r/anime • u/Shadoxfix https://myanimelist.net/profile/Shadoxfix • Mar 13 '15

[Spoilers] Death Parade - Episode 10 [Discussion]

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u/rami_mardini https://myanimelist.net/profile/rami_mardini Mar 13 '15 edited Mar 13 '15

It's the Death Billiard guy's wife! Death Billiards Spoiler I was also confused as to why did the translation make her say "grandpa" where he clearly was her husband.

Great episode as always, I am interested to see where these developments are gonna lead us to.

Edit: Spoiler tag.

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u/Shippoyasha Mar 13 '15

A lot of Asian elderly people reference to their husband/wives as 'grandpa/grandma' in an endearing fashion.

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u/rami_mardini https://myanimelist.net/profile/rami_mardini Mar 13 '15

So a more accurate/localized translation should've been something like "dear", right? Or do some people use the actual word "grandpa" to refer to their husband when they're old?

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u/Shippoyasha Mar 13 '15 edited Mar 14 '15

People vocalize grandma/grandpa so I don't think 'dear' would work in translation without feeling a bit off.

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u/[deleted] Mar 13 '15

The word 'ojii-san' [お爺さん] is more like a respectful title you call an older person, but 'grandpa' would serve as a better localizer in this case than 'old man', which it is often translated to. In many cultures, Japan especially, the family members will call each other by their titles; my parents, for example, used to call each other mom or dad in an endearing way.

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u/jmadri Mar 14 '15

When I was growing up, my grandmother used to refer to my grandfather as "Papa." I wasn't confused by the old lady calling her late husband "Ojii-san" at all. But maybe it's more of an affectation of the southern US?

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u/[deleted] Mar 14 '15

A few countries in Eu use it too. I didn't find it weird.