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ジョイス・スチック
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くそ producer of doujin media works + amateur preservationist + advocate for free sex. one half of @gravityhousegames.bsky.social

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joycestick.moe
(I am also a lot appreciating how she is kind of almost an entirely different character from how she was in hatsukiss)
Takasora whispers: "Like... stuff about Rin, for example." Ichigo is all wide-eyed and aaaah. (previous page she was like. "you wanna ask me stuff don't you. you know you do")
November 25, 2025 at 9:06 AM
joycestick.moe
I appreciate a lot that Takasora is still just. around
manga page. it's a lot of dialogue to type out, but the gist of it is Takasora greets Ichigo-sensei outside the grocery store.
November 25, 2025 at 9:02 AM
joycestick.moe
okay setting the garbage novel translation aside

a new manga chapter appeared a few hours ago let's gooooooo
Ichigo-sensei: "Why... am I... sleeping in Togawa-san's bed...?" (she's very shocked by this) Rin: "Mmm..." (her super sheepish mischievous expression)
November 25, 2025 at 8:49 AM
joycestick.moe
so anyway if you decide to fill out this survey yourself you can if you like copy what I put in there or you can put in something else if you think something else is cooler
What non-licensed *MANGA FROM JAPAN* would you like us to license and publish in English? Type it here. Bokura no Ai wa Kimochi Warui (僕らのアイは気持ち悪い) What non-licensed COMIC, GRAPHIC NOVEL, or WEBTOON/WEBCOMIC from ANY COUNTRY would you like us to license and publish in English? Type it here. Keiyaku Shimai (ケイヤクシマイ) What other non-licensed COMIC, GRAPHIC NOVEL, or WEBTOON/WEBCOMIC from ANY COUNTRY would you like us to license and publish in English? Type it here. (If you have more suggestions, please submit them in next month's survey.) Kitanai Kimi ga Ichiban Kawaii (きたない君がいちばんかわいい) What non-licensed *LIGHT NOVEL FROM JAPAN* would you like us to license and publish in English? Type it here. Hitozuma Kyoushi ga Oshiego no Joshikousei ni Dohamari Suru Hanashi (人妻教師が教え子の女子高生にドはまりする話) What non-licensed NOVEL, LIGHT NOVEL, or WEBFICTION/WEBNOVEL from ANY COUNTRY would you like us to license and publish in English? Type it here. Shuuniichido Classmate wo Kau Hanashi: Futari no Jikan, Iiwake no Gosen Yen (週に一度クラスメイトを買う話 ～ふたりの時間、言い訳の五千円～) What other non-licensed NOVEL, LIGHT NOVEL, or WEBFICTION/WEBNOVEL from ANY COUNTRY would you like us to license and publish in English? Type it here. (If you have more suggestions, please submit them in next month's survey.) Onna Doushi to ka Arienai deshou to Iiharu Onnanoko wo, Hyakunichi-kan de Tetteiteki ni Otosu Yuri no Ohanashi (女同士とかありえないでしょと言い張る女の子を、百日間で徹底的に落とす百合のお話)
November 25, 2025 at 4:49 AM
joycestick.moe
reading the novel TL had me thinking a lot about this exhaustive treatise from the manga scanlator on the novel translators' choice to try and write out the orthographic difference in how Rin says "Sensei"

and in particular "the goal isn't to mindlessly copy the letters and say 'I captured tone.'"
Chapter Notes - "Sensei" vs "Sensee" (too long for alt text. splitting it up) In Japanese, all of these are just informal or expressive variants of the same word. Normally, 「えい」 (ei) is pronounced as a single long "e" sound /e:/, so "Sensei" already sounds like "Sensee." That's why you'll see 「せんせー」 or 「せんせぇ」 in manga - they visually capture that long vowel and add a softer, more emotional, or playful tone. Phonetically, they're identical to 「せんせい」; the difference is only orthographic, originating from how kids say/write these words after hearing them (clearly articulating "ei" as a diphthong is tricky even for adults), which over time became used in literature to portray childlike/casual speech. 「せんせ」、on the other hand, actually drops the long vowel, ending on a short "e." It sounds a little snappier, easygoing, and less formal. Rin uses it right from the start, not because she's being affectionate, but because that's just her natural, unfiltered, casual speech. So: 「せんせ」 sounds slightly shorter, while 「せんせい」/「せんせー」/「せんせぇ」 all sound exactly the same. The latter two are purely stylistic. Writers use these spelling tweaks dashes (-), little vowels (え), tildes, even small to give dialogue a kind of orthographic personality, a visible rhythm. It's how they show softness, teasing, or energy. English just isn't built for that; our spelling system isn't phonetic, and our tone lives in phrasing rather than script. That's why I keep everything as "Sensei." Because like, how'd you even write the rest? "Sense-"? "Senseh"? "Sensee"? Would anyone actually want to read such a mess of typographic crime in the name of "tone"? (continued in image 2) And if I start going down this road, what about when this happens to other words?「学生」 (gakusei), pronounced and sometimes written がくせえ (gakusee), just means "student." Should I write "schudent" every time a character says it casually? All these variations exist only to show personality as reflected in speech, yet they sound the same aloud. Literature's truly an art, ain't it? Contractions or shifts like 「ありがとう」 (arigatou) > 「ありがと」 (arigato), 「おはよう」 (ohayou) > 「おはよ」 (ohayo)、「すごい」 (sugoi) > 「すご」 (sugo) / 「すげえ」(sugee), or 「わからない」 (wakaranai) > 「わかんない」 (wakannai) and so many others work the same way. They express warmth, closeness, or attitude, but trying to mirror that literally ("morn," "thank ya." "amazin'," "dun' get it!") would inject an accent, add connotations that never existed, or just break immersion. Japanese tone is rhythmic; English tone is structural. You can't directly trade one system for the other without breaking something. Now, someone may ask: "Why not just write 'Sense' or 'Sensee,' leave it that way, and add a translator note explaining it?" Well, other than the above regarding orthographic differences being impractical to capture and a road you don't wanna be going down: 1) A note can tell readers the meaning, but can't make it feel natural every time it appears. Once the reader learns it, they still pause whenever they see it, recalling the explanation instead of hearing the character's voice. That's comprehension, not immersion. Notes patch understanding, not restore flow. 2) Not everyone bothers to read TLNs (even more so for friggin' essays like this), so you'll still have people confused halfway through. 3) "Sense" would still sound wrong. In English it's a real word, not a nickname, and it carries meanings ("feeling," "logic") that clash with the intent. Japanese truncation is phonetic; English truncation is lexical. They behave completely differently. (continued in image 3) 4) Pronunciation. Even readers unfamiliar with Japanese instinctively pronounce "Sensei" correctly (sen-say), because it's a well-known loanword. But "Sense" would almost always be read like "sense" (of smell) for the unfamiliar. It is closer in writing to 「せんせ」, but it sounds less like it. "Sensee" also reads as "sen-see" (sight). English just doesn't mark long vowels that way. You end up with a word that's both confusing and further from the original. 5) On its own without a footnote, it doesn't even "deliver the tone" at all. It looks like a typo and sounds wrong. In a dramatic or emotional scene, "Sense!" or "Sensee!" to an average English reader look more like a joke than a heartfelt call. The moment the eye stumbles, immersion dies. So yeah, I could explain it once and make readers remember, but the moment we need a footnote the reader has to find to stay readable and natural for any average reader at any chapter, we already failed the translation. A good note adds flavor after the story, not homework before. Now, here's some critical context: in the novel, Itsuki notices Rin's way of saying "Sensei" and recognizes her voice by that. Rin also sometimes switches back to the standard form (せんせい), and Itsuki points that out. This isn't just a stylistic quirk here, but a real in-universe trait. TL;DR: Rin calls Itsuki "Sense"/"Sensee," sometimes written 「せんせ」、「せんせー」 or 「せんせぇ」 all informal, expressive forms of "Sensei." Only 「せんせ sounds slightly different; the others just look different. I'm keeping them all as "Sensei", cuz' the goal isn't to mindlessly copy the letters and say "I captured tone."
November 25, 2025 at 4:23 AM
joycestick.moe
,,,,, weh
it isn't very good

the English prose is just entirely too stiff

I'll probably just wait for more of the manga
station fronts, there are no touts for izakayas or other businesses; it was wholesome. But as a teacher, I can’t admit that. “Hmm, that’s a weak reason.” The atmosphere was one of “I’m not going home unless you convince me.” I wanted to grab her by the scruff of her neck and take her home instead of this back-and-forth, but with the size difference, that seemed difficult. Togawa-san is formidable. “Mmm...” My inexperience with this kind of student guidance outside of school becomes apparent. A student... a student............ a student should. “In the first place,” I toss aside the whole night thing, and focus only on the time. “You are a student.” “Uh-huh, uh-huh.” “Go home and study.”
November 25, 2025 at 4:02 AM
joycestick.moe
the end result seems fine, I guess. good enough. I will be rereading it if it ever gets licensed though
Everything I have in my arms, it all burns me. She’s ten years younger a high school girl my student in a uniform in a skirt her underwear is blue she’s taller than me a second year a minor I’m a married woman a teacher it’s my day off I have a home I have a husband it’s an affair she’s a high school girl she’s 17 years old I’m a married woman she’s a high school girl it’s cheating I’m a woman in her prime it’s infidelity she’s a high school girl. Just one of these elements could bring about my downfall, yet I have managed to gather so many of them. And here I was, on her bed in my student’s house, with her, and our lips are on top of each other. The scent of a high school girl is so strong it blurs my vision, and it’s twisting my mind in a direction it shouldn’t go. Even now, I think back to that time.     If I hadn’t been so complacent, I would have turned back then.
November 25, 2025 at 3:24 AM
joycestick.moe
I like that ichigo-sensei is all nervous and embarrassed about buying the baseball glove to play catch with rin. as if it was a condom or something
Ichigo: "...off to buy a glove." Sports store in the left panel. further panels show her looking at the glove, going "I really went and bought one..." and then walking ahead, thinking "Maybe I should've asked Togawa-san on Monday before doing it? I wonder if she would be happy... Still, I might be catering a bit too much to a single student, so I really need to rein myself in..." last panel is Takasora (out of frame) catching sensei's attention with a call to her tour guiding
November 24, 2025 at 3:46 PM
joycestick.moe
Rin headpats Ichigo-sensei, smiling wide and going "Hehe~" Ichigo-sensei big big big bloosh and confuzzle.
November 24, 2025 at 3:22 PM
joycestick.moe
rin really does not give a fuck....
Rin gets all close close close to Sensei, leaning up at her, Sensei: "okay." she nervously notices other people in the classroom looking at them. she thinks "Others' gazes...." students say: "ah, again, those two..." "pretty close, huh?" next panel. close-up on Rin. Rin just. keeps looking. keeps looking real close. SENSEI SENSEI SENSEI. (they are going to play catch. but sensei is like. concerned about it. because aaaaah.)
November 24, 2025 at 3:20 PM
joycestick.moe
oh this is nice. the scanlator added a TL of one of the novel illustrations
volume 1 novel illustration image: Togawa Rin holds Ichigo-sensei's hand and they run real fast in the school hallway. Rin is super excited, smiling back at Sensei, while sensei is all like AAAAHHH SLOW DOWN WHOAAA.,,,, text (right to left): "Togawa-san, wait a minute!" We rush out of the school building without even changing our shoes. It felt like we were going to run to the ends of the earth, but when we came out to the sports ground, she suddenly braked and stopped, so I catch my breath with relief. When was the last time I ran so seriously? I'm breathing heavily, but Togawa-san was spinning around like she was dancing and putting distance between us. "Togawa-san..." "If you're so kind, I'm going to fall in love with you, Sensee!" the same cg described previously in the other alt text. here's the Japanese text: (if the OCR made a mistake, I apologize) 「戸川さん、ちょっとっ」 靴さえ履き変えないで校舎を二人で飛び出す。 そのまま地球の果てまで走っていきそうだったけれど、 運動場まで出てきたら急ブレーキをかけて止まったので、 ほっとしながら息を整える。 こんなに本気で走ったのはいつ以来だろう。 こっちは呼吸が荒くなっているのに、 戸川さんは踊るようにくるくる回って私との距たを取っていた。 「戸川さん･･････」 「そんな優しいとさ、わたし、せんせぇのこと好きになっちゃうよっ」
November 24, 2025 at 3:13 PM
joycestick.moe
seems takasora took the heartbreak well enough, and she's not yet been arrested, so, good for her I suppose,
Hoshi Takasora (big pervert smirk. big pervert smile.) says to a very nonplussed Ichigo-sensei: "'Relationship,' huh? That's a pretty tactless thing to ask, Sensei. Me and Rin- what kind of relationship do you *think* we have?" Ichigo-sensei looks all blanked out. Takasora: "...Just kidding!" *chuckle*
November 24, 2025 at 3:01 PM
joycestick.moe
critical hit
Rin at lunch table. across from Ichigo sensei. smirking smirk smirk. "Affair stories, maybe?" she asks. Ichigo is like. super super WHAT THE HELL IS THIS GIRL- "..." gasp aghast gasp. smirk smirk. it's a great page.
November 24, 2025 at 2:29 PM
joycestick.moe
I love how Ichigo-sensei is subconsciously trying to talk herself into being okay with the thing we are all here for. she's just like. "whoa. whoa. oh my god. whoa. anyway,"
part of a page. Rin and Ichigo-sensei walk together, sensei holds a bento, Rin: "So, where's our date spot?" Ichigo: "it is not a date." Ichigo's thought monologue says: "...she's still taller than me, huh... But from the side, her face looks so innocent. That delicate imbalance makes her more captivating..." additional panels show Ichigo looking at Rin smiling all like ajkhgdlhgdklhg
November 24, 2025 at 2:24 PM
joycestick.moe
so the manga adaptation of iruma's student teacher story is being scanlated... or at least, has begun to be,

so I'm just looking at it

I do still wish the novels had a proper translation, but on the plus side the manga gives us a lot of Rin's extremely good face,
Togawa Rin at Ichigohara-sensei. makes an adorably excited face and clap clap claps. says "Whoa, an invitation for a date! To think I would be invited to lunch by Sensei!" Ichigo-sensei is all like WHAT and big confuzzled :O face and says "Huh?!"
November 24, 2025 at 2:16 PM
joycestick.moe
can i have a sister who talks to me like this please
the alien(?) possessing himari in penguindrum (idk I haven't finished the show) "Such insolence! How dare you talk back to me?" "You rotten puke-brained bitch-ass whore."
November 19, 2025 at 7:44 AM
joycestick.moe
hadn't noticed that a proper trailer for the watanare volume 4 anime movie/thing came out a couple weeks ago,,

renako getting measured,,,,,
renako getting measured. (she is sitting there blooshing furiously freaking out on kaho's bed in her underwear.)
November 18, 2025 at 10:52 AM
joycestick.moe
so yeah really looking forward to part 2. letterboxd.com/joyceestick/...
My letterboxd review of Virgin Punk Clockwork Girl (liked. 5 stars) "This is everything you wanted from a spiritual successor to Kite and more. Ultraviolence, beautiful women with guns, boobs with a side of age regression. Also, I stayed after the credits for all the bonus stuff and you should too (if you go see it when they play the dub in a couple days). The animation is really beautiful and genuinely so cool seeing so many of the people involved talk about the work they did on all the little things that made everything pop. they drew the blood on paper! Painted it!! by hand!!!! it rules so much"
November 12, 2025 at 4:58 AM
joycestick.moe
yeah so I just got out of this at the theater and Yasuomi Umetsu still has a beautiful mind
poster for Virgin Punk: Clockwork Girl
November 12, 2025 at 4:33 AM
joycestick.moe
2008. boobs
screenshot from kite liberator where monaka takes her shirt off and exposes her boobs
November 11, 2025 at 11:55 PM
joycestick.moe
this flowchart is a stim toy to me currently. my beautiful girlfriend does not understand this
Incomplete flowchart of fate/stay night on the Nintendo switch
November 11, 2025 at 1:45 PM
joycestick.moe
tomino legit actually wants to do this ftr
(source: automaton-media.com/en/news/gund...)
On the other hand, Tomino emphasized that Japan’s space expansion should be focusing on space travel instead. “I believe that in the next 10 years, Japan should work on enabling people to do sightseeing tours in the low Earth orbit. Politicians, military personnel, religious figures and scientists should also be taken to low Earth orbit to see the Earth from there, not just tourists. “I’m sure that their view of the world would change,” he said. “I also want the children to be able to experience this, but for that. we’ll need to make rockets that are foolproof.”
November 11, 2025 at 12:07 AM
joycestick.moe
yeah, so, I figured it out.

visual novel. this. coming. some point soon
a bunch of text, cut off at the left side. anyway the scroll bar is here.
November 9, 2025 at 8:49 AM
joycestick.moe
something I personally think is really important to know to contextualize the ways in which I, as a trans girl, look at anime girls, is that when I first saw this CG while playing Senran Kagura Burst Re:Newal, I immediately went "ah yes. this is yuri. these girls are sucking each other's dicks"
there are five beautiful anime girls. they are all well-endowed, insanely hot, lovely, beautiful girls. wearing high school uniforms in a tatami room. they are eating very long thick futomaki (sushi) rolls. they are SUCKING those rolls. like REALLY sucking. like FELLATING those rolls. you understand. they're team hanzo from senran kagura. anyway these girls are hot. they're hot lesbians. (this is genuinely canon. they're all extremely weird about each other. especially katsuragi.)
November 8, 2025 at 3:26 PM
joycestick.moe
also, I read Kitanai Kimi ga Ichiban Kawaii with @defendwithface.bsky.social tonight.

this is also as good as they say.

I will never look at the yuri beach the same way ever again
title page of chapter 9 Airi and Hina taking a selfie by the beach.
October 31, 2025 at 9:50 AM