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It's Not My Fault The OASG Podcast is Not Popular! Archives - TheOASGTheOASG Podcast Episode 237: The Longest Talk We’ve Done Yet! (Probably)
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0:00: Justin and Helen decide to talk about the news that’s popped up instead of what they’ve been up to as they have many licenses and an anime season to talk about! Starting with Alphapolis acquiring a CG studio, which suggests they’re trying to ramp up their anime production line.
News
3:50: The World’s End Harem: Fantasia manga is back after a lengthy hiatus, and it’ll also be released weekly until the manga ends; meanwhile one series that returned — Kai-Hen Wizards — will go back on hiatus after it returned not t...
2026-02-1700 min
It's Not My Fault The OASG Podcast Is Not Popular!TheOASG Podcast Episode 237: The Longest Talk We’ve Done Yet! (Probably)
Show Notes
0:00: Justin and Helen decide to talk about the news that’s popped up instead of what they’ve been up to as they have many licenses and an anime season to talk about! Starting with Alphapolis acquiring a CG studio, which suggests they’re trying to ramp up their anime production line.
News
3:50: The World’s End Harem: Fantasia manga is back after a lengthy hiatus, and it’ll also be released weekly until the manga ends; meanwhile one series that returned — Kai-Hen Wizards — will go back on hiatus after it returned not t...
2026-02-172h 11It's Not My Fault The OASG Podcast Is Not Popular!TheOASG Podcast Episode 236: A Return to Normalcy…Not!
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0:00: Justin and Helen return from hibernation (and attempting to stay warm in the East coast) to resume recording episodes of It’s Not My Fault TheOASG Podcast is Not Popular, and with the break, means catching up to things from even late December to January. The hosts start with once again a scanlation site shutting down, and what this ultimately means considering who was involved (and maybe not Kakao, which gets both hosts explaining how manhwa copyrights are…crazy)
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12:36: MediaOCD will be distributing Discotek Media’s catalog (as much as they c...
2026-02-031h 11It's Not My Fault The OASG Podcast is Not Popular! Archives - TheOASGTheOASG Podcast Episode 236: A Return to Normalcy…Not!
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0:00: Justin and Helen return from hibernation (and attempting to stay warm in the East coast) to resume recording episodes of It’s Not My Fault TheOASG Podcast is Not Popular, and with the break, means catching up to things from even late December to January. The hosts start with once again a scanlation site shutting down, and what this ultimately means considering who was involved (and maybe not Kakao, which gets both hosts explaining how manhwa copyrights are…crazy)
News
12:36: MediaOCD will be distributing Discotek Media’s catalog (as much as they c...
2026-02-0300 minIt's Not My Fault The OASG Podcast Is Not Popular!TheOASG Podcast Episode 235: Bad and Weird
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0:00: Before Justin and Helen talk about their final Fall anime shows and all the Weird News of the year, the two hosts send their condolences to the family and friends of Shikako, who passed away at 37 due to choroidal melanoma, a rare form of cancer that develops in the eye. This news comes as, based on when Shikako died, Manchuria Opium Squad was announced to go on an irregular serialization towards the end of October.
Main Topic: Fall 2025 Final Impressions
4:25: We have a situation where you’ll hear very little talk of...
2025-12-312h 14It's Not My Fault The OASG Podcast is Not Popular! Archives - TheOASGTheOASG Podcast Episode 235: Bad and Weird
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0:00: Before Justin and Helen talk about their final Fall anime shows and all the Weird News of the year, the two hosts send their condolences to the family and friends of Shikako, who passed away at 37 due to choroidal melanoma, a rare form of cancer that develops in the eye. This news comes as, based on when Shikako died, Manchuria Opium Squad was announced to go on an irregular serialization towards the end of October.
Main Topic: Fall 2025 Final Impressions
4:25: We have a situation where you’ll hear very little talk of...
2025-12-3100 minIt's Not My Fault The OASG Podcast Is Not Popular!TheOASG Podcast Episode 234: Conan Cinematic Universe
0:00: Justin talks about diving into the Kingdom experience while Helen’s just ready to talk about the news that happened over the past two weeks. A good amount of news happened!
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5:17: The two hosts discuss two pieces of AI dubbing news, one involving voice actors in Japan, and the other one intending to use AI in anime production and needless to say, it’s not looking great!
10:12: Both Helen and Justin wonder about TOHO and how big a player they’ll become in the anime industry following their acquisition of Anime Limited from P...
2025-12-241h 06It's Not My Fault The OASG Podcast is Not Popular! Archives - TheOASGTheOASG Podcast Episode 234: Conan Cinematic Universe
0:00: Justin talks about diving into the Kingdom experience while Helen’s just ready to talk about the news that happened over the past two weeks. A good amount of news happened!
News
5:17: The two hosts discuss two pieces of AI dubbing news, one involving voice actors in Japan, and the other one intending to use AI in anime production and needless to say, it’s not looking great!
10:12: Both Helen and Justin wonder about TOHO and how big a player they’ll become in the anime industry following their acquisition of Anime Limited from P...
2025-12-2400 minIt's Not My Fault The OASG Podcast is Not Popular! Archives - TheOASGTheOASG Podcast Episode 233: We Are All Overwhelmed
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0:00: Justin and Helen for yet another week chat about all the things they’ve been up to, which involves Helen explaining that she’s gotten her mom to watch Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu (and wondering how Justin would know this before the podcast), while Justin’s caught up to all the Fall anime shows, which includes the Gintama spinoff, Mr. Ginpachi’s Zany Class.
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6:43: The two hosts then get into Netflix entering an agreement to purchase Warner Bros, HBO & HBO Max. The good news is the planned deal would take until Q3...
2025-12-0900 minIt's Not My Fault The OASG Podcast Is Not Popular!TheOASG Podcast Episode 233: We Are All Overwhelmed
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0:00: Justin and Helen for yet another week chat about all the things they’ve been up to, which involves Helen explaining that she’s gotten her mom to watch Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu (and wondering how Justin would know this before the podcast), while Justin’s caught up to all the Fall anime shows, which includes the Gintama spinoff, Mr. Ginpachi’s Zany Class.
News
6:43: The two hosts then get into Netflix entering an agreement to purchase Warner Bros, HBO & HBO Max. The good news is the planned deal would take until Q3...
2025-12-091h 05It's Not My Fault The OASG Podcast is Not Popular! Archives - TheOASGTheOASG Podcast Episode 232: Absolute Penalty Kill
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0:00: Justin and Helen once again hope their internet’s working (especially Justin) so they can discuss everything they’ve been up to over the past few weeks…though for Helen, it’s still very few things. Meanwhile Justin finished that summer anime that Netflix decided needed to air in Fall (Fragrant Flower) while continuing to catch up to the Fall anime season — hear all about his Samsung TV Plus experience with Cinderella Gray Part 2 after discovering he could not catch up to it online!
25:45: After a couple years, it has been determined that Cloudflare...
2025-11-2500 minIt's Not My Fault The OASG Podcast Is Not Popular!TheOASG Podcast Episode 232: Absolute Penalty Kill
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0:00: Justin and Helen once again hope their internet’s working (especially Justin) so they can discuss everything they’ve been up to over the past few weeks…though for Helen, it’s still very few things. Meanwhile Justin finished that summer anime that Netflix decided needed to air in Fall (Fragrant Flower) while continuing to catch up to the Fall anime season — hear all about his Samsung TV Plus experience with Cinderella Gray Part 2 after discovering he could not catch up to it online!
25:45: After a couple years, it has been determined that Cloudflare...
2025-11-251h 08It's Not My Fault The OASG Podcast is Not Popular! Archives - TheOASGTheOASG Podcast Episode 231: What’s Up With Anime Production and Manga Licenses?
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0:00: Justin and Helen are back once again to discuss what they’ve been up to for…roughly a month aside from anime season watching. For Helen this means checking out Macross 7. For Justin, it’s doing a lot of LN reading. J-Novel Club reading specifically!
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23:15: The hosts discuss the continued infiltration of AI into most things, and how a couple notable anime and manga companies responded to one of the major ones (OpenAI’s Sora2 program) after seeing how it’s being used since launch.
25:14: Panorama of Hell creator Hi...
2025-11-1100 minIt's Not My Fault The OASG Podcast Is Not Popular!TheOASG Podcast Episode 231: What’s Up With Anime Production and Manga Licenses?
Show Notes
0:00: Justin and Helen are back once again to discuss what they’ve been up to for…roughly a month aside from anime season watching. For Helen this means checking out Macross 7. For Justin, it’s doing a lot of LN reading. J-Novel Club reading specifically!
News
23:15: The hosts discuss the continued infiltration of AI into most things, and how a couple notable anime and manga companies responded to one of the major ones (OpenAI’s Sora2 program) after seeing how it’s being used since launch.
25:14: Panorama of Hell creator Hi...
2025-11-111h 16It's Not My Fault The OASG Podcast Is Not Popular!TheOASG Podcast Episode 230: Fall Anime Season Chaos
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0:00: Another podcast that has a big main topic means Justin and Helen have to dive right into the news…and it begins with the return of Kenya Suzuki to Galko-chan…after being arrested for possessing child sexual abuse material in December 2021!
4:35: Assassination Classroom has had a time with school libraries in the past year, and Pen America confirms this to be the case for real, since the manga’s banned from public school libraries at least 54 times; Kodansha’s opening up a global manga academy, which should mean many interesting stories will be created...
2025-10-281h 31It's Not My Fault The OASG Podcast is Not Popular! Archives - TheOASGTheOASG Podcast Episode 230: Fall Anime Season Chaos
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0:00: Another podcast that has a big main topic means Justin and Helen have to dive right into the news…and it begins with the return of Kenya Suzuki to Galko-chan…after being arrested for possessing child sexual abuse material in December 2021!
4:35: Assassination Classroom has had a time with school libraries in the past year, and Pen America confirms this to be the case for real, since the manga’s banned from public school libraries at least 54 times; Kodansha’s opening up a global manga academy, which should mean many interesting stories will be created...
2025-10-2800 minIt's Not My Fault The OASG Podcast Is Not Popular!TheOASG Podcast Episode 229: Rushing Through The Summer Anime Edition
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0:00: Justin and Helen once again skip what they’ve been up to in order to end an episode that has to talk NYCC and Summer Anime season shows they finished (or didn’t finish), which starts with Manga Planet and futekiya ending their digital service in March.
5:28: A bizarre situation is ongoing with Yuki Kaji where there’s a lot of allegedly slanderous and misleading statements going around online — so bad that his agency had to put out a statement and make legal threats. That’s how bad it is, despite no context as to what...
2025-10-141h 42It's Not My Fault The OASG Podcast is Not Popular! Archives - TheOASGTheOASG Podcast Episode 229: Rushing Through The Summer Anime Edition
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0:00: Justin and Helen once again skip what they’ve been up to in order to end an episode that has to talk NYCC and Summer Anime season shows they finished (or didn’t finish), which starts with Manga Planet and futekiya ending their digital service in March.
5:28: A bizarre situation is ongoing with Yuki Kaji where there’s a lot of allegedly slanderous and misleading statements going around online — so bad that his agency had to put out a statement and make legal threats. That’s how bad it is, despite no context as to what...
2025-10-1400 minIt's Not My Fault The OASG Podcast is Not Popular! Archives - TheOASGTheOASG Podcast Episode 228: No One Asked The News To Get Weirder (Except One Host Apparently!)
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0:00: Justin and Helen explain what they’ve been up to over the past two weeks, which somehow manages to involve Fire Emblem — either admiring the memes from afar or actually playing it — and a couple J-Novel Club Original works!
News
18:57: The two hosts then discuss Crunchyroll finally announcing the launch of their Manga service, which begins next week, and if it can be different from their first iteration of Crunchyroll Manga.
25:28: More subscription updates are incoming for J-Novel Club subscribers, and it…looks pretty good actually?
32:05: More Demon Sl...
2025-09-3000 minIt's Not My Fault The OASG Podcast Is Not Popular!TheOASG Podcast Episode 228: No One Asked The News To Get Weirder (Except One Host Apparently!)
Show Notes
0:00: Justin and Helen explain what they’ve been up to over the past two weeks, which somehow manages to involve Fire Emblem — either admiring the memes from afar or actually playing it — and a couple J-Novel Club Original works!
News
18:57: The two hosts then discuss Crunchyroll finally announcing the launch of their Manga service, which begins next week, and if it can be different from their first iteration of Crunchyroll Manga.
25:28: More subscription updates are incoming for J-Novel Club subscribers, and it…looks pretty good actually?
32:05: More Demon Sl...
2025-09-301h 17
Mystery Shack Lookback43: Gravity Falls "Roadside Attraction"Charley and Ella are rejoined by Ray to discuss "Roadside Attraction." We talk road trips, the reasons for this episode's infamy in the fandom, and the allure of spider-people. CORRECTION: The real-life Paul Bunyan statue is in fact at the Trees of Mystery in Klamath, CA, not the Mystery Spot. Follow Ray: https://twitter.com/meloncrab Check out Ray's piece on Princess Knight: https://www.animefeminist.com/anifem-recommends/general-feminist-friendly-manga-recommendations/ Princess Knight preorder: https://twitter.com/theoasg/status/1522621972894654468?s=21&t=6KcfMCYLP7jEgWfT-g9jSA Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/MysteryShack Check out our merch store: https://crowdmade.com/coll...
2022-05-191h 06
Mystery Shack Lookback43: Gravity Falls "Roadside Attraction"Charley and Ella are rejoined by Ray to discuss "Roadside Attraction." We talk road trips, the reasons for this episode's infamy in the fandom, and the allure of spider-people. CORRECTION: The real-life Paul Bunyan statue is in fact at the Trees of Mystery in Klamath, CA, not the Mystery Spot. Follow Ray: https://twitter.com/meloncrab Check out Ray's piece on Princess Knight: https://www.animefeminist.com/anifem-recommends/general-feminist-friendly-manga-recommendations/ Princess Knight preorder: https://twitter.com/theoasg/status/1522621972894654468?s=21&t=6KcfMCYLP7jEgWfT-g9jSA Support us on Patreon at https://www.pat...
2022-05-191h 05
MangakarttaVelhon morsianKore Yamazakin Velhon morsian on englantilaisen magian maailmaan sijoittuva taianomainen kasvutarina. Puhumme myös Ranskan mangamarkkinoiden kehityksestä vuonna 2019, Weekly Shonen Magazine -lehden kustannustoimittajien haastattelusta sekä siitä, miten Crunchyroll osti Viz Europen. Lukujonossa palaamme vuosipäivämme kunniaksi Aki Irien sarjaan Go With the Clouds, North-by-Northwest, joka on Islantiin sijoittuvaa maagista realismia. --- - Hyvää syntymäpäivää Mangakartalle 07:22 – EMOJIARVOITUKSET - Vapun emojiarvoitukset - Kuroshitsuji - Patriootti Moriarty - Ten Count - Parasyte - Yamada-kun and the Seven Witches 13:10 – KUULIJAKOMMENTTEJA - Jakso 24, jossa puhuimme P...
2020-05-133h 20MangakarttaMiten mangaa arvioidaan?Keskustelemme yleisesti mangan arvioimisesta ja arvostelemisesta. Puhumme omista näkemyksistämme siitä, mietimme miten eri tavoilla sitä voi tehdä ja muistelemme, miten teimme sitä Anime-lehdessä. Puhumme myös Media Do -digikustantajan haastattelusta, Tanskan mangamarkkinoiden kuolemasta sekä uudesta jenkkikustantaja Kaiten Booksista. Lukujonossa ovat tällä kertaa spinoff-manga Gangsta: Cursed sekä Jun Mayuzukin uusi sarja Kowloon Generic Romance. --- - Zombie Land Saga - Highschool of the Dead - I Am a Hero - School-Live! 03:34 – KUUNTELIJAKOMMENTTEJA - Great Teacher Onizukan ensimmäinen OP, jossa oli L'Arc-en-Cielin biisi - Fourth Avenue...
2020-03-182h 46
Translator Tea Times TwoTranslator Tea Times Two: Emily Balistrieri and Jake Jung Show Notes 1:08: Emily and Jake introduce themselves. 4:31: Jake explains what manga adaptation is. 8:00: Both explain their interests outside of manga/light novels, which involves Emily sharing that he has a pizza toast blog. 11:44: Emily and Jake explain what led to them making translation their career choice. 17:42: Jake explains his first professional translation (Flying Witch). 19:25: Emily discusses how Alpaca Evolution became his first credited translation work, and the work assigned by Yen Press that definitely was not a one-off work. 25:42: How their approaches have changed from their first...
2019-12-201h 06
Translator Tea Times TwoTranslator Tea Times Two: Jenny McKeon and Stephen Paul Show Notes 1:09: Jenny McKeon and Stephen Paul introduce themselves. 3:21: Jenny and Stephen explain how they got their start in the industry; how the Manga Translation Battle has proven to be important. 9:07: Each explain how long it took to make a living doing translation. 13:10: Suggestions on ways to avoid burnout (ex. following a schedule, knowing when editors might want the work submitted). 19:13: Stephen's first professional work and the story around that, and how he got to work on One Piece. 25:09: Handling simulpubs, the pros and cons of weekly manga...
2019-12-201h 18
Translator Tea Times TwoTranslator Tea Times Two: Jennifer O'Donnell and Cassiel Merricat Show Notes 1:09: Cassiel and Jennifer introduce themselves. 5:22: The two discuss getting feedback from a client. 12:11: Cassiel discusses her first translation work...which was translating a blog post (and the company didn't properly set her up!). 16:32: Cassiel then discusses her first freelance translation work...which involved fixing two older men's mess on an otome game. 20:00: Jennifer discusses her first translation job, which involved working for an automotive company that wanted someone to work in their Tokyo office...except they didn't have a Tokyo office. 25:35: How Cassiel and Jennifer discuss...
2019-12-201h 07
Translator Tea Times TwoTranslator Tea Times TwoHello, and welcome to Translator Tea Times Two, a podcast series featuring conversations between translators in the anime, manga, light novel and gaming industry.
2019-12-1803 min
Translator Tea Times TwoFanfiction, Roleplaying, and Translation Do Mix: Translator Tea Time Episode 12A new episode of the two manga translators talking to each other over the internet involves translating using audio vs translating using a script, Giongo and Gitaigo, how fanfiction can help with English, and Jenny inexplicably gushing about Sonic Adventure's soundtrack at the end of this podcast. 0:00: Jenny and Amanda are back once again. This time they start the podcast by talking about Himouto Umaru-Chan, which was licensed by Seven Seas and will be coming out next year (one of them is translating it!). They also talk about Season 2 of the anime. 6:00: Jenny and Amanda...
2017-11-0543 minTranslator Tea Times TwoTranslator Tea Time Episode 11: The First Manga They've Ever ReadThis month's episode of Translator Tea Time is here! Manga Translators Amanda Haley and Jenny McKeon gather around over the internet to talk about what they've been up to and the very first manga they've ever read. The first manga they chose may reflect the era in which they were born...or bad company practices! 0:50: Jenny and Amanda get into what they've been up to. Amanda reveals she's translating Hiromu Arakawa's Silver Spoon, which is all about a dude who fails his high school exam and to avoid his father, goes far away...to a farming school...
2017-10-0741 minTranslator Tea Times TwoTranslator Tea Time Episode 10: Here's How You Can Learn Japanese, Part 2 Jenny explains why it's her fault there wasn't a Translator Tea Time with Amanda last month -- it essentially involves real life! It also affected her working on a title as well. Jenny and Amanda address some of the comments in Episode 9 of the Translator Tea Time Podcast, and explain why they mentioned it on their list. They both get into more ways to learn Japanese, which is somewhat advanced this time. They also elaborate on taking courses in school if you want, and a bit on the JLPT and how helpful can it be to help you learn Japanese...
2017-08-231h 06Translator Tea Times TwoTranslator Tea Time Episode 9: Here's How You Can Learn JapaneseAmanda and Jenny report to deliver two podcasts in one month! This particular episode however delves into how you can learn Japanese. And food manga somehow.
2017-06-3053 minTranslator Tea Times TwoTranslator Tea Time Episode 8: Return of The Manga TranslatorsIn this month's Translator Tea Time... Amanda and Jenny are back!...And bring all their technical difficulties and apologies too! Amanda and Jenny answer Samson Bourne's question on anime translation and subtitles before translating the manga, and what they consider when translating a manga that has an anime adaptation. And also what happens when some things are incorrect due to when a manga or anime is translated! Jenny talks about her translating Yen Press's So I'm a Spider, So What, and tries to convince everyone that it's worth reading. Note the word try. Amanda talks about Yokai Rental...
2017-06-0139 min
Translator Tea Times TwoTranslator Tea Time Episode 7: The Anime Adaptation EffectAmanda and Jenny's Translator Tea Time podcast returns with a big time subject: how they feel when a work they're translating gets turned into an anime! Show Notes Amanda and Jenny return, and immediately lament on having to wait to translate some manga. For example, Amanda really wants to work on more Kiniro Mosaic. Amanda asks how many yuri titles Jenny's translating (Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid, Secret of The Princess, Hana and Hina, Bloom Into You). This leads into the main subject: anime adaptations of manga they've worked on. How do they feel about i...
2017-03-0249 min
Translator Tea Times TwoTranslator Tea Time Episode 6: A Day in The Life of Manga TranslatorsFor the first Translator Tea Time in 2017, Jenny McKeon and Amanda Haley answer some reader questions before delving into the topic of the day: productivity! What goes on in their day, how do they work on their manga, and more in this month's TTT.
2017-01-3047 min
Translator Tea Times TwoTranslator Tea Time Episode 5: There's No Such Thing as Crying in TranslationManga translators Amanda and Jenny end 2016 by answering questions about anime and manga, crying while translating, and other cool (weird) things about their livelihood.
2016-12-3136 min
Translator Tea Times TwoTranslator Tea Time Episode 4: The Curious Case of Translator NotesAmanda Haley and Jenny McKeon get together to talk about the biggest hot-button issue that hovers over the translation industry in years...Translation notes. Ok, maybe not, but as many have inquired about it, these two professional translators talk about this and more.
2016-11-3049 min
Translator Tea Times TwoTranslator Tea Time Episode 3: Translation & Language SkillsIn this month's Translator Tea Time episode, Jenny and Amanda chat about what manga they're translating, how one translator met the founder of TheOASG (and a host of other important people), news of Nichijou creator's new manga series, and then they answer questions.
2016-09-3055 min
Translator Tea Times TwoTranslator Tea Time Episode 2: Manga Bibles, Notes, and PopularityIn this month's Translator Tea Time, manga translators Jenny McKeon and Amanda Haley chat about whether they're given a manga bible or if they create their own, fanfiction, what programs they download or don't download, RPGs, and popular manga titles that won't get licensed.
2016-08-2656 min
Translator Tea Times TwoTranslator Tea Time Episode 1: A Manga Translators PodcastAmanda Haley, who was the best overall translator of Coppelion in the first Manga Translation Battle, and Jenny McKeon, who got first prize as the best translator of Nichijou in the third Manga Translation Battle, are now podcasting, and that means explaining how one feels when they translate an ecchi manga in public.
2016-07-281h 03