Fusing theory with advice and information about the practicalities of translating, Becoming a
Translator is the essential resource for novice and practicing translators. The book explains …

From computer games to figurines and maid cafes, men called “otaku” develop intense fan
relationships with “cute girl” characters from manga, anime, and related media and material …

Translation has played a paramount role in the development of comics cultures around the
world, two defining moments being the Golden Age of North American comics around the …

This article considers responses to RapeLay (2006), an adult computer game that allows the
player to rape virtual women. RapeLay sparked controversy when it circulated globally and …

ABSTRACT In South Korea, a recent wave of feminism has brought about substantial
changes in the book industry. Many publishing houses have expanded their list of feminism …

Names: Darling-Wolf, Fabienne editor. Title: Routledge handbook of Japanese media/edited
by Fabienne Darling-Wolf. Description: London; New York: Routledge, 2018.| Includes …

This chapter focuses on male engagement with shōjo (for girls) manga and shōjo (girl)
characters in manga and anime in Japan since the 1970s. It is well-known that shōjo manga …

The present study seeks to investigate how one manga series Bleach, by Tite Kubo, uses a
language-specific process to employ loanwords as tools to invoke a stereotype injection, as …

Sailor Moon, The Ghost in the Shell, Dragon Ball Z, One Piece, Akira, Nausicaä of the Valley
of the Wind, and Death Note, to name but a few, it would seem particularly pertinent–in a …

The theoretical lens of translation as activism underscores the ways translation has been
used to make social change happen. Despite the growing interest in activist translation, few …