I'm not too sure about the title. I debated whether square figure in there was a katakana "ro" or the kanji for "mouth", but from the lack of any serifs or change in line width along any of its sides, it instead seems to be just a square used to "censor" one kana. However, I'm not sure what that kana would be. The only word I can find that fits the number of characters is コンドル (condor), but the phrase "コンドルはこっそり笑う" turns up no search hits I can find, so if it's an idiom or meme, I don't know about it.
I'm not too sure about the title. I debated whether square figure in there was a katakana "ro" or the kanji for "mouth", but from the lack of any serifs or change in line width along any of its sides, it instead seems to be just a square used to "censor" one kana. However, I'm not sure what that kana would be. The only word I can find that fits the number of characters is コンドル (condor), but the phrase "コンドルはこっそり笑う" turns up no search hits I can find, so if it's an idiom or meme, I don't know about it.
Ah, no, no, that's not ン(ん, n), that's ソ(そ, so). That's a common mistake, but there's a difference.
Which means the title is "The Thief Laughs Secretly".
Ah, no, no, that's not ン(ん, n), that's ソ(そ, so). That's a common mistake, but there's a difference.
Which means the title is "The Thief Laughs Secretly".
Yeah, I'm familiar with the similarity, but the angle of the strokes still makes the kana look like ン rather than ソ to me. And since it's こそ泥 vs. 泥棒, I'd say "sneak thief" is a bit more accurate than just "thief" (though just "thief" is punchier).
but the angle of the strokes still makes the kana look like ン rather than ソ to me.
If you think of it in terms of brushstrokes, especially when written with a brush, then it's a bit easier to tell that it's "so" (right stroke is thicker on top, thinner on bottom) with this font and other similar ones.
If you think of it in terms of brushstrokes, especially when written with a brush, then it's a bit easier to tell that it's "so" (right stroke is thicker on top, thinner on bottom) with this font and other similar ones.
Hm, point taken. Guess I need new glasses or something.
