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"I just killed Lucia in Rewrite"
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We plan to start work on the Fureraba Trial within the next couple of weeks. After that is released, we'll be sending a letter to SMEE, asking for their blessings in our endeavours, while obviously emphasizing the fact that we shall not profit monetarily from it in any way.
Slowly but surely, I guess... Good luck.
However, I don't think contacting SMEE about this will end up well. SMEE is a subsidiary of Hooksoft, and this is how most likely how things work:
Hooksoft has a CEO appointed to the main company, while a separate company manager is hired just for SMEE. I don't know how much power the company manager has, but I am sure that everything must go through the CEO first.
If you send the letter directly to SMEE, it is more than likely that it will either be ignored or denied. I mean, just put yourself in the manager's shoes:
SCENARIO: You receive a random letter in a foreign language you do not speak requesting a partnership with them - furthermore, the senders are (I do not mean to use this term derogatorily) amateurs. The CEO is a busy man, and you don't want to waste his time. You're probably afraid of getting reprimanded if you forward this letter to him. It would be lucky if your letter even made it to Hooksoft.
TL;DR - Send your letter to Hooksoft and not SMEE. In the odd chance that they do accept your proposal, expect to pay a huge sum of royalty. Hooksoft is not a small company and they'd want to talk business; you are not dealing with amateurs.
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This VN seems to be a moeblob so large that it will give the translation team diabetes...
Also, did you write the character descriptions you gave here, or did you find them somewhere?
The character descriptions were written by one of my staff members.
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If you want VNs with gameplay, there's still Eien no Aselia, Utawarerumono, Yumina the Ethereal, Duel Savior, all of the alicesoft games and Kamidori Alchemy Meister translated. I think those are the tld ones with gameplay most people like- Hope you enjoy fuwa~
Don't forget Material Brave/Material Brave Ignition, and Baldr Sky!
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When you read a really good VN, or watch a really good anime, you begin to have expectations. Soon afterwards, all you're going to end up doing is trying to find a VN/anime that is on par with (if not better than) the 'work' in question. This is what I used to feel about most Rom-coms after watching Toradora. Even now, I simply can't find anything else that could top it or give me the same 'feels'.
Do not get trapped into that mindset.
Don't compare a work with others and judge it based on what you've previously read (unless you are reviewing something). Throw all expectations you have out the window, and you won't be so easily disappointed. Don't pick up your next VN looking for the next 'Muv-Luv'. There are a plethora of visual novels out there, all with unique stories, characters and genres. It really doesn't matter what order you play them in, as long as you can learn to appreciate and enjoy them in the end (unless it's actually a very terrible game).
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True, the city is now being attacked by the mutant called the financial budget. =.=
Next person is drunk/going to be drunk.
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I'm underage.
The next person faps at least three times a week.
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Santaful Summer. Lol http://vndb.org/v12254
This is literally a VN about Christmas and Santa Claus.
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That's it, I'm translating this instead. 2 fuggin' kawaii~ ☆
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I am much impressed. If I see that in the final product, I will be jumping for joy.
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You could also just read a lot of VNs with a text hooker + dictionary, like someone else suggested.
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Ahh okay, thanks. Looks like that was actually really simple. I think I was just getting thrown off by that "blanch". Once again, thanks for your timely help
Yup. I'd also very much appreciate it if you 'liked' my posts if I helped. Thanks
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I am much impressed. If I see that in the final product, I will be jumping for joy.
Lol. Maybe in an April Fools patch or something.
Even with the fixed kb count, that's pretty big. This game can't possibly be longer than Rewrite... can it? I mean, it's such an ordinary looking moege.
Admittedly, I'm not the one who did the KB counts, but I am pretty confident that they are accurate. Don't judge a moege by its cover!
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I fully endorse this project given the amazing ブラック弁 translation I was given the privilege of perusing the other day.
I speak all 24 dialects of ブラック弁 and 12 of the 13 dialects of 萌え弁.
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Are you hiring moral support?
How about Project Zoomzoom? In hopes that your project finishes quickly.
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Can you handle the moeblob?
I eat moeblobs for breakfast.
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Awesome! Thanks
Another question.
洗面室からリビングに戻った頃には、丁度お湯が沸いていた。
そして、昨日荷解きしたばかりのカップとポットを取り出し、お湯を注いで湯通し。
温まったらお湯を捨て、茶葉をポットに。
そこへ沸騰したお湯を注いで軽く混ぜて、少し待つ。
So I can tell this paragraph is just describing making tea, but I'm having trouble working the exact steps he did. This word in particular is giving me trouble: "湯通し"
When I returned from the washroom to the living room, the water had just finished boiling.
And then, taking out the cup and teapot I just unpacked yesterday, I pour in the hot water to blanch the tea.
After warming the tea leaves for a few seconds, I discard the hot water and deposit the leaves into the teapot.
From there, I lightly mix the tea with some more hot water. All that's left now is to wait.
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Clover Day's Translation Project
Game info:
Title: Clover Day's / クローバーデイズ
Publisher: ALcot
Official Site: http://www.alcot.biz/product/cld/index.html
VNDB: http://vndb.org/v13325
Project page: http://cloverdays.wordpress.com
Progress:
Staff:
Project Manager: astro
Executive Exemplary Deputy Chief Engineering Specialist and Lord Savior: binaryfail
Scripts: Messer
Translators:
- astro (Common, Anzu, Anri)
- Sheckel (Kagami twins, Tsubame, Izumi)
TLC: astro
Editor: astro
Synopsis:
It was a buried memory.
It was an eternal oath.
It was a wish from the heart.
It was a regret kept for eternity.
And a childhood promise—
Yuuto was raised in an orphanage in England. He was taken to Japan after being adopted by Yoshiomi Takakura, an executive of his business.
Yuuto, who couldn’t speak Japanese, was supported by his twin sister-in-laws, the bright and shy Anzu, and the cool and reliable Anri, along with the innocent and gentle Tsubame, and the showy and devious Izumi.
The young boys and girls were unaware of love. They laughed and they cried, nurturing irreplaceable bonds.
And 10 years later—
The local scenery had changed so much, and so did Yuuto and the others.
–But there are also things that remained the same.
“Do you remember… the promise we made that day?”
Yuuto's other childhood friends, Hekiru and Hikaru, moved overseas ten years ago.
They are together with Yuuto again, and their memories from ten years ago return with them.
Clover Day's starts during those rich and fulfilling days.
—-Character Profiles:
~ Yuuto Takakura ~
Our Protagonist of Clover Day's. He lived in an orphanage with his 'friend', Nodoka, before being adopted by Yoshiomi Takakura. A young man with an amicable personality, he's the type who puts action over words. When he uses some common sense, he becomes an unconventional thinker. He's concerned about the people around him, and they trust him. He's basically everyone's older brother.
I honestly cannot find a picture of this guy without his head being cut off or obstructed, so just imagine the generic male protag, except a bit greener. What I like about Yuuto is that he's not the generic dumb you've come to expect from our visual novel denizens. Rather than chaste and pure, he's quite the appreciator of the female body. Seriously, the first thing he does in the novel is enjoy some leg. Like, really enjoys it. At least it's a guy this time, not a piece of wood with limbs.
~ Anzu Takakura ~
Anzu is half-English, as demonstrated by her having blonde hair. A very bright and emotive girl, she's engaged in volunteer work thanks to Yuuto's influence on her. She's not immune when it comes to adult things, so she tends to blush when it's brought up.
This girl's voice is just... Soft. You have to hear it to understand. She's a bit of a moe-blob, she's so cute it hurts. Anzu is the epitome of pure-spirited, the precious thing. She gets flustered when you bring up pervy stuff and panics when she doesn't know what's going on, easily given away by her repeated use of "Yayah!" She's very attached to Yuuto, almost unhealthily so, demanding hugs and head rubs whenever she can. An honest and free spirit, a true pillar of all things adorable, the kind of person who enjoys seeing others smile. Not my cup of tea, honestly, but I'm certain you'll all enjoy her.
~ Anri Takakura ~
Anri is half-English, but her Japanese side is more dominant, revealing black hair rather than blonde. As the representative of her grade, she's calm and trustworthy, earning the admiration of her friends. She comes off as prickly with the way she talks and acts like a grown-up, but she's really a child at heart.
Anri is somewhat of a tsundere. If she wants something, she won't say so. Her need to be a grown-up is also ingrained in this, often wanting what's in front of her but resigning herself to the trials and tribulations of adult life. In the end, however, she always falters before the force of Anzu's hugs. And Yuuto's manly musk. And pretty much anyone who strokes her ego. She's the one who teaches Yuuto how to speak Japanese, since Yuuto used to live in England and couldn't 日本語 his way out of a paper bag. Tell her thank you, guys.
~ Tsubame Rindo ~
Tsubame is a member of the drama club, and the younger twin of Torakichi. They were in the same class as Yuuto when he first moved to Japan. Thanks to her simple, caring smile and character, she's been glorified as the idol of her school. A bit of a coward, she doesn't have a lot of self-confidence, but she has not run out of love to give and plays to perform.
And ooohhh boy does she have a lot of love to give. If they're not being given, they're restrained by whatever poor fabric that has the misfortune of attempting to hold them. She enjoys performing odd plays with Yuuto, which earns him the ire of Anri, who is not too keen on seeing her beloved brother be seduced by a woman with a larger "personality" than her. She's the motherly kind, doting on Yuuto and Izumi from even a young age, and I enjoy how she breaks out in fits of Kansai dialect, much to her dismay.
~ Hekiru & Hikaru Kagami ~
Because of how their route works, I think it's easier to just drop them both into the same profile. Hekiru and Hikaru met Yuuto after both their fathers met over business. It was a short-lived friendship, as their father was a frequent traveller. After 10 years, they finally return, with Hekiru giving Yuuto a bit more of a surprise than planned.
Hekiru is a girl who speaks at her own pace, and seems to be caught up in her own mysterious world. She made a promise 10 years ago, and so she returned to Japan to fulfill that promise. Which happens to revolve around Yuuto's chastity. Hekiru tends to go for what she wants, despite her calm and cool demeanour. I mean for shit's sake, her line on her character page might as well say "Let's fuck."
Hikaru doesn't care for how she's viewed gender-wise. When she was younger, she would just copy how Hekiru looked down to the hairstyle. Hikaru operates a bit differently. She speaks more normally than her counterpart, but the authors didn't like her being so normal, so they made her a siscon. She's a smartass fast-talker, always speaking in a dry tone no matter the topic. Hikaru has a firm dislike of men, but because her love for Hekiru goes beyond the realm of normal sisterly attachment, she tolerates Yuuto as much as she would a fly in her face. You can't have one without the other, and they complement each other nicely.
~ Izumi Yuibashi ~
Izumi's character page is actually a bit depressing. She spends most of her time working her part-time job to support her family because the father's out of the picture. She's cute on the outside, but there's more than meets the eye. She's a good-for-nothing by nature, and she has a habit of clinging onto others when she loses heart. She's the self-proclaimed rival and childhood friend of Yuuto, and often curses his very existence, but you would hear nothing more than two lovers playing around from an outsider's perspective.
Izumi is the typical tsundere. You know which one I mean this time. I'm a sucker for a sob story, which is why I'm reading this I guess. She's a hard worker, and I respect those who work hard to earn their keep, but she has the misfortune of having a crazy boss. She's indirectly sincere, a coward, and seems to throw herself at life with the force of a thousand suns. But like her description earlier, there seems to be more at work, and I'm keen to find out what.
Contact:
IRC: #yakusoku @ Rizon
Twitter: https://twitter.com/YakusokuTL
FAQ:
Q: Where are the patches?
A: You can find all and any available patches on the 'Downloads' page on the Wordpress
Q: Can I beta test?
A: No.
Q: I want to donate to you!
A: No, but feel free to donate to ALcot!
Q: Will you be translating [this game] in the future?
A: No.
- Kosakyun, MDruidd, Suzu Fanatic and 4 others
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How I learned a lot of my 'weird' vocab is translating songs (eroge and anime OPs) that I liked. Since it's a song, the lyrics are pretty much engraved into my head, and once you've translated it, the English meaning sticks.
By 'weird' vocab, I don't mean difficult words. I mean words you don't usually see or use in real life, but may see in eroge or manga.
To show you how effective it is, I learned and memorized all these vocab words in one day from just one song, just with this method:
儚い、不明瞭、虚構、裏側、境界線、残響、囚われ、嘆いた、曖昧、虚像、与える、背負う、穢れる
This is the song in question:
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I only read hentai doujinshi. Anything non-H, I'd rather read FanFictions because doujinshi usually butcher the original artwork and I can't stand that.
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A guy on nyaa... and his torrent was taken down anyways. I really wonder about that one.
Yeah doesn't look too promising. We can't say for sure that no one is currently working on it, though.
Indiegogo project- Ecchi Mery and the Perils of the Cosmic Shrine!
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Thanks for the info. I'll definitely check it out.