FGC:Episode 01 Cut 108

FGC:Episode 01 Cut 108

Screenshots	Cut #	Description/Dialogue	Commentary
	108	Misato:“Don't be so boring. It doesn't suite a cute kid like you.”   Literal Translation Project: Misato:“Boring kid. Your expression's blank, so unsuited to your pretty face.” A2000A Renewal fansub: Misato:“Boring boy! You look so calm, despite your pretty face.” ADV Collection 0:1 subtitles: Misato:“Don't get snotty. You're not as cute as I thought you were.” ADV Collection 0:1 dub: Misato:“You're no fun! You know, you're not as cute as I thought you were.”	OMF: She's already exasperated by his mood. Shin-seiki: This cut is a good place to make a point about how loose ADV's old (Collection) translation was at times. The Literal Translation Project has Misato's line thus: Misato: Boring kid. Your expression's blank, so unsuited to your pretty face. Here is A2000A's Renewal fansub: Misato: Boring boy! You look so calm, despite your pretty face. And you can see what our own Reichu came up with to the left. I would say that all three of those seem reasonably similar takes… However, here's what ADV managed to come up with in their Collection 0:1 subtitles: Misato: Don't get snotty. You're not as cute as I thought you were. and dub: Misato: You're no fun! You know, you're not as cute as I thought you were. Am I nit-picking? Maybe, but I think that people should be aware that what they've seen or heard from ADV sometimes strayed pretty far from the the sense and meaning of the original Japanese. Sharp-kun: There are more important errors in the subs of later eps that I'll try to point out. ADV have made me annoyed quite a few times with their loose subtitle translations. *Looks at Mazinkaiser DVDs*>_<