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daniellau (daniellau) wrote in scans_daily,
@ 2009-10-11 20:31:00

Entry tags:

creator: gurihiru, medium: manga, medium: webcomic, title: heroes of the h-mansion, title: power pack

Heroes of the H-Mansion (1 of 10 or so)

This webcomic has been floating around so long I'm surprised nobody ever translated it.

Done by Gurihiru, a Japanese artist team best known for their work on POWER PACK, it's a very irreverent take on the Marvel Universe, if the characters all lived in the same apartment building.

I've translated the title liberally as HEROES OF THE H-MANSION, but as with a lot of things in this project, I've taken a lot more liberties than I deserve. If there's any real groaners in here, I may well have put them in overzealously.

This is not to my knowledge a licensed Marvel Comic in any way. Even in the original dialogue, the actual names of characters are meticulously avoided. It appears a Japanese fansite of American comics called Planet Comics commissioned the work and it stopped updating around two years ago. Still, there's around 30 comics to get through. You can check out the original site here -

http://planetcomics.jp/hero

So that's enough preamble. Enjoy, but avoid at all costs if you're deeply attached to any of these characters. You may find them unrecognisable, in some cases, adorably so ...

I might use my blog as a repository for this project, but if there's interest, I'll put it all here too. I'm planning to add some translation notes and do the cast page too, adding characters as they appear. If that sort of thing interests you, hop along - http://daniellau.wordpress.com

Oh, and tell me if the text is illegible. It seems to get jaggy if I make it bigger ...

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	goodfellow_puck 2009-10-11 01:01 pm UTC (link)
	OH GOD, THE CUTE! I'd be interested in seeing more. Parodies are good. Parodies from another culture about a comic based in US culture are even more golden. ;) (Reply to this)

	ex_darkblade992 2009-10-11 02:41 pm UTC (link)
	Quite funny. Further proof that Japan gets all the good stuff they still have things like this and we lose Mini-Marvels. "Make Mine MONEYY!" is easily one best riffs on a Marvel catchphrase. (Reply to this)

	deleonjh 2009-10-11 03:15 pm UTC (link)
	This is awesome, love Cyclops' lame gift. On the website, who's the 4th person down? Is it supposed to be Jean Grey? Also, Thor looks like Valhallen, Viking God of Rock from Dexter's Lab. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	nagaoka 2009-10-11 03:32 pm UTC (link)
	Yep, that's Jean. Her name appears to be Gureko Jin, if I'm reading that right. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	(Anonymous) 2009-10-11 04:28 pm UTC (link)
	It's a transliteration deal on Jean Grey-ko. But yeah, her interactions with Wolverine-kitty are joyous. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	foxhack 2009-10-11 05:07 pm UTC (link)
	I do remember seeing a huge post about these strips years ago in Scans Daily 1.0. Anyway, good luck with this! You're doing a fine job. :) (Reply to this)

	goldenbrowngod 2009-10-11 07:13 pm UTC (link)
	I love the Make Mine Money bit I think I'll take that as my new personal catchphrase (Reply to this)

	astro fighter spidey-man sianmink 2009-10-11 08:42 pm UTC (link)
	To protect world peace and harmony I'll go and do my daily stretches and push-ups Alone in my small six-tatami room No matter how hard I stomp on them Those persistent goons are as stubborn and annoying as oil stains So I'm gonna do this week's laundry before the weekend comes Some simple ol' smackin' and look, clean as new, huh? (Reply to this) (Thread)

	Re: astro fighter spidey-man danielolsen 2009-10-11 11:39 pm UTC (link)
	You give me a reason to post this. Also, you know. That is a really nice wording of the themesong. Flows a lot nicer than Anbus sub translation. Either way. PEOPLE, Watch Astro Fighter Sunred. It kicks ass, a new season is even on now so get on board. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCMz9BsTEyQ (Reply to this) (Parent)

	Heh! steverodgers5 2009-10-11 08:50 pm UTC (link)
	I can sooo totally see this as a sit-com. With poor naive Cyclops being the constantly taken advantage of 'straight man' neighbour! Good stuff. Thanks for posting it, (Not to mention translating it!) (Reply to this)

	psychop_rex 2009-10-12 07:20 am UTC (link)
	So in this version, Spider-Man SPITS webbing. Okey-dokey. Is that kanji on his front the symbol for 'spider' in Japanese? (Reply to this)

	daniellau 2009-10-12 09:17 am UTC (link)
	Thanks for the comments, everybody. Being only a casual Marvel fan myself (just enough to make awful puns), this is a project for Scans Daily more than anyone else. Finally updated the blog with translation notes and cast info for part 1. Yep, it does say "spider" on Spidey-Man's shirt. (Reply to this)

	ashez2ashes 2009-10-13 12:21 am UTC (link)
	Chibi Deadpool is in this??????! (Reply to this) (Thread)

	ashez2ashes 2009-10-13 12:27 am UTC (link)
	Er I mean "Pu-san" lol! Thanks for translating this! She-hulk and wolverine kitty are hilarious too. (Reply to this) (Parent)

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