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New Poll - Translating Dialects
(10 posts, 422 views) Posted: 11 hours ago by vigorousjammer in News
I chose minor speech pattern differences, as I feel as though that's the best go-to solution.
However, I also don't mind the approach of using slang in certain cases. (Translating おやじ as "pops" just makes a lot of sense to me.)
Writing out a regional accent can get an...
(10 posts, 422 views) Posted: 11 hours ago by vigorousjammer in News
I chose minor speech pattern differences, as I feel as though that's the best go-to solution.
However, I also don't mind the approach of using slang in certain cases. (Translating おやじ as "pops" just makes a lot of sense to me.)
Writing out a regional accent can get an...
New Poll - Storytelling
(11 posts, 762 views) Posted: 3 months ago by vigorousjammer in News
For me, I think animated movies have the most potential to be the best medium for storytelling, but they're also just so underutilized.
If I think about some of the best animated films I've seen (Memories, Mind Game, Perfect Blue, Angel's Egg, The Thief and the Cobbler, Fe...
(11 posts, 762 views) Posted: 3 months ago by vigorousjammer in News
For me, I think animated movies have the most potential to be the best medium for storytelling, but they're also just so underutilized.
If I think about some of the best animated films I've seen (Memories, Mind Game, Perfect Blue, Angel's Egg, The Thief and the Cobbler, Fe...
New Poll - Waking Up
(10 posts, 995 views) Posted: 5 months ago by vigorousjammer in News
I work overnights, going into work at 1 AM.
So, most of the time I'm waking up at midnight.
Still, on the weekends, I try to adjust and wake up around 6 AM, but that's not my normal sleep schedule, so I voted for 12 AM.
(10 posts, 995 views) Posted: 5 months ago by vigorousjammer in News
I work overnights, going into work at 1 AM.
So, most of the time I'm waking up at midnight.
Still, on the weekends, I try to adjust and wake up around 6 AM, but that's not my normal sleep schedule, so I voted for 12 AM.
New Poll - Moe Anthropomorphism
(10 posts, 1133 views) Posted: 7 months ago by vigorousjammer in News
Cat is gonna win, of course, because of the sheer abundance of Catgirl characters out there...
However, I'm kind of partial to Bunnygirls...
(10 posts, 1133 views) Posted: 7 months ago by vigorousjammer in News
Cat is gonna win, of course, because of the sheer abundance of Catgirl characters out there...
However, I'm kind of partial to Bunnygirls...
New Poll - Buying Physical Manga
(12 posts, 1245 views) Posted: 8 months ago by vigorousjammer in News
I'll buy some manga used, especially out-of-print stuff.
However, most of my collection was bought new from Rightstuf. They just have too many good deals to make going to a bookstore (and paying full cover price) worthwhile.
(12 posts, 1245 views) Posted: 8 months ago by vigorousjammer in News
I'll buy some manga used, especially out-of-print stuff.
However, most of my collection was bought new from Rightstuf. They just have too many good deals to make going to a bookstore (and paying full cover price) worthwhile.
New Poll - Physical vs. Digital
(17 posts, 1495 views) Posted: 9 months ago by vigorousjammer in News
I think I prefer physical more often than not.
Physical typically has better image quality, since it's printed at print resolutions, while digital releases are typically scaled down to monitor resolutions.
Digital does have certain benefits, such as better longevity as well...
(17 posts, 1495 views) Posted: 9 months ago by vigorousjammer in News
I think I prefer physical more often than not.
Physical typically has better image quality, since it's printed at print resolutions, while digital releases are typically scaled down to monitor resolutions.
Digital does have certain benefits, such as better longevity as well...
New Poll - Conan
(16 posts, 1526 views) Posted: 10 months ago by vigorousjammer in News
It really just depends on context and who I'm talking to.
If I'm talking anime with someone, I'd think Detective Conan. This is also the Conan that comes to mind most if I think of the word in a bubble.
If I'm talking movies or comics with someone, it'd be Conan the Barbari...
(16 posts, 1526 views) Posted: 10 months ago by vigorousjammer in News
It really just depends on context and who I'm talking to.
If I'm talking anime with someone, I'd think Detective Conan. This is also the Conan that comes to mind most if I think of the word in a bubble.
If I'm talking movies or comics with someone, it'd be Conan the Barbari...
New Poll - Qualities of a Hero
(14 posts, 1328 views) Posted: 11 months ago by vigorousjammer in News
I selected "other".
Where is the "intelligence" option?
(14 posts, 1328 views) Posted: 11 months ago by vigorousjammer in News
I selected "other".
Where is the "intelligence" option?
New Poll - Chapter Parts
(11 posts, 1290 views) Posted: about 1 year ago by vigorousjammer in News
Yeah, I can agree with this.
There's some old series where they just remove the chapter numbering entirely for certain editions.
For example, there's an edition of Mikiya Mochizuki's Wild 7 that combined multiple months of serialization into single unbroken chapters. So, es...
(11 posts, 1290 views) Posted: about 1 year ago by vigorousjammer in News
Yeah, I can agree with this.
There's some old series where they just remove the chapter numbering entirely for certain editions.
For example, there's an edition of Mikiya Mochizuki's Wild 7 that combined multiple months of serialization into single unbroken chapters. So, es...
New Poll - Interchangeable Bodies
(12 posts, 1211 views) Posted: about 1 year ago by vigorousjammer in News
I feel like people will be just as violent as they have been.
The idea of transhumanism presented in cyberpunk fiction isn't typically portrayed as idealistic, so the idea of replacing body parts with mechanical parts still wouldn't be something that a usually non-violent ...
(12 posts, 1211 views) Posted: about 1 year ago by vigorousjammer in News
I feel like people will be just as violent as they have been.
The idea of transhumanism presented in cyberpunk fiction isn't typically portrayed as idealistic, so the idea of replacing body parts with mechanical parts still wouldn't be something that a usually non-violent ...
New Poll - Brain vs. Brawn
(17 posts, 1620 views) Posted: about 1 year ago by vigorousjammer in News
I'm already fairly knowledgeable.
I mean, there's always more to learn, but I'd rather do that on my own rather than some automatic enhancement.
Learning is its own reward.
Now, as for working out, that's no fun at all... I can do research all day but working out is just str...
(17 posts, 1620 views) Posted: about 1 year ago by vigorousjammer in News
I'm already fairly knowledgeable.
I mean, there's always more to learn, but I'd rather do that on my own rather than some automatic enhancement.
Learning is its own reward.
Now, as for working out, that's no fun at all... I can do research all day but working out is just str...
New Poll - Favorite Protagonist of Top Sellers
(28 posts, 2248 views) Posted: about 1 year ago by vigorousjammer in News
Definitely gotta go with Ryotsu on this one.
I knew he wasn't gonna get a lot of votes, since most of Kochikame isn't even translated, but... there's something so charming about his character.
Out of all the characters on this list, I'd say he's the most fun to read, perhap...
(28 posts, 2248 views) Posted: about 1 year ago by vigorousjammer in News
Definitely gotta go with Ryotsu on this one.
I knew he wasn't gonna get a lot of votes, since most of Kochikame isn't even translated, but... there's something so charming about his character.
Out of all the characters on this list, I'd say he's the most fun to read, perhap...
New Poll - First Console
(21 posts, 1975 views) Posted: about 1 year ago by vigorousjammer in News
The first video game I recall playing was Super Mario Bros. on an NES, which I played in the early-90s, so my answer is Nintendo.
Soon after, I recall me & my brother getting multiple Atari 2600s from various yard sales (they'd always sell the console alongside the games, ...
(21 posts, 1975 views) Posted: about 1 year ago by vigorousjammer in News
The first video game I recall playing was Super Mario Bros. on an NES, which I played in the early-90s, so my answer is Nintendo.
Soon after, I recall me & my brother getting multiple Atari 2600s from various yard sales (they'd always sell the console alongside the games, ...
New Poll - Low Quality Releases
(15 posts, 1942 views) Posted: about 1 year ago by vigorousjammer in News
Gosh, most of these are really bad... It was hard to choose just one.
I'll rank them in order from least to most worst.
6) No SFX translation - This one doesn't bother me so much, since I can read hiragana and katakana, so it's easy to get around it, assuming the cleaners d...
(15 posts, 1942 views) Posted: about 1 year ago by vigorousjammer in News
Gosh, most of these are really bad... It was hard to choose just one.
I'll rank them in order from least to most worst.
6) No SFX translation - This one doesn't bother me so much, since I can read hiragana and katakana, so it's easy to get around it, assuming the cleaners d...
New Poll - Giving and Donations
(10 posts, 1612 views) Posted: about 1 year ago by vigorousjammer in News
I both donate old belongings and small amounts of money.
I don't do either very frequently, however, I suppose I donate old belongings more frequently, so I chose that as my answer.
(10 posts, 1612 views) Posted: about 1 year ago by vigorousjammer in News
I both donate old belongings and small amounts of money.
I don't do either very frequently, however, I suppose I donate old belongings more frequently, so I chose that as my answer.
New Poll - Value of Human Life
(13 posts, 1855 views) Posted: about 1 year ago by vigorousjammer in News
Precisely my thoughts as well.
(13 posts, 1855 views) Posted: about 1 year ago by vigorousjammer in News
Precisely my thoughts as well.
New Poll - Award Winning Series
(18 posts, 2343 views) Posted: about 1 year ago by vigorousjammer in News
Whoops, missed out on voting on this one, but I have done this once, for one series.
I remember reading Blue Giant because it won an award (actually, it was the reason I pitched it to the scanlation group I was working with at the time).
Of course, that wasn't the only reas...
(18 posts, 2343 views) Posted: about 1 year ago by vigorousjammer in News
Whoops, missed out on voting on this one, but I have done this once, for one series.
I remember reading Blue Giant because it won an award (actually, it was the reason I pitched it to the scanlation group I was working with at the time).
Of course, that wasn't the only reas...
New Poll - Comments Section
(14 posts, 2221 views) Posted: about 1 year ago by vigorousjammer in News
As a scanlator, I really enjoy seeing everyone's comments on a chapter after I release it.
Helps give me the motivation to continue scanlating a series.
Don't really care about forums, though. Just a basic comments section is fine.
(14 posts, 2221 views) Posted: about 1 year ago by vigorousjammer in News
As a scanlator, I really enjoy seeing everyone's comments on a chapter after I release it.
Helps give me the motivation to continue scanlating a series.
Don't really care about forums, though. Just a basic comments section is fine.
New Poll - Loli/Shota
(19 posts, 3157 views) Posted: about 1 year ago by vigorousjammer in News
I dunno. They're all bad excuses.
I chose number 4, though.
(19 posts, 3157 views) Posted: about 1 year ago by vigorousjammer in News
I dunno. They're all bad excuses.
I chose number 4, though.
New Poll - How Long Would You Live?
(16 posts, 2276 views) Posted: about 1 year ago by vigorousjammer in News
Not voting on this poll, that typo is wiggin' me out. 🤣
(16 posts, 2276 views) Posted: about 1 year ago by vigorousjammer in News
Not voting on this poll, that typo is wiggin' me out. 🤣
New Poll - State of Western Live Action Adaptations
(12 posts, 1857 views) Posted: about 1 year ago by vigorousjammer in News
Alita is literally the only good western live-action adaptation I've seen.
So, on average, yeah, they still suck.
(12 posts, 1857 views) Posted: about 1 year ago by vigorousjammer in News
Alita is literally the only good western live-action adaptation I've seen.
So, on average, yeah, they still suck.
New Poll - Living for the Future
(16 posts, 1827 views) Posted: over 2 years ago by vigorousjammer in News
I'm ignoring the examples, since I already don't do a lot of that stuff. My savings is minimal, I don't climb the corporate ladder (or have any interest in doing so), I don't especially eat right or wrong (no overeating or extremely healthy eating, just average consumptio...
(16 posts, 1827 views) Posted: over 2 years ago by vigorousjammer in News
I'm ignoring the examples, since I already don't do a lot of that stuff. My savings is minimal, I don't climb the corporate ladder (or have any interest in doing so), I don't especially eat right or wrong (no overeating or extremely healthy eating, just average consumptio...
New Poll - Which Comics
(20 posts, 2139 views) Posted: over 2 years ago by vigorousjammer in News
I mostly read Japanese manga.
It's just the most easily accessible thing to me...
English comics would be second on my list... but I really don't read enough of them and I should probably read more, because there's a lot of good stuff there. It's just not as easily accessib...
(20 posts, 2139 views) Posted: over 2 years ago by vigorousjammer in News
I mostly read Japanese manga.
It's just the most easily accessible thing to me...
English comics would be second on my list... but I really don't read enough of them and I should probably read more, because there's a lot of good stuff there. It's just not as easily accessib...
New Poll - Which Comics
(20 posts, 2139 views) Posted: over 2 years ago by vigorousjammer in News
Considering how few people answered "Other", the number of answers for comics from other countries likely wouldn't be very interesting to see.
(20 posts, 2139 views) Posted: over 2 years ago by vigorousjammer in News
Considering how few people answered "Other", the number of answers for comics from other countries likely wouldn't be very interesting to see.
New Poll - Character Customization
(12 posts, 1658 views) Posted: over 2 years ago by vigorousjammer in News
Since it varies for me, I chose "whatever looks good"
That being said, I will sometimes try to recreate myself. Especially in games like The Sims.
However, if it's a fantasy RPG or something, I'll typically just go with something that looks cool. A unique character that I f...
(12 posts, 1658 views) Posted: over 2 years ago by vigorousjammer in News
Since it varies for me, I chose "whatever looks good"
That being said, I will sometimes try to recreate myself. Especially in games like The Sims.
However, if it's a fantasy RPG or something, I'll typically just go with something that looks cool. A unique character that I f...
