Talk:Yokohama Kaidashi Kikō

message: Although "Kikou" is the popular way of writing amongst fans of the series, the correct title should be written "Kikō" in the article and "Kiko" in the article name according to Wikipedia policy. Would moving this article to "Yokohama Kaidashi Kiko" (with a redirect at "Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou" of course) be objectionable?
It seems like a trivial move, but I might be overlooking something. Please comment if you think this move should be undone. JeroenHoek 14:24, 26 May 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: New version of wikim is now in with unicode love, so moved to Yokohama Kaidashi Kikō. --zippedmartin 01:20, 17 July 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: Wikipedia:Manual of Style (Japan-related articles) seems to discourage macrons, so I moved it to the current title. KJ 09:08, 5 November 2005 (UTC)

text: The discussion (if you follow the link above) on macrons is still undecided. The Wikipedia:Manual of Style (Japan-related articles) was written before the new version of the wiki software that allows macrons. That the software didn't support it before seems to be the only real reason why it was discouraged. I suggest moving it back and leaving this page as a redirect. --nihon 10:48, 4 December 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Article move 

message: This is only the title for the second series of OAVs (though it also appears on the cover of volume 9 of the manga). It is not the official or unofficial English title of the whole series (manga and anime), however. The first OAV has no English title (so the translation of the title would be as "official" as you can get), and the manga has no official English title, either, at least not as of volume 11.  --nihon 10:48, 4 December 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: "Quiet Country Cafe"

message: There is a good deal of back-and-forth over the Engish Spelling of Alpha's last name. Her name should be Hatsuseno. The confusion seems to stem from a miss-translation in an English scanlation of Volume 1, page 143, when Kokone reads Alpha's name off the mailbox. An error that was admitted to here:
http://ykk.misago.org/Forum?cmd=show&id=560&replies=1
However, in the OAVs and the Drama CD where you can hear the name spoken, it's clearly "Hatsuseno".
:This is also the spelling used on Kodansha's official page for the manga. —Quasirandom 20:39, 7 June 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I have some official character goods that have it spelled "Hasseno", so there still seems to be some confusion. Since the official character goods have nothing to do with the scanlations, they are obviously not the only source of the confusion. ···日本穣? · Talk to Nihonjoe 17:14, 10 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Alpha's last name 

message: was there a Cicada in the manga, and if there was, which volume was it in?
24.14.175.0 04:14, 25 June 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: There were several kinds of cicada. http://kimoto.cc/ykk/semi.html has some details. --Kjoonlee 17:54, 2 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Cicada?

message: # Why are male robots so rare?[17]
# Why is Alpha, unlike other robots, allergic to animal proteins?[18]
# What are the "water gods", strangely beautiful mushrooms with human faces, that have started growing in the wilds?[19]
Some citations are just references to page numbers in the manga. The citations should be to external sources, where people raise questions about the mysteries. Unless somebody can cite real references, I'll be removing the mysteries section, soon-ish. --Kjoonlee 17:37, 28 September 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: I've added  tags, so I'll wait a while. --Kjoonlee 15:52, 30 September 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Influences and themes 

message: I usually see the name of Director Alpha's ship romanized as "Taapon", but it occurs to me that perhaps "Tarpon" is intended. I note that it has been used as a ship name. Thoughts? Evidence one way or another? —Quasirandom 20:52, 10 July 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I really believe it's supposed to be Tarpon but without any guidance, I can't be 100% sure. Marshall Stax 22:49, 22 September 2007 (UTC)
replies: text:  I wonder whether the Japanese Wikipedia article has any indication of the intended reading ... —Quasirandom 22:56, 22 September 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: And then I did a little more research. Taapon is the Japanese transliteration of Da Peng which was a giant bird several hundreds of miles long that soared for months at a time. That seems a better fit that Tarpon. Marshall Stax 22:59, 22 September 2007 (UTC)
replies: text:  That sounds like something worth clarifying in the article, instead of just "is reminiscent of." —Quasirandom 23:24, 22 September 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Taapon" 

message: I see the parenthetical note "(called a getsukin in Japanese)" has been added.  The word "gekkin" is well attested, for example, in the 1985 edition of the New Harvard Dictionary of Music, where it is described as "The Japanese 'moon-shaped' lute,...", and stated to be a Japanese word.  What is the evidence that "getsukin", in the sense of a musical instrument, is anything but a plausable misreading of the kanji and furigana for "gekkin"?  It can be hard to tell the difference between a full-sized tsu and a small tsu in furigana.  The best evidence would be an entry in a published dictionary, or a statement by a native Japanese speaker who is familiar with traditional Japanese instruments. 192.4.227.243 14:45, 27 September 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Since I put that wording in, I should cop to it. That was my attempt at interpretting a comment I found in what's now "Influences and themes," which reads in full: "Alpha's gekkin  guitar" Your suggestion that it's from a misreading of a small tsu indicating a double letter makes more sense. Feel free to change it. —Quasirandom 15:34, 27 September 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Besides the difficulty in differentiating which "tsu" was used in the furigana, I guess the kanji was also problematic since the 月 in 月琴 is also commonly read as "getsu". 14:08, 27 December 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Gekkin vs. Getsukin 

message: Stig Hogset and Northlander are one and the same, so if your review references seem a bit stacked, that's why.  No, I'm not changing anything in the review myself, that'd be conflict of interest and original research.  Plus he happened to be the person to point me at this anime; any of you with any skill at Google should understand how I know this info.  :)  -- Miwa * talk * contribs ^_^ 01:10, 4 July 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: A little bit of reference trivia

message: After reading the whole story, it's clear Director Alpha is actually just Alpha herself in the future. The scenes aboard the ship are actually flash-forwards to where Alpha will be in the future. After living happily among the people on earth, she retires to live on the ship watching the last of humanity disappear.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.24.177.189 (talk) 07:58, 18 October 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Sorry, Doctor Koumiishi's words specifically state that they are different people. Also, Wikipedia is not a forum, sorry. --Kjoonlee 08:39, 18 October 2008 (UTC)
replies: text:  Agreed -- it is not at all clear that Director Alpha is Alpha, in no small part because of Sensei's comments about hosting Director Alpha in the past. —Quasirandom (talk) 17:12, 29 October 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: A Spoiler about Director Alpha

message: Um, I just noticed that Kodansha's English-language website for the series romanizes her name as Cocone. Pending an actual licensed translation, I think we need to change the spellings here. Or at least note both spellings. —Quasirandom (talk) 19:55, 27 January 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Unfortunately, that link no longer works. Marshall Stax (talk) 18:22, 2 June 2009 (UTC)
replies: text:  Well that's annoying. Looks like Kodansha let the domain registration lapse. I'll see if I can track down a replacement, or an archive. —Quasirandom (talk) 20:22, 2 June 2009 (UTC)

text:  Hmph -- Kodansha's replacement English language website no longer covers manga in as much detail, and doesn't include YKK at all. —Quasirandom (talk) 20:09, 12 June 2009 (UTC)

text:  Right, here's the archive version, which spells it both Cocone and Kokone. Gee, thanks. —Quasirandom (talk) 23:48, 12 June 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Kokone's name 

message: :* Why do both Alpha and Kokone carry guns, Alpha's may not be loaded, but she has a holster and Kokone carries hers in plain sight. With strict gun laws in Japan, why would robots be allowed or need to carry guns openly, especially since violence seems absent from the world.
Hi, I removed the above from the article. I think this is dealt with in the manga.
Potential spoiler ahead:
Alpha does load her guns from time to time, with electrical ammo that will affect both humans and robots. The world is more violent that it looks, since Kokone, as a courier, has been trained to respond to attacks. This is apparent from the time when Maruko jumped on Kokone and she pulled a gun on her, stealthily, at the last moment. Maruko totally understood. --Kjoonlee 17:41, 28 September 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Guns 

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