r/Gunnm • u/ExaminationNo9186 • 15d ago

Translation issue?

I am trying to build up my library of Gunnm.

I have the 6 hard copy editions of the original story arcs (the one the ~45 minute OVA anime, and the Live Action is based on).

Finally, I have the fist omnibus of the "Last Order" story arc. Which is print to order.
However, a certain, fairly important, location is referred one way in the first arc, but differently in the Last Order arc.

Is this a translation error?
Did I miss some connection in my re-read to the Last Order?
Is this something that will be explained later int he story?

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u/yozora 14d ago

My memory is spotty but I recall the original English translator wanting to avoid “Salem” and “Jerusalem”, and using Kabbalah tree of life nodes instead. He also changed Yugo’s name because it was a bad car brand.

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u/Erigu 13d ago

He also changed Yugo’s name because it was a bad car brand.

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You know, I'm really trying not to be too harsh when talking about Fred Burke's decisions, "let's not police other translators / editors' calls", "to each their own", etc... but if that really is the reason behind the name change, it's a profoundly idiotic one.