Category Archives: Commentary

Some Thoughts on Translating Manga

I’d like to extend upon a blog entry I did on manga translation way back in Nov of 2007. Link What I’d like to expand upon is this: What’s interesting about this is that I feel a very strong connection to the original text and to what I’ve written. I didn’t expect this. It feels sort of like I’m a

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Zettai Heiwa Daisakusen to Ouran Comparisons

I been browsing the ZHD forums lately and I got a couple of comments about the ZHD Kiss fan art I did and apparently there are some that think ZHD is like “Ouran”. I’ve felt this way too while translating the manga. Obviously, Yuda and Haruhi look almost identical and have very similar reactions to the realization of their feelings.

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Dazzle Volume 10

I made the mistake of skipping to the last pages of the manga before reading it and found a gruesome and sad ending to this volume. T_T … I’m so put out that I’ve decided that I can’t stand the cliff hanger so I will wait until volume 11 comes out so I can read the two volumes together at

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