Sousou no Frieren, episode 8

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  • vole@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    8 months ago

    I find it a little sad that the double entendre of the title was lost in translation. From the beginning I understood the title to refer to Frieren watching her friends pass away of old age. Then this scene comes around and lets us know that 葬送のフリーレン is not just the title of the story; it’s the nickname for Frieren, like The Undertaker or something like that; a name that conveys the destiny of demons that cross Frieren’s path.

      • vole@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        8 months ago

        It doesn’t translate to “the undertaker”, I meant that it’s a nickname like “The Undertaker” is a nickname. Or “The Red Baron”, “Jack the Ripper”. That is to say, a nickname that conveys notoriety/fame rather than a nickname for your chums.

        From the Demon’s monologue the end of the episode:

        “I see. I remember now. It was Frieren. The mage who contributed significantly to humanity’s analysis of Zoltraak and slew more demons than anyone else in history. Frieren the Slayer (葬送のフリーレン). One of the geniuses I despise.”

        So we see that in the Crunchyroll translation (and I imagine the translation of the manga as well), 葬送のフリーレン gets 2 translations:

        • Title of the show: 葬送のフリーレン ➡️ Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End
        • Nickname of the character: 葬送のフリーレン ➡️ Frieren the Slayer