Jenn Odd
@jentranslations.bsky.social
Bookworm. Linguist. Japanese-English Translator. Video game Localization Director. Former manga/anime translator. DFTBA 💖💜💙 日本語OK!
https://j-entranslations.com
#AmReading: 東京バンドワゴン, Ascension by ST Gibson
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#AmReading: 東京バンドワゴン, Ascension by ST Gibson
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Jenn Odd
@jentranslations.bsky.social
· Jun 23
Game Localization for Devs
Are you a game developer interested in learning more about how localization works? Check out these articles on game localization for devs.
j-entranslations.com
Indie devs and curious nerds!
I've written a few articles for IGDA on localization for games, including scheduling, how to ensure good quality localization, and a guide on LQA.
j-entranslations.com/game-localiz...
I've written a few articles for IGDA on localization for games, including scheduling, how to ensure good quality localization, and a guide on LQA.
j-entranslations.com/game-localiz...
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🤖 Books cannot be #translated in a click: @ceatl.bsky.social
& the @europeanwriterscouncil.eu call on the global book sector, incl. writers, agents, publishers & readers, to stand in solidarity with human literary #translators after Amazon’s launch of Kindle #Translate
ceatl.eu/books-cannot...
& the @europeanwriterscouncil.eu call on the global book sector, incl. writers, agents, publishers & readers, to stand in solidarity with human literary #translators after Amazon’s launch of Kindle #Translate
ceatl.eu/books-cannot...
Books cannot be translated in a click!
CEATL and EWC call on the global book sector, including writers, agents, publishers and readers, to stand in solidarity with human literary translators after the announcement of Amazon to launch Kindl...
ceatl.eu
December 4, 2025 at 2:58 PM
🤖 Books cannot be #translated in a click: @ceatl.bsky.social
& the @europeanwriterscouncil.eu call on the global book sector, incl. writers, agents, publishers & readers, to stand in solidarity with human literary #translators after Amazon’s launch of Kindle #Translate
ceatl.eu/books-cannot...
& the @europeanwriterscouncil.eu call on the global book sector, incl. writers, agents, publishers & readers, to stand in solidarity with human literary #translators after Amazon’s launch of Kindle #Translate
ceatl.eu/books-cannot...
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All of the companies that make the software I use are increasing their prices, to account for an "investment" in AI.
I'm sat here imagining how my clients would feel if I added 30% to each invoice, because I "really got into gambling".
I'm sat here imagining how my clients would feel if I added 30% to each invoice, because I "really got into gambling".
December 4, 2025 at 8:41 AM
All of the companies that make the software I use are increasing their prices, to account for an "investment" in AI.
I'm sat here imagining how my clients would feel if I added 30% to each invoice, because I "really got into gambling".
I'm sat here imagining how my clients would feel if I added 30% to each invoice, because I "really got into gambling".
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Here’s my Spotify Wrapped 🎵✨
December 3, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Here’s my Spotify Wrapped 🎵✨
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[NEW VIDEO]
AI dubbing and translation are bad on their own, but it's so much worse when they're forced down our throats. Have a short, angry essay about how "language accessibility" isn't as great as it sounds.
youtu.be/w7Cwt77B5ZM
AI dubbing and translation are bad on their own, but it's so much worse when they're forced down our throats. Have a short, angry essay about how "language accessibility" isn't as great as it sounds.
youtu.be/w7Cwt77B5ZM
Don't Let YouTube's AI Treat You like a Fool
YouTube video by Nil Nilgiree
youtu.be
December 1, 2025 at 6:32 PM
[NEW VIDEO]
AI dubbing and translation are bad on their own, but it's so much worse when they're forced down our throats. Have a short, angry essay about how "language accessibility" isn't as great as it sounds.
youtu.be/w7Cwt77B5ZM
AI dubbing and translation are bad on their own, but it's so much worse when they're forced down our throats. Have a short, angry essay about how "language accessibility" isn't as great as it sounds.
youtu.be/w7Cwt77B5ZM
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Support direct hiring for Kyoto ALTs—a petition to the Kyoto Prefectural Board of Education. Sign by the 20th (especially people in Japan, double-especially if you're in Kyoto).
generalunion.org/direct-hire-...
generalunion.org/direct-hire-...
京都ALTの直接雇用を求める署名 Support Direct Hiring for Kyoto ALTs
京都府立高校で働く10名の派遣ALTは、教育委員会による毎年の最低価格入札制度のために賃金が引き下げられ、深刻な雇用不安に直面し続けています。組合員たちのストライキによって一部の賃金は回復しましたが、制度自体が変わらない限り、ALTたちは毎年仕事を失う可能性を抱えたままです。安定した雇用はALTの生活だけでなく、生徒の教育の質を守るためにも不可欠です。京都府教育委員会にALTの直接雇用を求めるため...
generalunion.org
December 4, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Support direct hiring for Kyoto ALTs—a petition to the Kyoto Prefectural Board of Education. Sign by the 20th (especially people in Japan, double-especially if you're in Kyoto).
generalunion.org/direct-hire-...
generalunion.org/direct-hire-...
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Yatta-Tachi just hit 14.6k followers on here. If everyone donated $1, we would super set for next year 😆
Right now we are running off of less than $300 a month… so 4x that a month would be amazing.
Right now we are running off of less than $300 a month… so 4x that a month would be amazing.
December 3, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Yatta-Tachi just hit 14.6k followers on here. If everyone donated $1, we would super set for next year 😆
Right now we are running off of less than $300 a month… so 4x that a month would be amazing.
Right now we are running off of less than $300 a month… so 4x that a month would be amazing.
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It's that giving time of year again, so this is a reminder that no matter how they try to dress it up, the Salvation Army is not a charity.
December 3, 2025 at 1:58 AM
It's that giving time of year again, so this is a reminder that no matter how they try to dress it up, the Salvation Army is not a charity.
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firefox AI and slop disablers from tumblr for the people from local hero mckitterick. Tried it on my end and the browser is significantly faster now
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December 2, 2025 at 3:47 AM
firefox AI and slop disablers from tumblr for the people from local hero mckitterick. Tried it on my end and the browser is significantly faster now
(copy paste-able in the alt text)
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YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS congratulations to all of these wonderful books and especially to THE AWESOME @kristinosani.bsky.social
Fantasy Finalists:
💙 THE EXTRAVAGANZA ETERNIA by @kristinosani.bsky.social (@ghostorchidpress.com)
💙 THE JAGUAR MASK by @michaeljdeluca.bsky.social (@stelliform.press)
💙 TREE GODS by @rleefryar.bsky.social
💙 CURSED UNDER LONDON by @scriblit.bsky.social (Farrago Books—@duckworthbooks.bsky.social)
💙 THE EXTRAVAGANZA ETERNIA by @kristinosani.bsky.social (@ghostorchidpress.com)
💙 THE JAGUAR MASK by @michaeljdeluca.bsky.social (@stelliform.press)
💙 TREE GODS by @rleefryar.bsky.social
💙 CURSED UNDER LONDON by @scriblit.bsky.social (Farrago Books—@duckworthbooks.bsky.social)
December 2, 2025 at 1:10 AM
YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS congratulations to all of these wonderful books and especially to THE AWESOME @kristinosani.bsky.social
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*** Looking for a translator ***
The developers of Atuel are seeking a translator to localize the game into Korean.
The game has approximately 1,400 English words. If anyone is interested or knows someone who might be able to handle it, please let @pfquarta.bsky.social know!
The developers of Atuel are seeking a translator to localize the game into Korean.
The game has approximately 1,400 English words. If anyone is interested or knows someone who might be able to handle it, please let @pfquarta.bsky.social know!
December 2, 2025 at 12:32 AM
*** Looking for a translator ***
The developers of Atuel are seeking a translator to localize the game into Korean.
The game has approximately 1,400 English words. If anyone is interested or knows someone who might be able to handle it, please let @pfquarta.bsky.social know!
The developers of Atuel are seeking a translator to localize the game into Korean.
The game has approximately 1,400 English words. If anyone is interested or knows someone who might be able to handle it, please let @pfquarta.bsky.social know!
"What's the point of bringing a translator when everyone can use Google Translate?"
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What’s the worst question someone can ask after you tell them your profession? For linguists, it’s definitely “how many languages do you speak?”, but I’m curious what else is happening to the rest of y’all out there?!
December 2, 2025 at 12:52 AM
"What's the point of bringing a translator when everyone can use Google Translate?"
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I'm looking for participants for my master's study about transmasc/trans men fans of manga and anime! Please fill out my 10-minute survey:
form.jotform.com/253308772919...
#transmasc #t4t #ftm #nonbinary #transresearch #transsurvey #nonbinarysurvey #transresearchbytransrsearchers
form.jotform.com/253308772919...
#transmasc #t4t #ftm #nonbinary #transresearch #transsurvey #nonbinarysurvey #transresearchbytransrsearchers
December 1, 2025 at 10:52 AM
I'm looking for participants for my master's study about transmasc/trans men fans of manga and anime! Please fill out my 10-minute survey:
form.jotform.com/253308772919...
#transmasc #t4t #ftm #nonbinary #transresearch #transsurvey #nonbinarysurvey #transresearchbytransrsearchers
form.jotform.com/253308772919...
#transmasc #t4t #ftm #nonbinary #transresearch #transsurvey #nonbinarysurvey #transresearchbytransrsearchers
AI is NOT inevitable. Keep not using it. Uninstall Copilot from your computer. Refuse to use programs bogged down with it. Complain loudly about it when they shove it into the programs you use. We can starve the slop machines.
"All of this falls apart if humans don't adopt the tech. This is why you've seen Meta cram its lame chatbots into WhatsApp and Instagram. This is why Notepad and Paint now have useless Copilot buttons on Windows. This is why Google Gemini wants to "help you" read and reply to your emails."
Analysis: OpenAI is a loss-making machine, how can it survive?
Don't call it a bubble! Loss-making monster OpenAI is on the hook for $1.4 trillion (with a T) in compute commitments. How can this go on?
www.windowscentral.com
November 30, 2025 at 11:12 PM
AI is NOT inevitable. Keep not using it. Uninstall Copilot from your computer. Refuse to use programs bogged down with it. Complain loudly about it when they shove it into the programs you use. We can starve the slop machines.
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FREELANCER TIP: THE 25% RULE!
The MOMENT payment hits your bank account, calculate 25% of the value of the invoice and then transfer that amount immediately to a savings account and DO NOT TOUCH IT. THAT'S FOR TAXES. Then pay yourself the remaining 75%. Account for this when determining rates!!!
The MOMENT payment hits your bank account, calculate 25% of the value of the invoice and then transfer that amount immediately to a savings account and DO NOT TOUCH IT. THAT'S FOR TAXES. Then pay yourself the remaining 75%. Account for this when determining rates!!!
Just calculated how much I will have to pay in self-employment taxes since I've never been a contract employee before and
Oh my god?????
This is awful?????
The US government finds a new way to devastate me every day 🫠
Oh my god?????
This is awful?????
The US government finds a new way to devastate me every day 🫠
November 30, 2025 at 4:12 AM
FREELANCER TIP: THE 25% RULE!
The MOMENT payment hits your bank account, calculate 25% of the value of the invoice and then transfer that amount immediately to a savings account and DO NOT TOUCH IT. THAT'S FOR TAXES. Then pay yourself the remaining 75%. Account for this when determining rates!!!
The MOMENT payment hits your bank account, calculate 25% of the value of the invoice and then transfer that amount immediately to a savings account and DO NOT TOUCH IT. THAT'S FOR TAXES. Then pay yourself the remaining 75%. Account for this when determining rates!!!
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Let me give some insight on this, as a producer in the dub industry who worked with major streamers, who's witnessed first-hand where this push for AI is coming from.
tl;dr: Only CEOs want this. Tell them how much you hate it. Be loud, email, call, @, post. You will kill this.
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tl;dr: Only CEOs want this. Tell them how much you hate it. Be loud, email, call, @, post. You will kill this.
🧵⬇️
The only thing less human than these AI dub performances is the decision to sign off on them
A company this big can pay human actors a decent wage, not produce slop that intentionally removes the human element.
A company this big can pay human actors a decent wage, not produce slop that intentionally removes the human element.
November 30, 2025 at 4:55 AM
Let me give some insight on this, as a producer in the dub industry who worked with major streamers, who's witnessed first-hand where this push for AI is coming from.
tl;dr: Only CEOs want this. Tell them how much you hate it. Be loud, email, call, @, post. You will kill this.
🧵⬇️
tl;dr: Only CEOs want this. Tell them how much you hate it. Be loud, email, call, @, post. You will kill this.
🧵⬇️
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Shareholders.
November 29, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Shareholders.
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I know this petition has much more support than it currently has. Please share far and wide. Petition to require generative AI to carry a watermark and to make it illegal to use a person’s likeness in generative AI without permission.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
Petition: Require generative AI watermarks & ban using people’s likeness without consent
As AI generated content becomes increasingly realistic, we think laws should be put in place to prevent misuse. All such media should carry a permanent watermark or disclosure, alongside a blanket ban...
petition.parliament.uk
November 29, 2025 at 12:55 PM
I know this petition has much more support than it currently has. Please share far and wide. Petition to require generative AI to carry a watermark and to make it illegal to use a person’s likeness in generative AI without permission.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
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Hey Bluesky!
I'll lose my job in ~1 month, and I'm not eligible for any unemployment benefits. The job market in Belgium really sucks rn, so I could definitely use some work as a freelance.
If you're looking for AI-free, high quality French localisation for your indie game, I'd love to help! 👋
I'll lose my job in ~1 month, and I'm not eligible for any unemployment benefits. The job market in Belgium really sucks rn, so I could definitely use some work as a freelance.
If you're looking for AI-free, high quality French localisation for your indie game, I'd love to help! 👋
November 29, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Hey Bluesky!
I'll lose my job in ~1 month, and I'm not eligible for any unemployment benefits. The job market in Belgium really sucks rn, so I could definitely use some work as a freelance.
If you're looking for AI-free, high quality French localisation for your indie game, I'd love to help! 👋
I'll lose my job in ~1 month, and I'm not eligible for any unemployment benefits. The job market in Belgium really sucks rn, so I could definitely use some work as a freelance.
If you're looking for AI-free, high quality French localisation for your indie game, I'd love to help! 👋
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Seeing people blast the Amazon AI dubs but then announce they’ll be streaming Where the Winds Meet
I understand you were never likely to watch or engage with these anime dubs to begin with, but please be aware these things are doing the same thing - replacing the human element within art you love.
I understand you were never likely to watch or engage with these anime dubs to begin with, but please be aware these things are doing the same thing - replacing the human element within art you love.
The new game "Where the Winds Meet" uses AI chat bots for NPCs. It's really uncomfortable.
www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/wu...
www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/wu...
Wuxia MMO Where Winds Meet is full of AI chatbot NPCs, and people are doing all the standard obscene stuff to them: 'I made him think that my character was pregnant with his child'
Can't we just go back to the Zork school of NPC dialog?
www.pcgamer.com
November 29, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Seeing people blast the Amazon AI dubs but then announce they’ll be streaming Where the Winds Meet
I understand you were never likely to watch or engage with these anime dubs to begin with, but please be aware these things are doing the same thing - replacing the human element within art you love.
I understand you were never likely to watch or engage with these anime dubs to begin with, but please be aware these things are doing the same thing - replacing the human element within art you love.
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AI dubs aren't just an attempt to replace voice actors. Engineering, mixing, writing, directing, and QC are also cut, narrowed down to a single prompter.
When I write dub scripts, it is an exercise in musicality, translation, and personal life experience. A prompter understands none of that.
When I write dub scripts, it is an exercise in musicality, translation, and personal life experience. A prompter understands none of that.
November 29, 2025 at 8:54 PM
AI dubs aren't just an attempt to replace voice actors. Engineering, mixing, writing, directing, and QC are also cut, narrowed down to a single prompter.
When I write dub scripts, it is an exercise in musicality, translation, and personal life experience. A prompter understands none of that.
When I write dub scripts, it is an exercise in musicality, translation, and personal life experience. A prompter understands none of that.
Realised we hadn't heard anything about Hosoda's new film Scarlet and now I know why.
Turns out it's an utter nothing burger, even worse than Belle was. Also found out the screenplays for Hosoda's only good films (Summer Wars, Girl Who Leapt Through, and Wolf Children) were done by someone else.
Turns out it's an utter nothing burger, even worse than Belle was. Also found out the screenplays for Hosoda's only good films (Summer Wars, Girl Who Leapt Through, and Wolf Children) were done by someone else.
November 29, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Realised we hadn't heard anything about Hosoda's new film Scarlet and now I know why.
Turns out it's an utter nothing burger, even worse than Belle was. Also found out the screenplays for Hosoda's only good films (Summer Wars, Girl Who Leapt Through, and Wolf Children) were done by someone else.
Turns out it's an utter nothing burger, even worse than Belle was. Also found out the screenplays for Hosoda's only good films (Summer Wars, Girl Who Leapt Through, and Wolf Children) were done by someone else.
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TOKYO: We do not want the Ministry of Defense to buy drones from Israel. Please attend if you can.
EVERYONE: Please sign AND SHARE the petition now if you haven't. It's getting submitted very soon: chng.it/j5GcksCn87
EVERYONE: Please sign AND SHARE the petition now if you haven't. It's getting submitted very soon: chng.it/j5GcksCn87
November 29, 2025 at 1:09 AM
TOKYO: We do not want the Ministry of Defense to buy drones from Israel. Please attend if you can.
EVERYONE: Please sign AND SHARE the petition now if you haven't. It's getting submitted very soon: chng.it/j5GcksCn87
EVERYONE: Please sign AND SHARE the petition now if you haven't. It's getting submitted very soon: chng.it/j5GcksCn87
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WE FINISHED OUR BOOK!
This week we reveal the final version of our Celtic sourcebook, A Faeseeker's Guide to Avallen, before it is sent to the factory! Plus our tarot deck, GM screen and more!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDgm...
#ttrpg #rpg #LoA #gamedesign #indiedev #DnD #5E
This week we reveal the final version of our Celtic sourcebook, A Faeseeker's Guide to Avallen, before it is sent to the factory! Plus our tarot deck, GM screen and more!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDgm...
#ttrpg #rpg #LoA #gamedesign #indiedev #DnD #5E
WE FINISHED OUR BOOK - Creating our Celtic Sourcebook - Adder Stone Podcast
This week we reveal the final version of our Celtic sourcebook, A Faeseeker's Guiide to Avallen, before it is sent to the factory! Plus our tarot deck, GM screen and more! We documented on video the…
www.youtube.com
November 28, 2025 at 2:30 PM
WE FINISHED OUR BOOK!
This week we reveal the final version of our Celtic sourcebook, A Faeseeker's Guide to Avallen, before it is sent to the factory! Plus our tarot deck, GM screen and more!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDgm...
#ttrpg #rpg #LoA #gamedesign #indiedev #DnD #5E
This week we reveal the final version of our Celtic sourcebook, A Faeseeker's Guide to Avallen, before it is sent to the factory! Plus our tarot deck, GM screen and more!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDgm...
#ttrpg #rpg #LoA #gamedesign #indiedev #DnD #5E
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This week's lesson in project management:
Half of project management is managing people, from delegating tasks to... finding delicate ways to tell a team member to stop dominating conversations.
I love People, but damn if People aren't giving me a run for my money this week.
Half of project management is managing people, from delegating tasks to... finding delicate ways to tell a team member to stop dominating conversations.
I love People, but damn if People aren't giving me a run for my money this week.
November 27, 2025 at 11:02 PM
This week's lesson in project management:
Half of project management is managing people, from delegating tasks to... finding delicate ways to tell a team member to stop dominating conversations.
I love People, but damn if People aren't giving me a run for my money this week.
Half of project management is managing people, from delegating tasks to... finding delicate ways to tell a team member to stop dominating conversations.
I love People, but damn if People aren't giving me a run for my money this week.
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Good literary translation requires understanding (language, culture, genre--on both sides of the translation) and an ability to write well. "AI" can't do that. There are no shortcuts. Treat your work and foreign language readers with the respect they deserve. You won't fool anyone with this.
Amazon has launched a new AI-driven translation service, Kindle Translate, for Kindle Direct Publishing authors 👇 #BookSky
Amazon launches AI translation service for indie authors
ebx.sh
November 7, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Good literary translation requires understanding (language, culture, genre--on both sides of the translation) and an ability to write well. "AI" can't do that. There are no shortcuts. Treat your work and foreign language readers with the respect they deserve. You won't fool anyone with this.