This week’s initial tentative super rough/literal translations under the cut.
1
来なくて大丈夫って言ったのに!
こなくてだいじょうぶっていったのに!
konakute daijoubu tte itta noni!
"I told you it's okay if you don't come!"
2
それを言うなら貴方たちもよ冬美 夏雄
それをいうならあなたたちもよふゆみ なつお
sore wo iu nara anata-tachi mo yo Fuyumi Natsuo
"If you say that, the same goes for you all, Fuyumi, Natsuo."
tagline 1
No.426 地獄の轟くん家・FINAL 堀越耕平
ナンバー426 じごくのとどろきくんち・ファイナル ほりこしこうへい
NANBAA 426 jigoku no Todoroki-kun-chi・FAINARU Horikoshi Kouhei
No. 426 The Hellish Todoroki Family - Final Kouhei Horikoshi
4
それを言うならおまえもだ冷
それをいうならおまえもだれい
sore wo iu nara omae mo da Rei
"If you say that, the same goes for you, Rei."
tagline 2
集う轟家の面々向かう先はーー…
つどうとどろきけのめんめんむかうさきはーー…
tsudou Todoroki-ke no menmen mukau saki wa--...
Where are the gathered members of the Todoroki family heading--...?
5
義務感で来たんじゃねぇから!
ぎむかんできたんじゃねぇから!
gimu kan de kitanja nee kara!
"It's because I didn't come here out of a sense of duty!"
6
皆そうだろ
みんなそうだろ
minna sou daro
"It's like that for everyone, right?"
1
会話は可能ですが一日に数分が限界です
かいわはかのうですがいちにちにすうぶんがげんかいです
kaiwa wa kanou desu ga ichinichi ni suubun ga genkai desu
"Conversation is possible, but [his] limit is a few minutes a day."
2
緩やかに死へと向かっている…
ゆるやかにしへとむかっている…
yuruyaka ni shi e to mukatte iru...
"Slowly* headed towards death..."
(*Note: It's important to note this word for "slowly" does not imply Touya is suffering slowly until he dies but that the wait is a gentle and easy one.)
3
それが今の轟燈矢です
それがいまのとどろきとうやです
sore ga ima no Todoroki Touya desu
"That is Touya Todoroki now."
1
……………ぞろぞろと
...............zorozoro to
"...............One by one."
2
ハハ… 観光名物じゃねぇんだよ………
ハハ… かんこうめいぶつじゃねぇんだよ………
HAHA... kankou meibutsu wa neenda yo.........
"Haha... I'm not a tourist attraction........."
3
ゲホッ
GEHO
(Note: This is a sound effect for a coughing sound.)
4
ガホ
GAHO
(Note: This is a sound effect for a coughing sound.)
5
燈矢
とうや
Touya
"Touya."
6
今後の話をしに来たんだ
こんごのはなしをしにきたんだ
kongo no hanashi wo shi ni kitanda
"I came here to talk about the future,"
7
燈矢
とうや
Touya
"Touya."
8
俺はヒーローを引退するよ
おれはヒーローをいんたいするよ
ore wa HIIROO wo intai suru yo
"I'm retiring from being a hero."
1
元より戦いが終わったらそうするつもりだったが
もとよりたたかいがおわったらそうするつもりだったが
moto yori tatakai ga owattara sou suru tsumori datta ga
"I originally planned to do that after the battle was over."
2
最早自力で立つことすらXXXXX
もはやじりきでたつことすらXXXXX
mohaya jiriki de tatsu koto sure XXXXX
"I can't even stand on my own anymore XXXXX"
(Note: This speech bubble is cut off, so I cannot read the full line.)
3
ヒーローエンデヴァーは灼かれて死んだ
ヒーローエンデヴァーはやかれてしんだ
HIIROO ENDEVAA wa yakarete shinda
"The hero Endeavor was burned to death."
4
おまえの炎は
おまえのほのおは
omaeno honoo wa
"Your flames"
5
誰よりも強かった
だれよりもつよかった
dare yori mo tsuyokatta
"were stronger than anyone else's."
6
そっか
sokka
"That so?"
7
ご愁傷様
ごしゅうしょうさま
goshuushousama
"My condolences."
8
事が済んでから諂うなよ
ことがすんでからへつらうなよ
koto ga sunde kara hetsurauna yo
"Don't flatter me now that everything has finished."
9
卑怯者…
ひきょうもの…
hikyou mono...
"You coward..."
10
そうだな
sou da na
"That's right."
11
燈矢は俺のことをよくわかってる…
とうやはおれのことをよくわかってる…
Touya wa ore no koto wo yoku wakatteru...
"You know me very well, Touya..."
12
ずっと見てたんだもんな
ずっとみてたんだもんな
zutto mitetanda mon na
"You've been watching for a long time."
1
XにXてほしかったんだもんな
X ni Xte hoshikattanda mon na
(Note: Most of this sentence is cut off and thus illegible to me. All I can tell is that he says someone, probably Touya, wanted something.)
2
なのに見なかった…
なのにみなかった…
nanoni minakatta...
"But I didn't see it..."
3
俺はお父さんの子どもなんだから
おれはおとうさんのこどもなんだから
ore wa otousan no kodomo nanda kara
Because I've got you for a father.
(Note: This is the official translation of this line from chapter 301.)
4
おまえはエンデヴァーじゃない‼︎
omae wa ENDEVAA ja nai!!
You aren't Endeavor!!
(Note: This line is from chapter 293.)
5
誰が何と言おうと……
だれがなんといおうと……
dare ga nan to iou to......
"No matter what anyone says......"
6
おまえの炎は俺の「ヘルフレイム」だ
おまえのねつはおれの「ヘルフレイム」だ
omae no netsu (kanji: honoo) wa ore no 「HERUFUREIMU」 da
"Your heat (read as: flames) are my Hellflame."
7
あの告発映像を
あのこくはつえいぞうを
ano kokuhatsu eizou wo
"That accusation video,"
8
毎日見続けている
まいにちみつづけている
mainichi mitsudzukete iru
"I kept watching it everyday."
9
おどおさん
odousan
Dad,
10
見で
みで
mide
watch me!
(Note: The line from speech bubbles 9 & 10 comes from chapter 387.)
11
これからーー…
kore kara--...
"From here [on out]--..."
1
毎日来る
まいにちくる
mainichi kuru
"I will come [here] everyday."
2
話をしよう
はなしをしよう
hanashi wo shiyou
"Let's have a conversation."
3
あまりに遅すぎたけれど
あまりにおそすぎたけれど
amari ni oso sugita keredo
"It's much too late, but"
4
話そう
はなそう
hanasou
"let's talk."
5
心拍数上昇これ以上は負担が
しんぱくすうじょうしょうこれいじょうはふたんが
shinpaku suujoushou kore ijou wa futan ga
"His heart rate is increased. The burden from any more than this [would be too much]..."
6
冷
れい
Rei
"Rei,"
7
夏雄 冬美
なつお ふゆみ
Natsuo Fuyumi
"Natsuo, Fuyumi,"
8
焦凍が…
しょうとが…
Shouto ga...
"and Shouto..."
9
残してくれた時間で話X
のこしてくれたじかんではなX
nokoshite kureta jikan de hanaX
"With the time we have left, let's talk*."
(*Note: This line is cut off at the end, but it would just determine what conjugation the verb "talk" would be, so I'm assuming the conjugation will be "let's talk.")
1
憎いなら…憎いと
にくいなら…にくいと
nikui nara...nikui to
"If you hate [me]...[tell me] you hate [me]."
2
なんでもいい
nan demo ii
"Anything is fine."
3
ぶつけてくれ…!
butsukete kure...!
"Vent to me...!"
4
燈矢兄い私も…!
とうやにいわたしも…!
Touya-nii watashi mo...!
"Touya-nii*, me too...!"
(*Note: This suffix is an honorific to refer to one's older brother.)
5
話たい事たくさんあるの
はなしたいことたくさんあるの
hanashitai koto takusan aru no
"There are so many things I want to talk about."
6
今日は止めにしましょう‼︎
きょうはやめにしましょう‼︎
kyou wa yame ni shimashou!!
"Let's stop for today!!"
7
また明日にでも…
またあすにでも…
mata asu ni demo...
"But again tomorrow [is fine]..."
8
最後に一ついいですか
さいごにひとついいですか
saigo ni hitotsu ii desu ka
"Is one last thing okay?"
9
聞きたかったことあるんだ
ききたかったことあるんだ
kikitakatta koto arunda
"There's something I wanted to ask you."
1
燈矢兄
とうやにい
Touya-nii
"Touya-nii*,"
(*Note: Again, this is the suffix that denotes an honorific for one's older brother.)
2
好きな食べ物何?
すきなたべものなに?
suki na tabemono nani?
"what food do you like?"
3
……体力の限界ですね
……たいりょくのげんかいですね
......tairyoku no genkai desu ne
"......[Seems like] that's the limit of his physical strength."
4
今日は眠らせてまた…
きょうはねむらせてまた…
kyou wa nemurasete mata...
"Let him rest today, then again [tomorrow]..."
5
蕎麦
そば
soba
"Soba."
1
おんなじだ
onnaji da
"[Mine is] the same."
(Note: This line is spoken with a younger affectation, which adds a bit of charm to this line. It emphasizes that Shouto is the adorable younger sibling here. Thank you @bakuhatsufallinlove for the note!)
2
これ以上は平行線だ
これいじょうはへいこうせんだ
kore ijou wa heikousen da
Running in parallel, but forever apart!
(Note: The lines from speech bubbles 2-4 are from chapter 352. I've mixed the official translations from Viz with the official subtitles for the anime episode release.)
3
交わるよ
まじわるよ
majiwaru yo
Our paths will cross,
4
無理にでも
むりにでも
muri ni demo
even if it's forced.
1
焦凍…
しょうと…
Shouto...
"Shouto..."
2
ごめんな…
gomen na...
"I'm sorry..."
3
俺はここまでだわ
おれはここまでだわ
ore wa koko made da wa
"This is as far as I go."
4
悪いけど気持ち変わんない
わるいけどきもちかわんない
warui kedo kimochi kawannai
"Sorry, but my feelings won't change."
5
俺はもう付き合わなX
おれはもうつきあわなX
ore wa mou tsukiawana-
"I won't associate with you anymore."
(Note: This line is cut off, but I believe I have inferred the entire message.)
6
ああ
aa
"Right."
1
彼女と籍入れたい
かのじょとせきいれたい
kanojo to seki iretai
"I want to marry my girlfriend."
2
式は挙げない紹介もしない
しきはあげないしょうかいもしない
shiki wa agenai shoukai mo shinai
"I won't have a ceremony, and I won't introduce you."
3
ああ…悪かったな
ああ…わるかったな
aa...warukatta na
"Right...I'm sorry."
4
姉ちゃんは?
ねえちゃんは?
neechan wa?
"[What about you,] Neechan*?"
(Note: This is an honorific used for one's older sister.)
5
仕事やめたんだろ?
しごとやめたんだろ?
shigoto yametandaro?
"You quit your job, right?"
6
うんでも
un demo
"Yeah, but"
7
生徒のお母さんが新しい職場紹介してくれてねサポートしてくれるって
せいとのおかあさんがあたらしいしょくばしょうかいしてくれてねサポートしてくれるって
seito no okaasan ga atarashii shokuba shoukai shite kurete ne SAPOOTO shite kureru tte
"a student's mother introduced me to a new workplace. She said she'd support* me."
(Note: I believe this implication here leans more towards the mother saying she wants to support Fuyumi's job aspirations, not that she's trying to support Fuyumi financially.)
8
……………正直責任は果たしたと思う
……………しょうじきせきにんははたしたとおもう
...............shoujiki sekinin wa hatashita to omou
"...............Honestly, I think you fulfilled your responsibility."
9
罰も受けたと思う…もういいんじゃねーの?
ばつもうけたとおもう…もういいんじゃねーの?
batsu mo uketa to omou...mou iinja nee no?
"I think you also received your punishment... Isn't that enough?"
10
犯した罪の賠償と謝罪を一生をかけて続けていく
おかしたつみのばいしょうとしゃざいをいっしょうをかけてつづけていく
okashita tsumi no baishou to shazai wo isshou wo kakete tsudzukete iku
"I will continue to make reparations and apologize for the sins I commited for the rest of my life."
11
見ていなくていい
みていなくていい
mite inakute ii
"You don't have to watch me."
12
子どもたちに降りかかる火の粉をできる限り俺が受け止める
おまえたちにふりかかるひのこをできるかぎりおれがうけとめる
omae-tachi (kanji: kodomo-tachi) ni furikakaru hi no ko wo dekiru kagiri ore ga uke tomeru
"I will take* the sparks that fall on all of you (read as: you children) as much as I can."
(*Note: This word "take" means to "take a blow." In this case, Enji is saying any sparks that fall towards the children he will receive as blows to his body in order to spare them.)
13
生き延びた意味があるとすればそれだけなんだ
いきのびたいみがあるとすればそれだけなんだ
iki nobita imi ga aru to sureba sore dake nanda
"If there's any meaning to that I survived, it's only that."
14
………地獄だぞ
………じごくだぞ
.........jigoku da zo
".........It'll be hell."
1
ああ
aa
"Yes."
2-3
ダンスの誘いを受けたんでな
ダンスのさそいをうけたんでな
DANSU no sasoi wo uketande na
"I received an invitation to dance."
(Note: This is a reference back to Dabi's invitation to Enji that they dance together in hell in chapter 290.)
4
…初めてだよ
…はじめてだよ
...hajimete da yo
"...This is the first time"
5
お父さんの事
おとうさんのこと
otousan no koto
"that [I thought] father"
(Note: As far as I can tell, this may be the first time in the manga Natsuo has referred to Enji as "father".)
6
かっこいいって思えたの
かっこいいっておもえたの
kakkoii tte omoeta no
"was cool."
7
焦凍は?
しょうとは?
Shouto wa?
"What about you, Shouto?"
8
学校戻るんだろ?
がっこうもどるんだろ?
gakkou modorundaro?
"You're returning to school, right?"
9
うん
un
"Yeah."
10
乗ってけよ姉ちゃんも
のってけよねえちゃんも
notteke yo neechan mo
"[I'll give you] a ride. Neechan*, too."
(Note: Again, this is an honorific for one's older sister.)
11
ありがとう
arigatou
"Thanks."
12
親父
おやじ
oyaji
"Old man,"
13
お母さん
おかあさん
okaasan
"mother,"
14
俺にはA組いるから大丈夫だよ!
おれにはみんないるからだいじょうぶだよ!
ore ni wa minna (kanji: EE-gumi) iru kara daijoubu da yo!
"I have everyone (read as: Class A), so I'll be fine!"
15
俺は自分でなりてえようになれるから!
おれはじぶんでなりてえようになれるから!
ore wa jibun de naritee you ni nareru kara!
"Because I can become who I want!"
1
地獄…でも
じごく…でも
jigoku...demo
"Hell...but"
2
おーう早かったな‼︎
おーうはやかったな‼︎
oou hayakatta na!!
"Wow, that was fast!!"
5
見てる人がいる
みてるひとがいる
miteru hito ga iru
"we have people watching."
phone text 1
ホークス
HOOKUSU
Hawks
phone text 2
面会どーでした〜〜〜?
menkai doo deshita~~~?
How was the visitation~~~?
phone text 3
なんかメンドーあったら言って下さいネ
nanka MENDOO attara itte kudasai NE
Please let me know if you have any trouble
6
ええ〜〜〜?出ていいって言われてンのに
ええ〜〜〜?でていいっていわれてンのに
ee~~~? dete ii tte iwareteN noni
"Eh~~~? You were told you could leave though."
7
出ないんスかあ?
でないんスかあ?
denainSU kaa?
"You're not coming out?"
8
"まだ"ね"まだ"!
"mada" ne "mada"!
"'Not yet,' I said, 'not yet!'"
9
まだシャバはこわいまた利用されて繰り返すかもしれない
まだシャバはこわいまたりようされてくりかえすかもしれない
mada SHABA wa kowai mata riyou sarete kurikaesu kamo shirenai
"The world outside of prison is scary. I might get used all over again."
10
色々助けてほしかったんですけどねーーー
いろいろたすけてほしかったんですけどねーーー
iroiro tasukete hoshikattandesu kedo ne---
"I did want your help with various things---"
1
あの日緑谷出久が世界に示した"モノ"を
あのひみどりやいずくがせかいにしめした"モノ"を
ano hi Midoriya Izuku ga sekai ni shimeshita "MONO" wo
"The thing Izuku Midoriya showed the world that day"
2
社会はどう受け取って変わるのか…そこを見極めてからだ
しゃかいはどううけとってかわるのか…そこをみきわめてからだ
shakai wa dou uketotte kawaru no ka...soko wo mikiwamete kara da
"and how society will interpret it and change... We've still gotta see that through."
3
もうしばらく税金で飯食わせてもらうわ
もうしばらくぜいきんでめしくわせてもらうわ
mou shibaraku zeikin de meshi kuwasete morau wa
"I'll be able to eat my meals off taxes for a while."
4
敵め
ヴィランめ
VIRAN-me
"You damn villain."
(Note: This is sarcasm.)
5
うおおおおお
uooooo
"Ohhhhhhh!"
6
ラブラバァ
RABURABAA
"La Bravaaa!"
7
ジェントルゥウウウ!
JENTORUUUUU!
"Gentleeeee!”
small text
うるせえ
urusee
Noisy.
8
活躍が認められた形だ達者でやれよ
かつやくがみとめられたかたちだたっしゃでやれよ
katsuyaku ga mitomerareta katachi da tassha de yare yo
"This is a form of recognition for your efforts. Be in good health."
9
ジェントルがかっこよすぎたおかげよ‼︎
JENTORU ga kakkoyo sugita okage yo!!
"It's thanks to Gentle being so cool!!"
10
ラブラバがすごかったんだよ‼︎
RABURABA ga sugokattanda yo!!
"La Brava, you were amazing!!"
phone text 1
エンデヴァー
ENDEVAA
Endeavor
phone text 2
ありがとう大丈夫だ
arigatou daijoubu da
Thanks, we're fine
phone text 3
手を借りたくなったらい
te wo karitakunatta rai
I wanted to borrow a hand
phone text 4
言う
iu
Say
(Note: The text messages are a bit short and lack context for me to understand completely what is being said. I don't know what this line is supposed to mean.)
1
どう変わるか…
どうかわるか…
dou kawaru ka...
How will it change...
2
気丈〜〜
きじょう〜〜
kijou~~
[What] a strong spirit~~
phone text 5
そっちこそ大変だろ���
socchi koso taihen darou
That must be difficult
phone text 6
新公安委員長
shin-kouan'i inchou
New public safety commision chairman
phone text 7
わかくしてみこしになるかくご
wakakushite mikoshi ni naru kakugo
You're determined to become a warm mikoshi
(Note: This line is a bit too vague for me to parse, but my guess is that it's directed at Hawks as a compliment that he wants to travel around and give people warmth. I'm not sure of this. The idiom here refers to a mikoshi, which is a portable shrine carried around town by parades at festivals.)
3
どう変えるか
どうかえるか
dou kaeru ka
How will we change it?
Started playing Stardew Valley in Japanese. My character has a mohawk and skull t-shirt, the perfect getup to go farming. I only played through the opening cutscene just to test things out and I already picked up so many words to put in my newly created just for this game Anki deck.
牧場/ぼくじょう - farm (livestock), stock farm, ranch, station
暮らし/くらし - (way of) life, living, livelihood, life circumstances
地元/じもと - home area, home town, local
大工/だいく - carpenter
町長/ちょうちょう - town mayor
案内/あんない - guidance, leading (the way), showing around
Masterlist: EP 1 || EP 2 || EP 3 || EP 4 || EP 5 ||
Y: 正直言って 怖い
近づく度に 心臓が跳ねるから
何なら近寄らないで欲しい
住む世界が違うから
好かれたいとかは思わない
ただ。。。
嫌われてしまったら死んでしまうかもしれない
想像するだけで 胃液がせり上がった
Y: To be honest, I was scared.
Because whenever he came close to me, my heart leapt and skipped a beat.
I wished that, if possible, he wouldn't come near me
because we lived in different worlds.
'I want him to like me' - I never had a thought like that.
It was just...
If he ended up hating me then I felt like I might die.
Just thinking about it made my stomach turn.
We've seen for awhile that Yoh's fear that Segasaki will one day come to disdain him is what keeps him from voicing his thoughts out loud - but it is in Ep 6 that we truly learn the intensity with which Yoh feels, and come to understand why that fear overwhelms him to the point that he is incapable of hearing Segasaki's love for him.
Or, Yoh sees Segasaki for the first time and literally starts spouting poetry in the way only a visual artist can. Get ready for a lot of interaction breakdowns - this episode tells us quite a lot about these two! Same translation disclaimer applies, Ep 6, let's go!
S: 相変わらず 歩くの遅ぇな
S: As usual, he walks so slowly
Y: あのさ 実は
Y: 出てくるときにケンカしちゃって
M: え?どうしたの
Y: お前の仕事なんてどうでもいいって言われた
M: 瀬ケ崎さんが?そんなこと言ったの?
Y: どうでもいいって なんだよ
Y: 人が一所懸命やってることに対して*
Y: 最低だよ あいつ*
Y: You know... actually
Y: When I was leaving we got into an argument
M: Huh? What happened?
Y: I was told "I don't care at all about something like your work"
M: By Segasaki-san? He said something like that?
Y: "I don't care at all"... what's with that!
Y: To say that about something that someone is giving their all for...*
Y: He's the worst, that guy**
**Yoh uses あいつ (aitsu) to refer to Segasaki as "that guy". This is again considered rude, though is often used amongst male friends as well (like calling someone an asshole/bastard). He tends to use this word to refer to Segasaki in his head, especially when he's annoyed with him.
*Just like at the end of Ep 5, where Yoh emphasizes that he will become someone who can earn more as opposed to just earning more, here Yoh specifies that he is upset with Segasaki's response to his work, rather than being upset with the response being directed at himself, as the original subs imply. It's a small difference but I think it's important because it fits with his entire character. He has consistently only been triggered by comments about his work, not about him as a person. Yoh is self-conscious and sensitive about his work, because he sees competence as a measure of worth. It's precisely because he ties his self-worth to his work that he falls into such a deep depression in Ep 5, and it is the same reason why Yoh does not understand what good Segasaki could possibly see in him - after all, there is no merit in just being who he is, only in the work that he can do.
Y: いや それは都合よく受け取り過ぎだよ
Atsuya: ダヨ君 言葉って受け取り方が9割だからさ
A: 同じ言葉でも その時の気持ちやコンディションによって
A: 違った意味に捻じ曲げちゃうものなんだよ
A: ダヨ君が元気な時だったら もっと甘~く聞こえたんじゃない?
Y: No, that's just over-interpreting it in my favor
Atsuya (Man-san's husband): Dayo-kun, they say that about 90% of the meaning words convey comes down to the way we interpret them, so
A: Depending on the way we feel, or our condition in that moment, that meaning can end up distorted and warped, even if the same words are used, you know?
A: If Dayo-kun you, had been in a happier mood, might it not have sounded a lot sweeter to you?
Y: ん。。。いや、違うんです
Y: 俺とあの人って そういう感じじゃないんで
Y: Mm... No, it's not like that
Y: That person and I, well... that's not what it's like (between us), you see
Y: When I first saw that person
I thought that he might not be a living thing from this planet
At the very least, out of all the forms that I had ever seen on this Earth
I thought he had the most beautiful one.
The shape of his ears, the ridge of his nose,
The line of the angle of his jaw, the full contour of his lips
Even the structure of what could not be seen - the globe of his eyes -
I thought for sure that too must be beautiful.
Y: 趣味で漫画は描いてたけど
現実の人間を描くのは初めてだった
それに
男を描きたいと思ったのも初めてだった
今 目に焼き付けて 描きつけておきたい衝動に駆られた
たぶん あの美貌と同じ空間にいた
そのせいで 俺は おかしくなっていた
Y: I had drawn manga as a hobby but
It was my first time drawing a real live person.
And,
It was also the first time that I thought "I want to draw a man"
In that moment, driven by impulse, I wanted to burn his image into my eyes, to capture his likeness down on paper.
Probably, it was because I was in the same space as that beauty.
It was because of that, that I began to go crazy.
At 06:44, when Segasaki's green shirt classmate comes in calling his name, you can see that Yoh mouth’s "Mizuki" after he hears it.
(Btw Green Shirt later wears a Red Jacket, and is played by Nishimoto Maiki, the leader of the group Acchan is in - GENIC. Cute shot of the 3 of them here)
S: 直接何かしてくるわけではないし 別にいいと思うけど
S: Well it's not like he's doing anything to us directly... I think it's fine actually
Y: 女の子が相手なら
一目惚れだとはっきり思ったかもしれない
でも ただただきれいな男だったんで
自分の脳が そこまで処理しきれなかった
Y: If it was a girl
Then maybe I would have clearly understood that this was love at first sight
But it was just very simply, a beautiful man so
My brain couldn't handle processing more than that
Most of this is not subtitled, and it’s a little muffled, but as the group walks over you can hear that Segasaki is the center of their conversation here, though he's not actually participating in it much. It speaks to the group dynamics, so I'm including it here (Segasaki is bolded):
Girl: ええ?
S: ちがうよ
Red Jacket: 瑞貴じゃん、ね、今ね?
Girl どうせモテるじゃん
S: いやモテない
Red:モテるよ瑞貴が
Girl: 告白されてるよ どうせ
Red: されてる されてる
Girl: あれ!ぼっちくん*じゃん
Red: うわっ マジだ ぼっちくんじゃん
Boy: いつも俺たちのことチラチラ見てる
Girl: ちょっと来なよ おしゃべりしたげるからさ**
Girl: Whaat?
S: It wasn't
Red Jacket: It was (said to) Mizuki wasn't it, right? Just now?
Girl: I mean you're popular anyway!
S: No, I'm not
Red: Mizuki's popular
Girl: Whatever it is, that was a confession (you received)
Red: It was, it was
Girl: Oh hey! Why, isn't it Little Loner*?
Red: Oh snap, you're right! It is Little Loner!
Boy: The one who always sneaks looks at us
Girl: Come here a bit, we'll talk to you, ok?**
*ぼっちくん (Bocchi-kun) - Bocchi is slang for loner, and by adding the suffix "-kun" to it, they've turned this into a diminutive, like a nickname. It sounds cute and friendly, but is clearly meant as a casual sort of insult, so I've translated it as "Little" here.
**This is an interesting line to discuss. She tells Yoh to come over, using the phrase 来なよ (kina yo) - this is the same "na" that Segasaki uses in Ep 4 actually, when he tells a drunk Yoh to go sleep in the room. It's the exact same word form, but where it was tender when Segasaki said it, it's highly insulting here - and the reason is because of the context and their (non-existant) relationship. She may be Yoh's senior, but this is the first time they're meeting, and they are nowhere near close enough that this phrasing would ever be seen as appropriate. She then tells him "we'll talk to you", using the colloquial form of "~したあげる (shita ageru)" aka "to do for you" - in other words, she's framing the action of them talking to him as if it were a gift from them to him (this word form also implies they are above him in the hierarchy). She also adds the polite prefix "O" to the word for "talk", which in this context is meant to make her appear sweet and ladylike.
In other words, with just one line, she has insulted Yoh not only by talking down to him as if he were a small child or a pet, but also by insinuating that she's a sweet, lovely person who has been so kind as to deign to speak to him.
Y: あの。。。俺* 買ってきます
Y: 絡まれてるより100億倍マシだわ
Y: Um... I*... will go and buy it.
Y: That's definitely 100 million times better than getting harassed by them
*Yoh still uses the masculine pronoun 俺 (ore) for "I" here (the same one he's used in every episode) which is remarkable for the fact that he doesn't switch to the more polite form 僕 (boku). Nowadays, it isn't really expected per se that a junior make this switch - especially since "ore" is usually the go-to pronoun for most male university students - but the switch wouldn't be surprising either, given that they are his seniors. Yoh does acknowledge their seniority when he uses the formal -masu form of the word "to buy" - but in the context of them bullying him, the choice to stick with the more masculine pronoun "ore" suggests that he isn't intimidated by them.
Red: セルフパシリって すごくね?
Girl: やばいよ
Red: He automatically offered to be an errand boy! Isn’t that crazy?
Girl: It’s nuts!
パシリ(pashiri) - to be made to run errands - is slang, and it is used specifically to refer to cases where someone with more social power orders another around. It’s almost always linked to bullying or misuse of social power – so by using this word, these guys - they know exactly what they are doing.
Y: クソだよ あいつら*
Y: Those bastards*… they’re trash
*Yoh uses the same word あいつ (aitsu) to refer to the gang that he did at the beginning of this episode to refer to Segasaki - once again it is the context that changes the meaning of this word. With Segasaki, it is proof that they share a close relationship. With these upper classmen that he's just met - it's definitely rude.
This is a very common form of bullying in school, and evidently, Yoh recognizes it immediately. The fact that he jumps so quickly to cooperating with it tells us sadly that this is something he's familiar with - he's likely been bullied before. This is unfortunately, unsurprising, because Yoh doesn't adhere to social norms very much. He eats alone, he stares at people, he doesn't greet his seniors properly (that slight bow is not enough, there should at least be a verbal greeting of some sort).
In my post on amae, I talked about how the interdependent self-construal means that one's ability to assimilate is seen as a value. In the same vein, people who do not fit in with the group, or who do not conform, are not looked upon favorably in Japan, because it is often assumed that they simply do not want to. It is not that they are unable to assimilate, it is that they are refusing to make an effort to be part of the group, and thus the fault and blame lies with them. Ostracization of those different therefore, is the expected consequence and punishment that the group metes out. All of us have to do our part to adhere to the rules of the group - what makes you so special that you can do your own thing? If you just did your job of fitting in like the rest of us have, well, then you wouldn't be in this position in the first place, now would you? - This sort of justification is the reason why bullying in Japan can become very, very extreme, and why despite efforts, has been so difficult to eradicate.
S: そんなに 一人で持てないだろうと思って
S: 貸して
Y: ありがとうございます*
S: 行こう
S: I thought all of that was probably going to be too much for one person to carry
S: Pass it over
Y: Thank you very much*
S: Let's go
*Yoh uses the full, polite version of "thank you" here, and he will, for the most part, continue to use desu/masu forms with Segasaki, and answer him politely, in recognition of their senior/junior relationship. Similarly, Segasaki uses informal forms with Yoh, though he maintains a friendly demeanor and does not drop to rude forms at all, because they aren't that close yet. Note how he says 行こう (ikou) for "let's go" here - different from his present day "we're going", which leaves no room for argument.
(Also, he took the heavier bag of drinks (´ ▽`).。o♡)
Let's break this down to look at some social cues and nuances:
S: You walk quite leisurely, don't you?
Y: I've... been told that a lot
This is more than just a callback to the beginning of the episode (or a chance to contrast how much more polite and sweet Segasaki sounds here 😂) - This is another way in which we see Yoh does not fit in. Segasaki is his senior, who has gone out of his way to come help him (never mind that Yoh's being bullied), and he should at the very least, be trying to match Segasaki's pace, not making him wait like Yoh does here. Segasaki's comment should be taken as much as an expression of surprise, as it should a cue to catch up - Yoh glances briefly at Segasaki after this line (which seems to amuse the latter) but he doesn't actually apologize outright or walk any faster. He does admit that he's been told this often - which sometimes can work as a concession, because you sort of validate what the other person is saying, but at the same time you aren't quite agreeing either. That said, it can backfire, because it means you've been made aware of your habit and yet have done nothing to change it. Segasaki doesn't seem to mind though, and actually matches Yoh's pace here.
Speaking of "pace" - "マイペース" or "my pace" is a loan word from English, and is a term used to describe someone who tends to do things, well, at their own pace, or in their own way, and who isn't bother by the people or goings-on around them. Usually meant as a benign, sometimes affectionate comment on someone's personality, it often brings to mind the image of someone who appears to drift during conversations, who might be a little "slow" in social interactions, or who physically lags behind the group. It can have negative connotations, because it means the group needs to make concessions for this person (like looking for them when they've wondered off). Yoh is the epitome of someone who is "my pace", and I'm very sure that the emphasis on his slow walking is not just a peculiar quirk of his character, it's an intentional part of the character design to show how Yoh is different.
S: *You... what's your name?
Y: Ah, I'm called Yoh. Um... written with the character for "leaf"
S: Hmm~ Yoh-kun huh..
Y: Yes
*Segasaki uses the polite pronoun 君 (kimi) to refer to Yoh here, as opposed to the rougher お前 (omae) that he now uses in the present day.
That little action Yoh does whilst saying "leaf" is him drawing out the kanji character for his name. It's quite common to tell someone which character is used to write your name, because the characters usually mean something, and it helps others to remember. Strictly speaking, Yoh really should be introducing his full name here, but judging by how he's been fiddling with the plastic bag, he's probably just too nervous to realize.
S: I'm
Y: Mizuki...san
S: Why do you know that?
Y: Ah... that's what.. you were called (by them) so...
S: You listen closely don't you
Y: Ahh.. yea...
Nice save 😂First of all, it's extremely unusual to jump straight to using someone's first name instead of their family name (unless you're still a kid), let alone doing it to an upper classman, though Yoh does manage to tack on the polite suffix "-san" at the back. It's the verbal equivalent of stepping right into someone's personal space and touching their bag or something and then being all "er there was something there...". It's just weird and borderline inappropriate 😂 The fact that Segasaki doesn't scold him for taking such a liberty, or show any sign that he appears weirded out by it (in fact, he actually goes along with it!) tells us that Segasaki is a very kind (yasashii would be the right term here, the same term that appears at the end of this episode) or at least a very tolerant individual though I'd also like to think he just finds Yoh's strange ways a little cute too.
Segasaki's tone changes here to a more serious one - all he does is stress the final syllables of the word "fun" to indicate he's asking a question, instead of adding any end particles that might give more context, or that might soften the tone. The topic switch is a little sudden, which is why Yoh seems a bit confused. It doesn't help that the words are a little ambiguous - it literally translates to "now, fun?" - except the Japanese word for "now" is often used to mean "just now" as well, because the Japanese concept of time is not quite as linear as it is in West. "Now" doesn't just refer to "this current exact second we are in", it extends from whenever the "current activity" began right up to "this current exact second" - the key is figuring out what the current activity is 😅. Because Segasaki jumps into this topic so suddenly, and without much contextual cues, Yoh can't quite tell whether he means now, as in them walking together, or now, as in, the whole being sent on an errand thing, which is why Segasaki clarifies in the next sentence:
S: Being hassled, and sent on errands?
Y: Oh...
S: So?
Y: No, it... isn't fun.
Segasaki watches Yoh closely whilst he waits for the answer to his question. This is Segasaki checking that Yoh knows he's being bullied, and it's also permission to talk about the topic. Once he confirms that Yoh does know what's happening, he looks away again.
The exchange tells us a lot about Segasaki's character, because often, the reason why bullying goes on for so long is that no one is willing to talk about it. Everyone knows what's going on, but no one acknowledges it. The fact that Segasaki jumps straight into it hints to Yoh that he doesn't agree with what his "friends" are doing (whether Yoh catches that hint or not is a different story). It also tells us, the audience, that he isn't afraid to speak up about things he disagrees with (similar to how he spoke up for Yoh when Yoh was sketching in the cafeteria) - but not to the extent that he'll do something which threatens the harmony of the group outright. This is tatemae/honne, which I talked about briefly in the amae post as well, and linked to this street interview video for real life examples. In short, tatemae is your ability to avoid conflict and smooth over group interactions, and is seen as an essential and positive trait. Segasaki is very good at this, even at this stage in his life, which is part of why he is so well-liked.
Y: What about Mizuki-san?
S: Me?
Y: Yes
S: I'm not having fun at all
S: It's a secret, yea?
Y: Yes
This is cute, and tells us about Yoh's character too. Firstly, he's still persisting in his use of "Mizuki-san", though he's being really tentative about it, like he's testing whether or not it's okay. Secondly, he's actually asking Segasaki directly to confirm his stand on what his "friends" are doing. Is this Yoh being daring, or just his slightly awkward, somewhat tactless self? I couldn't tell you 🤣 It's likely a bit of both.
In response, you can hear the surprise in Segasaki's voice, but he doesn't hesitate to detach himself from the actions of the group. The way he invites Yoh into his group here, by acting as if he's let Yoh in on a secret, is very charming obviously, and reminds me somewhat of how in Ep 4, he suddenly drops to "Kanami-san" when talking to Man-san too. This again fits with how his "public mode" has been consistently portrayed thus far - nice, charming, polite, good-looking, and obviously popular (Ep 3, the girls in the cafe at the back, Ep 4, the way he talks to Man-san, this Ep, where he's even been proposed to).
Guy: 俺の水がきたかな?
Red: あいつ覚えてるかな
Guy: 確かに 待たせたな
S: ごめん 葉くんお腹痛いんだって だから連れて帰るわ はい
Girl: 瑞貴まで帰らなくてもいいんじゃん
S: しんどいのに 一人すんのかわいそうでしょ*
S: じゃあ またね また
S: 行こう
Red: 優しいな** 瑞貴
Girl: でも 帰っちゃったよ
Guy: Is my water coming?
Red: Will that guy remember?
Guy: Good point, he's really made us wait
S: Sorry! Yoh says he's got a stomachache, so I'm gonna take him home. Here!
Girl: Huh? But it's not like Mizuki you have to go too right?
S: Leaving him all by himself right when he's having a hard time - wouldn't you feel bad for him?*
S: So, see you guys later, 'kay! Bye!
S: Let's go
Red: Mizuki's really kind** isn't he?
Girl: But, he's leaving you know!
*Segasaki does a very small switch up to the polite form here, as he takes the moral high ground by reminding the girl that as Yoh's senior, they have an obligation to take care of him when he's unwell. He's still friendly about it though.
**優しい (yasashii) - kind. This word pops up a lot to describe Segasaki, we'll talk about it at the end of this episode.
Y: あの いいんですか?
S: あそこ戻りたかった?
Y: いえ
Y: Um... is this okay?
S: You wanted to go back there?
Y: No
Y: いつも 友達に囲まれてるこの人が
なんでこうして 俺と一緒に歩いてるのかわからなくて
不思議だった
Y: This person, whose friends were always surrounding him...
I just couldn't understand why he'd walk together with me like this
It was a mystery to me.
Y: あの顔が 信じられないほど近くにあった
耳元に届いた声の響きまで 良いものであることに
気づいてしまった
Y: That face was... so close to me I could scarcely believe it
And it dawned on me then
How wonderfully pleasing
Even the notes of his voice drifting pass my ears sounded
The scene in the library I've included right at the top, but I'm going to add the conversation that happens during Yoh's monologue, since the subs have them sort of mixed in.
S: 葉
S: 何してんの?
Y: え?えと、あの、本を探せて...
S: この本面白いよ
Y: え?
Y: ありがとうございます
S: また感想教えて
Y: はい
S: Yoh
S: What're you doing?
Y: Eh! Um, ah.. I'm looking for a book... (inaudible)
S: This book is interesting
Y: Eh?
Y: Thank you very much
S: Tell me your thoughts on it next time
Y: Yes
Segasaki's already dropped the polite suffix "-kun" behind Yoh's name here, and doesn't actually bother to let Yoh finish saying thank you before he tells him to report back about the book. Yoh on the other hand, is still using the full, formal and polite version of thank you, and answers him properly. Segasaki's taken the initiative to get closer to Yoh - he's already speaking to him like how he does in the present day (just, not roughly), but Yoh hasn't gotten comfortable enough yet to drop the formalities - or, he simply may not be sure if he can.
Navigating formalities and when to drop them is tricky, and requires some degree of social intuition. Generally speaking, Segasaki dropping a speech level should be a sign that it might be okay for Yoh to drop as well (not to the same level of course, just a little less formal) - but given how Yoh sees them as living in different worlds, and how fearful he is of being hated, it's unlikely that he'd want to touch the status quo.
Y: あの人の気持ち?
Y: That person's feelings?
Yoh's pretty much stuck to the phrase "that person" when referring to Segasaki this whole episode, even during his flashback. He tends to do this when he's feeling some distance between them (like in Ep 2).
On screen messages:
Y: What is Kintsuba?
S: You don't even know what Kintsuba is?
Y: I'm sorry
[Yesterday]
S: I'll be back late today
Y: Understood
[Today]
(unread)
S: Just give the editor some kind of excuse, and come back right now
A: 随分 追い込まれてたねぇ
Y: 気持ちを言葉にするとか あんまりしたことなくて
Y: 他人の気持ちなんて なおさら
A: You've pretty much been cornered, huh?*
Y: Putting feelings into words and all... I've never really done that myself...
Y: Let alone (doing that for) another person's feelings.
*This is in reference to Man-san asking Yoh to write out Segasaki's feelings
A: めちゃくちゃにしてやる, めちゃくちゃにして..x10
A: Gonna mess you up, mess you up... x 10
Yes, this does sound like a line straight out of a bad Jp AV 🤣🤣. I mean, we're talking about scenes from Man-san's manga right? That they had to mosaic out? 🤣🤣
Now you know why Segasaki is pissed.
S: 可奈美さんも一緒に仕事してるんですか?
M: すみません!瀬ケ崎さんにご報告もせずに進めてしまって
S: いや、可奈美さんのせいじゃないですよ
S: Kanami-san, are you also doing your work together with him?
M: I apologize! We ended up moving forward without even alerting you about it!
S: No, it's not your fault, Kanami-san
You can tell Segasaki has misunderstood here - he thinks Man-san has also been called to work at this Editor's place, and is completely not listening to what she has said, hence her ?? reaction 🤣
S: あ、すみません
急用ができてしまったので葉を迎えに来ました
S: Ah, I apologize
An urgent matter arose, and so I've come to pick Yoh up.
Segasaki's being quite formal here, but this is not the way to be polite. The "proper" way to request leave to go home early on behalf of someone else would be to first, apologize specifically for the disruption, introduce yourself and your relation to that person, apologize that an urgent matter has come up, regrettably but firmly insist that said person must return home immediately on pain of death, apologize again for all the trouble caused, promise to make up for it, humbly ask for understanding, and then apologize your way out the door.
So yes, despite the polite word forms this is quite rude, and is so far removed from Segasaki's usual "public mode" that it cracks me up. Segasaki's composure is unravelling by the second in these next few scenes - he is pissed and absolutely does.not.give.a.shit. 🤣
From right to left:
S: So, this bastard is the famed Editor huh...
S: Don't you dare try to deceive and pull tricks on Yoh!
S: The hell you doing touching him like that so freely!!
A: Who (is this)?
The language gets progressively ruder the more the speech bubbles get pointy and the larger the font gets🤣🤣
M: 瀬ケ崎さん やっぱ強いわ~
M: Segasaki-san really has a strong presence after all~
Y: 黙っててごめんなさい*
S: あのさ
Y: はい
S: ああいうのがいいわけ?
Y: え?
S: 俺より あの男のどこがいいわけ?
Y: I'm sorry for keeping this from you!*
S: Tell me
Y: Yes
S: Is that what you like?
Y: Huh?
S: Compared to me, just how is that guy better?
*Yoh uses the full but informal version of "sorry" here - gomen nasai. Making a note of this here so I can come back to it in one of the analysis posts.
Y: え、いや
Y: 比べるものじゃないと思うけど。。
S: あるんだろうが 俺より いいところが
S: まあ、納得する理由がない限り俺は認めねえけどな
Y: 強いて言えば 優しいかな*
Y: 人の話を ちゃんとじっくり聞いてくれるし
Y: Um, no...
Y: I don't think it's something that can be compared...
S: There is something, isn't there? Some way in which he's better than me
S: Though, unless you give me something I think is reasonable I won't accept it
Y: Well if I had to say something then... maybe, he's kind?*
Y: I mean, he listens carefully and attentively to what someone has to say...
*優しい (yasashii) - often translated as "kind", it encompasses the ideas of "caring", "tenderness", "thoughtful/considerate", "warm/gentle". It's often a trait people say they look for in their significant other.
This word has come up often to describe Segasaki - in Ep 2, Segasaki uses it to describe himself, in Ep 3, Yoh uses it to describe Segasaki's voice, and of course here in Ep 6, red shirt uses it to describe Segasaki again. Even when the word isn't said out loud, a lot of Segasaki's actions would fit this word - In Ep 2, when he picks up after Yoh and comforts him during their not-argument. In Ep 3, when he passes Yoh his gift, and implies there's nothing to be sorry for. In Ep 4, the way he coaxes Yoh. In Ep 5, when he takes care of Yoh. In Ep 6, he speaks up for Yoh in the cafeteria when he doesn't have to, when he goes to help Yoh. The irony of this moment is that Segasaki puts in a lot of effort and probably does pride himself in being yasashii, and he listens to Yoh better than Yoh listens to himself, and yet he hears from Yoh that he isn't yasashii or attentive, which explains the pained expression on his face.
S: あ、そう
S: 俺先行くわ*
S: Oh, is that so?
S: I'm going ahead then*
*わ (wa) - this ending particle puts emphasizes one's statement, but is not one that Segasaki usually uses. It's less forceful that his usual speech, because he's quite hurt by Yoh's statements.
Y: かばんに入ってたやつ 戻しといてから
Y: The thing that was inside my bag, I put it back so...
The way Yoh ends this sentence leaves room for a follow up - it's an invitation to continue the conversation, which we actually have not seen him do with Segasaki, and that's why he looks so dejected when Segasaki rejects that invitation by walking away.
Though it's been hinted at throughout the show, Ep 6 is where we get confirmation that Yoh's just never quite fit in with the crowd, and that Segasaki has always been in the center of it. The stark difference explains why Yoh is so afraid that one day he will do something to make Segasaki hate him, and why he reflexively rejects the idea that Segasaki could possibly love him.
This episode is painful, for both of them. For Yoh, because from the intensity of his monologues, we finally get a sense of how big a presence Segasaki is to him, and therefore, how devastating it would be to lose him. For Segasaki, because for all that he can read Yoh, for all that he has done to try and reassure Yoh of his love, he still cannot make Yoh see, cannot make Yoh hear.
"If he ended up hating me then I felt like I might die."
It is precisely Yoh's love for Segasaki that makes Yoh fear the possibility of losing him, and it is that fear that blinds, deafens and mutes Yoh to the very thing he hopes for. And it is in trying to protect himself, that he inadvertently hurts the very person he loves so much.
edit: GUYS. THESE MEASUREMENTS ARE NOT CANON YOU UNDERSTAND THAT RIGHT. NIGHTOW JUST PULLED THE HEIGHTS OUT OF HIS ASS. LIKE HE DOES WITH MANY OTHER LORE ASPECTS. READ THE DESCRIPTION PLEASE. STOP SAYING " :O i didnt know vash was actually so short" HE IS NOT. THIS INFO IS NOT CANON.
Remember how I've mentioned at least twice that there are actually real conversions for the weird units in Trigun? I found em. They were on the inside of the DVD sleeve for Trigun '98.
There's also some other nice info about money and Nightow's character/worldbuilding (or lack of thought about it lol)
And guess what? I just checked the conversions, and these lengths (provided in metric) are almost exactly the same as their real-life imperial counterparts.
The character heights are also completely wrong. Using these units, Vash's height converts to 158cm, when we know that he's canonically 180cm in the '98 anime.
So take all this with a grain of salt!
> Length
1 iich ≈ 2.54cm ≈ 1 in
1 feel ≈ 30.5cm ≈ 1 ft
1 yarz ≈ 91.4cm ≈ 1 yard
1 ile ≈ 1.6km ≈ 1 mile
> Money
1 $$ (double dollar) ≈ 100 ¢¢ (cescent)
$$ are worth a bit less than USD.
> Character ages
Vash: about 150 years old
Wolfwood: 26 – 28 years old
Meryl: 23 years old
Milly: 21 years old
> Character heights
Vash: 5 feel 2 iich (158cm !??!??!?!)
Wolfwood: 5 feel 3 iich (160cm same as my mom lol)
Meryl: 4 feel 5 iich (134.7cm girl youre shorter than the shortest person i know. and shes pretty damn short)
Milly: 5 feel 2 iich (158cm)
> Character name origins?
"Hmm... To be honest, I didn't put much thought into them. It's not like I didn't think over them at all, but I focus on what sounds cool when pronounced, rather than the meaning of the name. I mean, if you turn 'Vash Stampede' into Japanese, it becomes 牛の暴走 (a wild rush of cows)! (lol) That doesn't match his character, does it? Well, maybe it does...?"
-Nightow
> Population density
Very low, since the ships made emergency landings across a large area of the planet.
> Length of 1 Day
About 24 hours, same as Earth.
Translation of the source tweet and transcription of images under the cut:
I was so happy about the Trigun re-screening that I dug back out the TV version's DVD out of nostalgia... I found lots of important information on there, so feel free to use this as a reference! However, I think this is just information for the anime version at the time. (like Wolfwood's age)
The height measurements are wrong! Be careful! (Even though it's official material…lol)