Wait, if this is a British school, then it's not head girl or student president or anything, it's (head) Prefect, right? (Also sometimes student captain), Guess I'll go take a look at the prestigious British public schools, see what they use.
I think the prestigious British "public schools" like Eton use "Captain of School" as the formal title, though the position is also often described as "head boy" (after parentheses or a appositional comma) in text when the intended audience might not be familiar with "public school" culture.
...though, hmm... "Captain of School"/"School Captain" does have a nicer ring to it, perhaps. Though shortened it might be confused for the "club captains" (though we can use a different term for the latter).
Since student councils really aren't a thing in commonwealth schools - at least not in any way like Japanese ones (in media, anyway).
There's still the matter of what to call the damn school - British Empire is the formal name, but... if we want to get the AU feel of the kanji... (The) 'Great British Empire' is close enough and yet different. 'The Empire of Britannia' works, but then you're veering into Code Geass-land.
You can roll the academy in and get 'British Imperial Academy' (like Imperial College) or 'The Great Imperial Academy' (but losing the British); Put both together and get 'The Imperial Academy of Great Britain' or 'The Academy of the British Empire' (Imperial Academy for short); (Great) 'British Imperial Academy' for a syncretic version of both.
Since student councils really aren't a thing in commonwealth schools - at least not in any way like Japanese ones (in media, anyway).
Some seem to have shifted towards it being an 'elected' position of sorts. Though usually the teachers still have some say in the process. This kind of student leader will likely also hold some kind of admin/council duties (as opposed to just the traditional prefect/speech-giving/standing-there-acting-pretty-in-school-events/TEACHERS' TOADY roles). But yeah, not quite like the Japanese fictional ones (though the Japanese fictional ones are also kinda different compared to their RL counterparts).
Paracite said:
There's still the matter of what to call the damn school - British Empire is the formal name, but... if we want to get the AU feel of the kanji... (The) 'Great British Empire' is close enough and yet different. 'The Empire of Britannia' works, but then you're veering into Code Geass-land.
You can roll the academy in and get 'British Imperial Academy' (like Imperial College) or 'The Great Imperial Academy' (but losing the British); Put both together and get 'The Imperial Academy of Great Britain' or 'The Academy of the British Empire' (Imperial Academy for short); (Great) 'British Imperial Academy' for a syncretic version of both.
I'm not really sure what to go with here...
Yeah, they use 榮國, a homophonic name with different kanji (and also in kyuujitai, oddly). We could go with a pun on Britain or England (like Beetain or Ingerland). Though... personally I'm partial towards picking one of the other (nick)names of Britain like "Blighty". Makes it funny for people unaware of the term, and turns "Blighties" into an insult when used by the in-universe "colonial schools" like the Yanks in post #4644956. And people aware of the term will also likely still chuckle.
Edit: Then again, hmm... is there a name for Britain/England with "Gloria" or some variant inside somewhere? That might let us capture the meaning of 榮.
Yeah, they use 榮國, a homophonic name with different kanji. We could go with a pun on Britain or England (like Beetain or Ingerland). Though... personally I'm partial towards picking one of the other (nick)names of Britain like "Blighty". Makes it funny for people unaware of the term, and turns "Blighties" into an insult when used by the in-universe "colonial schools" like the Yanks in post #4644956. And people aware of the term will also likely still chuckle.
However, the use of old-school kanji gives it a classical gravitas, which using a pun or nickname really doesn't provide. (Not to say that we can't use it if a contracted version of the name appears later).
Albion is one altname, but that's gonna get you into Athurian legend... and then Fate. (Though Perfidious Albion is a very real term)
However, the use of old-school kanji gives it a classical gravitas, which using a pun or nickname really doesn't provide. (Not to say that we can't use it if a contracted version of the name appears later).
Albion is one altname, but that's gonna get you into Athurian legend... and then Fate. (Though Perfidious Albion is a very real term)
We could throw in some Latin words for the added classical gravitas? Think this is the usual English equivalent.
Edit: Or maybe "Great Prydainian Empire"/"Great Prydainian Imperial Academy", using the Welsh spelling (or Prydein-, Prydon-, etc.). Shortened to "pricks".
("Blightonian" might also work, if we want to go with that.)
I saw this image and I genuinely thought that Ido was doing an Azur Lane comic.
It is the time of the Great Academy War!The multitudinous "Academies" vie with each other for supremacy!All Hail the Head Girl!!Ours is the institution that sits upon the throne of the academy world! The supreme academy hegemon!!And that academy is...And in the midst of all this, there is a single academy gaining strength by gathering one school after another under their umbrella!Daiei Imperial Academy!All hail the Daiei Empire!
