Carly Smith 📖✍️
@carlysmith.net
Writer, freelance light novel/manga editor. 🌈 She/her. 📖 Editor for Until I Meet My Husband, Qualia the Purple, Reborn to Master the Blade, My Magical Career at Court, I'm a Terminal Cancer Patient, and more!
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Carly Smith 📖✍️
@carlysmith.net
· Oct 21
Hi all! I figured it's time to do an introduction post.
I'm a freelance editor. You may have seen my work in things like Qualia the Purple, Otonari Complex, The Magical Revolution of the Reincarnated Princess and the Genius Young Lady, and Reborn to Master the Blade, to name a few.
よろしくお願いします 🙇
I'm a freelance editor. You may have seen my work in things like Qualia the Purple, Otonari Complex, The Magical Revolution of the Reincarnated Princess and the Genius Young Lady, and Reborn to Master the Blade, to name a few.
よろしくお願いします 🙇
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translation can often be a complex process. even a scene as simple as two characters talking about drinking some delicious tea can take surprisingly long to translate if it makes the translator go "well now I want some delicious tea." now you've gotta get up and go make it, and play with the cat, an
November 15, 2025 at 5:54 PM
translation can often be a complex process. even a scene as simple as two characters talking about drinking some delicious tea can take surprisingly long to translate if it makes the translator go "well now I want some delicious tea." now you've gotta get up and go make it, and play with the cat, an
The struggle of when something sounds like a typo in the source text, but you're not entirely sure, and you're not likely to get an answer either way about it, so you just gotta go with it.
At least it's a very background character that it concerns.
At least it's a very background character that it concerns.
November 14, 2025 at 11:22 PM
The struggle of when something sounds like a typo in the source text, but you're not entirely sure, and you're not likely to get an answer either way about it, so you just gotta go with it.
At least it's a very background character that it concerns.
At least it's a very background character that it concerns.
call me a crazy socialist, but I think when you're one of the biggest media companies in Japan, you can afford to pay a standard rate (an already too-low standard rate!) for the localization of an extremely hyped, upcoming series
November 6, 2025 at 6:41 PM
call me a crazy socialist, but I think when you're one of the biggest media companies in Japan, you can afford to pay a standard rate (an already too-low standard rate!) for the localization of an extremely hyped, upcoming series
The conclusion to Otonari Complex is here. I received my comp copy in the mail recently--just in time for it to be in bookstores tomorrow 👀
It was a delight to serve as the adapter on this one! Though @jennichijou.bsky.social's translation was fabulous. And @cranchyroll.com's lettering is 💯
#manga
It was a delight to serve as the adapter on this one! Though @jennichijou.bsky.social's translation was fabulous. And @cranchyroll.com's lettering is 💯
#manga
October 6, 2025 at 2:43 PM
The conclusion to Otonari Complex is here. I received my comp copy in the mail recently--just in time for it to be in bookstores tomorrow 👀
It was a delight to serve as the adapter on this one! Though @jennichijou.bsky.social's translation was fabulous. And @cranchyroll.com's lettering is 💯
#manga
It was a delight to serve as the adapter on this one! Though @jennichijou.bsky.social's translation was fabulous. And @cranchyroll.com's lettering is 💯
#manga
In middle school, I was a Daisuke stan when all my friends were Dark stans.
It'll be good to see what this new version is like!
It'll be good to see what this new version is like!
Guess who's back? Why, our beloved Daisuke (and Wiz), of course! 😍🪽
Don't forget to pre-order your copy of D.N.Angel New Edition, Vol. 1, available November 2025! buff.ly/KpDTbrp
Don't forget to pre-order your copy of D.N.Angel New Edition, Vol. 1, available November 2025! buff.ly/KpDTbrp
October 1, 2025 at 9:00 PM
In middle school, I was a Daisuke stan when all my friends were Dark stans.
It'll be good to see what this new version is like!
It'll be good to see what this new version is like!
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We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.
October 1, 2025 at 2:38 PM
We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.
I should be working, but I keep looking up Kyoto dialect stuff in advance of my travels...
October 1, 2025 at 2:27 PM
I should be working, but I keep looking up Kyoto dialect stuff in advance of my travels...
Now that this season of anime is ending, I can say that this was probably the most stacked season of anime that I can remember in a long time. I remember Summer 2011 being quite good.
September 27, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Now that this season of anime is ending, I can say that this was probably the most stacked season of anime that I can remember in a long time. I remember Summer 2011 being quite good.
Stuck in my head today: "I have no shelf control" sung to the same melody as "this is my last resort"
September 17, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Stuck in my head today: "I have no shelf control" sung to the same melody as "this is my last resort"
I should make a thread of Japanese to English translationisms that I frequently edit as someone who works on a lot of light novels and sees a lot of the same turns of phrase in narration.
Consider this a thread now.
#amediting #amtranslating
Consider this a thread now.
#amediting #amtranslating
September 3, 2025 at 4:05 PM
I should make a thread of Japanese to English translationisms that I frequently edit as someone who works on a lot of light novels and sees a lot of the same turns of phrase in narration.
Consider this a thread now.
#amediting #amtranslating
Consider this a thread now.
#amediting #amtranslating
The lion sleeps tonight
August 29, 2025 at 2:19 PM
The lion sleeps tonight
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I got an NYT push alert about Taylor Swift getting engaged, but not about the United States spying on Greenland
“Denmark summoned the head of the U.S. Embassy … after allegations emerged that three Americans with close ties to President Trump were running ‘covert influence operations’ in Greenland.”
Is there a Nobel prize for creating a conflict by threatening to seize the territory of a democratic ally?
Is there a Nobel prize for creating a conflict by threatening to seize the territory of a democratic ally?
Denmark Summons U.S. Envoy Over Espionage Allegations
www.nytimes.com
August 29, 2025 at 3:48 AM
I got an NYT push alert about Taylor Swift getting engaged, but not about the United States spying on Greenland
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so if you’ll indulge me, I want to say a bit more about what it’s been like working on The Otaku Love Connection with minami! minami and I first met when we both worked for cybird in tokyo. we quickly discovered that we were both deeply involved in otaku fangirl culture and liked the same media
🥳 @sakaimii.bsky.social wins BEST TRANSLATION for their amazing work on The Otaku Love Connection Vol. 1 at the AnimeNYC 2025 American Manga Awards! 💌 Congratulations, minami and editor @sarasaraht.bsky.social !!
August 28, 2025 at 1:10 AM
so if you’ll indulge me, I want to say a bit more about what it’s been like working on The Otaku Love Connection with minami! minami and I first met when we both worked for cybird in tokyo. we quickly discovered that we were both deeply involved in otaku fangirl culture and liked the same media
This anime fucked me up in all the right ways!!!
I was SOBBING, turning to my spouse as they said, "Oh, did I mention that Devilman is quite sad? 😇"
I was SOBBING, turning to my spouse as they said, "Oh, did I mention that Devilman is quite sad? 😇"
DEVILMAN crybaby: Complete Series Blu-ray Deluxe Edition via Anime Limited store.crunchyroll.com/products/dev...
August 27, 2025 at 4:21 PM
This anime fucked me up in all the right ways!!!
I was SOBBING, turning to my spouse as they said, "Oh, did I mention that Devilman is quite sad? 😇"
I was SOBBING, turning to my spouse as they said, "Oh, did I mention that Devilman is quite sad? 😇"
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Daniel Cruz of PEN America emphasized the toll censorship can take on authors: “Authors stop writing the content that's getting censored.”
The Legal and 'Soft' Censorship Affecting Manga in America
www.animenewsnetwork.com
August 27, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Daniel Cruz of PEN America emphasized the toll censorship can take on authors: “Authors stop writing the content that's getting censored.”
The most sobering yet important panel I attended all weekend of Anime NYC was one on censorship, both "hard censorship" and "soft censorship," with discussions of our current political climate along with why US publishers might decide the things that they do.
🧵 incoming
🧵 incoming
August 27, 2025 at 2:57 PM
The most sobering yet important panel I attended all weekend of Anime NYC was one on censorship, both "hard censorship" and "soft censorship," with discussions of our current political climate along with why US publishers might decide the things that they do.
🧵 incoming
🧵 incoming
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LRP and thread quoted are so true, as is the likening to J>E dicts to thesauruses. After a certain point you can instinctively grasp the nuance of a word in JP, but the exact word you're looking for in EN isn't in the J>E dict, even if they're all close. That's when I head to the E>E thesaurus!
August 27, 2025 at 12:25 PM
LRP and thread quoted are so true, as is the likening to J>E dicts to thesauruses. After a certain point you can instinctively grasp the nuance of a word in JP, but the exact word you're looking for in EN isn't in the J>E dict, even if they're all close. That's when I head to the E>E thesaurus!
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Good thread. I regularly tell people to look up the word "go" in the English dictionary.
www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go
it has 20 listed meanings as an intransitive verb, 9 as a transitive verb, and 9 as a noun... and then you get to the "phrases", such as "go after", go hang" or "go easy".
www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go
it has 20 listed meanings as an intransitive verb, 9 as a transitive verb, and 9 as a noun... and then you get to the "phrases", such as "go after", go hang" or "go easy".
August 27, 2025 at 7:13 AM
Good thread. I regularly tell people to look up the word "go" in the English dictionary.
www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go
it has 20 listed meanings as an intransitive verb, 9 as a transitive verb, and 9 as a noun... and then you get to the "phrases", such as "go after", go hang" or "go easy".
www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go
it has 20 listed meanings as an intransitive verb, 9 as a transitive verb, and 9 as a noun... and then you get to the "phrases", such as "go after", go hang" or "go easy".
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respectability politics will see us all killed
August 26, 2025 at 4:25 PM
respectability politics will see us all killed
I received this jingly charm as a part of the owner of cutest pets award, and it is going to become a cat toy whether I want it to.
August 26, 2025 at 5:23 PM
I received this jingly charm as a part of the owner of cutest pets award, and it is going to become a cat toy whether I want it to.
MAGA is also coming for your manga.
Still think that those laws to “protect the children” are about keeping kids from seeing hardcore porn? Let’s talk about the Christian conservatives who are stopping adults from playing video games like Grand Theft Auto skepchick.org/2025/08/maga...
MAGA is Coming for Your Video Games
Last month, I posted a video about how online age verification laws are not protecting children from dangerous material, but instead are just a way for the Religious Right to censor content they do…
skepchick.org
August 25, 2025 at 5:17 PM
MAGA is also coming for your manga.
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August 25, 2025 at 5:16 AM
I attended several panels at Anime NYC, and I love the educator track despite not being an educator or even having any kids in my life! This is from Teaching Manga Across Disciplines, where faculty spoke on the different ways they've incorporated manga into their teaching.
August 25, 2025 at 3:50 PM
I attended several panels at Anime NYC, and I love the educator track despite not being an educator or even having any kids in my life! This is from Teaching Manga Across Disciplines, where faculty spoke on the different ways they've incorporated manga into their teaching.
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Azuki Manga announced they’ve added Kodansha’s special English edition of Young Magazine to their platform available for free to all users
Link to Read: www.azuki.co/series/young...
Link to Read: www.azuki.co/series/young...
August 24, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Azuki Manga announced they’ve added Kodansha’s special English edition of Young Magazine to their platform available for free to all users
Link to Read: www.azuki.co/series/young...
Link to Read: www.azuki.co/series/young...
It took a year, but I finally have the signatures of the Otonari Complex dream team!
Featuring @cranchyroll.com (whose idea this was during Anime NYC last year), @editortiina.bsky.social, and @jennichijou.bsky.social
Featuring @cranchyroll.com (whose idea this was during Anime NYC last year), @editortiina.bsky.social, and @jennichijou.bsky.social
August 25, 2025 at 3:17 AM
It took a year, but I finally have the signatures of the Otonari Complex dream team!
Featuring @cranchyroll.com (whose idea this was during Anime NYC last year), @editortiina.bsky.social, and @jennichijou.bsky.social
Featuring @cranchyroll.com (whose idea this was during Anime NYC last year), @editortiina.bsky.social, and @jennichijou.bsky.social