**scratches head in confusion.**

[ladybug_archive]

Okay, I went to Yu-Jyo because they have the summary for #185 up now. I just remembered a day or two ago that Siegfried is sometimes called "Jeek/Jeeks/Jik" and it says on #185 that the butler calls him that. My question is, Where did that come from? XD; His name is Siegfried in both versions. Is "Jik" a nickname or something? Darcy was getting a kick out of it. XD **completely confused now.** I should have asked Amelda-kun about that when she was on. . . .

Also, his last name was given as Schroider instead of Schraider. I've heard both, but if one's incorrect, how did that get started? XD;

And http://www.advfilms.com is having a huge anime sale through the 7th! Many of the things are around $6.00. @__@ They have several Saiyuki volumes for that, and I'm definitely getting a couple! I'll consider it an early birthday present to myself. ^^; I think I want 9, 10, and maybe 12 out of the ones on sale.

I think I'm finally starting to develope my opinion on Dartz. For a long time I've had that love-hate relationship with him and I haven't known what to think. But I'm becoming so fond of him after watching him interact with Alexander. I was listening to Dartz's Theme in the morning and really thinking about how sad and melancholy it sounds. He really is a tragic character, any way you look at it. He ruled over the people of Atlantis and knew nothing of the corruption that could enter in, until it did. He had to kill his own wife after she turned into a monster, because if he hadn't, she might have attacked and killed others, even perhaps the rest of the family. Obviously he couldn't have been in his right mind during Doom, whether the Orichalcos was completely controlling him or just influencing him. After ten thousand years of either option, naturally he would have gone mad. To do what he wanted to do was complete insanity. I don't know if he could ever really recover from that disaster, but I like him better when he's stable rather than schizophrenic. I think that may be another reason why I've stalled on Candy Clouds. He's in Life After the Tears, too, but he's of sound mind in it. XD;

Comments

[ladyamberjo.livejournal.com]

...if I remember correctly, the Japanese pronounciation of his name was something along the lines of "Jikuroid", which people have been translating as Jeek Roid, Sieg Lloyd, and every other variation of for awhile now...at least as far as the earliest KCGP fics were concerned. The one or two hardcore Grand Prix fans I know of pretty much stick with "Sieg" for casual conversation, and Siefried for the rest of the time...but non-Japanese names don't translate well into Japanese (e.g - Malik to Mariku, Isis to Ishizu, Rishid/Rashid to Rishido, Kris to Kurisu, Blue Eyes White to Buru Aizo Howaito, etc.), thus the rampant variations throughout the fandom, as everyone scrabbles to get things "right".

Oh, and that site address is http://csx.jp/~nakira/mat/gal/su-tu01.jpg
...actually, that link goes directly to that picture ^^;

[insaneladybug.livejournal.com]

Ahhh. That explains it. I did kinda wonder if it was a really bad Japanese pronounciation and people were hearing it wrong. ^^;

Thank you for the link! ^^ **pets picture.** It amuses me.

[sksetokaiba.livejournal.com]

All three of those Saiyuki volumes are very good. ^^= I think I'm leaning toward getting the box with V. 1. XD; $10 is hard to beat. And the Mechazawa plushie looks so cute...

[insaneladybug.livejournal.com]

I would love to have the Saiyuki shirt. X3 If it's got that pentagram on it, though, I don't think Dad would like that. **laughs.**

[sksetokaiba.livejournal.com]

Oh, and on the whole Seig's name issue...XD; I've seen it as "Jinx," too. I'm not quite sure what his real name is exactly. I used to just refer to him as "Jeek."

~SK

[insaneladybug.livejournal.com]

Jinx.... LOL. That makes me think of that annoying villain on Teen Titans.

I'll probably go with Ladyamberjo's explanation that it was a really bad Japanese pronounciation that got misheard as "Jeek" and all that other stuff. **laughs.**