Ametalk! Pro-Wrestling Is Hot Right Now Comedians

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How's it going people?
Hope you've all been well these past few months.
I have finally finished subbing a video for you to watch.

Sorry Shabekuri fans, it's not Shabekuri (fuck sake).

It's an episode from Ametalk! where comedians talk about the current state of pro-wrestling in Japan.
Pro-wrestling is basically the Japanese version of staged wrestling like in WWE or WWF or WTF? or whatever they're called these days. You know, the ones with Hulk Hogan and the Rock and stuff. I dunno.

This sport has also seen massive popularity in Japan, particularly in the 80's, where there was a pro-wrestling boom, and tv ratings for matches were crazy.

I'm not particularly a fan, watching a match can be boring and a bit embarrassing when it's so obviously fake. But I do see it's charms when people talk about it, like in this video. I'd like to sub some of the previous Ametalk pro-wrestling episodes where they talk about pro-wrestling of the past sometime.
 Anyway, hope you like it. Sorry about the shite video quality.
I've forgotten how to render nicely, and I can't be stuffed trying it again.

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Translation Notes

You Look Like A Famous Female Wrestler
I think Miyasako was referring to Aja Kong, a famous wrestler in the golden era of pro-wrestling.

Rikidozan

Rikidozan was a very famous wrestler, thought to be the father of pro wrestling in Japan. He became extremely popular, even to a national hero status after Japan lost WW2 as he would routinely beat American wrestlers, showing that Japanese people could still stand up to them. Or something. Except he was Korean :D

Kano mistakenly calls him Rikido-san. In this case Rikido being the name, and then the honorific -san on the end. Kendo Kobayashi responds by saying that only people quite close to Rikidozan would call him that, as it's a bit casual or kind of like calling him by a knickname.

L'arc En Ciel

This is a very successful pop-rock band in Japan particularly throughout the 2000's. They are particularly famous outside Japan for their Full Metal Alchemist theme song. I used to like these guys a few years back when I was heavily into Japanese music. Wonder how I'd react now?

Stocking Head

Physical humour is quite common in Japan. One iconic joke is to place a stocking over your head, and then pull it off. As the stocking clamps on tight, it pulls the flesh from your face along with it, causing your face to stretch and look strange.

Yokozuna

Yokozuna is a the highest rank of of a sumo wrestler. It is difficult to become one, as you must not only show a high level of skill and strength, but also of character. The last attribute is a bit tricky, as it is judged by a panel of old hard headed sumo elders. Until about 15 years ago foreigners were not considered able to have the right character to be yokozuna. This turned out wrong as the majority of yokozuna have been non-Japanese in recent times.

Maseki Entertaiment

Maseki Entertainment is a talent scouting agency. For some reason prominent comedians from there tend to be naturally goofy. Particularly notable ones include Degawa Tetsuro who's main claim to fame is being stupid, incompetent, embarrassing, as well as his silly reactions.

I'm sure there were more but I forgot to take note after this one....if you have any questions let me know.

Video Subbing: AMETALK (2012.07.12) JoJo's Bizzare Comedians Part 2

Hey folks,

Yes, at last. A video.

It's the second installment of JoJo's Bizarre Comedians on the show, Ametalk.
If you haven't seen the first one, check it here:
http://jburogu-godzillaradio.blogspot.com.au/2011/12/video-subbing-jojos-bizarre-adventure.html


So, seems like I'm in a subbing slump. I'm not feeling much motivation to doing it recently, unfortunately. That, and I've had some computer troubles, is the main reason why it took so long for me to get another video done.

Anyway, hope you enjoy it.

Laters!

For now there's only a low quality one here.

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Video Subbing: Ametalk (2011.08.11) Sakigake! Otokojuku Comedians

Heyyy

It has been a while-ish.

I've subbed another Ameta-lk! episode again after quite some time. Continuing with the tradition here on this blog, it's another episode focusing on a popular anime/manga series. This time around it's....SAKIGAKE! OTOKOJUKU!!


That manga name was meant to be said in a particular type of voice, which you will hear if you watch the video.

 

"Sakigake! Otokojuku" (literally Charge! Men's Private School) was a popular manga series published on the Weekly Jump Magazine in the later half of the 1980's. It was originally a sort of a satirical take on macho fighting manga such as "Fist of the North Star" and "Jojo's Bizarre Adventures" that were also popular at the time.

Basically it's about an ultra-nationalistic private school that takes in violent delinquents from around the country and beats into them how to be a strong Japanese manly man. Lots of extreme rules and traditions exist at this school, such as being forced to commit suicide if you each lunch early during class. Crazy, but still funny, because it's not real.

Anyway, you'll get to know the quirky sides of this manga a lot more if you watch.....

Sorry about the quality of the video... I couldn't find any better ones.
Also, it'll be up on dailymotion in a few days so don't moan about it please :)
 

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Video Subbing: AMETALK (2010.06.17) Baki the Grappler Comedians

Here's another episode of the show, Ametalk. This time they talk about the popular fighting manga, "Baki the Grappler". It's kind of similar to the other episodes I've subbed how they talk about stuff you probably won't understand. It's still quite funny though, and I hope you watch and like it.






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Video Subbing: AMETALK: JOJO'S BIZARRE ADVENTURE COMEDIANS (2007.08.02)

Hello~ here's another video that I decided to subtitle from the show Ametalk. Last time I did one where they talk about Gundam, and this time it's another manga/anime. They talk about JoJo's Bizarre Adventures, which is one of my most favourite mangas. It took a while for me to get the motivation to read it as the pictures look kinda strange. But once I started I couldn't stop! I even wrote a manga recommendation here. This episode will be a lot funnier if you have already read a fair bit of it as they refer to lots of specific stuff from the series without bothering to explain very much (like with the Gundam episode). Even so, I think you'll still find it funny and hopefully it might make you feel like starting to read the manga too. The whole series have been translated into English and is available on the internet so it's very possible.

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I also wrote about JoJo stances too. If you're interested it's HERE.

Video Subbing: AMETALK GUNDAM COMEDIANS (09.11.2006)

I've decided ignore the request list and finally do a video that I've chosen myself for a change lol.
I've still got a lot more requests to do so I'll be going straight back to that but.....I really wanted to do an episode from the show Ametalk!

It's a show hosted by the comedy duo Ameagari Keshitai, which includes Miyasako Hiroyuki and Hotohara Tooru. Basically in this show, a theme is decided on and comedians that fit that are invited in to talk about it. They occasionally have ones about various anime/manga but also do all sorts of other topics like 'Female Pro-Bowling Fans' and 'Shy Comedians' and stuff. It's a very funny show and is definitely one of my favourites.

And so, the one that I did this time is the episode where they talk about Mobile Suit Gundam. They actually have  had 3 episodes regarding Gundam to date and they talk more about the story and characters in those other ones, but I thought I should start with the first one. The rest will come sooner or later.

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TRANSLATION NOTES


KINPACHI SENSEI
Kinpachi Sensei (Kinpachi the Teacher) was a very popular drama series of a passionate teacher dealing with a class full of troubled teens. It's a huge part of Japanese pop culture and is mentioned or parodied in just about everything. Kinpachi (Played by Takeda Tetsuya) is now the template for the passionate and heated teacher that you see in dramas and anime today, and has inspired many people too.

KITA NO KUNI KARA
Kita no Kuni Kara means 'From the Northern Lands' and was also an extremely popular drama series. It was about a male who returns to the northern state of Hokkaido after living in Tokyo. There, he has to deal with many family problems etc etc.

One of the stars of the series was Tanaka Kunie, who's character is now imortalised in popular culture with impersonations and parodies. He has a distinct way of talking on top of his heavy Hokkaido accent, and also has his mouth drooped open often. Well that's the standard thing that gets impersonated in shows that I see now at least.



G GUNDAM
They mentioned two strange Gundam fromt the G Gundam series. They really are strange, and there are even more. I'll just show you the two that they talked about though.

                 Mandala Gundam                                                          Mermaid Gundam

MY WIFE IS A RICK DOM
They talked about how their wives had changed to resemble a Rick Dom. Big and chunky.

DEEP IMPACT

Deep Impact was a Japanese horse that won many Japanese horse racing titles and was an extremely popular horse among Japanese people. One first glance Deep Impact seems like a small horse, but apparently has an extremely well balanced muscle structure, making it very quick at running.