Konosuba: An Explosion on This Wonderful World! (light novel)
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| Bukkerori might be a creep but I hope he ends up with Soketto and seems like he will. |
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| Eh, I have to say, this is boring. |
  Grant me one hour on love's most sacred shores To clasp the bosom that my soul adores, Lie heart to heart and merge my soul with yours |
| I'm losing hope, I thought it would get better but this episode felt even more boring than the previous ones, and I liked Konosuba and Megumin a lot but this series just feels so empty and not funny at all... at least Megumin and Yunyun moment at the end was sweet |
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billybub said: It's just an equivalent name in vibes. Kuro is a relatively common name for a black cat in Japanese (just look up the amount of cat characters with that name here on MAL). Where if you name your cat "black" in English it's just weird or lazy (not gonna say "no one does that" but it's certainly not as common), so the translators went with another relatively common name for black cats in English instead. Nothing to do with "wokeness" or whatever translator conspiracy theory you're into, it's just a decision the translator made in order to make the name match the vibe it had in the original language to the translation's target language. Yall just looking too much into itHow are Crunchyroll’s subs so unbelievably bad? Kuro=Black not INK. What even was the point of changing that? |
BlannersApr 21, 2023 4:40 PM
Blanners said: billybub said: It's just an equivalent name in vibes. Kuro is a relatively common name for a black cat in Japanese (just look up the amount of cat characters with that name here on MAL). Where if you name your cat "black" in English it's just weird or lazy (not gonna say "no one does that" but it's certainly not as common), so the translators went with another relatively common name for black cats in English instead. Nothing to do with "wokeness" or whatever translator conspiracy theory you're into, it's just a decision the translator made in order to make the name match the vibe it had in the original language to the translation's target language. Yall just looking too much into itHow are Crunchyroll’s subs so unbelievably bad? Kuro=Black not INK. What even was the point of changing that? The whole point of the joke was that they named it "Black" because they were lazy. |
billybub said: "Ink" is an equivalently common lazy black cat name, but it can't really be applied to "Black". Could've called him "midnight" or "shadow" instead, and it wouldn't make much difference (though those sound a bit more edgy as well ofc). The point is that calling a cat "Black" in english isn't the same sort of thing as calling a cat "Kuro" in japanese, because "Kuro" is something common to call a cat. It's lazy but it's still a common cat name. You can't really apply the same to "Black". That's what I assume was the translator's thought process was, at least. Nothing to do with any conspiracies or "being woke".Blanners said: It's just an equivalent name in vibes. Kuro is a relatively common name for a black cat in Japanese (just look up the amount of cat characters with that name here on MAL). Where if you name your cat "black" in English it's just weird or lazy (not gonna say "no one does that" but it's certainly not as common), so the translators went with another relatively common name for black cats in English instead. Nothing to do with "wokeness" or whatever translator conspiracy theory you're into, it's just a decision the translator made in order to make the name match the vibe it had in the original language to the translation's target language. Yall just looking too much into it The whole point of the joke was that they named it "Black" because they were lazy. It's fine if you disagree with a translation choice, since there are multiple ways to translate something even if you have the exact same goal. I just think assuming malicious intent out of someone just doing their job is unnecessary, especially JP media translators, who are mostly severely underpaid, can't really live out of just translating alone, have poor conditions for the job they're doing (little to no communication with original creators, tight scheduling due to weekly simulcasting, no proper time for research when it might be necessary, etc), and so wouldn't be doing this if they didn't like the media in the first place. |
BlannersApr 21, 2023 5:19 PM
Blanners said: "Ink" is an equivalently common lazy black cat name, but it can't really be applied to "Black". Could've called him "midnight" or "shadow" instead, and it wouldn't make much difference (though those sound a bit more edgy as well ofc). The point is that calling a cat "Black" in english isn't the same sort of thing as calling a cat "Kuro" in japanese, because "Kuro" is something common to call a cat. It's lazy but it's still a common cat name. You can't really apply the same to "Black". That's what I assume was the translator's thought process was, at least. Nothing to do with any conspiracies or "being woke". It's fine if you disagree with a translation choice, since there are multiple ways to translate something even if you have the exact same goal. I just think assuming malicious intent out of someone just doing their job is unnecessary, especially JP media translators, who are mostly severely underpaid, can't really live out of just translating alone, have poor conditions for the job they're doing (little to no communication with original creators, tight scheduling due to weekly simulcasting, no proper time for research when it might be necessary, etc), and so wouldn't be doing this if they didn't like the media in the first place. Ok A) Kuro has one translation and it's Black, hell someone with even a rudimentary level of Japanese knows this B) numerous localizers have publicly admitted thier malicious intent..see Katrina C) not getting paid enough isn't an excuse for doing a shitty job..do your job right or quit, nobody's forcing you to do this. D) people who actually pay for Crunchyroll, Hdive, etc deserve a non defective product (ie correct translations) In the end it doesn't really effect me, my Japanese is more than sufficient to watch anime. |
| Its pretty obvious that the reason there was nothing showing up on the crystal ball is cause it was indicating that both the Neek and the fortune teller would end up being together right? Like she mentioned she cant look into her own future as in nothing will show up on the ball no matter what for her, so it would make sense that nothing would show for the Neek since it would also technically reveal the future for the fortune teller if they were meant to be together. Plus she also mentioned that everyone would have a soulmate and that it was weird the neek didnt have any at all which also kinda shows what i mean. I bet im not the only one who realized this but its still cool to think about. I read the manga before the anime but i dont remember if they ever actually did get together or not in it so hopefully they will show or hint at it in the next few episodes |
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| OMG! Soketto is really the town's top beauty! i hope that fortune teller would also step on me!! 5/5. |
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| People getting mad that a comedy series is taking it's time with character moments and not progressing the plot... I'm actually really enjoying this and thought this episode was pretty funny and comfy to watch. Konosuba didn't have a groundbreaking plot, it had a cast of characters that bounced off of each other well in comedic situations, this is essentially the same. |
| Somehow it's hilarious to see the man get rejected by Her XD |
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| Megumin`s bro was the star this episode which I liked. The episode was better than 1 but slightly worse than 2. Going to say 3/5 stars |
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RobertBobert said: Well, that's all great and all, but sometimes what makes one character really good and really gives you that much more mileage out of them is how they interact with other major characters. Thus when you remove other major characters (that are also really entertaining on their own), you lose out on both some of what made this character fun as well as all of what made the other fun. How do you make up for that? By adding new interesting characters that can somehow make up for their absence, and/or focusing on an interesting story or some such to take place of the comedy. But we haven't really gotten enough of any of that for my liking. The new characters aren't nearly as good so far, and the comedy has suffered as a result. Like I said, it's still pretty good, but it's not quite as good in my opinion. turtleinshell said: And should it be like this? This is just a pure comedic spin-off about the most popular character of the original.Anyone else find that this Konosuba prequel isn't quite on the same level as the main series? Like the comedy just feels like it's league behind by comparison, and the characters they've introduced don't quite fill the void of the character left behind from the original. It's still got a couple funny scenes, and the show is decent, but just doesn't have the same punch. |
turtleinshell said: Maybe you just have a little high expectations. Personally, I watch this show as a spin-off purely about the gimmicks of Megumin and her people.RobertBobert said: Well, that's all great and all, but sometimes what makes one character really good and really gives you that much more mileage out of them is how they interact with other major characters. Thus when you remove other major characters (that are also really entertaining on their own), you lose out on both some of what made this character fun as well as all of what made the other fun. How do you make up for that? By adding new interesting characters that can somehow make up for their absence, and/or focusing on an interesting story or some such to take place of the comedy. But we haven't really gotten enough of any of that for my liking. The new characters aren't nearly as good so far, and the comedy has suffered as a result. Like I said, it's still pretty good, but it's not quite as good in my opinion. And should it be like this? This is just a pure comedic spin-off about the most popular character of the original. |
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| Without Kazuma and Aqua this series doesn't sustain itself. Before the series started i was already thinking that it wouldn't be as good as the main series, but it's a far cry from that. It's not horrible to the point of it being unwatchable, but it's good either. |
I despise woke people. |
| I loved it how Yunyun suggested so prophetically that the person Megumin will fall for and marry will be someone from her future party. But it's also really cool that Megumin is so focused on her goals in life instead of just wanting to fool around. |
| Feels bad that so far this spinoff is just boring, even though I really love Konosuba, without the main cast this just feel empty and souless Dropped |
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| There is a huge disrepancy for those who think will be a masterpiece (anime onlies who show blind enthusiasm for this recent series without a point of reference) and the ln readers who pretty much confirmed it will be not. I have seen this already with stuff like Spy X Family where the entire manga base is complaining about lack of development, but media still shilling that series as best of all time. There needs to be better alignment with anime onlines and source material readers. |
| So what exactly was supposed to be funny in this episode? I love Megumin but this series is boring so far. |
| It got a few chuckles out of me but that's it. I'm going to keep watching only because it's related to Konosuba. |
"Nobody could laugh at someone who's trying their hardest" -Machio- |
| So Chomusuke's first name was Megumin XD. Bukkorori was a total creep in this episode. |
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| I hope that creep stays single the rest of his life. Kinda funny and sad that Megumin always ends up being alone lol. |
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| These girls never miss a chance to cook that NEET dude up real bad lol. Though can't say he doesn't deserve that. Now I get why Yunyun was introduced that way in the main series, as someone who never made friends, because anytime someone did try, she just leave them be to go chase after Megumin lol. |
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| Megumin vs spider was the highlight! Seems like the prediction doesn't want to tell Bukkorori's future wife/girlfriend... and honestly I'm fully expecting him not to get one lol |
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billybub said: irisout said: I guess you've never had to ask a customer "who helped you out today?" while cashing them out, and then gotten the distinct pleasure of watching them fumble their way around avoiding the word "black" to describe your black co-worker, lol E: Not sure why you decided to add that little barbed "I'mma assume your young" bullshit, but lol. I don't know how anyone on this beautiful earth could be so silly as to think that their surely limited anecdotal experiences are the be-all-end-all of what weird social phenomena are real or not. Anyway, I really gotta wonder what point there is in getting so angry at minorly bad localizations. These people are given absurd deadlines to pump out thankless translation work in time for us dopey-ass weebs to consume middling cartoons at the same time as Japanese audiences. I think it's fine if sometimes there's an awkward translation here or there. No use popping a blood vessel about it It's not minor when your ruining the punchline of the joke. Is this as egregious as replacing "brain" with "mind" like they did in Heavenly Delusion, no. But it's just another example of localizers screwing around with someone else's IP. I dont really care what word they use, the joke wasnt fun either way |
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| Felt bad for the stalker guy but I have a little hope for him. Yunyun and Megumin's friendship is adorable. |
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| Pretty great series so far. |
Yeah, right. lol| It's not that I dislike this genre but... to add unnecessary fan services to/in/for heroines and ultimately destroys her character and personality; their purity tarnished because of it, is the only thing I hope to not happen to them. For that sole purity is my fan service. |
| I felt this episode was weaker, compared to two previous episodes, for comedy. |
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| 3/5 Getting into the swing of the Soviet Yunyun's takeover of Megumin's heart. While Megumin (cat) remains completely conquered and loyal to the cause. |
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| I want to slap Yunyun's (---Y---) too. Whenever I see Megu do it, it looks really fun. Also, while this Bukkarori dude is pretty much a stalker, he actually does have the potential to learn magic... in fact, he learned teleportation all by himself while stuck in the pit. That's talent TBH... Not to mention... "I only know advanced magic" huh... so HE really is Megu's "big bro" huh... (just like future Megu only knows explosion, lol) and huh... it looks like stalker-kun is indeed destined to get with Sokketo. Good for him being able to end up with a beauty. (too bad this only happens in anime, Real Neets in RL gets shit) . As for the Sub for "black" Kuro being "Ink", It's CR, they tend to sometimes translate things wrongly, this isn't the only anime they did their own version of translation or took it from other fansubs... (CR also tends to take names that's used in the "base material", such as LN instead of Manga, since a lot of times LN comes before Manga, and vise-versa depending which work comes first. However, the other problem being a lot of these LN and Manga are "fan-scanlations"... so if the scanlation group translate it with their own words, CR will also translate it with the wrong words, LOL. Which is the result of what we have here, no one but the scanlation and ppls that read RAWs knew it was literally called "Kuro" (Black) and not "Ink" until the anime comes and we can hear the audio literally calling it "Black". As as for ppls debating on the word Black not to be used to name someone... it's like ppls here never hear of "Goku Black" LUL... (we should call it Goku Ink) . |
| Nothing Written Here But Us Anime Bunnies *boing boing boing* |
| Same shitty gags I've seen a million times. Japanese write the same jokes over and over. Maybe if they got some sleep they'd think up new gags? This show has prequelitis, it's not on the same level as the real KS author. Considering drop. |
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