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Maisy Hatchard – Board Game Translator – Interviews With Localizers

Maisy Hatchard – Board Game Translator – Interviews With Localizers

– Discussions with people in the Japanese media localization industry – Maisy Hatchard   Hey, Maisy! Please tell us about yourself. Afternoon! Well, Tokyo is my current home, south-east England is my heart’s home, I did a bunch of growing

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Stephen Meyerink – Game Translator & Writer – Interviews With Localizers

Stephen Meyerink – Game Translator & Writer – Interviews With Localizers

– Discussions with people in the Japanese media localization industry – Stephen Meyerink Can you tell us about yourself? I can! I’m Stephen Meyerink, and I’m a J to E translator, writer, game development learner, and a lover of video

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Emily Balistrieri – Literary Translator – Interviews With Localizers

Emily Balistrieri – Literary Translator – Interviews With Localizers

– 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 out

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Sarah Tangney – Freelance Japanese-English Game Translator – Interviews With Localizers

Sarah Tangney – Freelance Japanese-English Game Translator – Interviews With Localizers

– Discussions with people in the Japanese media localization industry – Sarah Tangney   Meet Sarah Tangney 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

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Molly Rabbitt – Translator and Educator – Interviews With Localizers

Molly Rabbitt – Translator and Educator – Interviews With Localizers

– 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 just

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Lucile Danilov – French Game Translator and Consultant – Interviews With Localizers

Lucile Danilov – French Game Translator and Consultant – Interviews With Localizers

– 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 makes

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Julie Goniwich – Technical and Creative Translator – Interviews With Localizers

Julie Goniwich – Technical and Creative Translator – Interviews With Localizers

– 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 about

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Liz Bushouse – Video Game Translator – Interviews With Localizers

Liz Bushouse – Video Game Translator – Interviews With Localizers

– 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, so

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Jenny McKeon – Manga and Light Novel Translator – Interviews With Localizers

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– 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 UMass

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Jennifer ODonnell August 18, 2019August 18, 2019 Interviews With Localizers No Comments Read more

Michelle Deco – Video Game Editor and Writer – Interview With Localizers

Michelle Deco – Video Game Editor and Writer – Interview With Localizers

– 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.

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Meru – Localizer and Publisher – Interviews With Localizers

Meru – Localizer and Publisher – Interviews With Localizers

– 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 13

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Brandon Bovia – Manga Letterer – Interviews With Localizers

Brandon Bovia – Manga Letterer – Interviews With Localizers

– 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, Seven

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Molly Lee – Porny Otome Game Translator – Interviews With Localizers

Molly Lee – Porny Otome Game Translator – Interviews With Localizers

– 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 with

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Nova Skipper – Otome Game Wordsmith – Interviews With Localizers

Nova Skipper – Otome Game Wordsmith – Interviews With Localizers

– 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 been

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Diana Taylor – Light Novel and Manga Translator – Interviews With Localizers

Diana Taylor – Light Novel and Manga Translator – Interviews With Localizers

– 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 light

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Jan Mitsuko Cash – Novel and Manga Translator – Interviews With Localizers

Jan Mitsuko Cash – Novel and Manga Translator – Interviews With Localizers

– 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 and

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Shawn Wylie – Video Game Translator & Community Builder – Interviews With Localizers

Shawn Wylie – Video Game Translator & Community Builder – Interviews With Localizers

– Discussions with people in the Japanese media localization industry – Shawn Wylie   Can you tell us about yourself? My name is Shawn Wylie. I’m a professional freelance JtoEN game translator/localizer and media localization community builder based out of

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Jessica Chavez – Game Editor – Interviews With Localizers

Jessica Chavez – Game Editor – Interviews With Localizers

– Discussions with people in the Japanese media localization industry – Jessica Chavez – Game Editor   Please tell us about yourself! My name is Jessica Chavez, and I’m a former editor and localization manager at XSEED Games. I’ve been

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Kristi Fernandez – Novel/TV Translator – Interviews With Localizers

Kristi Fernandez – Novel/TV Translator – Interviews With Localizers

– Discussions with people in the Japanese media localization industry – Kristi Fernandez   Please tell us about yourself! Hi, there! I’m Kristi, a NYC resident and Japanese to English translator. I’ve only been freelancing for about two years now,

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Cassiel Merricat – Game Transcreator – Interviews With Localizers

Cassiel Merricat – Game Transcreator – Interviews With Localizers

– Discussions with people in the Japanese media localization industry –   Cassiel Merricat   Why don’t you tell us about yourself? My name’s Cassiel Merricat, and I’m a Japanese-to-English translator, localizer and transcreator (more on that later). I have

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Daniel McCalla – Game Translator and Localizer – Interviews With Localizers

Daniel McCalla – Game Translator and Localizer – Interviews With Localizers

– Discussions with people in the Japanese media localization industry –   Daniel McCalla   Why don’t you tell us about yourself? So, my name is Daniel and I’m a Japanese to English translator and game localizer, hailing from North

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Anne Lee – Game Translator and Editor – Interviews With Localizers

Anne Lee – Game Translator and Editor – Interviews With Localizers

– Discussions with people in the Japanese media localization industry –   Anne Lee   Tell us about yourself! Hello! My name is Anne Lee. I’m a Japanese to English translator and editor, writer, academic, and blogger! I’ve been a

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Introducing Interviews With Localizers!

Introducing Interviews With Localizers!

Interviews With Localizers – Discussions with people in the Japanese media localization industry –   What Do You Mean “Localizers”? In this context localizers refers to: translators, editors, writers, project managers, letterers, community managers… Pretty much anyone who works in

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