[Fic] Found in Translation

[mickleditch]

Quick ficlet. I had the urge to write Naoya x Shin. ^ ^

Title: Found in Translation
Pairing: Urata Naoya x Atae Shinjiro
Rating: G
Summary: Over coffee, Naoya and Shinjiro discover something of the power of words.
Disclaimer: I don't know them and I made all of this up.

(Naoya was born in Tokyo, and it's always suited him just the way it is.)

Comments

[mickleditch]

It does it on a regular basis! People are periodically like, "WTF LJ WHERE ARE MY NOTIFICATIONS BITCH??"

I'd like to try and come up with ways to convey Shin using kansai-ben more, but most just look cheesy!

[airah4]

HAHAHAHA!!!! xDDD Somehow when I read that it sounded so American! (Although I just got back from NYC, where I heard such phrases at least once every hour, so that could have something to do with it. xD)

Can't blame people, though. That is troublesome! >< And I like what you did with Shin's speech--I think because we know he's got that Kansai accent, it automatically comes through! ^^

[mickleditch]

I hate the notifications going down because I worry that someone'll leave me a comment and think I'm being rude and ignoring them. :(

It's tricky. How do you interpret a particular regional accent in a different language? The kansai accents usually seem to appear as southern US accents in dubbed anime, but I've heard it said that something like Brooklyn would be more appropriate.

[airah4]

I know what you mean.... :( But I think if you end up seeing it and explaining that, they would understand. It just all around sucks that there's such a problem to begin with! -__-

As for accent interpretation...that really is tough. I agree that I have heard Kansai referred to in a sort of USA Southern Accent in many English manga and anime, but somehow that doesn't seem wholly correct. I mean, Kansai is south of Tokyo, so I can see where the reference came from, and I know there is indeed a distinct difference between Kansai accents and Tokyo ones, but I wonder.......What you had sounded good in your fic. It read well, enough so that I was automatically hearing Shin's voice for the lines. I didn't feel like you needed to stylize it any more--it came through naturally! :D

[mickleditch]

I saw Liverpudlian suggested as a Kansai substitute if it were being dubbed in Britain, seeing as Scousers also have that reputation for humor. ^ ^

[airah4]

Oh wow, that would be interesting!! I THINK I'm thinking of the right accent -- I'll go look on Youtube to double check! ^^