[Scanlation] The Story of China and Teensy Japan

[moriyama-umi.livejournal.com]

Woo-hoo my first scanlation! Thanks to youkofujima, lecumedesjour_s and westoestlich for the corrections. Please let me know if you see any mistakes!


Title: The Story of China and Teensy Japan

Translator's Note: The title uses the word "chitchai" - a child-like pronunciation of the word "chiisai" meaning small or tiny. "Teensy" is used as a stand-in to try to mimic the same feel of the word.








Translator's Note: This strip refers to the fact that hiragana, one of the Japanese "alphabets" is simplified from Chinese characters.




Translator's Note: "Tahshi deleh" is how one says hello in Tibetan.




Translator's Note: In Asia, the shadows on the moon are thought to looke like a rabbit. In China, the legend is that the rabbit serves a goddess for which he mixes herbs to make medicine. In Japan and Korea, it is believed that the rabbit is pounding mochi dough.





Beautiful Memories are Forever




"At the time of his attack, China thought of Japan as a younger brother and was shocked by the insistent bullying."

I thought it was kind of cute and did a comic about it.


So this is the story of China and teensy Japan.

Incidentally, why did Japan decide to attack? For full details, do research on the Internet. The battle at Keichou is very troubling. / This is very troubling Japan.

Translator's Note: I've been told the last line in the author's note has been two different things by several people. When I first translated the note it seemed as it if was "This is very troubling Japan." however some people have suggested that its "The battle at Keichou is very troubling." I am not sure which one the author intended. As FYI: the Battle of Keichou refers to Japan's invasion of Korea. Eventually China's Ming Dynasty sent some troops to Korea to help fend off Japan. In the end, China and Japan agreed to split Korea in half. A link for some more information. Others think this strip is about the Sino-Japanese war, which might make more sense - in the end I really don't know, sorry.

ﾟ(ﾟ'Д'ﾟ)ﾟ And then China was no longer extremely close. History is cruel.



Translator's Note: Two additional chibi illustrations can be found on this page: http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/c_n7.htm

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Hope you enjoyed it!

Comments

[kohikki.livejournal.com]

Heehee, how cute.
I kind of feel for China, even though he seems a little annoying. XD
Oh god Ivan, I love you.

Thanks for translating!

[mahoshi.livejournal.com]

Aww, so adorkable. Thank you for translating!

[akaru-hana.livejournal.com]

oh god, that last panel of Russia.... and lol, is that Italy as the bartender??

thank you for translating this!!

[moriyama-umi.livejournal.com]

I don't understand why Italy is bartending, but I tried not to think about it too much ^^

[jali-jali.livejournal.com]

Oh, so that's what the strips are about. I see....wow Japan you are so rude to your brother! @_@
Though I kinda confuse why he attack China too....

Thanks so much for the scanlation ^ ^

[nyanni.livejournal.com]

lol@italy 8D

Awwwe this has become one of my favorite strips :3, thank you for translating!

[chinomi.livejournal.com]

This was so awesome! I have way more love for Japan and China now 8Db

[nataku-kun.livejournal.com]

In the end, I think China's the most pitiful out of all the characters XD He's seriously bullied by everyone... but even in this China-Japan comic, the one who steals the limelight is Russia. Russia kinda overtook Sealand as my favourite character right there, right then

[chairman-yao.livejournal.com]

Ahaha! Poor China! Japan, you bastard! Oh Russia! Waaah, Italy!? etc... Thanks so much for the scanlation!

[thesex-machine.livejournal.com]

TAKE THAT, YOU YELLOW MONKEY!
*runs away*

[hopelessosaka.livejournal.com]

Ah, there we go, problem solved.


Thanks again, Russia.

[moriyama-umi.livejournal.com]

Hehe, icon ♥

[atlikarinca.livejournal.com]

Ah, History is so cruel.

And China is still the cutest thing ever. Seriously. AND IS THAT TIBET I SEE THERE? WHOA HE ACTUALLY IS IN THE COMICS!

[world-roof.livejournal.com]

I was shocked too.

[raineyz.livejournal.com]

YES MOTHER RUSSIA SHALL TAKE YOU ALL UNDER HER WING

Thanks for scanlating~ So sad yet so cute ;w;

[picnicbird.livejournal.com]

YOU TEND THOSE BARS, ITALY.

Russia is too great, &c. :D

[youkofujima.livejournal.com]

A few points about the translations, hope you don't mind.

Japan, in the first strip, actually says: "Hello, China whom the sun sets upon. I am Japan." (since Japan is the "Land of the Rising Sun")

In the third strip, China says "Japan has grown up quite nicely, now I can hold my head up high, too!" ("hana takai" is like a slightly more snobby way of being proud.)

Also, the title is actually "The Story of China and a Teeny Japan."

Thanks for the translation^^/

[moriyama-umi.livejournal.com]

Thank you! My Japanese is still not all that great and those parts were my trouble spots XD I'll make these changes ^^

[lecumedesjour-s.livejournal.com]

"Kachikuri" at third strip is "karakuri".
It's easy to make a mistake "ra" for "chi" in hiragana...these are look a like especially with handwriting letter:)

Karakuri ningyou is a mechanical doll, origin of japanese robots.
Making a precision machine/dolls are Japan's speciality since old time.

[moriyama-umi.livejournal.com]

Ah thanks for that, I tend to have trouble with the handwritten kana - I just haven't seen it in practice enough. I've made the correction ^^

[know.livejournal.com]

that was adorable. D: Poor China. But Japan did grow up pretty quickly. God, I love bebe!Japan.

ROFLMAO, RUSSIA. <3 Ivan is totally my favorite character. ; ;

[box-of-doom.livejournal.com]

Awww... poor China. *hugs for China*

I love how Russia can really look happy one moment and insane the next. But it always makes me go pooooor Russia.... XD

Thanks for scanlating~!!!!

[kasugai-gummie.livejournal.com]

OH SNAP. Y SO CRAZY RUSSIA? ♥♥♥

Thank you for scanlating!

[nittle-grasper.livejournal.com]

Poor China D: A-Are they cute-ifying the Rape of Nanjing?? O__O;

[tsuchinoko.livejournal.com]

XD I think it's Karakuri and not Kachikuri, that's why you didn't find anything. Karakuri is japanese for robot/mechanical doll. I learned that from Gintama, dawhaw. <: 8D Russia is too adorable. He makes me bleed cotton candy.

[moriyama-umi.livejournal.com]

This is the first time I've heard of a Japanese mechanical doll, but that's cool - it makes me want to look some of them up XD

[world-roof.livejournal.com]

Oh moriyama_umi! Thank you kindly! I'm so happy to see the (only) Page Tibet appears scantlated!

And he's singing! How cute! Just walking around and singing~.
thanks again!
Also, it looks like China and Tibet aren't actually related. Interesting.

[chairman-yao.livejournal.com]

You mean it looks like China & Japan aren't actually related, right? Yeah, looks like China was completely awesome, taking ion this homeless brat and Japan was ungrateful and crazy! *shakes fist at Honda-kun where ever he may be*

You have to immediately start singing around HQ, but, like, really inappropriate songs. Bursting into the entrance hall: "I don't want~ anybody else~ when I think about you~~ I touch myself~~~" etc... HOSHI- HQ Karaoke night, Y/Y?

[keikanas.livejournal.com]

oh man, Russia in that last panel ~ ♥ thanks for translating!

[red-underthebed.livejournal.com]

ICON LOVE. <3

[red-underthebed.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the translation! China and Japan are so cute, haha.

OH RUSSIA.

[nittle-grasper.livejournal.com]

Crazy Russia is crazy XDDD

[westoestlich.livejournal.com]

Finally! Thanks scanlators:)

When China said "Let's talk about something simpler~", though, Japan actually said to himself "I kinda wanna resume the War of Keichou with him..."

(Keichou here refers to the invasion of the Korean Peninsula by Hideyoshi's Japan in 1596. China, knowing that he would be assaulted too once Korea fell, sent substantial troops to fight alongside the Koreans.)

[hopelessosaka.livejournal.com]

I SEE.


What's with all this rebellion in your belly, Japan!? D:


Oh, mai nations...

[nightcoffeebean.livejournal.com]

XD Any fluffy moments with Ivan will turn psycho in the next panel.
♥

[hopelessosaka.livejournal.com]

That's 'cause Ivan's a superhero.


... Oh... sorry, there's a typo:


... That's 'cause Ivan's a psycho.


... ... There we go.


(At least during his Bloody Sunday issue. <_<;; Oh, mai-not-Russia).

[fujiappletan.livejournal.com]

Oh Russia. I love you.