312 - 6 Year Anniversary Guest Gaiden 7 - Translating and Publishing Doujinshi with On Takahashi

We’ve reach another milestone in Manga Machinations with our 6 year anniversary! We’re celebrating by interviewing On Takahashi, CEO of Irodori Comics and translator for game localization group Warlocs! On shares his childhood experiences learning Japanese through manga and anime, talks about his job working as a lecturer at a Japanese university, recounts his tough work schedule translating high profile video games, and stresses the importance of crediting localization staff. He breaks down the process of publishing doujinshi, informs us about the Japanese politics that will effect manga piracy, discusses the complicated issues of problematic content, and much more! Also, tune in after the outro for a bonus Death Stranding discussion by On and Darforx8!

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Timestamps:

• 00:00:00 - Intro Song: “Borderland” by Mami Kawada from Jormungand, Opening, Chris Evans’ dick pic, Introductions
• 00:03:10 - Darfox’s Manga Machinations October Extravaganza promo
• 00:04:51 - Crazy story about the owners of condiment company Mizkan kidnapping their newborn grandson
• 00:07:54 - On and dakazu share similar experiences of reading manga to learn Japanese, receiving VHS tapes of anime from their grandparents, and attending supplementary Japanese school
• 00:23:39 -  Main Segment Guest Gaiden: On talks about translating video games, low rates of Amimaru, the importance of crediting localizers, and the focus of sales analysis for Irodori Comics 
• 01:16:03 - Transition Song: “Realize” by Nami Tamaki from Mobile Suit Gundam SEED, On talks about the advantages of working directly with artists, Japanese politics related to manga piracy laws, content warnings for Western audiences, lolita-themed content, and “Lucky Sukebe”
• 02:27:18 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Retrospective Redux A Silent Voice, we’ll be revisiting one of our old retrospective series to share our thoughts about rereading Yoshitoki Oima’s masterpiece about bullying, hearing disabilities, and forgiveness
• 02:27:56 - Next Week’s Topic: A Silent Voice, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “wish men” by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster
• 02:29:31 - Bonus talk about Death Stranding