I am BEYOND excited to announce that I am the translator for this absolutely beautiful game! I can’t wait to share it with you all when it comes out!

firefox AI and slop disablers from tumblr for the people from local hero mckitterick. Tried it on my end and the browser is significantly faster now (copy paste-able in the alt text)

アルカディアの絵まとめました

In case you missed it, I wrote a tl;dr for my series examining Suikoden 1's English localizations. The final word: the HD Remaster's translation is a definite improvement, but suffers from the same issues as the 1996 translation—namely, a lack of context and not enough editing passes/LQA.

カレンダー用に描いたバルダーズ・ゲート3絵〜。最推しのハルシンとマイTavくん。コンパニオンたちの花は一応花言葉とか調べて似合うのを描いたんだけど誰がどの花かメモしておくのを忘…れ……アスタリオンは確かワスレナグサ「私を忘れないで」「真実の愛」です

いいインコの日

11/11

NEW: Big layoffs at Final Fantasy maker Square Enix, which is shrinking its US and UK offices as it looks to cut costs and consolidate publishing operations in Japan. Exact number isn't clear but the company says it will save $19.6 million due to the cuts www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

You don't need me to tell you this is yet more good money being burned after bad. But as someone who's worked with that QA team, I'll say they're unsung heroes who truly play a huge role in maintaining SE's reputation for high quality locs and to attempt to replace them with AI is deeply insulting.

New article on ★ daiz.moe ★ Crunchyroll is destroying its subtitles for no good reason daiz.moe/crunchyroll-... A ton of research and effort went into this one. This is the article to read to get to the bottom of Crunchyroll's subtitle changes! Replies here will show up as comments (eventually)

ノフィカ様 #uroko_ff14 #FF14

Conures! got as many colour morphs and species as I could think of in there but man there's so many of them

Brand-new license announcement! THE OBSESSED MAGE AND HIS BELOVED STATUE BRIDE: SHE CANNOT RESIST HIS SEDUCTIVE VOICE (MANGA) by Crane and Sekimori. A petrified mage restored after 20 years finds her adoring pupil all grown up in this hot romance! sevenseasentertainment.com/2025/10/15/s...

From my book about #Undertale 's official English-to-Japanese translation I'd like to expand on this for an article on my site, so if you have any examples of "imprinting" situations in fandoms, please let me know Some quick examples include FF4, FF6, Trails in the Sky, what else?

This does a wonderful job of showcasing how the Japanese text uses vivid wording and elevated diction just as much as the WotL translation. (FF4 also does this to an extent, which is another reason why I consider the DS translation to be the best both in terms of accuracy and writing quality.)

Tremendously sad news. Carpe Fulgur was the first localization outfit I can remember that focused on bringing Japanese indie games to Steam, back in the pre-Greenlight days when it was a struggle just to get Valve to take notice of you. They were real trailblazers in the indie localization scene.

Andrew Dice was a wonderful colleague, and I will sorely miss him as both a coworker and a friend. My heart goes out to Robin and all of Andrew's friends and loved ones. I'm still blindsided.

I hung up halfway through this post

After an eternity I have finished Haunted Dark Bridal so here, have a tier list using the chopped anime designs.

【開発／運営スタッフ募集中‼️】 💪 #FF14 の開発に携わりたい！ 💡シナリオやゲームシステムを制作したい！ 📝 イベントや公式放送に携わりたい！ 🖼️ コンテストやキャンペーンの企画がしたい！ そんな熱い想いを持つあなたのご応募をお待ちしてます🙌 🌐 sqex.to/giTpQ

words that should have been workshopped a bit harder: enervate restive bemused nonplussed

I'M LIVE ON TWITCH TOMORROW!! Catch me at Anime Lockdown at 11:30 AM PST! www.twitch.tv/animelockdown I'll be talking about how we use translation theory to craft high-quality subtitles for your favorite anime. Come for the linguistics, stay for the memes. Here's a sneak peek (slide 37 of 74). 👀

Presenting the next installment of Tales under the Golden Sun, featuring a young Shetona who answers the call of the dance floor in a tale of rhythm and groove: The Party Never Ends 🪩 sqex.to/J5I5p

ADACHI AND SHIMAMURA (AUDIOBOOK) Vol. 4 The light novels about a sweet romance between high school girls–inspired the anime! Narrated by Analise Scarpaci. #SevenSeasSiren Out today on digital platforms! See RETAILERS section: sevenseasentertainment.com/audio_books/...

*climbs up on soapbox* *emotionally prepares to actually share a translation and localization opinion* ...stop translating 「え？」 as "eh?"!!!!! *leaves every comment on read*

Dragoncon 2025!

Memories 🪷 #art

I discovered that there are no images of Urianger styled like a Simpsons character if I search "Urianger simpsons" so I spent a few minutes making sure I set this world on the correct path.

I'M MOVING TO TOKYO!! After 3 years at Deluxe, I've accepted an offer at a major video game company as a Localization Director! I can't wait to dive back into game loc and start the next chapter of my life in Japan. (1/3)

Jeremy Tiang really hits the nail on the head here (as would be expected). Translation is caught between two forms of capitalist exploitation: using a per-word freelance structure to provide a bare minimum fee, and playing on its artistic nature to compel free ancillary labor alongside

We're thrilled to announce the dates and locations for #FFXIV Fan Festival 2026! 📍 Anaheim, California - Apr. 24-25, 2026 📍 Berlin, Germany - Jul. 25-26, 2026 📍 Tokyo, Japan – Oct. 31-Nov. 1, 2026 Stay tuned for more info! ✨ fanfest.finalfantasyxiv.com

Role Announcement🐺 I'm here to put the speculation to rest. I can now confirm that I voice The Lone Wolf/Howling Blade in #FinalFantasy XIV: Dawntrail! Thank you so much Tiauna Jackson at the Jackson Agency, SIDE LA, and the whole team for having me! #voiceacting

where are my fellow hilda enjoyers at!! #ffxiv

アルフィノ&チャイ夫妻 #FF14 #FF14イラスト #FF14art

Ah, yes. Demon Girl had such unique translation challenges! This was my attempt to reflect what the Japanese was doing. The brutal word kill ぶち殺す (buchikorosu) was cutified by becoming ぶちころがす (buchikorogasu). I wanted something that sounded threatening yet goofy, so murderize was what I settled on

The Moonfire Faire is coming back to #FFXIV with a splash! ⛱️ sqex.to/q5mmp 📅 August 13 – August 26 Pack your beach bag and get ready to head to Costa Del Sol for some summertime fun!

fun Ruri panel, translation-wise (-"yay or nay" communicates "this is an opinion poll," versus, "are you, right now?" -"omigosh" to indicate exasperation beyond just "be quiet." -"TMI" for キモ; would be too literal as "gross.") also love the charging phones next to pillows. just like me frfr

I neeeeeedddd the green one 💚💚💚

just trying to help! #lamento

Morning

Yellow Flowered Kitties - 2022 [ #art #illustration #botanimals ]

Bleeding isn't in my blood, 뼈속부터 달라서 Beating you is what I do, do, do, yeah #KPOPDEMONHUNTERS #KPDH #Rumi

I have re-read this line 17 times. "The company is yet to experiment with creating plus-size women, claiming 'the technology is not advanced enough for that'."

メロンクリームソーダな白熊の女の子です🍦🐻 夏のお嬢さんをイメージしました。 #illustration #一次創作

Pra quem tiver interesse em comprar Eroge ou apoiar produtores, lembrando que a Jast faz preço localizado pro Brasil

of the many japanese loan words vtubing types like putting back into English sentences the one I absolutely insist you all stop doing is "black company", please realize how that's going to come off really wrong if said to someone who isn't an otaku!! I'm saying this for your own good!!!

【FF14】Fireworks（ウリエンジェとレポリット/Urianger,Loporrit) #FF14イラスト