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Heh, I was laughing so hard, I almost fell off my chair! Now, let me tell you a hilarious story. So, a friend sent me a full-length Hellsing movie for my iPod, and we watched it at school today. The movie itself is pretty funny, and the plot is similar to the original anime series (14 episodes), but with a lot more humor and satire. But that's not all – the translation from English was done by some guy who clearly had no idea what he was doing! He translated everything into simple, everyday Russian, and he barely stuck to the original text. Plus, he added his own sarcastic comments. Here's a literal quote: "I don't know what they're saying, but it seems like this guy is upset that they shot him in the lung." And in the second episode, during the assault on the Hellsing mansion, Alucard lets the enemies tear him to pieces so he can mess with them. So, when Alucard is lying dismembered on the floor, the translator says, "Get up, Alucard, Russia believes in you!" At that moment, I fell off my chair. I'm almost afraid to watch the third episode. By the way, since we're talking about the indomitable spirit of the Russian people, here's another funny story. There's this game called "Red Cosmos," which is the first Russian anime game, and it's actually pretty good and well-received in the West. Here's a translation of the FAQ for the game, created by the Russian developers for a foreign audience and posted on the website www.dreamloregames.com. Here's the translation from English, as best as I can remember: Question: Do you think there's a demand for anime games in Russia? Answer: No, not at all. Why would there be? People in Russia don't watch anime; they drink vodka, ride bears, and, of course, steal. Question: Why didn't anyone else release an anime game before you? Answer: Because we were the first to come up with the idea. Question: An anime set on a Soviet spaceship, isn't that ridiculous? Answer: Of course, it's ridiculous! But teenagers controlling battle robots, that's normal. Schoolchildren fighting demons with swords bigger than themselves, that's perfectly fine. But a Soviet spaceship... what are you talking about? That's just crazy! There was some other funny stuff in there, but I don't remember it. Anyway, this is a reason to be proud of our developers. No one has ever outdone those American loudmouths (and there were a lot of them when "Red Cosmos" came out)