question

kira · Post by **kira** » Sun Dec 17, 2006 3:06 pm

i had a couple of yj auctions translated, not sure how acurate the translation is. they had picture continuity in the title. does that translate to meaning copies?

Post by **JWR** » Sun Dec 17, 2006 4:40 pm

Not sure , could you give a link?

Krafty · Post by **Krafty** » Sun Dec 17, 2006 5:16 pm

"Continuity" usually refers to storyboards and maybe settei. I have a couple of AKIRA artbooks that reprint the full storyboards for the movie and these are named "The Continuity of AKIRA".
But as Joe recommends, it'd be ideal to have the URL of the item in question since it'd be easier to make suggestions based on the rest of the auction's description and picture(s)

Post by **sensei** » Sun Dec 17, 2006 10:07 pm

Yes, in my experience "conte" or "continuity" means a storyboard. See Key's Little Anime Cel FAQ on the topic. Usually contes are photocopied, but occasionally the originals will come up too. I have an original conte for an obscure adventure series called "Condition Green," while both Acetate Addiction and Stem Cels have original Miyuki-chan in Wonderland storyboards.

klet · Post by **klet** » Mon Dec 18, 2006 12:22 am

Like everyone said, continuity means storyboard. Conti is short for continuity, and if you watch credits in Japanese, they use the word conti (コンティ) when refering to the people who did the work on the storyboard.

Copy in Japanese is copy (or more accurately, kopii).

Here's the katakana you'll see if the auction is talking about a copy: コピー

kira · Post by **kira** » Mon Dec 18, 2006 5:44 pm

i ask since midori has some stuff on yj that came up with that in the titles.

Not Sir Phobos · Post by **Not Sir Phobos** » Tue Dec 19, 2006 10:35 am

Omg I'm loving the avatars in this thread!!!

Post by **sensei** » Tue Dec 19, 2006 3:04 pm

The ones I see up FA now by howdy.com (Midori's YJ handle) are marked "コピー" (copy) in the description. That's the norm, unfortunately, though some originals do come up for sale. In general, though, when this happens, the seller highlights this fact in the description, using a term that OCN's translation engine renders "autograph."

Good luck, kira!

kira · Post by **kira** » Tue Dec 19, 2006 4:08 pm

thanks, sensei.

doubt i'll bid but i was curious on the matter.