Translation of A Phrase

[Alandree]

I would like to have a translation of a phrase I am looking to use as the title of my upcoming Hayao Miyazaki RPG.

The phrase I'd like translated is: "Night on the Catbus"

I have the characters and romaji of 'catbus' (Nekobasu) but I would like to know how I might type the full phrase. If possible in romaji as well.

If that phrase doesn't make enough sense, then I'd settle for 'a ride on the Catbus' or something involving riding it or travelling on it. Thanks!

[KyleGoetz]

Since you don't speak Japanese and the game will be in English, why don't you use an English title?

[princessmarisa]

You could use catobasu inengrish instead if you just want an interesting title and it will be a mix of Japanese/English/Engrish throughout the game if you are doing it in English but using the odd Japanese phrase/name.

Anyway you did try part of it so I will try, but my Japanese is pretty bad. I'd get another opinion lol


The catbus ride would be:

ねこバスの乗り
nekobasu no nori


(riding) on the catbus in the night

夜はねこバスに乗る
yoru ha nekobasu ni noru

[KyleGoetz]

Personally, I'd use 夜行ネコバス
(夜行バス is a bus that you ride overnight from one location to another, and I know of one that runs fro Tokyo to Kyoto)
Something like "Overnight Cat-bus" but is kind of a play on words

[chryuop]

I still can't understand is this Catbus is something that really exists or it is a name made up by the OP :O

[File0]

Originally Posted by chryuop

I still can't understand is this Catbus is something that really exists or it is a name made up by the OP :O

Cat-bus is a character from one of the Ghibli studio's work: Totoro. You should watch it it's one of the bests...

[Alandree]

Kyle: I wished merely to have a Japanese title as well as an English title, just as Miyazaki's films do for us English speaking folk.

And thank you so much everyone for your suggestions! I am unsure of which one I will use at the moment, but the mixing of Japanese and English is definitely what I am going for in titles and names.

[KyleGoetz]

Originally Posted by Alandree

Kyle: I wished merely to have a Japanese title as well as an English title, just as Miyazaki's films do for us English speaking folk.

I wasn't aware that the untranslated Japanese films had English titles as well.

[Alandree]

Originally Posted by KyleGoetz

I wasn't aware that the untranslated Japanese films had English titles as well.

I was referring to their titles being translated when the films are released in English speaking countries by those English speaking distributors. :P

[KyleGoetz]

Originally Posted by Alandree

I was referring to their titles being translated when the films are released in English speaking countries by those English speaking distributors. :P

Then why is that relevant to you doing an English RPG with a Japanese name? I'm confused.