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Japanese translation of 'HBP' available May 17 
MAY 11, 2006 at 11:15 PM
Posted by GERI
Source: Mainichi Daily News
A 10-month wait for Japanese fans will finally end as the Japanese version of Half-Blood Prince, Harry Potter to Nazo no Purinsu (Harry Potter and the Puzzling Prince) will be released
on May 17.
The translated version will be sold in two volumes and cost 3,960 yen.
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Order of Merlin, 2nd Class
Points: 1720
hpforever138 says:
Wow I had no idea they didn't have the book yet! Thats awful, I am so sorry haha well I'm glad there getting it soon!
Posted May 13, 2006 at 12:17 PM EST
Student
Points: 230
hpcrazy2 says:
It would be cool to look and try to read the japanese verse of hp.
Posted May 13, 2006 at 12:46 PM EST
Head Girl
Points: 447
giavanna says:
Oh!I had no idea there was no Japanese veraion of hBP yet..Poor kids.Well their waiting is finally over so..
Harry Potter and the Puzzling Prince?Well,if you think about it it is a good title.Only a bit confusing because it sorta brings in mind Tom Riddle[/b].Or is it just me?
Posted May 13, 2006 at 1:29 PM EST
Princess of Nargles
Points: 4137
hp_fan206 says:
I wonder why its been translated to the Puzzling Prince? That sounds quite odd, in my opinion. There's probably some language difference, then?
Wow, a 10-month wait, that is a lot, I wonder how many of them have been spoilered by now.
Posted May 13, 2006 at 1:52 PM EST
Order of Merlin, 3rd Class
Points: 1444
RIP_Sirus_and_Dumbledore says:
Gosh.. poor Japanese people, waiting for 10 months.. but I bet they're really excited.. I know I was when I got the book.. I'd hate to have to wait that long though
Posted May 13, 2006 at 3:05 PM EST
Professor
Points: 1114
Saminal says:
HA! Finally we got something before Japan!
hehe
Seriously, I mean they usually get everything before us, so it's just plain right that we get Potter before them, right?!
Okay, I'm just kidding. But that's crazy they had to wait so long... I'd almost boycott! haha
Posted May 13, 2006 at 3:17 PM EST
Professor
Points: 1012
Enchanting Fairy says:
I would hate it if i'd had to wait that long for it to come out but at least they will have it soon.
Posted May 13, 2006 at 3:25 PM EST
Head Girl
Points: 446
Phoenix Lament <3 says:
Oh my god!!! I would have died if i lived in Japan!
Why would they wait so much??
Posted May 13, 2006 at 3:40 PM EST
Prefect
Points: 327
Dobby's Hous Elf says:
that's great! I hope they have it in every language soon, that would be great
Posted May 13, 2006 at 4:29 PM EST
Prefect
Points: 305
hoggywartswitchwannabe says:
Wow I really hpoe they have it in every single language. It would be so interesting to see what the 6th book would look like from the inside in Japenese.
Posted May 13, 2006 at 5:10 PM EST
Student
Points: 229
AAR4EVER says:
I can't believe they had to wait that long!
Posted May 13, 2006 at 5:31 PM EST
Muggle Representative
Points: 9117
The Lime says:
Wow, that is a really long time to wait for HBP. I couldn't wait that much time.. but I guess it's already been released in English, right?
Posted May 13, 2006 at 6:34 PM EST
Witch
Points: 817
PadmaPatilPassion says:
I feel bad for Japan! They had to wait so long for it. But why is it called "the Puzzling Prince"? That is very strange...
Posted May 13, 2006 at 6:40 PM EST
Princess of Fantasy
Points: 2537
magiclover13 says:
Maybe I should order one and see if I can translate it into English...
Posted May 13, 2006 at 6:48 PM EST
Wizard
Points: 627
Ronian says:
I feel so sorry for the japanese...almost a year wait! And, uh how much is 3000 yen?!?!
Posted May 13, 2006 at 8:17 PM EST
Witch
Points: 745
Mrs._Sirius says:
That would really really suck to have to wait from July until May to get the book. I wonder what the cover looks like. They seem to be different in every country. So, when we get book 7 in July of 07, they will have to wait until May of 08. That would be awful!!
Posted May 13, 2006 at 8:37 PM EST
Loose Canon
Points: 3411
JustHarry says:
For heaven's sake, how have they managed to wait this long without it? Poor Japanese HP fans, but trust me, it's worth the wait!
P.S. DD dies in the end *sob*
Posted May 13, 2006 at 8:43 PM EST
Northern Belle
Points: 3933
American Angel says:
Wow, the Japanese waited nearly a year for HBP(or "Puzzling Prince", for them). "Puzzling Prince" is a weird change from "Half-Blood Prince". I could understand if there was a different word that meant basically the same thing because some languages don't translate perfectly into other languages, but "puzzling" and "half-blood" are not even close to having the same meaning. I wonder why they changed it. Oh well, I'm glad that they finally have a chance to read the book! I would've been so impatient...
Posted May 13, 2006 at 9:27 PM EST
Squib
Points: 115
Pandra says:
Hi HPANA readers!
I'm a Japanese.
We're definitely waiting for long long time!
But we know it takes long time because we have quite alot of differences in the grammar between English and Japanese!
However, I cannot understand why it is called Puzzling Prince...
Posted May 13, 2006 at 10:27 PM EST
Head Girl
Points: 402
Madeline Belle says:
I can't even begin to comprehend waiting that long for hbp to come out, I mean, I was like glued to that "Time ticker thing on here yeah you know what I mean" w/e.
What about the huge (b)DIFFERENCE(/b) of "half blood" all the way to "puzzling"...... (i)that's(i/) puzzling.
I'm not trying to be awful, I get the whole language thing. But how is it going to work when Harry discovers the "puzzling prince"........ hmmm doesn't really fit. Well I guess they did find a way to work it out then. I would love to find a way to get one of those so I could like look at it.........
Congrads to you guys finaly getting the japanese version!
~(b)Bell(/b) <3
Posted May 13, 2006 at 11:42 PM EST
Head Girl
Points: 402
Madeline Belle says:
Wow I guess i didn't get the whole "bold" and "Italics" thing..... thats just sad.
Posted May 13, 2006 at 11:45 PM EST
Squib
Points: 115
Pandra says:
I think that the meaning of "nazo" is closer to "mystery" than "puzzling."
Posted May 14, 2006 at 12:43 AM EST
Magical Sanitary Supplier
Points: 2518
5225 says:
I thought I had it bad when the Indonesian version was out on jan 22nd. I do feel now I am lucky not to have to wait for book 6 for about a year(Pandra, welcome to HPANA, make yourself at home.)
Posted May 14, 2006 at 12:56 AM EST
Auror
Points: 2260
ScintillatingStar says:
harry potter and the puzzling prince?? well whatever they think works..
I'm really surprised that it was so far behind!! 10 months! That is ages,
Posted May 14, 2006 at 3:39 AM EST
Squib
Points: 115
Pandra says:
Hi 5225,
Thanks for the message!
I'll write here again though my English skill is poor!
Posted May 14, 2006 at 4:45 AM EST
Auror
Points: 2907
Pema says:
Yay! I feel kind of bad for the Japanese though, I mean, they had to wait so long for their HBP. I feel rather spoiled now.
Posted May 14, 2006 at 4:52 AM EST
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