Bleach Wiki:Translation Corner

The Translation Corner is a group of Bleach Wiki users who are tasked with translating the various names, abilities, techniques and etc. found in the Bleach Universe. Being that Bleach is a Japanese manga that use Japanese, Chinese, Indian, German, Spanish and English language in various instances and cases, the use of translators is a focal point to the continuation of accuracy on the wiki. All users should read our Translation Guidelines before you start translating.

Roles of the Translation Corner
The following are the duties of the corner:


 * 1. To assure the correctness of all translations that are presented on the site.


 * 2. To determine the outcome of Contentious Translations: If a translation is questioned at all, that should be brought up in this section. In this way a translator, committee member or admin can explain why the translation is used or conversation can take place for translations that are harder to classify.


 * 3. To determine the correct translation of Zanpakutō (names, release calls, etc.): This section is for requests for translation of zanpakuto and zanpakuto related translations.


 * 4. To determine the correct translation of Character and element (e.g. devices) names: This section is for requests for translation of characters/techniques/equipment and general key words.


 * 5. To determine the correct translation of General/Other translation issues (e.g. conjugation/miscellanea): This section is for requests about translations that don't fit any particular criteria such as conjugation or such things such as accents used in the names.

Associate Members

 * Adam Restling (Primary Japanese Translator)
 * MarqFJA (Secondary Japanese Translator)
 * Vraieesprit (Japanese to English Translation)
 * ЖенёqSig.png

References & Sources

 * Kanji-to-English:
 * Tangorin
 * Mahou Kanji Dictionary
 * Kanji Networks
 * OldNihongo.J-Talk.Com
 * Basic Japanese verbal data: The imperative inflection of Japanese verbs

Associate Box
Ok folks I have finally gotten around to makeing the Associate Box. You can put it on your user page using the command. Below is what the box looks like. Tinni  (Talk)  14:37, April 8, 2010 (UTC)

Translation Guidelines

 * Anyone doing any form of translation. Looking up on Google Translate or similar translation tools, is not translating. You are not doing the site any favors by doing amateur translation. Please refrain from using such tools.


 * This is not a conversation page. It is a simple question and answer page for translation. All conversations should be held on a particular user talk page or the talk page of this page.


 * Users should simply place their request and wait for it to be answered. To keep it simple, if the user posting the request has no real understanding of translation, the point is not for you to learn how to translate here. Usage of the page should extend no more then to asking for a translation to be done. Please refrain from badgering the translators for understanding on why a translation is translated a certain way. If you knew anything about translation you wouldn't be asking someone else to do it, therefore it makes no sense to argue with them.


 * If you are not a member of the translation corner, please do not answer translation questions. Leave it to our translators so as to avoid confusion.


 * Admin have the final say on the translation being placed into a article.

Zanjutsu Instructor: Nagamoso Shūtetsu?
Can we please get some verification on the text from this picture from volume 60's in between chapter sketches. It purportedly reveals the name of this character as "Nagamoso Shūtetsu". Thanks, 11:03, October 17, 2013 (UTC)

Heilig Pfeil
On Yhwach someone copied the wrong katakana for the reading of Heilig Pfeil's Japanese name. It should be ハイリッヒ・プファイル Hairihhi Pufairu but someone wrote ハイリッヒ・ブファイル Hairihhi Bufairu and apparently this is contentious despite the fact that the Japanese pronunciation of other instances of the German word "Pfeil" is Pufairu.— Ryūlóng ( 竜龍 ) 11:03, November 4, 2013 (UTC)

Chapter 556
For some reason, the 556 raw isn't out on mangahead yet, but a translated version's already up. In any case, Komamura introduces a new bankai. Well, sort of. It's apparently called "Kokujō Tengen Myōō Dangai Joue" and I'm kinda curious. Anyone? --Reikson (talk) 16:47, November 6, 2013 (UTC)
 * Mangahead usually adds the raws a few days later, generally around Friday. Anyway, tacking on my own question to this. It may also need to be checked if this "Dangai Joue" is part of a new Bankai name, or if it's a new ability name for his improved Bankai.

Raws are out. Put it here for checking: --EvilDragonLord (talk) 18:25, November 8, 2013 (UTC)
 * Dangai Jōe = 断鎧縄衣 []

Bambietta's Epithet
Raws are out. Put it here for checking:
 * The Explode = 爆撃 (ジ・エクスプロード); Bakugeki (Ji Ekusupurōdo)[]--EvilDragonLord (talk) 18:25, November 8, 2013 (UTC)

Werewolf vs. Manwolf
I suppose this one comes down to interpretation and semantics. The kanji from the RAW are "人狼". And unless I'm mistaken, a particular movie shares the name. Mohrpheus  (Talk)  06:31, November 11, 2013 (UTC)

Komamura's Technique
And again, MangaPanda and MangaStream's translations conflict with one another (人化の術). Mohrpheus  (Talk)  06:31, November 11, 2013 (UTC)

General/Other translation issues (e.g. conjugation/miscellanea)
Remember the Schatten Bereich which Haschwalth referred to in chapter 514? Well, Well, I found the raw for the page he mtnions it on here, and in addition to it quite clearly being a German phrase, I'm willing to bet there are underlying kanji accompanying it. On top of this, it's mentioned on the Wandenreich page, but we've got no kana or kanji next to it, and the translation given was not, to my knowledge, confirmed by Adam, Zhenyoq, or any of our translators - it was a translation provided by Mangapanda, which, of course, can be...inaccurate. So, Adam, it'd be great if you could take a look at the page (due to my paltry knowledge of Japanese, I don't know where exactly the term is in the top right speech bubble) and provide German and Japanese translations for Schatten Bereich. Thanks in advance.--Xilinoc (talk) 23:08, November 8, 2013 (UTC)