality) sounds a lot like 女子高生 (joshikousei, high school girl), and I can't unhear it... All credit goes to the people who made it. Vocals: 鏡音リン (Kagamine Rin) Composition/song/etc: 鬱P (Utsu-P) Video: サクマ (Sakuma) Translation notes: - 南無阿弥陀仏 (Namu Amida Butsu) is a Mahayana Buddhist chant. It ultimately comes from the Sanskrit namo'mitābhāya, which means "homage to infinite light". The Japanese version of the chant contains the character for Buddha (仏), though it isn't in the original Sanskirt. In the song, the character for Buddha is replaced by ノーマルな人間 (normal humans), so it's basically like an "all hail normalcy" thing, except Buddhist-y. Original Nico video: http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm17345186
High-risk × Lolita ハイリスク×ロリータ - English Subtitles EtoCetera 2012-03-25 | What's the grammatical difference between ★ and ☆? Also, こみね is awesome. All credit and stuff go to the original creators. Vocal: 初音ミク (Hatsune Miku) Music: Tom Guitar: jun-jun Drums: ぺっぺろーしょん (Peppero-shon/Pepperosion?) Movie: こみね (Komine) Original Nico video: http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm17341778
paranoia - English Subtitles EtoCetera 2012-03-23 | A song whose title was originally in Roman letters makes for a short title... Also, I own nothing. Vocals: 初音ミク (Hatsune Miku) Song & Lyrics: つなまる/めざめP (Tsunamaru/Mezame-P) Illustration & Movie: 真理歪 (Marie) Mix & Mastering: わこつP (Nekotsu-P) Encoding: kenji Original Nico video: http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm17239967
Silver Bullet シルバーバレット - English Subtitles EtoCetera 2012-03-21 | I own nothing. Except the translation and the uh, typesetting. Song: VOCALOID3 GUMI Music/Lyrics: 虹原ぺぺろん (Nijihara Peperon/Peperon-P) Illust/Movie: 御厨わた (Mikuriya Wata) Translation notes: - 銃口 (juukou) and 撃鉄 (gekitetsu) mean "the hole that bullets come out of that doesn't really have a name in English, though maybe some people call it 'gunpoint'?" and "that thing that hits some part of the gun I don't really understand and makes it explode a little or something" respectively, but those would sound awkward so I just replaced them with other gun-parts. Original Nico video: http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm17232159
Renai Yuusha 恋愛勇者 - English Subtitles EtoCetera 2012-02-12 | Love hero indeed... Also, I own nothing. Vocals: GUMI Music＆Words: Last Note. Guitar: 中西 (Nakanishi) Bass: 色白 (Irojiro) Illustration: スオウ (Suou) Movie: cao (http://www.petitbrain.com) Translation notes: - フラグ (flag) refers to the kind of flag you see in dating sim games, where tripping one unlocks a romantic partner or something like that. - 端から折って (hana kara otte), translated as "folding it short", refers to folding the flag short, which doesn't mean anything, because it's supposed to be able how a full relationship cycle was squeezed into three days and I couldn't find a way to say that in a few words. Original Nico video: http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm16742993
Tropical Summer トロピカル・サマー - English Subtitles EtoCetera 2012-01-27 | I own nothing except the translation and the subtitling.Composition and lyrics: Dios/シグナルP (Signal-P)Main vocals: GUMIBackup vocals: GUMI, ユリカ (Yurika), Dios/シグナルP (Signal-P)Video: たま (Tama)Translation notes:- Eh, there're like, a few puns in there that couldn't really be translated that aren't really worth noting...Original Nico video: http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm15279074
Akazukin 赤ずきん - English Subtitles EtoCetera 2012-01-09 | Little Red Riding Hood was supposed to be a story about how well-bred maidens shouldn't talk to strangers or wolves...I own nothing except the translation (and I guess the subtitles).Composer: kyokiVideo: かにぱんだ (kanipanda)Mixing and mastering: kaichiTranslation notes:- Rotkäppchen (on the coffin at the beginning and end) is the German name of Little Red Riding Hood.Original Nico video: http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm15963018
Julietta and Romeo ジュリエッタとロミヲ - English Subtitles EtoCetera 2011-12-26 | There must've been a translation somewhere, at some point on the internet, but it seems to not be there anymore... I own nothing except the translation and maybe the actual subtitling. Composer: emon (Tes.) Illustrations: 大沼もん (oonumamon) Video: シエル (ciel) Translation notes: - The title is written kinda weird -- ジュリエッタ (jurietta) is not quite ジュリエット (jurietto) and ロミヲ (romiwo) is not quite ロミオ (romio), but Julietta looks fine and Romewo (or Romi-woe ...) looks stupid, so I only made one of them different in the title... Original Nico video: http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm12334645
Paradise Meisekimu パラダイス明晰夢 - English Subtitles EtoCetera 2011-12-26 | In the words of Agoaniki-P, "it's the time of year to long for your futon." Composer: Agoaniki-P Video: Agoaniki-P (I think) Vocals: Hatsune Miku Everything but translation and subtitling: not me Original Nico video: http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/nm16203218
Bakemono Uchuu 化物宇宙 - English Subtitles EtoCetera 2011-12-20 | If you're idling your time away watching mildly entertaining videos on YouTube, this song might apply to you...Also, there is an alternate translation on animelyrics by Hinamawari here:http://www.animelyrics.com/doujin/vocaloid/bakemonouchuu.htmComposer: ピノキオP (Pinocchio-P)Video: SnowMI (that's a capital i)Translation notes:- 天空の城 (tenkuu no shiro) is literally like, "castle in the sky" or "castle in the air" and is basically, well, what it sounds like. The reason it's worth a translation note is because it's the same phrase used in the title of Laputa: Castle in the Sky.- ラブホテル (love hotel) are things that are relatively rare outside of east Asia (or, at least, they're called something else) -- they're basically places with beds that charge by the hour where you take your date to engage in uh, clandestine activities. And yeah, they're not terribly classy.Original Nico video: http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm16353783
Seiten Drops 星天ドロップス - English Subtitles EtoCetera 2011-12-03 | A country girl came to the city to make it big... or at least that's the feeling I got. And ugh, there are like, no complete sentences in this song... Song: Seiten Drops (星天ドロップス) Composer: ゆちゃP (Yucha-P) Translation notes: - I guess I never translated the title. It's sort of a pun. 晴天 (pronounced "seiten") means "clear skies", but the title is written 星天, which can also be pronounced "seiten" (but isn't actually a word), which literally means "starry skies". So the title can be translated something like "Clear Sky Drops" or "Starry Sky Drops"... - The entire song. A lot of things aren't translated literally because they wouldn't've made sense if they were. Original Nico video: http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm13020173
Hoshi no Uta ホシノウタ - English Subtitles EtoCetera 2011-11-27 | I like break-up songs...Song: ホシノウタ (Song of the Stars)Composer: とく (toku)Translation notes:- Uh, none, really. This song was pretty straightforward.Original Nico Video: http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm15465903
Tsugi Saku Hana no Iro wa 次咲く花の色は - English Subtitles EtoCetera 2011-11-26 | Why was this song so hard to translate? It shouldn't've been... (and why is the whole song in past tense?)Song: 次咲く花の色は (Tsugi Saku Hana no Iro wa)Composer: タカノン (Takanon)Translation notes:- 花火 (hanabi), the word for "fireworks", literally means "flower fire", which means it's kinda like a flower, which means it's allowed to bloom (咲く, saku), kinda. The translation felt a little weird, too, especially since no one talks about a singular firework in places where color is spelled with no 'u'. (I'm told that talking about a "firework" is perfectly common in the UK and Australia, among other places...)Original Nico video: http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm15207451
Datte Datte Datte だってだってだって - English Subtitles EtoCetera 2011-11-24 | A song about a girl in love.Song: Datte Datte Datte (だってだってだって)Composer: Takanon (タカノン)Video: komine (こみね)This song is available in the album (Exit Tunes Presents) GUMish from Megpoid (okay, maybe there are more caps in the title but it looks uglier like that...) which you can buy here (among other places, probably): http://www.play-asia.com/Exit_Tunes_Presents_Gumish_From_Megpoid/paOS-13-71-oc-49-en-70-4fts.htmlTranslation notes:- だって (datte) means a whole bunch of things, none of which sound catchy (or especially girly, since "datte" is used almost exclusively by girls) when repeated three times (e.g. "but", "however", "even so", etc.), so I didn't translate the title ("But!" is probably the best, but still doesn't sound very good...).- Towards the end of the song, "I've become the type you like and I've grown confident // Surely, someday, I want to tell you" should be "Someday I'll become the type you like and then, I'll definitely want to tell you". My mistake.Original Nico video: http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm15676851
Utsu Kushii Hana 鬱くしい花 - English Subtitles EtoCetera 2011-11-23 | Translations are fun! Encoding, not so much! Happy Thanksgiving! This is my first translation attempt, so if I'm doing it wrong, and you're someone I should listen to, yell at me. Song: Utsu Kushii Hana (鬱くしい花) Arrangement: Pinocchio-P (ピノキオP) Composer: Onyuu-P (おにゅうP) Translation notes: - In the title of the song, as well as in the line 鬱くしい花咲かそう uses the world うつくしい, which means "beautiful", but it is written with the kanji for "depression" (鬱). The other occurrences of うつくしい are written normally. - 中二病 (chuunibyou), translated as "eighth-grade-itis", is, in short, a humorous disease (meaning it's similar to senioritis, not like a disease that affects one of your humors) that describes someone who acts like a second-year middle school student. For more information, see http://en.dic.pixiv.net/a/Chuunibyou. - 便所飯 (benjomeshi), or "toilet meal", is what the Japanese media has reported to be a common occurrence in Japanese universities, where students with no friends, for fear of being made fun of for eating alone in the cafeteria, eat their lunches in toilet stalls. Whether or not it actually happens (at least before the term was popularized) is unclear. Original Nico video: http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm9960375
