I bought two volumes of the Conan manga at the con last weekend and I couldn't help but notice that the names were switched out. Like the American names are used instead of the original Japanese names.
All I want to know is, why? I know the manga is called Case Closed, like the dub, but there is no need to change the names. There really wasn't a need to change the names for the dub either but, whatever.
And they didn't even change all the names either. So you get situations like, two childhood friends who were born and raised in Osaka, Japan, and their names are Harley Hartwell and Kazuha Tomoya. That kinda makes no sense...
And I don't even know why it's like this because the names are fine in the French publication.
They don't change the names of the random suspects/victims/people either. So you've got a story set in Japan, but most of the main characters have American names. Nice going, Viz.
I haven't facepalmed over this since these two security guards on the dub introduced themselves as 'Baka Security' (shouldn't it be Baker anyway?).
Friday, April 30, 2010
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
COOOOOOOOON!!!!!!!!1111
*Ahem*
So, this is a tad late, but here is the post where I tell about my trip to the anime convention.
So me, my mother, my friend, my friend's cousin, and her aunt went up to Halifax on Saturday, the day before the convention. After being dragged through shops and stores and a family restaurant, we made it to the hotel, which turned out to be the poshest hotel I have ever seen in my life. For srs.
The place had bellhops and chandeliers. I have never before seen that in a hotel in my life. My mind was blown. Anyway, our room was on the 11th floor and was small as all hell. Our room in the creepy hotel in Sorento was bigger, and that hotel sucked. We only had two beds for five people, and the beds weren't very big either. Oh well.
After a hockey game and a few anime episodes on my laptop, everyone turned in for the night and got up again at 7:30 the next morning, because we're masochists. Actually, it was probably good that we got up that early because we only made it down to the registration line-up by 9.
The line-up stretched from the registration counter all the way down two flights of stairs. Yeah, at least it moved fast. Me, Meghan and Hailey were floored at everything we saw, or I was anyway. I had never before seen cosplay in real life, and there it was standing all around me!
After registering, the first place we went was the vendors room and holy shit people! There were cosplayers everywhere, and I had a ball just pointing out all the ones I recognized to my mother. Then I saw the manga for sale and that held my attention for a while (at one table they were going for 4$ a book and at another they were going for half the US price, score!). By the time the con was over, I had 17 new books. If I had been allowed to use my card I would've gotten a lot more (really, you don't see those prices, like, ever). There was also a Ranma 1/2 DVD box set, but I wasn't about to shell out 50$ for it.
Other than the manga, I also got a Sanosuke key chain for my phone and a hat with bear ears. (I'm wearing the hat right now, actually, very comfy.)
After we spent some time in the vendors room, it was time for the opening ceremony and then the panels started. All the panels I went to were great, I had a so much fun just being around other fans like myself and I just loved the fact that we could all talk openly about anime, manga and cosplaying without getting dirty looks from non-fans.
Other than the panels, I also spent some time going around and asking various cosplayers if I could take their picture. I got some good ones too. I got Mario, Naruto, Riku, Link and Zelda, Jigen, Zuko, Colette, Light, Misa, Phoenix Wright, and a bunch of Kingdom Hearts people.
Also, there was a plushie making panel so I got to make my very own plushie. The only pattern available was for a riceball plushie, and I must say I did very well for a first-timer (although I stab myself twice with the needle... fucking needle).
We ended up leaving early (at like 5) because we live hours away from Halifax, so we left. And that was that. I will never forget this con and I hope that I'll be able to go to more. Maybe one of the big ones, I mean this one only had like 500 people, and I don't think there was even that many there. I'm hoping that one day I can go to Anime North in Toronto, but who knows.
So, this is a tad late, but here is the post where I tell about my trip to the anime convention.
So me, my mother, my friend, my friend's cousin, and her aunt went up to Halifax on Saturday, the day before the convention. After being dragged through shops and stores and a family restaurant, we made it to the hotel, which turned out to be the poshest hotel I have ever seen in my life. For srs.
The place had bellhops and chandeliers. I have never before seen that in a hotel in my life. My mind was blown. Anyway, our room was on the 11th floor and was small as all hell. Our room in the creepy hotel in Sorento was bigger, and that hotel sucked. We only had two beds for five people, and the beds weren't very big either. Oh well.
After a hockey game and a few anime episodes on my laptop, everyone turned in for the night and got up again at 7:30 the next morning, because we're masochists. Actually, it was probably good that we got up that early because we only made it down to the registration line-up by 9.
The line-up stretched from the registration counter all the way down two flights of stairs. Yeah, at least it moved fast. Me, Meghan and Hailey were floored at everything we saw, or I was anyway. I had never before seen cosplay in real life, and there it was standing all around me!
After registering, the first place we went was the vendors room and holy shit people! There were cosplayers everywhere, and I had a ball just pointing out all the ones I recognized to my mother. Then I saw the manga for sale and that held my attention for a while (at one table they were going for 4$ a book and at another they were going for half the US price, score!). By the time the con was over, I had 17 new books. If I had been allowed to use my card I would've gotten a lot more (really, you don't see those prices, like, ever). There was also a Ranma 1/2 DVD box set, but I wasn't about to shell out 50$ for it.
Other than the manga, I also got a Sanosuke key chain for my phone and a hat with bear ears. (I'm wearing the hat right now, actually, very comfy.)
After we spent some time in the vendors room, it was time for the opening ceremony and then the panels started. All the panels I went to were great, I had a so much fun just being around other fans like myself and I just loved the fact that we could all talk openly about anime, manga and cosplaying without getting dirty looks from non-fans.
Other than the panels, I also spent some time going around and asking various cosplayers if I could take their picture. I got some good ones too. I got Mario, Naruto, Riku, Link and Zelda, Jigen, Zuko, Colette, Light, Misa, Phoenix Wright, and a bunch of Kingdom Hearts people.
Also, there was a plushie making panel so I got to make my very own plushie. The only pattern available was for a riceball plushie, and I must say I did very well for a first-timer (although I stab myself twice with the needle... fucking needle).
We ended up leaving early (at like 5) because we live hours away from Halifax, so we left. And that was that. I will never forget this con and I hope that I'll be able to go to more. Maybe one of the big ones, I mean this one only had like 500 people, and I don't think there was even that many there. I'm hoping that one day I can go to Anime North in Toronto, but who knows.
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
World Autism Awareness Day
So no one told me that World Autism Awareness Day is in April, or maybe I did know and forgot. I dunno, anyway, since I missed it, I thought I'd make a quick mention about something I read that introduced me to a wonderful little boy and made information on autism available to a different demographic.
With the Light is a manga that is 7 volumes long (14 in Japanese) that is about Azuma Hikaru and his family's daily life in dealing with his autism.
We first meet Hikaru the day he is born as his mother, Azuma Sachiko, talks about the beautiful sunrise outside the hospital window. The first few pages of the first volume show Sachiko and her husband, Azuma Masato, go on about their daily lives with Hikaru. Then, through Sachiko's point of view (most of the manga is told like this), we are told about some oddities of Hikaru's. Such oddities include that Hikaru does not like to be held at all and that he refuses to sleep at night. Sachiko compares Hikaru to Eri and Kanata, the children of two of the mothers she met at a mommy-baby group and who are the same age as Hikaru. As the three children grow, Sachiko can see glaring differences between their development and Hikaru's.
At Hikaru's 18-month appointment, the doctor tells Sachiko that Hikaru is deaf because he doesn't react to sound. Sachiko knows that this isn't true because Hikaru reacts to the train whistle alarm on the clock at home, so she knows he can hear. Another doctor confirms this and he brings up the idea that Hikaru may be autistic.
Thus begins the Azuma's journey into the world of autism.
The first five volumes (the only ones I read so far) tell Hikaru's story from his birth to his first day of junior high. Through all those years, Hikaru's parents learn how to communicate with Hikaru and they learn to help Hikaru interact with the world around him. We see him learn in school, make new friends, and become a part of a world that was ready to write him off because of his disability.
We see him become a big brother to his little sister Kanon, and we see that he's a very intelligent boy, and also very kind. He loves trains and shiny things and there is no doubt that he will become a 'cheerful working adult' someday.
Sadly, the series stops on volume 7, which I think only puts Hikaru either at the end of junior high or the beginning of high school. The author of this work, Keiko Tobe, died of an illness before Hikaru's story could be finished.
Although this series can sometimes go over the top with its dramatic situations, it's nonetheless full of heart and inspiration, and humour. Even though he's an imaginary character, we find ourselves learning along with Hikaru, laughing with Hikaru, and rooting for Hikaru.
Keiko Tobe did a lot of research to write her manga, even interviewing the parents of autistic children and adults who have autism, so there is a lot of information in this series.
Yen Press published this series in English, combining two Japanese volumes into one 500+ page English volume. As far as I know this series isn't available for reading on the Internet (believe me, I looked) but if anyone has a chance to read it, they definitely should.
With the Light is a manga that is 7 volumes long (14 in Japanese) that is about Azuma Hikaru and his family's daily life in dealing with his autism.
We first meet Hikaru the day he is born as his mother, Azuma Sachiko, talks about the beautiful sunrise outside the hospital window. The first few pages of the first volume show Sachiko and her husband, Azuma Masato, go on about their daily lives with Hikaru. Then, through Sachiko's point of view (most of the manga is told like this), we are told about some oddities of Hikaru's. Such oddities include that Hikaru does not like to be held at all and that he refuses to sleep at night. Sachiko compares Hikaru to Eri and Kanata, the children of two of the mothers she met at a mommy-baby group and who are the same age as Hikaru. As the three children grow, Sachiko can see glaring differences between their development and Hikaru's.
At Hikaru's 18-month appointment, the doctor tells Sachiko that Hikaru is deaf because he doesn't react to sound. Sachiko knows that this isn't true because Hikaru reacts to the train whistle alarm on the clock at home, so she knows he can hear. Another doctor confirms this and he brings up the idea that Hikaru may be autistic.
Thus begins the Azuma's journey into the world of autism.
The first five volumes (the only ones I read so far) tell Hikaru's story from his birth to his first day of junior high. Through all those years, Hikaru's parents learn how to communicate with Hikaru and they learn to help Hikaru interact with the world around him. We see him learn in school, make new friends, and become a part of a world that was ready to write him off because of his disability.
We see him become a big brother to his little sister Kanon, and we see that he's a very intelligent boy, and also very kind. He loves trains and shiny things and there is no doubt that he will become a 'cheerful working adult' someday.
Sadly, the series stops on volume 7, which I think only puts Hikaru either at the end of junior high or the beginning of high school. The author of this work, Keiko Tobe, died of an illness before Hikaru's story could be finished.
Although this series can sometimes go over the top with its dramatic situations, it's nonetheless full of heart and inspiration, and humour. Even though he's an imaginary character, we find ourselves learning along with Hikaru, laughing with Hikaru, and rooting for Hikaru.
Keiko Tobe did a lot of research to write her manga, even interviewing the parents of autistic children and adults who have autism, so there is a lot of information in this series.
Yen Press published this series in English, combining two Japanese volumes into one 500+ page English volume. As far as I know this series isn't available for reading on the Internet (believe me, I looked) but if anyone has a chance to read it, they definitely should.
Monday, April 19, 2010
Ohai thar
Wow, I can't believe I skipped a whole month here. Oops. Well, nothing much goes on around here anyway.
In recent news, college is over for the year. I can't believe I've actually gone through a whole year of college, and it's been nothing like on TV or in the movies. It's been much, much more different. But it works. I just have four more days to go and then I'm done 'til next September.
Also, I got a job that starts next month. It's at the same company where my dad works, but I have no idea what I'll be doing yet. And it pays 14$ an hour, so maybe I'll be able to get myself a car soon.
Or a segway, those look like much more fun.
Even more exciting than this is that I'm going to an anime convention THIS WEEKEND! I can't wait! I've been waiting for years to go to one and I've finally found one close enough for me to attend. My mother has decided to make a weekend trip of it so we're all going up the day before. There are a few other people coming with us and we're staying overnight at the hotel where the convention is being held.
Another thing, my brothers turned 16 last month and have recently gotten their beginners. So for the past few days they've been practising driving our van with Dad. I haven't seen them drive yet, but they haven't hit anything so I guess their doing good.
In recent news, college is over for the year. I can't believe I've actually gone through a whole year of college, and it's been nothing like on TV or in the movies. It's been much, much more different. But it works. I just have four more days to go and then I'm done 'til next September.
Also, I got a job that starts next month. It's at the same company where my dad works, but I have no idea what I'll be doing yet. And it pays 14$ an hour, so maybe I'll be able to get myself a car soon.
Or a segway, those look like much more fun.
Even more exciting than this is that I'm going to an anime convention THIS WEEKEND! I can't wait! I've been waiting for years to go to one and I've finally found one close enough for me to attend. My mother has decided to make a weekend trip of it so we're all going up the day before. There are a few other people coming with us and we're staying overnight at the hotel where the convention is being held.
Another thing, my brothers turned 16 last month and have recently gotten their beginners. So for the past few days they've been practising driving our van with Dad. I haven't seen them drive yet, but they haven't hit anything so I guess their doing good.
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