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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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Auror
Points: 2353
Loretta says:
I think that it is long over due for that area. I sure that the Japanese kids are going to love it.
Posted May 15, 2006 at 10:33 AM EST
Student
Points: 205
Loving HBP says:
I wonder what "half-blood" translates as in Japanese? I don't know...the puzzling prince doesn't quite have the same ring to it....
Posted May 15, 2006 at 10:47 AM EST
Witch
Points: 925
loony_futuregirl2 says:
I have ALWAYS had a facination with Japan and Japanese, especially since we had a Japanese husband and wife come to our school to teach for two years and they tought us some Japanese and some of the cultural things!
I have wanted to take Japanese back up again...I have HBP, COS and P/SS in Spanish so why don't I get one in Japanese too??? Hmm...
Posted May 15, 2006 at 11:19 AM EST
Azkaban's Most Wanted
(Moderator)
Points: 13500
Lord Zimkel says:
Wow, Harry Potter and the Puzzling Prince, translations are weird. I wonder why they decided to rename it? It's like the bloody Americans renaming Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone to Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, there was absolutely no reason for that! What's the problem, American's don't know what a philosopher is? I doubt it; that was just stupid. Taking liberties like that is in my opinion unexceptable. This however is a different. This is a translation from English to Japanese, and I'm sure they had a good reason for changing the title, after all, Japanese is quite the language.
It's got to be crappy having to wait so long for the latest Harry Potter to come out, though, I feel their pain!
Posted May 15, 2006 at 11:26 AM EST
Witch
Points: 750
magna says:
Im Im sooo excited!!! haha... I wonder why it took 10 months for it to come out. Seems like a long time
Posted May 15, 2006 at 12:35 PM EST
Hermione's Twin
Points: 5063
*Miss Hermione Granger* says:
That sounds so great for all those who were waiting so long for it... I`d hate to wait that long, i`d learn how to read english first!!!!! But Anyway, thats rally great, but its sad they hae to wait nearly a year.....
HBP was a good book.....
Posted May 15, 2006 at 12:50 PM EST
Professor
Points: 1070
azkaban_wannabe says:
That's kind of cool. That seemed like it took a really long time.
Posted May 15, 2006 at 12:55 PM EST
Squib
Points: 174
Nikki Potter says:
That's really great! Now more people will be able to read it! But why is it called the Puzzling Prince?????
Posted May 15, 2006 at 1:29 PM EST
Order of Merlin, 3rd Class
Points: 1511
MonsterDEnd says:
This is cool that it will be written in Japanes, but I wonder why they changed the name to the [i]Puzzling Prince[i]? I don't speak Japanese, but I'm pretty sure there's is a konji for half and blood or something along that line.
Posted May 15, 2006 at 2:58 PM EST
Prefect
Points: 354
Ron&Hermione-forever says:
They've waited a long time. I can't belive it's taken that long. Have fun reading.
Posted May 15, 2006 at 3:38 PM EST
Muggle
Points: 81
xo_rupertlover_ox says:
Wow that would suck having to wait that long for it.
Posted May 15, 2006 at 3:44 PM EST
Seer
Points: 15207
Brittany Radcliffe says:
Wow, that really sucks that they had to wait almost a year for the book.
i dont know what i would have done if the rest of the world had it and i didnt.
Posted May 15, 2006 at 3:58 PM EST
Student
Points: 262
Dobby's_Cute says:
That is so cool, they finally get to read the book! I cannot imagine having to wait that long!
Posted May 15, 2006 at 4:25 PM EST
Squib
Points: 102
dracos*girl says:
Cool, I cant believe that they waited 10 months!
Posted May 15, 2006 at 4:47 PM EST
Witch
Points: 596
SlytherinsPerfectPrefect says:
That is so awesome that the book is being translated into different languages. My b/f is going to Japan for a year, maybe that will be my present when he comes back. I think it would be really cool to have HP in Japanese...
Posted May 15, 2006 at 7:38 PM EST
Auror
Points: 3239
Tenshi says:
Hari Pota! haha wow, they had to wait for ever for the book to come out! wish I could read Japanese! Really need to study harder! :)
Posted May 15, 2006 at 9:36 PM EST
Order of Merlin, 2nd Class
Points: 1788
Hermy-Own says:
Wow, there's an incentive to learn english if ever i saw one!!!
Posted May 15, 2006 at 10:06 PM EST
Head Girl
Points: 427
Draco Malfoy_Lover says:
I can't belive that they haven't gotten the book yet. oh gosh i love it but it just makes me so sad and well i just don't even want to think about it!!!! why did she do that!!! ok in getting off the subject but anyhoo i think that they should really like the book but then again any TRUE HP FAN would but yeah thats it!!
Posted May 15, 2006 at 10:21 PM EST
Order of Merlin, 3rd Class
Points: 1453
smart hermione says:
Wow! Thank God I'm not chinese i couldn't bare to wait that long with all the curiosity! Poor guys, I hope hey don't have to wait that long to read the last book, that would be unendurable!!!!
Posted May 15, 2006 at 11:49 PM EST
Student
Points: 220
Magical and Mysterious Me says:
Hooray, the book is translated!!! I wish I could read Japanese, I could only read a little bit of Chinese.
~Magical and Mysterious~
Posted May 16, 2006 at 12:30 AM EST
Slugmeister
Points: 3731
Prawg says:
Now, if only I could read japanese...
However, if I get the chance, I'll buy it (and/or (some of) the first five books) in August/September, when I go there!!!
Posted May 16, 2006 at 11:46 AM EST
Auror
Points: 2108
phoenix_feathers says:
God, that's an awfully long time to wait to read Harry, and it'd be horrible to hear of the rest of the world with it, and not be able to have it because it takes so long to translate.
Posted May 16, 2006 at 4:39 PM EST
Muggle
Points: 43
Xtreme_witch says:
is that expensive or not? i don't know the value of a yen. but still, i could not have survived if i had to wait this long to read HP6. I feel bad for them. but then again, they probably only got the fifth book a long time after us...
Posted May 16, 2006 at 8:24 PM EST
Witch
Points: 534
mrs radcliffe/potter says:
Cool! Im feel soo lucky because I read it right away and well at they'll read it now! jaja . Two volumes?? I thought of it as a short book, but maybe in japanese its longer who knows? certainly not me because I not one single word in japanese! jaja
Posted May 16, 2006 at 8:47 PM EST
Auror
Points: 3041
ThePhoenix'sSong says:
That is great for them. I can't imagine waiting this long for it though. I would just go crazy with waiting! I wonder why it translates into the puzzling prince that is nothing like the meaning of Half-blood prince which is important. Oh well the story should still be near the same.
Posted May 16, 2006 at 8:56 PM EST
Squib
Points: 115
Pandra says:
The cost of book6 is about 36.43 US dollars.
Do you feel it expensive? I think it is expensive for kids...
Posted May 16, 2006 at 9:46 PM EST
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