The joys of translating for higher ups that really don’t know much about anime fanculture or probably anime in general. Or maybe even Japanese culture in general. Volume 4 of DanMachi introduces honorifics awkwardness. You won’t see a 14 y/o awkwardly call a 19 y/o “Mr.” as often as here. Usually, official translations that really … Read more
I’ve finally found the time to write down my (almost grown distant) thoughts on the official translation of DanMachi volume 3. The first thing that will probably strike you is the sudden change of vocabulary and literary style. It’s still the same translator (if memory serves right) but the sentence structure’s grown more complicated as … Read more
After literally months of officialustranslatusphobia (thanks, No Game No Life) I decided to give Hataraku Maou-sama! a try – or as the official translation goes, The Devil is a Part-Timer!. Now let me rant about the title real quick first. That’s nothing to do with Yen Press since the official title had been decided on … Read more