Translation review: [Cookie] Hakkenden 01

Small

Could you make those subs even smaller? It’s not hard enough to read just yet.

Opening

The opening lyrics translation is overly literal at points but in general it’s fine. Some English lines are subbed, and some are not. I don’t know what that German line is doing there in the beginning either.

Sponsor

First time I see someone actually sub the sponsors screen.

Nushi

I’m pretty sureĀ nushi isn’t its name but its title (as the lord or god of the pond).

Frog

Why not just put Uncle Toad?

Spirits

If you put “spirits” anyway, why leave theĀ ayakashi there too? “The spirits are getting restless.”

Dogs

“There are stray dogs or what?”

Editing

This is the curse of one-man sub teams: it’s close to impossible to edit one’s own translation well.

Yoshiro

The name’s Yoshiro and not Yosuke.

Conclusion: Okay

Accuracy: 6/10; Flow: 4/10; Atmosphere: 6/10

The translation isn’t really bad (though there are quite a few mistakes), but it’s still not enjoyable. First of all, it’s impossible to read with that font size, and the editing is… well, nonexistent. Full of awkward lines that only just get the meaning through.

This entry was posted by Vale.

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