Duwang

Duwang is the fan-given nickname for what used to be the only English translation available of the fourth part of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, Diamond is Unbreakable. It is widely known for being a fairly poor translation of the original and is said to have been done by a single person in a very short amount of time.So... where on earth DID Duwang come from? Posted 7 Oct 2011. Accessed 29 Dec 2019. It is the source of several memes within the Jojo's fandom, mostly among older fans who predate the 2012 anime, and some fans consider reading it a rite of passage.Comment thread on "about the Duwang translation". Posted 16 Feb 2015. Accessed 3 Jan 2020. The translation (and associated memes) gained more recent popularity among Jojo's fans in 2015 when Vargskelethor Joel of Vinesauce posted a video where he dubbed a few pages of Duwang.[Vinesauce Joel - Jojo Duwang Dub]. Posted 21 Jun 2015. Accessed 2 Jan 2020.
The fan name comes from the mistranslation of the fictional town where Diamond is Unbreakable takes place. Duwang was translated from Chinese to English, rather than Japanese to English, and characters are read differently in those languages, meaning "Morioh" was read by the translator as "Duwang."What is a duwang? Posted 12 Mar 2018. Accessed 3 Jan 2020. The original fan who brought the Duwang translation to the wider English-speaking fandom has stated that he did tell the translator that it was "Morioh" rather than "Duwang" but this was ultimately ignored. Despite being an objectively poor translation of the source material, Duwang is much-loved among Jojo's fans, and even the more recent translations of Diamond is Unbreakable keep some of the most famous lines from Duwang.JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 4: Diamond is Unbreakable Vol.37 Ch.342. Accessed 29 Dec 2019. There's even a Twitter bot that tweets random lines from Duwang.@JOJODuwang_bot on Twitter. Accessed 3 Jan 2020.
Duwang is the namesake for the Duwang Gang.
==The Story==
While the exact origin story of the translation isn't clear, in 2011, a user on the JBA Community forums named The Vinny Mac posted this explanation for how the Duwang translation came to be:
Since this claim has been repeatedComment thread on "about the Duwang translation". Posted 16 Feb 2015. Accessed 3 Jan 2020. and closely resembles the story most people know about the translation, it can reasonably be considered what happened.
==The Memes==
===What A Beautiful Duwang===
Probably the most famous meme to come from Duwang (and the one from which Duwang gets its name) is the panel to the left in which Yoshikage Kira is looking out on the city of Morioh and says "What a beautiful Duwang!" while eating a sandwich. It has resulted in everything from Fandom Tea Blends being named after itBeautiful Duwang Tea. Accessed 3 Jan 2020. to fanartTweet from @fizzyspines. Posted 19 Aug 2016. Accessed 3 Jan 2020.Kira's "What a Beautiful Duwang!" Charm. Accessed 3 Jan 2020. to Discord servers.Beautiful Duwang. Accessed 3 Jan 2020. At one point Finn Wolfhard's older brother Nick Wolfhard even recreated the meme.Tweet from @Nick__Wolfhard. Posted 10 Nov 2019. Accessed 3 Jan 2019.
===Get A Feeling So Complicated===
Another often referenced Duwang line is Koichi Hirose's line "get a feeling so complicated." Unlike "what a beautiful duwang," it has been adopted by Jojo's fans and mostly used as a slang description for a specific mood similar to the proliferation of "big dick energy" as a meme but also a description of something.Tweet from @AuthorX. Posted 30 Nov 2019. Accessed 3 Jan 2019.Tweet from @DinoMonki. Posted 20 Aug 2019. Accessed 3 Jan 2020.
==Example Fanworks==
* The signs as quotes from the Duwang translation of Part 4
==References==
Category:JoJo's Bizarre Adventure
Category:Glossary
Category:Translation
Category:2005 Memes