Make that 5 of us can read Chinese. :) On 4/14/06, Boaz MyTurnASpace <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > On 4/14/06, Dr. Core <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Boaz MyTurnASpace wrote: > > > I found this Tomino interview; it's in Chinese so I am not putting it up > to > > > GML yet but only share with you who I know can read Chinese, here. > > > > http://logic.itsc.cuhk.edu.hk/~z044224/newsgate/article.php/3home/3comic.gundam/129907.html > > > > But this is an very interesting interview... It's some kind of > > animation panel held in Beijing. Bandai/Sunrise's minders are > > obviously not around and Tomino let loose a few comments that's "not > > on message". The article's headline is "Tomino disappointed in > > today's Gundam". > > > > Babelfish does a less-than-passable job on the translation. (proof > > that Chinese is harder than Japanese). For those who try: "rich wild" > > is "Tomino" in kanji, "rich old" is sort of "old Mr. Tomino'" in > > Chinese. > > > > I may do an abbrevative translation when I get some free time. > > > > His last comment was "I've lost interest in Gundam; on the other hand, > > my supervision of Zeta movies is essentially a summary (of what Gundam > > is about). So, (I) hope to prepare something new." > > > > That's my point: it's a good article (more depth than other Tomino > interview in US or Japan) but there's no good English translation available > yet; posting it in GML simply means only the 4 of us (figuratively speaking) > would be discussing it and all other would wonder WTH we're talking about. > > Yes please Core go ahead with the translation! I think it's a good > discussion piece (but, yes, as usual it'd end up a bipolar "Tomino dies" vs > "Tomino rocks"... let's see what'd happen). We'd owe you one. > > > > -- > Boaz > http://myturnaspace.blogspot.com -------------------------------------------------- The Gundam Mailing List MK-II [email protected]
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