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[[File:AstralGlyphs-GalaxyQueen.png|thumb|right|300px|"[[Number 83: Galaxy Queen (anime)|Number 83: Galaxy Queen]] ([[DARK]])" written in Astral (top) and Japanese (bottom).]]
 
[[File:AstralGlyphs-GalaxyQueen.png|thumb|right|300px|"[[Number 83: Galaxy Queen (anime)|Number 83: Galaxy Queen]] ([[DARK]])" written in Astral (top) and Japanese (bottom).]]
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'''Astral glyphs''' are the writing system used by those in [[Astral World]] in the ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL]]'' anime.
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[[File:Number39Utopia-BLAR-EN-StR-1E.png|thumb|right|250px|The special "[[Number 39: Utopia]]" released in ''[[Battles of Legend: Armageddon]]'', printed in Astral glyphs.]]
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'''Astral glyphs''' (アストラル{{Ruby|文|も}}{{Ruby|字|じ}} ''Asutoraru Moji'')<ref>{{cite web |title=Ｖジャンプ７月特大号掲載記事：第４回　『COLLECTION PACK 2020（コレクションパック2020）』の収録カードを公開！ |url=https://yu-gi-oh.jp/news_detail.php?page=details&id=797 |website=YU-GI-OH.jp |publisher=Konami |accessdate=11 May 2020 |date=11 May 2020}}</ref> are the writing system used by those in [[Astral World]] in the ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL]]'' anime. It was designed by Ikki Harada, a professor of the [[wikipedia:Shunan University|Shunan University]].<ref>{{Cite tweet|user=ikki1960|number=1514444332975411201|date=April 14, 2022|title=#あれ実は私なんです 遊戯王ゼアル、アストラル文字制作|trans-title=#ThatWasMeActually Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL, Creation of Astral glyphs|language=Japanese}}</ref>
  
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In reality, the glyphs are a [[wikipedia:Substitution cipher|cipher]] of Japanese. With the exception of numbers and a few special characters, each glyph is a stylized version of a [[wikipedia:katakana|katakana]]. A word written in Japanese phonology can be converted to Astral glyphs, by converting each syllable of the word to its katakana and then replacing each katakana with its corresponding Astral glyph. The long vowel marker, "ー", is replaced with the vowel it is prolonging. The syntax of the first line of an [[Xyz Monster]]'s card text is: <required Attribute><number of stars equal to the [[monster]]'s [[Rank]]> × <number of a digit which identifies the number of Xyz Materials, equal to the number of Xyz Materials>; for example, the material requirements for "[[Number C39: Utopia Ray (anime)|Number C39: Utopia Ray]]" would be written as: ヒカリ／☆☆☆☆　×　３３３.
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The glyphs are a [[wikipedia:Substitution cipher|cipher]] of Japanese. For most glyphs, each corresponds to a single [[wikipedia:kana|kana]] character, with the Astral glyph being a stylized version of the [[wikipedia:katakana|katakana]] character.
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A special version of "[[Number 39: Utopia]]" written in Astral glyphs was released in ''[[Collection Pack 2020]]'' and ''[[Battles of Legend: Armageddon]]''. A special version of "[[Number 17: Leviathan Dragon]]" written in Astral glyphs was released in ''[[Animation Chronicle 2021]]'' and ''[[Brothers of Legend]]''.
  
 
==Conversion==
 
==Conversion==
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===Syllables===
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Astral text is mostly a cipher of Japanese. Glyphs correspond to either a single kana character, [[wikipedia:decimal|decimal]] digit, symbol, or the key terms "[[Number]]" or "[[Number C]]". [[Attribute]]s also have equivalent Astral glyphs, but these are used exclusively in the Attribute icon of cards (card text spells out Attributes using kana equivalents).
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There is no Astral glyph equivalent of the [[wikipedia:Chōonpu|chōonpu]] (ー); if the equivalent Japanese text contains one, it is replaced by the vowel it is extending.
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[[Xyz Monster]]s' [[material]] has a unique syntax on cards written in Astral text. It is written as <code>&lt;☆ repeated a number of times equal to the [[monster]]'s [[Rank]]> × &lt;number of Xyz Materials, repeated that many times></code>. If the materials are required to be a specific [[Attribute]], this is prepended by the required Attribute and a slash. For example, the material requirements for "[[Number C39: Utopia Ray (anime)|Number C39: Utopia Ray]]" are written as: 「ヒカリ／☆☆☆☆　×　３３３」.
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The labels "[[ATK]]" and "[[DEF]]" for the values on the bottom-right corner of Monster Cards are rendered as 「アタク」 ''Ataku'' and 「デフス」 ''Defusu'' respectively, which similarly to the English strings are abbreviated forms of the words Attack (アタック ''Atakku'') and Defense (ディフェンス ''Difensu'').
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Card names that contain kanji are often abbreviated in Astral text. Kanji compounds in card names are often (but not universally) abbreviated to only the first kana of each kanji.
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==Characters==
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===Kana===
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| {{Astral glyph|za}}
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! scope="col" | [[Number]]
 
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! scope="col" | [[Number C]]
 
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| {{Ruby|Ｎｏ．|ナンバーズ}}
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[[Attribute]] glyphs are only used symbolically, in the Attribute icon of cards. In card text, Attributes are spelled out in the Astral glyph equivalent of kana.
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! scope="col" | [[EARTH]]
 
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Number83GalaxyQueen-JP-Anime-ZX-Astral.png    | [[Number 83: Galaxy Queen (anime)|Number 83: Galaxy Queen]]
 
Number83GalaxyQueen-JP-Anime-ZX-Astral.png    | [[Number 83: Galaxy Queen (anime)|Number 83: Galaxy Queen]]
 
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==References==
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<references />
  
 
{{Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL}}
 
{{Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL}}
  
 
[[Category:Writing systems]]
 
[[Category:Writing systems]]
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[[Category:Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL items]]

Latest revision as of 04:46, 22 April 2024

"Number 83: Galaxy Queen (DARK)" written in Astral (top) and Japanese (bottom).
The special "Number 39: Utopia" released in Battles of Legend: Armageddon, printed in Astral glyphs.

Astral glyphs (アストラル文（も）字（じ） Asutoraru Moji)[1] are the writing system used by those in Astral World in the Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL anime. It was designed by Ikki Harada, a professor of the Shunan University.[2]

The glyphs are a cipher of Japanese. For most glyphs, each corresponds to a single kana character, with the Astral glyph being a stylized version of the katakana character.

A special version of "Number 39: Utopia" written in Astral glyphs was released in Collection Pack 2020 and Battles of Legend: Armageddon. A special version of "Number 17: Leviathan Dragon" written in Astral glyphs was released in Animation Chronicle 2021 and Brothers of Legend.

Conversion[edit]

Astral text is mostly a cipher of Japanese. Glyphs correspond to either a single kana character, decimal digit, symbol, or the key terms "Number" or "Number C". Attributes also have equivalent Astral glyphs, but these are used exclusively in the Attribute icon of cards (card text spells out Attributes using kana equivalents).

There is no Astral glyph equivalent of the chōonpu (ー); if the equivalent Japanese text contains one, it is replaced by the vowel it is extending.

Xyz Monsters' material has a unique syntax on cards written in Astral text. It is written as <☆ repeated a number of times equal to the monster's Rank> × <number of Xyz Materials, repeated that many times>. If the materials are required to be a specific Attribute, this is prepended by the required Attribute and a slash. For example, the material requirements for "Number C39: Utopia Ray" are written as: 「ヒカリ／☆☆☆☆　×　３３３」.

The labels "ATK" and "DEF" for the values on the bottom-right corner of Monster Cards are rendered as 「アタク」 Ataku and 「デフス」 Defusu respectively, which similarly to the English strings are abbreviated forms of the words Attack (アタック Atakku) and Defense (ディフェンス Difensu).

Card names that contain kanji are often abbreviated in Astral text. Kanji compounds in card names are often (but not universally) abbreviated to only the first kana of each kanji.

Characters[edit]

Kana[edit]

a i u e o
- a i u e o
ア イ ウ エ オ
k- ka ki ku ke ko
カ キ ク ケ コ
s- sa shi su se so
サ シ ス セ ソ
t- ta ? tsu te to
タ チ ツ テ ト
n- na ? nu ne no
ナ ニ ヌ ネ ノ
h- ha hi fu ? ho
ハ ヒ フ ヘ ホ
m- ma mi mu me mo
マ ミ ム メ モ
y- ya yu yo
ヤ ユ ヨ
r- ra ri ru re ro
ラ リ ル レ ロ
w- wa - - wo
ワ ヰ ヱ ヲ
a i u e o
g- ga gi gu ge go
ガ ギ グ ゲ ゴ
z- za ji zu ze zo
ザ ジ ズ ゼ ゾ
d- da ? zu de do
ダ ヂ ヅ デ ド
b- ba bi bu ? bo
バ ビ ブ ベ ボ
p- pa pi pu ? po
パ ピ プ ペ ポ
n
n
ン

Numbers[edit]

Each number is represented by a ten spoked wheel, with a dot outside. Counting the number of spokes clockwise from the top of the circle, until the dot is reached gives the number it represents.

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

Symbols[edit]

× ・ ☆ ／ 【 】 「 」 、 。 ：
× · ☆ / ( ) “ ” . Symbol-Astral-。.png 25px

Words[edit]

Number Number C
Number Number C
Ｎｏ．（ナンバーズ） Ｃ（カオス）Ｎｏ．（ナンバーズ）

Attributes[edit]

Attribute glyphs are only used symbolically, in the Attribute icon of cards. In card text, Attributes are spelled out in the Astral glyph equivalent of kana.

LIGHT DARK WATER EARTH
LIGHT DARK WATER Symbol-Astral-EARTH.png
光 闇 水 地

Cards[edit]

The following cards have been shown in Astral glyphs.

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "Ｖジャンプ７月特大号掲載記事：第４回　『COLLECTION PACK 2020（コレクションパック2020）』の収録カードを公開！". YU-GI-OH.jp. Konami. 11 May 2020. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  2. ↑ @ikki1960 (April 14, 2022). "#あれ実は私なんです 遊戯王ゼアル、アストラル文字制作" [#ThatWasMeActually Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL, Creation of Astral glyphs] (Tweet) (in Japanese) – via Twitter.
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