How is it May already? And the middle of May, no less! Where have I been?? Oh, right. Trapped in … More
Category: Fiction
Lunacy: Ishitsuyo Natsuko
We’re here! We did it! We’re finally at the end of The Longest Year: Part Two! Congratulations, friends. We’re marching … More
Random Anniversary 7: My Brain
Let’s celebrate the passing of an arbitrary amount of time! The pages of another journal are full, and it’s time … More
Mikazuki: Mori Eto
Did you know I translated a sprawling historical saga this one time? Red Girls: The Legend of the Akakuchibas by … More
Marunouchi Maho Shojo Miracle Rina: Murata Sayaka
I love Murata Sayaka’s work, but after reading enough of it, I’ve developed a certain wariness when I approach a … More
Hyoto no Kamen: Kurimoto Kaoru
I’ve been going back in time, trying to fill out my reading history in Japanese and not just pick up … More
Funukedomo, Kanashimi no Ai wo Misero: Motoya Yukiko
I have been rearranging my bookshelves because that is a thing I enjoy doing and also a thing that needs … More
Dive!!: Mori Eto
I translate a lot of books. A. Lot. This is partly because I love my job—I literally get paid to … More
Watashi no Otoko: Sakuraba Kazuki
Sakuraba Kazuki is one of those authors always dancing around the edges of my mind. I’ve translated a couple of … More
Rakuen no Karasu: Abe Chisato
Yes! It’s really happening! The dream I dared not to speak aloud (but instead wrote it down on these pages) … More