Scanlation: What should I do about Czechoslovakia? (OLD, chapter 5 omake)

[vysnia-cerasus.livejournal.com]

This went unscanlated for so long, so I thought I'd take a chance at typesetting and getting this together. I'm not too sure about how the typesetting turned out, but here it is:

First, I'd like to credit Eruraito for her help with the translation, since Himaruya's handwriting is messy and near incomprehensible at times and I wouldn't have gotten the motivation to try and typeset it without a clue as to what the blurry handwriting was saying about "Czechoslovakia". I also had to double-check some of the speech parts, but the scanlation kind of sat buried on my drive after I worked on it in Photoshop. But since there are so many things not yet scanlated...


I'm unsure about how clear the text came out, but if you have any additional corrections or suggestions, it would be nice to hear! Keep in mind that these designs are VERY old by now (2007), and "musician" Czechoslovakia has pretty much become Iceland (and it seems if the Bamboo blog is to go by, they'll be two characters instead of one, though he still hasn't figured out their looks or dynamics). So if Czech Republic and Slovakia look nothing like any of these, it wouldn't be too surprising. From the 2008 Bamboo post, it does seem like the idea of "Czech=feminine, Slovakia=masculine" (based off their names in Japanese) was still there though. 

Comments

[chulchinmae.livejournal.com]

Thanks to you and Eruraito! It's very informative. :D

Honestly, I wouldn't mind Czechoslovakia looking like the classmate Hidekaz knew~.

And two characters? Hmm, for both regions. c:

[vysnia-cerasus.livejournal.com]

I mostly went off from what I remembered from hers, though a friend suggested that male Czechoslovakia's blurb should say "masculine" rather than "sturdy".

Two characters would make a lot of sense for the history of it, Slovakia would be like Hungary's little "henchman" I guess and Czech would be under Austria. I'm interested in how they'd interact with Liechtenstein, though XD

[chulchinmae.livejournal.com]

Also, spaceinvaderdud translated the China+Korea+pictures pages, the three missing pages from chapter 3 (?) with Germany, Italy, Russia; an Estonia + Russia clay figure doodle, and a Prussia+Hungary graphic. I just need typeset them. c:

[vysnia-cerasus.livejournal.com]

Oh wow, it sounds like you guys have been working hard at all of that. Kudos to you two for taking it upon yourselves to deliver all of that, it must be a ton of work! But it's nice to see scanlations coming back to this place after a dry spell :D

[heavensealed.livejournal.com]

My headcanon forever has been for them to be twins. Czech the older girl, Slovakia the younger boy.

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GO HIMA GO, YOU TOTALLY HAVE THE RIGHT IDEA THERE!! gdshjflhasdfjsdlfhlasd *brb spazzing forever*

[scribblefish.livejournal.com]

Bratr! <3

[heavensealed.livejournal.com]

I LOVE YOU SESTRA. I LOVE YOU SO MUCH. <33333

[vysnia-cerasus.livejournal.com]

Though I can imagine modern day!Slovakia in the comics would have a rather bad relationship with Hungary besides Liechtenstein too. It makes me wonder if kiddie Slovakia would have been quite the thorn in Hungary's side, taking into account how the history between the Hungarians and Slovaks was before the independence and creation of the Czechoslovakian state.

[scribblefish.livejournal.com]

I'm so happy that he matched my headcanon that Czech would be the female of the two. I've always thought that and recently fitted my own design for her, but I so would like to see official designs released... please Hima????

[scribblefish.livejournal.com]

I LOVE YOU TOO, BRATR....!

N-now we must calm down, even though we're excited... this is this girl's post, after all...!

[heavensealed.livejournal.com]

Yes, yes, of course. >x>

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[chulchinmae.livejournal.com]

I've pretty much sent him everything you and omg_feliks posted, and the missing archive that was documented, so, we are tearing through it as much as possible. Also the new April Fool's Comic and other things, whenever we can spare time. He loves doing the translation, and me, the scanlation, so, even though it's hard work, we are glad to it, especially if we have fans like you who appreciate the effort. c:

[wackyquest.livejournal.com]

I am hoping for the female Czech. For the sake of awkward growing up surrounded by guys and genderly confused Hungary who made a pass on her few times, and who also used to force Slovakia to dress as a girl (come on, he even wore braids at one point) and play house.

*ties to hug tiny Czech, tiny Czech promtly runs away*

[jaseya.livejournal.com]

Thanks!!
I like the idea of them being two people...

[mizu-takishima.livejournal.com]

oh wow, this is awesome! :D thanks for scanlating!

[kohakuu.livejournal.com]

erm, is it still possible to be Czechoslovakian?

[wackyquest.livejournal.com]

Well, sort of. Some people are still feeling a close kinship to the other nation and they consider themselves Czechoslovaks, but it´s more like a feeling of belonging.

[wayka.livejournal.com]

And it's very hard to find person in Czech Republic who doesn't have relatives in Slovakia.

[futuresimple.livejournal.com]

Czech should ttly be a boy. And I love the botom left design =w=

silly Himaruya, a musician type can also be a ladies' man~!

[yamikisara.livejournal.com]

lol I don't XD

[yamikisara.livejournal.com]

agreed

in my headcanon Czech is the boy and Slovakia is his little sister or brother - just because I can't help but imagine Czech being protective of Slovakia no matter what he or she has done to him

also Czech being younger would be historicaly completely wrong...

as I preffer them as 2 characters(again for the sake of correctness)I would like Czech to be the Iceland-looking character and Slovakia the smaller one x3

[yamikisara.livejournal.com]

well as of what I know Slovakia would most likely be angry about the fact Czech and Liechtenstein made up last year XD

[yamikisara.livejournal.com]

Maybe a bit OT but I hope they will be Poland's brothers just like Russia, Ukraine and Belarus are siblings and most likely be the cousins of those 3, lol talk about BAD family bonds XD

[futuresimple.livejournal.com]

Czech definitely has to have to have that Cool_Big_Brother attitude just because! And Slovakia as a little brother would be cute ;w; As much as I think Slovakia should be a girl, it would remind me too much of Switz and Liech ;;

[laknea.livejournal.com]

Thank you very much for tranlating! I'm from Czech Republic so I've been waiting for this so long... XD
A lot of fans here hope that Czech and Slovakia will be in the third volume of manga. Well, I'm not so opitimistic, but it would be nice. :)
I used these characters in some of my fanarts. The left one as Slovakia (I think they're so energetics) and the right one as Czech (calmer and more like Germany). But I would like to see o definitive version of them soon. :D