Author Topic: Can ZUN read English? (Read 18116 times)

Sabino · « **Reply #30 on:** March 16, 2010, 06:40:04 AM »

Where'd you see it?
From the word I'd suspect that It remfers to Norm/Standard since Japanese people and games say norma when they refer to a certain line of expectations.

Hieda no Aya · « **Reply #31 on:** March 16, 2010, 06:44:17 AM »

Oh, that's common usage? Yeah, it's in Double Spoiler, the par score for each scene, so that sounds about right. Darn, now I have to stop being as amused by it.

Dead Princess Sakana · « **Reply #32 on:** March 16, 2010, 07:15:20 AM »

Who said the "Rest X" was English anyway? If it was meant to be german, it would be absolutely correct. Zun's just trolling you all by making you think he uses English :V

Tengukami · « **Reply #33 on:** March 16, 2010, 10:30:04 AM »

Yeah, the title 'Shoot the Bullet' tells me he's aware of photoshooting.

Would probably be best to write him in Japanese though.

haruko · « **Reply #34 on:** March 16, 2010, 04:38:37 PM »

ZUN can't do anything else than make games and drink beer.
On a more official note, maybe a little, but I'm pretty sure his english is engrish.
If you have ever read the staff rolls, they usually consist some engrish.

Helepolis · « **Reply #35 on:** March 16, 2010, 06:45:45 PM »

Few months ago I send ZUN an english e-mail (e-mail adress on his blog) to ask if I was allowed to use the song Lemuria for the flying drunkard as distributable song along with the sprites of Tenji. Never had a reaction on it :V

I might retry I guess.

DgBarca · « **Reply #36 on:** March 16, 2010, 06:47:15 PM »

Quote from: Helepolis on March 16, 2010, 06:45:45 PM

Few months ago I send ZUN an english e-mail (e-mail adress on his blog) to ask if I was allowed to use the song Lemuria for the flying drunkard as distributable song along with the sprites of Tenji. Never had a reaction on it :V

I might retry I guess.

STOP HELEPO...
Ho wait you asked it ?

Ghaleon · « **Reply #37 on:** March 20, 2010, 10:09:35 PM »

Quote from: Hieda no Aya on March 16, 2010, 06:34:38 AM

I dunno, I think "Shoot the Bullet" is way too good for ZUN to not know what photo shooting is.

Personally, though, I'd still like to know who Norma is.

That's a very good point that I'm ashamed of not noticing earlier...

Tonepoet · « **Reply #38 on:** March 21, 2010, 02:07:03 AM »

He also makes a few obvious references to Lewis Carrol's works. Granted he may've read translated versions but Phantasmagoria is such a complicated word...

Of course, for our sakes, I kinda hope he can't do so very well! I mean, it's one thing to be vaguely aware of some scant few weirdos in another country appreciating your work and another entirely to understand the reality of the situation... >_>

Alice Fact · « **Reply #39 on:** March 21, 2010, 03:40:26 AM »

I believe that some Japanese people are trying to troll you with Engrish, and that they could probably speak better English than you could

Infy♫ · « **Reply #40 on:** March 21, 2010, 11:21:16 AM »

PCB's stage cutins.
Have you ever taken time to read them all? Especially the one of stage 2.

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It wavered in the village in which people are not.

"MAYOIGA"(apparitional village) refused human always.

N-Forza · « **Reply #41 on:** March 21, 2010, 01:16:03 PM »

He tries hard enough, and at least he realizes what a "whodunit" is

Recon 5 · « **Reply #42 on:** March 21, 2010, 02:48:54 PM »

He knows enough engl(r)ish to know that certain combinations of words sound AWESOME. That's all that he needs since his local fans seem to agree.

Dizzy H. "Muffin" Muffin · « **Reply #43 on:** March 21, 2010, 05:26:07 PM »

Reminds me of how the game Gundeadligne (a horizontal danmaku game) uses gratuitious French ...

DgBarca · « **Reply #44 on:** March 21, 2010, 06:09:03 PM »

Quote from: N-Forza on March 21, 2010, 01:16:03 PM

He tries hard enough, and at least he realizes what a "whodunit" is

Charming Domination - Whodunit?

also, lolsamemoment

Lexica · « **Reply #45 on:** March 21, 2010, 07:53:35 PM »

Judging by his impressive set of vocabulary and equally impressive set of grammatical errors, the only situation I could imagine is if he didn't know English but had to prepare for a GRE test. Only that would teach him all the words he didn't even need once in his lifetime, all of which went into Touhou...

canobiecrazy · « **Reply #46 on:** April 20, 2010, 10:19:30 PM »

Didn't ZUN say he just tosses all the English postmarked letters away?

Tengukami · « **Reply #47 on:** April 20, 2010, 10:29:55 PM »

Not unless you have an actual source for that comment, no.

Hakkai · « **Reply #48 on:** April 20, 2010, 11:28:08 PM »

Quote from: canobiecrazy on April 20, 2010, 10:19:30 PM

Didn't ZUN say he just tosses all the English postmarked letters away?

That would be pretty mean.

Solais · « **Reply #49 on:** April 21, 2010, 10:24:56 AM »

The only thing I remember, that in an interview, ZUN said that several Western publishing companies wanted to publish Touhou overseas, but he declined all of them.

Danielu Yoshikoto · « **Reply #50 on:** April 21, 2010, 02:41:38 PM »

Quote from: ☼Solais☼ on April 21, 2010, 10:24:56 AM

ZUN said that several Western publishing companies wanted to publish Touhou overseas, but he declined all of them.

wait... WHAT!? :colonveeplusalpha:

Tengukami · « **Reply #51 on:** April 21, 2010, 04:07:52 PM »

I heard ZUN checks out library books and doesn't return them.

Solais · « **Reply #52 on:** April 21, 2010, 04:17:22 PM »

Quote from: Danielu Yoshikoto on April 21, 2010, 02:41:38 PM

wait... WHAT!? :colonveeplusalpha:

It was in that leaked out interview where he was rambling about stuff, all drunk, and it was mistranslated first as "ZUN hates Western fans and Ryukishi07."

Drake · « **Reply #53 on:** April 21, 2010, 04:19:07 PM »

I heard ZUN has had many offers for marriage but has declined them all so he could work on Touhou.

Tengukami · « **Reply #54 on:** April 21, 2010, 04:25:53 PM »

I heard ZUN once shot a man in Reno, just to watch him die.

communist unity (comm-unity) · « **Reply #55 on:** April 21, 2010, 04:36:59 PM »

Quote from: ☼Solais☼ on April 21, 2010, 10:24:56 AM

The only thing I remember, that in an interview, ZUN said that several Western publishing companies wanted to publish Touhou overseas, but he declined all of them.

:colonveeplusalpha: :fail:

Of course, maybe this just means he's already accepted a deal from a publishing company, right guys? :ohdear:

Tengukami · « **Reply #56 on:** April 21, 2010, 04:43:22 PM »

Solais has it right. ZUN said in an interview that he doesn't care about making a publishing deal with a Western company, or words to that effect, and someone misunderstood this as 'ZUN has nothing but contempt for Western fanbase'. Rage ensued, and despite numerous corrections, it's obvious this meme won't die.