AI does not "assist" translators, it just makes their work harder, brings down the quality, and impacts their pay. 😭
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AI does not "assist" translators, it just makes their work harder, brings down the quality, and impacts their pay. 😭
Today is 1 month since we released "I Write Games Not Tragedies" 🥹 And we're also in the @womenledgames.com showcase! Celebrating with a lil' Steam update. Art celebrating the women behind the game by @cornmandog.bsky.social of course 💜 #gamedev
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『I Write Games Not Tragedies 叫べ青春』（Steam）がリリースされました！エモで、ゴスで、クエスチョニングで、アディクションな青年アッシュの半生を描いた胸熱ビジュアルノベル＋リズムアクションです。マツリカゲームズさんサポートのもと、自分が日本語訳/LQA担当しています。ぜひ🎸🎤�
本作は「00年代、英国エモ音楽にのめりこんだボクが大人になるまで」を描いた作品です。ポップカルチャーに長年涵養されてきた者として、思わず感情移入してしまう描写がたくさんありました。ぜひプレイしてみてください！
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A poster for I Write Games Not Tragedies: The Gig. The Dublin Castle, Camden Featuring performances by Megan Valentine JT Kzar 30 November 2025 Doors Open at 1900 Tickets available on eventbrite Game available to purchase on Steam
Announcing I Write Games Not Tragedies: The Gig!
We are putting on a gig in Camden to celebrate IWGNT featuring musicians from the game because of COURSE we are. 😈 30 Nov, The Dublin Castle. Tickets here! Come rock out with us 🤘
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ATTENTION the game is out THIS IS NOT A DRILL!!
This is one of the hardest things I've done in m life but right not the exhaustion has been replaced by joy 😭
Localisation coming very soon, wait for me my loves 💜
Books in translation cannot even exist without translators, and we all live under capitalism, not just publishers, so honestly, it’s insulting that financial success is not shared with us.
「排外主義者たちの夢は叶った」という衝撃的な書き出し。
極右政党が野党第一党になり“嫌韓“女性総理大臣が誕生した近未来を描き話題になった作品。
刊行は2020年3月、連載開始は2018年。
この小説が描くような排外主義が蔓延る世界が決して現れない望みを託し書かれた作品です。
ただいま写真の帯を付けて重版中。
２枚めの画像は本作の書き出しです。
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The I Write Games Not Tragedies Demo is OUT NOW on Steam!!
Please download (for free ofc) and share your feedback with us xxx #indiegames #gamedev store.steampowered.com/app/3396670/...
Featuring work by:
• Jude Rogers
• Tiffany Murray
• @francescasobande.bsky.social
• Sophie Calon
• Crystal Jeans
• Natsuki Koyata (古谷田 奈月)
• @arthurreiji.bsky.social
• Gosia Buzzanca
Issue 003: Undersong | Out 13.09
Something is rekindled in the grainy late-night livestreams of the Eras Tour. A fisherman wakes to sing back the dead. A disillusioned thirtysomething finds solace in piano renditions of the Beatles.
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Wishlist I Write Games Not Tragedies on Steam! It's our first game, so our bleeding black hearts appreciate every wishlist 🖤❤️🩹🖤
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In preparation for rising sea levels 😌
今日明日（3/8〜3/9）吉祥寺で開催中『TOKYO INDIE GAMES SUMMIT 2025』に出展中のビジュアルノベル＋音ゲー「I Write Games Not Tragedies」を翻訳担当しています。
会場（東急REIホテル）でプレイできるのは20〜30分程度ですが、青春、エモ、セラピーな物語と熱い音楽にぶち抜かれるゲームです。年内にフル版もリリース予定なので、ウィッシュリストに入れていただけると嬉しいです。イベントに行かれる方はぜひ足を止めてプレイしてみてください！歌唱用にマイクも用意されてます笑
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As a writer it feels wonderful when someone really “gets” your work, warts and all. Thank you so much to @tessakaur.bsky.social at TheGamer for this wonderful write up. My goth heart is very happy rn 🖤
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editing a machine translated text is pure drudgery and takes more energy than actually just translating from scratch.
Let the machines edit if they're so clever (they are not)
Early-career literary translators, here is a grant for you! You could apply for it and get some help bringing a precious translation baby into this world!
Get an Honford Star subscription for the best of East Asian literature in translation (with special emphasis on speculative fiction) coming out in 2025 ✨🪐 Including two of mine, RED SWORD by Bora Chung:
I haven't tried yet! (Looks like I need to get a Japanese Apple ID first which is Work 😌)
本日2025年1月15日 第172回芥川賞を受賞🏆️した安堂ホセ『DTOPIA』(デートピア)🏝️
受賞を記念し、冒頭を無料公開します。
これを機会にぜひお読みください。
舞台は恋愛リアリティショー!!
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安堂ホセ『ＤＴＯＰＩＡ』(デートピア)
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Emerging Translators: Apply for the 2025 ALTA Emerging Translator Program. Mentorships offered in 18 languages. I will be serving as the Japanese mentor. Deadline November 30. Apply here 👇
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Just found out that my translation of Mado Arite's "The Hakusan Street Incident" is now available as an ebook! The story follows Nozomi who signs up for a dating app but instead finds herself meeting with an assassin...
A big thanks to Takami Nieda for her fantastic editing and to Kawade Shobo ✨
ありがとうございます！！
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