Machine Translation Experiment
Aug 02We all know Google Translate is bad at Japanese, but just how bad is it? I decided to run the previous chapter (62) through Google Translate, and this is the result. Here are the rules:
- Put all text (SFX too) verbatim into Google Translate. (Japanese⇒English)
- If a sentence is split across bubbles, do not combine them.
- All translations must be copied verbatim into the speech bubbles.
Preview:
For full effect, I got Comic Sans MS to help me out.
The Vanishing of Nagato Yuki-chan: ch. 62
Aug 02Translation: Calculuswhiz
Cleaning: Calculuswhiz
Typesetting: Calculuswhiz
Publication: The Vanishing of Nagato Yuki-chan Volume 8 [Kadokawa Comics A]
Haruhi makes her usual energetic entrance with Koizumi. Yuki is reading something…?
Enjoy!
The Vanishing of Nagato Yuki-chan: ch. 61
Jul 31Translation: Calculuswhiz
Cleaning: Praetors and Calculuswhiz
Typesetting: Calculuswhiz
Publication: The Vanishing of Nagato Yuki-chan Volume 8 [Kadokawa Comics A]
Kyon’s getting fat?! (Or not…?) Asakura goes too far again steps in to save the day.
Enjoy!
The Vanishing of Nagato Yuki-chan: ch. 60
Jul 30Translation: Calculuswhiz
Cleaning: Praetors and Calculuswhiz
Typesetting: Calculuswhiz
Publication: The Vanishing of Nagato Yuki-chan Volume 8 [Kadokawa Comics A]
The start of a new semester! Nagato is her usual self… or is she? (That wasn’t supposed to sound sinister.)
Lesson learned: self-examination and discussion are vital to maintaining a stable relationship.
Enjoy!
The Vanishing of Nagato Yuki-chan: ch. 59
Jul 29Translation: Calculuswhiz
Cleaning: Calculuswhiz
Typesetting: Calculuswhiz
Publication: The Vanishing of Nagato Yuki-chan Volume 8 [Kadokawa Comics A]
Kyon and company go to buy fortune slips, and they have an unexpected encounter. Enjoy!
Lesson learned this chapter: be willing to change for your significant other.
Calculuswhiz