Material Requiring Translation

The following documents need to be translated to achieve a greater understanding of the Chrono series. If you would like to volunteer, please contact chronocompendium@gmail.com. Your work will be invaluable in helping us crack the last few mysteries whose answers have been forever barred from Western audiences.

Priority List

We're prioritizing the items below in this order. If you feel like volunteering, definitely start at the top if you can!

Chrono Trigger Satella Tsushin
Developer Tweets
Chrono Trigger V-Jump Preview 2
Chrono Trigger Scene Logs
Chrono Cross Demo Rooms
Chrono Trigger Ultimania
Chrono Trigger V-Jump Player's Guide Interview
Chrono Cross Missing Piece Pages
Chrono Cross Ultimania Pages
Chrono Cross Staff Interviews from Website
V-Jump Magazine Coverage
Chrono Cross V-Jump Interview Video
Lyrics to 2015 Chrono Trigger To Faraway Times
Yoshiyuki Miyagawa Chrono Cross Memoirs
Chrono Trigger DS, portions relating to new dungeons (pending script)
Famitsu Interview with Hironobu Sakaguchi and Yoshinori Kitase
Square Press #4
Kazuhiko Torishima Interview
Creative Village Interview with Hironobu Sakaguchi
Mida Showa's Radical Dreamers Memoirs
Mitsuda interviews from Más allá del Tiempo
Procyon Studio Question and Answer Forms
Chrono Trigger OAV Manga
Chrono Cross Bandai Card Game
Hironobu Sakaguchi, Yasunori Mitsuda, Yoko Shimomura Interview
Chrono Trigger Prerelease (Undecipherable Text from Earlier Builds)
Youtube Another Eden and FF Interviews

Chrono Trigger Prerelease

Script

Translated Text (CTP) (undecipherable portions from earlier builds); note that RyogaMasaki probably has translated this as well as will ever be possible at this point

Scene Logs

http://members.tripod.com/tokyo_garakuta/nichipon.htm

The link above is an archive of communications within a Japanese scene community. It's 100% not translated right now, but there are 23 references to Chrono Trigger, and one of them is someone telling another person that they'll check if their Chrono Trigger build is the final if they send the ROM (with the final build date, per the poster, being January 20, 1995).

The implication is that whomever he's addressing may have a non-final build...the Prerelease, or maybe even a different prototype.

We definitely need all messages containing "クロノ" or in response to those translated ASAP! Put out the call if you know someone who can read and assist. It would be fascinating to find out there might be another prototype of CT out there, buried somewhere in Japan, perhaps rotting in some collector's EEPROM bin.

Original tweet for more information: https://twitter.com/kataetheweirdo/status/1155584353113477120

Archive of the text: Chrono Trigger Scene Logs

Chrono Trigger

1995 Gendai Plus Chrono Trigger Feature

Discusses workplace life at Square. Download here. Any help translating what is said would be appreciated.

Chrono Trigger OAV Manga

It's around ~160 pages and intended for a young reading level, so perhaps it won't be as difficult to translate as other stuff. If possible, a scanlation would be mind-blowingly awesome.

V-Jump Chrono Trigger Nuumamonja Manga (ZIP, ~247 MB)

NOTE: EVERYTHING THROUGH GATE 3 HAS BEEN TRANSLATED AT THIS TIME (PAGES 26-27.JPG). IF YOU'D LIKE TO HELP, START WITH 28, AND THANKS!

Chrono Trigger Ultimania

Secrets pages should be skimmed for anything new to the fandom, which should be translated.

Alabaster Shade part
Once-King Dalton, Steel Shade parts
Crimson Shade, Eggsterminator parts
Dream Devourer monster page
558, Secrets
559, Secrets
560, Endings
Page 561, Endings
562, Secrets
563, Secrets
564, Secrets
565, Secrets
566, Secrets
567, Secrets
568, Secrets
569, Secrets
570, Secrets
571, Secrets
572, Secrets
573, Secrets
574, Secrets
575, Secrets
576, Secrets
577, Secrets
578, Secrets
579, Secrets
580, Secrets
581, Secrets
Page 596, no idea what this is but it seems interesting
Page 597, same

Parse in case there's any new information:

Page 36, characters
Page 37, characters
Page 38, characters
Page 39, characters

Chrono Trigger V-Jump Player's Guide

This guide is a goldmine of interviews and special features, including some early character sketches by Toriyama (see Official Art) for those.

Contest rules
Contest sheet (used)
Contest prizes
29 3D Epoch
38 Dream Team
52 Character relations
53 Character dialogue
140 3D Epoch
149 Dream Team interview
150 Dream Team interview
151 Dream Team interview
152 Dream Team interview
153 Dream Team interview
154 Dream Team interview
155 Dream Team interview
156 Dream Team interview
157 Dream Team interview
158 Dream Team interview
159 Fan feature
160 Fan feature
161 Fan feature
162 Fan feature
163 Fan feature
164 Fan feature
165 Timeline
166 Timeline
167 Timeline
168 Timeline
169 Timeline
170 Timeline
171 Special Talk
172 Special Talk
173 Special Talk
174 Special Talk
175 Special Talk
176 Special Talk
177 Special Talk
178 Special Talk
179 Special Talk
180 Special Talk
181 Special Talk
182 Comics
183 Comics (featuring Kato's)
184 Comics
185 Comics
186 Unknown
187 Unknown
190 Table of Contents, maybe

Chrono Trigger Prerelease Coverage

Includes material on Chrono Cross, as well. We're hoping for something unique in here.

Please see Video Game Densetsu for other coverage needing translation.

V-Jump '94 VHS tape box (thanks to Carnivol)
Cover
July 1995 V-Jump Cover
July 1995 Next Gate 1
July 1995 Next Gate 1
July 1995 Next Gate 1
September 1995 V-Jump Cover
September 1995 Next Gate 3
September 1995 Next Gate 3
September 1995 Next Gate 3
January 1996 V-Jump Cover
January 1996 Next Gate 7
January 1996 Next Gate 7
January 1996 Next Gate 7
March 1996 V-Jump Cover
Next Gate 9
Next Gate 9
Next Gate 9
May 1996 V-Jump Cover
May 1996 Next Gate 11
September 1996 V-Jump Cover
September 1996 Next Gate 15
September 1996 Next Gate 15
September 1996 Next Gate 15
October 1996 V-Jump Cover
October 1996 Next Gate 16
October 1996 Next Gate 16
October 1996 Next Gate 16
Chapter 7 V-Jump Cover
Chapter 7 Next Gate 17
Chapter 7 Next Gate 17 detail
Chapter 7 Next Gate 17
Chapter 7 Next Gate 17
Chapter 7 Magazine Preview
Chapter 7 Magazine Preview
Chapter 8 V-Jump Cover
Chapter 8 Next Gate 18
Chapter 8 Next Gate 18 detail
Chapter 8 Next Gate 18
Chapter 8 Next Gate 18
Chapter 9 V-Jump Cover
Chapter 9 Next Gate 19
Chapter 9 Next Gate 19
Chapter 9 Next Gate 19
Chapter 10 V-Jump Cover
Chapter 10 Next Gate 20
Chapter 10 Next Gate 20
Chapter 12 V-Jump Cover
Chapter 12 Next Gate 22
Chapter 12 Next Gate 22
Chapter 13 V-Jump Cover
Chapter 13 Next Gate 23
Chapter 13 Next Gate 23
July 1997 V-Jump Cover
Next Gate 25
Chapter 16 Next Gate 26
Chapter 16 Next Gate 26
September 97 V-Jump cover
Next Gate 27
Chapter 18 V-Jump Cover
Chapter 18 Next Gate final
Magazine page
December 1999 CC promo
December 1999 CC
December 1999 CC
December 1999 CC
December 1999 CC
December 1999 CC
December 1999 CC
December 1999 CT
December 1999 CT
December 1999 CT Advertisement
February 2000 CT event and endings guide
February 2000 CT event and endings guide
February 2000 CT event and endings guide
February 2000 CT event and endings guide
February 2000 CT event and endings guide
February 2000 CT event and endings guide
February 2000 CT event and endings guide
February 2000 CT event and endings guide
February 2000 CT event and endings guide
February 2000 CT event and endings guide
February 2000 CT event and endings guide
February 2000 CT event and endings guide
February 2000 CT event and endings guide
CT PSX Animation special (The Playstation, volume 170; we don't have good scans)

Note that the January 1995 issue allegedly contains a Q&A with Biggs and Wedge, where they joke about getting transported across dimensions to the Chrono Trigger universe. Original link is here. If someone could provide the actual scan, it'd be great!

--Valigarmanda made you both disappear... so are you dead?
Biggs: We traveled through dimensions and ended up in Leene Square in Chrono Trigger!
Wedge: Bekkler found us and now we have new jobs. (haha)

Brut Press Volume, December 1994

Recovered by Cabbusses's Retro Obscurities here. Download the original file here (MP4, 250 MB). Original NicoNico URLs, now down:

A rip of a Brut Press volume from Dec. 1994 (sm21657890 + sm21628083 + sm21657890 -【非売品】ブルートプレス Vol 17 19). Contains previews for various Super Famicom and PC-FX titles. Chrono Trigger coverage starts at roughly ~15:43. Among the findings:

Different dialogue box
Different instrumentation for some songs (Chrono Trigger, Lavos's Theme, Battle 1 (very briefly))
A possible demo version of Battle 1's percussion/drum track
Mock-up battles (Goon on Zenan Bridge; Gato on the Blackbird)

Translation is hopefully forthcoming.

Satella Tsushin Feature

This is presumably about CT's three titles on the Satellaview (character info, Jet Bike race, and sound test):

Chrono Trigger DS

Once the script is complete, the new content portions should be Retranslated. The Dream's Epilogue ending has already been retranslated by Arc Impulse.

Radical Dreamers

Mida Show's Memoirs on Radical Dreamers

2010 - Mida Showa Memoirs on Radical Dreamers

Chrono Cross

Square Press #4

A preview leaflet. All we have so far are these Twitter pictures.

Chrono Cross Demo Script

Download here (organized by room).

Chrono Cross V-Jump Preview Video

No transcription of the spoken text exists. The video isn't very long. It can be downloaded here (MP4, 22.2 MB).

Chrono Cross Ultimania

Main Book

004, introduction
010-011, dimensional differences
072 Belthasar description
074-075 Relations chart
076-077 Character speech auto-generation system
078-079 Same for the above
080-081 Battle Basis QA
082-083 Same for the above
240-241 Link to Trigger page
242-243 Link to Trigger page
244-245 Analyze for plot points
284-285 Analyze for plot points
286-287 Analyze for plot points
288-289 Analyze for plot points
290-291 Analyze for plot points
292-293 Analyze for plot points
422-423 Analyze for secrets
432-433 Analyze for secrets
434-435 Analyze for secrets
436-437 Secrets
438-439 Secrets
440-441 Secrets
442-443 Secrets
444-445 Secrets
446-447 Secrets
448-449 Secrets
450-451 Secrets
452-453 Secrets
454-455 Secrets
456-457 Secrets
458-459 Secrets
460-461 Secrets
462-463 Secrets
464-465 Secrets
466-467 Secrets
468-469
474-475
478-479
480-481
482-483
484-485 (interview portion)

Website

Staff comments are located here. As pasted:

山下　章

攻略本が売れるおおよその部数は、対象とするソフトの販売本数のｎ％、という形で予測することができます。言わば、攻略本・部数算出の方程式。ｎの値は、そのソフトがRPGなのか、アクションなのか、対戦格闘なのか……と、ジャンルによって変動するのですが、ときおりそうした予測が大きくハズれるソフトというのも存在します。『クロノ・クロス』が、まさにそれでした。ULTIMANIAシリーズのなかでも一、二を争うくらい大きなｎの値は、この作品が攻略本必要度が高いRPGであることを示すのと同時に、「物語のスミズミまで知りたい」と強く願う熱心なユーザーに支えられていることを表していると言っても過言ではないでしょう。制作進行中の日々を振り返ると、「本当は細部の解釈はユーザーにゆだねたいんだけど……」と言いながらも、こちらの重箱のスミをつつくような質問の数々にていねいに答えてくださったディレクター・加藤さんの人柄の良さが印象に残っています。エンディングテーマを歌う、みとせのりこさんのライブ終了後、突如降り出した雨にびしょぬれになりながら加藤さんと一緒に渋谷の街を走ったのも、忘れられない思い出ですね。

●大出綾太

1番、オーデー。得意なことは『ブラックホール』です。よろしくお願いします。それはさておき。この本でもっとも思い出になったのは、キルシェのライブへ取材に行き、エンディング曲「RADICAL DREAMERS」を生で聴いたこと。感動。泣きそうになりました。それにくらべれば、2000年の元旦も事務所に泊まりこんでた（念のために備蓄食料まで用意した）ことなんて、どうってことない。2000年にはじめて帰宅したのが1月末だったことも、どうってことないやい！

●山中直樹

メーカー資料とプレイ結果の照合でとくに苦労した作品です。あと、ツマルの写真ばっかり撮ってました。

●板場利光

本来の担当はマップページ（白の章）。しかし、一番の思い出は「シナリオ研究」のお手伝いでサテラビュー版『ラジカル・ドリーマーズ』をプレイしたことです。『クロノ・クロス』のひな形となった作品というだけのことはあって、オープニング＆エンディング、BGM、ストーリー、さらには忍びこんだ館の構造までがそっくりで、本来とは逆なんだろうけど、プレイしながら思わずニヤリとさせられました。いまや『ラジカル』をプレイする手段がないのが残念。本書を読んで、少しでも雰囲気を味わってみてください。

●小石朋仁

'97年『ファイナルファンタジーVII』、'98年『チョコボの不思議なダンジョン』、'99年『ファイナルファンタジーVIII』と、もはやベントスタッフの恒例行事となった「スクウェア作品の攻略本の制作で年越し」。2000年は、この作品で迎えました。

●加藤義文

シュガール＆ソルトンのモンスター徹底活用講座には、隠されたエピソードがいくつかあった……。そう、当初はスリルとサスペンス、そして愛と感動を合い言葉にストーリーが練られていたのだが（本当か？）、オチが「ハイスクール！奇面組」もビックリ状態だったので、結局ボツに。まあ、当然の結果でアリマスね。

●神崎理緒

校正で赤字を入れながらつくづく思ったこと……「あー“白の章”で良かった」。赤の章や黒の章の人たちは大変だっただろうなぁ。ベントスタッフ内で使用率が一気に上がったゲルインク使用のミルキーペンは、超お役立ちアイテムなのでオススメです。

●大野優子

人物紹介＆考察の担当。3度目となれば慣れたもの……と思いきや、バトルに参加する人物の数が多くて苦労しました。でも、一番力が入ったのは「シナリオ研究」。もともと前作『クロノ・トリガー』の大ファンということもあり、関連作品紹介のコーナーや合同年表作りは楽しんでやりました。また、『クロス』の物語は非常に難解なので、かなり踏みこんだ「読解の手引き」を設けました。ここには誌面が足りず掲載できなかったことも多いのですが、ディレクターの加藤さんからじかにお話をうかがったり、何度も書面で質疑応答をくり返して完成したコーナーなので、感慨深いです。

●山田真也

連日の苦しい編集作業において、ヘンな名前の敵キャラクターは疲れた心をなごませる一服の清涼剤。本作でも「ニワトリス」や「マツリもの」といったヘンな名前の敵がいたが、筆頭は某声優の愛称に似ている「イモムー」。ベント社内でもアイドル的あつかいに……なるわけがない。

●大出啓太

本作りの途中から参加ということで、今回はモンスターコーナーのサポート。一応エンディングまではプレイしましたが、時間がなく駆け足で進めたせいで、壮大なストーリーはほとんど理解できず。かなり損した気分になりながらも、一部のモンスターについてだけ妙にくわしくなったのでした。

Chrono Cross Missing Piece

This mostly consists of art with small captions. They're great in number, but should be relatively easy to translate.

Relations
Relations
Acacia Dragoons
Guile
Sneff
Leah
Starky
Dwarf, Sage, Unknown
Porre Soldier
Locations
Locations
Locations
Locations
Locations
Locations
Demi-humans
Locations
Locations
Locations
Locations
Locations
Locations
Locations
Dodo, Hydra, Komodo, School, Bulb
Cassowary, Airframe, Crossbones, Total Chaos, Lantern Jaw, Lava-Boy, Man'O'War
Craft
Craft
Monsters
Monsters
Objects
Various
Worlds
Worlds
Riddel, Sneff, Mel, Karsh
Kid
Marcy, Riddel, Viper, Zoah
Guile / Magus / Janus, Radius, Zappa
Leena, Norris, Nikki
Fargo, Mel, Grobyc, Korcha
Starky, Draggy, Razzly, Van, Sneff, Luccia
NPCs, Monsters
Serge, Kid
Serge, Kid
Serge, Kid, Lynx
Serge, Lynx
Serge, Kid
Interview
Hiromichi Tanaka
Interview
Interview
CG
Kid
Pierre, Steena, Sprigg
Draggy, Pip
Neofio, Pip
Funguy, Janice, Irenes
Unused Characters
Alphabat, Beeba, Cybot
Unused Monster Designs

Chrono Cross Bandai Card Game

See Chrono Cross Bandai Card Game for more information. The name card needs to be translated:

Name Card

Yoshiyuki Miyagawa Chrono Cross Memoirs

See December 2, 2011 - Yoshiyuki Miyagawa Chrono Cross Memoirs. He talks about the game's visual effects and engine.

Chrono Break or Other Interviews

Mas alla del Tiempo

The book Más allá del Tiempo was published in 2015 and later translated to French, containing interviews with Masato Kato and Yasunori Mitsuda:

The Kato interview has been translated:

2015 - Masato Kato, by Mariela Gonzalez

The Mitsuda interview has not been translated to English. If any Spanish-speaking of French-speaking Chrono fans can provide the Mitsuda interview, it would be hugely appreciated.

Yasunori Mitsuda - Procyon Studio Question and Answer Forms

See Procyon Studio Question and Answer Forms. We need any sections regarding the Chrono series translated.

Youtube Interviews

We also need someone to watch these and provide the gist of any portions that talk about the Chrono series. A Japanese fansite that tracks interviews confirms they do, but the Chrono content is unknown.

アナデンまつり2018春アナザーエデン超感謝！祝リリース1周年生放送 (supposedly, Kato talks about Chrono Break on this one)
FFXI もぎたてヴァナディール！第45回（テスト放送付き）

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