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[–] neuracnu@lemmy.blahaj.zone 266 points 2 months ago (5 children)
[–] can@sh.itjust.works 118 points 2 months ago (4 children)

ASS (Advanced Substation Alpha)

[–] Tb0n3@sh.itjust.works 63 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

Fantastic sub format for anime.

[–] undefined@lemmy.hogru.ch 13 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I wonder why “great” and “sword” need to be Katakana

[–] can@sh.itjust.works 15 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] undefined@lemmy.hogru.ch 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I know, but why? Not trying to be a hater but why not just use the native words?

[–] can@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Same reason some English people will use Japanese words? I don't know.

[–] undefined@lemmy.hogru.ch -3 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] can@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 months ago

I didnt know if you knew the loan word thing.

Why ask?

[–] OuterRem@lemm.ee 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

They transliterated it as English: “Great” being written like “Go Ra To” or something similar instead of using the Kanji 大 pronounced as “Dai”. Same with Sword, they wrote it like “Sa Do” or something, instead of 剣 pronounced as “Ken”.

[–] undefined@lemmy.hogru.ch 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I know, but why? Not trying to be a hater but why not just use the native words?

[–] Traister101@lemmy.today 2 points 2 months ago

Because it sounds like English words which is "cool"

[–] Traister101@lemmy.today 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Eyy I just watched Red Ranger, extremely enjoyable for how stupid it is. I bet I'd have loved power rangers if I watched it as a kid

[–] ulterno@programming.dev 1 points 2 months ago

I watched too much of power rangers on TV as a child.
As a result, I don't find the anime enjoyable.

Even though the premise was fun, I just couldn't tolerate it enough to feel the fun.

[–] toynbee@lemmy.world 23 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Why is that not ASA? Or even ASSA.

[–] fibojoly@sh.itjust.works 62 points 2 months ago

Because they knew exactly what they were doing, obviously.

[–] Jerkface@lemmy.world 38 points 2 months ago
[–] vodka@lemm.ee 18 points 2 months ago

Because substation alpha is SSA so they just reversed it.

Because it's funny.

[–] dditty@lemm.ee 9 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

When I took a geometry test in eighth grade, I got a point deducted because I wrote ASS instead of SSA (side-side-angle) when calculating angles and side lengths of a triangle. Still got the right answer though

[–] Lemminary@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago

Oh, wonderful, teachers who punish kids for being kids and/or making mistakes.

[–] ServantOfRa@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 2 months ago

Right in the nostalgia! Happiness is a warm genlock...

[–] Iheartcheese@lemmy.world 88 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] jaybone@lemmy.zip 63 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I’m so old and tired, this isn’t even funny anymore. I’ll have to explain to some junior engineer about ASS. Then management will learn about this term “ass”, and use it incorrectly at every possible opportunity. Then when no one can explain ASS, I end up being “the ass guy.”

[–] Iheartcheese@lemmy.world 23 points 2 months ago

HEY EVERYONE IT'S THE ASS GUY

[–] domi@lemmy.secnd.me 40 points 2 months ago (3 children)

I always chuckle when Jellyfin shows subtitles as "Full ASS".

[–] Agent641@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago

Never half ass two things. Full ass 1 thing

[–] ShartAtBigLots@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

For some reason, ASS files cause stuttering on my Jellyfin Server living on a NAS

[–] lagoon8622@sh.itjust.works 17 points 2 months ago

The default libass shaping engine,