A Different Approach to the Translation of Ero-Scenes
Recently, I’ve been thinking about how I translate sex scenes (エロシーン, ero-scene) in visual novels. It is one of the least pleasurable aspects of my hobby, and I’m rather glad that I never had to deal with ero-scenes during my time as a fansubber. Ero-scenes are notoriously difficult to translate well; several inherent linguistic barriers [...]
Visual novel review: Ever 17 – The Out of Infinity
Title: Ever 17: The Out of Infinity Genre: Drama/Action Company: KID Platform: PC Release Date: Aug 29 2002 Synopsis: It’s 2017 and Kuranari Takeshi is visiting a futuristic underwater theme park called “LeMU”, where he’s to meet up with his friends. However, an accident leads to a breach in the upper levels of LeMU, and [...]
School Days
School Days. Everyone’s probably heard about it by now. Easily one of the season’s most anticipated (and hated) shows, by both the hardcore and the casual anime-watching community. To start you off, a few quotes from friends of mine. “You know, they made Makoto into a bigger douchebag than he was in the game.” “They combined all [...]
Visual novel review: Narcissu
Title: Narcissu Genre: Drama Company: Stage-Nana Platform: PC Release Date: 2005 Synopsis: Not long after his 20th birthday, soon after receiving his driver’s license, a young man receives news that he has a terminal illness. He quickly finds himself in Section 7F of his hospital, a special section for patients with no hope. There he [...]
Eroge Adaptations = WTF?
Let me tell you something about me: I’m a horrible person. My name’s probably in 30 federal databases of known sex offenders. I play eroge. Not one, not two, lots of it. Hell, I even WORK in an industry-related field. But as an eroge player, there’s a trend within the anime industry that bugs me [...]
