How to make entertainment translation entertaining, for experienced and aspiring translators alike. Translation tips and tricks!
Dec 3, 2021 • Subscribe
More like this


How to Write Effective Translation Comments
Why do we write translation comments and how do we write effective comments to make our coworkers' lives easier?


How to Write Effective Translation Comments
Why do we write translation comments and how do we write effective comments to make our coworkers' lives easier?
Tutorial: How to Make a Wig Bigger
Related Tutorial: How to Make a Wig Size Smaller Some wigs are quite so. So small, in fact, that the wig won't fit around your…
How to make a proper MAL list
A MyAnimeList is a great way to both keep track of how much anime you’ve watched, rank your shows from favorite to least-favorite, and show others what you…


How To Make A VTuber Character Sheet
Today, you will learn how to make a VTuber character reference sheet yourself or how to hire a freelancer to draw you one.


How to Give Feedback in the Translation Industry
Feedback is incredibly important in the translation industry. It helps people improve their skills and brings up the overall quality of work.


How to Take Feedback in the Translation Industry
Feedback can feel like a personal attack, but learning how to take feedback can help improve your skills as a translator.
Tutorial: How to Make Dragon or Bat Wings
Related Tutorials: How to Make Butterfly Wings How to Make Simple Shoujo Wings Making cellophane wings is slightly more difficult than other methods, but it’s…


How to Make a VTuber Model | Beginner’s Guide
So you want to know how to make a VTuber model. In this article, we are going to cover everything there is about making a VTuber model.


How To Make Replaying a Game 100 Times Fun
How Reventure uses clever game design to make collecting 100 different endings in the same world fun until the adventure comes to a rest.
Tutorial: How to Make a Snaggle Tooth for Costumes
Related Tutorials: How to Make Large Tusks How to Make Super Simple Fangs How to Make Fangs Adding fangs to the bottom jaw is a…
Tutorial: How to Make Costume Scars With Only Makeup
Related Tutorials: How to Make Burn Scars With Liquid Latex How to Create Cuts and Scars With Rigid Collodion If you don't want to use…
Cosplay Armor: How to Make a Simple Chest Plate
Many anime and video game characters have a chest plate as part of their costume design. This tutorial will go over the basics for creating…


How to make a best friend, shojo manga-style
In a throwback to an early tongue-in-cheek blog entry listing some of the best romantic tips shojo manga has to offer, I thought I’d write a similar post…


Here’s How To Make Your Own Ehomaki This Setsubun
What's up with those long thick sushi rolls sold all over Japan this time of year? They're called ehomaki, and you eat it during Setsubun.
Cosplay Armor: How to Make a Female Chest Plate
If you were making an actual female breastplate, the construction wouldn’t actually be all that different from a standard male breastplate. However, most anime, cartoons,…


Persistent Pitfalls in Media Translation and How to Avoid Them
A few tips on how to avoid pitfalls in media translation, in particular Japanese manga, anime, light novels and games.


Dog VTubers To Watch: Top 10 Most Entertaining Picks
Get to know some of the internet's most popular dog VTubers, including Inugami Korone, Shibako Mai, Shxtou, and Buffpup.
Cosplay Armor: How to Make Basic Pauldrons or Shoulder Guards
Because of their domed shape, pauldrons can be one of the more difficult pieces of armor until you understand the trick for creating curves. This…


How to Make a Survival Kit for Emergencies in Japan
Prepare your survival kit for emergencies in Japan with these essential items recommended by the government of Japan and more.
Tutorial: How to Make Gloves (and fingerless) for Anime Costumes
Related Tutorial: Easier Gloves: How to Make Gloves Using Stretch Fabric Making gloves from non-stretch fabric is difficult because you need to take the thickness…
Tutorial: How to Make Fake Burn Scars With Liquid Latex
Related Tutorials: How to Create Scars With Only Makeup How to Create Cuts and Scars With Rigid Collodion Liquid latex is the most versatile method…


Bocchi the Rock! | Very entertaining!
Anime which tackle topics like social anxiety are always interesting ones to watch. Especially when they're in an art form that allows for varying degrees of creativity and…


How Do Judges Judge a Good Translation?
How do the judges judge a good translation? What are they looking for? What can you do to create the best translation possible?
Cosplay Armor: How to Make Hip Plates and Attach Them to Your Costume
Hip armor is a fairly common detail in anime and game character designs. It’s one of the easier types of armor to make since you…


'You Have to Make What You Want to Make'
Unearthing an archival interview with Faith and John Hubley.
How to Japanese Podcast – S02E09 – Morgan Giles – Reading Japanese, Translation, MEXT Scholarship
Morgan Giles is a Japanese translator based in London. She’s translated a number of different writers, including Kanehara Hitomi, Furukawa Hideo, and the National Book Award-winning Tokyo Ueno…
Cosplay Armor: How to Make Basic Arm Bracers and Hand Guards
If you’re new to using EVA foam and making cosplay armor, arm guards are one of the easiest places to start. The shape and design…


How To Make Your Child Fall In Love With Japanese Food
Sushi. Ramen. Onigiri. For adults, trying new Japanese foods is an exciting adventure. For children new to living in Japan, however, Japanese food might seem more intimidating than…


Death March kara Hajimaru Isekai Kyousoukyoku : How to make Isekai Anime.
This world suck doesn’t it. Everyone wants an escape to another world, the world of fantasy, the world of comfort, the world where we are most powerful. This feeling gives…


Anime Like Magic Maker: How to Make Magic in Another World
After dying in our magic-less world, a man who always wanted to use magic is reborn in a new fantasy world. Happy for the chance to now potentially…
The Magical Revolution of the Reincarnated Princess and the Genius Young Lady, By the Grace of the Gods, Magic Maker: How to Make Magic in Another World, Onmyoji


This Week in Anime - How to Make Your Anime a Meme
My Deer Friend Nokotan made a big impression before its premiere with an hours-long video and other social media efforts to stay at the forefront of the otaku…


First Impression: Magic Maker: How to Make Magic in Another World
Have you ever wondered how being a close relative of an isekai’d person would feel? Imagine a little brother of yours asking about things nobody has taught him,…


SERIES REVIEW: Magic Maker: How to Make Magic in Another World
I was not originally planning to give a separate review for this series as a whole, but this is easily the most underrated and underappreciated series I saw…


Magic Maker: How to Make Magic in Another World – Episode 1
Consider this: what if the carbon copy power fantasy isekai with ugly art also had incest in it?


How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies (หลานม่า, Pat Boonnitipat, 2024)
A cynical young man discovers another kind of love caring for his grandmother in Pat Boonnitipat’s poignant drama.
Translation is Hard: 5 Obstacles to a Good Translation
There seems to be a lot of discourse on anime subtitle translation these days. The louder voices on Twitter tend to defend localized, less literal translations. I’ve been…


How Do Compound Kanji Make Japanese Idioms?
Learn how Japanese makes complex phrases and concepts with short characters.


Greats or Favorites? How to Make a List of 100 Top Films
The recent Sight and Sound list of The Critics’ Top 100 Greatest Films of All Time and the Variety list of 100 Greatest Movies of All Time got…
Watamote: How to make a loser protagonist feel like an ACTUAL loser.
[Repost, because this dumb hiatus is taking longer than expected. Also, for a short update on my life rn, it’s pretty busy. Birthdays, work and other stuff has…
Cosplay Armor: How to Make a Full-Face Helmet with EVA Foam
Helmets are absolutely one of the most difficult pieces of armor to construct for a costume. Not only do you have to get the shape…
![Featured image for [Livestreaming] Ay I figured out how to make a schedule (Oct 23~29)](https://cdn.aniblogtracker.com/live/20231025/1698243561.71438.107531.png)
![Background image for [Livestreaming] Ay I figured out how to make a schedule (Oct 23~29)](https://cdn.aniblogtracker.com/live/20231025/1698243561.71438.107531.png)
[Livestreaming] Ay I figured out how to make a schedule (Oct 23~29)
Just a little update blog post, even though this is just a test run I still wanna at least stream 3 times a week lol. Also thanks to…


Ninki Seiyuu no Tsukurikata (Ninki Seiyuu: How to Make a Pop Voice Actress)
Ninki Seiyuu is a visual novel centered around voice acting so all three heroines, Kurusu, Konatsu, and Itsumi, are voice actresses at different points in their careers, though…


How to Make a VRChat Avatar for FREE? A Step-by-Step Guide
Craft your very own personalized VRChat avatar from scratch, and guess what? It won't cost you a penny! Follow this guide.


How Much Do VTubers Make? Agencies Tell All
We've all wondered how much our favorite VTubers make! Now we have the answers as some of the major VTuber agencies reveal their splits.


How Do You Make A Will in Japan?
Learn how to make a will in Japan as a foreign resident. Understand your options, legal steps and how to protect your assets.
Being Entertaining Over Being Great (ft. Listeners)
Visit the post for more.


Tsurekano | Episodes Two and Three: Weirdly entertaining.
Maybe I'm the outlier here but weirdly enough, I found episodes two and three of Tsurekano to be pretty entertaining. I don't know why that's the case for…


Japanese to English Translation Competitions 2025
List of Japanese to English Translation Competitions 2025 for aspiring and published literary translators.


Japanese to English Translation Competitions 2024
A complete list of Japanese to English Translation Competitions 2024 for aspiring and published translators.