Jicoo Magician Chapter.2 page.5

Hello, I'm Shig. I live in Chiba Prefecture in Japan.

In Japan the heat was terrible this summer, but it has softened for these several days, so I could sleep well last night.

The proverb says, 'No heat or cold lasts over the equinox'. That's right.

Well, I translated the page 5 of the webcomic "Jicoo Magician, Chapter 2" from Japanese into English.

As usual, vocal data is left untouched.

See you!

Jicoo Magician Chapter.2 page.4

Hello, I'm Shig. Thanks for visiting Webcomic.cc blog.

Yesterday I finished translating the page 4 of the webcomic "Jicoo Magician, Chapter 2" from Japanese into English.

As usual I took a lot of time to translate the dialogues in the speech balloons.

Oh, no...it seems I'll never improve my English, no matter how many years I study.

It's easy I hand my manuscripts to the professional translator, but that's no good.

Because I think most translators are not familiar with the Japanese Manga & Anime.

So I'd like to send the informations by myself.

Well, see you!

Jicoo Magician Chapter 2 page 3

Hi, I'm Shig. Thanks for visiting Webcomic.cc blog.

As I finished translating the page 3 of the webcomic "Jicoo Magician, Chapter 2" from Japanese into English, I uploaded the files to the server just now.

Every time I have a hard time to translate the webcomics, but this page translated easier than I had thought.

By the way, a speaker of the UFO style has appeared on this page.

The UFO speaker is Blue's favorite tool. (Blue is a magician and he is a hero of this story.)

And it is not just a speaker but it has many useful functions.

What functions?

It's secret.

But if you see the functions, surely you must want to get this useful tool.

Well, see you!

Update after a long time!

Hi, I'm Shig. I have updated this blog after a long interval.

I have been busy since last update, so it was all I could work on the Japanese webcomic.tv site.

But At last I'll be able to take time off to translate the Japanese contents into English.

I have changed a top page design at the beginning.

I'm going to increase the contents of Webcomic.cc site, little by little.

Please click the image above to see the Webcomic.cc site.

Japanese Tezuma Magic

Hi How are you?
I'm Shig.
I uploaded the Webcomic '4D Magician' at page 15 with difficulty.
I had to comment on the Tezuma in detail in the page.
It was no easy job for me to translate the explanation of Tezuma into English.
I stayed up all night translating.

In Japan, Western magic is the main stream now.
Japanese peculiar magic is called Tezuma and is on the verge of extinction.
Some famous programs of Tezuma are as follows.

Kochou no mai(Paper Butterfly)
"Kochou no mai(Paper butterfly)" is one of the most famous performances of Tezuma.
Butterflies which are made of paper hover over a sensu(a folding fan).

Thumb tie
First of all, the magician ties his thumbs with the strings.
Next, a sword goes through between his thumbs.
Strange to say, a sword doesn't cut the strings at all.

By the way, in the fourth cartoon panel we learn the surprising fact.
Gosh! Kurota the cat is the chief adviser of military affairs in Suzume army.
Is it all right?

The upper picture is a screen capture of the webcomic '4D Magician' at page 15.
You can see the multimedia edition of this image in the following URL address.
http://webcomic.tv/4d/chap1p15_e.html

Panorama

Hi, I am Shig.
I have been making the Webcomic '4D Magician' since last year.
And I uploaded the Webcomic '4D Magician' at page 14 just some time ago.

At first cartoon panel, I tried panoramic animation in the background.
Animals in the forest surround and threaten him.
Panoramic animation is effective to express the scene in a high state of tension.
But I am not satisfied with the workmanship.
Because a feeling of panoramic rotation is not expressed enough.
When I make panoramic animation next time, I will bear it in mind.

My webcomic is a multimedia comic.
So it is possible to introduce various ideas.
I am always happy when I make trials of various ideas.
But these works take time very much.
I am short of time.

The upper picture is a screen capture of the webcomic '4D Magician'
at page 14.
You can see the multimedia edition of this image in the following URL address.
http://webcomic.tv/4d/chap1p14_e.html

Webcomic "Inhabitants of the Kuriha Woods"

Hi, I am Shig. How are you?
I uploaded the Webcomic '4D Magician' at page 13 several hours ago.

In this scene, the animals gather around Mr.Blue and surround him.
Of course Suzume,the female Ninja is manipulating the animals.
She said, "Ho-ho-ho. Prepare to die!".
Blue is in a desperate situation.
Animals such as an eagle, a horse and a bear threaten Blue.
What will his future be like?

A bitmap of an eagle was so huge that I had a hard time to compress a swf(Flash) file.
I think I could do a multimedialike expression.
But it is not so good about the expression of a horse.
There is room for improvement as for the part of a shadow of a horse.

The upper picture is a screen capture of the webcomic '4D Magician' at page 13.
You can see the multimedia edition of this image in the following URL address.

http://webcomic.tv/4d/chap1p13_e.html

Webcomic "4D Magician" at page 12

A Happy New Year!
Hi, I am Shig who is a webmaster of webcomic.tv site.
I'd like to continue producing the Webcomic '4D Magician' this year, too.

The upper picture is a screen capture of the webcomic '4D Magician' at page 12.
You can see the multimedia edition of this image in the following URL address.
http://webcomic.tv/4d/chap1p12_e.html
I'm going to comment about this page today.

At the 1st panel Suzume who is a female Ninja has thrown the Kunai at Blue.
Do you know a Kunai?
Kunai is known as the weapon used by ninja.
The ninja dug the ground with a kunai.
When a ninja steals into a castle, the kunai was used for climbing, as either a kind of grappling hook, or a piton.
And they often hurl a kunai at an enemy in substitution for a Shuriken("hand hidden blade").
In short the kunai was a multi-purpose tool for a ninja.

By the way, I think that I was able to use sound effects well this time.
Suzume whistled for her animals.
Then a wolf answered by howling.
I was able to express area of a forest by using these sound effects well.

I'm going to upload the subsequent page one of these days.

Webcomic "4D Magician" at page 11

Hi I am Shig.
I have just uploaded the Webcomic '4D Magician' at page 11.

I had much difficulty in translating from Japanese into English this page.
Because there are many lines in this page.
It took much time to translate the dialogue in my poor English.

By the way, you find the name of Kashin Koji at the second panel
in the comic strip.
Kashin Koji is one of the famous NINJA in Japanese NINJA novels.
He seems to have been the NINJA who used magic.
They say he took the form of a mouse.
In addition, he was able to show an illusion of a dead person.
But I don't know whether he was a real person in history.

Kurota the Cat said, "Kashin Koji in question is going to take over
our Kuriha village."
A decisive battle of Iga NINJA vs. Kashin group is going to begin.

What will Blue's fortune be like?

Webcomic "4D Magician" at page 10

Hi, I am Shig.
I have updated my Webcomic.tv blog after a long interval.
I'd like to update my blog frequently.

I uploaded the Webcomic '4D Magician' at page 10 just now.

In this page there is the name of Nobunaga Oda.
Nobunaga Oda(1534-1582) was a major daimyo during the Azuchi-
Momoyama period of Japanese history.
He attacked the Iga province where Iga Ninja lived.

At the 4th panel of the comic strip, Blue who is the hero of this story
turned pale hearing the name of Nobunaga Oda.

Why did he pale? He feared Nobunaga? No.
He realized that he had moved backward to different points in time,
that is to say, he moved from 2050 to the late 16th century.

How will he survive Azuchi-Momoyama period in Japan?