I have a random question!

[kinziechan]

I have been in love with Viewfinder for some time and have always been confused as to why it is called "Finder Series" within the states, as most fans call it Viewfinder (VF). Something random thats been bothering me. Was the name kept from the original translation?
And theres my question. I will wait to hear on the forums if its been censored or not. =)

[Ruby_Alexandrine]

In Japanese, "Faindaa" is katakana for "finder/viewfinder". There isn't really much of a difference in translation, it all depends on the publisher how the way they want to translate the title of the series. Personally, I do like "Target in the Viewfinder" better than "Target in the Finder" which Be Beautiful translated it as. Also, I also encountered a few that called the series "Finder".

[kinziechan]

I know what it translates literally to. ^^;;
Usually, though, when your Japanese copies say "You're my Loveprize in Viewfinder" on the side, you translate it to "Viewfinder."
Like I said, a random question and something thats been nagging me.

[Shroud]

It's not been censored. I have a review copy, you can read the review at http://reddeerforum.co.uk/?p=682 Yamane sensei is VERY picky about how her work is handled and keeps an eye on it; I can assure you from speaking with her on Twitter that NOTHING gets altered, not even a WORD, unless she decides its ok. Oh, and she has REALLY REALLY cute cats.if you are on twitter, you should follow her, she tweets in English and will talk to fans (so will Miyamoto Kano, who is also on there, and tweets in English, so come join us).The name question I'll leave to someone else

[kinziechan]

It's not been censored. I have a review copy, you can read the review at http://reddeerforum.co.uk/?p=682 Yamane sensei is VERY picky about how her work is handled and keeps an eye on it; I can assure you from speaking with her on Twitter that NOTHING gets altered, not even a WORD, unless she decides its ok. Oh, and she has REALLY REALLY cute cats.if you are on twitter, you should follow her, she tweets in English and will talk to fans (so will Miyamoto Kano, who is also on there, and tweets in English, so come join us).The name question I'll leave to someone else

I read your review when it came out =] But I thought you just compared it to the original english release? =?
Oh well! Thanks so much for the response!

[Shroud]

It's not been censored. I have a review copy, you can read the review at http://reddeerforum.co.uk/?p=682 Yamane sensei is VERY picky about how her work is handled and keeps an eye on it; I can assure you from speaking with her on Twitter that NOTHING gets altered, not even a WORD, unless she decides its ok. Oh, and she has REALLY REALLY cute cats.if you are on twitter, you should follow her, she tweets in English and will talk to fans (so will Miyamoto Kano, who is also on there, and tweets in English, so come join us).The name question I'll leave to someone else

I read your review when it came out =] But I thought you just compared it to the original english release? =?
Oh well! Thanks so much for the response!

No, I compared it to the original English pieces when translated (both scanlations and BeBeuatiful's) as to translation quality as it was completely retranslated, and the 2007 Japanese edition for overall completeness. " I see this is indeed a faithful English language version of Libre’s 2007 edition" and "The images are sharp and clear, and completely uncensored or otherwise edited." I also mentioned the Twitter conversations with Yamane sensei, who assured me she closely watched how VF was being handled Just for clarification

[kinziechan]

It's not been censored. I have a review copy, you can read the review at http://reddeerforum.co.uk/?p=682 Yamane sensei is VERY picky about how her work is handled and keeps an eye on it; I can assure you from speaking with her on Twitter that NOTHING gets altered, not even a WORD, unless she decides its ok. Oh, and she has REALLY REALLY cute cats.if you are on twitter, you should follow her, she tweets in English and will talk to fans (so will Miyamoto Kano, who is also on there, and tweets in English, so come join us).The name question I'll leave to someone else

I read your review when it came out =] But I thought you just compared it to the original english release? =?
Oh well! Thanks so much for the response!

No, I compared it to the original English pieces when translated (both scanlations and BeBeuatiful's) as to translation quality as it was completely retranslated, and the 2007 Japanese edition for overall completeness. " I see this is indeed a faithful English language version of Libre’s 2007 edition" and "The images are sharp and clear, and completely uncensored or otherwise edited." I also mentioned the Twitter conversations with Yamane sensei, who assured me she closely watched how VF was being handled Just for clarification

Ok =] Perhaps I skimmed more then read, and should have read more thoroughly.
Thanks for the info.