Tag: Matt alt

Manga Translation Battle 2014 Kicks Off

The third edition of the Manga Translation Battle is underway. The competition, sponsored by Japan’s Agency for Cultural Affairs, pits aspiring manga translators in a competition to see who can best translate a given chapter of manga from Japanese to English. The grand prize winner …Read more »

Beware the Kappa!

May 28, 2013

Matt Schley

Lesson one: fart. Yes, when encountering a kappa – a monster, or yokai, out of Japanese folklore – a little flatulence just might save you from a terrible fate. That’s according to Matt Alt, a man who knows a lot about kappa and other Japanese …Read more »