Infinite Stratos
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Re: Infinite Stratos (IS)
kira0802, thanks for your comments, I never knew about the story/plot of IS, especially with the anime being that badly done. (My lack of interest in mecha is another reason why I am not interested). If possible, mind telling me(Spoiler tags or PM) more about what happened that makes you think that the story is good? The example you raised without any explanation doesn't make much sense. Especially since we all know he will get revived... Well, if he dies, thats a different story haha!
As for the "all projects should get a chance to get a teaser" is a little hard to comply. Indeed, ideally, what you said is true, but frankly speaking, we do not have enough translators, nor do translators want to translate a part of every single novel series they read. Not to forget we still have to work on the projects we are on. So I am afraid it is very unlikely we can do that for "all projects". Another reason being some projects were not suggested by us, but by readers, which makes it doubly hard to do what you asked.
As for the "all projects should get a chance to get a teaser" is a little hard to comply. Indeed, ideally, what you said is true, but frankly speaking, we do not have enough translators, nor do translators want to translate a part of every single novel series they read. Not to forget we still have to work on the projects we are on. So I am afraid it is very unlikely we can do that for "all projects". Another reason being some projects were not suggested by us, but by readers, which makes it doubly hard to do what you asked.
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For those I love,
The violence brought about by sinful men
Shall now be used once more.
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I am very sorry, but, please begone!
You need not forgive me.
For those I love,
The violence brought about by sinful men
Shall now be used once more.
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Re: Infinite Stratos (IS)
Well you see, in my case, I can only read English, French and Chinese. English novels are progressing slowly, and I don't even know if french LN exist. My option is to read in Chinese for IS, and the translating in the Chinese fan webpage is uploaded quickly and often. Also, the fact that I'm in Canada makes it harder, compared to some of you in Indonesia, Japan or Singapore.ShadowZeroHeart wrote:kira0802, thanks for your comments, I never knew about the story/plot of IS, especially with the anime being that badly done. (My lack of interest in mecha is another reason why I am not interested). If possible, mind telling me(Spoiler tags or PM) more about what happened that makes you think that the story is good? The example you raised without any explanation doesn't make much sense. Especially since we all know he will get revived... Well, if he dies, thats a different story haha!
As for the "all projects should get a chance to get a teaser" is a little hard to comply. Indeed, ideally, what you said is true, but frankly speaking, we do not have enough translators, nor do translators want to translate a part of every single novel series they read. Not to forget we still have to work on the projects we are on. So I am afraid it is very unlikely we can do that for "all projects". Another reason being some projects were not suggested by us, but by readers, which makes it doubly hard to do what you asked.
As for IS series, I don't have an "explanation" for why do I like it. I think that most of the reason is the story setting : a novel that starts smooth, comedy-like and then, near the end, BANG, something interesting happens and all return to normal. But nearly every romantic-comedy-battle LN looks the same. What makes me aware of this is the fact that it seems that there is a plot, but everytime that you are near to seize the meaning of the events, it slips from your hand. For example :
Spoiler! :
As for the spoilers, I'll try to make a summary from Vol.1-4 + 6. It looks like the anime will cover V1-3. Right now, I still haven't read V5-6 since the Chinese translations still haven't been translated. But I came across of a summary for V6 in a forum, so I could copy paste it, or simply link it. Right now, I'm thinking of finding the "hidden" projects. That's why I often explore the forums, be it English, French or Chinese to get them, these hidden gems. Until now, I only found one project not proposed by the fans. I'l search, search and search for pure fun.
Hmm... it seems that my comments are long enough to create a blog page LOL.
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Re: Infinite Stratos (IS)
Which hidden projects do you mean? Here or in general somewhere else?
Please don't mind my bad english since I'm german.
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sorry if I didn't say it correctly bit what I meant was that there were LN that are unknown to a lot of manga/anime fans. In Europe and NA, LN are very unknown, so when someone suggests a project, it's becase they read the manga or watched the anime.Darklor wrote:Which hidden projects do you mean? Here or in general somewhere else?
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Re: Infinite Stratos (IS)
Okay, let me response to your reply one by one?kira0802 wrote:Also, one thing captivating about LN is the character monologue. The greatest exaple is Kyon from Haruhi Suzumiya series. You get to know what is the guy talking, which doesn't happen in anime. And that is something that makes me smile while reading it. For example, in the novels, "20,000 brain cells got destroyed only in the morning". it isn't very, I say, "funny", but sometimes, you smile while reading naturaly. It's the same thing as if a friend comes and said "OMG, I failed an exam! I'm dead..." Even if your friend repeats it so many time, the smile will still lappear on your face, which is normal.Spoiler! :
As for the spoilers, I'll try to make a summary from Vol.1-4 + 6. It looks like the anime will cover V1-3. Right now, I still haven't read V5-6 since the Chinese translations still haven't been translated. But I came across of a summary for V6 in a forum, so I could copy paste it, or simply link it. Right now, I'm thinking of finding the "hidden" projects. That's why I often explore the forums, be it English, French or Chinese to get them, these hidden gems. Until now, I only found one project not proposed by the fans. I'l search, search and search for pure fun.
Hmm... it seems that my comments are long enough to create a blog page LOL.
Firstly, in the anime, yes i saw the mysterious IS, but personally, while watching it, I was more of "What the hell is that author doing? This is dumb!" My reasoning is below:
Spoiler! :
Lastly, would you mind sharing the "hidden" project? I am quite curious about these, especially if they are good stories, I would love to read them... Compared to being a translator, I guess I am still much more of a reader! So sorry about that!!
God!!
You need not forgive me.
For those I love,
The violence brought about by sinful men
Shall now be used once more.
If you were created to save this world,
If there is a single shred of hope left for the future of mankind,
I am very sorry, but, please begone!
You need not forgive me.
For those I love,
The violence brought about by sinful men
Shall now be used once more.
If you were created to save this world,
If there is a single shred of hope left for the future of mankind,
I am very sorry, but, please begone!
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Re: Project Plea: Infinite Stratos (IS〈インフィニット・ストラトス〉)
Done up to 75% now. Who wants to do Houki's bra scene?
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Re: Project Plea: Infinite Stratos (IS〈インフィニット・ストラトス〉)
Rather, who wants to edit? It's necessary. Beauty aside, right now some passages don't make sense from a logical point of view/are contradicting themselves, for example:
Well, you can catch most of these by just reading through it once and thinking about what the text actually says there... with "common sense"? Although the way I see it, that sense is shockingly uncommon among fan translators...
And no, I won't edit it, too painful. Literally. Can hardly type right now. And I'm not interested in IS on top of it, so ~~
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And no, I won't edit it, too painful. Literally. Can hardly type right now. And I'm not interested in IS on top of it, so ~~
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Re: Project Plea: Infinite Stratos (IS〈インフィニット・ストラトス〉)
Good question. Do I have to do everything myself again?Kadi wrote:Rather, who wants to edit? It's necessary. Beauty aside, right now some passages don't make sense from a logical point of view/are contradicting themselves, for example:
Well, you can catch most of these by just reading through it once and thinking about what the text actually says there... with "common sense"? Although the way I see it, that sense is rather uncommon among the generic fan translators...Spoiler! :
And no, I won't edit it, too painful. Literally. Can hardly type right now. And I'm not interested in IS on top of it, so ~~
Anyway, I edited those parts.
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Re: Infinite Stratos (IS)
Spoiler! :
I would also like to know can every woman pilot an IS or also only special womans?
* Ah, found just now the answer:
Spoiler! :
Spoiler! :
Please don't mind my bad english since I'm german.
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Re: Project Plea: Infinite Stratos (IS〈インフィニット・ストラトス〉)
well, we'll finish CH1 first. No need to hurry ; the project is going better than I thought.Teh_ping wrote:Good question. Do I have to do everything myself again?Kadi wrote:Rather, who wants to edit? It's necessary. Beauty aside, right now some passages don't make sense from a logical point of view/are contradicting themselves, for example:
Well, you can catch most of these by just reading through it once and thinking about what the text actually says there... with "common sense"? Although the way I see it, that sense is rather uncommon among the generic fan translators...Spoiler! :
And no, I won't edit it, too painful. Literally. Can hardly type right now. And I'm not interested in IS on top of it, so ~~
Anyway, I edited those parts.
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Re: Infinite Stratos (IS)
Spoiler! :
God!!
You need not forgive me.
For those I love,
The violence brought about by sinful men
Shall now be used once more.
If you were created to save this world,
If there is a single shred of hope left for the future of mankind,
I am very sorry, but, please begone!
You need not forgive me.
For those I love,
The violence brought about by sinful men
Shall now be used once more.
If you were created to save this world,
If there is a single shred of hope left for the future of mankind,
I am very sorry, but, please begone!
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Re: Infinite Stratos (IS)
zephyr325 at Animesuki has already posted some excellent summaries of volumes 1-6 and other IS terminology. Here's a link.
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Re: Infinite Stratos (IS)
in this era, people forgive any kind of plot holes, exaggerations, impractical plots as long as there is harem and moe.ShadowZeroHeart wrote:Spoiler! :
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Re: Infinite Stratos (IS)
Well, as you mentioned, its one dangerous weapon, but isn't it weird that the Alaska treaty can even be signed? Especially with limited cores, whoever gets them can take over the world... weird it even spreads around the world to begin with...
Secondly, I have always wondered, does the so called energy shield or like prevent physical damage such as gun shots and all? If its recreational, the shield makes sense, but if its real, then its strange, since its a perfect barrier...
Thirdly, isnt it strange that the mysterious IS can break the schools barrier so easily, yet fail to break the IS barriers as easily?
Secondly, I have always wondered, does the so called energy shield or like prevent physical damage such as gun shots and all? If its recreational, the shield makes sense, but if its real, then its strange, since its a perfect barrier...
Thirdly, isnt it strange that the mysterious IS can break the schools barrier so easily, yet fail to break the IS barriers as easily?
God!!
You need not forgive me.
For those I love,
The violence brought about by sinful men
Shall now be used once more.
If you were created to save this world,
If there is a single shred of hope left for the future of mankind,
I am very sorry, but, please begone!
You need not forgive me.
For those I love,
The violence brought about by sinful men
Shall now be used once more.
If you were created to save this world,
If there is a single shred of hope left for the future of mankind,
I am very sorry, but, please begone!
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Re: Infinite Stratos (IS)
Well, first I hope that my comment will be on the forum with these time delaying approval. But no problems.ShadowZeroHeart wrote:Well, as you mentioned, its one dangerous weapon, but isn't it weird that the Alaska treaty can even be signed? Especially with limited cores, whoever gets them can take over the world... weird it even spreads around the world to begin with...
Secondly, I have always wondered, does the so called energy shield or like prevent physical damage such as gun shots and all? If its recreational, the shield makes sense, but if its real, then its strange, since its a perfect barrier...
Thirdly, isnt it strange that the mysterious IS can break the schools barrier so easily, yet fail to break the IS barriers as easily?
I'll try to answer these questions
1. What other countries want at first was to ''restrain'' Japan since it was this country that invented IS. The Alaska treaty was signed with the intention to not let japan take over the world with their IS. The other countries have decided to make IS too (I can't say if it's working).
2. IS was formally created for military uses before the treaty, which says that IS are there only for recreational uses or protection. Still, the number of IS pilots=military force power. The barrier, I think, should have been created for mikitry uses. That's why it's so strong. Also, the shield isn't perfect. There's a saying very suitable: Break a diamond with another diamond. That how you break a barrier. With another IS.
3. If you have ten apples and two people, each will get 5. But if you have 10 people and 2 apples, each will get 1/5. Inverse function/proportion. If you use a barrier to cover 3 cm3, it would be more effective than to cover a 1km3.
Each of my answers are simply deductions. If it doesn't work, please tell me.
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