GojiraGuy2016 wrote:@ LSD Jellyfish
Thank you again!
I hope you noticed my other post to you!
Yeah, I noticed. I'll change it later. Just to be clear though, the stuff I'm uploading here isn't "the final translation", or even everything I have so far. It's just me giving little things here and there so you guys can be entertained until eventually it's easy to distribute.
Living Corpse wrote:Wonder what REDACTED is? Can't be Mechagodzilla, he didn't even turn on.
KOTM, hit it on the head. However, it may not exclusively be. Mechagodzilla, but also referring to the forces or other mechs. The text does list it as a decisive battle. In addition, the verb used 喪失(そうしつ/Soushitsu), has a few variations of meaning (all negative). Mainly it means to lose, but it can also mean to fail.
Also, I'm currently translating the "preface", it's not really the preface in a traditional sense, it's definitely part of the novel. But interestingly enough, the novel really likes plants. I noted this in a PM, but the novel likes using words that have double meanings related to plants. For instance, the term たね is used, which can mean kind or variety of, but can also mean seed. Later on there's repetitions of probably the hardest thing to figure out which is "ヤシ", which means palm (as in tree) but is used in really strange ways. The novel is definitely hammering home the plant theme, which I find fascinating.
Also there is definite distinguishers between Godzilla and the other Kaiju. From my perspective and theory (so this is separate from the translation), there's lines that indicate humans created suitable environments for Kaiju via pollution and things like climate change. Godzilla is separated from the Kaiju when listed, which may just be to emphasize the big star, but also categorizes them differently. And while humans destroy the environment, it's not always humans, the term used is seibutsu sometimes, which can kinda mean animal or organism, and in some cases is used synonymously with Kaiju.
If I had to guess the Kaiju are actually no different from the humans, as far as Godzilla or the plot is concerned. In other words, the Kaiju awakening or arriving is caused by the humans, and Godzilla is sort of the clean up crew, not only for the Kaiju but humanity.
In the same regard, at the point I’m translating noe(so keep in mind this could easily change early on), humanity is severely generalized, and it seems as though humans, Exif and Barusaldo’s are all under a bigger umbrella of 霊長, or Primates. While I wouldn’t be surprised if there is some heel twists later, it does make the aliens seem like they’re part of the struggle.
And remember, the Barusarudo and Exif are clearly inspired by or direct new incarnations of the Black Hole Aliens and Xilliens. In both Godzilla vs Gigan, and IOTAM, it’s directly stated those alien’s planets got wrecked by pollution or lacked resources like water due to internal problems. I’m inclined to believe humanity is being directly connected to them, to show similarities between the two races, and if I had to really speculate, both the Exif and Barusarudo had a “Godzilla”, some Uber Kaiju that their planet or some force created, to reset things, like KG or SG. It’s stated the Barusarudo’s lost their planet to a black hole, but it could be as a result of SG, or some other space monster. The long version is I’m speculating more “planet tier” Kaiju, like Godzilla, in contrast to things like Kamacuras, Rodan, Dogora, and Orga, who are just giant organisms (let me know if this makes sense).
I don't recall China being a very prominent location in the book outside of Hedorah's chapter, so hopefully there won't be too much of that to worry about.
