Kingdom Hearts Vol 1. Character Profiles
And, finally, we get to some REAL translations and profiles. XD
Also, with the picture, do the right click + view image combination to see it if it looks cut off in your browser D;
Sora
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Destiny Islands are tiny islands surrounded by the sea. On these warm and tranquil islands live a fourteen-year-old boy. He is always playing together with his childhood friend, Riku, and a girl of the same age as he, Kairi. He has a character with a strong sense of justice and thrusts his neck into situations immediately when not understanding what he's getting into.
Riku
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Sora's friend born on Destiny Islands. He's Sora's senior by one year, being fifteen.[1] He's a boy that's becoming a cool [2] adult and his adventuresome heart [3] is strong. From around the time he was very young, he has always been active together with Sora, always wanting to stay one step ahead, but he is like Sora's big brother.[4]
Kairi
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A bright fourteen-year-old girl whom is always around Sora and Riku. Some years previously, she came to Destiny Island from outside of the sea. Her memories of before are nonexistent; she yearns to see the world outside of the islands and at the same time fears it and feels her bewilderment.
Donald Duck
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Disney Castle's Royal Palace's Master Magician.[5] With the sudden disappearance of Ou-sama, Donald goes with his close friends Goofy, Jiminy, Chip, and Dale [6] who, for the sake of finding Ou-sama, leave the royal castle behind. His ill-tempered disposition is his flaw.
Goofy
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Disney Castle's Royal Palace's Commander of the Knights.[7] He is an amiable character, always carefree. He does not carry weapons to hurt people, but he does make use of just a shield. For the sake of searching for Ou-sama, he takes up a journey with Donald and everyone.
Jiminy Cricket
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A gentleman who is a polite cricket. He is accompanying Sora, Donald, and Goofy on their journey, and he watches over them.
Chip and Dale
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The ones whom carry out the Gummi Ship's planning and completion. Chipmunk brothers. The one with the black nose is Chip, the red one is Dale.
Alice
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A girl whom chased after the White Rabbit, arrived in a mysterious country, and became lost. On her own sense of honesty, she is the type that speaks her thoughts too much. Offenders are attempting to steal "Hearts" from the Princesses of Heart [8] and Alice has been found guilty during a one-sided trial.
Maleficent
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A wicked witch holding tremendous magical power. She employs the ability to manipulate the Heartless, she is the being who does evil on Sora, Donald, and Goofy's path. Her strength is skillfully penetrating the gaps in people's hearts.
[1] This sentence looks awkward in Japanese, and most of the character profile section is constructed of strange sentence fragments.
[2] Yes, it says "cool." I hear Soul from Soul Eater's voice when I read it, even though Miyano Mamoru does Death the Kid.
[3] I chose "adventuresome heart" as the best wording here. It literally says "quest heart."
[4] Literally the last part is "but he has the existence like Sora's big brother."
[5] Literally is "Royal Palace Magic Guidance Master." Is simply "court wizard" in English, I think.
[6] "Goofy-tachi" is used here. Considering who else is in the character profile page, Jiminy, Chip, and Dale are who I'm assuming are the others.
[7] Literally "Royal Palace Knight Commanding Officer." His title is "Captain of the Royal Guard" in English.
[8] Just so it's known if someone gets curious, there's a difference between "Heart" and "heart" in this and in Japanese. Riku's described as having a "strong heart" above, which is more like his will. THIS version is the Hearts that float out of people and such. I differentiate between the two with capitalization.
... Am I the only one utterly amused by Riku's profile being "SORASORASORA... no Kairi"? XD *dies*
Also, with the picture, do the right click + view image combination to see it if it looks cut off in your browser D;
Sora
----
Destiny Islands are tiny islands surrounded by the sea. On these warm and tranquil islands live a fourteen-year-old boy. He is always playing together with his childhood friend, Riku, and a girl of the same age as he, Kairi. He has a character with a strong sense of justice and thrusts his neck into situations immediately when not understanding what he's getting into.
Riku
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Sora's friend born on Destiny Islands. He's Sora's senior by one year, being fifteen.[1] He's a boy that's becoming a cool [2] adult and his adventuresome heart [3] is strong. From around the time he was very young, he has always been active together with Sora, always wanting to stay one step ahead, but he is like Sora's big brother.[4]
Kairi
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A bright fourteen-year-old girl whom is always around Sora and Riku. Some years previously, she came to Destiny Island from outside of the sea. Her memories of before are nonexistent; she yearns to see the world outside of the islands and at the same time fears it and feels her bewilderment.
Donald Duck
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Disney Castle's Royal Palace's Master Magician.[5] With the sudden disappearance of Ou-sama, Donald goes with his close friends Goofy, Jiminy, Chip, and Dale [6] who, for the sake of finding Ou-sama, leave the royal castle behind. His ill-tempered disposition is his flaw.
Goofy
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Disney Castle's Royal Palace's Commander of the Knights.[7] He is an amiable character, always carefree. He does not carry weapons to hurt people, but he does make use of just a shield. For the sake of searching for Ou-sama, he takes up a journey with Donald and everyone.
Jiminy Cricket
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A gentleman who is a polite cricket. He is accompanying Sora, Donald, and Goofy on their journey, and he watches over them.
Chip and Dale
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The ones whom carry out the Gummi Ship's planning and completion. Chipmunk brothers. The one with the black nose is Chip, the red one is Dale.
Alice
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A girl whom chased after the White Rabbit, arrived in a mysterious country, and became lost. On her own sense of honesty, she is the type that speaks her thoughts too much. Offenders are attempting to steal "Hearts" from the Princesses of Heart [8] and Alice has been found guilty during a one-sided trial.
Maleficent
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A wicked witch holding tremendous magical power. She employs the ability to manipulate the Heartless, she is the being who does evil on Sora, Donald, and Goofy's path. Her strength is skillfully penetrating the gaps in people's hearts.
[1] This sentence looks awkward in Japanese, and most of the character profile section is constructed of strange sentence fragments.
[2] Yes, it says "cool." I hear Soul from Soul Eater's voice when I read it, even though Miyano Mamoru does Death the Kid.
[3] I chose "adventuresome heart" as the best wording here. It literally says "quest heart."
[4] Literally the last part is "but he has the existence like Sora's big brother."
[5] Literally is "Royal Palace Magic Guidance Master." Is simply "court wizard" in English, I think.
[6] "Goofy-tachi" is used here. Considering who else is in the character profile page, Jiminy, Chip, and Dale are who I'm assuming are the others.
[7] Literally "Royal Palace Knight Commanding Officer." His title is "Captain of the Royal Guard" in English.
[8] Just so it's known if someone gets curious, there's a difference between "Heart" and "heart" in this and in Japanese. Riku's described as having a "strong heart" above, which is more like his will. THIS version is the Hearts that float out of people and such. I differentiate between the two with capitalization.
... Am I the only one utterly amused by Riku's profile being "SORASORASORA... no Kairi"? XD *dies*