Estratégias de tradução da scanlation de Hanyou no Yashahime: comentários de uma tradutora fã

Abstract

With the expansion of Translation Studies, various modalities emerge as a result of technological advances, the evolution of communication practices, and, consequently, cultural exchanges. An example is scanlation, a fan practice in which manga is scanned, translated and edited, and then made available online for other fans. This study aims to investigate and comment on how the translation challenges of the scanlation of the manga Hanyou no Yashahime, by Takashi Shiina and Rumiko Takahashi, which was translated by the researcher of this master thesis, a member of the scanlation group that carries out this work, were overcome. The translation context presents the challenges posed by the indirect translation of two scans of the English and Spanish translations, as well as the imagery context and the supporting text formed by the official subtitling and dubbing translations of the anime. To support the research, we used the theoretical-methodological framework of Functionalist Translation Theory, mainly Christiane Nord’s (2016) contributions for a panoramic textual analysis and understanding of the scope; the translation strategies of the pragmatic axis presented by Andrew Chesterman (2022); as well as other names in Translation Studies, with a focus on Amateur Translation (Aragão, 2016; Ferrer Simó, 2005 and Leitão, 2020). The analysis consists of selecting passages where the source scans differ, observing and commenting on the strategies identified in clippings from the selected manga. This work also discusses the beginnings and characteristics of this type of comic and presents details on the theoretical contextualizations underpinning this study, indicating paths that explain the reasons behind the decision-making in the translation process into Brazilian Portuguese. The results showed that the target audience for the translation of the manga is not only restricted to fans of the work due to the explanatory notes added by the group, and that the pragmatic strategy of interpersonal change was the most used in our sample due to the influence of the textual genre that readers are used to. It was concluded that the source texts play different roles, but complement each other, and the challenges encountered were overcome through research and the researcher’s prior knowledge of the universe of the Work as a fan. Finally, with this study, we seek to encourage the production of research on scanlation and other unconventional modes of translation that are already popular but still little explored in the academic sphere, as well as contribute to the study of strategies applicable to this specific field.