Niko Yana
@nikoyaart.bsky.social
manga letterer | image editor | illustrator when stars align✨
"Achievement unlocked!"
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 4, 2025 at 2:24 PM
"Achievement unlocked!"
Real
today’s 日本語 flex is knowing how to use かねません
December 2, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Real
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November 28, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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this point really hits the nail on the head of why localization workers are so frustrated by “AI” loc companies.
freelancers have to beg for a single dollar wage increase, while tens of millions are dumped into a machine designed to replace them.
the machine doesn’t even work. freelancers do.
freelancers have to beg for a single dollar wage increase, while tens of millions are dumped into a machine designed to replace them.
the machine doesn’t even work. freelancers do.
one of the things that makes me most mad about genAI (and there are many) is we've been told there's not enough money for hiring. but there's billions poured into ai.
so not enough money to hire workers. but infinite money to pour into technology whose goal is never having to pay workers again.
so not enough money to hire workers. but infinite money to pour into technology whose goal is never having to pay workers again.
November 23, 2025 at 7:59 PM
this point really hits the nail on the head of why localization workers are so frustrated by “AI” loc companies.
freelancers have to beg for a single dollar wage increase, while tens of millions are dumped into a machine designed to replace them.
the machine doesn’t even work. freelancers do.
freelancers have to beg for a single dollar wage increase, while tens of millions are dumped into a machine designed to replace them.
the machine doesn’t even work. freelancers do.
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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.
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November 17, 2025 at 1:36 AM
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steam is apparently allowing "this game had AI in it that it didn't disclose" as a valid return statement, so if you or anyone you know actually paid $70 for slop, get that money back
Insulting to the players, insulting to the IP, insulting to the medium, the developers. And the craft itself. Fuck you executives who pushed this garbage.
frvr.com/blog/call-of...
frvr.com/blog/call-of...
Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 is littered with AI art slop, because your $70 means nothing anymore
Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 is littered with AI generated artwork which makes the $70 feel like a complete rip-off.
frvr.com
November 15, 2025 at 9:10 AM
steam is apparently allowing "this game had AI in it that it didn't disclose" as a valid return statement, so if you or anyone you know actually paid $70 for slop, get that money back
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See, look, U.S.A., it's this easy
(and should have been done immediately upon the knowledge that these cheats and grifters were STEALING our work)
(and should have been done immediately upon the knowledge that these cheats and grifters were STEALING our work)
November 11, 2025 at 12:17 AM
See, look, U.S.A., it's this easy
(and should have been done immediately upon the knowledge that these cheats and grifters were STEALING our work)
(and should have been done immediately upon the knowledge that these cheats and grifters were STEALING our work)
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I wish I could say I knew the term "counter" in terms of typography before five minutes ago! Despite working as a letterer since 2008, my major was in photography, and I never really learned the terminology of type. Here's a nice page for that:
www.interaction-design.org/literature/t...
www.interaction-design.org/literature/t...
What is Anatomy of Type?
The anatomy of type describes the visual elements that make up the letterforms within a typeface.
www.interaction-design.org
November 5, 2025 at 8:02 AM
I wish I could say I knew the term "counter" in terms of typography before five minutes ago! Despite working as a letterer since 2008, my major was in photography, and I never really learned the terminology of type. Here's a nice page for that:
www.interaction-design.org/literature/t...
www.interaction-design.org/literature/t...
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I'm a big fan of little easter eggs like this
If you put the Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake box next to the Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake box, the artwork lines up!
If you put the Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake box next to the Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake box, the artwork lines up!
October 31, 2025 at 10:38 PM
I'm a big fan of little easter eggs like this
If you put the Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake box next to the Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake box, the artwork lines up!
If you put the Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake box next to the Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake box, the artwork lines up!
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I've been practicing lettering with pen and paper a lot recently. The letter S can be composed in so many different ways. Comic lettering is usually small-scale, and S can be a dense letter with tight curves. It's fascinating seeing how different fonts render the letter.
October 31, 2025 at 2:17 PM
I've been practicing lettering with pen and paper a lot recently. The letter S can be composed in so many different ways. Comic lettering is usually small-scale, and S can be a dense letter with tight curves. It's fascinating seeing how different fonts render the letter.
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Shueisha has also released their statement separately in which while they embrace the potential of AI
“This should not be achieved by trampling on the dignity of artists who poured their heart and soul into their works and violating the rights of many others.”
“This should not be achieved by trampling on the dignity of artists who poured their heart and soul into their works and violating the rights of many others.”
October 31, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Shueisha has also released their statement separately in which while they embrace the potential of AI
“This should not be achieved by trampling on the dignity of artists who poured their heart and soul into their works and violating the rights of many others.”
“This should not be achieved by trampling on the dignity of artists who poured their heart and soul into their works and violating the rights of many others.”