"You have such restrictions on how you can do it, and if you want to express everything, you have to be really creative on how you do it,” said Paquet. A blurb from an article from awhile back about subtitle translation! A great read: www.koreatimes.co.kr/lifestyle/bo...

Now feeling frustration that my day job doesn't pay me enough/makes calling off enough of a pain in the butt to see more theatre things. (I got to do some choreo advising to a class of college students for their upcoming production, and I'll be away at work on their performance date. 🥲)

Preparing for a recital next month. Only sheet music I can find for one song I want to sing is for the piano solo, and I'm doing my best to fill in where the lyrics should be. Except I can't actually properly read music, so the struggle is real. 🥲 (No videos online to compare with either.)

You can love someone you love even if you don't love yourself🏳️‍⚧️ But if you love yourself, you can love both yourself and the person you love. Your love becomes twofold. So take care of yourself. Your soul is beautiful.

Earlier this year we made this game to give you a first-person view of what tens of thousands of workers in Japan go through every year! It's free and you can play it here: store.steampowered.com/app/3554600/... Thank you for checking it out! 🖊 #IndieDev #VNDev #GameDev

I'm on strike now with other ALTs (Assistant Language Teachers) working in Kyoto Prefecture High Schools via the dispatch company ALTIA CENTRAL. Our salaries, low at 240,000 yen per month, were cut this year to 210,000, and we can't sustain our lives anymore. Please support us!

Brains are weird. Thinking about an off-hand moment from undergrad that still sticks with me. I went to an audition workshop because I was interested in learning more, but I was also in a bad place (mentally) and knew I wouldn't be able to handle rehearsals on top of schoolwork/anxiety. (1/?)

BY THE WAY If you've updated to Windows 11 recently, you're probably on version 25H2. There's a new setting in Settings: Privacy & Security. Scroll aaaaaaaalll the way to the bottom and you'll see "Text and Image Generation." TURN IT OFF.

Tonight's workshop/audition was a lot of fun. Lots of people I haven't seen in a while, lots of new faces to meet. Whoever gets cast and for whichever role, this production is going to be a treat to be involved in. ♥️

I really, really, REALLY want to join a touring pop orchestra like this group. (TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, I’VE PLAYED VIOLIN AND VIOLA FOR DECADES, AND I WOULD LOVE A BREAK FROM THE TECH INDUSTRY, SO PLEASE SIGN ME UP!) #AvatarInConcert #ATLA

Random MGD TL thoughts. I'm pretty happy with "Oh! You're a--oh!" The JP's "Oh...! Y-you're a magical girl!" But this wouldn't have fit the best in the bubble. It's fun to use real speech quirks like this to imply meaning. #魔法少女ダンデライオン #MagicalGirlDandelion

translation can often be a complex process. even a scene as simple as two characters talking about drinking some delicious tea can take surprisingly long to translate if it makes the translator go "well now I want some delicious tea." now you've gotta get up and go make it, and play with the cat, an

First time seeing a JP poster for Predator Badlands, and I'm extremely amused by the tagline at the bottom. 「ヤバすぎる世界へ」www

I think what bugs me on the local/low-budget end is that the "convenience" and "cheapness" of genAl takes away the collaborative part of creation. Assets provided by living artists and musicians you can hype up. Building a support network where we help each other thrive, and so much more.

I've got less than a month until my top surgery down payment is due. With your help, I can make that happen, via the links below. Your generosity is amazing! Now at $440 of $1000. Every dollar is appreciated! Thank you for helping me reclaim my mountains ⛰️⛰️ buff.ly/ohspoWf buff.ly/ZsU6eFu

Finally telling the story of how my ex-husband became an incel today. How eventually I became his second mother, how he became obsessed with his “body count” despite being married to me

The article is finally done. I almost cried at several points. But here we go. christinedaae.substack.com/p/the-incel-...

While we’re at it, here are some other examples of bookstores promoting diversity. Like how another one of my local bookstores had a whole Palestine section at the front of the store. These are major chains in major locations btw. I’m not cherry picking progressive indie shops🧵

"To translate is not simply to transfer meaning but to attend to differences—of culture, time, thought, expression—that evade perfect alignment." www.theatlantic.com/books/2025/1...

#AmTranslating Got assigned a time loop title, and autoplay brought this song up. So I guess I'm playing it on loop while I work through this chapter. 🦊 "Change my future" by Koda Kumi youtu.be/OdZEsYXBlTc

Manga exhibition at the mall with pieces by Tezuka, Ishinomori, Leiji Matsumoto, and Tetsuya Chiba on display. (Photos not allowed) And for sale. With some pieces marked "only 250 in the world" or whatever number for that piece. If only I had 600,000~800,000 yen in disposable income. 😂

Even in the rare cases that we do, clients might go with something else entirely anyway!

Guess it's time to add "translators rarely have any say in the English titles of the manga they translate" to the big wall of signs people should stop making me tap

Don't miss this amazing interview with one of FFIX's English translators, talking about the process!

This whole thing barely making it into English film circles and Criterion clearly leaning HARD on marketing to his English speaking fans feels like such a fascinatingly shitty symptom of exoticism. I love his golden run, but the dude has fucked up and fucked up hard.

I miss Golden Sun. I don't think I have the attention span right now to grind through the games again. But I miss the feelings they evoked. And the summon animations. They were SICK for the GBA.

#TodayInSchool Had to stay extra late to record listening sections for the students' exams because the teachers were all busy with student conferences. I don't mind the small sacrifices "for the students," but they don't contribute to rent/bills. This isn't sustainable. ESPECIALLY in Nagoya.

there was so much fear in the air after #MeToo started. those who were afraid lied about what scared them. hold their feet to the fire. they SHOULD be fucking scared.

This was incredibly difficult for me to write. It was digging into my own family history, but I hope I did the subject justice. If there are any of my articles for UnseenJapan I’d like you to read, it’s this one

Greed will be the end of the human race. Not bombs. Not disease. Endless, insatiable, Greed.

Anyone who only, watches one genre or one type of media is doing themself a huge disservice. Not to say you have to like *everything*, but it's worth exploring other mediums or other kinds of stories.

Translators of Bluesky, this is a cry for help: I'm a J-E translator who's considering setting up as a freelancer. Where do I even begin? What should my rates be? Are there any good resources for people in my position? Any input at all would be helpful. Thank you!

I'm accepting commissions! skeb.jp/@sangobouro #Skeb #Commission

Reminds me of a mobile game event I was proofreading, and the translator didn't know that コンコン was the sound a fox makes. (Character speaking was a human-fox hybrid) I forget what they did, but I caught the error because Kamen Rider Geats was airing and the SNS account often signed off with コンコン.

On one hand, I'm snacking less recently which is probably better for my health and not-insignificantly better on my finances. On another, my sweet tooth is becoming increasingly demanding. 🤷‍♂️

I wrote more words about how it feels to be a translator watching the games press report on AI and labor, coming from a field that's fought these battles for decades. It may look like I'm beating up on one outlet, but it's not about them; I've been trying to write this for me and my peers all year.

the idea that lots of gamedevs are secretly using ai is booster bullshit what on earth would I use genAI tools for? Coming up with ideas? Writing? It’s shit at those making 3D models? Coding stuff? It’s shit at that too oh but it’s faster maybe? Did I mention it’s shit at things? seems important

The Empty Table - The last film from Masaki Kobayashi starring Nakadai as a father who bucks social convention in refusing to apologise for his adult son's involvement in the Asama-Sanso siege.

The Age of Assassins - Anarchic spy spoof from Kihachi Okamoto starring Nakadai as a mild-mannered professor of criminal psychology with a bad case of athlete's foot who is dragged into conspiracy. Or so it would seem...

Portrait of Hell - Adaptation of the classic story by Ryunosuke Akutagawa in which Nakadai plays a Korean painter at the Heian court commissioned to paint a vision of "heaven" though the world all around him is filled with cruelty and despair.

The Beast Shall Die - The first adaptation of the hardboiled novel by Haruhiko Oyabu later adapted by Toru Murakawa. Nakadai stars a nihilistic American literature student warped by the amoral abyss of the post-war society.

A few lesser-known (in the English-speaking world) Tatsuya Nakadai recommendations: Willful Murder - Monochrome masterpiece from Kei Kumai starring Nakadai as a reporter exploring the mysterious circumstances surrounding the death of Japan National Railways CEO Sadanori Shimoyama.

dragon fruits 🐲🍑🍎🍐🍌 #art #dragons

Case in point: Back to back performances last weekend (culture festival on Saturday, cosplay event on Sunday) had me so tired I fell asleep without turning off the light on Sunday, and I've been perpetually tired because I can't just take a nap despite having no tasks at school. (1/2)

In very simple terms, in US English "middle class" seems to mean "ordinary" while it in British English it generally means "privileged".

Today is a great day to make sure you cancel ANY recurring donation to ANY sitting Democratic senator and especially to ANY of the party committees. Yes, they will notice. Yes, they should all be afraid. Send a signal that they'll be held collectively responsible for this utter betrayal. 🧵

#DragonAscendant is the first English biography in over 130 years, on Japanese 17th century disaster bisexual warlord Date Masamune. From courage in battle to fame in the arts to emissaries sent to Rome, this story is now available end to end in one handy playlist! buff.ly/pBnXesk #Skystorian

a few months ago I said "having generative AI handle absolutely anything with regards to healthcare is a nightmare and should be banned" and a bunch of people made fun of me and called me stupid. anyways,

お気遣いありがとうございます。 That's very kind of you to offer. #amtranslating

I will never forget what it felt like to have a biopsy. My whole life was supposed to be ahead of me. Fresh college graduate getting ready to do my master’s degree in Shanghai. Awarded a full scholarship. Life was a kaleidoscope of excitement! Until my physician pressed her fingers into my neck