A comparison of the official English translation of volume 3 of the Twisted Wonderland manga vs. the original manga (vs. the original game vs. EN server vs. Original Novel vs. EN Novel)
Original Game/Manga/Novel Chenya: At least…I’m on a different level than you all over there.
EN Manga Chenya: At least, I’m on a different level than your average mage in training.
EN Game/Novel Chenya: Let’s just say I’m not from the other side of the looking glass.
(While EN-Game Chenya’s line was wholly rewritten, EN-Manga Chenya may sound as though he is insinuating that he is a particularly powerful magic user. In the original game/manga, Chenya is just teasing the group of Ace, Deuce, Grim and the Prefect.)
Original Game/Manga Chenya: Huhuhu~n♪ (This is the sound of Chenya humming, which can also be heard in the audio of the game)
EN Manga Chenya: And the momeraths ♪ …OutgraaaaBe! ♪
EN Game Chenya: Ha ha ha ha…!
Original Novel: (narration) Worried he might’ve upset him Yuuya calls out to stop him, but once again just a floating head, Chenya happily hums a tune.
EN Novel: (narration) “Wait!” Yuya called out to stop him, wondering if they’d made him unhappy, but Chenya was only a head again, and he hummed a happy little tune.
Original Trey: He has also had the top grades in his class since middle school.
EN Trey: He’s had the top grades in our class since middle school.
The English-language localization might make it sound as though Trey and Riddle attended the same middle school and were maybe even in the same class. Trey and Riddle never attended the same school before NRC, however, and possibly would never have been in the same class if they did, as Trey is a year ahead.
Original Game/Manga/Novel Trey: But…for me, I just can’t scold him.
EN Manga Trey: …I don’t have the heart to scold him.
EN Game Trey: I don’t think the situation calls for it.
EN Novel Trey: I can’t
Original Game/Manga Trey: But, for me…I just can’t bring myself to scold him.
EN Manga Trey: I just can’t bring myself to criticize him…!
EN Game Trey: But for me…I can’t hold that against him, you know?
EN Novel Trey: But I…can’t bring myself to hold that against him.
Original Game/Manga/Novel Crowley: The strength of magic is the strength of imagination.
EN Manga Crowley: The strength of one’s magic is the strength of one’s imagination.
EN Game/Novel Crowley: Visualization is key to spell casting.
The English-language word “imagination” (audible in the game’s audio) was removed from the English-language game until Book 6. More here ▶︎
Original Game/Manga/Novel Ace: And how a kid turns out isn’t what decides a parent’s worth.
EN Manga Ace: And you can’t judge a parent’s value based on how their kid turned out, either.
EN Game Ace: And the accomplishments of a child aren’t determined by the worth of their parents.
EN Novel Ace: And the way a kid turns out doesn’t determine the value of their parents.
Original Game/Manga Riddle: Why are playing cards the only thing I can produce!
EN Manga Riddle: Why can I only conjure cards?!
EN Game Riddle: (removed)
Original Game/Manga Riddle: The only acceptable response is, “Yes, Riddle-sama!”
EN Manga Riddle: The only acceptable response is, “Yes, Lord Riddle!”
EN Game Riddle: The only response I will accept from you is, “Yes, Housewarden Riddle.”
The English-language game has localized the “-sama” honorific as Mr., Master, O Great, O mighty and Count, when it does not drop it from dialogue.
