Welcome to Yaku-Cindy! My name is Cynthia, and I'm a freelance Japanese-to-English translator and editor who specializes in entertainment translation.
| Currently Reading |
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| The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion 「開花アパートメント」 by 飴石 |
Cynthia - Translator & Editor
The Cindy of Yaku-Cindy. Lived & worked in Japan via the JET Programme for two years. (Tohoku <3) Graduated from JVTA's Japanese-English Translation Course and has been working freelance since 2023.
Arrietty - Assistant
Schedule and Supply Specialist. Firm believer in the Pomodoro technique (25 minutes of pets, 5 minutes of work).
Milly - Assistant
Tech Specialist. Often takes over typing duties. If you want to know how to open programs using obscure shortcuts, then she's your girl.
| TRANSLATION |
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| - Manga - Video games - Novels - Subtitles |
| EDITING |
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| - Translation editing - Quality Assurance - Proofreading (articles) |
| Huck the Air Pirate and the Princess of Steam | |
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| Role: | Translator |
| Client: | Titan |
| # of Volumes: | 1 |
| Status: | Ongoing |
| Synopsis: | In a world of floating cities and ruffians who have taken to the skies, one air pirate and his ragtag crew are in search of a treasure that will help them strike it rich. |
| Ifrit of the Sand Sea | |
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| Role: | Translator |
| Client: | Titan |
| # of Volumes: | 1 |
| Status: | Ongoing |
| Synopsis: | After a chance encounter with a reincarnated fire god, a young man sets out to help her find the ruins that may help restore her memories. |
| Scavengers Another Sky | |
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| Role: | Translator |
| Client: | Titan |
| # of Volumes: | 2 |
| Status: | Ongoing |
| Synopsis: | Young girls called Scavengers enter an alternate dimension known as the Black Parade in order to take down Specters and sell their loot to buy their freedom. |
| The Ghostly Darkness of Kanata | |
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| Role: | Translator |
| Client: | Titan |
| # of Volumes: | 1 |
| Status: | Ongoing |
| Synopsis: | An episodic series that centers on a young woman's obsession with experiencing ghostly terror. |
| JAGAAAN | |
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| Role: | Translator |
| Client: | Kana |
| # of Volumes: | 4 |
| Status: | Ongoing |
| Synopsis: | Tired of his mundane life, a young man is thrown into a battle for survival against frog-infested Fractured Humans. |
| YATTA-TACHI | |
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| Role: | Editor |
| Client: | Yatta-Tachi |
| Articles Edited: | Click for List |
| Status: | Ongoing |
| About: | A website that posts articles related to Japanese pop culture—manga reviews, news, etc. |
| Farewell, My Odin | |
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| Role: | Translator |
| Client: | Titan |
| # of Volumes: | 3 |
| Status: | Completed |
| Synopsis: | Luke, a boy raised by wolves, seeks to avenge those he loved who were killed by Vikings. |
| Toxic Super Beasts | |
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| Role: | Translator |
| Client: | Titan |
| # of Volumes: | 4 |
| Status: | Completed |
| Synopsis: | A psychiatrist is thrown into the fray against Super Beasts, monsters that emerge from fog, as he cares for the young Witches tasked with taking the creatures down. |
| HIDEOUT | |
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| Role: | Translator |
| Client: | Kana |
| # of Volumes: | 1 |
| Status: | Completed |
| Synopsis: | A couple's vacation to rekindle their relationship takes a turn for the murderous in this creepy horror classic. |
| Dopeman | |
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| Role: | Translator |
| Client: | Titan |
| # of Volumes: | 3 |
| Status: | Completed |
| Synopsis: | In a Japan where drugs are now legal, a team known as the D-Unit must take down drugged-up criminals and the cartel that's their supplier. |
| SOUL COVENANT | |
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| Role: | Editor |
| Client: | thirdverse |
| Characters Edited: | ~78,000 |
| Status: | Completed |
| Synopsis: | A VR shooter where enhanced humans called Avatars aim to take down an Artificial Intelligence named Adam. |
Thank you, meow! 😸
Only one?
That's not enough! 😾
Oh, thank you! Now, for a nap...
