Brandon Bovia

I cried the first time I heard moon. It's powerful

Great statement. Very happy to hear this!

This only happened because YOU spoke up, commented, reached out. YOU, the fans and readers, their paying customers, made it clear that you want high-quality English translation.

I’m so thankful for all of you.

I'm not sure there's really anything notable from a lettering perspective. I skipped out on 23 for health reasons so I'm glad I got the chance to return. Maybe I'll just say some words on the experience overall

Ooooh, I should make a lettering thread for Dragon Ball Super volume 24 since I think that just dropped. Definitely a special occasion as the last volume at least for now/maybe ever

Here's hoping!!!

80 mil feels like enough to triple every freelancer's rate for at least a little while

same feeling I had when all those JP companies dumped millions into Orange who sold themselves as AI but ended up just being human work but kinda shitty in the end

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yeah

lmao

I want to make a comic.

"This wouldn't be happening if Harris won!"

Harris:

beyblade x is a test of faith

that's one component of freelance-pay people often forget--paying us more to essentially keep us on retainer.

I earn enough *hourly* that if I could magically fill my schedule perfectly, I'd be earning close to six figures as a manga translator.... 1/

Like I really don’t think people appreciate how much work you need to find every year as a freelance TL to make anything resembling a livable wage with the rates where they are rn. To hit the median US income on pretty typical manga rates you’d have to get about *50 volumes* a year

I appreciate it all the same, thank you <3

bsky.app/profile/bran... quickly going on my list of no-nos until the manga industry gets with the program

I find myself retouching youtube thumbnails in manga again, reconsidering my life choices

yeah

I am afraid that manga as an industry is going to go through another bust. Sales have flatlined in Japan, so the only growth market they see now is in English language markets.

Publishers are all desperate to push sales there, and are most likely going to flood the market beyond capacity.

Many have asked about AI and translation following the acquisition announcement. Seven Seas remains committed to human translators and the high editorial standards our readers & creators expect. Nothing about the acquisition changes how we translate our books. More info shortly.

brandon

the way manga publishers will throw their authors to the wolves and treat them like they're indispensable but as soon as one gets outed as an actual pedophile they gladly welcome them back with open arms

A view of the upper half of model kit of the Scopedog from Votoms. A two-tone green robot. It has three sets of three scopes on its head instead of the normal single set of three scopes.

Strongly Scoped

I always count my March as my manga lettering-versery since the actual date is somewhat complicated so... I guess I've been doing this for 9 years now. Meaning I'm on my 10th. Whewwwwwwww

So who does that $80 million go to? Because it sure as hell isn't gonna go to any of the people who provide the services that give the company its value.

so this is what i missed today.... great.

anyway, don't purchase ai slop and tell them you won't. ai does NOT save time and it scams you of what could have been reliably worked on books while charging you for crap. they only care about $$ so spend it elsewhere. sorry my 7S colleagues... this sucks.

I've been so obsessed with watching this thing loop. The slight wobble to make it feel less 3D is everything to me!

lookit him go

I think owning a business cooks your brain the bigger the operation gets. People forget where they come from