Shippuuden Episode 247
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Posted 02 February 2012 - 02:52 PM
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Posted 02 February 2012 - 03:49 PM
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Posted 02 February 2012 - 04:47 PM
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Posted 03 February 2012 - 01:26 AM
No, that was a bad translation. (I bought volume 53 in the original Japanese and did my own translation because I knew that translation had to be off because I knew pregnancies are calculated using a lunar calendar in Japan, and that's 10 months instead of the solar approximately 9 months, 10 days version used in the west.) but what she actually says is basically- "you know pregnancies are around 10 months" Which is how pregnancies are calculated in Japan- they use a version of the lunar calendar in which each "month" is exactly 28 days- thus any normal pregnancy is exactly 10 "lunar months" (the actual lunar month is around 29 days, but this is a specialized calendar used just for pregnancy months (related, but a "normal" menstrual month is also 28 days.) It's an easier way to calculate pregnancy, which is why it persists in Japan even today. (It's a very traditional way of calculating pregnancy- going back over 1,000 years in Japan.)
Edited by ciardha, 03 February 2012 - 01:28 AM.
When you go to war, both sides lose totally- Yoko Ono
Remember, our hearts are one. Even when we are at war with each other, our hearts are always beating in unison- Yoko Ono 2009
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Posted 03 February 2012 - 01:33 AM
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Posted 03 February 2012 - 04:24 AM
I believe that this is actually part of Minato's master plan all along.
The family that couldn't be.
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Posted 03 February 2012 - 06:25 AM
Yes. I first found out about it when Tashiro sensei (my Japanese language professor) became pregnant shortly before the last semester she taught the class. I often spoke to her after class about my questions on Japanese culture- especially women's culture. She enjoyed speaking about this to an American who was truly interested in Japanese history and culture- not just pop culture (anime, manga, j-rock, etc...) but classic literature and poetry, art, music, etc... She shared with me the traditional pregnancy practices that Japanese women still followed, either because it had a practical side (like the lunar calendar for the months of pregnancy) or was pleasant- like wearing an iwataobi under the clothes- it works a bit like a bra (slightly lifts and supports), over the belly from around the fifth month of pregnancy onward. For the curious, I found a website in English that sells iwataobi http://www.akinaiblog.com/product/1222
When you go to war, both sides lose totally- Yoko Ono
Remember, our hearts are one. Even when we are at war with each other, our hearts are always beating in unison- Yoko Ono 2009
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Posted 03 February 2012 - 09:45 PM
Okay. Although I think the confusion lies the translation being " The time of a female Jinchuriki being pregnant is ten months" or something like that so it gave the impression that female hosts have their babies a month later and it wasn't explained by anyone that the were just following the cycles of the lunar calender and it applied to women in general.
Edited by Phantom_999, 03 February 2012 - 09:46 PM.
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Posted 05 February 2012 - 09:23 AM
Edited by Dragunov, 05 February 2012 - 09:25 AM.
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Posted 05 February 2012 - 07:27 PM
He was a DEMON!
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Posted 05 February 2012 - 10:13 PM
Run, live to fly, fly to live, do or die
Won't you run, live to fly,
fly to live, Aces high
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Posted 06 February 2012 - 08:58 AM
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