Translation Chat 13 – Mercedez Clewis chats about Super Cub

 

Mercedez (Meru) Clewis (they/their) is a Japanese to English translation and localization editor working primarily with light novels and visual novels, such as Idea Factory’s Cupid Parasite. They’re also a pop culture critic, anime and manga reviewer, and a freelance journalist, contributing to websites like Anime Feminist and the Anime News Network.

Mercedez chose to chat about Spring 2021’s Super Cub, an anime produced by Studio Kai based on the Super Cub novel by author Tone Kouken.

 

“A lonely girl’s eyes are opened to the many possibilities when she buys a Honda Super Cub. In her old life she had nothing, but now she has a Cub and many opportunities before her.

 

Additional

In this episode we discuss Mercedez’s articles on Super Cub for Anime Feminist and Anime News Network. You can read them here:

Mercedez Clewis

Twitter: @pixelatedlenses

Portfolio: Pixelated Lenses

 

Translation Chat

A podcast where professional Japanese to English translators and editors chat about their favorite translations.

Hosted by Jennifer O’Donnell

Music by Alex Valles

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Translation Chat 13 – Mercedez Clewis chats about Super Cub

Jennifer O'Donnell

Jennifer is a Japanese to English translator and Localization Director for a video game company in Japan. With an MA in translation from the University of London, she specializes in creative, entertaining translations for media, and has a passion for improving the entertainment translation industry for translators, vendors, and clients. (No AI or machine translation in creative works!)

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