/jp/ - Otaku Culture

[Anonymous No.]

I figured I ought to have some general statements up here that apply to all my reviews, just so that everything is as clear as possible.

First, I always read VNs/eroge in the original Japanese. I have never once read one in English--except the ones I translated myself--and probably never will (some people hate me for saying this, but Japanese is an objectively superior language for storytelling). So if you're reading a bad translation of something I review, don't be surprised if it's not as good as I say it is.

Saya no Uta - Shit
F/SN - Shit
Utawarerumono - Shit
Clannad - Shit
etc.

[Anonymous No.]

>Japanese is an objectively superior language for storytelling
True.

[Anonymous No.]

>objectively superior language for storytelling
Oh boy.

[Anonymous No.]

every other language >>>> english

No shit. I've been speaking it for 15 years and I still can't express myself properly.

[Anonymous No.]

>Japanese is an objectively superior language for storytelling
Hahaha, oh wow.
Now, don't get me wrong, the only reason I'm even on /jp/ is because I fell in love with Japanese language sometime in the past, but this statement is silly beyond words.

[Anonymous No.]

>>6416257
Here comes the wetback beaner spewing shit without knowing a word in Japanese.

[Anonymous No.]

>>6416245
thought about saving this as copypasta

too low quality

[Anonymous No.]

Shakespeare in Japanese is so hilariously bad.

[Anonymous No.]

>>6416257
>>6416261
I'm not saying that it is Japanese is superior since I don't actually know it, but do you know any Japanese?

[Anonymous No.]

>>6416272
Translated works are always inferior to the original. And you haven't even read it.

[Anonymous No.]

Sure is butthurt English speakers in this thread

[Anonymous No.]

>>6416272
>Shakespeare
>good storytelling

[Anonymous No.]

>Japanese is an objectively superior language for storytelling

That would be the German.

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>>6416276
Read what? All of shakespeare, no. Many plays of shakespeare, yes. I have also seen two plays in Japanese. They are so bad.

[Anonymous No.]

>Japanese is an objectively superior language for storytelling
Not really.

[Anonymous No.]

>>6416296
He's not my favorite playwright, but I like Shakespeare.

[Anonymous No.]

>>6416263
Nice try, I'm actually that person with the JLPT1 diploma. I just don't think one language is "better" (especially not objectively) than another one just because I may prefer the one or the other.

I obviously also only read my VNs and eroge in Japanese, but the reason for that is because I believe that translations are inherently inferior to the original (not claiming objectivity on that).

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>>6416307
but OP specifically stated that it is better suited for storytelling, just as German is quite good for storytelling compared to English. Not the whole language.

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>>6416307
>I'm actually that person with the JLPT1 diploma.
you think there's only one on /jp/? I know learning moonspeak usually makes people think they're awesome or something, but you have your head so far up your ass it's funny.

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>>6416303
A play that isn't even tailored for certain language and culture is inherently inferior than the origal one? Who would've thought.

[Anonymous No.]

Japanese - 1 word means 5 things
English - 5 words mean 1 thing

English just seems better for writing.

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>>6416319
Well of course it's not going to be as good. It's just that it's so bad. It's absolutely terrible. I would like to think that English translations of VNs are not that bad.

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>>6416318
To my knowledge I am, if not you still made yourself look pretty stupid with this >>6416263 comment.

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>>6416324
what about that flyable heart translation?