Epic Character Creation
Added 2024-10-19 03:25:25 +0000 UTCPersonalization
Still about ten hours to go, and--Wait, this is the comic announcement. It's done? HOW?!
Commentary
Unfortunately for Minion, I was watching an anime one day when I heard "something-something-neko", and the subtitles read "homewrecker." I knew "neko" meant cat, so I wanted to find out if they actually were being called a cat.
I looked it up, and apparently, yes, yes they were. Now I'm curious if anyone's gotten really confused listening to English dialogue about "cat burglars" (or possibly assuming it's an intentional pun given how Catwoman in Batman and Black Cat in Spider-Man are sometimes depicted).
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Comments
I first heard it 18 years ago when fansubbing a series of Japanese Fanta commercials: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2hQGOOR5g0
Thed Preston
2024-10-24 17:38:01 +0000 UTCHaving just watched Batman: Year One yesterday, obviously I thought of a cat burgler as well. But on seco
Daryl Sawyer
2024-10-21 16:04:31 +0000 UTCI first heard it first in Too Many Losing Heroines.
Dan Shive
2024-10-19 22:30:57 +0000 UTCFunnily enough, I just encountered a character saying “dorobōneko” in an anime (it came out shortly before this comic, but I watched it after), only the subtitles said “thieving kitty”. I would not have understood that line if it hadn’t been for this comic. (if anyone’s curious, it was “The Do-Over Damsel Conquers The Dragon Emperor” - it’s only got two episodes so far, so I don’t know yet if I should recommend it or not)
Connor Mcharg
2024-10-19 21:45:35 +0000 UTCi like how Minion facepalms to the cheeks instead of (almost nonexistent) forehead
Otter Annason
2024-10-19 17:16:54 +0000 UTCThat is awesome. ^.^;; I look forward to the Cat Burglar Villainess.
Conrad Wong
2024-10-19 15:35:14 +0000 UTCIt makes a sort of sense, cats are generally considered somewhat demonic in Japanese folklore, even more so than in much of European. And a lot of the worship for vermin-catcher and food protector goes to foxes instead.
Jenora Feuer
2024-10-19 09:00:50 +0000 UTC
