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- I want to just say that I have nothing against honorifics (I did use them at the beginning lol),
- but, for our release, I don't want to use them (anymore).
- Here's why:
- - They make writing smooth, natural-sounding English dialogue more difficult.
- - Honorifics like sensei can create perceived inconsistencies. For example, consider the line: "Look how well that sensei is dancing!"- this sounds unnatural when sensei is being used to mean coach. If we translate it as coach in some places but keep sensei in others, it creates inconsistency.
- - They increase CPS (characters per second). I don't want to sacrifice my ability to express something fully just to make room for an honorific in a reasonable time limit. Nor do I want to have lines be over 18-19 characters per second.
- - They widen line length. Also, while not always an issue, honorifics can sometimes cause awkward line breaks (like any hyphenated word).
- - And finally, I like doing cute and funny nicknames when I can.
- I could also go on about how localzing/translating honorifics allows audience to understand better etc but that's an argument everyone has already heard gazillion times so I'll save you the time.
- All in all, you'll always have to work around certain things. With or without honorifics.
- Personally, and especially for this anime, I'd rather focus on localizing the meaning behind/translating an honorific than forcing them in and making my subs feel worse to me.
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