Faraway Island

[Zhen Lin]

The faded message on Faraway Island [or, as it is called in Japanese, さいはてのことう, island at the end of the world]:

…ber, 6th day If any human…sets foot here… again…et it be a kindhearted pers… …ith that hope, I depar…

In Japanese:

…がつ 6か ここに たちいる にんげ… が ふたたび　…らわれると すれば こころ やさし…で あらんことを…こに その ねがいを しるしこの …を あとにする …ジ

It is interesting to note that one of the filled interpretation of the Japanese text I've seen says July, which is inconsistent with the English, but perhaps that has to do with an even older discrepancy rooted in the Cinnabar Mansion? Also, it's signed (Fu)ji. But otherwise, it's the same. This is the interpretation:

7月6日 ここに立ち入る人間が再び現れるとすれば心優しい人であらんことを今ここにその願いを印し　この地を後にする　フジ

So, this is the question: why is it that Fuji hopes that it would be a kindhearted person who comes? Is it that Mew is in fact quite malevolent, and attacked the "evil" people with him? Is he regretting the work that he has to do? [Or perhaps, has done, if he was taking Mew back here? Assuming he survived the destruction of the Mansion...]

 

[Blackjack Gabbiani]

Do you mind filling us in on some translations? You seem to forget that not everyone here has your linguistic skills. And what's the 'older discrepancy' with the Cinnibar Mansion? The date Mew gave birth?

Also, survived the destruction of the mansion? You seem to be confusing the games' Mr Fuji with the series' Dr Fuji. Mr Fuji is the old man in Lavendar Town with a penchant for magazine contests and a friend of Blaine. Given that Blaine was a researcher in the games, it stands to reason that he would be friends with another researcher.

 

[Zhen Lin]

I'm not sure - I can't remember the dates given there. The Japanese dates are July 5, July 10, February 6, and September 1.

I did say that the translations are almost the same. If you must know,

July 6: If any human sets foot here again, let it be the a kind-hearted person... It is with that hope that I leave this island. Fuji

The game, unlike the anime, generally preserves this sort of quote well.

However... I must point out that the Cinnibar Pokémon Lab was founded by one Fuji-hakase, which can easily be translated as Dr. Fuji.

 

[Blackjack Gabbiani]

In the English games, however, he's only called Mr Fuji.

That's odd, isn't -hakase translated pretty consistantly as "Professor" in Pokémon?

 

[Zhen Lin]

True, but that never gets in the way of the somewhat inconsistent anime adapter-translators...

 

[deja0entendu]

that's interesting
does that mean Fuji took Mew to that Island?

Offtopic question: does anyone know why the Cinnabar Mansion is burned and messed up?

 

[Zhen Lin]

... because Mewtwo escaped? That was what they seemed to be implying to me...

 

[Blackjack Gabbiani]

I don't remember any reference of Mewtwo ever being brought there. I was under the impression that he was born in South America, where they were studying Mew.

 

[Pokeguy92]

I have been to faraway island a couple times dont ask me how because i dont know :banghead: :dumb: