[EVA] Anno denial

[Gwern Branwen]

On Sat, Nov 28, 2009 at 6:54 PM, R_J_N <r_j_n at btopenworld.com> wrote:
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> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter Svensson" <sun1jack at hotmail.com>
> To: <evangelion at eva.onegeek.org>
> Sent: Saturday, November 28, 2009 11:21 PM
> Subject: RE: [EVA] Anno denial
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> The most we have on the subject from Anno is the Addition audio drama. Asuka
> teases Kaworu about being gay, but Kaworu denies it. And there's a subtle
> hinting of a Rei/Kaworu relationship. #
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> @Asuka *insults* Kaworu about being gay.

Quite; http://www.evamonkey.com/audio_drama_translation.htm

    Kaoru: I'm Kaoru Nagisa. We meet again.

    Asuka: Well hello, homo-boy.

    Kaoru: I really wish you wouldn't make statements when you lack
evidence for them. Oh, Sorry, I suppose the only things you lack are
restraint and brains.

    Asuka: Oh, shut up!

    Touji: She's just pissed 'cuz he can't deny it.
...
   Ritsuko: Didn't you say you liked Kansai themes, Asuka?

    Asuka: (In a Kansai dialect) Don't you start grouping Kobe and
Osaka together.

   Kaoru: All of these still lack a certain grace.

   Asuka: I told you to shut up, homoboy!

On Sat, Nov 28, 2009 at 6:59 PM, Peter Svensson <sun1jack at hotmail.com> wrote:
> The Asuka/Kaworu relationship seems to be more playful teasing than outright animosity. But then, since they only interact in the audio drama, it's hard to figure these things out.

Certainly doesn't read that way to me. One 'homoboy' maybe, but the
shutups push it past teasing to me, although perhaps the tone of voice
conveys whatever it is better than the translation.

/wonders whether 'homoboy' is a standard Japanese word

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gwern