#daniel law

[topcatsama]

BBBxTrigun in HL

[hlpd]

miaoww

[hymnism]

HLPD Lieutenant Daniel Law

[mariagalleriax]

NIGHTOW FANGS!

YOU GET FANGS! AND YOU GET FANGS! AND YOU GET FANGS! AND YOU-

[lastochika]

[crescentmoonrider]

[inspo]

i re-read BBB and i still really love Daniel <3 also really love it when men are scruffy in the morning.....

[chibivesicle]

Daniel Law thoughts and observations.  Why is his last name so bloody difficult to figure out?

This is a quick and frivolous post as opposed to my normally long form ones.  I’ve got it hard for Daniel at the moment; I’m wade through the vast expanse that is the internet looking for merch for him.  Steven merch is like shooting fish in a barrel with how popular he is.  K.K. merch is also easy and super cheap second hand.  But Daniel merch.  Hoooo boy, it takes some time and effort to find.

The first issue around him is his bloody last name.  Which Japanese isn’t equipped to deal with.  This shows in my merch quest as I’ve scrolled through pages and pages of items.  But first:

The Darkhorse translation calls him Daniel Low.

The Funimation translation settles on Daniel Law.

When you listen to the sub and the dub, both the Japanese VA and English VA both clearly say “Law”.  I’d like to also note that the Japanese VA for Steven, Mitsuru Miyamoto, has really good pronunciation for all of the English terms/names he says specifically which makes me really think “Law” is the intended spelling.   The credits also reflect this.

Both versions also settle on the title of Lieutenant.  While the literal translation is Assistant Inspector (keibuho - 警部補).  I’m not sure why they didn’t go with Detective which sounds like the most American term and Inspector being British.  I guess Detective is a role while, Daniel would still have a police rank associated with him. But I know squat about American policing terms and job titles.  Maybe, I should go back and watch some Law and Order and cringe?

Where is this total weirdness around Daniel’s name coming from?  Especially if we get a season three and Marcus also shows up for the Calamity Auction arc.

Now, we all know that having an equal transfer of Law into Japanese can’t happen since there is no way to make say a “La-wa” etc.  The best you can get is to drop down in the r-line to the “ro” combo.  But then you’ve got that pesky “w” you need to do something with.

If you wanted “Low” this would be the easiest way to get it.  Go with “ro” and add the long vowel dash making it “ro-oh”

But we can see this reading of “ro” with a long “o” can be [sighs] Rho, Lau; Low, Loo, Rau, Raux, Roe or Roh.

Okay, this isn’t what happens in the credits.  The Japanese credits write his name out this way.  “ro” with the “u”.  Now, the first hit is “Law”.  Yay!

But then we get also; Loew, Low, Lowe or even Rowe!  Argh! 

So, how does this tie into merch?  Well, how his name is spelled on KKSS merch of course and how to search for it!

For Back 2 Back full color acrylics that were Jump (Festa Specials I’d guess), we get him and Marcus being referred to as Lowe.  ‘Cause they are twin brothers and Daniel is the older one! Another issue with Japanese language mechanics versus English but that’s for another time.  I’d read Daniel to be several years older since he’s referred to as “older brother” in B2B but since you have to place your sibling in age relative to you - Marcus has to say older brother in the original Japanese.    

There is also a small special badge set with Steven and Daniel here, where he is also referred to as “Lowe”.  Did I impulsively buy this?  Yes, yes I did of course!

Yet when we look at other items music/band themed (acoustic guitar) , the American heroes (fighter pilot? why?), ice skating, saloon barkeep/western. he’s got a last name of “Low”.

You might begin to think - okay, it is clear that 1.) there is no official spelling of his name down on paper.  2.) merch designers see ロウ and make an educated guess 3.) his name can’t be “Law”.

Buuutttt let’s go to the actual search function of a Japanese site like Goods Republic.  And what do we find in the character list on the left hand side?  Daniel Law.

Additionally,  you go on Zen Market and access JP Mercari directly, searching with the terms of ダニエル and 血界戦線.  You will get merch that not only pulls up Daniel but all the translated descriptions will always refer to him as Daniel Law.

What have I learned from this?  That until we get season three and Daniel gets a floating info box like below, we will never truly know how his name is spelled.  However, with the sense of humor that Nightow has and his wordplay in English, I really still think the original intent is “Law” because he’s a fucking cop.  Come on, easiest cheese joke ever.

And if he doesn’t get a floating info box in a season three, it means they aren’t giving him full justice due to his increasing role in the series.

[dark9896]

Sonic Speed Monkey AU doodles!

Sketch:

Color:

[kateyarren]

It is a WIP, but it's not like it's gonna stop being a WIP any time soon. Or ever. Based on an old high school photo involving a lot of people standing on chairs. Also, my first serious attempt at digital art, I guess. And like any attempt at a new medium it's like: I can't stop. I'm not limited py paper quality and water spills and sticking to one idea at a time. So good. So confusing. Why did I do this. I feel like I've tried every brush in existence on K.K.'s hair. I don't want to do this again ever. Awesome. Augh.

[topcatsama]

Steven just wants to say hi (and apologize for almost freezing Daniel to death)

Based on this

[hlpd]

[samsquatchem]

happy birthday to the bastard ever

[fanghunting]

Bonus headcanons: scars edition

Other than the one on his face, Steven has a lot of very old faded scars on his legs from playing in thorns as a child. He also has a few on his torso from blood breeds and one on the bottom of his left foot from trying to use his powers without shoes.

Klaus has several scars scattered around his body from blood breeds and other threats to HLC. He also has one on his nose where his glasses sit from running into a wall as a child.

Leo has some very faded scars around his hands from getting pinched in Michella's wheelchair. He has one large scar on his left elbow from a bicycle crash with a childhood friend (they ran into each other on accident). He has one on the back of his head from being hit with the bat in Don't Forget to Don't Forget Me.

Zapp has a gash on his right thumb from being an idiot as a child. He was eating from a can with his hands and scraped the edge. It's very faded now and can only really be seen if he pulls his thumb back to turn the skin white. He also has a few on his arms from training with Raju, a few burns and scrapes. He also has a smaller mark behind his left ear from an accident when he was very young. He does not remember it.

Zed has very few scars since his body doesn't scar like a human's body would. He has one just above his butt from what looks like a tail being cut off, and some marks on the edges of his fins.

Chain has a mark on the back of her neck from backing into a tree branch.

KK has some marks under the eyepatch and s few small scars of her electricity around around hands. Its part of why she wears the gloves.

Other than the one on his wrist, Dog has no scars. Deldro on the other hand was littered with scars all over his body.

Daniel has a gunshot and surgery scar on his stomach. His body armor stopped MOST of the bullet so it wasn't deadly at least. There's one on his left hand from cutting himself when he was cooking back in college.

Lucky has a tiny, very very small cut mark on the small of his back. He doesn't even know it's there. It's how the blood breeds cursed him. There are a few others scattered around that are bigger as well.

[lastochika]

[arsonisticdragon]

There is from a group sketchbook I joined with some rad people a few years back. I forgot how cute this is!!!

[crescentmoonrider]

re-read all of kekkai sensen (all i could find at least, had to watch bratatat mom instead bc the chapter wouldn't load)

here's a grumpy daniel