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| OYashiroForever
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|  "Re(1):Japanese question Ys to Js"
, posted Tue 18 Mar 18:56
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Just got a quick Q for those who study Japanese. Is there some sort of rule when translating Ys? For example in my japanese Street Fighter Alpha three guide Juli and Juni are wrote YUni and YUli(well Yuri to be more precise) and in Fist of the North Star Yulia in refered to as Julia in the dub. Thats all...for now. Thanks in advance.
In a word, not really (Damn, that's two!). There are Japanese equivalents for both J and Y. With that said, nothing surprises me when it comes to translating from nihongo to english and back.
In the FotNS case you mention, I suspect the evil process of "Americanization" took place.
However, for the first example, was Yuli and Yuni written in English or Japanese? If it was bad English, then it could just be a case of Engrish. However, if the Japanese actually read Yuni and Yuli (which it might, I seem to recall it being spelled that way in the Japanese PSX manual), that brings up some interesting translation questions.
"I haven't slept for 10 days because that would be too long."
"Your denial is beneath you and thanks to the use of hallucinogenic drugs I see through you."
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