Forum - View topicNEWS: Gempak Starz Licenses Yuki Fujimoto's Dewa Angkasa Short Manga Compilation
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Afezeria
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It never ceased to amuse me how cringeworthy some title can get when they got translated to English or my own language. Dewa Angkasa? Isn't it supposed to be " Bidadari (Angel) Angkasa"? Dewa literally meant God or Goddess.
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Xylem
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But bidadari usually refers to female angels. Malaikat might be more appropiate.
Personally, I would name it "Malaikat Kedai Runcit" (Sundry Shop Angel)  .
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Afezeria
Posts: 817 Location: Malaysia, Kuantan. |
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Now that you've mentioned it, yeah, naming it as what you put it is kinda more accurate but definitely not be good for marketing. Personally, I don't feel like buying a work that had such peculiar title (Malaikat Kedai Runcit.) It would honestly make me say "Wow, didn't realized that they sold stuff on earth", but then again, that's fiction. In the end of the day, somehow translating "konbini" to mean "space" (angkasa) will get more readers because it sounded a bit extravagant. But, might be lying to customers too. 
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