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higurashi news Anonymous Mon Jul 13 20:54:49 2009 No.2938297 [Reply] [Original]

http://sonozakifutagotachi.blogspot.com/2009/07/extremely-important-news.html
>Well folks, we've heard back from MangaGamer, and it looks like we have to take down our translation patches.

>However, we're still discussing cooperating with them on the official English release. We'll see how that plays out, since it would be great for everyone involved if Higurashi has a good quality localization.

>We're be taking down our patch links, but not this site, so we can still blog about Japanese foods and such ^^;

>Thank you for your past support, and please watch over us for the future.

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 13 20:55:49 2009 No.2938302 D=

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 13 20:56:49 2009 No.2938304 File: 34 KB, 331x400, shmion_notice.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>2938297 Sorry just noticed the picture too. I wonder where I've heard it before...

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 13 20:59:49 2009 No.2938311 FUCK! Now we're going to have to pay like $100 for a version of the VN that isn't even as well translated as the free one would be? MangaGamer can go to fucking hell.

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 13 20:59:49 2009 No.2938312 Why fucking bother? Everyone will pirate the official release just like they pirated the jap release.

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 13 21:00:49 2009 No.2938313 LACTOSE INTOLERANCE

Anonymous Mon Jul 13 21:01:49 2009 No.2938314

>>2938311
Uh, no, probably not. We'll probably pirate it.

In fact I will pirate it, but if it's a good release (i.e. they get a damn editor) I'll buy it to show my support. If it's as garbled as some of their past releases I'll just be content that I've finally read Higurashi.

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 13 21:01:49 2009 No.2938316 OH NO!

>>	(″･ิ_･ิ)っ-̾ Mon Jul 13 21:04:49 2009 No.2938327 >>2938312 >Everyone Stop that.

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 13 21:05:49 2009 No.2938336 I don't know anything about MangaGamer's translations, but from this reaction, I assume they're pretty QUALITY. Bracing for fail.

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 13 21:08:49 2009 No.2938344 FUCK MANGAGAMER ;_;

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 13 21:12:49 2009 No.2938361 It's over VN translations are finished

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 13 21:13:49 2009 No.2938362 GOD DAMN IT YOU FAGGOTS. Support the official English translation by not pirating it. Do you want more of your porn games to be released in English or not?

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 13 21:14:49 2009 No.2938369 Piracy and buying aside, would this mean that the game would come out LONGER than expected or maybe even sooner?

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 13 21:14:49 2009 No.2938372 ;_;

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 13 21:17:49 2009 No.2938387 >>2938362 >in English That'd be nice. Pity all we get is Engrish.

Anonymous Mon Jul 13 21:19:49 2009 No.2938405

>However, we're still discussing cooperating with them on the official English release. We'll see how that plays out, since it would be great for everyone involved if Higurashi has a good quality localization.

If MG knows what is good for them, they better have them quality check and spell check before releasing it.
>>2938314
Listen to the guy. He knows what he is talking about. In fact i will do this. See if it is any good - buy. If it is bad - glad to have finally played it.

Let's just pray that they won't license Umineko like some of us believe. Because then ep5 is going to be released somewhen 2010....

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 13 21:19:49 2009 No.2938407 >>2938369 I don't think it would be possible to take longer than Sonozaki Futago-tachi, outside of NEVER releasing it.

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 13 21:20:49 2009 No.2938412 >>2938362 You'd rather pay €50 for a terrible fucking translation?

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 13 21:24:49 2009 No.2938431 >>2938362 >English Hahahaha Nope. Don't need it. Enjoy your "professional' translations.

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 13 21:25:49 2009 No.2938443 It doesn't matter for me anyway since I have the games in Japanese and understand them just fine.

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 13 21:28:49 2009 No.2938458 >>2938443 Is this the bit where we're supposed to marvel at your E-penis?

Anonymous Mon Jul 13 21:31:49 2009 No.2938471

What the fuck are you guys complaining about? Cost-wise MangaGamer's releases are always more cheaper than the Japanese versions, and this:
>However, we're still discussing cooperating with them on the official English release. We'll see how that plays out, since it would be great for everyone involved if Higurashi has a good quality localization.
The twins might work on the localization. You might get faster releases with good quality.

I for one will be buying MangaGamer's localization of Higurashi.

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 13 21:31:49 2009 No.2938477 Umineko gets licensed today and all translation projects gets dropped. Game will finally be released in 3-5 years. How does it feel?

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 13 21:33:49 2009 No.2938489 >more cheaper MangaGamer translator detected

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 13 21:33:49 2009 No.2938492 >>2938477 It is weird how official translation seem to take longer than these fan related ones. I wonder why?

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 13 21:34:49 2009 No.2938494 >>2938471 >I for one will be buying MangaGamer's localization of Higurashi. You have no idea how it will turn out, yet you're already planning to throw money at them. Enjoy your "I am care for long too"

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 13 21:35:49 2009 No.2938499 Going after a game already being translated is bullshit, but their willingness to cooperate on a release speaks volumes on them not being complete assholes.

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 13 21:36:49 2009 No.2938507 >>2938489 Nope, just sleep-deprived non-native English speaker. Also, MangaGamer has Higurashi's question arcs dated for October. That's much better than twins' 2012.

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 13 21:36:49 2009 No.2938510 Well, fuck. Incoming shitty "professional" translations.

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 13 21:36:49 2009 No.2938511 >>2938311 I bet you'll just torrent it so stop complaining. With the free translation you still should have payed for the Japanese game, so it's the same shit.

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 13 21:38:49 2009 No.2938518 >>2938471 sup EvoSpace

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 13 21:39:49 2009 No.2938525 >>2938511 Except double the price when compared to buying the original japanese version and using a fan-translation.

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 13 21:41:49 2009 No.2938541 I don't get the people here. How can you faggots call yourselves fans of something when you don't even pay money for the things you love? It's ridiculous. Not everything is a free ride.

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 13 21:43:49 2009 No.2938554 >>2938541 you're mom sure is

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 13 21:43:49 2009 No.2938555 Defense level of mangagamer interests unusual, but posters appear native. Mangagamer staff was likely constructed of 4chan users who got the bright idea of making money off the translation scene.

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 13 21:43:49 2009 No.2938560 >>2938541 >I don't get it, I enjoy seeing things I love get a butchered translation which stops all other, half-decent translations in the process. >Give them more money

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 13 21:44:49 2009 No.2938566 >>2938541 I haven't bought a game, Anime or Manga for 6 years. But i still have everything interesting that was released in that years. So yes, i would say it is a free ride for me.

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 13 21:46:49 2009 No.2938577 >>2938566 That's fucked up

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 13 21:48:49 2009 No.2938594 We're not fans and no one besides a newfag would accuse us of implying we were.

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 13 21:48:49 2009 No.2938595 >>2938525 MangaGamer's Da Capo costs = 69.78 dollars Japanese versions costs = 98.99 dollars (9,240 yen) MangaGamer's Kira Kira costs =51.62 dollars Japanese versions costs = 98.99 dollars (9,240 yen) Oh snaps.

Anonymous Mon Jul 13 21:48:49 2009 No.2938596

>>2938560

Dude fuck you. How does official translation = shit translations. That isn't always the case. Second you're a faggot because mangagamers doesn't even look like they've been around so how can you fucking say give them more money when it fucking looks like they need some to possibly stay around.

Hell who knows they might release some other good visual novels down the line. Higurashi is a big deal to get licensed I can only imagine so they're probably taking a risk on it selling or not. So don't be a faggot about it and support them by buying the damn game.

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 13 21:49:49 2009 No.2938598 >>2938555 Nothing out of the unusual. MG is in the red and Higurashi and Shuffle will get pirated more than bought.

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 13 21:50:49 2009 No.2938609 >>2938566 Same here bro ……………….__ …………./´¯/’…’/´¯¯`·¸ ………./’/…/…./……./¨¯\ ……..(’(…´…´…. ¯~/’…’) ………\……………..’…../ ……….”…\………. _.·´ …………\…………..(

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 13 21:50:49 2009 No.2938611 Someone should email mangagamer and suggest for them to release patch files fixing typoes and spelling errors

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 13 21:51:49 2009 No.2938616 sure is samefag in here

Anonymous Mon Jul 13 21:51:49 2009 No.2938617

Let's be honest. Kira Kira was head and shoulders above their previous works. (lol Edelweiss) If we get another such bump in quality, which seems possible, given the partnerships, general publicity, etc.

I still doubt I'll buy it if this happened, because I'm not particularly interested in Higurashi or Shuffle!?, but if they want to take their game one step higher, I might seriously dig out a credit card.

Anonymous Mon Jul 13 21:51:49 2009 No.2938619

>>2938596
>How does official translation = shit translations.

It doesn't MangaGamers = shit translations.

The rest of your post was nothing but "give them money because they need it". If they can't pump out decent material and stay competitive they deserve to go under, they've had enough chances to improve.

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 13 21:53:49 2009 No.2938627 >>2938611 Go ahead. They'll look over their releases, see nothing wrong and continue bringing us exactly the same.

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 13 21:54:49 2009 No.2938631 I really can't believe that I learned Japanese to translate such games for you shit heads. Ungrateful faggots. I should have majored in something better.

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 13 21:54:49 2009 No.2938634 The vast majority of software tends to be pirated more than bought. I wish mangagamer luck as financial issues are likely the cause of the high cost.

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 13 21:54:49 2009 No.2938638 >>2938631 You should have worked on your English instead.

Anonymous Mon Jul 13 21:55:49 2009 No.2938644

>>2938555
>Defense level of mangagamer interests unusual, but posters appear native. Mangagamer staff was likely constructed of 4chan users who got the bright idea of making money off the translation scene.
I wish I had saved the "Lets start our own H game company" on /a/ some years ago

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 13 21:55:49 2009 No.2938646 >>2938638 Yeah probably,

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 13 21:55:49 2009 No.2938649 it's not like the twins ever would finish the translation at least not during my lifetime

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 13 21:56:49 2009 No.2938653 >>2938577 No. That is planning ahead my friend. All the Thousands of Euro i saved i used to buy me a great car.

Anonymous Mon Jul 13 21:59:49 2009 No.2938661

Why do they have to take down their existing patches? Didn't they only have the first chapter finished, the Japanese version of which is available for free?

>>2938617
Kira Kira's translation was worse than Suika's, although still not terrible for a commercial translation.

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 13 22:01:49 2009 No.2938663 >I wish I had saved the "Lets start our own H game company" on /a/ some years ago Yes, what an idea. Perhaps. we. could. call. it. Four Leaf Studios.

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 13 22:02:49 2009 No.2938672 DGAF they were taking forever with the translation anyway

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 13 22:03:49 2009 No.2938676 >>2938663 Hey mugen, it looks like you learned how to use less ellipsis!

Anonymous Mon Jul 13 22:04:49 2009 No.2938681

>>2938661
>Why do they have to take down their existing patches? Didn't they only have the first chapter finished, the Japanese version of which is available for free?
Yes, that strikes me as odd, at least before MangaGamer has made their own release.
Well, they have "download trial" button on their website, so Onikakushi is hopefully going there.

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 13 22:04:49 2009 No.2938682 >>2938595 Price of a DRM'ed download vs a physical product? Oh snaps.

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 13 22:05:49 2009 No.2938688 >MangaGamers It's going to be shit. I'm calling it here.

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 13 22:05:49 2009 No.2938691 I happen to hate mugen because it is poorly balanced.

Anonymous Mon Jul 13 22:06:49 2009 No.2938697

>>2938661
MG: Stop distributing the patch cause it'll effect our future profits and giving them the impression that the game should be free.

Twins: Okay, as long as you'll give us a cut from it for helping you guys.

I just made this up, but that's how I see it.

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 13 22:07:49 2009 No.2938701 >>2938682 Still not exactly double the price, though.

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 13 22:08:49 2009 No.2938712 I am not paying a single cent for a download. Fuck.

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 13 22:09:49 2009 No.2938720 >>2938701 Of course, those are the only 2 games to ever have been translated. Pity really.

Anonymous Mon Jul 13 22:09:49 2009 No.2938723

>>2938697
Exactly what happened to Chaos Head and the rest of the Nitro+ translation.

Support JAST USA's official localizations of Nitro+ games!
Support JAST USA's official localizations of Nitro+ games!
Support JAST USA's official localizations of Nitro+ games!
Support JAST USA's official localizations of Nitro+ games!
Support JAST USA's official localizations of Nitro+ games!
Support JAST USA's official localizations of Nitro+ games!
Support JAST USA's official localizations of Nitro+ games!
Support JAST USA's official localizations of Nitro+ games!
Support JAST USA's official localizations of Nitro+ games!

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 13 22:10:49 2009 No.2938729 >>2938518 Sup Nahash.

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 13 22:11:49 2009 No.2938733 Let's be honest with ourselves /jp/. Mangagamers translations are shit and that may be because they are strapped for cash But really, even if the translation was perfect, we'd pirate it anyways

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 13 22:13:49 2009 No.2938747 >>2938733 Fuck yeah

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 13 22:13:49 2009 No.2938749 >>2938723 Well, at least JAST USA know English.

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 13 22:15:49 2009 No.2938757 >>2938723 I for one wouldn't mind seeing Saya no Uta up for sale.

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 13 22:15:49 2009 No.2938758 >>2938720 Oh for fuck's sake, rest of the games are same. I just didn't bother looking the more accurate prices up.

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 13 22:16:49 2009 No.2938765 Stop complaining, we are getting the full game many YEARS earlier than if it was fandone, and because 07th Expansion likely licensed it cheaply, and because this has a significant fanbase, this will likely get us more future titles.

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 13 22:16:49 2009 No.2938768 How were these translations not "perfect"? You fucks don't even know Jap.

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 13 22:17:49 2009 No.2938771 >>2938733 Let's say that is the reason, in which case they're fucking stupid. "Let's rush out poorly done products, that's sure to make us more of a profit". Seriously, fuck them.

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 13 22:18:49 2009 No.2938778 >>2938768 What does reading Japanese have to do with reading English? Most commercial translations are full of typos, grammar mistakes, and such. You're stupidity is terminal.

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 13 22:18:49 2009 No.2938780 File: 54 KB, 806x625, 1246912156770.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>2938768 But we know English and I'm fairly sure shit like this isn't standard English.

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 13 22:18:49 2009 No.2938782 >>2938723 I buy Jast games to support Dan Kim.

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 13 22:19:49 2009 No.2938788 Support mangagamer because their installers don't take half a year to write.

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 13 22:19:49 2009 No.2938789 >>2938733 >Mangagamers translations are shit and that may be because they are strapped for cash >CASH by that logic, you're saying that FREE fanmade translations would have it worse? seriously.

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 13 22:20:49 2009 No.2938792 >>2938780 Why in the holy fuck do people who don't know proper English think they can translate text into English and charge for it? It is truly astounding.

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 13 22:21:49 2009 No.2938798 >>2938780 Their quality got a lot better after Edelweiss.

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 13 22:21:49 2009 No.2938800 >>2938789 >doesn't understand the concept of a hypothetical situation

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 13 22:21:49 2009 No.2938802 >>2938780 WHOA. That is horrible. That honestly isn't worth paying money for then. Wow how did they let that slide? Do they have fucking chinks translating the games?

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 13 22:21:49 2009 No.2938804 >>2938749 Yes. Along with censoring their games.

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 13 22:22:49 2009 No.2938810 >>2938798 Better, but still not great and remember, they're CHARGING for this.

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 13 22:24:49 2009 No.2938820 >>2938802 what you say? this is greet please stop war and buy mangagamer games

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 13 22:26:49 2009 No.2938836 >>2938810 Yes, they're charging for it. I bought Kira Kira, and the translation quality was pretty good for official English release.

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 13 22:26:49 2009 No.2938839 can i have some examples of MGs poor English? i want to lol.

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 13 22:28:49 2009 No.2938846 >>2938839 see >>2938780

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 13 22:28:49 2009 No.2938848 >>2938723 >Support JAST USA's official localizations of Nitro+ games! Ugh. I feel like killing someone.

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 13 22:28:49 2009 No.2938849 >>2938820 yeah well maybe I will when you get Dan Kim. P.S. Dan Kim

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 13 22:29:49 2009 No.2938855 >>2938848 #ensue on rizon, everyone involved with the Nitro+ translations can be found there.

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 13 22:29:49 2009 No.2938859 File: 97 KB, 816x636, bass.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>2938839 Sure, here you go.

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 13 22:30:49 2009 No.2938862 I liked to imagine that the Sonozaki twins were two hot lesbians that liked to translate games in between fucking each other. Now it's being translated by one fat greasy dude instead.

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 13 22:30:49 2009 No.2938864 Sorry MG to hear about your 'financial woes', but imma gonna pirate the shit out of this game regardless of promise of 'better translation' or half-assed ones.

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 13 22:30:49 2009 No.2938869 so, you pay for the VN then you download it? Don`t they ship the actual CD and case? i like having actual things to hold when buying something. my case of umineko ep 4 is always by my desk. this will be shitty for collectors, or people like me.

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 13 22:31:49 2009 No.2938875 File: 89 KB, 816x636, theconfusement.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google]

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 13 22:31:49 2009 No.2938876 >>2938810 No, srsly?

Anonymous Mon Jul 13 22:32:49 2009 No.2938878
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>>2938780
1.) They are significantly improved from that, so stop pretending that the Higurashi translations will be like that
2.) Could be worse, see this from the HgameZ trails.

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 13 22:33:49 2009 No.2938885 >However, we're still discussing cooperating with them on the official English release. We'll see how that plays out, since it would be great for everyone involved if Higurashi has a good quality localization. hope it happens?

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 13 22:34:49 2009 No.2938889 File: 648 KB, 800x600, 1208282546386.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>2938875 >>2938859

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 13 22:34:49 2009 No.2938891 >Yes. Along with censoring their games. But I thoght censorship was bad, and that the US was against it. Are the vags at least unblurred?

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 13 22:35:49 2009 No.2938898 >>2938891 Jast's games are uncensored, as are MangaGamer's.

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 13 22:36:49 2009 No.2938903 >>2938898 >Jast's games are uncensored Except for the cut scenes of course.

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 13 22:36:49 2009 No.2938905 >>2938862 Hmm, it'd be difficult for them to fuck from different states though. But at least they're in neighboring states - hot CO/KS action!! But

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 13 22:38:49 2009 No.2938911 >>2938878 They'd damn well better be. There's really no excuse for a bad translation at all. A book publisher wouldn't even consider putting out a translated work that had a tenth of the errors Edelweiss had.

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 13 22:39:49 2009 No.2938920 >Except for the cut scenes of course. Saya no Uta is about to get even weirder.

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 13 22:40:49 2009 No.2938926 >>2938911 But we should clearly keep giving them money in the hopes they'll eventually shape up. No matter how badly they do, buying everything they shit out solves everything.

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 13 22:43:49 2009 No.2938936 >>2938926 You might have a point there, but the idea of giving these people money for shit translations in the hope they might decided to improve themselves seems really wrong somehow.

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 13 22:44:49 2009 No.2938942 >>2938936 That was sarcasm. I happen to strongly agree with you, actually.

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 13 22:46:49 2009 No.2938950 >>2938936 Oh. Yeah, it's late and I'm not thinking straight. I should go to bed.

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 13 22:48:49 2009 No.2938962 >>2938926 That is not how capitalism works. That would be an act of charity. No one is listening to you, so you may as well stop preaching. Even if you're getting paid for this. It's a waste of time.

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 13 22:49:49 2009 No.2938967 >>2938962 see >>2938942 Both of you need to get some sleep.

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 13 22:50:49 2009 No.2938972 >>2938749 No they don't. Their average translation quality is pretty bad.

Anonymous Mon Jul 13 22:50:49 2009 No.2938978

There's two ways to go about this pretty much.

Sit around patiently for a long time for fans to translate things, or support companies who translate these games in a much shorter period of time.

Higurashi is going to be around $20-$25 probably. It is by no means going to cost an arm and a leg for people to obtain it.

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 13 22:50:49 2009 No.2938979 >No one is listening to you, so you may as well stop preaching. Even if you're getting paid for this. It's a waste of time. Obvious sarcasm was obvious. Your retarded.

>>	Sonozaki_Mion !!+KJTETdYpWZ Mon Jul 13 22:51:49 2009 No.2938981 File: 18 KB, 270x352, donotwanthouse.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>2938780 >>2938859 >>2938875 ok

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 13 22:52:49 2009 No.2938993 >>2938979 >Your To be fair, I figured he was >>2938362 again. I don't think he was being sarcastic in any of his posts.

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 13 22:54:49 2009 No.2939001 I would gladly pay 30 bucks for Higurashi. 70 is pretty iffy.

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 13 22:54:49 2009 No.2939008 >>2938978 >Higurashi is going to be around $20-$25 probably You wish, more like triple that. >>2938993 I figured "everything they shit out" would be a give away. Like it matters anyway.

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>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 13 22:57:49 2009 No.2939022 >>2938981 Spoilers: Translation on >>2938859 and >>2938875 actually isn't bad.

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 13 22:57:49 2009 No.2939024 >>2939001 >>2939008 Mangagamers has always charged less than what the games cost in Japan. Higurashi sells for around that much so I don't see why they would suddenly change their policy now. It should be quite cheap.

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 13 22:57:49 2009 No.2939025 >>293899 >your It's a meme...

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 13 22:58:49 2009 No.2939028 >>2939008 All rest of their games have been cheaper than in Japan. Why would Higurashi be different?

Anonymous Mon Jul 13 23:00:49 2009 No.2939036

>>2939008
>You wish, more like triple that.
See >>2938595. Even with Mangagamer's high prices, they're still significantly cheaper than the original Japanese version. Everyone is just used to JAST etc's REALLY low prices. Higurashi is doujin, so it should be a good deal cheaper than a commercial eroge, and the mangagamer price will probably be even lower.

>I figured "everything they shit out" would be a give away.
It's called 'skimming'

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 13 23:01:49 2009 No.2939043 >>2939025 Memes are retarded.

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 13 23:06:49 2009 No.2939061 ITT: Maybe two or three guys trying to defend MangaGamer, few trolls and idiots that believe trolls.

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 13 23:06:49 2009 No.2939062 >>2939043 Well, you have at least that in common with them. One would think you'd have greater appreciation for their day to day struggle.

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 13 23:10:49 2009 No.2939075 >>2939062 We don't really hang out, bro.

>>	Sonozaki_Mion !!+KJTETdYpWZ Mon Jul 13 23:15:49 2009 No.2939097 >>2939022 yeah I know, just trying to see if people actually reads them

Anonymous Tue Jul 14 00:21:49 2009 No.2939384

does mangagamer really have a right to stop them when

"However, it turns out that we didn't really need their permission or official recognition to do this project. We found out from chronotrig, at the Witch Hunt Umineko translation project, that they actually consider translation groups like ours to be doing 'derivative works' (二次創作). They address groups who do such works at the top of the FAQ (よくある質問) page at the 07th-Expansion website. I suggest you check the original Japanese more carefully for the details, but in short Ryuukishi07 is allowing anyone to make derivative works based on his characters and story setting, within reason (he references an infamous Pokemon doujishi as an example of going too far). So long as you "do it with love" and take responsibility for what you produce as ultimately YOUR product and not theirs, they don't mind. Frankly, they've given a very generous gift to the rest of the doujinshi and fan-works community.

This goes beyond the usual idea of 'fanfiction' or 'fan-made manga' to also include use of the text and command script that he wrote, the character art that he drew, and the backgrounds that they devised - basically the parts that he owns the copyright on. This means that people can even make their own scenarios to use within the Higurashi game framework, like the outtakes we added ^^. Ryuukishi07 explains this in the second of these two forum posts here."

>>	Anonymous Tue Jul 14 00:29:49 2009 No.2939423 oh well, the futago bitches were taking to long

>>	Anonymous Tue Jul 14 00:33:49 2009 No.2939439 >>2939384 even if not, they'll stop if politely asked. Like they already did.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jul 14 00:36:49 2009 No.2939456 >>2939439 wai...... ;_;

>>	Anonymous Tue Jul 14 00:40:49 2009 No.2939466 >>2939384 >an infamous Pokemon doujishi as an example of going too far What happened there?

>>	Anonymous Tue Jul 14 00:42:49 2009 No.2939471 Worst case scenario: MangaGamer drops every single honorific and japanese reference, instead nii-nii you'll get bro-bro

>>	Anonymous Tue Jul 14 00:46:49 2009 No.2939480 >>2939384 This was months ago. Times change and i think with money involved people change their opinions very fast. If Higurashi is a success we will see Umineko next.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jul 14 00:47:49 2009 No.2939481 >>2939471 bro bro oh gawd I can't stop laughing

>>	Anonymous Tue Jul 14 00:49:49 2009 No.2939486 >>2939480 yes but, they still have that rule that you can do any work of 'fanart' as you choose. under that rule mangagamer shouldn't be able to do jack shit.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jul 14 00:49:49 2009 No.2939488 File: 39 KB, 1024x768, notgay.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] BROTHER BROTHER

>>	Anonymous Tue Jul 14 00:51:49 2009 No.2939503 >>2939384 >do it with love Oh Ryukishi07, you'll never change, do you?

Anonymous Tue Jul 14 00:52:49 2009 No.2939509

>>2939471

>Worst case scenario: MangaGamer drops every single honorific

What, you like this weeaboo -niisan -obasan -donosamataijin bullshit? Really?

Why can't TL groups like Witch Hunt just type "Aunt Rosa". Why does it have to be "Rosa-obasan"? If you want to retain all the meaning of the original Japanese then read the VN in Japanese. English translations should be English.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jul 14 00:55:49 2009 No.2939521 >>2939509 Here we go

>>	Anonymous Tue Jul 14 00:55:49 2009 No.2939523 >>2939509 To emphasize the fact that Batora is calling her an old woman.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jul 14 00:55:49 2009 No.2939530 >>2939471 They won't. They had a poll awhile ago and most of their customers said they wanted that stuff left in their translations.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jul 14 00:56:49 2009 No.2939532 >>2939509 saying "obasan" and "ojisan" is going a bit far I admit, but I feel "sans" and "chans", "kuns" and such help establish a feel for everyone's realationships

>>	Anonymous Tue Jul 14 00:56:49 2009 No.2939533 >>2939509 But it's kawaii~

>>	Anonymous Tue Jul 14 00:57:49 2009 No.2939537 >>2939471 You think as if that isn't going to be their initial planning.already. A worst case scenario would be all that and a raging inducing translation/script with an Americanize localization.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jul 14 00:58:49 2009 No.2939539 >>2939530 fuckin weeaboos

>>	Anonymous Tue Jul 14 00:58:49 2009 No.2939543 >>2939532 It also helps to distinguish who's speaking.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jul 14 01:02:49 2009 No.2939562 >>2939539 >fuckin weeaboos >/jp/

>>	Anonymous Tue Jul 14 01:05:49 2009 No.2939581 >>2939537 Mr Claude Delicious Ms Thirtyfour Tommy Taker Etc. >>2939509 If English is your second language, it doesn't sounds bad at all. At least for me who is not the highest possible literature of the language...

>>	Anonymous Tue Jul 14 01:08:49 2009 No.2939595 It's going to suck terribly like Ever17, and because of that, there will NEVER be a good translation of Higurashi. Fuck MangaGamer.

>>	Trollkastel !!YSTYW7Om7uL Tue Jul 14 01:08:49 2009 No.2939599 File: 84 KB, 505x479, ber_odorokia2.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>2938297 My parents are dead! UWOOOOOOOOOOOOH!!!

>>	Anonymous Tue Jul 14 01:09:49 2009 No.2939600 >>2939581 You're not the highest possible literature? I'll be damned.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jul 14 01:12:49 2009 No.2939609 >>2938889 That isn't MG, that is Hirameki

>>	Anonymous Tue Jul 14 01:16:49 2009 No.2939621 Has everyone forgotten how long it took these bitches just to translate the first one alone?

Anonymous Tue Jul 14 01:21:49 2009 No.2939645

>>2939609
I think that's the point: people bitching about Mangagamer seem to be forgetting that commercial translations are almost always poor.

Although I'm not sure how that specific line got to be so infamous. There are far worse mistakes in Ever17's translation.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jul 14 01:23:49 2009 No.2939656 At least MG translates stuff at a good pace. You idiots would rather wait 4 years for some fan group to finally stop being lazy fucks after announcing a project?

>>	Anonymous Tue Jul 14 01:29:49 2009 No.2939686 >>2939656 >lazy Apparently you haven't taken the time to count the number of lines in the average VN

Anonymous Tue Jul 14 01:30:49 2009 No.2939694

Everyone who's saying "It won't be as bad this time, MangaGamer have learned from the past" and such bullshit, it may be worth considering the fact that MangaGamer is based in a country that DOESN'T EVEN HAVE ENGLISH AS IT'S FIRST LANGUAGE. The only reason they're translating it into English instead of their first language is the fact that they can make more money that way, because there's more English-speaking VN Nerds than Dutch-speaking ones. Fuckers.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jul 14 01:41:49 2009 No.2939740 >>2939694 Except that they HAVE learned from the past. Kira Kira had a decent translation. Now compare that to Edelweiss.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jul 14 01:43:49 2009 No.2939756 >>2939740 Bullshit. It was better, but still unacceptably bad for the price they're charging.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jul 14 02:02:49 2009 No.2939822 They expect me to pay $80 Canadian for Shuffle.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jul 14 02:04:49 2009 No.2939828 >>2939645 Then maybe we should all be asking why we allow commercial translations to be so terrible. Obviously publishers who bring titles overseas don't see godawful Babelfish "translations" as an impediment to selling VNs.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jul 14 02:11:49 2009 No.2939847 The conversation in this Thread is leading nowhere.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jul 14 02:18:49 2009 No.2939860 >>2939694 I heard they're actually Japanese. Not sure why they're based in the Netherlands though. >>2939756 It was as good as any Jast translation. Suika was even better.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jul 14 02:19:49 2009 No.2939863 >>2939847 >Implying conversations on /jp/ ever go anywhere

>>	Anonymous Tue Jul 14 02:21:49 2009 No.2939870 >>2939860 >I heard they're actually Japanese This might explain why the translations are so bad.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jul 14 02:25:49 2009 No.2939879 >>2939740 >Kira Kira had a decent translation. Is >>2938859 's screenshot from KiraKira? Because that's some shitty writing right there.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jul 14 02:26:49 2009 No.2939880 /jp/ - KS devs and MG devs

>>	Anonymous Tue Jul 14 02:28:49 2009 No.2939885 Wait a damn second while I get out from under my rock. Noah's translation was trashed?

Anonymous Tue Jul 14 02:34:49 2009 No.2939902

>>2939860
It was certainly light years better than Edelweiss, but to say it was as good as any JAST translation is ridiculous. Not only are there still an excessive amount of simple syntax errors, but they also still haven't learned the basics of English style, which is why the writing feels so dry and none of the jokes quite connect in Kirakira.

Anonymous Tue Jul 14 02:39:49 2009 No.2939915

>>2939885
C;H's translation and files were removed, C;H Noah's 360 port is cancelled and files were removed too. Same for all other Nitro+ games having a non-commercial translation, and now the Higurashi series.
Next thing we know Tsukihime, FSN and Umineko's translation gets removed too.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jul 14 03:24:49 2009 No.2940019 >>2939915 Umineko means something, but who cares if long translated MM translations get removed?

>>	Anonymous Tue Jul 14 03:27:49 2009 No.2940023 Nobody in their right mind would license Fate or Tsukihime.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jul 14 03:34:49 2009 No.2940039 >>2939915 The Witch Hunt has Ryukishi's blessing, so I doubt that would happen with Umineko.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jul 14 03:39:49 2009 No.2940042 >>2940023 More like nobody can afford it.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jul 14 04:00:49 2009 No.2940078 Witch-Hunt aren't pussies. They'll continue their holy crusade against MG's terrible translations in any case.

Anonymous Tue Jul 14 04:18:49 2009 No.2940125

being totally fair, they translated REALLY FUCKING SLOWLY

getting all the games would take over 4 years if it was from them. i'll be quite happy if I can just read the fucking thing and have it done with, i refuse to watch anime adaptations before reading the original. still am not spoiled about any plot points really.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jul 14 04:19:49 2009 No.2940129 >>2940042 more like there's no point because any TM fan has already read both of them.

>>	None !Nipaa0mi0. Tue Jul 14 04:22:49 2009 No.2940138 >>2940125 Keiichi dies.

Anonymous Tue Jul 14 04:26:49 2009 No.2940159

>>2938362

Not all of us can leech off our mommies and daddies taking as much dough as we want to throw down on our little fancies. Tell ya what. Convince these guys to release the games for a RESPECTABLE price, and I would love to support them. These games are years old, and all they did was TRANSLATE THEM, yet they still ask for more per game than a brand new xbox360 game? They don't even nearly have the fanbase to be so stuck up as that. Get the fuck outta here.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jul 14 04:27:49 2009 No.2940166 >>2940159 and a PS, I'll fucking spend years learning Japanese before I'll pay 70-80 bucks per game to appease some dumb assclowns who demand so much for their releases.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jul 14 04:28:49 2009 No.2940171 >>2940159 >xbox360 Go back to /v/, faggot.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jul 14 04:32:49 2009 No.2940185 >>2940171 Piss and moan at my examples? Why yes, I expected that. Haughty haa haa.

Anonymous Tue Jul 14 04:38:49 2009 No.2940209
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What the fuck, did fan translations just die over the past few days? Don't these guys have a spine?

I say we take what they've done so far, spread it all over the net (anyone still have their patches? Upload them to /rs/) so that those Anonymous who know Japanese can continue the work.

Fuck MangaGamer. Let's show them what we really want.

Anonymous Tue Jul 14 04:50:49 2009 No.2940256

To be quite honest, the one thing I regret about MG choosing Higu, is not the issue with translations (I imagine that whoever speaks english as a foreign language don't really consider that, as the biggest issue). I'm a bit more disappointed that MG choose a title which already has an "active" (even if it's slow, they would have likely persevere and finish all of them years later) project, and not localize an exceptional game without active project, despite that there is a huge number of VNs worthy of translation (just look at that thread in ixrec's forum for the top of the iceberg).
I imagine they think it might be a good opportunity to TL a VN which is already famous here on the west, due to having an anime adaptation already. However I tend to disagree. While I possibly gonna buy it (as long as it has an acceptable price), it's not going to be as exciting now due to already watched the anime. The whole genre's weakness is that it's not really replay-worthy after already knowing the twists and solutions. Additionally the lack of beautiful art to stare in the meantime isn't helping either (absolutely no offense against Ryukishi, I like his style, but I would never play a game for his art only).
I would be more than happy, if they would have chosen a moderately old game with gripping story, and leave the twins doing Higu unharmed (The wait isn't the issue for me to be frank). That way we customers could have more title translated in the end (as I quoted it in my opening post here, you can see that the twins won't be translating anything).
I imagine MG insisted on anime adaptations, probably to try out a different approach now.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jul 14 04:52:49 2009 No.2940267 >>2940256 in be4 tl;dr and fascinating

>>	(″･ิ_･ิ)っ-̾ Tue Jul 14 05:00:09 2009 No.2940300 >>2940256 >they would have likely persevere and finish all of them years later Most of us wouldn't rather have the whole thing in a couple of months. Now, if they were working as fast as Witch-Hunt, I would agree with you. But they weren't.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jul 14 05:02:49 2009 No.2940306 >>2940209 BROFIST TRANSLATIONS?

>>	(″･ิ_･ิ)っ-̾ Tue Jul 14 05:03:49 2009 No.2940313 >they would have likely persevere and finish all of them years later Most of us would rather have the whole thing in a couple of months. Now, if they were working as fast as Witch-Hunt, I would agree with you. But they weren't.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jul 14 05:06:49 2009 No.2940328 >>2940313 Who thinks Witch Hunt would be able to pick up the Higurashi translation as well, with only a little decrease in throughput that those waiting for Unimeko wouldn't mind?

Anonymous Tue Jul 14 05:13:49 2009 No.2940358

>>2940313
Well, it's not like it's superimportant to me to read Higu in english the next month or so, after knowing what's going to happen.
However to name an example, I would be a lot more hyped now, if I could read Killer Queen (just an example from the top of my head. I apologize if it's not promising for everyone) in the near-future, especially with the knowledge that someone somewhere is translating Higurashi too (even if slowly).

------
Actually now that I think about it.... If the twins are obligated to take their patches down, then after reading our emails from yesterday, likely the same going to be applied to GP and their scoundrel group.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jul 14 05:22:49 2009 No.2940392 There's a pretty funny trend in this thread. Everyone defending MG's translations types in broken English.

Anonymous Tue Jul 14 05:30:49 2009 No.2940428

>>2940392
I'm sorry, but as I said my issue isn't the translation. I didn't defended MG at all.
However now with the twins blogging
>japanese food and such
instead of translating, we have one title getting translated, instead of two which could have been achieved if MG choose something else.
I honestly don't know how did you deduced I want to protect their translation.

Anonymous Tue Jul 14 05:37:49 2009 No.2940442

By the way I forgot to mention there's an update at the twins' website:
>Well folks, we've heard back from MangaGamer, and it looks like we have to take down our translation patches:

> Since the copy right holder has decided to license >us the version for PC, your activity is no longer permitted.

>However, we're still discussing cooperating with them on the official English release. We'll see how that plays out, since it would be great for everyone involved if Higurashi has a good quality localization.

>We're be taking down our patch links, but not this site, so we can still blog about Japanese foods and such ^^;

>Thank you for your past support, and please watch over us for the future.

That rubbish with the "your activity is no longer permitted" is from MG. You honestly think I'd want to protect that? You might have been mistaken regarding my intention dear Anon.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jul 14 05:39:49 2009 No.2940445 >However, we're still discussing cooperating with them on the official English release In other words, they're just looking for the chance of getting paid by MG. Pig disgusting capitalists.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jul 14 05:47:49 2009 No.2940461 This whole new wave of license is doomed to failure, you know it. It just means they are that desperate enough that they turn to story-driven games to make a profit, but no one will buy them anyways.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jul 14 05:48:49 2009 No.2940467 >>2940428 Are you an MG translator?

>>	Anonymous Tue Jul 14 05:50:47 2009 No.2940475 >>2940467 Nope. It's somehow saddens me you mistake me for one.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jul 14 05:51:49 2009 No.2940480 >>2940467 Nope. And it somehow saddens me you mistake me for one. That's going to be the new paranoia now instead of the KS Dev?

>>	Anonymous Tue Jul 14 05:55:49 2009 No.2940492 >>2940480 I was merely making a joke because I could barely decypher your previous post.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jul 14 05:58:49 2009 No.2940506 >>2940480 I thought he was making fun of your English skills.

Anonymous Tue Jul 14 05:59:49 2009 No.2940509

I really dont care honestly. Higurashi wont sell well for them in the first place and they pretty much know it. At best they'd get their sales figures for it in the hundreds or thousands.

Just do not put a lid on the Witch-Hunt with their efforts to translate Umineko and i'm a happy camper.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jul 14 06:10:49 2009 No.2940533 >>2940509 I'd like to say we should organize a boycott against them if they do that but I know it would never work

>>	Anonymous Tue Jul 14 06:13:49 2009 No.2940542 I'm still waiting for the giant YHBT on the front page and then everything going back to normal with the exception of unprecedented levels of rage from the MG staff.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jul 14 06:25:49 2009 No.2940571 >>2940542 >unprecedented levels of rage from the MG staff. Yes, I'm sure they'd be horrified at all of the potential profit they could lose 7 years from now.

>>	None !Nipaa0mi0. Tue Jul 14 06:25:49 2009 No.2940573 >>2940533 Why bother? Higurashi will get cracked and pirated and almost nobody will buy it anyway.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jul 14 06:55:49 2009 No.2940634 >>2938595 Using that... Higurashi (first four arcs) is 2000 Yen in Japan iirc. That would translate to about 1000-1500 Yen price at mangagamers. Result: €7.50-€11.50 Quite okay, if you ask me.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jul 14 06:56:49 2009 No.2940639 >>2940573 This.

Anonymous Tue Jul 14 07:03:49 2009 No.2940651

The only people interested in this to begin with is 4chan's usual vocal idiots. MG is not a popular website, everyone who cares about it is on 4chan and is going to pirate it like we do everything else. It could be the best translation ever and it wouldn't matter.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jul 14 08:56:49 2009 No.2940920 I suggest we should pirate the torrent and crack irc only, bros only, and redirect as many buy and newfags as possible

>>	None !Nipaa0mi0. Tue Jul 14 08:59:49 2009 No.2940930 >>2940634 If it's around $10-20 then I'll buy it. I just hope they don't decide to mark it up to the same level as their non-doujin releases.

Anonymous Tue Jul 14 09:24:49 2009 No.2941004

Okay look. Yes, most of us are dirty pirates, but most of us are also low income losers who do so so we can keep our otherwise expensive hobby while we are poor. We WANT these things to make money. We WANT there to be a market for Visual Novels in the west. If there is a MARKET they will see fit to localize, and the more localizations we get the bigger the competition and the higher quality the translations will be forced to be under a competitive market. Above all, we want the original creators to make money, so they can keep giving us more stuff.

BUY. THE FUCKING. RELEASE. (if you can afford to)

Anonymous Tue Jul 14 09:25:49 2009 No.2941014

>Next thing we know Tsukihime, FSN and Umineko's translation gets removed too
You fucking retard have the data anyway, but just finding something to baaaaw about amirite?

>Umineki
owow nobody cares for this piece of dogshit you bunch of degenerate faggots

>Twins
More like 2015 for possible finished fan-translation of Higurashi, and that's at best!

Conclusion:
STOP MAKNG EXCUSES FOR PIRATING STUFF. JUST GROW UP AND SAY YOU DO IT BECAUSE YOU CAN AND THAT'S THE ONLY REASON CRETINS

>>	Anonymous Tue Jul 14 09:27:49 2009 No.2941025 >>2941004 This.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jul 14 09:30:49 2009 No.2941044 >>2941004 Would be nice if they released physical copies.

White Ren !YLuFFdRcFQ Tue Jul 14 09:33:49 2009 No.2941057

>>2941004
If you can't prioritize your assets to afford a good translator and quality-assurance team, then you don't deserve to be in business and should fail.

It's that simple. Nobody should reward a shitty company for pushing a shitty translation.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jul 14 09:34:49 2009 No.2941064 >>2941014 u mad

>>	Anonymous Tue Jul 14 09:36:49 2009 No.2941074 >>2941057 Yes, but Higurashi is in episodes. If they make an assload of money on the first episode (They will.) then they will have more money to focus on quality translations for the later, better episodes.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jul 14 09:37:49 2009 No.2941079 >>2941057 This. If people buy up everything publishers offer regardless of quality, it will only show them that they can keep churning out horribly translated games with no fear of losing any business.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jul 14 09:39:49 2009 No.2941087 >>2941079 Bullshit as you should learn differentiate between mainstream publishers and niche market

>>	Anonymous Tue Jul 14 09:42:49 2009 No.2941098 >>2941087 That's a nice excuse, but I don't see how VNs being a niche market in America stops Mangagamer from finding translators who can write in proper fucking English.

Anonymous Tue Jul 14 09:42:49 2009 No.2941099
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Itou Makoto looked around nonchalantly. It had been two weeks since he moved to Hinamizawa, not able to show his face back home again after certain events. The whole rural-village-thing seemed like a death sentence to his penis at first, but after seeing all the girls at school, he changed his mind.

“Ryuugu Rena is kind of cute…” he mused to himself, his face remaining deceptively, and idiotically, innocent. He had noticed that Rena would go into a frenzy of orgasmic joy whenever she saw something she deemed cute enough to take home. So far he was not in that category, but he would work on it. Oh, would he work on it.

Walking to town to buy a giant Kenta-kun to seduce the strange hauuu-ing girl, Makoto was distracted by the Angel Mort restaurant. It wouldn’t hurt to duck inside and chat with that Sonozaki chick, Shmion or something. There were two of them. Probably. Makoto really couldn’t tell them apart, but he didn’t need to if he could get them both in the sack. At the same time. Akane too. And maybe Oni-baba.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jul 14 09:43:49 2009 No.2941102 >>2941098 More like editors amirite

Anonymous Tue Jul 14 09:43:49 2009 No.2941104
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Shion was not at the restaurant during her usual shift, and Makoto slunk off, slightly disappointed. As he made his way back home, he noticed the other Sonozaki sister waiting outside his house. Great. The one who barely acted like she had tits. But he had to start somewhere. “Uh, Mion,” he said, putting all his sweet-talking skill to use. “You look great today. Your hair looks really green. Yeah.”

Mion giggled and blushed. Makoto did not find this odd. “You’re a lot cuter than your sister, you know,” he ventured, getting bolder. “I only feel comfortable around you. You’re the one person I can depend on here.” He tried to infuse his (slightly Downs-y) eyes with a look of 100% genuine sincerity. It never failed him before.

“Really?” Mion giggled again and nudged him. “I don’t get along that well with my sister, to tell the truth.”

“Yeah, she’s a real bitch, you know? I wouldn’t be against a threesome in principle, but you know what I mean.” Makoto edged closer and began to contemplate the best trajectory for groping her ass.

He did not find it unnatural when Mion began giggling hysterically. The last thing he felt was the blinding pain of electricity jolting through his spasming body.

Anonymous Tue Jul 14 09:44:49 2009 No.2941107
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Makoto woke to pain and more pain. He was strapped down to a table stained with decidedly non-virginal blood. His head hurt. It felt like something had recently been rammed up his ass.

Mion’s--actually, Shion’s-- face loomed into view. “AHAHAHAHAHA!” she proclaimed, face distorting with gleeful laughter. “You know,” Makoto managed to say, “Kotonoha looked a lot better when she was losing it…”

“You dare insult the Sonozaki face?” Shion screamed. “This is the face of the demon!”

Anonymous Tue Jul 14 09:45:49 2009 No.2941109
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°ε°

Paralyzed with horror at the face, Makoto was not able to scream as Shion ripped off his fingernails with glee. “Please grant at least my few requests,” he finally managed to gasp. “If you have to kill me, fuck me first. And have your sister come over too.”

“You sicken me,” Shion said, and tasered him again into oblivion. And then pissed herself.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jul 14 09:45:49 2009 No.2941114 >>2941099 >>2941104 >>2941107 Uh oh.

Anonymous Tue Jul 14 09:45:49 2009 No.2941115
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Makoto awoke on the edge of the rubbish heap behind the abandoned dam.

Head still hurting? Check.

Ass still hurting? Check.

Fingernails still missing? OH GOD DO NOT WANT.

He stumbled to his feet and tried to remember the way home, when a girlish voice suddenly spoke up behind him. “What is Makoto-kun doing out alone by himself, I wonder, I wonder?”

“Ah, Rena.” He turned and tried to smile at the girl. This could be a good day, after all. “I brought a present for you…uh…” His face turned downcast as he realized he had forgotten to buy her anything.

“USO DA!” Rena screamed, eyes turning into slits. Which he found kind of hot.

“Uh…will you take me home?” Makoto asked.

White Ren !YLuFFdRcFQ Tue Jul 14 09:46:49 2009 No.2941120

>>2941074
Companies don't magically decide to improve once they strike it rich. In fact, it normally causes them to become complacent. There's not enough competition in the market to make them want to improve their quality after making money if everyone buys their shitty work.

Where else are you going to get Higurashi from? Nobody else has the rights.

With things like translated work, it's not the same as just buying an author's work. If the author's work is bad, nobody is going to buy it. If it's good then you can buy it with whoever carries it.

If it's translated, then only one person has the rights to translate it. If it's a shitty translation, well, nobody else is going to have the right to make a better one and sell it unless the original rights holder demands it. And companies don't care, as long as they make money. Ryukishi07 isn't going to understand the shitty company that was chosen to translate his work.

And they're not ever going to make a better quality product unless you don't reward them for making a shitty one.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jul 14 09:47:49 2009 No.2941124 File: 88 KB, 550x778, 05.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] “When they ask me what happened to you tomorrow at school, Makoto-kun, I will tell them that you….transferred.”

Anonymous Tue Jul 14 09:47:49 2009 No.2941128
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Dusk was falling. The cicadas continued to cry, fucking as Makoto could not. He ran through the forest, trying not to think about the fact that the bitch had cut off his right hand OH GOD HIS FUCKING RIGHT HAND. What would keep him company now?

Running into a clearing, Makoto bumped into someone. Something female. He looked up to see a slutty-looking woman with pink hair staring at him distainfully. “Uh, hi,” he said.

Immediately he had the shit kicked out of him by an ugly fucker in a Hawaiian shirt.

Anonymous Tue Jul 14 09:48:49 2009 No.2941130
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It occurred to Makoto that he needed medical attention.

On the way to the clinic, he winked at Hojou Satoko, in spite of his self-proclaimed disinterest in lolis. Maybe it was the blood loss.

Once again, he had the shit kicked out of him by an ugly fucker in a Hawaiian shirt.

Anonymous Tue Jul 14 09:48:49 2009 No.2941135
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“Oh god, help me, I’m dying…” Makoto groaned as he dragged himself inside the clinic.

“Don’t worry,” a divine voice said to him distantly. “We’ll take care of you.”

Makoto was delirious now. The voice was enough to bring him happiness. “Nuse…Miyo…” he mumbled, gazing up at her insurmountable chest. “Why are you so droopy?”

“We’ll have to kill him,” Takano said.

“I don’t think that’s the best course of action,” Irie objected.

“Satoko…” Makoto continued moaning. “I want to love Satoko tenderly…”

“You’re right. We’ll have to kill him.”

Anonymous Tue Jul 14 09:49:49 2009 No.2941138
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BAD END

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Itou Makoto looked around nonchalantly. It had been two weeks since he moved to Hinamizawa…

“Hey, you!” a little voice chirped next to him. He looked down. It was Furude Rika. Not really his type, but a good start.

“Uh…do you want to see my ni-pah?” he asked.

Rika’s eyes darkened. “I remember your deeds,” she hissed. “I remember them all. You should never have come to this town.”

“Eh? What are you talking about?” Makoto asked, noticing that Rika’s eyes were growing wider and wider.

“I’VE GOT YOUR FUCKING NIIPAH RIGHT HERE!” The little blue-haired girl screamed, lunging at him. “No, Rika, no! Auauauau~~” a ghostly voice sounded in the background, but too late. Rika began stabbing Makoto full force in the crotch with a mop while he flailed and screamed.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jul 14 09:50:49 2009 No.2941140 >>2941120 Fair point, but if they go under (aren't they in serious financial trouble?) then who will give us our Higurashi? Isn't already a miracle that we're getting it as it is?

Anonymous Tue Jul 14 09:50:49 2009 No.2941141
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“No! Stop! Nothing to ni-pah about!” Makoto wailed, and the attack finally ceased. “You will leave and never return,” Rika said darkly. “I’ve made sure of it. You’re getting out of here tonight.”

“Ah, good, I’ve just about had it with this place anyway…” Makoto tried to catch his breath.

“I have a very lonely friend who wants to meet a nice young boy like you. Badly.”

“Ah…heh…is she cute?”

“His name is Mr. Delicious.”

>>	Anonymous Tue Jul 14 09:53:49 2009 No.2941147 >>2941141 GOOD END.

White Ren !YLuFFdRcFQ Tue Jul 14 09:54:49 2009 No.2941151

>>2941140
Better for a good company to pick it up in 2-3 years again than for a bloated, half-dead, shitty company to make a killing off of it and then turn into a dinosaur that monopolizes the industry for ages with a crappy business model that makes everyone hate what they've become.

Anonymous Tue Jul 14 09:55:49 2009 No.2941153
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If Mangagamer can release a quality translation of Higurashi, I would consider paying to download the translated game. However I’d imagine the price for the translated work will be substantially higher than that of the original, considering translation costs for the larger than average word count? Have they release any information regarding possible pricing???

>>	Anonymous Tue Jul 14 09:58:49 2009 No.2941161 >>2941151 Kill yourself already dumbass tripfag. Again niche market != mainstream publishers, everything you wrote is wrong. Period. /thread

Anonymous Tue Jul 14 10:03:49 2009 No.2941175

>>2941151
If a company releases fucking HIGURASHI, then dies, that would probably leave an impression (to those that can actually make such decisions) that an official release isn't worth it. It would be a blow.

>>2941153
They're always half the price of the Japanese version.

>>	White Ren !YLuFFdRcFQ Tue Jul 14 10:05:49 2009 No.2941181 File: 40 KB, 450x340, Your-Opinion.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>2941161 This is what people without brains believe.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jul 14 10:10:49 2009 No.2941197 >>2941175 >They're always half the price of the Japanese version. Higurashi is probably going to be priced around 20 dollars or so. It's going to sell, and MangaGamer needs money.

>>	ワルテルちゃん Tue Jul 14 10:19:49 2009 No.2941212 >>2938304 Notice it says "Localization" and not "translation." Doesn't that mean that yen is converted to dollars, puns are replaced by shitty translations, and the entire premise of the original is destroyed?

>>	Anonymous Tue Jul 14 10:21:49 2009 No.2941221 >>2941212 Now you're just being silly.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jul 14 10:23:49 2009 No.2941226 Katawa shoujo soon from MangaGamer, , believe it

>>	Anonymous Tue Jul 14 10:24:49 2009 No.2941228 >>2941212 Keiichi's name will be changed to Casey.

>>	None !Nipaa0mi0. Tue Jul 14 10:26:49 2009 No.2941237 >>2941212 Of course. I mean who wouldn't adapt a product aimed at hardcore weeaboos in such a way?

>>	(″･ิ_･ิ)っ-̾ Tue Jul 14 10:28:49 2009 No.2941244 >>2941212 Rika and Satoko will be at least 18 years old.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jul 14 10:51:49 2009 No.2941353 >>2941244 Ah the jailbait principle. I think my personal favorite example is FSN starting off with a disclaimer saying everyone (or at least everyone having sex, I don't remember) is over 18, when in fact NOBODY having sex is over 18 except Saber.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jul 14 11:06:49 2009 No.2941391 >>2941212 See >>2939471 Goddamned predictions

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