schuburner
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Japanese to English translator. 日英翻訳家. Accepting new clients!
Manga project manager @ J-Novel Club. TLs include: Loner Life, Jeweler Richard, Watanare, Formerly Fallen Daughter of the Duke
Posts about skateboarding, jujutsu, dance, video games, and books!
Manga project manager @ J-Novel Club. TLs include: Loner Life, Jeweler Richard, Watanare, Formerly Fallen Daughter of the Duke
Posts about skateboarding, jujutsu, dance, video games, and books!
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LONER LIFE IN ANOTHER WORLD (LIGHT NOVEL) Vol. 13
A sarcastic isekai comedy about surviving in a fantasy world with only the weirdest magic powers—inspired the hit manga and an anime!
Out today in print/digital! See RETAILERS section:
sevenseasentertainment.com/books/loner-...
A sarcastic isekai comedy about surviving in a fantasy world with only the weirdest magic powers—inspired the hit manga and an anime!
Out today in print/digital! See RETAILERS section:
sevenseasentertainment.com/books/loner-...
November 18, 2025 at 9:01 PM
LONER LIFE IN ANOTHER WORLD (LIGHT NOVEL) Vol. 13
A sarcastic isekai comedy about surviving in a fantasy world with only the weirdest magic powers—inspired the hit manga and an anime!
Out today in print/digital! See RETAILERS section:
sevenseasentertainment.com/books/loner-...
A sarcastic isekai comedy about surviving in a fantasy world with only the weirdest magic powers—inspired the hit manga and an anime!
Out today in print/digital! See RETAILERS section:
sevenseasentertainment.com/books/loner-...
Still revisiting kid lit. Finished Susan Cooper's The Dark is Rising. Reading it in tandem with Pyrdain and Earthsea was, in hindsight, a discredit to the series; the allowances made for harmful behavior by the almighty Good were frustrating. It was not moral character that was valued but obedience.
November 13, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Still revisiting kid lit. Finished Susan Cooper's The Dark is Rising. Reading it in tandem with Pyrdain and Earthsea was, in hindsight, a discredit to the series; the allowances made for harmful behavior by the almighty Good were frustrating. It was not moral character that was valued but obedience.
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Finished Ace Attorney: Spirit of Justice. It took a bit to grow on me, but grow it did.
While I'll always miss the relative simplicity of the first three games, SoJ captured the magic again for me. Loved both the new and the familiar faces. Adored the final case's themes.
While I'll always miss the relative simplicity of the first three games, SoJ captured the magic again for me. Loved both the new and the familiar faces. Adored the final case's themes.
November 9, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Finished Ace Attorney: Spirit of Justice. It took a bit to grow on me, but grow it did.
While I'll always miss the relative simplicity of the first three games, SoJ captured the magic again for me. Loved both the new and the familiar faces. Adored the final case's themes.
While I'll always miss the relative simplicity of the first three games, SoJ captured the magic again for me. Loved both the new and the familiar faces. Adored the final case's themes.
I picked up Arkady Martine's A Memory Called Empire on a whim, as the subject matter interested me. Unfortunately, it wasn't for me after all. The themes weren't explored in enough depth, and the politics and pacing could have benefited from extra time in the oven. Fun mystery, though!
October 31, 2025 at 9:15 PM
I picked up Arkady Martine's A Memory Called Empire on a whim, as the subject matter interested me. Unfortunately, it wasn't for me after all. The themes weren't explored in enough depth, and the politics and pacing could have benefited from extra time in the oven. Fun mystery, though!
Picked up Susanna Clarke's Piranesi on a whim and loved it. Part Borges, part Milton, all refreshing.
Also provided an excuse to putter around in the works of Giovanni Battista Piranesi (whom I knew nothing about) and become enchanted with the Eng phrase "imaginary prisons." Powerful set of words.
Also provided an excuse to putter around in the works of Giovanni Battista Piranesi (whom I knew nothing about) and become enchanted with the Eng phrase "imaginary prisons." Powerful set of words.
October 23, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Picked up Susanna Clarke's Piranesi on a whim and loved it. Part Borges, part Milton, all refreshing.
Also provided an excuse to putter around in the works of Giovanni Battista Piranesi (whom I knew nothing about) and become enchanted with the Eng phrase "imaginary prisons." Powerful set of words.
Also provided an excuse to putter around in the works of Giovanni Battista Piranesi (whom I knew nothing about) and become enchanted with the Eng phrase "imaginary prisons." Powerful set of words.
I've recently been thinking about the craft of writing children's literature, so I've been going back to certain books I either wanted to revisit or bounced off as a child. First up was Lloyd Alexander's Pyrdain Chronicles, and oh, what a delight. The writing itself is brilliantly efficient--
October 15, 2025 at 9:39 PM
I've recently been thinking about the craft of writing children's literature, so I've been going back to certain books I either wanted to revisit or bounced off as a child. First up was Lloyd Alexander's Pyrdain Chronicles, and oh, what a delight. The writing itself is brilliantly efficient--
Picked up Irving Walsh's Trainspotting on a complete whim and loved it. Loved, loved, loved certain well-crafted vignettes (Bad Blood, Eating Out). Bit surprised the time bomb that was Begbie never exploded--perhaps meeting Begbie's father counts as a quiet implosion? Enjoyed the authenticity too.
September 20, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Picked up Irving Walsh's Trainspotting on a complete whim and loved it. Loved, loved, loved certain well-crafted vignettes (Bad Blood, Eating Out). Bit surprised the time bomb that was Begbie never exploded--perhaps meeting Begbie's father counts as a quiet implosion? Enjoyed the authenticity too.
Read Jennifer Croft's The Extinction of Irena Rey earlier this week on the recommendation of a colleague. I've read Croft in translation (Olga Tokarczuk's The Books of Jacob) and liked her prose, but I found TEoIR's execution grating at times. Interesting points. May benefit from a later reread.
September 13, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Read Jennifer Croft's The Extinction of Irena Rey earlier this week on the recommendation of a colleague. I've read Croft in translation (Olga Tokarczuk's The Books of Jacob) and liked her prose, but I found TEoIR's execution grating at times. Interesting points. May benefit from a later reread.
Also knocked out Yasuhiko Nishizawa's The Man Who Died Seven Times (trans. Jesse Kirkwood) on a plane ride. I love mystery, and I'm delighted that the contemporary JP mystery scene is starting to blow up in English.
Easy to solve but fun gimmick. The characters are all delightfully unlikable haha.
Easy to solve but fun gimmick. The characters are all delightfully unlikable haha.
September 7, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Also knocked out Yasuhiko Nishizawa's The Man Who Died Seven Times (trans. Jesse Kirkwood) on a plane ride. I love mystery, and I'm delighted that the contemporary JP mystery scene is starting to blow up in English.
Easy to solve but fun gimmick. The characters are all delightfully unlikable haha.
Easy to solve but fun gimmick. The characters are all delightfully unlikable haha.
Read Kelly Link's The Book of Love. I'm particular about magical realism--I either really, really like it or really, really hate it--and had some trepidation about picking up this book. I liked Link a lot as a teenager, but I didn't know if that would hold true as an adult.
September 7, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Read Kelly Link's The Book of Love. I'm particular about magical realism--I either really, really like it or really, really hate it--and had some trepidation about picking up this book. I liked Link a lot as a teenager, but I didn't know if that would hold true as an adult.
Logging some books read over the past few weeks. Read Nightshade Books' Best Sci-Fi of the Year 2022 (I love yearly anthologies) but found the editing a little underwhelming. Many works were more juvenile than I prefer, which is a shame, as intl sci-fi has so much to offer.
September 7, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Logging some books read over the past few weeks. Read Nightshade Books' Best Sci-Fi of the Year 2022 (I love yearly anthologies) but found the editing a little underwhelming. Many works were more juvenile than I prefer, which is a shame, as intl sci-fi has so much to offer.
LRT: Satsuki would be over the moon about beating Mai.
(Real answer: They're all best girls. 😌)
(Real answer: They're all best girls. 😌)
August 27, 2025 at 8:24 PM
LRT: Satsuki would be over the moon about beating Mai.
(Real answer: They're all best girls. 😌)
(Real answer: They're all best girls. 😌)
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After 4 days of polling @animenyc, fans have determined that Koto Satsuki is the Best Girl of THERE’S NO FREAKING WAY I’LL BE YOUR LOVER! UNLESS…
Do you agree with the results? Watch the anime on @itsanimejp, and grab the #LightNovel and #Manga here: sevenseasentertainment.com/series/there...
Do you agree with the results? Watch the anime on @itsanimejp, and grab the #LightNovel and #Manga here: sevenseasentertainment.com/series/there...
August 27, 2025 at 7:01 PM
After 4 days of polling @animenyc, fans have determined that Koto Satsuki is the Best Girl of THERE’S NO FREAKING WAY I’LL BE YOUR LOVER! UNLESS…
Do you agree with the results? Watch the anime on @itsanimejp, and grab the #LightNovel and #Manga here: sevenseasentertainment.com/series/there...
Do you agree with the results? Watch the anime on @itsanimejp, and grab the #LightNovel and #Manga here: sevenseasentertainment.com/series/there...
Read Hendrik Groen's (trans. Hester Velmans) Two Old Men and a Baby as the latest random library pick. I have a soft spot for old geezers getting up to shenanigans, and this delivered both in spades. Cute, easy read.
August 24, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Read Hendrik Groen's (trans. Hester Velmans) Two Old Men and a Baby as the latest random library pick. I have a soft spot for old geezers getting up to shenanigans, and this delivered both in spades. Cute, easy read.
Also read Geddy Lee's memoir My Effin' Life. Rush has been a huge part of my life since I was a little kid (my first time at a concert was R40), and I appreciated the opportunity to humanize these larger-than-life figures. Realized huh, they were VERY young for much of their discography... Haha.
August 16, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Also read Geddy Lee's memoir My Effin' Life. Rush has been a huge part of my life since I was a little kid (my first time at a concert was R40), and I appreciated the opportunity to humanize these larger-than-life figures. Realized huh, they were VERY young for much of their discography... Haha.
Played FFII for the first time--it's a good "turn your brain off" game, and I sure needed that off switch. Fun mechanics. Less fun difficulty spike at the final boss, but that's old FF for ya.
August 16, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Played FFII for the first time--it's a good "turn your brain off" game, and I sure needed that off switch. Fun mechanics. Less fun difficulty spike at the final boss, but that's old FF for ya.
Yay! I have the ability to engage in downtime activities again!
Over the past few days, I read three Discworld books for the first time: Thud, The Wintersmith, and Making Money. A fun and healing experience as ever. :) The last few months have been quite difficult, so it was lovely to decompress.
Over the past few days, I read three Discworld books for the first time: Thud, The Wintersmith, and Making Money. A fun and healing experience as ever. :) The last few months have been quite difficult, so it was lovely to decompress.
August 8, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Yay! I have the ability to engage in downtime activities again!
Over the past few days, I read three Discworld books for the first time: Thud, The Wintersmith, and Making Money. A fun and healing experience as ever. :) The last few months have been quite difficult, so it was lovely to decompress.
Over the past few days, I read three Discworld books for the first time: Thud, The Wintersmith, and Making Money. A fun and healing experience as ever. :) The last few months have been quite difficult, so it was lovely to decompress.
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LONER LIFE IN ANOTHER WORLD (LIGHT NOVEL) Vol. 12
A sarcastic isekai comedy about surviving in a fantasy world with only the weirdest magic powers—inspired the hit manga and an anime!
Out today in print/digital! See RETAILERS section:
sevenseasentertainment.com/books/loner-...
A sarcastic isekai comedy about surviving in a fantasy world with only the weirdest magic powers—inspired the hit manga and an anime!
Out today in print/digital! See RETAILERS section:
sevenseasentertainment.com/books/loner-...
July 8, 2025 at 8:00 PM
LONER LIFE IN ANOTHER WORLD (LIGHT NOVEL) Vol. 12
A sarcastic isekai comedy about surviving in a fantasy world with only the weirdest magic powers—inspired the hit manga and an anime!
Out today in print/digital! See RETAILERS section:
sevenseasentertainment.com/books/loner-...
A sarcastic isekai comedy about surviving in a fantasy world with only the weirdest magic powers—inspired the hit manga and an anime!
Out today in print/digital! See RETAILERS section:
sevenseasentertainment.com/books/loner-...
Weekend reading! BUtterfield 8, first time reading John O'Hara. Adored the surprisingly sympathetic--while not patronizing--portrayal of Gloria. Still sitting with the ending; not sure what to make of it. Disappointing? As all get-out. Is Gloria free of Liggett? Yes, oh yes. (But at what a price!)
June 30, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Weekend reading! BUtterfield 8, first time reading John O'Hara. Adored the surprisingly sympathetic--while not patronizing--portrayal of Gloria. Still sitting with the ending; not sure what to make of it. Disappointing? As all get-out. Is Gloria free of Liggett? Yes, oh yes. (But at what a price!)
I finished James Joyce's Ulysses for the first time this evening. "First" being the operative word, as I can't wait to come back at a later date and explore it again--and again, and again.
Humbling in its challenge. I'm glad I attempted it, even when I fell short as a reader.
Humbling in its challenge. I'm glad I attempted it, even when I fell short as a reader.
June 28, 2025 at 3:27 AM
I finished James Joyce's Ulysses for the first time this evening. "First" being the operative word, as I can't wait to come back at a later date and explore it again--and again, and again.
Humbling in its challenge. I'm glad I attempted it, even when I fell short as a reader.
Humbling in its challenge. I'm glad I attempted it, even when I fell short as a reader.
I had the pleasure of finishing Middlemarch for the first time last night. What a well-crafted story. Delicious prose; hypnotic use of em-dashes. I found the conclusion of Dorothea's character arc tragically unsatisfactory, but the tragedy is, of course, baked into the nature of Victorian society.
June 22, 2025 at 3:10 PM
I had the pleasure of finishing Middlemarch for the first time last night. What a well-crafted story. Delicious prose; hypnotic use of em-dashes. I found the conclusion of Dorothea's character arc tragically unsatisfactory, but the tragedy is, of course, baked into the nature of Victorian society.
Heya! 👋 Here to hang out and post about downtime activities or cool work projects. よろしくね～
June 18, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Heya! 👋 Here to hang out and post about downtime activities or cool work projects. よろしくね～