Category: Translator’s Corner

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How I Met My Healthy Hentai Neighbors — Translator’s Corner #2

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Hi there! It’s me, Jchah, the translator of How I Met My Healthy Hentai Neighbors. I’m back with more insight into my translation process—this time, focusing on the game’s use of sound effects (SFX).

If you missed my previous post, you can check it out here, where I give a brief overview of the title and the Healthy Hentai series as a whole.

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How I Met My Healthy Hentai Neighbors — Translator’s Corner #1

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Hi there! I’m Jchah, the translator of How I Met My Healthy Hentai Neighbors. I’ve translated plenty of anime over the years, including Muse Asia’s subtitles for Re:Zero, A Sign of Affection, and more, but this is my first visual novel project with MangaGamer. And wow, what a title to debut with.

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Lkyt Translator’s Corner

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Today we have some words from Ralen, the translator of parade’s latest BL game, Lkyt! Lkyt is currently available for pre-order on the MangaGamer store and it will also be available on Steam upon release on April 20th!

I don’t often write for the MangaGamer blog, but I found this title so compelling, it was hard to resist. Lkyt is my first introduction to the BL genre, although whether it can truly be classified as a “Boys’ Love” title is highly debatable. Even author Tatsuya Kurashiki himself prefers to categorize it as a “sexual bromance,” but no matter what you choose to call it, the plot and storytelling are unmatched.

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Jeanne At The Clock Tower: Translator’s Corner

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Hello, I’m ZackZeal! A series of questionable life choices and a good deal of luck has led me down the path to being a translator, where I spend 25% of my time translating h-scenes and the remaining 75% complaining about said h-scenes. And in between, I sometimes consume other mediums of JP media. 

So when I was approached with the task of translating Jeanne at the Clock Tower, it naturally made me wonder, as I’m sure some of you have, about two things. What is this game about, and why does Japanese media seem to be so focused about Jeanne d’Arc, of all historical figures? Not just Jeanne at the Clock Tower, but lots of other media franchises, big and small alike, have varied depictions of this historical heroine.

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