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    Zenophilious got a reaction from sanahtlig in SRPG eroge Venus Blood Frontier to get an English Kickstarter   
    I doubt I'm in the majority here, but I will literally never touch this game as long as it's only available on Steam.  I have people I know in real life on my friends list, and there's no way I'll publically buy a tentacle rape game, censored or not, on a platform where they can see that I own it.  I'm also not going to make another Steam account because, quite frankly, I don't want to, and I shouldn't have to.
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    Zenophilious got a reaction from Kenshin_sama in Recent (Japanese) Things You Have Purchased   
    My Dies irae Kickstarter stuff just got here.  Sorry about the glare
    Physical copy
    OST
    Straps
    LDO pins
    Mini artbook
    Visual fan book
    T-shirt
    Tapestry
     
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    Zenophilious reacted to Dergonu in About being a translator.   
    A translator must be able to understand what they are reading, beyond just being able to look up a word in a dictionary. If your version of understanding the source text is nothing more than looking it up word by word in a dictionary, you will be doing the same as a machine translation would do. So, before you consider becoming a translator for a real project, you should get better at understanding the language in general, which is really only done by studying a lot, and reading natively written Japanese texts etc.
    In terms of how much kanji you need to know, that depends on what you're going to translate, and how serious you are about it. An official translator must know at least the 常用漢字 (common use kanji), and preferably even more, to truly comprehend what they are reading.
    But, for fan translators, the main part to focus on is the general understanding of the grammar and such in whatever you are translating. Looking up a kanji compound is significantly easier than learning an entirely new piece of grammar. Additionally, as many grammar forms in Japanese have many different meanings, without the proper knowledge, you could easily pick the wrong meaning/ usage when you simply look the grammar form up on the internet.
    So, first and foremost, it is important that you are capable of reading and understanding what you are translating. (So, if you want to translate a visual novel, start by reading the entire thing, and make sure you are capable of understanding it all. If you are, you can start looking into translating it.) Translating something without having read it first is never a good idea, anyways, as you'll be missing out on potentially important context etc.
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    Zenophilious got a reaction from nekofuwafuwa in What was the worst online argument you ever been in?   
    Can you guys take your debate on the gayness of traps somewhere else?  It's getting a bit excessive >.<
    I think the worst argument I've been in was one that resulted in threats of physical harm.  I said that I liked strong women, and the other guy just hated my opinion  lol
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    Zenophilious got a reaction from Happiness+ in What was the worst online argument you ever been in?   
    Can you guys take your debate on the gayness of traps somewhere else?  It's getting a bit excessive >.<
    I think the worst argument I've been in was one that resulted in threats of physical harm.  I said that I liked strong women, and the other guy just hated my opinion  lol
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    Zenophilious got a reaction from Fiddle in What was the worst online argument you ever been in?   
    Can you guys take your debate on the gayness of traps somewhere else?  It's getting a bit excessive >.<
    I think the worst argument I've been in was one that resulted in threats of physical harm.  I said that I liked strong women, and the other guy just hated my opinion  lol
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    Zenophilious got a reaction from mitchhamilton in What was the worst online argument you ever been in?   
    Can you guys take your debate on the gayness of traps somewhere else?  It's getting a bit excessive >.<
    I think the worst argument I've been in was one that resulted in threats of physical harm.  I said that I liked strong women, and the other guy just hated my opinion  lol
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    Zenophilious got a reaction from PapaRabbi in What was the worst online argument you ever been in?   
    Can you guys take your debate on the gayness of traps somewhere else?  It's getting a bit excessive >.<
    I think the worst argument I've been in was one that resulted in threats of physical harm.  I said that I liked strong women, and the other guy just hated my opinion  lol
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    Zenophilious got a reaction from mitchhamilton in Trolling, The HMN Crew, and You   
    This is a pretty good suggestion, @tymmur.  The gif bats posted was pretty gentle compared to similar vibrating gifs, like the one kiri posted.  I don't know that many people that have similar problems with those types of gifs.  It might be a good idea to get that problem checked out.
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    Zenophilious reacted to solidbatman in Trolling, The HMN Crew, and You   
    if that bothered you, go see a doctor my dude. That isn't normal. 
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    Zenophilious got a reaction from Nandemonai in Another Sekai Project Discussion   
    I'm assuming that you're just shitposting, but I actually went and counted each unreleased title Sekai (I'm including Denpasoft and non-JP titles that aren't in English, because they're most likely translating them) and MangaGamer have.
    Sekai: 30 titles (not including the secret announcements they added to their tracker)
    MangaGamer: 22 titles (I'm not including DLC, and I'm not including the titles they hinted at but didn't announce yet)
    I'm not too sure if this list is comprehensive, and I'm too lazy to double-check  : P
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    Zenophilious got a reaction from UnlimitedMoeWorks in Another Sekai Project Discussion   
    Just to clarify, I didn't actually write the article, I just stumbled upon it and shared the link.  I doubt you meant that the article was mine, but I just thought I'd make sure.
    I'm pretty much done with Sekai at this point.  All of their early controversies and bad PR (hi, dovac) really made me distrust them as a company for years.  After seeing improvements in regards to 18+ releases and transparency, I decided that I should toss some money their way to reward their progress.  Buying Meikyuu didn't come back to bite me, but backing Hoshimemo sure as hell did.  If they couldn't even give Hoshimemo, a relatively high-profile title with an established audience, a decent release, it's indicative of some pretty serious problems somewhere down the line.  I wouldn't recommend buying anything they touch that doesn't have a well-known name (like Conjueror or koestl) attached, and even that's not a guarantee, since they've shown that their editing and QC process can range from good to completely horrid.  At the very least, don't back any Kickstarters that have Sekai's name on them, since it's almost a guarantee that they'll have issues and a horribly delayed delivery window for rewards.  Grisaia physicals when Muramasa TL hits, boys.
    Might as well bring the Root Double Vita debacle back up, while we're at it.  I still can barely believe that even happened.  The incompetence that was required to arrive at that situation is just absurd.
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    Zenophilious got a reaction from Dreamysyu in Another Sekai Project Discussion   
    Just to clarify, I didn't actually write the article, I just stumbled upon it and shared the link.  I doubt you meant that the article was mine, but I just thought I'd make sure.
    I'm pretty much done with Sekai at this point.  All of their early controversies and bad PR (hi, dovac) really made me distrust them as a company for years.  After seeing improvements in regards to 18+ releases and transparency, I decided that I should toss some money their way to reward their progress.  Buying Meikyuu didn't come back to bite me, but backing Hoshimemo sure as hell did.  If they couldn't even give Hoshimemo, a relatively high-profile title with an established audience, a decent release, it's indicative of some pretty serious problems somewhere down the line.  I wouldn't recommend buying anything they touch that doesn't have a well-known name (like Conjueror or koestl) attached, and even that's not a guarantee, since they've shown that their editing and QC process can range from good to completely horrid.  At the very least, don't back any Kickstarters that have Sekai's name on them, since it's almost a guarantee that they'll have issues and a horribly delayed delivery window for rewards.  Grisaia physicals when Muramasa TL hits, boys.
    Might as well bring the Root Double Vita debacle back up, while we're at it.  I still can barely believe that even happened.  The incompetence that was required to arrive at that situation is just absurd.
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    Zenophilious got a reaction from VirginSmasher in Another Sekai Project Discussion   
    Just to clarify, I didn't actually write the article, I just stumbled upon it and shared the link.  I doubt you meant that the article was mine, but I just thought I'd make sure.
    I'm pretty much done with Sekai at this point.  All of their early controversies and bad PR (hi, dovac) really made me distrust them as a company for years.  After seeing improvements in regards to 18+ releases and transparency, I decided that I should toss some money their way to reward their progress.  Buying Meikyuu didn't come back to bite me, but backing Hoshimemo sure as hell did.  If they couldn't even give Hoshimemo, a relatively high-profile title with an established audience, a decent release, it's indicative of some pretty serious problems somewhere down the line.  I wouldn't recommend buying anything they touch that doesn't have a well-known name (like Conjueror or koestl) attached, and even that's not a guarantee, since they've shown that their editing and QC process can range from good to completely horrid.  At the very least, don't back any Kickstarters that have Sekai's name on them, since it's almost a guarantee that they'll have issues and a horribly delayed delivery window for rewards.  Grisaia physicals when Muramasa TL hits, boys.
    Might as well bring the Root Double Vita debacle back up, while we're at it.  I still can barely believe that even happened.  The incompetence that was required to arrive at that situation is just absurd.
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    Zenophilious got a reaction from tymmur in Post pics you like (Powered by Jun Inoue™)   
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    Zenophilious got a reaction from Andromis in Post pics you like (Powered by Jun Inoue™)   
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    Zenophilious got a reaction from Darklord Rooke in [EDIT: Polls added!] Fureraba ~Friend To Lover~ released on Nutaku! (notable feature: Uncensored adult CGs)   
    You almost never hear it worded that way, though.  The first person usually asks, "Do you care if I do x?", and the second person responds with yes or no, usually with something like "go ahead" or "feel free" attached.  You don't respond with, "No, I don't care if you do x," which is indeed rather abrasive.
    Here in Freedom Land (or at least my part of California), we basically use those two phrases interchangeably.  I wouldn't say it's weird to hear either one.
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    Zenophilious got a reaction from Mr Poltroon in Post pics you like (Powered by Jun Inoue™)   
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    Zenophilious got a reaction from Plk_Lesiak in Recent (Japanese) Things You Have Purchased   
    My Dies irae Kickstarter stuff just got here.  Sorry about the glare
    Physical copy
    OST
    Straps
    LDO pins
    Mini artbook
    Visual fan book
    T-shirt
    Tapestry
     
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    Zenophilious got a reaction from Dreamysyu in Recent (Japanese) Things You Have Purchased   
    My Dies irae Kickstarter stuff just got here.  Sorry about the glare
    Physical copy
    OST
    Straps
    LDO pins
    Mini artbook
    Visual fan book
    T-shirt
    Tapestry
     
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    Zenophilious got a reaction from Dergonu in Recent (Japanese) Things You Have Purchased   
    My Dies irae Kickstarter stuff just got here.  Sorry about the glare
    Physical copy
    OST
    Straps
    LDO pins
    Mini artbook
    Visual fan book
    T-shirt
    Tapestry
     
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    Zenophilious got a reaction from atorq in Post pics you like (Powered by Jun Inoue™)   
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    Zenophilious got a reaction from Polycentric in Post pics you like (Powered by Jun Inoue™)   
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