Some things in Japanese just seem to lose their cool when translated into English.
\nI’m sure there are examples where the reverse is true but it’s much easier for me to come up with these examples.<\/p>\n
Fighting words
\n\u300c\u3076\u3063\u5012\u3057\u3066\u3084\u308b\uff01\u300d (Cool) -> “I’m going to beat you!” (Not cool)<\/p>\n
Technique\/Spell\/Summon Names
\n\u300c\u87ba\u65cb\u4e38\uff01\u300d (Maybe Cool) -> “Spiraling Round [Thing]!” (Definitely not cool)<\/p>\n
\u8a9e\u5c3e (technically \u7d42\u52a9\u8a5e)
\n\u300c\u304f\u308b\u305e\uff01\u300d (Brave) -> “They’re coming!” (Scared)<\/p>\n
Expressions and Cultural Phrases
\n\u300c\u304c\u3093\u3070\u308c\uff01\u300d (Uplifting) -> “Do your best!” (Dork)<\/p>\n
Heavily Girly Style of Speech
\n\u300c\u5acc\u3060\u3082\u3093\uff01\u300d (Pouty Cute) -> “I don’t like it!” (Complainy)<\/p>\n
Finally, basically all of Death Note in English is just awkward.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Some things in Japanese just seem to lose their cool when translated into English. I’m sure there are examples where the reverse is true but it’s much easier for me to come up with these examples. Fighting words \u300c\u3076\u3063\u5012\u3057\u3066\u3084\u308b\uff01\u300d (Cool) … Continue reading