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7/20/2025, 5:23:31 AM
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The sign says "転生祭" or "reincarnation festival" which made me laugh, but pretty much describes the setting of the afterlife.
VIZ got a bit lazy here and translated the sumo terms into generic terms. The term translated as stomping was 四股 (shiko) which refers specifically to the raising and stomping done by sumo wrestlers. The term translated as "hand slaps" is 張り手 (harite) which is specifically a sumo term for open hand strikes in sumo. Even the wooden beam that they strike is referenced by a specific term, テッポウ (teppou) which normally means gun but also refers to the wooden pole sumo use to practice.
Rumiko is a huge sumo fan and as you can see, the sumo trivia was much more informative in the original Japanese. I genuinely feel this was the wrong decision by localization and I normally support them.
The sign says "転生祭" or "reincarnation festival" which made me laugh, but pretty much describes the setting of the afterlife.
VIZ got a bit lazy here and translated the sumo terms into generic terms. The term translated as stomping was 四股 (shiko) which refers specifically to the raising and stomping done by sumo wrestlers. The term translated as "hand slaps" is 張り手 (harite) which is specifically a sumo term for open hand strikes in sumo. Even the wooden beam that they strike is referenced by a specific term, テッポウ (teppou) which normally means gun but also refers to the wooden pole sumo use to practice.
Rumiko is a huge sumo fan and as you can see, the sumo trivia was much more informative in the original Japanese. I genuinely feel this was the wrong decision by localization and I normally support them.
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