Translation Project Update(BSM,Minamoto+new ones), Chapter 2 Prologue+New Goal(?)

How’s life going on your side everyone? Glasses-Kun is back.

Previously, I used to greet everyone by referring to them as guys. Simply because I was under the impression that every visitor was a male. *Cough* Hajimete No gal *Cough* Eechi and unrealistic oppais *Cough* *Cough*

It wouldn’t have been an exaggeration to call this site a den of eech-, I mean romance fans. Yep, we are all pure-hearted romance fans. *Glasses nervously sweats while shaking*

But recently, I came to realize that I do have female readers, so I thought it would be appropriate to stop using ‘guys’ now. Sorry my comrades, it seems our secret brotherhood ends today. However, what surprised me more was the fact that many of them thanked me on MAL for having translated Hajimete No Gal…

Eh…that’s cool. Girls can also like eec-, I mean, romance.

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And yeah, ladies and gentlemen, it’s time for chapter 2 of Glasses-Kun’s monologues.

If you’ve read my previous post at the end of chapter 1, you would know that I was taking a break because…I honestly completed everything I hoped to do with this blog and got everything I wanted to get out of the translation experience. And if I were to be honest, the previous statement still remains true. I was taking my time off to find new goals…but this contemplation of mine didn’t lead to anything new.

So I returned to my original goal:

Translate as much as possible and spread happiness as much as possible. 

And like that, back to square one.

I lost many readers during this break, but I suppose this was inevitable. To those who are still visiting this blog called Dreamer, thank you very much.

Before I get to the translation project update, there’s something I want to say first. What I do is fan translation. Whether it makes people happy or not, it is nevertheless, piracy(#self-awareness). I simply translate for the people who are, unfortunately, unable to access the officially translated books. For the ones that are not officially translated, although some might ask to differ, I would like to think that what I’m doing is marketing. So if the officially translated versions ever come out in your region, please ask yourself whether the series made you happy. And whether you want to thank/help the author who provided you that experience. If yes, please do consider buying the official copies. That would help the author a lot.

Now then, let’s get back to the translation projects update~

HnG EP4 Rambling: Kashii, Deviations once again, Pace and Kashii

*Note: This Episode Rambling will be longer than previous ramblings*

Remember that time when we all finished reading Chapter 37? We were in pretty good moods, and I’m pretty sure many of us were all like,”Banzai! Cheers! Now we know how the adaptation is going to end! Happy Ending for Junichi X Yame san!”

I was certain too. Sure, some changes might be inevitable, considering the length of the show (10 episodes long). And they happened. Just as we have all foreseen.

Except that the deviations were much more drastic than any of us could have possibly anticipated.

After having seen the extent of these deviations in the first three episodes, I was a bit worried about how the studio NAZ had handled the episode 4, which focuses on Kashii arc(A.K.A. Glasses-Kun’s Favorite Arc+Reason/Motivation for him to have spent hours to translate Ch31-37 on Photoshop). Just a tiny bit…yep, just a bit. It’s not like I don’t believe in Studio NAZ. I mean that studio did pretty good projects like….*checks and scrolls through its MAL page*…like…well, taste is subjective, so I won’t say anything. There is no such thing as a bad show, I daily tell myself. It’s just that some shows don’t pique our interests.

And seeing tweets like these certainly didn’t ameliorate the foreboding feeling I had at the back of my mind.

#Gratitude To My Twitter Followers For Warning Me…

Nevertheless, after several years of spending time with these mediums of storytelling (Manga/Anime) that are unfortunately seen with strong social prejudice, I came to learn that one should not rashly judge or make assumptions. So I prepared myself mentally and went in to battle field. To see the studio’s adaptation, decisions and depiction of Kashii. I read Aho Girl, and for those who are unfamiliar with the name, it basically means my mind is ready for any surprise or whatsoever.

Finding Self-Acceptance Through Translation+Translation Request+End of Chapter 1

Hey guys, how’s life going on your side? It’s Glasses-Kun here~

It’s the first of August here, and I thought this would be a nice time to do some reflection. So here we go~

 *Warning. If you don’t want to read some heavy stuff and just want to find more about translation, just keep scrolling to the bottom.*

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As some of you might already know after having checked my ‘About Glasses-Kun’ page or my Twitter account, I’m a Korean. Yeah…I’m not a Japanese.

I’ve encountered numerous people who were like,”Oh cool, you are a Korean!” through my international school, church, part-time jobs and etc. But to be frank, I didn’t really get why some individuals make it sound as if I should feel happy to be a Korean.

Don’t get me wrong. I’m fine with the fact that I am a Korean. And to a certain extent, I can see why some foreigners might think being a Korean is pretty cool. In the last several years, Korean culture has been attracting lots of interest worldwide. Korea’s beautiful girl K-pop groups(Ex.Girl Generation, Red Velvet, Bae Suzy are great. Sorry, I digress), handsome K-pop boy groups(Ex.BTS.), foods, entertainments(Ex.Running Man), movies(Ex.Train to Busan) and more.

But while Korea has its charms, it also has its flaws. As someone who suffered from these shortcomings during childhood, I can’t help but have slight aversion to moments when someone speaks of Korea as if it’s a paradise.

The main drawbacks in Korea that I’ve experienced myself are Korea’s education system and bullying that happens inside it. Korea’s education system seems to determine a student’s value and future(no exaggeration here) through his/her academic scores. As a result, this kind of environment causes the children and parents to place academics above everything. Youth? Romance? Friendship? Sport? Pfft, kids, just put them aside for now; if you don’t study, you will have no job and no future. This is what I was told when I was in my kindergarten.

When I was in the 2nd year of my elementary school, I was already daily studying until 1am. Morning to afternoon would be spent at my school, and the rest of my time until about 8-9pm would be spent at academic institutions. Occasionally, when I managed to come home early, I would have my dinner with my grandparents and watch TV. Fictional works(western movies, Japanese+Korean animations) had provided me escapism, which helped me and my friends to hold onto our sanity. If it weren’t for them, we would probably have broken down……..

(But these challenging experiences helped me grow. You will see how by the end of this post). 

Conversation with U-Mizu Scan Translator+The Future of Real Account Translation Project

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Glasses-Kun’s Recent Life+Short HnG Episode 3 Rambling+ Sayonara to HnG Manga Translation

What’s up guys? It’s G-kun here~

Recent Life

Recently, my youtube music playlist has been jammed with Haikyuu OSTs. I feel that listening to them help me sharpen my senses and improving my performing ability. During eating, coding(Python and R+),studying AP Calculus, translating, exercising, and sleeping. Now only if I can listen to them while swimming…It feel like I can hear the music in my head, even when I don’t have any electronic device around me. Oh my…

Second Update on Translation Projects: Pause for 1 series, +1 series and -1 series.

What’s up guys? It’s Glasses-kun hereeee.

Recently, I’ve been trying to expand my social network in this ani-blogging community, and it’s nice to see new faces and read interesting stories. I guess this is the aftermath of watching Persona 4. That show makes you want to meet new people and make bonds.

“Bonds of people is the true power”—Persona 4

Also, after seeing these bloggers’ ‘about’ pages, I came to feel that I didn’t put much effort into my introduction. So here is Glasses-kun Version 2.1~~~~~~~~~~ If you have any question about me, feel free to ask…That is, if you are even curious about me as a person in the first place…*cries* Nah, I am just kidding. I am pretty content already with people reading and feeling happy/having fun thanks to my translation projects. I won’t be experiencing the ‘Senpai, please notice me’ internal struggle, so don’t worry gentlemen.

Now then, let’s get to our business.

It’s time for another update on the Translation Projects

Recent Life of Glasses-Kun+REAL ACCOUNT CH62. PT.2 (ENG T.)

Sup guys. It’s Glasses-kun.

It’s always summer here in Singapore, but it’s been pretty hot recently.

*Glasses melting*

I wish that I can one day see snow here (in spite of how impossible and catastrophic that may be in reality)

So… yeah. Those who’ve been following me for a while might have noticed that my translation update suddenly became slower. Sorry about that. I was a bit preoccupied with my AP Calculus and coding study+physical exercises (swim practices). Also, I was checking out new shows from this season (Gamers, Ballroom Youkoso, Kakegurui, Elite Classroom, Aho girl, HnG and etc).

*Photo From Akihabara Expedition*

 

Huge thanks to Kagerou Project music videos, such as this one, for helping me muster the energy to translate.

Speaking of translation, I really hope August 17th comes soon…Well, that’s when Mangazuki can officially take the Real Account Project from U-Mizu Scan (the previous group) and when I can collaborate with them on the whole project. There’s a division of labor system in Mangazuki, in which I have to solely concentrate on typing translated sentences. I don’t have to worry about typesetting, cleaning, etc…*Glasses relaxes*

I’ve been getting comments that’ve been telling me that my cleaning skill is still pretty crude…and I have no excuse; I’m painfully aware of it myself. I can probably do a better job if I had a tablet that I could use to redraw, but that’s pretty expensive; and redrawing with tools on photoshop is pretty inefficient (trust me. I’ve tried.) For both readers and myself, it would be beneficial to have Mangazuki join the party as soon as possible. There are 50-60+ raws out, and asking them all from one Korean guy is a ‘tad bit’ much.

However, the update will become slower by 5-14 days though…most likely. Just like how the latest prison lab chapter( Ch.13) I’ve translated got released after about two weeks. So yeah, just giving a heads up.

What else is there…? Oh yeah, Fairy Tail manga ended today. Wow, what a long and fun ride it was. The ending was pretty heartwarming and fulfilling. So many ships sailing (didn’t expect Laxus’s relationships with other girls) . I won’t elaborate as it would involve spoilers.

Huge thank you to Hiro Mashima for Fairy Tail. Sure, it had lots of plot armor (A.K.A. Nakama power/ power of love) in the last arc, but Fairy tail will continue have a special place in my heart.

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 Let’s get back to Real Account~

REAL ACCOUNT CH62. Pt.1 (Eng T.)

Hello, this is Glasses-kun Here. Before getting back to Real Account, just some quick debrief on something really important.

It’s been two months since U-mizu Scan(The Original Translation Team) has stopped translating Real Account. The reason is because they are preoccupied with their studies. Mangazuki and I will need to wait one more month until we can collaborate together to translate this series, as Translation Teams can start translating others’ projects only if the series does not get updated in three months. Thus, I am not technically supposed to translate this series too, but the group and its website appear pretty inactive.

That’s why I am just going to assume they will continue to be busy and just start translating.

There are so many raws available and people waiting for the translated chapters that I feel bothered/guilty if I were not to do something. If the U-mizu scan becomes active again, I will give the series back to them. If they get angry at me, well…it’s well deserved. I will sincerely apologize to them. But seriously. So much great stuff awaits in the raws, and I feel like it’s a sin to not share these as soon as possible. I hope for your kind understanding, U-mizu Scan. I might be harming a small group of people to please thousands of people out there, so I don’t even know if what I’m doing is right or not. I guess the answer will appear on its own in a month.

For now, I will just follow my feelings and believe in myself.

I don’t use Tumblr; if somebody can visit their tumblr website and ask them whether they are going to continue or not, it would be greatly appreciated.

So Let’s Get Back To Real Account AND ITS NEW ARC~ NEW SICK CHARACTERS OH YEAHH~~~~