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konnyakuhonyaku

Saiyuki: Saiyubito Comparative Analysis 5/10?

May 15, 2009 15:14

Previously: Kanzeon Bosatsu, Jiroushin, Three Aspects
I celebrate finishing final exams with translations! Gyuumaoh, Gyokumen, Kou, and Dokugaku

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saiyuki, comparative analysis, saiyuubito

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mainekosama May 16 2009, 05:42:19 UTC

Thank you for translation!

konnyakuhonyaku May 19 2009, 07:55:11 UTC

You're welcome (^_^)

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konnyakuhonyaku May 19 2009, 07:58:42 UTC

I'm really enjoying translating these. Yay, answers to the Who's Who guessing game!

befanini May 16 2009, 13:35:54 UTC

I just can't stop giggling at "Great King Baby Sage" for Mama's Boy the demon prince Kougaiji. XD

And Sensei's apology about Dokugakuji... hee hee hee

Great stuff, thank you! :)

konnyakuhonyaku May 19 2009, 07:59:32 UTC

Hehe, poor Kou

torre85 May 16 2009, 13:58:40 UTC

I loved this! Very interesting about Kougaiji. Why she made him kind hearted. Also having a mother figure on both teams was interesting. And bit about Dokugakuji having no link to the original made me laugh.

konnyakuhonyaku May 19 2009, 08:01:17 UTC

I was wondering why she made Kou like she did. He was such a little brat in all the other versions I've read/seen of the Journey

mika_1 September 19 2012, 19:01:49 UTC

I agree with you about Kougaiji although I cannot hold that against what he did in the original Journey to the West story as he did repent and Kougaiji in the original Journey to the West himself was a 'fictional version' of Sudhana from the Gandavyuha Sutra, which was the last chapter from the Avatamsaka Sutra, and Sudhana (the one from the sutra) was not said to do the things that his counterpart did in the original Journey to the West. And Kougaiji in the original Journey to the West was a child, and Kougaiji in this manga is an adult so maybe or maybe not he was a little brat at first until he mature. Although there was also this animated movie call Fireball where Kougaiji was a kind-hearted kid.

nouvellebrielle May 16 2009, 21:28:26 UTC

Thanks so much for sharing this! Everytime I read the original, I can't get over the whole Kou's a kid in the apron thing. It's almost depressing. XD

konnyakuhonyaku May 19 2009, 08:02:38 UTC

I haven't gotten to Kou's bit in the original yet, but I was highly amused by his cute bratty self (selves?) in the other versions of the Journey I've read