Amber Tamosaitis
@ambtam.bsky.social
J-E Translator, Narrative Designer, Author. Just getting started here so pardon my dust. 日本語OK.
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This COVID strain is rough. Please take care and stay well, everyone.
July 24, 2025 at 11:36 PM
This COVID strain is rough. Please take care and stay well, everyone.
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I had a couple of emails asking if BL and Otome are the only kinds of games I'm looking for, and short answer is those are the areas I mostly handle as far as third-party outreach. But Jast is open to all types of games, sfw and nsfw alike, including queer titles that don't easily fit a category.
July 24, 2025 at 11:19 PM
I had a couple of emails asking if BL and Otome are the only kinds of games I'm looking for, and short answer is those are the areas I mostly handle as far as third-party outreach. But Jast is open to all types of games, sfw and nsfw alike, including queer titles that don't easily fit a category.
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If you own the Japanese version of Air for Switch, an update is now available that will add English and Simplified Chinese text options! I suspect an English version proper will pop up on the eShop within a couple months, as it happened with Kanon.
July 16, 2025 at 12:10 PM
If you own the Japanese version of Air for Switch, an update is now available that will add English and Simplified Chinese text options! I suspect an English version proper will pop up on the eShop within a couple months, as it happened with Kanon.
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It's finally here! The official episode one! And it's time to talk Chrono Trigger!
open.spotify.com/episode/7pRv...
open.spotify.com/episode/7pRv...
Episode 1: Chrono Trigger
Stories and Save Files · Episode
open.spotify.com
June 19, 2025 at 3:26 AM
It's finally here! The official episode one! And it's time to talk Chrono Trigger!
open.spotify.com/episode/7pRv...
open.spotify.com/episode/7pRv...
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The US gets Strange Houses a month before the UK, but don't let that deter you from buying tons of copies!
#StrangeHouses #Uketsu #JapaneseMystery #JHorror #Translation
#StrangeHouses #Uketsu #JapaneseMystery #JHorror #Translation
Strange Houses is Out Today in the US
Announcing the release of the US edition of Strange Houses. Buy it up!
jimrion.com
June 3, 2025 at 12:07 AM
The US gets Strange Houses a month before the UK, but don't let that deter you from buying tons of copies!
#StrangeHouses #Uketsu #JapaneseMystery #JHorror #Translation
#StrangeHouses #Uketsu #JapaneseMystery #JHorror #Translation
Libraries struggle for resources in the best of times, but with the IMLS being gutted, libraries are and will continue to be in need of any and all help that they can get. Programs like Crunchyroll's library outreach aren't just about the anime access they give to libraries. (1/2)
A youth services librarian has set up a petition asking Crunchyroll to reinstate their library outreach program - you can sign it here:
chng.it/DS96MVfPQf
#TLSky #EduSky #SchoolLibraries
@mangalibrarian.bsky.social @bespokelib.bsky.social
chng.it/DS96MVfPQf
#TLSky #EduSky #SchoolLibraries
@mangalibrarian.bsky.social @bespokelib.bsky.social
Bring Back Crunchyroll's Library Outreach Program - Save Library Anime Clubs
Can you spare a minute to help this campaign?
chng.it
June 1, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Libraries struggle for resources in the best of times, but with the IMLS being gutted, libraries are and will continue to be in need of any and all help that they can get. Programs like Crunchyroll's library outreach aren't just about the anime access they give to libraries. (1/2)
If you are concerned about things like funding, collection content, programming, and the general wellbeing of your local library, PLEASE get involved.
Attend a board meeting (or better yet, JOIN the board!) Does your library have a “Friends” group? Join that!
Attend a board meeting (or better yet, JOIN the board!) Does your library have a “Friends” group? Join that!
May 31, 2025 at 4:28 AM
If you are concerned about things like funding, collection content, programming, and the general wellbeing of your local library, PLEASE get involved.
Attend a board meeting (or better yet, JOIN the board!) Does your library have a “Friends” group? Join that!
Attend a board meeting (or better yet, JOIN the board!) Does your library have a “Friends” group? Join that!
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Someone put a mirror out with the trash near Grange Park, and this one Canada goose is VERY MAD at this FUCKING GUY who will not STEP OFF
May 20, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Someone put a mirror out with the trash near Grange Park, and this one Canada goose is VERY MAD at this FUCKING GUY who will not STEP OFF
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I have a serious question for an article I am writing.
It's about this particular issue of this particular book.
If you were around to buy this when it came out, or if it affected you in some way later, I would love to hear your SHORT thoughts on it.
1/
It's about this particular issue of this particular book.
If you were around to buy this when it came out, or if it affected you in some way later, I would love to hear your SHORT thoughts on it.
1/
May 18, 2025 at 11:29 PM
I have a serious question for an article I am writing.
It's about this particular issue of this particular book.
If you were around to buy this when it came out, or if it affected you in some way later, I would love to hear your SHORT thoughts on it.
1/
It's about this particular issue of this particular book.
If you were around to buy this when it came out, or if it affected you in some way later, I would love to hear your SHORT thoughts on it.
1/
Late night Budget Committee meeting regarding the "big, beautiful bill". It is worth seeing who votes how, who speaks up, and what they say.
www.youtube.com/live/04rEcE5...
www.youtube.com/live/04rEcE5...
LIVE: US House Budget Committee holds late-night hearing | REUTERS
YouTube video by Reuters
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May 19, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Late night Budget Committee meeting regarding the "big, beautiful bill". It is worth seeing who votes how, who speaks up, and what they say.
www.youtube.com/live/04rEcE5...
www.youtube.com/live/04rEcE5...
This is awesome, but I still haven’t finished F/SN yet!
The Fate/hollow ataraxia Remastered game wiill debut this year!
Fate/hollow ataraxia Remastered Game to Debut This Year
www.animenewsnetwork.com
May 18, 2025 at 11:55 AM
This is awesome, but I still haven’t finished F/SN yet!
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Top stories from Global Accessibility Awareness Day -
- Xbox rolls out Accessible Games Initiative storefront tags
- Can I Play That award winners announced
- Safe In Our World workplace accessibility toolkit
- GAconf USA tickets on sale
More: ian-hamilton.com/games-indust...
#gamedev #indiedev
- Xbox rolls out Accessible Games Initiative storefront tags
- Can I Play That award winners announced
- Safe In Our World workplace accessibility toolkit
- GAconf USA tickets on sale
More: ian-hamilton.com/games-indust...
#gamedev #indiedev
Games industry & GAAD2025
Global Accessibility Awareness Day is event that takes place on the third Thursday of every May, with the goal of raising awareness about digital [...]
ian-hamilton.com
May 16, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Top stories from Global Accessibility Awareness Day -
- Xbox rolls out Accessible Games Initiative storefront tags
- Can I Play That award winners announced
- Safe In Our World workplace accessibility toolkit
- GAconf USA tickets on sale
More: ian-hamilton.com/games-indust...
#gamedev #indiedev
- Xbox rolls out Accessible Games Initiative storefront tags
- Can I Play That award winners announced
- Safe In Our World workplace accessibility toolkit
- GAconf USA tickets on sale
More: ian-hamilton.com/games-indust...
#gamedev #indiedev
Librarians attending the @mdlibraryassoc.bsky.social / DLA Conference this week! I’ll be presenting my “Manga for Parents, Teachers, and Librarians” panel this Thursday afternoon! I hope to see you there!
May 5, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Librarians attending the @mdlibraryassoc.bsky.social / DLA Conference this week! I’ll be presenting my “Manga for Parents, Teachers, and Librarians” panel this Thursday afternoon! I hope to see you there!
I won’t have a chance to play Clair Obscur for awhile, but I already know it’s gonna be good because when I inquired about the story, my brother just sent this GIF back and I got a lot of those during Rebirth, so it’s a good sign. 😂
a gifwave.com animated image of a witch peeking out from under a table
ALT: a gifwave.com animated image of a witch peeking out from under a table
media.tenor.com
May 5, 2025 at 10:06 PM
I won’t have a chance to play Clair Obscur for awhile, but I already know it’s gonna be good because when I inquired about the story, my brother just sent this GIF back and I got a lot of those during Rebirth, so it’s a good sign. 😂
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In the latest entry of my Suikoden series, we finally secure a castle and start recruiting people, cover Japanese words/phrases like アニキ, なきを見る, すめば都, and 一肌脱ぐ, speculate on why the devs were fixated on the color "orange", and talk about the myriad of first-person pronouns in Japanese.
Localization Let’s Play: Suikoden 1 – Part 10 - Elizabeth Bushouse
Camille says to ask the bartender about Tai Ho, and the bartender sends you downstairs.
lizbushouse.com
May 5, 2025 at 9:50 PM
In the latest entry of my Suikoden series, we finally secure a castle and start recruiting people, cover Japanese words/phrases like アニキ, なきを見る, すめば都, and 一肌脱ぐ, speculate on why the devs were fixated on the color "orange", and talk about the myriad of first-person pronouns in Japanese.
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I am a human being with over 200 videos on my channel teaching Japanese from beginner level to advanced.
Styles range from textbook-style grammar breakdowns to teaching Japanese through anime, songs, and guided manga and light novel translation.
Just sayin'.
www.youtube.com/@SarahMoonJa...
Styles range from textbook-style grammar breakdowns to teaching Japanese through anime, songs, and guided manga and light novel translation.
Just sayin'.
www.youtube.com/@SarahMoonJa...
April 29, 2025 at 1:56 AM
I am a human being with over 200 videos on my channel teaching Japanese from beginner level to advanced.
Styles range from textbook-style grammar breakdowns to teaching Japanese through anime, songs, and guided manga and light novel translation.
Just sayin'.
www.youtube.com/@SarahMoonJa...
Styles range from textbook-style grammar breakdowns to teaching Japanese through anime, songs, and guided manga and light novel translation.
Just sayin'.
www.youtube.com/@SarahMoonJa...
@aidanis.fun Just finishing Fight, Magic, Items and I have to say, this is one of my favorite reads in awhile. What an absolute joy to read and a love letter to JRPGs! I picked up the audiobook version and have been lengthening my dog’s walks just to keep listening! Amazing work!
April 20, 2025 at 8:48 PM
@aidanis.fun Just finishing Fight, Magic, Items and I have to say, this is one of my favorite reads in awhile. What an absolute joy to read and a love letter to JRPGs! I picked up the audiobook version and have been lengthening my dog’s walks just to keep listening! Amazing work!
We usually do storytime once a month, but it’s been a bit crazy, so we have missed a few. At first, Sora was excited to be back at storytime with all the kids…only to fall asleep halfway through the first book! 😂
April 12, 2025 at 6:58 PM
We usually do storytime once a month, but it’s been a bit crazy, so we have missed a few. At first, Sora was excited to be back at storytime with all the kids…only to fall asleep halfway through the first book! 😂
What a great time to be a visual novel fan.
I’m so excited. I figured with Kanon’s Steam release last year, it was a matter of time, but this is still great. In a month, Air, Never7, and a new port of Ever17 will be available in English, on top of us getting Kanon, Tsukihime, and Fate/Stay Night last year. 2009 me would’ve never believed it.
Visual Arts/Key's AIR visual novel is finally getting a release in English! The visual novel will release in English on Steam on March 5.
February 22, 2025 at 11:42 PM
What a great time to be a visual novel fan.
Which means this is the perfect time to announce Harvestella 2.
Square Enix hasn't announced a game since the June 18th 2024 Nintendo Direct.
If they don't have a major presence during the Switch 2 Direct, I'll actually be quite shocked.
If they don't have a major presence during the Switch 2 Direct, I'll actually be quite shocked.
February 22, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Which means this is the perfect time to announce Harvestella 2.
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This is a really interesting illustration of how the limitations of subtitling and dubbing affect localization choices! -- super quick thread! 🧵
As always, the question is: How do translators and adaptors make the decision to localize cultural references?
As always, the question is: How do translators and adaptors make the decision to localize cultural references?
I keep bouncing between the sub and dub scripts for watakon because they're both weird in their own ways but never in my 200 years watching anime have I seen this one (left sub, right dub, no I didn't get them backwards)
February 18, 2025 at 7:09 PM
This is a really interesting illustration of how the limitations of subtitling and dubbing affect localization choices! -- super quick thread! 🧵
As always, the question is: How do translators and adaptors make the decision to localize cultural references?
As always, the question is: How do translators and adaptors make the decision to localize cultural references?
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Semicolon Bookstore is a Chicago institution and Danielle Moore & her team have done incredible work supporting readers throughout the city. We need their passion here in Chicago ❤️
Find the link to their Kickstarter in the article below!
Find the link to their Kickstarter in the article below!
When we first published about Semicolon owner Danielle Moore’s fundraiser to keep the bookstore alive, she had raised $9,000.
Now her Kickstarter is at $17,000.
The goal is $25,000.
“If it works, that’s great. We can stay,” she says.
thetriibe.com/2025/02/semi...
Now her Kickstarter is at $17,000.
The goal is $25,000.
“If it works, that’s great. We can stay,” she says.
thetriibe.com/2025/02/semi...
Semicolon owner is fundraising to keep the Chicago bookstore alive • The TRiiBE
Danielle Moore hopes adding a cafe to the West Town location can save the remaining bookstore.
thetriibe.com
February 20, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Semicolon Bookstore is a Chicago institution and Danielle Moore & her team have done incredible work supporting readers throughout the city. We need their passion here in Chicago ❤️
Find the link to their Kickstarter in the article below!
Find the link to their Kickstarter in the article below!
I’m sorry to be so one-note but Final Fantasy VII Rebirth was amazing. 100% my 2024 GOTY, even if I yelled “I hate this game” several times during the marathon of a final boss fight.
February 20, 2025 at 7:09 PM
I’m sorry to be so one-note but Final Fantasy VII Rebirth was amazing. 100% my 2024 GOTY, even if I yelled “I hate this game” several times during the marathon of a final boss fight.
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Also, don’t snooze on some of these “classic manga” releases — some don’t get reprints and get harder to find as time goes by, especially the later volumes (vol 4 and up) & releases from smaller publishers. Show support early & often — it matters.
February 7, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Also, don’t snooze on some of these “classic manga” releases — some don’t get reprints and get harder to find as time goes by, especially the later volumes (vol 4 and up) & releases from smaller publishers. Show support early & often — it matters.
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Early-career literary translators, here is a grant for you! You could apply for it and get some help bringing a precious translation baby into this world!
Words Without Borders Announces Third Annual Momentum Grant for Early-Career Translators - Words Without Borders
This grant aims to support early-career translators seeking to bring international work into the English-language marketplace.
wordswithoutborders.org
January 21, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Early-career literary translators, here is a grant for you! You could apply for it and get some help bringing a precious translation baby into this world!