Podcasts about manga translation battle

Show Notes 1:09: Jenny McKeon and Stephen Paul introduce themselves. 3:21: Jenny and Stephen explain how they got their start in the industry; how the Manga Translation Battle has proven to be important. 9:07: Each explain how long it took to make a living doing translation. 13:10: Suggestions on ways to avoid burnout (ex. following a schedule, knowing when editors might want the work submitted). 19:13: Stephen’s first professional work and the story around that, and how he got to work on One Piece. 25:09: Handling simulpubs, the pros and cons of weekly manga (ex. dealing with foreshadowing, gender ambiguity, checking the graphic novel version). 28:56: How to approach the “surprise gender reveal” that can occur in manga and light novels. 38:03: Dealing with singular vs. plural nouns, settings in manga and light novels. 45:23: Both explain how they handle criticism from fans, peers, or people they're working for. 51:00: How light novel translation is completely different from manga translation. 54:27: Jenny and Stephen share their revision/rewriting process for manga/light novels. 1:06:00: Both give some advice on how to break into the industry (ex. reading English prose, being a good writer). Jenny McKeon is a full-time freelance translator and artist from Massachusetts. She primarily translates manga, such as Nichijou, Blank Canvas, Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid, Bloom into You, and New Game!, as well as light novel series like So I'm a Spider, So What?. In her spare time, she also draws comics of her own, or watches anime with her husband and two cats. Stephen Paul has been a Japanese-to-English translator for over 15 years, with his credits ranging from BECK to the simulpub of Samurai 8: The Tale of Hachimaru. His other translations include the Sword Art Online manga and light novels, Vinland Saga, Yotsuba!&, That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime, Battle Angel Alita, Durarara!!, and One Piece. He is a contributor to the One Piece Podcast, a fan run podcast that talks about the Weekly Shonen Jump manga and the anime by Toei Animation.

On this episode we check out 3 more manga for another Triple Dip! Seamus picks the ultimate unrequited love story of Scum’s Wish, darfox with the crime drama about a legendary hitman in The Fable, and dakazu brings the grotesque horror of Starving Anonymous! Remember to send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our tumblr! http://mangamachinations.tumblr.com Join our Discord server and come talk to us! http://discord.me/mangamac Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro Song: “Uso No Hibana” by Kuroneko from Scum’s Wish, Opening, Introductions 00:01:02 - Listener Questions: Giving our picks for manga with good endings 00:08:52 - The Manga Machinations authoritative official anime canon list 00:11:13 - an important announcement about fixing our discord server, shout-out to Iyasu in the Manga Translation Battle 00:14:40 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST “Prologue”, darfox talks about the roundabout progression in harem manga like We Never Learn 00:20:22 - dakazu revisits Himegoto: Juukyusai no Seifuku and realizes it has the same appeal as a daytime soap opera 00:31:36 - News: Upcoming movie adaptation of Flowers of Evil and anime adaptation of Dorohedoro 00:37:34 - Crowd funding has secured the creation of a life-size statue of Punpun to be on display at Inio Asano’s world exhibition Ctrl+T2 00:41:18 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Triple Dip where we read the first volume of three different manga, including: Give My Regards to Black Jack by Shuho Sato, Higanjima by Koji Matsumoto, and Kasane by Daruma Matsuura 00:44:32 - Main Segment Triple Dip:  Starving Anonymous/Scum’s Wish/The Fable, Transition Song: “Heikousen” by Sayuri from Scum’s Wish, we’ve read the beginning of each manga for discussion and to see if we’ll keep reading it before picking our favorite 00:45:23 - Starving Anonymous by Yuu Kuraishi & Kazu Inabe 01:00:39 - The Fable by Katsuhisa Minami 01:12:03 -Scum’s Wish by Mengo Yokoyari 01:25:10 - Next Week’s Topic: Give My Regards to Black Jack & Higanjima & Kasane, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “wish men” by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

On this episode of Manga Mavericks, what was supposed to be an episode discussing the latest Jump Starts from Shonen Jump and My Hero Academia goodness with Maxy Barnard of Friendship Effort Victory, turned out to be another news episode again! We promise you'll get to hear that discussion next time, but in the meantime, we have plenty of news to keep us busy! Including unfortunate news for Yusuke Murata's Back To The Future manga, another tidal wave of licenses from Seven Seas, and just how well My Hero Academia: Two Heroes has been doing at the box office! We PROMISE we'll have a non-news episode next time, but enjoy a shorter episode until then!  PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 00:00 - Intro 00:58 - Yusuke Murata’s Back to the Future manga cancelled 02:34 - Tomo-chan is a Girl ends with 8th volume 03:23 - Detective Conan currently on 9 week hiatus 04:26 - Tokyo Tarereba Girls gets 3 new chapters 05:14 - M&C licenses The Secret of Girls 06:28 - Viz Media releases MHA One Shot manga: “All Might Rising” 08:00 - Viz licenses Snow White with the Red Hair 09:32 - New Kodansha Licenses: October Edition 14:56 - New J-Novel Club licenses 17:49 - New Seven Seas License (and Kaoru Mori manga available digitally) 27:38 - Manga Translation Battle of Professionals 30:33 - Alita film pushed back to February 14th 31:34 - My Hero Academia Two Heroes is a hit at the box office! 35:48 - Jump Force Updates (More characters, original characters, and a release date!) 39:07 - Its Over Already!? Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com, and now on Youtube! You can also follow the hosts at @sniperking323 and @lumranmayasha. If you’d like to help support the show financially you can donate to Colton’s Ko-fi here and LumRanmaYasha’s Ko-fi here. Don’t forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and iTunes and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content! We take your suggestions and feedback very seriously and want to figure out more ways to reach out and interact with you guys, so please leave some responses!

On this episode of Manga Mavericks, what was supposed to be an episode discussing the latest Jump Starts from Shonen Jump and My Hero Academia goodness with Maxy Barnard of Friendship Effort Victory, turned out to be another news episode again! We promise you'll get to hear that discussion next time, but in the meantime, we have plenty of news to keep us busy! Including unfortunate news for Yusuke Murata's Back To The Future manga, another tidal wave of licenses from Seven Seas, and just how well My Hero Academia: Two Heroes has been doing at the box office! We PROMISE we'll have a non-news episode next time, but enjoy a shorter episode until then!  PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 00:00 - Intro 00:58 - Yusuke Murata’s Back to the Future manga cancelled 02:34 - Tomo-chan is a Girl ends with 8th volume 03:23 - Detective Conan currently on 9 week hiatus 04:26 - Tokyo Tarereba Girls gets 3 new chapters 05:14 - M&C licenses The Secret of Girls 06:28 - Viz Media releases MHA One Shot manga: “All Might Rising” 08:00 - Viz licenses Snow White with the Red Hair 09:32 - New Kodansha Licenses: October Edition 14:56 - New J-Novel Club licenses 17:49 - New Seven Seas License (and Kaoru Mori manga available digitally) 27:38 - Manga Translation Battle of Professionals 30:33 - Alita film pushed back to February 14th 31:34 - My Hero Academia Two Heroes is a hit at the box office! 35:48 - Jump Force Updates (More characters, original characters, and a release date!) 39:07 - Its Over Already!? Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com, and now on Youtube! You can also follow the hosts at @sniperking323 and @lumranmayasha. If you’d like to help support the show financially you can donate to Colton’s Ko-fi here and LumRanmaYasha’s Ko-fi here. Don’t forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and iTunes and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content! We take your suggestions and feedback very seriously and want to figure out more ways to reach out and interact with you guys, so please leave some responses!

Amanda Haley, who was the best overall translator of Coppelion in the first Manga Translation Battle, and Jenny McKeon, who got first prize as the best translator of Nichijou in the third Manga Translation Battle, are now podcasting, and that means explaining how one feels when they translate an ecchi manga in public.