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New Simulcast: Ping Pong

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Well, I’m a little late posting it this time, but yep, I’m doing another simulcast this season: Ping Pong the Animation. It’s based on the 1990s manga Ping Pong, which was popular enough to get a live-action film you may have seen (I’ve read the manga in Japanese, but I’m waiting to watch the movie’s English-language … Read more

Wham, bam, pow! And Scarier Sounds in Translation

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“Hey guys, does anybody know what doom sounds like?” On Friday I came across a perfect example of a classic translation challenge in Japanese fiction. It all started when an editor reviewing a TV episode showed me some onscreen Japanese text that said “gogogogo.” Now, anyone who spends time watching or reading Japanese media is … Read more