“That’s Not Love” was pretty good and also pretty heavy to be honest. I like that it shows that you carry trauma even as you grow older into a place where you are supposed to have everything figured out and are expected to just quietly accept your pain.

#ThatsNotLove Vol 1 is now available in print & digital! After noticing a sculpture at an exhibit by her former teacher bears a striking resemblance to her middle school best friend Yukari, Akane reaches out to her, wondering what it could mean... https://ow.ly/X2LA50Z4Q7e

That’s Not Love by Peko Watanabe is finally out in English! An intimate look at some very difficult topics, including grooming, consent, PTSD, past and present regrets, and things that are tolerated in the name of “art.” It’s a difficult read but an important one done with⬇️

Introduce yourself with 10 bands/musicians you’ve seen live James Taylor Idina Menzel Fuyumi Sakamoto Ado The Gospellers Jacob Collier Ryuichi Sakamoto Flight of the Conchords Fat Freddy’s Drop The Longest Johns

Pygmalio by Shinji Wada, but if that is too long, Alisa With Silver Hair (super gritty revenge story. Lots of drama and years of training in a pitch-black underground cavern with only salamanders as friends)

Another nice review of Drawing From You Memory, this one by @reporterdem.bsky.social whose reviews always feel encouraging but fair. She apparently also read some of the Japanese original and watched the live action series, so you know she’s offering good insight

Hampshire College in MA is closing, and staff and faculty are facing job loss with no severance pay. Staff have set up an emergency relief fund to directly help those with immediate needs. It's a real shame that it's closing to begin with, but hopefully enough word gets out to get

Some nice reviews of Drawing from Your Memory from the lovely team at ANN. It even got a little trophy icon on the thumbnail, which I think means it got rated well? Their new-ish seasonal manga guide format is really accessible and such a great way to explore new releases.

I find it hard to express how much I LOATHE that Chat GPT has a cutesy nickname back home in Japan. Making it sound like it’s supposed to be a yuruchara-type friend just makes it infinitely worse.

Vol 1 of #DrawingFromYourMemory is now available in print & digital! Award-winning pro Mahoro stole the ideas for her manga from the notebook her classmate Yukishima left behind when he died... but fate might just give her an opportunity at redemption! https://ow.ly/oQP750YLn9g

Drawing From Your Memory 1 is out! A story with a time-travel element that’s also a mystery is so down my alley, I’m beyond excited to be translating this. The mystery only ramps up from here, with some really sweet moments to ease the sometimes heavy themes. Stay tuned!

Figured I should bring this pinned post from the other place. I know with how long most of Wada’s series are it’s a long shot, but one can dream.

My ultimate dream project is to bring the criminally underrated works of Shinji Wada to English readers. An outlier in shojo, his works are full of gritty action, intrigue, kick-ass female leads, and side characters with so much depth some had several short manga worth of backstory🧵

I'm sure this has been shared elsewhere, but having been made aware of this great article recently, I felt it needs more attention. (h/t IGDA, thanks!) Please read before writing your game script and design your UI. Actually, just read in any event! #gameloc #indiegames

I didn’t even know there was new manga out by Robico. Must go find it now

I just finished translating my 100th volume of manga today! Celebrated with leftover pie from pi day #milestones

I saw a post on another platform with someone excitedly sharing a photo of a pirated print edition of The Apothecary Diaries light novels. As someone who works on the real English print versions, it made me so sad. If you like something, please make sure you support the official release.

The 9 Manga That Shaped Who I Am 私を構成する9つのマンガ 足りなーい！『ベルバラ』『すごいよマサルさん！』『7Seeds』『あめのち晴れ（杉原涼子）』『ガラスの仮面』も入れたかった #9koma

Name the first 5 manga you have ever read 1. Doraemon 2. Chibimaruko-chan 3. The Rose of Versailles 4. The Hamster Research Reports 5. Akachan to Boku (Baby and Me) My memory is seriously hazy, but this seems about right? #manga

The Slayers, on a dojinshi I mail-ordered (where you sent a pre-stamped envelope to the group making the fanfic) through a fan magazine called Fanroad (it listed a whole bunch of fanfic people were looking to sell), age 16

Thinking about this quote from Persepolis creator Marjane Satrapi again.

When you’re stuck on a translation and your spouse constantly quoting The Wire saves your ass

This a CAT checkpoint. Show me the most recent cat image on your phone.

Interviews with Localizers is back (again)!!! This time with an interview with Japanese to English video game translator and project manager @japantaloons.bsky.social! #InterviewswithLoc j-entranslations.com/carrick-loma...

The thing that depresses me in the whole AI revolution in my industry (I’m a literary translator and publisher) is that the question is not whether machines can replace human translators, but how will we deal with the fallout after machines are forcibly introduced regardless.

It's a wrap for 2025, and here's my translation work that came out for the year (one image per series)! Sad to see the adorable glasses couple go, but also can't wait for some seriously cool projects coming out in 2026.

I recently discovered that there is a self-published print version of Is Love the Answer? (an asexual coming-of-age manga I had the pleasure of translating) that the author put out themselves. The Japanese version only had a digital release before. Each one is even signed!

Call of the Night S2 far exceeded my already high expectations, leaving a hole in my heart with no more weekly episodes to translate. Hopefully there'll be a S3? Please? Miyuki Sawashiro's top-notch voice acting absolutely stole the show, from Anko's unhinged banter to the heart-wrenching

翻訳をさせていただいている『綺麗にしてもらえますか。』に関して春にBehind The Mangaさんにインタビューを受けたのですが、なんと今度は作者様ご本人のインタビューが掲載されました。アニメに向けて、ますます海外ファンが増えますように！ 先生の「金目さんから学んだ方法を暮らしの中で実践している」という言い回しがまるで金目さんが実在しているみたいで、しみじみいいなと思う。私も染み抜きのアドバイスなど日々活用していて、金目さんにはいつもお世話になっております。

Kudos to Behind The Manga for doing an interview with Mitsuru Hattori, mangaka of Wash It All Away! I love how when he answers about incorporated cleaning techniques in his everyday life, he says he uses what he learns from Miss Kinme (in the Japanese) as if she exists, which is very sweet somehow.

Finished volume 3 of Wash It All Away! The entire volume was focused on Kinme's personal life more than the previous vols. I think the author was trying something out here and I think they did a solid job at it! Hopefully we get more insight into her backstory soon! #manga

Sheltering Eaves 4 is out, and in addition to the heart-wrenching-to-hopeful turn the story takes, it includes what might have been the most challenging translation task I’ve ever taken on—a rap with meaning so integral to the plot, the story can’t move forward without it 🧵

This is actually something I’ve been mulling over recently, ever since someone mentioned that while things might seem much cheaper in Japan with the weak yen from the outside, that isn’t the experience living in Japan. There has also been less inflation. An ice cream at the conbini is about 200 yen,

Can’t believe I got to see Ado live. Her voice is insane and oh my gosh I love her

It’s tonight!! Ahhhh

Did this Oshi no Ko tie-in escape game (in Japanese). The player is an actor at Strawberry Productions who gets dragged into a scandal, and you have to solve the mystery along with Aqua and co. (voiced by the actual actors!) Super immersive and fun. realdgame.jp/d/oshinoko-g...

I really have to visit Shikoku sometime. For the udon! (not just the udon, of course)

Yesss! So psyched to be translating for another season of Call of the Night, particularly this next chapter. Nightscape visuals promise to be stunning once again 🌃

A preview for the final volume of The Girl I Like Forgot Her Glasses is now available! The last one's a little thicker than other volumes and gives this adorable couple a proper send-off. Coming very soon.

Part 2 of our interview where the team behind the English version of Wash It All Away talks about the series! It dives more into the devoted lettering process by @macaran.bsky.social who goes above and beyond retouching so much with close attention to how the Japanese text would look like in English

A nice review that includes Wash It All Away. Thankful for the positive attention this series has been getting. I completely agree that’s it’s very iyashikei (soothing)!

So excited for the chance to talk about Wash It All Away with editor @jaasherman.bsky.social and letterer @macaran.bsky.social! I couldn’t ask for a better team to work with on this sweet manga. Huge thank you to @behindthemanga.com for making it happen!

New series I’ve had the pleasure of translating is coming out this week! A story about a woman running a garment cleaning service and discovering the local community of Atami, a hot spring resort town.♨️ There’s a touch of mystery about who she is that adds to the cozy vibe.

Look at this lovely trailer for the French release of Sheltering Eaves (titled Shelter of Love over there)! I'm so glad this series will be reaching an even wider audience now. youtu.be/HZbOCvrU-Fo?...

What?! More people should buy/read these! They’re an absolute delight. One even has a totally serious squirrel book club, and the clubhouse is decorated with little human curios. If you like fantastically paneled visual storytelling (and drawings of beautiful clouds) I urge you to check these out!

The final episode of Flower and Asura is coming out very soon! Musshu, who does the art for the original manga, wonders if Hana will intrude on the wedding to speak now instead of forever holding her peace. Stay tuned!

Previous post from the old place: Can I say how much I like writing translation notes for the end section of manga? While onscreen notes can be distracting at times (though great when well-placed), I think volume-end notes are perfect for providing cultural context for those with extra interest.🧵

#FlowerAndAsura, Ep 6 (Sub), is live at #HIDIVE www.hidive.com/season/28119

Perhaps the most adorable work I’ve had the pleasure of translating. Pen is so endearing and his relationship with his oblivious/careless owner makes him the definition of 不憫かわいい(you feel sorry for him but that also makes him cuter). Plus…penguins!

The literature in Flower and Asura has been tough to translate, especially since most are so well-known and beloved. Ep2 features Yamanashi by Kenji Miyazawa, a grade school textbook favorite. Like many literary greats, Miyazawa makes up new words to fit the worlds he creates, in this case #花修羅アニメ