Question Novelsaga's TTNH

Discussion in 'Novel Discussion' started by Anqin, May 21, 2017.

Tags:
  1. Anqin

    Anqin Member

    Joined:
    Jan 21, 2017
    Messages:
    26
    Likes Received:
    4
    Reading List:
    Link
    I've be really interested in reading Transcending the Nine Heavens, but I found out that the chapters after 300+ are translated by Novelsaga, who don't really have a good reputation for good translations. Does the story get worse due to the translations, or is TTNH still enjoyable?
     
  2. Archaic pickle

    Archaic pickle Daoist Heavenly Kimichi

    Joined:
    Feb 16, 2016
    Messages:
    4,023
    Likes Received:
    32,624
    Reading List:
    Link
    It is still enjoyable, the quality is a little bit less....
    But it's still a good story.
     
  3. Kuronairo

    Kuronairo Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Jan 29, 2016
    Messages:
    508
    Likes Received:
    211
    Reading List:
    Link
    It's fine
     
  4. Dusk

    Dusk Monochrome

    Joined:
    Feb 4, 2016
    Messages:
    1,874
    Likes Received:
    1,502
    Reading List:
    Link
    There's a clear drop in quality, I don't know how it is now since I've dropped it since then but the early chapters were horrible.

    Imo It actually depends on how stringent you are on quality, if you are one of those few people who care about it a lot like me, then just prepare for the worst.

    Here's a thread I created back then, you can use it to decide whether or not you want to read it. Ofc, I dont know how it is nowadays.

    http://forum.novelupdates.com/threads/ttnh-translations-and-mistakes.29251/
     
    Lonelycity likes this.
  5. Archaic pickle

    Archaic pickle Daoist Heavenly Kimichi

    Joined:
    Feb 16, 2016
    Messages:
    4,023
    Likes Received:
    32,624
    Reading List:
    Link
    But was it quality that made you drop it in the first place?
     
  6. ronishamay

    ronishamay Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Dec 2, 2015
    Messages:
    105
    Likes Received:
    60
    Reading List:
    Link
    Quality has droped significantly, still readable though.
     
  7. Dusk

    Dusk Monochrome

    Joined:
    Feb 4, 2016
    Messages:
    1,874
    Likes Received:
    1,502
    Reading List:
    Link
    Yes. Ofc. Why?
     
  8. Danis

    Danis {(Harem Sect Leader)}{Trickster}&{Lurker}

    Joined:
    Jan 2, 2016
    Messages:
    4,127
    Likes Received:
    2,864
    Reading List:
    Link
    well not as good as previous translator but its still good
     
  9. Pretender

    Pretender <{Vanquisher}> {(ノಠ益ಠ)ノ彡┻━┻}

    Joined:
    Nov 14, 2016
    Messages:
    378
    Likes Received:
    387
    Reading List:
    Link
    It's relative, for this particular novel I just couldn't tolerate this level of translation (and for some reason I just can't endure the translations of NovelSaga, albeit liking some of the novels they translate), and for some other novels we can just read even in MTL without being that bothered.
     
  10. Archaic pickle

    Archaic pickle Daoist Heavenly Kimichi

    Joined:
    Feb 16, 2016
    Messages:
    4,023
    Likes Received:
    32,624
    Reading List:
    Link
    I read your post wrong, I thought you dropped it before the the decrease in quality. Sorry
     
  11. Dusk

    Dusk Monochrome

    Joined:
    Feb 4, 2016
    Messages:
    1,874
    Likes Received:
    1,502
    Reading List:
    Link
    Np np it's not like you slandered me or anything hahaha.
     
    Archaic pickle likes this.
  12. Boy and the Beast

    Boy and the Beast Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Nov 6, 2015
    Messages:
    743
    Likes Received:
    260
    Reading List:
    Link
    Your thread was pretty enjoyable:) TTNH was my favorite novel when it was done by the first translator (I think nightblade translations??, I forgot his translation name since he has left the translation work). Then it was picked up by other translators who MTL'd it, I read it for few chaps but dropped it after realizing the huge drop in quality.
    I, once again - after reading your thread - looked at the NU TTNH index and saw that it was picked up by Qidian International, do you know if the same translators in NS are doing it or are there new translators?
     
  13. Dusk

    Dusk Monochrome

    Joined:
    Feb 4, 2016
    Messages:
    1,874
    Likes Received:
    1,502
    Reading List:
    Link
    Thanks lol, as for the translator it is still done by the NS team. You can check by clicking on the latest chapter, the translator and editor's team / name will be placed above the chapter.

    I don't know if it is still the same TLer or if they got a new one but until now I still hear some bits of complains towards the quality so..
     
  14. Boy and the Beast

    Boy and the Beast Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Nov 6, 2015
    Messages:
    743
    Likes Received:
    260
    Reading List:
    Link
    It has quite a bit of witty remarks and I don't think a machine translation will do it any justice. I will just leave it, unless a really good translator comes and redo the previous translations, which I am pretty sure is near impossible now.
     
  15. Dusk

    Dusk Monochrome

    Joined:
    Feb 4, 2016
    Messages:
    1,874
    Likes Received:
    1,502
    Reading List:
    Link
    Yep lol. I'm not even hoping for the translation anymore, I'm waiting for my chinese to reach proficiency.