トレカ番長＆FT書房コミュの☆Fighting　Fantazine　情報交換所☆

過去の経過はこちら（モツナベタキオンさんの日記です）
http://mixi.jp/view_diary.pl?id=1395171744&owner_id=22081882&comment_count=35

以下は発端のメールの引用です。
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今日は。ぼくはアレクスです。ごめん。

My Japanese skills are not very good. Hi, I am the editor of a fan magazine dedicated to "Fighting Fantasy" and have been looking for someone from Japan to help report about the gamebooks released there and the history of the series in Japan. If you are interested in possibly helping, please email me back. Or, if you know someone else who may be interested please pass on my email.

どもありがと。

Alexander Ballingall
Editor
fightingfantazine@gmail.com
http://fightingfantazine.bravehost.com/Fighting_Fantazine.html

モツナベさんの返信です。
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I am very glad to exchange mail with you.
My handle name is Motunabe.(Sorry,I am not good at English. )
It seems we have some common interests.
I want to cooperate in you.
However,There is a question.
"the gamebooks released there and the history of the series in Japan"
Do these point at the range of which extent?

a)All gamebooks released there and the history of the series in Japan

b)The fightingfantasy gamebooks released there and the history of the series in Japan

Which is it?

I am looking forward to getting e-mail from you
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次に、それに対するアレクスさんの返信です。
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おはいよう！

Hi there, Motunabe. You wrote:

(Sorry,I am not good at English. )


No problem. Between my poor　日本語, your English and passable online translation devices such as Bablefish we should manage. :)

It seems we have some common interests.
I want to cooperate in you.


We do have a similar interest in FF, hence my original email. What I was thinking is that if you can enlist the help of your fellow Japanese FF fans then that would make it easier for you to research articles, check them for accuracy and pen them in English before sending them to me. (Would help come from the fans here: http://www.trpg.net/rule/FightingFantasy/ ?)

However,There is a question.
"the gamebooks released there and the history of the series in Japan"
Do these point at the range of which extent?

a)All gamebooks released there and the history of the series in Japan.

b)The fightingfantasy gamebooks released there and the history of the
series in Japan.

Which is it?

I am looking forward to getting e-mail from you.


The answer is B). The magazine (except for the news section) focusses only on FF.

I was thinking of perhaps a first article from you (and whoever helps you) looking at the general history of FF in Japan for issue 4 (due out 7月) to go along with my article on サムライの剣. We are planning a similar article on the general history of FF in France for issue 3 as France and Japan are the two biggest markets for FF outside of the UK.

The first issue can be downloaded here: http://rapidshare..com/files/293583193/FF1r6.pdf
The second issue is due for release on 10.1.29 (next week!).

I hope my English hasn't been too difficult to understand!

Sincerely,

Alexander Ballingall
Editor
fightingfantazine@gmail.com
http://fightingfantazine.bravehost.com/Fighting_Fantazine.html

とりあえず、私トレカ番長から第１弾のメールを送りました。
しばらくは、返信待ちと様子見ですね。

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はじめまして、アレクス。

Hello,Alex.
Sorry for my poor English.
My handle name is Torecabancho.
I am a friend of Motunabe.
I am the editor of a fan zine of gamebooks in Japan.
It is offered that Motunabe and several help you in Japan.
Hereafter, I become a Japanese representative, and email to you.

In Japan,
"THE WARLOCK OF FIRETOP MOUNTAIN"is issued in December,1984.
The series volume 33 "SKY LORD" was published in May,1991 at the end.
The publication order is the same as Britain.
It is not published from volume 34 "STEALER OF SOULS" to 60 "BLOODBONES" in Japan.

"SORCERY!" series was published from July through October of 1985.

Recently, gamebooks are re-translated and resold also in Japan.
"SORCERY!" series was resold from August,2003 to March,2005.
"DEATHTRAP DUNGEON", "HOUSE OF HELL", and "SWORD OF SAMURAI" were considerably arranged in the Japan style from January through April of 2009 and resold.

By the way, when the Japanese reads "SWORD OF SAMURAI", the world and samurais are a little strange.
However, it is a little popular because it is humorous.

I hope these information helps you.

Sincerely,
よろしく。

Torecabancho

spacetreca@yahoo.co.jp

http://www.geocities.jp/spacetreca/
http://tandt.market.cx/

さっそくの返信、お疲れ様です。アレクスさんからのお返事が楽しみですね。

一応トレカ番長さんにバトンタッチしてはいるのですが
入れ違い？でアレクスからメールが届いたのでアップしておきます。関連メンバー全員に送る連絡みたいなものらしいです？
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Alexander Ballingall
<fightingfantazine@gmail.com> 2010年1月24日10:54
To: Alexander Ballingall <fightingfantazine@gmail.com>
返信 | 全員に返信 | 転送 | 印刷 | 削除 | メッセージのソースを表示
Hi team,

this here is the first of the monthly updates for issue #3. With issue #2 due out within the week I thought it time to turn my attention to future issues.

Issue #3 (April 2010)
Release Date: 30/04/2010
Deadline: 02/04/2010

Front Cover: Brett Schofield***
Back Cover: Victor Cheng(?)***
News: Guillermo Paredes
Mini-FF: "Prey of the Hunter" – Kieran Coghlan (writer); Peter Adamson (artist); Demian Katz (editor)**
Fact of Fiction: "Daggers of Darkness" – Warren McGuire & Andrew Wright***
Interview: Martin McKenna – Alex Ballingall**
Article #1: TBA
Article #2: "EINTKILFRFFG" (Part 3) – Ed Jolley***
Article #3: Legend of Zagor Board game – John Stock**
Article #4: French FF – Julien Meneldur**
Article #5: TBA
Out of the Void – Andrew Wright**
Column #1: "FF Collector" – Jamie Fry***
Column #2: "Fighting Dantasy" – Dan Satherley***
Column #3: "Chronicle of Heroes" – Adrian Young*
Survey

* = have completed item already
** = underway
*** = no word yet

The Arcane Archive is *STILL* without traction, but a few people have talked of reviews of the DS game and the iPhone game.

IMPORTANT!: This issue will feature a survey of not only views/thoughts of the fanzine as it is and what it could do in the future, but it also will cover the entire gamebook output of the FF range so as to gauge fan views on the series. If you can, when the issue comes out in April, promote the hell out of the survey so we can get as many people contributing as possible (remind them that some Wizard Books goodies are up for grabs for those who send in a completed survey form). In the meantime I am making some web banners to advertise the survey for those of you with websites to display.

I am also taking suggestions for survey Qs about FF and/or the fanzine.

Meanwhile, if you know of someone who'd be great to have as a contributor, tap 'em on the shoulder and make the suggestion.

Look forward to hearing back from you all as to where you are at.

Cheers,

Alexander Ballingall
Editor
fightingfantazine@gmail.com
http://fightingfantazine.bravehost.com/Fighting_Fantazine.html

２号のダウンロードが開始されたようです。

http://rapidshare.com/files/342675547/FF2.pdf

印刷したい時のパスワードは　fanta　だそうです。

一応なのですが、番長さん、FT書房さんの所に、
アレクスよりの返信メールは届いておりますでしょうか？

毎晩チェックしていますが、今のところ全く音沙汰なしです。もちろん、5にあるメールも届いていません。
モツナベさんと私が知り合いという証拠が今のところないので、モツナベさんからその旨伝えてもらうと良いかもしれません。

というわけでアレクスに送りました。これでトレカ番長さんの所にメールが行くはず・・・
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おはようアレクス。

Hello, Alex.

I nominated Torecabancho as talent for whom you hoped.
Torecabancho is the editor of a fan zine of gamebooks in Japan.
（spacetreca@yahoo.co.jp
http://www.geocities.jp/spacetreca/
http://tandt.market.cx/）

He sent you mail on January 23 or 24.
Was E-mail from him received?
Please contact him if you have not received his mail.

Please contact him in the future.

Sincerely,
よろしく。

Motunabe

モツナベさんのメールを受けて、アレクスからメールが届きました。

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おはよう とれかばんちょ。ぼくはアレクスです。ごめん。

Motunabe passed on your email address as someone who may be able to help the "Fighting Fantasy" fanzine that I am an editor of (see link at bottom of email). I'm looking for someone who can write about the history of FF gamebooks in Japan as well as provide news for the news section about FF related events/releases.

Please get in touch if you think you can help.

よろしく。

Alexander Ballingall
Editor
fightingfantazine@gmail.com
http://fightingfantazine.bravehost.com/Fighting_Fantazine.html
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文面を見るにこちらの最初のメールが届いていなさそうなので、これからちょっと編集して再度送ろうと思います。

私の所にも返信が来ました。
↓以下メール

おはようもとなべ。

No, no email from him. I will email him directly now via the address below that you have given me. Thanks for the effort on your part. I hope you are enjoying the latest issue of the magazine. If you ever think of anything you would like to contribute (art, article, fiction etc.) then please let me know.

どもありがとございます。

↑以上

やはり届いていなかったようです。
連絡してよかったです。

ということで、文面を充実して再度送りました。モバイル版の製作メンバーの中からも協力していただいていることを加えています。

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はじめまして、アレクス。わたしはトレカばんちょうです。

Hello,Alex.
Sorry for my poor English.
My handle name is Torecabancho.
I am a friend of Motunabe.
I am the editor of a fan zine of gamebooks in Japan.
It is offered that Motunabe and several help you in Japan.
Hereafter, I become a Japanese representative, and email to you.

In Japan,
"THE WARLOCK OF FIRETOP MOUNTAIN" was issued in December,1984.
The series volume 33 "SKY LORD" was published in May,1991 at the end.
The publication order is the same as Britain.
It is not published from volume 34 "STEALER OF SOULS" to 60 "BLOODBONES" in Japan.

"SORCERY!" series was published from July through October of 1985.

Recently, gamebooks are re-translated and resold also in Japan.
"SORCERY!" series was resold from August,2003 to March,2005.
"DEATHTRAP DUNGEON", "HOUSE OF HELL", and "SWORD OF SAMURAI" were considerably arranged in the Japan style from January through April of 2009 and resold.

In addition, the gamebooks are translated by the application program of the cellular phone in Japan.
Some of the production member offer you cooperation.

By the way, when the Japanese reads "SWORD OF SAMURAI", the world and samurais are a little strange.
However, it is a little popular because it is humorous.

An attached image is an additional illustration of mobile version "SWORD OF SAMURAI" by a famous gamebook illustrator in Japan. Attention! Because the image becomes ownership of the manufacturer of the cellular phone gamebooks in Japan, the reprint is a prohibition without permission.

I hope these information help you.


よろしく。

Sincerely,
Torecabancho

spacetreca@yahoo.co.jp

http://www.geocities.jp/spacetreca/
http://tandt.market.cx/
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中々反応がないので、添付画像をはずし最後の方の段落（An attached image is〜）を削除して再度送ったら、ついにアレクスから返信が来ました！

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おはようトレカばんちょう！

Thank you for the brief summary of FF in Japan. There are 2 things that I am currently looking for help with:

1) Someone to provide a summary of upcoming FF releases/events in Japan (for example release dates & covers for Japanese releases of the FF gamebooks)

2) Someone to write an article covering the history of FF in Japan.

Have you downloaded the latest issue? What did you and your fellow FF friends think? We also have a wikia here:
http://fightingfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/Fighting_Fantasy_Wiki_-_Titannica

with a page about the Japanese releases here:
http://fightingfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/Fighting_Fantasy_Series_-_Japan

よるしく。
アレクス

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簡単に要約すると、日本のFF事情についての記事を書いてくれる人を探しているようですね。
まあ、我々の仲間内で対応するしかなさそうですが。

お、wikiが更新されましたな。

もしかしたらアレクスさんが求めていたのは簡単な知識なだけで
番長さんたちに助力をお願いしたのは大袈裟だったのかしら・・・
とちょっと不安になっていたのですがやっぱりそうではなかったようでほっとしました。
読者投稿としての文章や絵とかはいつでも募集しているみたいですね。

画像データとか添付ファイルがうまく届かないのであれば
事前に確認しておいたほうがいいかもねのね。

お疲れさまですm(_ _)m

アーロックまでの展開やウォーロックについて、書くのが基本かな？
歴史というと、最近の話も欲しいのかな？
デジタルメディアラボの話、扶桑社の復刊、萌えFF、創土社のソーサリー！　あたりは記事としてどうだろう？

個人的には凶兆の九星座あたり、記事に書いたら面白いと思いますφ(．． )
あれは本家に許可取って書かれた、日本独自のFF作品やから。
舞台もFFやし(・ω・)

＞番長

手分けして俺も何か書こうか？

アレクスさんの手紙、良く読んだら「あなたが貢献したいものがあれば伝えて欲しい」と書いてあったので、「未熟者ですがARTで貢献したいです」と返信したら以下のような返信が届きました。

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Iこんにちはもとなべ。お元気ですか。

はい、トレカばんちょに電子メールを送った。Still working out how to manage things at his end as to what he (& others) might contribute to the magazine.

It is good news that you wish to contribute some art. There are three regular demands on art for the magazine.

1) The first is an artist for the mini FF adventure which is 10 large pics and 6 smaller pics to spread out the text. I am looking for an artist to illustrate the adventure planned for issue #5 (October 2010 release).

2) The second is we will be running a serialised work of fiction that will need 2~4 pictures each issue for about 6 issues in a row (most likely issues #3~8 [April 2010~July 2011]).

3) The "Out of the Pit" section needs an artist on occasion to illustrate the monsters that are featured.

If you are willing to sign up to any of these that is grand. Or if you have any other ideas for art I would be glad to hear them. One thing I am keen on is perhaps having an ongoing comic in the magazine.

Looking forward to hearing your suggestions for art material,

よろしく。


On 4/02/2010, at 9:06 PM, モツナベタキオン wrote:
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?〜?はイラスト主体の仕事だとわかりますが
最後の文は「私は連載漫画があればいいのになあ、と思っている」でしょうか？。
と、まあ、一応ご報告？まで。

とりあえず、「漫画を描きたいのでページ数を、それで漫画の種類決めるから」という旨の返信をしました。
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こんにちはアレクス。
Hello, Alex.

>>One thing I am keen on is perhaps having an ongoing comic in the magazine.
I want to draw the cartoon.
How much page may I use if permitted?
The kind of the cartoon is decided according to the number.

I will wait for the reply.

Sincerely.
よろしく。
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さてさて。

アレクスから返信が来ました。
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今日はもとなべ！

At this stage the magazine has no fixed page limit, so what sort of different comics could you do and what number of pages would each require? And of these different comics which would be one-offs (i.e. a story spanning 1 issue) and which would continue over several issues?

Meanwhile I am curious. どこに日本で住んでいるか。

よるしく。

On 7/02/2010, at 9:29 PM, モツナベタキオン wrote:
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多分、「ページ数に制限はない、で、ページ数は？読みきりか、連載か？いつ終わるつもりなのかな？」
という好意的な返信だと思いたいのですが・・・直接翻訳機かけると怖そうな文章になります。
と、ここでこの経過を報告しているのは設定に矛盾がないかなどの質問やネームチェックで助力をお願いする可能性が高いからです。あと、何も言わずに黙ってやるのも寂しいような。基本は自己責任でやっていきます。

アレクスにとりあえず決めたことを伝えました。
・話の連続する漫画にする。
・7月号（季刊ですが）からはじめたい
・一回につき6〜8ページ
・終了時期は決めていないけど、20回続けたいとちょっとだけ思っている。

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こんにちわ、アレクス。

Hello,Alex.

It is described that I decided it.

*It is a cartoon where the story is consecutive.
*It begins with the July edition.
*It is a cartoon on page 8 or page 6.
*The end time dares not to have been decided. (However, I want to draw 20 times and cartoons. Though it is a little dream.)

My reply must be relieved though slows.

Sincerely.
よろしく。

2010/02/15 Motunabe
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もうすでに色々ご協力いただいていますが、これからもよろしくお願いします。

アレクスからの返信です。（****には直前のメールで伝えた私の本名が入っています。）
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こんばんは、*****さん。(ここは十時四十八分午後です。）どぞよろしく。

1) A continuing story is good.
2) Starting with issue #4 (July) is also okay.
3) It understand you to mean a 6 or 8 page length comic (as opposed to 1 page length comic appearing on either page 6 or 8). 8 pages is okay with me.

You've answered one minor problem: I like all work in the magazine to be credited to people's *real names* rather than internet avatars. So you would be credited as **** *******(what are the 漢字?).

The one big potential problem is language. While I can understand some Japanese (日本語), the rest of the readers probably can't (some are French as well). So the comic will need to be presented in English (if there is any dialogue) as that seems to be the shared language of the readership and the one I'm editing the magazine in. If you want help with translation or someone to just ask English-language questions of, I am happy to help.

I was curious to know where you lived as in 2002/2003 I lived here:

永和１丁目２２−４
東大坂市
大坂

I am now living in Christchurch, New Zealand. Many of the magazine's other writers are spread out around the world: Andrew Wright lives in Thailand, Warren McGuire in England, Damien Katz in the US, Guillermo Paredes in Mexico and Julien Meneldur who is writing in issue #3 is from France.

I hope that this is enough information for you to feel confident in making a start. If you have any further questions, don't hesitate to email me and ask.

よろしく。
（おやすみなさい。）

On 15/02/2010, at 9:20 PM, モツナベタキオン wrote:
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翻訳かけると
「承諾した、
雑誌にのせるのは本名でいいかな？
私は今、ニュージーランドだけど、7年前大阪に居るときに会いたかった。
あと英訳で手伝えることはないかな？
がんばって」
程度の意味でしょうか・・・（ひどい意訳ですね＾＾；）
作者名は自分の名前だけでなくって
協力者も載せた方がいいですよね・・・
最低でも「＆FT書房」を付けるくらいは・・。
とりあえず先の話ですし今は色々あるので
バランス良くやっていきます。

>最低でも「＆FT書房」を付けるくらいは・・。

FT書房の名前は要りませんよ☆
もしつけるなら「トレカ番長」です、このコミュニティートピックも「トレカ番長」の枠ですからね（・◇・）

アレクスさんからアンケートの調査依頼が来ました。
とりあえず以下のアドレスからファイルをダウンロードしてください。
http://firestorage.jp/download/09017bc1f8a71df843c1b816251507c5676c6eac
で、英語でいろいろかいてあると思います・・・
アンケート内容を逐一訳する余裕がないので、PCでの、編集の仕方のみ・・・
まず、アドビアクロバットを持っている方は、それでそのまま編集して保存すればいいです。
持っていない方は、まず
http://sourceforge.net/projects/pdfcreator/ からPDFクリエイターというソフトをダウンロードして、
インストールします。
SurveyForm.pdfを開き、（色々言われますけど無視して）編集したのち、
印刷します。この時、プリンタの種類にPDFCreatorが追加されているので、これを選択し、
印刷を選びます。あとは、でてきた情報入力フォームにファイル名、作者名などを入れ、
セーブします。そうしてできたファイルを
グリニッジ時間7月2日終了時までに
fightingfantazine@gmail.com に送信します。
（http://homepage1.nifty.com/boiseweb/tools/clock_gmt.htmlでグリニッジ時間が確認できます）
・・・
ということだそうです。
（しかし本当は私は忙しいのでトレカ番長さんに伝えて欲しかった；；
うまく伝わっていなかったようなのでアレクスにまた伝えておきます。）

モツナベさん経由でアレクスから来た質問に対し、メールを２通送りました。
どうもお互いのメールが直接届かなくて困っているんですが、今回はどうですかね？

以下、１通目
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こんにちは、アレクス。わたしはトレカばんちょうです。

Hello,Alex.
My handle name is Torecabancho.
I am the editor of a fan zine of gamebooks in Japan.
Please forgive my poor English.

E-mail from you has not reached me though I do not
understand why.
But I heard your question from Motunabe.

facts-wise about Torebancho's magazine?

How many issues?
vol.1-vol.5

Is it free or does it cost money?
500yen

How many pages?
40-56

Colour or black and white?
The cover is a color. Contents are black and white.

What sort of things are in it
(comics/articles/games/reviews etc)?
The magazine consists of the articles,gamebooks,reviews.

Is it solely about FF or does it cover other
RPGs/gamebooks too?
It contains other RPGs/gamebooks.

Please look at my site in detail.
However, it is described only in Japanese.
http://www.geocities.jp/spacetreca/comiket/comiket77.html

よろしく。

Sincerely,
Torecabancho

spacetreca@yahoo.co.jp

http://www.geocities.jp/spacetreca/
http://tandt.market.cx/
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以下、２通目
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こんにちは、アレクス。

Hello,Alex.
I am Torecabancho.
I will be able to help you by writing the article on the
history of the publication of Japan of FF.

E-mail from you has not reached me though I do not
understand why.
But I heard your question from Motunabe.

What of these words written by 'Sword of Samurai' do you
want to learn?
What do you request from me?
Do you want to know the meaning in Japan?
Please teach in detail.

よろしく。
Sincerely,
Torecabancho

spacetreca@yahoo.co.jp

http://www.geocities.jp/spacetreca/
http://tandt.market.cx/

Have not heard back from Torecabancho when emailing him,
so I'll pass these queries on to you. Again, they are
about the Japanese edition of "Sword of the Samurai".

(ref 15) - charcoal burner (occupation)
(ref 29) - hang-yo river
(ref 29) - road of the east wind
(ref 65) - shako-gurubi (animal)
(ref 91) - nushi (baby-eating witch)
(ref 132) - hida (person's name)
(ref 134) - tsunewara (person's name)
(ref 176) - ninji (person's name)
(ref 176) - shinmen (person's name)
(ref 179) - kanshuro
(ref 179) - tinshu
(ref 195) - toda (person's name)

These have all proven very difficult to track down the
origins of, so you help would once more be very gratefully
accepted.

What I was hoping to have Torecabancho, or someone else of
your circle of FF fans, do, was write an article about the
history of the Japanese publications of FF. What little
know is here:
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アレクスから返信が来て、こちらからもそれに返事しました。今後は頻繁にやりとりすることになるでしょう。

こんにちは、アレクス。

Hello,Alex.
I am Torecabancho.

I have surely received your E-mail.

> Thank you for the information on your fanzine. Can I
> mention it in my magazine?
Yes,of course,

"Clash of the Princes"
It was published in Japan in September, 1987.

"AFF"
AFF was two separate volumes. Volume 1 was issued in
December, 1990, and volume 2 was published in February,
1991.

I will report more detailed information to you later.

よろしく。
Sincerely,
Torecabancho

spacetreca@yahoo.co.jp

http://www.geocities.jp/spacetreca/
http://tandt.market.cx/

--- Alexander Ballingall <fightingfantazine@gmail.com>
wrote:

> おはいよ！
>
> If my emails are not reaching you they may be caught
> by a spam filter. I will have to hope that this one
> reaches you!
>
> Thank you for the information on your fanzine. Can I
> mention it in my magazine?
>
> I am glad that you are happy to help with writing an
> article about publication of FF in Japan. The first
> thing to do then, is to set out in a document which
> FF books were published (and when), along with other
> FF stuff (cellphone games etc. - release dates for
> those too: month & year is enough). Am I right in
> believing that the following was published between
> 1984 and 1992:
>
> FF #1~33
> Sorcery!
> Out of the Pit
> Titan
> The Tasks of Tantalon
> Casket of Souls
> Fighting Fantasy - The Role-playing Game
> Warlock magazine (63 issues)
>
> Were "Clash of the Princes" or AFF not published in
> Japan?
>
> Between 2002 and now:
>
> Sorcery!
> The Warlock of Firetop Mountain
> The Citadel of Chaos
> d20 games (which ones?)
> cellphone games (which ones?)
> House of Hell
> Sword of the Samurai
> Deathtrap Dungeon
>
> Is that list correct too?
>
> Meanwhile, for "Sword of the Samurai" information,
> for each one Motunabe gave me:
>
> (Samurai no
> ken：http://www37.tok2.com/home/mccoy/FFreplay20.htm
> Samurai
>
Soodo：http://www.hobbyjapan.co.jp/hjbunko/lineup0904g.php
>
> Samurai no
>
katana:http://www.cyberfront.co.jp/mobile/gamebooklab/intro/06/index.html)
>
> *the city "Konichi" (Background)
> Samurai no ken：Hatimankoku no miyako
> "Kon'iti"八幡国の都、今市
> Samurai Soodo：Hatimankoku no syuto "Kon'iti"
> 蜂漫国の首都、紺壱
> Samurai no katana:Hatimankoku no syuto ha "Konniti"
> 八幡国の首都は、コンニチ
>
> That way it was easier for me to track down the
> meaning/history of each entry.
>
> Your help will be very much appreciated.
>
> よろしく。

更新をさぼっていました。アレクスに以下のメールを送っています。


Hi Alex.
I am Torecabancho in Japan.

I apologize for the delay in answering to you.
The following translations (/) are the descriptions of
"Shakaishisou Sha/Hobby Japan".

> (ref 15) - charcoal burner (occupation)
炭焼き／老人

> (ref 29) - hang-yo river
陰陽川／陰陽河

> (ref 29) - road of the east wind
東風街道／東街道

> (ref 65) - shako-gurubi (animal)
森の豹／森の豹

> (ref 91) - nushi (baby-eating witch)
山姥／濡師

> (ref 132) - hida (person's name)
飛騨／肥田

> (ref 134) - tsunewara (person's name)
常原／常藁

> (ref 176) - ninji (person's name)
忍次／忍次

> (ref 176) - shinmen (person's name)
新免／新面
tips：Musashi is existing person.
It is also the most famous master swordsman in Japan.

> (ref 179) - kanshuro
観水楼／冠州楼

> (ref 179) - tinshu
鎮水／枕愁

> (ref 195) - toda (person's name)
戸田／戸田

I'd like to answer you about FF top 10.

よろしく。
Sincerely,
Torecabancho

アレクスからFFトップ10の記事を書いてくれと依頼があったので返事しました。

Hello Alex.
I am Torecabancho in Japan.

> 1) Thank you for your help! It is very much
> appreciated.

You're welcome.

> 2) I want to put a thank you to you in the issue.
> What is your real name?

My real name is （省略）

> 3) Can I sent you the draft article to look over for
> errors?

Of course.

> 4) You gave the following as the translation of
> hang-yo (ref 29), but I was given these as the
> translation of Hiang-Kiang (ref 82) as well. Does
> the translations use the same for both rivers or is
> there a mistake?
> >> (ref 29) - hang-yo river
> > 陰陽川／陰陽河

Hobby Japan was giving the same translation.
Shakaishisou Sha was giving a different translation.
（Shakaishisou Sha 82 is 平安川）

> 5) If you want to volunteer to write an essay on one
> of the top 10 FF gamebooks, you will need to send me
> your top ten list of FF books.

My top 10
Sorry, I do not know the following volume more than 33
volumes, because they were not issued in Japan,

1 The Warlock of Firetop Mountain

It was all starts.
I have give my whole mind very much in this book.
I played many times to defeat an attractive monster and
the wizard.

2 Masks of Mayhem
Attractive characters and the surprising tricks are
wonderful.

3 Creature of Havoc
A heavy story is developed.
The idea of the reversal.

4 Scorpion Swamp
The maze can be interactively moved.
A refined system and multi endings.

5 House of Hell
It is very difficult and horrible.

6 Deathtrap Dungeon
Enemies are too strong and too difficult to solve it.

7 Phantoms of Fear
A great system configuration and a great story.

8 The Citadel of Chaos
Charming monsters and magics.

9 Island of the Lizard King
I was drawn into the story and world settings.

10 Sword of the Samurai
We Japanese notice that samurais in Hachiman are very
strange. But
　they are humorous.


よろしく。
Sincerely,
Torecabancho




--- Alexander Ballingall wrote:

> Hi there,
>
> A few things.
>
> 1) Thank you for your help! It is very much
> appreciated.
> 2) I want to put a thank you to you in the issue.
> What is your real name?
> 3) Can I sent you the draft article to look over for
> errors?
> 4) You gave the following as the translation of
> hang-yo (ref 29), but I was given these as the
> translation of Hiang-Kiang (ref 82) as well. Does
> the translations use the same for both rivers or is
> there a mistake?
> >> (ref 29) - hang-yo river
> > 陰陽川／陰陽河
>
> 5) If you want to volunteer to write an essay on one
> of the top 10 FF gamebooks, you will need to send me
> your top ten list of FF books.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Alexander Ballingall
> Editor

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