2 ms·
> It's a shame because he had a lot of work to do, and there were still things he wanted to accomplish. Man, I hope that sounds less cold in the original Japan
by AdmiralAsshat 3y ago
> It's a shame because he had a lot of work to do, and there were still things he wanted to accomplish.
Man, I hope that sounds less cold in the original Japanese than it comes across in English.
"It's such an inconvenience that our manga-ka died when he still had so much work left to turn in!"
- EA-3167 3y agoI believe it's meant to emphasize that despite being 68, he was still working hard for his fans. In Japan that's very much the way that these things are often portrayed, it's essentially eulogizing in a low-key way.
- dragontamer 3y ago68 is definitely too young. Especially in Japan where advanced age is more common.
- sdrothrock 3y agoThe Japanese is more like "he probably had many more things he wanted to do", no nuance of "there were tasks for us that were left unhandled by his passing".
- bigstrat2003 3y agoIt didn't come across as cold to me in English. I took it to mean that he loved his work, and kept at it right up until the end. i.e. a statement of admiration and praise for his passion.
- jogu 3y agoYeah, this is more of the nuance, my rough translation would be: “He had many projects he was passionately working on and many more things he wanted to accomplish, it’s unfortunate (that he won’t be able to complete them)”.
- deleted 3y ago[deleted]