With responsibilities involving manga and light novel translation picking up, Amanda and Jenny, at this point and time, can no longer do the podcast. So Translator Tea Time is officially on hiatus. To all of those who have been following the podcast since it started in July two years ago, thanks for listening! For those who have commented (Twitter and in the posts), thanks for your questions and support! And apologies to those whose questions went unanswered. We’re sorry!
Rather than just do a standard hiatus article, however, here’s all 12 episodes rounded up into one post, with very short summaries of each episode. If you prefer, here’s the Apple Podcasts link. Feel free to learn a bit about the industry from two freelance translators in case you missed out, and we’ll see if the podcast returns in the future. Otherwise, thanks to Amanda and Jenny for even agreeing to do this in the first place!
Episode 1: A Manga Translators Podcast
The episode that started it all. Mainly gets into how they both broke into the industry.
Episode 2: Manga Bibles, Notes, and Popularity
An episode where they answer questions, one of which involves the translation process.
Episode 3: Translation & Language Skills
The episode where Jenny explains how she met Justin at a Kodansha event, and it might have involved a trick…
Episode 4: The Curious Case of Translator Notes
Amanda and Jenny devote episode 4 to the translator notes you might see in the back of most manga.
Episode 5: There’s No Such Thing as Crying in Translation
Amanda reveals working on an anime, and what’s it like to work on a simulcast schedule.
Episode 6: A Day in The Life of Manga Translators
Questions are answered and a day in their life when translating is revealed.
Episode 7: The Anime Adaptation Effect
You know the moment when a manga/LN gets adapted into an anime? Amanda and Jenny share how they feel about a title they’re working on getting adapted!
Episode 8: Return of The Manga Translators
The two return to podcasting, and talk about So I’m a Spider, So What, Girls Last Tour, and a bit more.
Episode 9: Here’s How You Can Learn Japanese
Part 1 of a series where the two chat about ways you can learn Japanese.
Episode 10: Here’s How You Can Learn Japanese, Part 2
Part 2 of a series where the two chat about ways you can learn Japanese.
Episode 11: The First Manga They’ve Ever Read
Amanda and Jenny share the first manga they ever read in episode 11.
Episode 12: Fanfiction, Roleplaying, and Translation Do Mix
This is the episode where you can be reassured that writing fanfiction is a big help!