Interviews With Localizers

– Discussions with people in the Japanese media localization industry – Leo McDonagh   Can you tell us about yourself? My name is Leo and I’m a queer trans guy from the UK living in Tokyo. I’ve loved languages and

– Discussions with people in the Japanese media localization industry – John Neal   Can you tell us about yourself? I’m John! I’m a freelance translator for both manga and video games, and I do a bit of editing for

– Discussions with people in the Japanese media localization industry – Carrick Lomas   Can you tell us about yourself? I can indeed! My name’s Carrick, and I’ve been working (with varying degrees of intensity) in localisation since 2015. I’m

– Discussions with people in the Japanese media localization industry – Kevin Yuan   Can you tell us about yourself? Hi there! My name is Kevin Yuan, and I’m a Tokyo-based Japanese-to-English translator working in-house in government (since 2023) and

Between February 2019 and April 2022 I conducted 32 Interviews With Localizers, casual interviews with people in the Japanese-English media translation industry. I stopped for a few years as work got busy (and I did a podcast instead), but now

– Discussions with people in the Japanese media localization industry – Kevin Ishizaka   Can you tell us about yourself? Hello! I’m Kevin Ishizaka, a freelance Japanese-to-English translator based in Tokyo. I come from Washington, USA and have been in

– Discussions with people in the Japanese media localization industry – Jasmine Bernhardt   Can you tell us about yourself? Hiya! I’m Jasmine Bernhardt, an American Japanese to English translator living in the UK. I mostly translate light novels, video

– Discussions with people in the Japanese media localization industry – Yuji Moriya   Can you tell us about yourself? Hi, I’m Yuji, and I’ve been in the Loc industry for about four years. I love music, play guitar, and

– Discussions with people in the Japanese media localization industry – Brittany Avery   Meet Brittany Avery! First of all, thank you for letting me be a part of this! My name is Brittany, and my ten-year anniversary in the

– Discussions with people in the Japanese media localization industry – Andrew Echeverria   Can you tell us about yourself? I’d love to! I’m Andrew, a Japanese-to-English game translator and editor originally from Portland, Oregon in the US. I’ve been

– Discussions with people in the Japanese media localization industry – Caleb Cook   Can you tell us about yourself? I’m Caleb, and I’ve been a freelance manga translator since 2014. This means that I sit at home from nine

  – Discussions with people in the Japanese media localization industry – Gavin Greene   Can you tell us about yourself? Hi! My name’s Gavin, and I’m a freelance Japanese to English translator and interpreter. I’ve been living and working

  – Discussions with people in the Japanese media localization industry – Emily Balistrieri   Can you tell us about yourself? I’m Tristan, a nonbinary trans guy (he/him) from Wisconsin currently living in Tokyo; I’m in the process of coming

  – Discussions with people in the Japanese media localization industry – Sarah T. Meet Sarah Hi! I’m a translator/editor/writer, and I’ve been fascinated by words and language for my whole life. My Japanese studies started because of anime but

  – Discussions with people in the Japanese media localization industry – Molly Rabbitt   Can you tell us about yourself? Hi! I’m your friendly neighborhood translator, Molly. Sorry you haven’t seen me for a minute. I’m still alive, I’ve

  – Discussions with people in the Japanese media localization industry – Lucile Danilov   Can you tell us about yourself? Hello! I’m Lucile Danilov. I’ve been working in the games industry for about 12 years now… Which I guess

  – Discussions with people in the Japanese media localization industry – Julie Goniwich Meet Julie Goniwich I’m a freelance translator currently living in Japan with my husband and 3-year-old daughter. I worked in-house briefly, but I’ve been freelance for

  – Discussions with people in the Japanese media localization industry – Liz Bushouse   Tell us about yourself! I’m Liz Bushouse, a freelance Japanese to English video game translator. I started translating professionally in 2016 when I was 26,

  – Discussions with people in the Japanese media localization industry – Jenny McKeon Tell us about yourself! I’m Jenny McKeon, a Japanese to English translator of manga and light novels! I have a BA in Japanese and Linguistics from

– Discussions with people in the Japanese media localization industry – Michelle Deco   Can you tell us about yourself? Hi! My name’s Michelle Deco and I’m a Localization Writer/Editor! I currently work as a Localization Editor/Coordinator at NIS America.

  – Discussions with people in the Japanese media localization industry – Meru   Meet Meru Most people online know me as Meru! I translate and also own my own localization company.   I discovered anime when I was around

  – Discussions with people in the Japanese media localization industry – Brandon Bovia   Hi! My name’s Brandon Bovia. I’m 26 years old and have been lettering manga as a freelancer for two years. I primarily work for Viz Media,

  – Discussions with people in the Japanese media localization industry – Molly Lee Tell us about yourself! My name is Molly Lee. I’m also known by my internet handle, VerdelishJP, or just Verde, if you’re cool. I’m a loudmouth

  – Discussions with people in the Japanese media localization industry – Nova Skipper   Can you tell us about yourself? My name is Nova Skipper, and I’ve been a professional Japanese to English translator for four years now. I’ve

  – Discussions with people in the Japanese media localization industry – Diana Taylor   Meet Diana Taylor! My name is Diana Taylor, occasionally going by the internet handle of Laiska. I am a Japanese-to-English translator, currently working mainly in

  – Discussions with people in the Japanese media localization industry – Jan Mitsuko Cash   Can you tell us about yourself, Jan? I translate light novels, literary fiction, and manga from Japanese to English. I grew up in California