[FFML] Gundam Storm, Ch. 3

Mythril Moth mythrilmoth at sbcglobal.net
Mon Mar 7 00:02:15 PST 2011


> I must agree with DB Sommer. As someone who speaks Japanese, I find
> Japanese used in fanfiction to be usually immaterial at best, flawed
> at worst. Although you may believe you understand how a particular
> term is used from watching anime, you may not be correct. And even if
> it is, it rarely adds to the story anything that would not be present
> merely by using an English word choice.
> 
> You are left with two possible outcomes; annoying those that don't
> speak any Japanese at all or annoying those (such as myself) who do.
> 
> Best just to leave it alone. Granted, MM will disagree with me, as he
> has in the past.

It is a VERY old argument, yes. :P


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