Buddy Waters
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Translator for Even a Replica Can Fall in Love, The BS Situation of Tougetsu Umidori, Recommendations for Bad Children, Bofuri, Reign of the Seven Spellblades 4+, Overlord 14+, Haruhi Suzumiya (Intuition+), Witches Can't be Collared, Rascal Does Not Dream
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Buddy Waters
@buddywaters.bsky.social
· Jun 4
English is way harsher on repetition than Japanese, so part of a light novel translator's job is tweaking the wording so it says the same shit, but without sounding redundant.
I thought I'd do a rundown of a few tricks that help with this.
I thought I'd do a rundown of a few tricks that help with this.
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This insane bit, from the dub of Rascal Does Not Dream of Santa Claus ep 10
The line is actually "I'm enraptured."
The line is actually "I'm enraptured."
December 3, 2025 at 10:03 AM
This insane bit, from the dub of Rascal Does Not Dream of Santa Claus ep 10
The line is actually "I'm enraptured."
The line is actually "I'm enraptured."
Silver Mountain 2
I feel like the pacing issues between the opening fight and the next arc getting underway aren't improved by the ending fight being crosscut with a flashback but trust Fujita to do a slavery arc with moral clarity
I feel like the pacing issues between the opening fight and the next arc getting underway aren't improved by the ending fight being crosscut with a flashback but trust Fujita to do a slavery arc with moral clarity
December 4, 2025 at 5:29 AM
Silver Mountain 2
I feel like the pacing issues between the opening fight and the next arc getting underway aren't improved by the ending fight being crosscut with a flashback but trust Fujita to do a slavery arc with moral clarity
I feel like the pacing issues between the opening fight and the next arc getting underway aren't improved by the ending fight being crosscut with a flashback but trust Fujita to do a slavery arc with moral clarity
Goblin Slayer 16
Rhea Sword Girl and Wiz Boy enter a jousting tournament while we occasionally cut to the main party doing things I mostly didn't care about partially because the villain was the most infuriating dude ever.
Rhea Sword Girl and Wiz Boy enter a jousting tournament while we occasionally cut to the main party doing things I mostly didn't care about partially because the villain was the most infuriating dude ever.
December 4, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Goblin Slayer 16
Rhea Sword Girl and Wiz Boy enter a jousting tournament while we occasionally cut to the main party doing things I mostly didn't care about partially because the villain was the most infuriating dude ever.
Rhea Sword Girl and Wiz Boy enter a jousting tournament while we occasionally cut to the main party doing things I mostly didn't care about partially because the villain was the most infuriating dude ever.
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多腕鬼さん。腕四本あると普通の服は普通に着れない。
December 4, 2025 at 2:48 AM
多腕鬼さん。腕四本あると普通の服は普通に着れない。
Even a Replica Can Fall in Love 4 comps
This is the final volume except for the Sunao spin off novel and the upcoming short story collection
This is the final volume except for the Sunao spin off novel and the upcoming short story collection
December 4, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Even a Replica Can Fall in Love 4 comps
This is the final volume except for the Sunao spin off novel and the upcoming short story collection
This is the final volume except for the Sunao spin off novel and the upcoming short story collection
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"The Trials and Tribulations of My Next Life as a Noblewoman" Volume 4, Part 1 is out now for your reading pleasure! Karen has done the unthinkable and made herself a hero of the empire, but not without a steep cost. How will she recover from this heavy moment? 😔 bit.ly/445fk5m
December 3, 2025 at 11:00 PM
"The Trials and Tribulations of My Next Life as a Noblewoman" Volume 4, Part 1 is out now for your reading pleasure! Karen has done the unthinkable and made herself a hero of the empire, but not without a steep cost. How will she recover from this heavy moment? 😔 bit.ly/445fk5m
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Lady knight sketch:
December 3, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Lady knight sketch:
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Gotta get me a book where the girl gets mad at a dude for calling her omae and then translate it as "Girl," all the way up to that point.
December 3, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Gotta get me a book where the girl gets mad at a dude for calling her omae and then translate it as "Girl," all the way up to that point.
What the fuck do I call kiji in the context of fully cooked okonomiyaki with so many scallions and bonito flakes you can't see the kiji underneath
Dough feels wrong but so does pancake
Dough feels wrong but so does pancake
December 3, 2025 at 6:54 PM
What the fuck do I call kiji in the context of fully cooked okonomiyaki with so many scallions and bonito flakes you can't see the kiji underneath
Dough feels wrong but so does pancake
Dough feels wrong but so does pancake
Books
They split this order into four packages and only one arrived but at least it was the big one
They split this order into four packages and only one arrived but at least it was the big one
December 3, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Books
They split this order into four packages and only one arrived but at least it was the big one
They split this order into four packages and only one arrived but at least it was the big one
The okonomiyaki shop they visit in Replica 5: okonomiyaki-mikami.com
お好み焼き みかみ ｜静岡浅間通りのお好み焼き店 – 静岡市浅間神社の門前通りに面したお好み焼き店。昭和感あふれる店内でどこか懐かしくもやさしい絶品のお好み焼きを召しあがれ。
okonomiyaki-mikami.com
December 3, 2025 at 6:09 PM
The okonomiyaki shop they visit in Replica 5: okonomiyaki-mikami.com
Why is chocoZAP a gym
Does it sell chocolate too or is it just a scam
Does it sell chocolate too or is it just a scam
December 3, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Why is chocoZAP a gym
Does it sell chocolate too or is it just a scam
Does it sell chocolate too or is it just a scam
いろいろあるよ
I have layers
I have layers
December 3, 2025 at 4:55 PM
いろいろあるよ
I have layers
I have layers
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December 3, 2025 at 11:53 AM
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An old coworker once told me I swear more than anyone he'd ever met
December 3, 2025 at 4:15 AM
An old coworker once told me I swear more than anyone he'd ever met
I keep typing Sakuta-hime instead of Sakuya-hime
December 3, 2025 at 12:09 AM
I keep typing Sakuta-hime instead of Sakuya-hime
"It was the first question he'd asked me" but not in English because I kept translating "Ikou" as shall we
December 2, 2025 at 11:15 PM
"It was the first question he'd asked me" but not in English because I kept translating "Ikou" as shall we
Extremely funny to me than there's a steakhouse called Bronco Billy's right up against this shrine with a rice shop next door
December 2, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Extremely funny to me than there's a steakhouse called Bronco Billy's right up against this shrine with a rice shop next door
大歳御祖神社
Why does otoshimioya sounds like something a dude from jersey would bully you with
Why does otoshimioya sounds like something a dude from jersey would bully you with
December 2, 2025 at 9:37 PM
大歳御祖神社
Why does otoshimioya sounds like something a dude from jersey would bully you with
Why does otoshimioya sounds like something a dude from jersey would bully you with
I don't super care if the estimated release date is actually accurate, by all means make it way later than you actually need, I just need you to have one, no tracking number should ever fail to provide me with a date even if we all know this is merely a placebo.
December 2, 2025 at 9:33 PM
I don't super care if the estimated release date is actually accurate, by all means make it way later than you actually need, I just need you to have one, no tracking number should ever fail to provide me with a date even if we all know this is merely a placebo.