fubuki (kantai collection and 1 more) drawn by hiyama_izumi_(wttdh)

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    KC Poster Girl Bukki VS AL Poster Girl Bukki

    Games online o' todaye
    Two Fubukis are at bay

    When one doeth meet the other
    Anon madness descendeth hither

    Heralding the battle
    O' poster girle' mettle.

    Original is written in pseudo-kanbun, basically Ye Olde Butcherede Zipangese.

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    NNescio
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    firechikara said:

    Do we have an equivalent word for Kanban Musume in english?

    "Poster Girl".

    Edit:
    Sometimes kanban-musume is also used to describe a 'cute' girl (real or 2D) who attracts visitor to a store (or website), even if she's performing some other role (or no role at all other than standing around) instead of standing outside the store near the signboard handing out flyers or asking customers to come in (like what AL Fubuki is doing). Wikipe-tan is sometimes described as one in Japanese sources. In this case, "mascot", "mascot girl" or "store mascot" would work better.

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    NNescio
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    firechikara said:

    Oh, thanks!

    You're welcome.

    Edit: Oh god, the commentary description is in Japanese-influenced pseudo-kanbun (wenyan/Classical Chinese). I can understand it, but trying to get the same effect across in the translation is hard. Need Shakespearean English to do it, with liberal use of iambic pentameter.

    Edit2: Kludged something together. Didn't bother with meter. Hope it works.

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    StriderTuna
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    Wilfriback said:

    I don't think ALFubuki is poster girl tier so far.

    T34/38 said:

    AL Fubuki isn't popular given how the game goes...

    Not exactly, but she isn't unpopular either, but it is a level reached with her own merits than being forced on us in adaptations (coughkcanimecough)

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