Hayley Scanlon

The Pollen of Flowers (화분, Ha Gil-jong, 1972) A young man and woman seek escape from the oppressive society of the Blue House in Ha Gil-jong’s transgressive social drama.

The Pollen of Flowers (화분, Ha Gil-jong, 1972)

"I answered your questions. Can I give this one a name now?"

"Hmm... It's a Mana-Optimizing Floating Object, so..."

"Mofo!"

"Nope."

「魔力増幅だから…マゾちゃん！」
「却下」

now that's an 11/10 legendary pun translation

Someone with a similar name has written several books about horses and I keep getting these increasingly surreal AI scam emails intended for her. Starting to wonder if it's some kind of subliminal messaging. This one goes on forever and makes no sense.

Westminster Meeting House raided by Metropolitan Police again. Statement: “For Quakers, faith and action are inseparable. Peaceful protest, prayer and nonviolent action are integral parts of many Quakers' religious life. Whilst we take the planning of criminal acts very seriously, we believe that this incident is a deliberate targeting of committed young people who want to make our country a more equitable place. This raid is part of a systematic stifling of dissent. That this is the second time in a year that the police have raided our meeting house dramatically illuminates the broader trend in the UK of cracking down on those who disagree with the government. The right to protest is fundamental to our democracy. It's a key part of how people make their voices heard between elections.” – Oliver Robertson, Head of Witness and Worship Quakers in Britain, 5 March 2026

Yesterday evening, for the second time in a year, the Met Police raided Westminster Quaker Meeting House and arrested a number of young nonviolent activists.

STATEMENT: www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-eve...

Fiction Book of the Year Shortlist 2026 | The British Book Awards Check out the 2026 shortlist for the Fiction Book of the Year at The British Book Awards

Oh. Oh my.
Strange Pictures is shortlisted for the British Book Awards Fiction Book of the Year.
#Uketsu #StrangePictures

www.thebookseller.com/british-book...

Lyceum Theatre near Strand London
~ photographer unidentified (1937)

Kazuo Hara's EXTREME PRIVATE EROS: LOVE SONG 1974 Blu-ray

NEW RELEASE ANNOUNCEMENT!! Kazuo Hara's legendary EXTREME PRIVATE EROS: LOVE SONG 1974 on Blu-ray 20 April.
From the director of The Emperor's Naked Army Marches On, this intensely personal film explodes the boundaries of documentary filmmaking. tinyurl.com/3bunajby
Amazon UK: tinyurl.com/mrx8ajju

AI翻訳 in a red circle with a slash through it

I made this for a talk I'm giving, but maybe you can use it, too?

When Persistence Pays Off: On Translating and Publishing the Work of Kanako Nishi This is one of those publishing stories where the author—and in this case the translator too—waited for years, certain that their work deserved a wider audience, and was forced to stand patiently b…

So glad to see Kanako Nishi published in English, translated by Allison Markin Powell, at long last. Do read Sakura, it’s wonderful - I couldn’t put it down!
#translation #booksky #japaneseliterature

***ANNOUNCEMENT***

Coming on April 20th on Blu-ray in the UK from #SecondRunDVD: #ExtremePrivateEros: Love Song 1974 (1974)!

From the director of the renowned, controversial documentary The Emperor's Naked Army Marches On, Kazuo Hara's intensely personal - and equally controversial -

We've talked about it a few times in the past, but to reiterate: Omoi uses 100% human translators, letterers, proofreaders, and editors for our exclusive series. We're proud to publish high-quality releases from skilled localization workers

柳楽優弥主演で1983年の映画「竜二」をリメイク！10月公開、歌舞伎町を歩く超特報も解禁（コメントあり）
https://natalie.mu/eiga/news/662417?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social

監督は水田伸生
「新たな解釈で新しい命を吹き込む『再創造』であって、決して『模倣』ではありません」

#RYUJI #竜二

“Tanka has become popular among young people, as opposed to free-verse poetry, partly because it’s short enough to be shared on social media.”

Up on the WLT Weekly, Miho Kinnas interviews Yuki Tanaka.

worldliteraturetoday.org/blog/intervi...

Read extracts from the International Booker Prize 2026 longlist | The Booker Prizes Enjoy extracts from all the books longlisted for the International Booker Prize 2026 – a sparkling selection of fresh and innovative books

From witchcraft to war, revolution to renewal, magic to murder, the longlist for the International Booker Prize 2026, supported by Bukhman Philanthropies, travels across continents and centuries.

🔗 Enjoy extracts from all the books by tapping the link below.

Manga companies, please pay us $8/page!
The small and new publishers can do it, surely the big companies with owners who make $3 million+ per year can afford it too!!
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Notice Regarding the Translation and Publication Structure of Seven Seas Entertainment and MEDIA DO:

English: mediado.jp/wp-content/t...
Japanese: mediado.jp/info/15595/

I am afraid that manga as an industry is going to go through another bust. Sales have flatlined in Japan, so the only growth market they see now is in English language markets.

Publishers are all desperate to push sales there, and are most likely going to flood the market beyond capacity.

AI does not "assist" translators, it just makes their work harder, brings down the quality, and impacts their pay. 😭

Can confirm, takes about this long and the best-paid translators only make about $1,000 per volume.

Editors make less per volume; I’m not sure about Letterers.

It’s not that expensive to get a good localization of a manga volume.

Don’t let them forget that.

Media Do announced today they acquired US Manga Publisher Seven Seas for 12.4 Billion Yen ($80 Million USD)

• As of reporting, Seven Seas has not issued a statement in regards to the acquisition

Source: www.nikkei.com/article/DGXZ...

Plan 75 2026 Subscribers: This is NOT included in your Subscription. If you'd like to purchase it, you will need to login to view your special 50% off SRP pricing. This special limited edition slipcover

Very happy to have contributed a booklet essay to KimStim's blu-ray release of Plan 75

John Neal - Manga and Game Translator John Neal is a manga and video game translator and editor who worked at Platinum games for 6 years and now freelances.

New Interviews With Localizers is out!!! This month we talk to John Neal (@johnnylandmine.bsky.social) about how he became an in-house video game localizer then moved to freelance manga/game translation and editing.
#InterviewswithLoc
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JATBOOK Webinar: A Strange Turn of Events: Lessons from an accidental literary translator | Japan Association of Translators

I'll be talking online about how I ended up becoming a "literary translator" and hopefully people will find it amusing, at least, if not helpful. April 18th! Free for JAT members, ¥500 for students, ¥2,000 for others.
#Xl8 #Translation #JapaneseLit

Just an FYI to everyone, I had someone comment that this documentary was riddled with AI. I went and did some research.
Hammer lists the studio behind this documentary as "Deep Fusion Films in Association with Hammer Films".

The website for Deep Fusion Films, front and center, states:

Darkness and Humanity: The Complete Akira Kurosawa The Academy Museum presents Darkness and Humanity: The Complete Akira Kurosawa, a full 35mm retrospective running Mar 28–May 30, 2026, celebrating the filmmaker’s masterful epics, human dramas, and la...

Academy Museum's screening every Kurosawa movie this spring 🚨

John Woo. Chow Yun-Fat. One of cinema's greatest collaborations all started here with A BETTER TOMORROW, in theatres in 4K March 1, 2 & 4! 💥

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Please DM me if you know a lot about rakugo and are interested in a paid writing gig.

Big news for those who are interested in our online translation courses but haven't been able to commit due to the time difference!

We now offer the option to receive recordings of all weekly classes instead of joining in real-time✨

Learn more here: www.jvtacademy.com/learning-sty...

'I based horror video game on working in a Scottish chippy' Developer James Muirhead said his old job provided the perfect setting for his latest creation.

'I based horror game on working in a Scottish chippy' - @deepcrypt.games

Park Chan-wook will be president of the Cannes Film Festival jury, marking the first South Korean president in the history of the festival.

The festival runs from May 12-23.