Translation Issues

List of known major translation mistakes in the official English translations of volumes 1-6. There is no point including volumes 7 and 8 here because the entire books would need to be included. Please just ignore these two and read the fan translated versions.

## Volume 1

### Chapter 2

* p27. "For all these reasons it was called the Midas Pleasure Quarters." Pleasure quarters is another term that was translated inconsistently. The term should refer to the specific part of Midas - Area 1, Lhassa, but often other terms were translated as Pleasure Quarters making it unclear if that refers to entire Midas or parts of it. In this case, the phrase was "the city that never sleeps/twenty-four seven city" which is Midas' slogan.
	+ "For all these reasons it was called the City That Never Sleeps."
* p28. "As did the relentless enthusiasm erupting from the Pleasure Quarters."
	+ "As did the relentless enthusiasm erupting from the City That Never Sleeps."
* p--. "Clinging to the ultra-right wing were Jeeks and Maddox." The term the translator translated as "ultra right wing", 最右翼, in this context means "strongest contender" or "dominant person". There is no indication that any sort of, what we would consider, right wing behavior or division happens in the slums. The society of AnK is very specific with its own specific issues which are fairly clearly depicted throughout the story.
	+ "The strongest contenders were Jeeks and Maddox."
* p--. "the man who'd led Bison was the one who went toe to toe with the kids who called Jeeks their leader—the same Jeeks who'd set himself up as the exterminator of Bison" Throughout the story, Jeeks has been translated as a person, the leader of the gang. This is incorrect. Jeeks is the name of the gang. It is even stated later on that it is a leaderless gang (which sets it apart from what is usually expected of one).
	+ "this man, who had been the leader of Bison, beat the living daylights out of Jeeks—the same Jeeks who made it their goal to eradicate Bison."

### Chapter 4

* p87. "Long-renowned masterpieces known as "pure blood breeds" were sold in government-sanctioned pet shops in the central metropolis of Tanagura under the official brand of the Academy Science Center." This insinuates that the shops themselves are in Tanagura which is incorrect.
	+ "Among the Pet Shops that were officially licensed by the central metropolis of Tanagura, The Science Academy Center produced under its brand the “pure blood breeds” that were the most prized class of pets and were considered masterpieces."
* p88. "Once a year, the spectacular exhibition that was the Midas Pet Auction pulled back the curtain on Tanagura's up and coming industries." The talk isn't of Tanagura's other industries, the meaning is that pet breeding and trade is Tanagura's major industry.
	+ "The spectacular exhibition that was the Midas Pet Auction which was held once a year, was becoming semi-openly established as a new industry in Tanagura."

### Chapter 5

* p120, "Luke scowled at Guillory and Sid." You might have wondered who Guillory is and why he's at the Bison hideout. Guillory is a translation mistake for the verb ギロリ (girori) which means to glare.
	+ "Sid scowled and glared at Luke."

* p120. "Guy will be with him, you know." correct translation: "Riki has Guy, you know."
	+ "Riki has Guy, you know."
* p121. ""Since Riki's return, I haven't heard any talk about Yori coming back." same as Guillory, Yori is the wrong translation for the verb ヨリを戻す (yori wo moderu) and means to get back with an old partner. So Guy didn't have anyone in the meantime, Bison members were just speculating about whether Guy and Riki broke up or got back together.
	+ "Since Riki's return, I haven't heard any talk of them getting back together."
* p121. "Whether they'd broken up for certain or whether Guy was taking Yori back, it was all beside the point." same as above.
	+ "Whether they'd broken up for certain or whether they got back together, it was all beside the point."

## Volume 2

### Chapter 3

* p81. "At the outskirts of the gleaming modern streets," modern here is a mistranslation of the word Moga, referring to the Moga Ward where Riki found himself at that moment.
	+ "At the outskirts of Moga Ward’s gleaming streets,"

## Volume 3

### Chapter 1

* p20. "It was the first and abiding truth of those bred and reared in Eos." Pets are not bred in Eos, they are bought and raised there.
	+ "It was the first and abiding truth of those reared in Eos."
* p20. Even a pet of the rarest breed had no promise of "tomorrow."
	+ Even the pet of a highest class had no promise of "tomorrow."

### Chapter 2

* p47. "Fuck all, I need a good stout." The terminology for drinks was all over the place in the translation. Stout is the lowest "brand" of Tripper. What Kirie is referring to here is Dublin, a much higher class of Tripper.
	+ "Fuck all, I need a good Dublin."
* p58. "That day, Iason was working in the Eos security room. The safeguards imposed there were as tight as any other setting in Tanagura. He'd just finished up a task when Raoul had invited him to a private lunch and there broached the subject:" Iason wasn't working at the security room, he had just come back from it because of the issue with Riki. Also the "safeguards" line is mistranslated, the meaning is supposed to be that because of Riki's escape, the room was in a state of high alert. Oh and lunch is actually lounge.
	+ "That say, Raoul invited Iason, who had just returned from the Eos security room that was plunged into a state of high alert, to the private lounge and broached the subject."

## Volume 4

### Chapter 1

* p34. "Cleansed of her neon makeup, the hideously unadorned face of Ceres enticed in an altogether different manner." you may have noticed that this description sounds more like that of Midas than Ceres. Indeed, the translation is wrong:
	+ “In a different sense from Ceres, cleansed of her neon makeup, her (Midas') hideously unadorned face enticed in an altogether different manner."
* p34. "From the best legal shit to the dregs—" All the drugs mentioned here are legal, so it should be:
	+ "From the best to the worst legal shit—"
* p34. "Of course, there were outlets that dealt other merchandise under the table." This sentence is still talking about the 24/7 pharmacy, not other outlets.
	+ “Of course, illegal products could be obtained under the table."

## Volume 5

### Chapter 2

* p18. "kidded Luke, chomping down on his dry, synthetic excuse for a steak." Much like with drinks, the food terminology was also not translated properly. What Luke is eating here are Sticks made out of dry, synthetic meat. The establishment didn't serve food other than snacks, so a steak would make no sense.