Ah, I love the start of a season. There’s so much content to post!
Translation Party House Rules:
Nagi no Asukara – Episode 01
Comparisons: 10 or 20
Participants:
HorribleSubs
Nyanko
Underwater-Vivid
Codes:
{\i1} indicates the start of italics
{\i0} indicates the close of italics
Essential 1.
Hikari, getting a dose of parental teasing.
Audio: [mp3t track="http://www.crymore.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Nagi01.mp3" play="Start audio" stop="Pause this shit" volslider="y"]
HorribleSubs :: I see that you two haven’t tired of each other yet and are close as ever.
>Shut up!
>I don’t have a choice.
>Because she’s…
>…a total helpless good-for-nothing.
>If I’m not there for her…
Nyanko :: You guys’ve been inseparable ever since you were little.
>Shut up!
>Not like I’ve got a choice.
>’Cause she’s…
>a helpless airhead.
>She couldn’t live without me.
Underwater-Vivid :: You two just can’t get enough of each other, huh?
>Shut up!
>What can I do?
>Without someone else…
>she just wouldn’t get through life.
>I {\i1}have{\i0} to be with her.
N/A :: N/A. They all suck.
Essential 2.
Hikari going off on Manaka for not wearing their old school’s uniform to class.
Audio: [mp3t track="http://www.crymore.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Nagi02.mp3" play="Start audio" stop="Pause this shit" volslider="y"]
HorribleSubs :: We were going to wear Nami Junior High’s uniform today!
Why are you wearing Hama Junior High’s unis?!
>B-But making a point of being an outsider like that might make waves…
You know…
Just because our school closed,
doesn’t mean the soul of Nami Junior High will disappear!
Let’s totally show Hama Junior High a thing or two!
Nyanko :: We promised we were gonna wear our Nami Middle uniforms!
So why’re you wearing Hama Middle’s?!
>I-It’d make me stand out as an outsider.
>Doesn’t that seem like something they’d dislike?
Listen, you!
Just because our school’s gone don’t mean our sea-folk spirit is!
We’re just as good as them!
We’ll show those dirt lovers!
Underwater-Vivid :: You promised!
You said you’d wear Namiji’s uniform!
So why are you wearing Mihama’s?
>I-It’s just…
>Don’t you think we should try to blend in?
Listen! Just ’cause they’re closing down our school doesn’t mean it won’t live on in our hearts!
We’re better than the guys from Mihama!
So let’s show ’em what we’re made of!
N/A :: N/A. They all suck.
Essential 3.
Hikari, realizing he’s probably gonna miss his chance on dat sweet Manaka tail.
Audio: [mp3t track="http://www.crymore.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Nagi03.mp3" play="Start audio" stop="Pause this shit" volslider="y"]
HorribleSubs :: I had witnessed it…
The moment when two people have…
their special first meeting…
Nyanko :: I saw it with my own eyes.
That was the moment two people
had a special encounter.
Underwater-Vivid :: Suddenly, I was witness…
to a very special meeting.
N/A :: N/A. They all suck.
Essential 4.
Some kid cracked a joke in class about the sea people who were just joining the class.
Audio: [mp3t track="http://www.crymore.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Nagi04.mp3" play="Start audio" stop="Pause this shit" volslider="y"]
HorribleSubs :: Doesn’t it smell like fish?
Man, sea people are totally lame.
>Man, it stinks!
>I’m Sakishima Hikari!
>All of you surface people smell like pigs.
>Nice to meet ya’ll, oink!
Nyanko :: It smells like fish in here!
Must be ’cause of the dopes from the sea!
>Yeah, it sure does stink!
>Hikari Sakishima.
>You dirt lovers smell awful, like filthy pigs!
>Nice to meet’cha, piggies!
Underwater-Vivid :: Smells like fish in here!
Man, sea people are so lame.
>Damn, it really {\i1}does{\i0} stink in here!
>I’m Sakishima Hikari.
>People from the surface reek like pigs.
>Nice ta meet ya, piggies.
N/A :: N/A. They all suck.
Essential 5.
Some kids vandalized Hikari’s sister’s shop.
Audio: [mp3t track="http://www.crymore.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Nagi05.mp3" play="Start audio" stop="Pause this shit" volslider="y"]
HorribleSubs :: Gum letters?!
>Well, it’s not in a noticeable spot,
>so I’m sort of curious about what they’re trying to write.
Nyanko :: Gum graffiti?
>Well, it’s where no-one would see it.
>I wondered what they would end up writing.
>I was kind of curious.
Underwater-Vivid :: Chewing gum graffiti?
>Well, at least it’s out of sight.
>I wonder what they were trying to write.
N/A :: N/A. They all suck.
Essential 6.
The council of beefy-pudgy dudes is getting all complainy.
Audio: [mp3t track="http://www.crymore.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Nagi06.mp3" play="Start audio" stop="Pause this shit" volslider="y"]
HorribleSubs :: I heard that Manaka was reeled up!
Now they’re even invading our fishing grounds!
Even the fish I’m raising in the fields are getting pulled up.
We’ve already hit hard times because of salt damage.
Not to mention, they’re saying they won’t do the Ofunehiki.
Nyanko :: We heard that Manaka got fished up!
They trespass in our fishing spots,
and steal our farm-raised fish too!
Our lives are hard enough with all the salt damage!
Then they even have the gall to say they’re not doing the Sending!
Underwater-Vivid :: I heard Manaka got fished up!
Those bastards are encroaching on your fishing grounds!
They’re fishing our fields empty.
And we already have it bad, thanks to the salt damage.
Plus, they said they wouldn’t do the Boatdrift Ceremony this year.
N/A :: N/A. They all suck.
Essential 7.
Uroko sexually harasses Manaka so she hits him in the face with some food, causing him to get all angry-mode.
Audio: [mp3t track="http://www.crymore.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Nagi07.mp3" play="Start audio" stop="Pause this shit" volslider="y"]
HorribleSubs :: You smell of a female.
What do you think you’re doing?!
I’ll curse you!
>Uroko-sama, what do you mean by “smell of a female”?
Mating season.
Nyanko :: You have the smell of a female.
What was that for?! I’m gonna curse you!
>Uroko-sama, what did you mean by “female”?
The smell of one in heat.
Underwater-Vivid :: Smells like you’re ovulating.
How dare you?!
I’m gonna curse you!
>Lord Uroko,
>it smells like she’s what?
Like she’s in heat.
N/A :: N/A. They all suck.
Essential 8.
Manaka getting all sad that she’s probably gonna get cursed for not letting Uroko run his face all over her arms.
Audio: [mp3t track="http://www.crymore.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Nagi08.mp3" play="Start audio" stop="Pause this shit" volslider="y"]
HorribleSubs :: Uroko-sama is sort of a god…
>He’s not a god, he’s a scale of the Sea God.
>He’s just keeping an eye on us to make sure we don’t do anything weird
>like the people on the surface did.
Nyanko :: Uroko-sama is practically a god…
>Nah, he’s just a small part of a sea god.
>He’s there to make sure we don’t pull any stunts like the dirt lovers did.
Underwater-Vivid :: He’s sort of a god, you know?
>He’s just a scale of the sea god. His name means “scale,” you know.
>He’s here to make sure we don’t do anything weird like the surface people did.
N/A :: N/A. They all suck.
Essential 9.
Whoa, more love drama.
Audio: [mp3t track="http://www.crymore.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Nagi09.mp3" play="Start audio" stop="Pause this shit" volslider="y"]
HorribleSubs :: From the outside, it looks like you and Hikari are married…
and Manaka’s like your daughter.
>Huh?
Not to mention,
if Manaka were to disappear,
the one next to Hikari would be you.
>Don’t say that at a time like this, even if it’s a joke!
Nyanko :: You know, I could picture the two of you being a married couple
with Manaka as your child.
So, if it happens…
that Manaka disappears, that is…
won’t the one to be there for him be you?
>How could you?!
>That’s not funny, even as a joke!
Underwater-Vivid :: The two of you look like a couple to me…
and Manaka’s like your child.
And besides, if Manaka’s ever out of the picture,
{\i1}you’ll{\i0} be the one by his side.
>This isn’t the time to be joking about that!
N/A :: N/A. They all suck.
Essential 10.
Manaka tries to stop Hikari from beating up Tsumugu.
Audio: [mp3t track="http://www.crymore.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Nagi10.mp3" play="Start audio" stop="Pause this shit" volslider="y"]
HorribleSubs :: Tsumugu-kun saved me!
>”Tsumugu-kun”?!
>At that moment…
>It was like a bolt of electricity ran through me…
Nyanko :: Tsumugu-kun saved me!
>”Tsumugu-kun”?
>At that moment,
>it felt like a bolt of lightning had struck me.
Underwater-Vivid :: Tsumugu rescued me!
>Tsumugu?
>At that moment, it felt like I’d been hit by lightning.
N/A :: N/A. They all suck.
Decision Point:
- Holy fucking shit, Dark_Sage. Give me more comparisons. I fucking live for this! (Put the knife down and click the spoiler. We got ten more comparisons for ya.)
- Oh my god, put a bullet in my head. When is this shit gonna be over with already? (You’ve seen enough for one lifetime. Head down to the results.)
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Which group had which line (unformatted, lazy-mode Sage):
Overall scores…
HorribleSubs: 1 time
Nyanko: 14 times
Underwater-Vivid: 2 times
Looks like your best bet is Nyanko
I did watch it with Nyanko, but I didn’t expect the result here to be so lopsided.
I don’t see how that happened tbh
It’s pretty much inarguable that familiary evinces bias in these types of evaluations, even if the experienced subject is aware of said bias.
I try to do these things before I watch the show for this reason, but I also watch multiple releases of the first episode if there’s any question of who’s doing it best.
Overall scores…
HorribleSubs: 2 times
Nyanko: 5 times
Underwater-Vivid: 7 times
Looks like your best bet is Underwater-Vivid
Overall scores…
HorribleSubs: 2 times
Nyanko: 3 times
Underwater-Vivid: 7 times
Looks like your best bet is Underwater-Vivid
Already watched Underwater-Vivid’s release. Their script just felt a lot smoother to me than Nyanko’s did.
Overall scores…
HorribleSubs: 0 times
Nyanko: 3 times
Underwater-Vivid: 4 times
Looks like your best bet is Underwater-Vivid
The first three essentials I rated as N/A…
Looking back at those three it seems that for #1 they are all bland, and for #3 they all suck.
>Suddenly, I was witness…
>to a very special meeting.
Suddenly, I was vomit…
I picked the Underwater version after a second look at #2.
Overall scores…
HorribleSubs: 2 times
Nyanko: 4 times
Underwater-Vivid: 10 times
Looks like your best bet is Underwater-Vivid
Lol’d at the typo on CR essential 1.
Overall scores…
HorribleSubs: 4 times
Nyanko: 2 times
Underwater-Vivid: 10 times
Looks like your best bet is Underwater-Vivid.
Watched it with Underwater-Vivid. I’m not entirely satisfied with their work but if I had to choose a group out of these three then I’d choose them in a heartbeat.
Btw, that woman was Hikari’s mother? I thought she was his elder sister.
Oh, did I guess wrong? Aight, changed.
Definitely elder sister. The way he called her “Akari”.
By the way, Underwater-Vivid is at v3 now and I think they have 2 tracks. With and without honorifics.
HorribleSubs: 1 time
Nyanko: 2 times
Underwater-Vivid: 8 times
Looks like your best bet is Underwater-Vivid
Overall scores…
HorribleSubs: 8 times
Nyanko: 5 times
Underwater-Vivid: 9 times
Looks like your best bet is Underwater-Vivid
Welp that was close.
HorribleSubs: 2 times
Nyanko: 4 times
Underwater-Vivid: 4 times
It’s a tie between Nyanko and Underwater-Vivid
Looks like both groups had decent lines and where it lacked. I’m sticking to Underwater and Vivid since I watched theirs.
Overall scores…
HorribleSubs: 9 times
Nyanko: 2 times
Underwater-Vivid: 0 times
Looks like your best bet is HorribleSubs
Overall scores…
HorribleSubs: 3 times
Nyanko: 1 time
Underwater-Vivid: 4 times
Looks like your best bet is Underwater-Vivid
Hmm, I never liked Underwater or Commie, and Vivid is basically Commie, minus the fag rhe, but I guess I’ll flip a coin instead.
Okay:
HorribleSubs: 4 times
Nyanko: 1 time
Underwater-Vivid: 5 times
Okay:
HorribleSubs: 5 times
Nyanko: 5 times
Underwater-Vivid: 10 times
Looks like your best bet is Underwater-Vivid
Underwater for Underwater
Overall scores…
HorribleSubs: 2 times
Nyanko: 10 times
Underwater-Vivid: 7 times
Looks like your best bet is Nyanko
Overall scores…
HorribleSubs: 5 times
Nyanko: 20 times
Underwater-Vivid: 15 times
Looks like your best bet is Nyanko
Ahahaha, surprise. It was close, though, with U-V. Expanded 7 is one of the few places I think Nyanko really screwed up. It just might be a little significant that Hikari’s dad is the Chief Priest, no? They shouldn’t have left that out.
CR subs = failsubs. What is with some of the things they put as dialogue? These are middle-schoolers, FFS. “It’s like a saran-wrapped convenience store bento.”? REALLY?
Overall scores…
HorribleSubs: 12 times
Nyanko: 4 times
Underwater-Vivid: 4 times
Looks like your best bet is HorribleSubs
I’ve got to say CR has the most literal translation with a good natural style in English.
It suprised me how bad Nyanko and Underwater-Vivid were. They weren’t literal but the translation still didn’t flow as well as CRs.