At first, Mob Psycho 100 was another project that just happened to fall into my lap at work. It's also one of the few series that will now forever have a special place in my heart.
Back in 2016, I was randomly asked to translate the anime and I said sure⬇️
Reminder that the i7 anime staff knows exactly how to get this fandom emotional lol. Well, I should say the staff and cast of this franchise in general 😆 Things like this will forever be appreciated though.
If you know what this entails, please do NOT spoil it here, even with the new episode being out, but…
I had the privilege of translating the IDOLiSH7 song “Sakura Message” into English for the official anime subs🌸
This is probably one of my proudest moments as a translator⬇️
I think most people have realized this but in "given," the characters' names are
春樹 Haruki (Spring)
立夏 Ritsuka (Summer)
秋彦 Akihiko (Fall)
真冬 Mafuyu (Winter)
The lyrics 春夏秋冬 (Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter) show up in the OP "Kizuato"
#givenanime
#ギヴン
#given_anime
Thank you, SPY x FAMILY, for being such an absolutely phenomenal show. The writing, characters, staff, & cast could not be more perfect & it was an honor & pleasure to have the chance to work on this amazing show. Thank you to my amazing team who I worked with on this show...⬇️
Need more anime to watch during quarantine? Perhaps a change of pace in the anime you're watching? Maybe want some catchy pop songs and story with a bunch of wholesome characters and great character development? May I suggest...
It seemed like another fun series and the comedy and wholesomeness from ep 1 seemed to be right up my alley. Back then, I had no way of knowing just how much Mob/Shigeo would end up meaning to me. Watching him grow up over the past 6 years has been so wonderful⬇️
There are a lot of things that go through a translator's mind while translating. These are just some of the things that constantly pop into my head while working:
-Is this something this character would say?
-Will the audience understand this part as I translated it?
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I’ve seen a few photos and videos of Mamo from his AX panels on my timeline but please consider deleting those posts. I don’t want to ruin anyone’s excitement but they specifically said no photos or videos at his panels. Not respecting that can affect guests from coming back⬇️
This year was the hardest year I’ve ever had to deal w/ in my personal life due to me very suddenly & unexpectedly losing my mom, but I’m grateful for my family & friends & that I make a living doing what I love💚🧡💛
I think these are all the shows I translated this year +2⬇️
At one point, it was rare for me to even get teary-eyed working on stuff, but I genuinely remember sobbing when I worked on this scene because it was one of the sweetest things I had ever seen. It still makes me teary-eyed every time I watch it⬇️
2023年もお疲れ様でした!
今年は以下のアニメ作品の英訳を担当致しました!
*なお、「劇場版アイドリッシュセブン LIVE 4bit BEYOND THE PERiOD」では一部の曲の英訳を担当致しました。それだけでも光栄です!
2024年もどうぞよろしくお願い致します!
ア二ナナもムビナナも是非観てね❤️
Never did I think a literal con man would be just the person this precious boy needed in his life to grow... and the fact that this precious boy would be the one who changed so many lives around him just by being himself⬇️
*英訳失礼致します
The 7 Wonders of i7
・Zero's true identity
・Is Kinako really a rabbit?
・One boy is bad with English but suddenly sounds fluent when singing it
・There've been 3 BorW in the story but no one's aged
・It all began with basketball
・Just who is the Sobaman who
I guess I’ll try
#MeetTheTranslator
too. Hi, I’m Michelle and I’m a JP<->EN translator & interpreter. I mostly work on anime, but I’ve also translated manga, games, dramas and interviews. Since 2012, I have translated 67 titles for
@Crunchyroll
. Here are some of my fave projects.
Twitter seems to have eaten my post... but a reminder that “Bananya” just has 2 voice actors, Kaji Yuki and Murase Ayumu, doing all of the various cat noises (other than the narrator). So 2 grown men in a booth just meowing in various ways XD I would love to see that lol.
Yaotome Gaku is the perfect version of the stereotypical sexy “I’m a tough guy” character because when he’s not trying to be these things, he’s incredibly smooth and dashing. When he actually tries to be cool, he turns into the biggest disaster dork but is somehow adorable.
That scene in S2 ep 1 is still probably one of my favorites out of the whole entire series.
Being able to watch such a precious boy grow truly meant the world to me. I feel very lucky to have worked on such a wonderful series so filled with humor, kindness, and heart⬇️
I appreciate that Banri was like okay maybe we can't actually animate any of these in full but here's at least a teaser since we know y'all have been wanting to see these animated...
They even hired Millepensee for this...
i7 has worked with so many huge anime prod. companies
Thank you to Mob, Reigen, ONE, the cast, & Studio BONES for creating such an amazing series and bringing it to life. Thank you being such a bright spot in my life over the past 6 years. Thank you for all of the special moments and encounters you brought into my life⬇️
This is available to watch for about another 10 hours for those interested! Please check it out! Not only is there a great seiyuu section, but there’s about an hour’s worth of music performances with bands like FLOW and KANA-BOON.
IDOLiSH7 overall does what we'd consider morals, lessons, and speeches really well. So many important things get said in the series and they usually don't feel cheesy or forced because they're said at the best moments and said so genuinely⬇️
There is rarely ever just one way to word things in translation. There are so many factors that influence this, not just the translator’s personal style or preference. Here are just a few things I have to consider for J-E translation:
As an amazing bonus, I met some amazing friends because of this series because it clearly resonated with so many amazing people as well.
Thank you to my wonderful team that worked on this series with me over the past 6 years. I'm very proud of the work we did on this series⬇️
We worked really hard on this series and I hope it shows. And of course, the source material was so special and amazing to begin with.
It was wonderful seeing this series become so important to so many people.
BTW, I was a sobbing mess working on most of Mob Psycho 100 III 🥹⬇️
It would've been so easy to just have TRIGGER and Re:vale be the cliche idol group rivals in IDOLiSH7. But instead, they decided to go a different route and make everyone in TRIGGER and Re:vale just as human as everyone in IDOLiSH7. Not only that, they're all wholesome lol ⬇️⬇️
10 years ago today, I found out I passed a translation test and that I'd officially be checking the translations of subtitles for anime on CR. I was ecstatic. A few days later, I was asked if I had any interest in translating an upcoming anime series called "Polar Bear Cafe" ⬇️⬇️
IDOLiSH7: we’re not only going to make you care about all the main characters, we’re going to make you care about all the random fans in the story...
And some random soba guy that keeps showing up.
If you ever wanted to find out how anime is created and what makes Studio Orange so special, this episode is definitely worth checking out.
Watanabe-san is a wonderful guy and super passionate about all the projects he’s involved in and he cares about the fans very much.
Thank you to everyone who watched the official English subbed version of IDOLiSH7 Third Beat! Part 1! I hope everyone enjoyed it as much as me and my colleagues did😊 This season was obviously special to witness and the staff and cast went above and beyond once again.⬇️⬇️
I hope Wingu realizes he’s Mitsuki. Period. The “best Mitsuki he can pull off right now” is still the perfect Mitsuki.
He could’ve just stood on the stage the whole time. He could’ve used lip synced. We love him regardless.
Yonaga Tsubasa is Izumi Mitsuki🧡🌈
#アイナナ_Op7
Banri in 2023: Re:vale's married.
i7 fandom: *And there was much cheering*
Banri in 2024: Now, they're vampires and will live together forever.
i7 fandom: ?????????????? *heads explode*
Good news is I’m apparently able to stand for almost 2 hours now until my back gives up all hope…
Bad news is I couldn’t stick around and bask in KENN’s glory the whole time but I did get to see him for a little bit 😌
Some of the songs I translated for the movies are:
"Sasagero," "NiGHTFALL," TOMORROW EViDENCE," "Incomplete Ruler," & "ZONE of OVERLAP" 🥰
"Sasagero" was a lot of fun lol
"NiGHTFALL" & "TOMORROW EViDENCE" are 2 very special songs to me, so I'm very happy I got to work on them
As usual, I did the English translation check but...
Fun note: I got to translate some of the songs again 🥰
I'll reveal which ones later after they go on site 😆
As usual, everyone who worked on the subs for these movies worked really hard on them so I hope you enjoy
JP iM
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fans and i7 fans seem to be bonding over the Tokyo Anime Award Festival voting right now and it seems some of the iM
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fans are now watching BEYOND THE PERiOD/ムビナナ and they're exchanging song recommendations with each other??
lol this is so cute
Kensho just tweeted the most Riku comment: "It really is a shame, but I'm sure that we can get through all of this together! Let's make sure to smile when we see each other again."
I can't stress this enough but whatever the international plans for these films are... if you are a studio orange fan, please go see them if you can.
Please don't let "Oh, it's just an idol series" stop you. If you enjoy orange's work, you will absolutely enjoy these movies.
BEYOND THE PERiOD is based on entirely new concept for our animation base so looking forward to the international release and taking about how we approached the making.
If you get a chance to watch this, please do! The program itself is in English and has multilingual subs.
So far it's explaining IDOLiSH7 so well! 😭 This basically explains why we love this franchise so much.
There's so much cool behind the scenes footage, too!
NHK WORLDさんのオンライン番組にて『劇場版アイドリッシュ セブンLIVE 4bit BEYOND THE PERiOD』について取材いただきました。28日配信だそうです。
Male Idol Anime Special - ANIME MANGA EXPLOSION - TV | NHK WORLD-JAPAN Live & Programs
PS: Lol sorry for the random screenshots. I'm sure I could've picked some better ones. Also this may have not been written the best.
Just... Thank you to everyone who watched over the past 6 years. Thank you to my team, and my friends who I met through this series💚
Okay, here we go. Giant translation thread of Bessho-san's essay thread about episodes 6 and 7 of "IDOLiSH7 Second BEAT!" linked in this tweet. I have nothing but love for him and everyone involved in IDOLiSH7. Read below ⬇️⬇️
LOL
KimuSuba asked everyone who their favorite idol was.
Abeshi: Yaotome Gaku. The guy's got his own shonen manga going on, but it's just himself.
It's so true. I can't. 🤣
Ok I started writing a long thread about everything this weekend, and I’ll still write it, but here is the tl;dr version.
I had the honor of interpreting for Director Yamamoto at the Studio Orange IDOLiSH7 BTP(ムビナナ) panel at Otakon 2024. It was obviously a dream come true⬇️
I’m very happy to hear that people enjoyed Re:vale’s ED song, animation & footage. I’ll give you 1 spoiler. Though their shape is similar, the flower petals Momo is throwing around are peach blossoms, not cherry. The meanings for that flower include “Greatest of all time,” (cont)
I don't know if people realize how important Andrea Romano is. If you've watched any cartoons in the US in the 80s to the present, she's the reason a lot of the voice acting was so amazing in most of them. I recognized her name as a kid because she was credited in so many shows.
Andrea Romano, receives the 3rd and final Winsor McCay Award tonight! Andrea has directed voices and dialogues for many cartoons, and is an industry legend. Her advice to all of you: learn EVERY part of the animation process.
#AnnieAwards
I think there have been a few instances in the i7 anime where they parody/reference this magazine cover as well and I think they're holding something else.
In the IRL version of this magazine, anytime i7 has been on it though, they've also held lemons XD
@FarmboyinJapan
I had some bad luck on some trips back to Japan that required me to get a bunch of X-rays. First time it happened, I was terrified. 3 rays and checkup, no insurance... $75. Followup checkup, $10. On another trip, 6 xrays, checkup, new patient fee... $95.
My advice if you ever want to become a translator...
-Be confident in your work, but know you're human and will probably make mistakes. If you make a mistake, fix it (if you can). If you can't fix it, learn from it. Try not to take any criticism personally.
I was watching the audio commentary for ep 8 of IDOLiSH7 “Please, Music” and listening to them all talk about this series... no wonder it’s so amazing.
The Re:vale "fight" scene in ep 29 of Third BEAT!: Tachibana & Hoshi-san got to record together & they were both shocked at just how hard they were fighting in the anime.
Tachibana: Oh, crap. They're actually full swing slapping each other⬇️
@FarmboyinJapan
Because I’m an independent contractor, the past few years, I pay $450-500 a month just to have insurance.
I was so relieved when I saw my medical bill in Japan but also so crushed at how much I’m paying in the US. I paid $15k+ WITH insurance for various costs for my knee surgery
Lovely IDOLiSH7 fandom: If you're watching Op.7 this weekend, please, please, please DO NOT share screenshots, videos, spoilers, etc. on social media at all. I'm sure they'll have announcements, but please refrain from commenting on those until Banri posts them. #アイナナ_Op7
I’m going to keep this simple... Japanese people absolutely do use slang. Especially teenagers😅 The whole population does not just go around speaking proper Japanese 24/7...
This is something I've been thinking about writing for a while. Basically, ever since I found out that the Black Clover anime was "ending." This series has been a huge part of my work these last 3.5 years. I ended up translating this series by chance. (cont)
#BlackClover
Just a friendly reminder to fans watching the i7 7th anniversary events: please no spoilers (wait for Banri to announce anything officially on Twitter) and please don’t post screenshots or videos on Twitter or on any other social media. Let’s all enjoy the events…⬇️
Fun fact about Japanese: they do actually say "parentheses"(kakko) out loud sometimes, especially in anime. They especially like saying the phrase "kakko kari" (仮) which usually means a name of something hasn't been finalized yet.
So if you see them in subs, that's usually why
LRT
Normal people: Aw, look at all those adorable little chibis.
i7 fandom: Okay, so the ones with "III" in their numbers have stools and Riku's holding a flag like he did for Reunion ZOOL are all facing the same way while Re:vale opened the doors in opposite directions and a
Tidbits from the audio commentary for
#IDOLiSH7
episode 17, "making the dream" Pt1. This commentary featured the Director Bessho, Shirai who plays Yamato and Hatano (Wacchan) who plays Gaku.
-Shirai and Wacchan were laughing about the fact that Gaku called Tsumugi at work, but..
This is just a general statement and not directed towards anyone specific. Please, whenever you post something publicly, especially something negative about someone, just take a moment to consider the weight of those words. Even if you think it’s harmless... (Cont)
Lol I know I gush a lot about i7 and the i7 anime but... Seriously, the director, the staff at Troyca do phenomenal work and it sorta makes me sad that people are sleeping on this series because of idols (or whatever else...) ._.
#i7s3spoilers
Lol I'm still amused that Torao and Minami from the "antagonist" group ZOOL were the ones to bring up, "Talk to my lawyer" and both Yuki and Nagi were basically both "lol f*ck your lawyers."
Torao and Minami:
I just realized I've now officially been translating & checking anime subtitles for 8 years now, mostly for
@Crunchyroll
. I've had the honor of translating so many wonderful series, but here's hoping for many more lovely series in the future. これからも宜しくお願い致します。🥰
So people wondering about the OP not being in S3 of i7 yet, Bessho-san did comment in his thread last week that they were using the extra time that the OP would take up for actual episode content... and with how jam-packed this season is, I think that's understandable (cont)
I rewatched the part where both Sato Satomi and Bessho-san talk about the GakuTsumu scene from S3 and Bessho-san mentioned that it's probably one of the top 5 hardest scenes to get right from the game. A huge reason being in the game, we don't hear Tsumugi speak. (cont)
I've been lucky enough to translate 2 huge anime movies for this year that are being released in the US.
I hope everyone enjoys this movie when it comes out! It's definitely worth seeing in theaters if you're a HAIKYU!! fan! Please check it out!
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A game where it's immediately "game over" if you lose. The two teams' fated battle reaches its fiery conclusion when HAIKYU!! The Dumpster Battle arrives in theaters next month.
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Random side note... Now that the given movie is released, I have officially translated 100+ anime series/movies/ovas in the last 9 years 😅
I am very blessed and honored to be able to do what I love as my job. I work with some of the most amazing people in the industry... (cont)