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ickaimpOkay... quick bit of back story. When I created the Kaitou Kid Reference Page in Feb 2005, we didn't have the raws for Crystal Mother at all.
What we did have however, was a subbed copy of OVA 4 that we got off of edogawaconan.com in 2004, back when it was still up and running and had media.
Which had this for the mother's name and title:
screencap of edogawaconan.com's dual subbed version.
'Elisabeth, Queen of England'. It's really not easy to make out the 'kana.
Then Kaizou released their version of OVA 4 in 2006, which had this for the mother's name and title:
screencap of kazioufansubs.net english subbed version.
'Selizabeth, Queen of the Principality of Ingram'.
... can you have a Queen of a Principality? (I don't always trust Kaizou's translations, but that's anotherrant matter.)
So then we finally got our hands Magic Kaito Volume 4, with the orginal manga chapter. And for her name and title we get:
イングラム公国女王
- セリザベス -
A '公国 (こうこく)' is a Dukedom/Dutchy/Principality and '女王' is 'Queen'. But a Dukedom is run by a Queen-? Bwah?
Should we just say that she is the 'Monarch'? And should it be 'Elisabeth', or 'Selizabeth' like the katakana reads?
Help!!!I think I'm over-thinking!!!
(Another factor is that Gosho doesn't always seem get British culture right. I.E, file 563/vol 54 ch 10, Hakuba stating that foreign students in high school can wear ordinary clothes. This is not true in the English school system, which he would be attending if he is going to school in London.
On the other hand, we're willing to be convinced that Saguru is pulling Heiji's leg so he doesn't have to change clothes and wear the Ekoda school uniform, which is similar to Heiji's. ^^;; )
What we did have however, was a subbed copy of OVA 4 that we got off of edogawaconan.com in 2004, back when it was still up and running and had media.
Which had this for the mother's name and title:
screencap of edogawaconan.com's dual subbed version.
'Elisabeth, Queen of England'. It's really not easy to make out the 'kana.
Then Kaizou released their version of OVA 4 in 2006, which had this for the mother's name and title:
screencap of kazioufansubs.net english subbed version.
'Selizabeth, Queen of the Principality of Ingram'.
... can you have a Queen of a Principality? (I don't always trust Kaizou's translations, but that's another
So then we finally got our hands Magic Kaito Volume 4, with the orginal manga chapter. And for her name and title we get:
イングラム公国女王
- セリザベス -
A '公国 (こうこく)' is a Dukedom/Dutchy/Principality and '女王' is 'Queen'. But a Dukedom is run by a Queen-? Bwah?
Should we just say that she is the 'Monarch'? And should it be 'Elisabeth', or 'Selizabeth' like the katakana reads?
Help!!!
(Another factor is that Gosho doesn't always seem get British culture right. I.E, file 563/vol 54 ch 10, Hakuba stating that foreign students in high school can wear ordinary clothes. This is not true in the English school system, which he would be attending if he is going to school in London.
On the other hand, we're willing to be convinced that Saguru is pulling Heiji's leg so he doesn't have to change clothes and wear the Ekoda school uniform, which is similar to Heiji's. ^^;; )
