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Alyssa Weldon @alyssaweldon.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Update: $21k of the $25k raised! Unfortunately, their insurance didn’t cover everything they lost and a lot of the money will go to cover that gap, so meeting this goal would be a huge help for them. Please continue to share, and thanks everyone for donating/sharing already!

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Kodama @kodamatales.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

The Barnes & Noble Preorder Sale is here! Save 25% off your favorite upcoming Kodama manga when you preorder on the Barnes & Noble website. Upcoming from Kodama: - The Magical Forest of Hoshigahara 1 & 2 - Me and the Alien Mumu 5 & 6 - Smile! 6 & 7 🚨Through September 11

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Front Page Manga @frontpagemanga.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Hi all, this is Andria McKnight and I wanted to thank everyone for their incredible support and love. My family suffered a devastating house fire early Sat morning & our 3 beloved kitties passed away. Tysm to everyone who donated to us. gofund.me/9e6a4fbfb

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Donate to Help Andria and Nik Recover from House Fire, organized by Alyssa Weldon

Andria McKnight, a veteran translator, is facing a heartbreaking loss afte… Alyssa Weldon needs your support for Help Andria and Nik Recover from House Fire

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Alyssa Weldon @alyssaweldon.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Nearly the entire goal (of 15k) has been met in just one day! The outpouring of support has been incredible to see. Raising it to 25k as there is a lot of need the original goal doesn’t cover. Please continue to share 🙏 gofund.me/0635d94fc

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Donate to Help Andria and Nik Recover from House Fire, organized by Alyssa Weldon

Andria McKnight, a veteran translator, is facing a heartbreaking loss afte… Alyssa Weldon needs your support for Help Andria and Nik Recover from House Fire

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Alyssa Weldon @alyssaweldon.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Andria and her husband suffered a terrible loss last night as their house burned down. They both made it out, but lost all of their things and three beloved cats in the fire. Please consider donating/sharing with others. Andria is such a kind person and amazing translator. gofund.me/b49a76f41

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Donate to Help Andria and Nik Recover from House Fire, organized by Alyssa Weldon

Andria McKnight, a veteran translator, is facing a heartbreaking loss afte… Alyssa Weldon needs your support for Help Andria and Nik Recover from House Fire

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Banshee Lover's Rage @annlynzee.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Translator Jan Mitsuko Cash gets standing ovation after winning Best Translation and calling on the manga publishers to double their rates and describes the poor working conditions of translators that create their success.

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Kodama @kodamatales.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Releasing this month from Kodama! OUT NOW: • Sun-Ken Rock 3 • Me and the Alien Mumu 4 • Baki the Grappler Vols. 21 & 22 Available on our website! bit.ly/3SYLYj1

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Alyssa Weldon @alyssaweldon.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

My first manga with Seven Seas! And it’s about cats!

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Jocelyne Allen @brainvsbook.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

A newbie interpreter asked me for advice, and I figured they probably aren't the only ones new to the job. So here's some advice for all of you from someone who's been doing this for more years than I care to say. The first and most important thing—prepare and prepare and prepare some more.

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Yen Press @yenpress.com · 25/07/2026

NEW SERIES ANNOUNCEMENT: The Villainesses Are Unwavering Aini Miccola, the illegitimate child of a countryside baron, is the talk of the Royal Academy. As she makes a name for herself, three others are gaining notoriety as the “villainesses” of the academy.

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Alyssa Weldon @alyssaweldon.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

火山がダメなら、太陽に投げ捨てればいいんじゃない？ If volcanoes are out, then how about we yeet them into the sun? #amtranslating

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Mei Amaki☂️ @amaki.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

I've been wanting to write a TL thread for v1 of Battan's Secondhand Sisters for a bit now, so just gonna jump into it! #けむたい姉とずるい妹 1巻の英訳についてちょっとした裏話を英語で紹介したいと思います！ばったん先生のどの作品もこうですが、非常に質の高い文章で、その意図や口調を英語でも伝えるよう、いろいろ工夫してきました。

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Jan Mitsuko Cash @jmitsu.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

The first mention of Okinawa in popular media I encountered, the battle was used as a joke in That '70s Show, accompanied by a laugh track and my mom's reminder 1/3 of the island died Translating this book was an emotional process because I wish it had existed while I was growing up

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Jocelyne Allen @brainvsbook.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

I love BL bc the answer to back cover blurb questions like "Will they be able to overcome [obstacles] and find happiness together??" is always "Of course, yes! And they will express that happiness in really dirty ways for a third of the book!"

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白浜鴎 @shirahamakamome.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

2022年のイラストの再掲：ガルガとアトワート #HappyPrideMonth 🌈

刺繍の施されたたくさんのクッションにもたれかかって微笑みながらアトワートを見つめているガルガと、ガルガの上に仰向けに横たわって笑うアトワート。幸せな恋人たちのリラックスした姿。かたわらには丸くなって眠る猫フクロウ。

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Alyssa Weldon @alyssaweldon.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

I translated 〇〇的 as “It’s giving 〇〇” today and I feel like I deserve some kind of award now for using Gen Z slang as a millennial #amtranslating

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Alyssa Weldon @alyssaweldon.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

I’ll be helping host a networking meetup for industry professionals during AX. We would love to see you there!

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Alyssa Weldon @alyssaweldon.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

もてそうにない顔 The face only a mother could love. #amtranslating

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Comic Book Yeti 🎃 @comicbookyeti.com · 17/05/2026

For anyone interested, I just started a petition to get anything created using generative AI disqualified from Eisner Award consideration moving forward. Please consider signing and sharing. www.change.org/no-ai-at-the...

Alyssa Weldon @alyssaweldon.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

My first light novel with Seven Seas just got announced!

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Kodama @kodamatales.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Know a letterer or translator? Tag them below! 🌱 Kodama is a passionate team on the lookout for freelance LETTERERS and TRANSLATORS to help us bring new projects to life! Sounds like a fit? Please fill out the form below: forms.gle/Jtgm3pMhtWWg...

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Alyssa Weldon @alyssaweldon.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

An agency I’ve been working with over the past year to translate songs and videos for informed me they’re switching entirely to MTPE from here on out for half my usual rate.🙃 I was scaling back my work with them anyway, so I guess now I’ll be asking them to remove me from their list of freelancers.

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Alyssa Weldon @alyssaweldon.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

Hey, I got my certificate! And only slightly creased after being shoved in my tiny mailbox. Cat also pictured because she was determined to be in frame.

Certificate for passing the N1 of the Japanese Language Proficiency Test.

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Alyssa Weldon @alyssaweldon.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

I’m currently reading through Shiba Inu Rooms (my goal this year is to read more manga, and not just for work) and it is adorable and hilarious but omg the chapter I just read (39) has me literally sobbing. I did not expect this cute little manga about shibas to wreck me emotionally (in a good way)

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Jan Mitsuko Cash @jmitsu.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

Manga companies, please pay us $8/page! The small and new publishers can do it, surely the big companies with owners who make $3 million+ per year can afford it too!! x.com/MangaAlerts/...

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Behind The Manga @behindthemanga.com · 03/02/2026

College student Sakurako takes in an alien cat named Mumu who's interested in studying human technology to help restore his planet's civilization! Read our review of Me and the Alien Mumu Volume 1 by @kodamatales.bsky.social buff.ly/idbFxWV #manga

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Me and the Alien Mumu Volume 1 Review

College student Sakurako takes in an alien cat named Mumu who's interested in studying human technology to help restore his planet's civilization!

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Alyssa Weldon @alyssaweldon.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

Got my comp copies for volumes 1 and 2 of Me and the Alien Mumu! I love how they turned out. The jacket and inside cover look incredible and they even have the translator/letterer names on the back cover! Super honored to have been entrusted with the translation. Thanks @kodamatales.bsky.social!

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Alyssa Weldon @alyssaweldon.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

Translating a behind-the-scenes for a music video and I go to watch the original MV. I think to myself these lyrics are super familiar. Check my files for this client and yep, I translated that song 🙈 (in my defense, it hadn’t released when I was working on it so I hadn’t actually listened to it)

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Alyssa Weldon @alyssaweldon.bsky.social · 30/12/2025

First year as J>E translator complete! This year I translated: -33 manga volumes -32k+ game characters -63 songs -37 misc projects (interviews, short videos, ads, etc.) -Graduated from JVTA -Got 2nd place in JAT competition -Went to IJET Looking forward to more in 2026!

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Kodama @kodamatales.bsky.social · 14/12/2025

Have you preordered Me and the Alien Mumu yet? 👀 Depending on your answer… 😒 Don’t end up in a situation like Mumu. Secure your copy today! 🚀✨ 🔗 buff.ly/74xN0CI

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Alyssa Weldon @alyssaweldon.bsky.social · 23/11/2025

Fall in love with Japanese ➡️ get a job that has nothing to do with Japanese ➡️ quit my job and move halfway across the country with my spouse ➡️ start looking for translator jobs because why not ➡️ profit

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Alyssa Weldon @alyssaweldon.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

Ahhhh I cannot wait until April! It looks so good!

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Alyssa Weldon @alyssaweldon.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

Just finished translating my 30th manga volume today. I’ll be turning in my 31st and 32nd next week as well. I can’t believe it’s been an entire year since I started translating full time!

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Anime News Network @animenewsnetwork.com · 02/11/2025

The Witch Hat Atelier manga is getting a novel on November 21 that will tell 3 short stories.

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Witch Hat Atelier Manga Gets Novel on November 21

Jun Esaka pens novel containing 3 short stories

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Alyssa Weldon @alyssaweldon.bsky.social · 06/09/2025

Oh hey I worked on one of these (I Died at Your Behest).

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Alyssa Weldon @alyssaweldon.bsky.social · 01/09/2025

I had the honor of translating Mumu. Can’t wait until it comes out! (And yes I am now an expert on home appliances)

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Kodama @kodamatales.bsky.social · 31/08/2025

Final transmission loading...T-minus 21:30 hours 🙀 How would YOU survive living with a curious alien cat? #MangaOutOfContext #SundayComics

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Kodama @kodamatales.bsky.social · 29/08/2025

🚨 Transmission from: Figgy 🐾 Subject: Earth Appliance #004 — [Washing Machine] Figgy reports that Earthlings use this swirling contraption to erase dirt from their “clothes” 🤔 Got any laundry wisdom to share? Drop your Figgy Facts below and stay tuned for more tales from 🚀🐱 #catsinSTEM

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Kodama @kodamatales.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

🚨 Transmission from: Figgy 🐾 Subject: Earth Appliance #002 — [Vacuum] We're back with breaking news on a curious Earth appliance Figgy, our intermittent CEO kitty, just discovered 🤔 Drop your own Figgy Facts below and he might just crash-land into your home to say thanks 🚀 #catsinSTEM

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Kodama @kodamatales.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

🚨 Transmission from: Figgy 🐾 Subject: Earth Appliance #001 — [Microwave] Introducing… Figgy Facts! Our intermittent CEO kitty is here to share what he’s learned about common Earth appliances today 👀 Stay tuned for more Figgy Facts as we count down to news that’s out of this world 🚀🐱 #catsinSTEM

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Alyssa Weldon @alyssaweldon.bsky.social · 08/08/2025

I translated the second manga mentioned in this article (Don’t Mind Me, I’m Just a Black Widow x3). It was a lot of fun to work on and I’m excited to read through the finished work!

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J-E Media Translation Course@JVTA（日本映像翻訳アカデミー） @jemediatranslation.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

Hi everyone👋 We're now on Bluesky!🥳 (Please RT to help spread the word!) We're JVTA (Japan Visualmedia Translation Academy), a Tokyo-based school that offers a fully online course for learning Japanese-to-English media translation! Check out our website to learn more: www.jvtacademy.com/english/

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Japan Visualmedia Translation Academy (JVTA)

Japan Visualmedia Translation Academy (JVTA) is a Tokyo-based school that teaches the skills you need to become professional translators for visual media content.

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Buddy Waters @buddywaters.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

English is way harsher on repetition than Japanese, so part of a light novel translator's job is tweaking the wording so it says the same shit, but without sounding redundant. I thought I'd do a rundown of a few tricks that help with this.

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Alyssa Weldon @alyssaweldon.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

I did the translation for The True Value of the Throwaway Bride! It’ll be available this Friday, so check it out when you have a chance! It is a very adorable fantasy/romance and I really enjoyed working on it.

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Alyssa Weldon @alyssaweldon.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

僕はとんでもない誤解をしていたかもしれない。 I fear there has been a grave misunderstanding on my part. #amtranslating

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Alyssa Weldon @alyssaweldon.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

So I recently started translating song lyrics for a client and wow is it a challenge! Pretty much all of the lines have random (often nonsensical) English words/phrases thrown in. I feel like I should add Japanglish to my list of languages I translate from now 😅

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Alyssa Weldon @alyssaweldon.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

かわいくて悶えてる Cuteness overload! #amtranslating

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