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An example of a needless discussion caused by this mistake is the classic "If he was able to move his heart, why didn't he do that again to avoid the attack that killed him?". Now you know why he didn't. It's because he was never able to do that in the first place.

/Morse
August 31, 2024 at 10:44 PM
Translation errors like this one affect the reader's and viewer’s perception, especially in this case, where this detail would be referenced later in chapter 299 when Gaja destroys Megicula’s body with his Ultimate Magic, revealing that Megicula’s heart is located in her head. +
August 31, 2024 at 10:44 PM
The presence of the word “now” in the translation altered the entire interpretation of the phrase, leading people to believe that Zagred had moved his heart to avoid a fatal blow.
The reality is that devils are a strange race, and each devil has its heart in a different location within their body. +
August 31, 2024 at 10:43 PM
This literally translates to:
“The heart that should have been pierced... is in a different place!!?”
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August 31, 2024 at 10:42 PM
The word “now” in the text implies that Zagred’s heart was originally where a normal person’s heart would typically be—on the left side of the chest—but then moved to a different location. However, the word “now” is not present in the original Japanese text, which states:
"貫いた筈の心臓が... 違う場所に...!!?" +
August 31, 2024 at 10:42 PM
The following is what’s written in the official English translation, which has always been done by Taylor Engel:
“I was sure I pran his heart through... But now it's somewhere else?!!” +
August 31, 2024 at 10:41 PM
This lie started in the official English translation of chapter 209, at the moment when Asta is launched by Yuno against Zagred, the Word Soul Devil, and pierces his chest.
August 31, 2024 at 10:40 PM
August 31, 2024 at 7:04 AM
This post is part of a series of separate posts that are part of a theory of mine motivated by the discovery of this plot hole created by Pierrot, which made me connect some dots. I'll write the next ones in the unknown future.

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August 31, 2024 at 7:02 AM
We also have the Demon Tiger Pufferfish from the Land of the Sun shown in chapter 342, which mutated due to exposure to the Yoryoku (magic power) of the Five-Headed Dragon.
August 31, 2024 at 7:01 AM
Finral says his hairstyle changed due to "魔力の影響" (maryoku no eikyou), the influence of magic power.

Magna says the marine life evolved independently in that region due to "魔の影響" (mana no eikyou), the influence of mana.
August 31, 2024 at 7:01 AM
An example of that are the marine species living near the Underwater Temple shown in chapter 59, which according to Magna, "evolved independently because of the mana".
But in the Japanese version, Magna, like Finral, uses a specific term: "影響" (eikyou), which means "influence."
August 31, 2024 at 7:01 AM
That's why not all curses disappeared when Megicula was defeated; they have no connection to her because they were cast by other individuals. We have proof in the manga itself that mana can influence the physical constitution of living beings and even create entirely new species.
August 31, 2024 at 6:59 AM
It means that someone in the distant past came into contact with Megicula, was affected in some way, and that was passed down to future generations, making humans capable of casting curses without Megicula. We know the Agrippa have a history with Megicula and centuries worth of expertise in curses.
August 31, 2024 at 6:59 AM
In chapter 277, we learn that the Curse Magic of the human world came from Megicula. But pay attention to the term, "Curse Magic," not the curses themselves, but rather the ability to cast curses. In the Japanese version, the term used is "派生," which specifically means "derivation."
August 31, 2024 at 6:56 AM
The interesting thing about this is that when Magna and Luck said his hair was too flashy in chapter 112, he said there was nothing wrong with it because, according to him, "I'm human, after all!!"
That was very weird.
August 31, 2024 at 6:55 AM
And what seals the deal is a detail that I haven't seen anyone point out in the manga, which is the fact that IN THE SAME SCENE WHERE HE SAYS THIS, his hair is emitting black particles and there's a burning sound effect(チリチリ chiri chiri) as if it's under the influence of some kind of power.
August 31, 2024 at 6:55 AM
Which literally translates to:
"Even though I trained so much that my hairstyle changed DUE TO THE INFLUENCE OF MAGIC POWER, I still couldn't learn an attack spell, so..."
August 31, 2024 at 6:54 AM
This could be interpreted as a joke about him deciding to change his hairstyle just to get himself pumped up, like he told Magna and Luck... Until you read the original Japanese version, which says:
"魔力の影響で髪型が変わるほど特訓したってのに結局攻撃魔法覚えられないんだがら..." +
August 31, 2024 at 6:53 AM
+ he says a line that was translated in the official English version as:
"I did so much special magical training that it changed my hairstyle, but I still couldn’t master an attack spell. So..."
August 31, 2024 at 6:53 AM
Finral then says that he just wanted to get himself pumped up and changed his hairstyle before the tournament.
BUT FINRAL LIED TO THEM.
In chapter 126, during the battle between Team E and Team G (Finral vs. Langris), after he uses the "Fallen Angel's Wing Beat" for the first time+
August 31, 2024 at 6:52 AM