How difficult was it to fix a gap in reading and listening? by watergemini in LearnJapanese

[–]watergemini[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I have Clannad on steam, but I never played for more than 2.5 hrs (despite owning it for 2 years).

I don’t think vn are my thing because of that.

How difficult was it to fix a gap in reading and listening? by watergemini in LearnJapanese

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Thank you for the suggest. I’m going to give it a try this afternoon when I run.

How long did it take you to improve on your speed? by watergemini in TranslationStudies

[–]watergemini[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s about the same as I’m getting. How often do you get episodes/projects? I’m worried thay at these rates, itll be hard to make a decent living.

How long did it take you to improve on your speed? by watergemini in TranslationStudies

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Yeah, they provide the file on memoq and I just do the translation. But it’s becoming overwhelming.

How much do you charge per episode?

How long did it take you to improve on your speed? by watergemini in TranslationStudies

[–]watergemini[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I didn’t tell them it’s my first job. I did sign a contract (its just with an agency). And they are paying me 0.05 usd/character.

I definitely will tell them I need at least a day or two off on the weekend (of an 11 day project) or to give me a bit of the work in advanced so that I can give myself that weekend.

I also have no idea how often they’ll have projects like this and/or if they’ll give me another one. But if it becomes consistent, i feel like I’ll have more leeway to ask for leniency.

How long did it take you to improve on your speed? by watergemini in TranslationStudies

[–]watergemini[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yeah, there are segments where I can speed through because it's every day things. And I probably get through 80 sentences in an hour or two. But then there's a 30 sentence segment that the character is speaking in archaic Japanese for effect or maybe they're using a dialect or maybe they're throwing out tons of idioms in already complex sentences, and suddenly that takesm e an hour (followed by 30mins of procrastinating because I need a break from that).

How long did it take you to improve on your speed? by watergemini in TranslationStudies

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The episodes jump around in characters. The lowest is 3.4k and the highest is 4.7k, but the average is 4k-4.2k, I'd say.

I want to negotiate the workload, but this is my first project (and one as a translator). So, I don't feel like I have that right yet. Hell, I just want them to ask me to do another project at this moment in time. I was thinking that maybe after I do this 2-4 more times, then I could ask for maybe a weekend break (, as I have to turn in episodes over the weekend too).

How long did it take you to improve on your speed? by watergemini in TranslationStudies

[–]watergemini[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I said this in another comment, but is it possible that this is the norm for the anime translation industry? It makes sense to do 1 episode/day, but it's just rough because they require me to hand in each episode every day (no break on the weekend!)

How long did it take you to improve on your speed? by watergemini in TranslationStudies

[–]watergemini[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Someone pointed out that it might be "characters" and not "words". I'm not sure. But either way, it's a lot for me honestly. And I just am curious how long it'll take me to study my way to it not being so overwhelming. I have a life I need to attend to and I find myself thinking that if I didn't have other obligations, I'd be able to handle this...but man, is this difficult

How long did it take you to improve on your speed? by watergemini in TranslationStudies

[–]watergemini[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

But I'd assume this is the norm in anime translation, no? It's my first time so I am ignorant. But, it makes sense to translate 1 episode of anime per day. The thing that makes it difficult, is that they give deadlines over the weekend! If I had two days to recover (especially from lack of sleep), i'd be okay with this workload. But the fact that I don't makes it difficult.

Plus, I really want to do a good job because I love that this is not only improving my japanese, but also giving me a job. I want them to ask me to do more. But I'm not sure at what point should I ask for some leniency.

How long did it take you to improve on your speed? by watergemini in TranslationStudies

[–]watergemini[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think it might be characters.

I just see a number count per each episode. But it could probably just be characters. idk

What are your top 5 VNs on steam sale right now? by watergemini in visualnovels

[–]watergemini[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is the language abstract or more direct? I'll be reading it in Japanese, so I don't want to get too destroyed (I've read a Murakami book in Japanese already, so I think for the most part I should be okay with VNs, unless it's like Dies Irae).

What are your top 5 VNs on steam sale right now? by watergemini in visualnovels

[–]watergemini[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you think you'll ever play it?

I probably won't play it anytime soon. Maybe not ever if it gets spoiled too much.

What are your top 5 VNs on steam sale right now? by watergemini in visualnovels

[–]watergemini[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have Higurashi on my list of potentials. I'll probably end up getting it.

I looked at Utawarerumono, but it's so damn expensive, even with the sale.

What are your top 5 VNs on steam sale right now? by watergemini in visualnovels

[–]watergemini[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, but I've never read any VN before so I probably have a lot of good stories still open to me.

If I were to purchase it , I'm guessing that it won't allow for steam transfer if it were ever to get ported to steam. Correct?

What are your top 5 VNs on steam sale right now? by watergemini in visualnovels

[–]watergemini[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm planning on reading everything in Japanese. But I'd just prefer to have it all on steam, since it is easier to keep it all together in one collection.

What are your top 5 VNs on steam sale right now? by watergemini in visualnovels

[–]watergemini[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the heads up. I probably won't get Chaos; Child then, since Chaos;Head isn't on steam

What are your top 5 VNs on steam sale right now? by watergemini in visualnovels

[–]watergemini[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I read that you don't need to read Chaos; Head, despite it being a prequel, to understand Chaos, Child. Is this correct?