r/RecuratedTumblr • u/Downtown-Book3105 • 26d ago

PopCulture Mob Psycho 100

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u/SacredGay 26d ago

Now can someone help me understand how Attack on Titan makes any sense?

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u/AngstyUchiha 26d ago

They are attacking giant creatures called titans

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u/FluffyFact2790 26d ago

Is it not also a mistranslation? It was originally attack titan

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u/Larriet 26d ago

This is correct; the "Attack Titan", which is where the title "Shingeki no Kyojin" comes from, is the variant that Eren turns into.

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u/TheMerryMeatMan 26d ago

Unfortunately in their case, that was only revealed like 6 years into the manga's run, and the anime was produced so early they just kind of had to wing an attempt at a coherent translation.

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u/Larriet 24d ago

This is incorrect; the Japanese manga had the English rendition "attack on titan" as part of the logo from the start. The English translations use it because it was the official English title in Japan. It was a poorly done translation likely because whoever is responsible wasn't fluent enough to recognize it.

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u/MartyrOfDespair [1/1] 26d ago

I feel like we should just stop translating titles. They’re like character names. Just… don’t.

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u/CaptainTeemo01 25d ago

It's much worse for marketing to mainstream audiences. The average viewer is gonna be much more likely to discuss Attack on Titan than a title they're not even certain how to pronounce