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    • Newbie guide

    Posted by lliriblanc on Thu 11 of Jun, 2009 08:07 GMT-0000 posts: 39 ☆ ☆ ☆ United States
    So, I meant to do this months ago, but only got around to it now. Anyway, one of my Ahi cult friends has a big newbie guide in Japanese. She's been through two cults and has been a fan forever, so a while ago I asked her for permission to translate it. I finally translated the sections that are probably least available in Western fandom (the sections on fan clubs, gallery/guard, and fan letters). Those sections run to about 8 pages single spaced now that I've translated it, so it's *really* detailed, and helpfully, told from a Japanese point of view.
    Ideally I thought the translation would live on the wiki rather than my personal site, so I wanted to ask all of your opinion on that. My friend only asked that she be credited and that a link to the original be left on the translation.
    I will be asking some friends to read it over before it's technically post-able.

    There are also a bunch of other entries that could be translated, but haven't been yet. If you have any great interest in any of these, let me know:

    ï½¥When you are interested in Takarazuka

    ï½¥About the repertoire presented in Takarazuka

    Let's go see Takarazuka: kangeki knowledge

    ï½¥ Personal belongings

    ï½¥ What to wear

    ï½¥ Fan etiquette

    Takarazuka Miscellany:

    ï½¥Seito

    ï½¥Otokoyaku and Musumeyaku

    ï½¥Otokoyaku

    ï½¥Musumeyaku/Onnayaku

    ï½¥Class and Rank

    ï½¥Ticket Scalping

    ï½¥Show supertitles (Bow Romance, etc.)

    ï½¥Slang glossary (this one is really aimed more towards Soragumi-focused message boards)

    And that's all I have to say that will remain coherent. Night everyone.
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    Posted by imastrgazer on Wed 17 of Jun, 2009 14:32 GMT-0000 posts: 20 ☆ ☆ ☆
    something that some of the new fans might have an interest in is the scalping information. especially since it's different than what normally comes to mind when people think of scalping tickets.

    I think this is an AWESOME idea. Thank you to you & your friend! I'm sure it'll help a lot of the new fans.
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    Posted by lliriblanc on Mon 15 of Jun, 2009 18:07 GMT-0000 posts: 39 ☆ ☆ ☆ United States
    There is a semi-finished draft here:
    http://transfer.mkalen.net/guide.html

    Links to the original are included.
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    Posted by onion_mob on Mon 15 of Jun, 2009 09:23 GMT-0000 posts: 19 ☆ ☆
    My comment from yesterday seems to have disappeared. O.o

    Anyway, can we have a link to the original site while we wait for the translation? :)
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    Posted by lliriblanc on Thu 11 of Jun, 2009 18:22 GMT-0000 posts: 39 ☆ ☆ ☆ United States
    > Kyanited
    Hm, I guess I can do the "Let's go see" series too. Most of it seems pretty obvious to me, but I guess if no one's been to Western-style musical theater at *all* it would be unfamiliar. (Things like opera glasses, not talking during shows, etc.)

    I agree with you about the wiki being a resource for the cultural aspect of Takarazuka, too; that's why I wanted to translate the guide in the first place. I've seen a lot of comments expressing complete unfamiliarity with iride tradition in particular, and figured we should try to fix that considering it reflects on us (gaijin cultists) personally.

    Anyway, I wasn't sure where it belonged either - I figured under general information, but set off from the things written by the editors. It *is* part of a series on its own, and also clearly reflects its author's voice.

    >jenebi
    I know, I figured. :-/ But my journal is locked down, so I'd rather people read it and have it walk off than have no one read it at all. My friend's blog is really high up in the Google rankings for a lot of Takarazuka-related terms, so I'm pretty sure she's used to that trade-off.
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    Posted by jenebi on Thu 11 of Jun, 2009 15:18 GMT-0000 posts: 166 ☆ ☆ ☆
    It's great to post it to the Wiki, of course, but just as long as you and your friend are comfortable with the fact that it *will* walk off, and most likely without either of you being credited. :/

    That said, you know I'm dying to read it. :)
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    Posted by KyaniteD on Thu 11 of Jun, 2009 14:01 GMT-0000 posts: 104 ☆ ☆ ☆
    I think it would be great to have it here, but I'm not sure how to treat it / where to put it. If we adopt it, we could integrate it somewhere in the rules or general information section. Otherwise we would have to add it to translations under the title "A Japanese Fan's Newbie Guide To Takarazuka".

    I think fan etiquette would be an interesting point and IMO important to have at a central place like the TakaWiki. I know at least one other person who has written a small article on the topic.

    Also interesting/new in terms of How-To would be What to wear and Personal Belongings.

    As the fandom (seemingly) grows, it's my personal opinion that a website like the TakaWiki is not just an important source for information about the performances, performers and events, but also should provide some help for fans. Not just help with shopping, but also help with rules, guidelines, traditions, expectations, behavior etc.

    We already have a lot of that information on the website, but it probably needs to be organized...
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