Brandon Bovia
@brandonbovia.bsky.social
Localizing manga for 8 years with 200+ books published to my name. 2x Eisner nominated?!
Hobbyist graphic designer, animator, and Beyblade sicko
Hobbyist graphic designer, animator, and Beyblade sicko
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Brandon Bovia
@brandonbovia.bsky.social
· Jan 16
The English version of Beyblade X volume 1 came out this week! I've been a huge fan for basically my entire life, so it's an honor to get to do the lettering for the English version. I'd like to do a mini tour of some of my work, and explain what it is I even do.
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Oh hey! The first volume of Assassin's Creed Forgotten Temple came out. This is a scrolling webtoon localized from the original Korean and adapted for print. A huge step for me personally, as it's the first time I lettered a full color comic.
November 21, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Oh hey! The first volume of Assassin's Creed Forgotten Temple came out. This is a scrolling webtoon localized from the original Korean and adapted for print. A huge step for me personally, as it's the first time I lettered a full color comic.
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the people you meet on this website are so funny man
November 22, 2025 at 1:14 AM
the people you meet on this website are so funny man
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Important update: I have received word from insiders that Crunchyroll executives have deemed the user backlash to be small enough that their subtitle enshittification & OOONA plans will NOT be cancelled, only delayed.
I have added an update to the article. There's a summary at the top now too.
I have added an update to the article. There's a summary at the top now too.
New article on ★ daiz.moe ★
Crunchyroll is destroying its subtitles for no good reason
daiz.moe/crunchyroll-...
A ton of research and effort went into this one. This is the article to read to get to the bottom of Crunchyroll's subtitle changes!
Replies here will show up as comments (eventually)
Crunchyroll is destroying its subtitles for no good reason
daiz.moe/crunchyroll-...
A ton of research and effort went into this one. This is the article to read to get to the bottom of Crunchyroll's subtitle changes!
Replies here will show up as comments (eventually)
Crunchyroll is destroying its subtitles for no good reason | Daiz.moe
With the Fall 2025 anime season, Crunchyroll demonstrates zero respect for anime as a medium as the presentation quality of its subtitles reach an all-time low.
daiz.moe
November 21, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Important update: I have received word from insiders that Crunchyroll executives have deemed the user backlash to be small enough that their subtitle enshittification & OOONA plans will NOT be cancelled, only delayed.
I have added an update to the article. There's a summary at the top now too.
I have added an update to the article. There's a summary at the top now too.
legendary amounts of rizz
Trump is now defending Mamdani in response to loaded questions from Fox News. incredible scenes
November 21, 2025 at 9:37 PM
legendary amounts of rizz
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really hope everyone shitting all over Hosoda's latest leads him to realize he *really* needs to bring back Okudera and that he probably shouldn't touch screenplays anymore
November 21, 2025 at 3:52 PM
really hope everyone shitting all over Hosoda's latest leads him to realize he *really* needs to bring back Okudera and that he probably shouldn't touch screenplays anymore
btw, for the AC heads, yes that is Edward Kenway and yes it is a sequel to Black Flag
Oh hey! The first volume of Assassin's Creed Forgotten Temple came out. This is a scrolling webtoon localized from the original Korean and adapted for print. A huge step for me personally, as it's the first time I lettered a full color comic.
November 21, 2025 at 4:23 AM
btw, for the AC heads, yes that is Edward Kenway and yes it is a sequel to Black Flag
Over 300gb for the whole series!
Ooh congrats! And rip your storage, webtoon layered comics is a beast
November 21, 2025 at 4:17 AM
Over 300gb for the whole series!
Oh hey! The first volume of Assassin's Creed Forgotten Temple came out. This is a scrolling webtoon localized from the original Korean and adapted for print. A huge step for me personally, as it's the first time I lettered a full color comic.
November 21, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Oh hey! The first volume of Assassin's Creed Forgotten Temple came out. This is a scrolling webtoon localized from the original Korean and adapted for print. A huge step for me personally, as it's the first time I lettered a full color comic.
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I don't know which of my kouhais need to hear this, but because I'm seeing this in a ton of commercial J>E game locs: you really shouldn't retain quotation marks in the same places as the Japanese source text 9 times of 10, especially outside dialogue. Punctuation parity in general is often sloppy.
November 21, 2025 at 1:07 AM
I don't know which of my kouhais need to hear this, but because I'm seeing this in a ton of commercial J>E game locs: you really shouldn't retain quotation marks in the same places as the Japanese source text 9 times of 10, especially outside dialogue. Punctuation parity in general is often sloppy.
I just feel rhythm emotion....
build stream later if I'm feeling it
build stream later if I'm feeling it
November 20, 2025 at 10:31 PM
I just feel rhythm emotion....
build stream later if I'm feeling it
build stream later if I'm feeling it
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HELLO??????????
November 20, 2025 at 11:20 AM
HELLO??????????
Couple new work books from Yen this week 🙏
November 20, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Couple new work books from Yen this week 🙏
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chef kawasaki micro bikini
November 20, 2025 at 6:19 PM
chef kawasaki micro bikini
I will be honest I don't really give a fuck what he says lol not unless somebody is actually going to do anything about it
November 20, 2025 at 6:03 PM
I will be honest I don't really give a fuck what he says lol not unless somebody is actually going to do anything about it
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That’s my name! That’s my name in a magazine and oh, am I so incredibly proud!
Oh hey, @sam-animeherald.bsky.social sent me a couple of teaser photos of Anime Herald Mag #1! 🥰 Lookit it, I still can't believe it's real
You can get a copy of your own below
Digital ($15.75 USD): hera.fyi/buyahmag1dig 💻
Physical ($17.95 USD): hera.fyi/buyahmag1 📔
Bundle: hera.fyi/buyahmag1bun 📦
You can get a copy of your own below
Digital ($15.75 USD): hera.fyi/buyahmag1dig 💻
Physical ($17.95 USD): hera.fyi/buyahmag1 📔
Bundle: hera.fyi/buyahmag1bun 📦
November 20, 2025 at 12:56 AM
That’s my name! That’s my name in a magazine and oh, am I so incredibly proud!
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Woah, hey! so cool to see all the places Girl Kisser winds up 💖
Oh hey, @sam-animeherald.bsky.social sent me a couple of teaser photos of Anime Herald Mag #1! 🥰 Lookit it, I still can't believe it's real
You can get a copy of your own below
Digital ($15.75 USD): hera.fyi/buyahmag1dig 💻
Physical ($17.95 USD): hera.fyi/buyahmag1 📔
Bundle: hera.fyi/buyahmag1bun 📦
You can get a copy of your own below
Digital ($15.75 USD): hera.fyi/buyahmag1dig 💻
Physical ($17.95 USD): hera.fyi/buyahmag1 📔
Bundle: hera.fyi/buyahmag1bun 📦
November 20, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Woah, hey! so cool to see all the places Girl Kisser winds up 💖
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On the subject of reusable assets, I kinda hate that there's a brush for everything in CSP. I get that it's time-saving, but it also flattens everyone's art into the same style.
November 20, 2025 at 1:35 AM
On the subject of reusable assets, I kinda hate that there's a brush for everything in CSP. I get that it's time-saving, but it also flattens everyone's art into the same style.
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NEW: As immigration enforcement continues across North Carolina, communities are mobilizing--inside and outside formal organizing networks--to protect their neighbors:
North Carolina immigration raids expected to escalate
As the impacts of the raids quickly ripple outward from Charlotte, North Carolinians are mobilizing to stem enforcement operations in their communities
prismreports.org
November 19, 2025 at 8:54 PM
NEW: As immigration enforcement continues across North Carolina, communities are mobilizing--inside and outside formal organizing networks--to protect their neighbors:
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aaaaaaaagggggghhhhhhhhhhhhh
November 18, 2025 at 2:43 AM
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For Reasons™, I am looking for freelance or in-house JP loc editorial, proofreading, and QA work. I have 6 years of experience in manga and light novels, but I'm open to working with anime and games. DM if you have any questions or leads.
November 18, 2025 at 9:30 PM
For Reasons™, I am looking for freelance or in-house JP loc editorial, proofreading, and QA work. I have 6 years of experience in manga and light novels, but I'm open to working with anime and games. DM if you have any questions or leads.
Stuffing my face before another lettering marathon today
November 19, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Stuffing my face before another lettering marathon today
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More on the Tales series recent failures in crediting localizers:
Did you know that as of 2014, the "Tales of" RPG series actively stopped crediting their English localizers, with the sole exception of Tales of Berseria (2017)? That's pretty sad for a genre that supposedly lives or dies based on the quality of its writing! #TranslatorsintheCredits
"I didn’t understand why audiovisual translators & literary translators had their names on everything, but video game translators couldn’t say anything at all."
One of our most important articles to date: why #TranslatorsintheCredits matter by @tamslator.bsky.social✊
fromthevoid.net/blog/2025/4/...
One of our most important articles to date: why #TranslatorsintheCredits matter by @tamslator.bsky.social✊
fromthevoid.net/blog/2025/4/...
November 19, 2025 at 5:32 PM
More on the Tales series recent failures in crediting localizers:
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Sure would be nice if they'd also credit the English voice actors, Portuguese, French, Italian, German, and Russian localizers (English, Spanish, and Chinese were at least credited), as well as the localizers who work on any new text for this remaster, too... #TranslatorsintheCredits
November 19, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Sure would be nice if they'd also credit the English voice actors, Portuguese, French, Italian, German, and Russian localizers (English, Spanish, and Chinese were at least credited), as well as the localizers who work on any new text for this remaster, too... #TranslatorsintheCredits