#it's not the damn dog's fault

[ssaraexposs]

That's most likely the CREEPIEST Atsushi frame

#jumpscare #damn atsu really is scary #of course he's the scariest while wearing rashoumon #maybe rashoumon is just THAT scary #sorry aku it's not really your fault #he's creepy AND cool #i can't decide #atsushi nakajima #bsd s3 #bsd #bungo stray dogs

[lionblaze03-02-art]

the two cats i'm most obsessed with in my clangen save rn, Burnetpelt and Bouncemurk. They have a terrible relationship with one another but hey at least I love them both

#for context; Bouncemurk was appointed deputy without mentoring anyone #then given one of burnetpelts kits as a make up apprentice #who dies on her first patrol in the jaws of a wild dog. so. #yeah burnet blames bounce for that. fully. as the cat appointed deputy she DEFINITELY shouldve fucking known. not to send a baby into battl #even though its more complicated than that they were on a patrol and it showed up. what was she gonna do as the deputy? NOT lead it away? #try to fight it off? #a damned either way situation but the point is. burnet is the new deputy because hes the only man whos mentored anyone who made it #and bounce was demoted. took the immediate slaughter of her apprentice as a sign from starclan she was the VERY WRONG CHOICE #thus the. quote. she wasnt meant to be anything at all. not a deputy. not a mentor. not respected. no ones friend. #an internal realization. hot tears that she curses herself for letting fall. she doesnt DESERVE to cry. its HER fault. #HJJGGGGHGH I love her sm. shes super young shes like 2 years old tops she never shouldve been placed in this situation #this whole clan is fucked actually. Bitterclan is very interesting I like them enough to actually use them perhaps #warriors #warrior cats #clangen #warrior cats oc #digital art #lineless #colored sketch #btw burnets kits are secretly 'not' his kits. the mom was dying giving birth and he realized this (hes like. a midwife homebuilder type) #and spontaneously declared they were his #and he had been so scared and so nervous but seeing them now; oh theyre so beautiful. he cant wait to be a father... #and their eyes meet and hers look worried. like are you sure? and his are full of so much love and reassurance #and from then on those kits are his. his kits. as far as everyone else alive is concerned theyre biologically his kits. including them #NO ONE knows. and they wont. theyre his. what good would it do?

[flaresanimedump]

Because I feel I say "I can't read the Untold Origins light novel because the translation gives me a headache" a lot without really having examples of why, I went back over some of my 382 PR notes on the part of the novel I did make it through a few years ago.

Important note: This exists so I have something to point to when people ask if I've read it or if I will. I love the story of Origins which is the only reason I suffered through as much of the novel as I did, and I was praying that it'd get adapted and adapted well so that I could really appreciate it. If you actively like the translation you may want to skip reading this if only to save yourself from noticing all the fucking annoying shit in the writing.

And this doesn't reflect my opinion on fan translations. Novels are hard to translate, BSD uses weird ass kanji and words, this isn't easy. But somebody got paid for this writing so I get to take harder shots at their skills. If I buy a professional light novel translation I expect a professional-level translation. Or at least, at the very very least, professional-level proofreading. That is not present here.

When I looked back at my notes, I discovered I actually didn't even start making them until after the scenes with the ADA. My 382 notes came from me melting down for a whole 21% of this novel.

Some quotes, starting from the very first line:

It was the night before the new employee, Atsushi Nakajima, joined the agency—and the night had only just begun. - Around that time, there were rumors of a highly competent bodyguard in Yokohama.

This is in no way "around that time," it's 12 years before the previous scene. The Japanese is その頃 which is meant to refer to a time different than where we are. Other common translations for this expression are "back then" and "in those days." "Around that time" is only a valid way to say it if we're aware of what time is being referenced, and at this point in the scene nobody's said when it is.

The translation of the expression is "correct" but when taken in context it says something entirely different than what it's supposed to mean. Like AI. This is a major red flag for what goes wrong with the rest of the book, but honestly it just gets worse.

There was already proof who did it, which led to the perpetrator’s swift arrest.

I cannot tell if leaving out the preposition was a typo or intentional. The entire line is garbage. "Evidence had already been found and the hit man was in custody." Not saying this line isn't difficult to interpret in JP (it is) but a lot of the existing translation is fluff tossed in to make it possible to use words that could be better. And you can do any number of things to avoid having such an awkward comma.

The wind was strong that day, causing the tape to flutter in the wind.

Yeah. This happens a lot.

“What are you doing?” Fukuzawa naturally asked.

I have no idea what this is supposed to mean. I really hesitate to say anything in the translation is wrong at my current level, but because it means nothing in English, this is wrong. It actually says something like "couldn't help asking."

Fukuzawa swiftly landed with both feet on the floor in the room next door so he could slide in through the slight crack he created,

I have half a dozen notes that are just "where the hell is this character right now". He lands in the room next door so that he can slip into the room next door?

The man wouldn’t be able to escape like this, let alone even scratch his nose.

This is most of the book, just strange and clunky writing. "Let alone" is used to highlight the thing you actually want to do, i.e. "I hardly have time to think these days, let alone relax." Oda wants to scratch his nose? "Even" is hideously redundant alongside "let alone" but could go here if they dropped it and added "or."

"Soon after, they eventually reach their destination."

That is a direct contradiction. It's not even hard to fix it should just be "finally" instead of "eventually."

To keep this from getting way too long and just summarize:

There are a lot of really bizarre word choices; "tossed to the curb" instead of "kicked to the curb," "got on the elevator" rather than "got in the elevator," "into range with their opponent" etc., and I'm gonna count the secretary saying the murdered company president was like a "governess" to him because the Japanese word is 主君, "lord," and if you weren't familiar with the word "governess" you'd probably think it meant female governor (rather than nanny).

On the more nitpicky stuff, there are a whopping 248 uses of the word "even," most of which need to be removed (and for the record I'm not usually one who cares about that kind of thing). I have several notes that words ending in -ly, especially "suddenly" and "instantly" should be banned from use in this book because they're painfully overused. Dialogue tags avoid "said" way too hard and its replacements interrupt the flow of the work. Past perfect is avoided at many many times when it just feels awkward and slangy to do so.

They do this weird thing where they put most adverbs before verbs ("keeping his trunk from even slightly shaking") which isn't technically wrong but feels wrong when it happens damn near every time there's an adverb. Adverbs of manner go after verbs most of the time so this feels almost like it's still in another language.

After a certain point, given the amount of action, I started to get violently irritated with the absolute dearth of exciting verbs (stationary gets flung and is "sent all over the room," not scattered, a desk is knocked over, it didn't crash to its side). Then we get things like "motionlessly looked" which is pretty much the textbook definition of "stare." It's very tell-don't-show.

And I could keep going. I got tired making these notes and I got tired again going back over them. And this!!! Is only 21% of the book!! I'm not sure if the blatant issues were what finally made me stop or if it was the relentless stream of lesser offenses in every sentence.

#gonna get myself in trouble with this one #flare reads bsd unfortunately #the agony of being a proofreader #some of this was definitely the novel's fault #but far from all #am I the final voice on this? no #but by god if you'd handed me this damn script for PR I would have done a better goddamn job #bungo stray dogs #bsd #bungou stray dogs

[rosicheeks]

Sending strength and love and good vibes your way honey. You can do this!

I really really hope you’re right 🤞

#thank you I appreciate it #I just got back from the church choir rehearsal #I’ve been doing this choir cause it makes my parents happy #but after this one idk if I’ll be able to again #with everything I have going on and especially the fact that I’ve been dealing with a lot of Christian trauma #I don’t feel right singing things I don’t necessarily believe #and I feel bad saying this #but the main reason why I agreed was cause I thought there was going to be high notes! #but no #there is a SINGLE high note #and we are singing like 4 songs #just give me ledger line notes and I’ll be happy #anyway I was at the rehearsal today and I was on the verge of tears the entire time #just cause I was so incredibly uncomfortable and I couldn’t help but think of everything that’s going on #and NOW #I get to go to my brothers house and celebrate Easter #and my cousin is going to be there and she just gets under my skin #not really her fault cause it’s just my jealousy getting in the way #but she’s young I don’t think she’s even 20 yet #she has her own place #she has her own dog #and she’s bringing her boyfriend today #I just can’t help but think about what my life would have been like if I got the help I needed #but nah #growing up no adult gave a shit about me #so that’s super duper cool 👌 #anyway gonna try and smoke and move on #but damn it’s a lot easier said than done #shut up rosie

[kasper-k]

I hate silkie chickens so much these birds are genuinely giving me fucking stress nightmares

#yes that is a TEMPORARY enclosure. because they had FUCKING LICE. #which i had to buy treatments for. and no one is paying me back. i had to buy these damn birds in the first place #to replace the neighbors ones that got killed by our dogs WHICH WASNT MY FAULT. AND ITS BEEN MY RESPONSIBILITY #FOR THREE. FUCKING. WEEKS. #and one of them has an infection that wont fucking go away and i have antibiotics that just arent fucking working #im incredibly stressed about it and its eating up literally all of my free time. i just want to relax for one fucking weekend

[darkwood-sleddog]

terrible dog trainers stop the hypocritical thinking that a dog should work for us on affection alone while we the humans give out zero affection to the dog challenge.

#dogblr #dog training #its always somebody with a 'k9' sort of marketing #like bro is affection super high value or is it NOT??? #like 'don't give your dog affection bc then they are spoiled' and 'your dog should work only for your affection #in the SAME FUCKING SENTANCE #just like do you even like dogs?? or is this about power #(ps its about power) #anyways you should give your dogs so much affection even if they misbehave sometimes #if dogs don't have positive experiences with you and dont want to work for you so you #'have to' resort to aversive training methods #that's your own damn fault babe #make dogs enjoy being with you or maybe ur just bad at training dogs #i am finding cesar like trainers becoming popular again on social media #and im telling you guys its because they get results FAST by shutting down the dog #and in general people do not understand this when they see these videos

[jabberwockprince]

its fine its not like i needed to sleep anyway i could just. stay up fighting the cold and work on projects and art

#the amount of restraint #in my fucking body right now #to keep me from making things worse JUST to see if one of us dies in the process #i hate this fucking house and i hate being poor and i hate living like this #inhales #the only way im staying warm is by crying and with this headache i have that makes my whole head hurt and warm #this shit. sucks #and what the fuck am i gonna do #keep complaining to friends like they can do shit about it? #talking never fucking helps me #and damn. sorry its my fault our dog is old and has bone problems and a weak bladder #sorry that yall decided to use my room to lock her up whenever yall dont feel like looking at her #sorry i. at the age of 10. asked for a dog on my bday

[emma-d-klutz]

He moved to the top of the mountain and he could STILL hear the Whos. What other next step would you recommend? 

#how the grinch stole christmas #happy holidays everyone #the grinch #that said i do not defend him for being mean to his dog. that is a seperate and damning offense #i could make a wicked style remake with Excedrin product placement #like the whos share some fault

[arcaneyouth]

anxiety is such a weird lil shit

#vent post #negative #✌️ so i got bit by a dog today #it should be fine. it could be a lot worse. its chill ive been chillish about it all day #but now that its time for bed and i know i fucked up changing out the bandaging a bit im so nervous #my brains like. what if i move wrong in my sleep and fuck it up worse #which i dont .. THINk is physically possible? #but im not 100% on that #it did bleed more than i thought it did. nothing terrible just more than i expected #so thats enough for my anxiety to be like. uh oh #i wanna stay awake so if i do fuck it up its my own conscious fault #but getting this little sleep when im This Stressed is a baaaad idea #so damn guess I'll have to just tell my anxiety to chill out for a minute #god im tired

[heartlessmonsterlover]

hi i'm spending time with my wife's girlfriend's husband who i have a crush on

#oc: lou #oc: jasper #this is the first time i've drawn him so he's definitely gonna change up a bit #he's dina's husband #i did briefly consider mpregging him but i am unsure of what will actually be in the story #for now they're both just a childless couple except for their dog and two cats.. #jasper is still trans either way #also i keep wanting to call him arthur and forgot why #no it's dracula's fault damn it #not like the guy the book. there was an arthur there who i was briefly thinking about while drawing jasper

[shadyteacup]

I come online for five minutes, only to write an nsfw post, on tumblr, like, not in my notes or anything, nuh uh, on this app, post it, n disappear coz a girls gotta get her beauty sleep

#shady☕ #shadyteacup #im proud of myself #dazai osamu #bungou stray dogs #dazai x reader #bsd #bsd x reader #bungo stray dogs dazai #☕ says #kunikida doppo #not my fault these fuckers looked so damn gorgeous in the trailer #this what ull get if u look so fine

[minamotosousuke]

😤😤😤

#where to start where to start #first of all I’ve felt bad for the bird this whole time cause technically it’s animal abuse #buddies need at least one partner and the cage they have for it is like so tiny #it’s fuckdd up #secondly the damn thing was mean and attacked me up until last night #so this morning I fed the dog breakfast and opened the back door to go potty and then went downstairs and opened the cage #I’ve always had a few minutes before I flew so I went to put on a bandana so it wouldn’t shit on my head #and I came back and it was gone #AND ITS NORMALLY SO LOUD WHEN IT FLIES AND IT ALWAYS SCRAMBLES TO FIND MY HEAD #it’s my fault yes yeah I feel awful #omg #my mom wants to get a new identical one and not say anything #I think I’m gonna tell a half truth and say I completely forgot I left the bathroom window upstairs open #but I feel like I’m going crazy I think I keep hearing it #maybe I am #but aaaaahh #this is so much #I hate this !

[sparkles-and-trash]

Little Mr Just Had Diarrhea under my huge ass bed so I had to call my dad and ask for help because I couldn’t move the bed by myself

and while we were cleaning He stepped in it again so I had to throw him in the shower

and then Zelder was having a mental breakdown because she thought I was killing him because she dislike the shower herself and now she is looking at me like I am the worst human alive

Touya however is happily purring in my lap after discovering his love for showers

and I am waiting for the washing machine to finish because my new Bambi sweatshirt was also full of kitten diarrhea and I need to hang it up to dry before going to bed

and also I am so beyond grateful for having THE kindest dad in the entire world who just did all this with a laugh

also it’s almost 1 AM

because of course it is

#listen #LISTEN - #god fucking damn it #THE ONE DAY I WAS GOING TO BED AT A DECENT TIME #THE ONE DAY #my poor kind dad #and my poor traumatized dog #and my happy little meow meow #who has no idea that this was all his fault #irl tag #personal #rambles #cw gross

[elmindredaniq]

I got bit by a homeless dog (not too badly - still there was broken skin and blood flowed ) and I don't know what i'm supposed to do to get vaccinated for rabies ….How's your day been like? :)

#it doesn't hurt if I don't poke it and I can walk just fine....so I guess I at least have that going for me..... #do you have to pay for the rabies shot ? or do they automaticly give it to you when you tell them you got chomped on? #fucking damn it ....i'm an adult that doesn't know how to adult #oh why did that little furry bastard have to bite me? #it's my own fault...I'm not afraid of dogs cuz I love dogs and I didn't think it would hurt me so I didn't even try to move away when it ca #came barking at me #SIGH #I'm a dumbass #my thoughts #personal stuff

[lonely-dog-song]

me when I get obsessed with a musical I haven't listened to in 5 years but now I have to come to terms with that fact that it actually isn't that great of a musical

#oguhhggh.. agh..... aurgh........ aghogh...... #I DO THIS WITH EVERY MUSICAL I LISTEN TO !!!!!!!!❗️❗️❗️❗️❗️❗️❗️❗️ #i listen to it and im like damn this music is awesome! & then i think about the plot or writing and im like hmmm wait this isnt as awesome. #lol nothing wrong with it but its like. is this the curse of being a musical enjoyer or is this just frank wildhorn's fault #neways. you know exactly what im thinking abourt right now #lonely dog speaks #maybe u dont. thats okay

[puthyflapps]

All that started because someone just wanted to randomly call mia a bad actor (of all the things to say about her lol)

I thot it was because someone said FK was bad and the girlies got mad and retaliated by saying Mia can’t act

Either way, moral of story, mact of the fatter: log off and go outside y’all 🙄✋🏻 like why are y’all beefing over this???

#some people need to realize that art is meant to be critiqued and just because you love it doesn’t mean it can’t be subject to criticism #fandom is atrocious a lot of the times bc people make shows their whole personality so when someone criticizes that show they take it as a #personal affront and then they lash out at everyone and start trying to drag actors from other shows in retaliation like damn relax #maybe if y’all watched stuff with a little more objectivity you’d evolve and realize that you can enjoy things that are bad #ask #first kill netflix #the wilds #I really and truly have no dog in this race and idgaf which side you find yourself on but I watched both shows and they both have #their faults and things that worked and didn’t work blah blah blah but you cannot seriously look me in the eye and tell me that FK is better #than TW 💀😭 pls s2 of TW was not great but it was still better than FK and s1 of TW blows FK out of the water #sorry to be the bearer of bad news for some of y’all but it had to be said 😪 I still had a fun he he ha ha quirky time watching FK lbh 🙄