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Published: 2006-05-17 19:01:17 +0000 UTC; Views: 24019; Favourites: 262; Downloads: 162
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I hope you enjoy this small 6 panel comic I made. It's based on the Evangelion characters Shinji and Asuka.I speak a little German, but I always thought about how Shinji must feel whenever Asuka would go ona rant in German. She's just bitching him out and he has NO idea what she is even saying.
I do think this is how many fans feel.
This was hand drawn in pencil, but I scaned and inked on my computer. I was just trying something new. I normaly ink by hand.
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Basically, it's just a series of curses.
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i don't share that problem, we are taught german besides english (= not my native language) in our school, so i understand pretty much everything.
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So are my cousin's kids.
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Until they make an Asuka-translation dictionary, he's still SOL.
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Not sure that's possible.
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It's funny how her name is not German at all.. :/
And I may be mistaken, but I didn't think she spoke much in german in the series (I watched to episode 22).. Unless there was an episode I missed that had her speak it alot..
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She's named after WWII vessels.
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All her grandparents were from different backgrounds. Thus the Japanese name, German speaking & many more.
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Liebchen is a very old word... mostly it is "Liebster" or "Schatzi"
But that is an funny Idea! I remember where he said his only word in german "Baumkuchen!"
That is a very delicious sort of Cake!
Where are you from?
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I know, but it still works.
I'm from Kentucky, but German heritage.
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Also sprichst du ein wenig deutsch? ^^
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umm could you please translate that cuz unlike you i cant speak german^^''
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It's better to work out yourself.
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The first picture :"Damn SHinji.... Oh my godness"
Second : "Pervy idiot!"
third: Dumbhead, loser idiot!
I hope i could help ya! Iam from germany!
^^
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kk thank youzz
omg your from germany i wanna go there someday!!!
have you heard of tokiohotel??
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donΒ΄t talk about Tokio Hotel! They are so ... ok! I skip that! Yes I a from the capital of Germany! From Berlin! It is great here! you have to come to berlin!
Anyway please have a look on my gal
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i take it you hate tokio hotel to^^lolz yay
thats koolooo have you been to amsterdam?
hear they have weed <.< >.>
also i planning to go to europe and check out berlin russia germany and somehow make it to japan one day^^
i like cookie dough^^
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weed? wtf.... but I think you can byu it but donΒ΄t take it! I mean consum it! It is vorbidden! anyway... russia? Hm... itΒ΄s not mine... Hell Japan is cool!
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i know not to eat weed i only smoke it^^lolz ok you like anime?
also why is it forbidden to consum weed?
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in germany it is a drug! it is illeagal! so when you get cought with it here you are in big trouble! Yes I do! Naruto... for example! Or eva
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ohh well thats good to know when i get a chance to go there^^"
yay!!naruto is da bomb^^lolz
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Question: What would she say if he popped the question?
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That's why he got it.
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Brilliant.
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Thanks.
The dub actress really does do a splendid job on the voice work.
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i can imagine this with colonel klink dubbed over asuka!
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That could be kind of funny.
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with all that cursing i immediatly applied a german man's voice
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Pleased you enjoyed it.
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its just so funny and possible
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Mhm... I have a feeling that Shinji would feel better if he DIDN'T knew what Asuka is throwing at him... It's better to Not know some things. On the other hand Shinji probably can't get anymore depressed so this won't affect him... hopefully.
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Sometimes you just want to know when it's something you hear over and over.
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Nicely done with the German dialog.
I happen to understand German, spoken and written. Funny to note is that the German in the Japanese version is mostly accurate for one or two mistakes here and there. But the American Dub i've seen, they had the voice actor redo the German parts as well because she sounded too different from the Japanese one. Lets just say that the mispronunciations were hilarious to hear
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So, wait, run that by me again. Are you saying that the English dub had worse German then the Japanese dub? Frankly, after having heard both versions I have to conclude that the English version has better German, if only accent wise. The German dub however... well, that was just confusing.
And before you ask. No, I am not actually fluent in German, though I did pick a lot from my grandmother.
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I am not German myself but I live in the Netherlands only a 20 minute drive from the border of German, needless to say, I've been there often enough to the point that German comes rather natural to me when spoken even though I still lack some words here and there, but I get by.
What I am saying however is that the pronunciation of certain words were in fact off. its hard to spot but the mispronunciations are there.
To one who is used to hearing native German's speak, the German phrases spoken just seem off. Like someone wrote the line in English and then just translated each individual word into German.
Going from Dutch to German you can get away with it at times due to some similarities however Going from English to German or even from Japanese to German you cannot get away without some noticing the sloppy job done.
Still the German phrases spoken were in my opinion irrelevant to the continuation of the series so it is only a slight oversight.
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I suppose I can get that, but that still doesn't explain whether you're giving a general statement or if you prefer the English or Japanese dub for their German. As for the pronunciation though, there's a really easy explanation for that: Asuka speaks German with an accent, which isn't that surprising considering she was born in the US, thinks of herself as a German, and was raised by a multinational organization. Heck, considering how many different accents are in the US within a few hundred miles of each other it really wouldn't surprise me if Asuka's accent is how native Germans speak, just native Germans in a different part of the country then you're familiar with.
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It is a general statement. as for preferance; I'd give it to the english dub, just so that I don't have to spend my time reading subtitles instead of actually watching the screen play.
Hmmm... You seem to forget that Asuka is a character in a show voiced by an actor. Really easy explanation: the voice actor is required to speak a language that she isn't very familiar with which caused the tiny little screw ups. doesn't matter what was written in the script, its still the Voice actor's job to get it as right as possible.
Think of that what you will as I am done about this.
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Very well then, thank for your time, and good hunting in your future endeavors.
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Good luck yourself.
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Pahahaha! My sister will do the exact same thing with me. (Except it's in Japanese instead of German making for an even more halarious moment.)
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That's why translation dictionaries are helpful.
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So very true. But translating would take all the humor out of it.
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I think he has actually been doing this in the show. Isn't there a scene on the school yard where Shinji greets Asuka with "Guten Morgen"? He must have looked it up for her.
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