"Final Fantasy VII Lateral Biography: TURKS - The Kids Are Alright"

Strangelove

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hitoshura
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itt: books with really long titles.

Project Status: active (14% complete)
Here is the same information presented in a hastily made graphic:

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Current Update: chapter 5 (of 46)

Chapter links:
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5

-EDIT by TresDias-
After hito took an indefinite hiatus from continuing this effort, Pixel took up the organization of a translation project, and along with mecorx (translations) and CrashOuch (proofreading) has completed it:

- PART 1
- PART 2

Project 100% complete

Yopy
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Pixel
Fangu
TresDias

 
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Ryushikaze

Deus Admiral Parsimonious, PHD, DDS, MD, JD, OBE
AKA
Tim, Ryu
\/\/007!!! Let us know when it gets in.

BTW, while you wait, want some links to some blogs talking about it?
 

ForceStealer

Double Growth
I still wanna know if they had to pay royalties to The Who for that title, lol. Maybe they only would if they released it in the West, which they probably won't.
 

Vendel

Banned
I was thinking there will probably be several new characters in leather with lots of zippers and belts. Then I realized that Nomura isn't involved.
 

Dashell

SMILE!
AKA
Sonique, Quexinos, Pinkie Pie, Derpy Hooves
Oh thank you Hito :excited:

... so since this is before AC is Cloud going to be all emo? :sigh:
 

Theozilla

Kaiju Member
Oh thank you Hito :excited:

... so since this is before AC is Cloud going to be all emo? :sigh:

I thought it only just said that it is two years after the original game, that is quite a bit of wiggle room, so couldn't it take place before or after ACC?
 

Ryushikaze

Deus Admiral Parsimonious, PHD, DDS, MD, JD, OBE
AKA
Tim, Ryu
From what I've gleaned, it's AC-DC era, but has flashbacks as well. Reno recounts at least one.

But that's second hand from blogs that appeared to a bit stream of consciousness.

And which mentioned 'Aerith, Tifa, and Cloud's three daughters'

So yeah.
 

Splintered

unsavory tart
From what I've gleaned, it's AC-DC era, but has flashbacks as well. Reno recounts at least one.

But that's second hand from blogs that appeared to a bit stream of consciousness.

And which mentioned 'Aerith, Tifa, and Cloud's three daughters'

So yeah.
I see.

So Cloud finally married Priscilla, eh?
 

Cat Rage Room

Great Old One
AKA
Mog
Uh

Am I the only one who common sense shifted to the possibility, or rather, probability, that it's referring to adopted daughters, especially since we already know Cloud takes care of orphans, and especially since we're dealing with the nuances of translated effort of something that has yet to even be released.
 

Strangelove

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hitoshura
This is always the worst time for anything originating in Japan/non-English countries, because this is when you get a lot of random crap and misinformation from people using Babelfish and Google Translate on blog posts :monster:

When I get the book (currently getting ready to ship) I'll read through it once first and give a summary before starting.
 

Homura Akemi

Just a lurker now ;3
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Black★Rock Shooter, Hatsune Miku, Rin, Rin Okumura, Zack Fair.
Um, some people on the Clerith forum translated the book chapter titles :)
1. First, a Little About Myself
2. It Started Like This
3. Troubles Come Along
4. At Seventh Heaven
5. Irina's Irritation
6. Mireille Detective Agency
7. Eventually, I Got Along With Fabio
8. Delusional Night
9. Too Self-Concious
10. Unsupressed Bonds
11. Dropping Out
12. Uknown World
13. Annete Townsent
14. My World Is Also Taking Shape
15. Bad Timing
16. Miserable Feelings
17. Getting Things in Order
18. Preparations for a Trip
19. Friends Are Gaps
20. Strife Delivery Service
21. Depend on Tifa
22. Turks and Kyrie
23. Leslie and Mal
24. Kyrie, Going to a Meal
25. Meeting with a Low-Class Man
26. Halfway Settled Issues
27. Project "Leadership"
28. Kyrie Fights Back
29. Reno & Rude, Burning
30. Lover's Spat and a Surprising Dawn

31. Peaceful Trip, then Forward
32. A Little Girl Got On a Chocobo
33. Rude, Appearing
34. Red Beast and Black Water
35. Reno and Rude, Flying.
36. Turks Are Scared Again
37. Rebuilding Shinra
38. Proposition
39. Nibelheim
40. Under Junon
41. Icicle Inn
42. Letter from Mom
43. Fabio
44. Monster
45. Despair and Hope
46. Ice Maze and Lifestream
47. A Few Live Rounds [i.e. Bullets]


And Japanese if any one is interested



See me,feel me
まず、おれのことを少々
事件はこうして始まった
事件がやってきた
セブンスヘブンにて
イリーナの苛立ち
ミレイユ探偵社
結局やられたファビオ
暴走した夜
過剰な自意識
絶てない縁
落第
未知の世界
アネット・タウンゼント
おれの世界はまた姿を変える
バッド・タイミング
惨めな気持ち
後始末
旅立ちの準備
仲間はずれ
ストライフ・デリバリー・サービス
ティファにすがる
タークスとキリエ
レズリーとマール
キリエ、食事に行く
ゲス野郎と会う
中途半端な後始末
プロジェクト始動
キリエの逆襲
レノとルード、焦る
痴話喧嘩と驚愕の夜明け

Who are you?
平穏な旅、そして回想
チョコボに乗った女の子
ルード、狙われる
赤い獣と黒い水
レノとルード、飛ぶ
タークスはやはり怖かった
愛される神羅
提案
ニブルヘイム
アンダージュノン
アイシクルロッジ
母の手紙
ファビオ
怪物
絶望と希望
氷の迷宮とライフストリーム
幾つかの後日談
 
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Strangelove

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hitoshura
5. Irina's Irritation

I'm going to go out on a limb (and be completely right) and say this should be Elena, whose name sounds like Irina in Japanese.

See me, feel me

2. This Is How The Case Began (事件はこうして始まった)
3. A Case Arrives (事件がやってきた)

5. Elena's Frustration (イリーナの苛立ち)

7. Fabio Defeated In The End (結局やられたファビオ)
8. Out of Control Night (暴走した夜)

10. Unbreakable Bonds (絶てない縁)
11. Flunking (落第)

13. Annette Townshend (アネット・タウンゼント)
14. My World Is Changing Again (おれの世界はまた姿を変える)

19. Outcast (仲間はずれ)

27. Starting the Project (プロジェクト始動)

29. Reno and Rude, In A Rush (レノとルード、焦る)

Who are you?
31. A Peaceful Trip, and Reminiscence (平穏な旅、そして回想)

33. Rude Targeted (ルード、狙われる)

36. The Turks Were Scary After All (タークスはやはり怖かった)
37. Beloved Shinra (愛される神羅)

47. A Few Epilogues (幾つかの後日談)


Tentative because it'll be easier to pick a good chapter title once I actually know what the chapters are about.

Given the book's title and the heading for the two sections (and Townshend), are any of the other titles references to The Who?

Also, actual answer I forgot re: links to blogs about it = for me, no thanks, since I'm already getting the book and would rather read the whole thing properly than just bits and pieces people have put online :monster:
 

Dashell

SMILE!
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Sonique, Quexinos, Pinkie Pie, Derpy Hooves
And which mentioned 'Aerith, Tifa, and Cloud's three daughters'.

Well... seeing as how this is AC/DC I doubt this very much. I mean we would have heard about these three daughters by now either in DoC or certainly CoD... not that it's not adorable to think about though :monster:

29. Reno & Rude, Burning
OH hell yeah, canon yaoi :awesome:
 

Strangelove

AI Researcher
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hitoshura
From what I've gleaned, it's AC-DC era, but has flashbacks as well. Reno recounts at least one.

But that's second hand from blogs that appeared to a bit stream of consciousness.

And which mentioned 'Aerith, Tifa, and Cloud's three daughters'

So yeah.
I broke my own rules and looked at what the hell this was all about.

It's about motherfucking Corneo. He's back.

It's not 'three daughters', but the 'three girls' he met: Aerith, Tifa, and 'Miss Cloud'. He's got secretly taken photos of them and other girls he had brought to him decorating his room.

The timing of the novel: The story is Evan's recollections of events, goes from Meteor to just before AC (
Kadaj appears in it as well
), while the epilogues are post-AC.
 

Fangu

Great Old One
5. Irina's Irritation

I'm going to go out on a limb (and be completely right) and say this should be Elena, whose name sounds like Irina in Japanese.
YES YES YES YES YESSSSSSSSSS

That got me very excited, and yes, you're right, that name translation has been mentioned officially I think :)

Edit: That post was just babble. Sorry, I freaked out a bit there about the news that there's a whole chapter with that persons name in it. And the stuff about the translation, I mean it's not even a 'translation' - the 'proper' Englified version of that name is
Irina
. I mean it's not even a question, right? But I was just referring to the fact that that they decided to
go ahead and use a very Englified version
has been mentioned officially somewhere.

(Do I really need spoiler tags for all that?)
 
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Dashell

SMILE!
AKA
Sonique, Quexinos, Pinkie Pie, Derpy Hooves
The timing of the novel: The story is Evan's recollections of events, goes from Meteor to just before AC ((SPOILER)), while the epilogues are post-AC.

So Cloud IS gong to be emo.. or you know sad and such... fucking a... :(


EDIT

Hey does this novel have pictures?
I doubt it but I'd love to see the image of Cloud, Tifa and Aerith at Corneo's :monster:

EDIT II:

This is always the worst time for anything originating in Japan/non-English countries, because this is when you get a lot of random crap and misinformation from people using Babelfish and Google Translate on blog posts
Ryu :kermit:
 
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