Jan Mitsuko Cash

Putting this out there: I want to work on more literary translations and children's books next year! 10+ years of experience 400+ books translated 1 Batchelder Award winner 1 Eisner nominee 5 American Manga Award nominees ...including 1 nominee for Best Translation

Update: $21k of the $25k raised! Unfortunately, their insurance didn’t cover everything they lost and a lot of the money will go to cover that gap, so meeting this goal would be a huge help for them. Please continue to share, and thanks everyone for donating/sharing already!

Andria and her husband suffered a terrible loss last night as their house burned down. They both made it out, but lost all of their things and three beloved cats in the fire. Please consider donating/sharing with others. Andria is such a kind person and amazing translator. gofund.me/b49a76f41

Have you been working in the publishing side of localization (translation, editing, lettering) and want to share (publicly or anonymously) your concerns heard? I'm working on a story about just that. My dms are open and I'm also over on signal (riderstrike.152).

I would like it to be known I went to the AMAs in a trash bag

Omoi’s big shojo license, SUKEBAN DEKA

Bestselling (and one of my favorites...) mystery author Higashino Keigo has died at 68 from colon cancer. RIP, and thank you for the stories.

My name is now Jan Mitsulo Cash (and the "Jan" is silent) XD

Cocoon (published by @viz.com) is a beautifully illustrated but harrowing story of Japanese schoolgirls forced to serve as nurses during the Battle of Okinawa. buff.ly/WZ2V3rW #manga

I really hope the Shojo/Josei manga nominated at 2026 American Manga Awards get the attention they deserve🤞 ( @darkhorse.com credits roll into the sea, @nyrb-imprints.bsky.social Miss Ruki, @viz.com Cocoon, @yenpress.com fruits basket and @glacierbaybooks.com Horrors of Noroi Michiru) All are great!

ANN posted reviews of cocoon, which is also up for the American Manga Awards (for those who haven't voted)! www.animenewsnetwork.com/seasonal/202...

my take is that requiring editorial staff to commute to any high cost of living city is exacerbating poor working conditions across the industry

I’m running a meetup for Anime NYC this year for manga freelancers/pros/friends!! Signup here for details when they’re available:

And another. This morning. Running for his life and hit by a truck.

📢 NEW LICENSE ANNOUNCEMENT ‼️ The cutest couple of all time is BACK! Natsume & Natsume: More Perfume is the “second season” of the hit romantic comedy series. Releasing this year! ➕ Add to your list: www.omoi.com/series/natsu...

📢 NEW LICENSE ANNOUNCEMENT ‼️ Walking Home with You is a fresh coming-of-age romantic comedy from Mai Matsuda, creator of the critically acclaimed Hikaru in the Light! Releasing later this summer only on Omoi. ➕ Add to your list: www.omoi.com/series/walki...

Next title is Daughter of the Dragon God

The next (and sweet) title, Inuta: My Canine Classmate

Ink Pop will release noho's My Neighbor Yokai manga in English starting next spring. The manga inspired an anime in April 2024.

We’re honored to announce MAGICA has been nominated in the American Manga Awards for Best Translation and Best Publication Design! You can cast your vote by registering here: animenyc.com/american-man... Translation: Jan Mitsuko Cash Publication Design: Chichols © Yuzuko Hoshimi / Daiwashobo

Our fourth licensing announcement from this week is: CROWS by HIROSHI TAKAHASHI 📖 February 2027 🗓️ Another licensing reveal is coming tomorrow, please stay tuned! 🏆 Our giveaway winners have been contacted, thank you for playing!

Would be so interested to see stuff like “Shirahata no Shojo” as well. Seems like it might hit hard for those who were moved by grave of the fireflies while also covering Okinawa‘s bombardment in the war

Yes! Read Cocoon, out tomorrow!

anonymous manga public rates sheet forms.gle/PKRc8YtVJFD9...

Celebrated my own nomination, now I can big up my pals! Congrats to @keezyyoung.bsky.social , @gwillow.me , @jmitsu.bsky.social , @kellysue.bsky.social , @mrtylercrook.bsky.social , @trungles.com , @whattheshea.bsky.social , @kierongillen.bsky.social We have to pinkie swear to vote for each other

...schedule out follow up projects further in advance. I'd have much less stress if I coule schedule out concretely what projects each publisher/agency will have me doing which months and not be overwhelmed one month and scrambling for work another.

I lettered this! Akari is stunning, and Kohinata's mark-making is unmatched. Such a love letter to art and the impact i can have on one's life and the bonds it can forge It's debuting at TCAF (coincidentally, I'll be there tabling too!), and I can't wait to hold it in my hands!

1. I'm definitely burnt out, having a real hard time forcing myself to do work nowadays. 2. I've been recently doing a lot of outside activities and slowly taking on less work, but that's much easier said than done. 3. Double the pay (at least) so I can work on less things and actually live.

1. Yes, very 2. l will probably never recover until I quit entirely and am a few years removed 3. I think every publisher should double their rates :) and for some even that would still be too low

1. Yes 2. N/A 3. Increase rates to at least match the minimum of other parts of the industry (for lettering, 15 USD per page instead of 3 USD or even less) so localizers don't need to overload on projects to make a living wage. Work for hire and rights handover must come with adequate compensation

Since rates are often so low, I feel like people often take on more work than they can reasonably handle simply because the work is available and they need the money. With freelance work being the way it is, they have to plan ahead just in case the next project takes a while to come in.

On days like this I just feel like giving up and finding a new job 🫠

Freelancing has been great for me as a flexible source of pocket money as a SAHM to young children, but I've always said that I couldn't afford to work in this field if I needed to support myself. My best friend makes a stable living freelancing in PR/marketing translation, entertainment underpays.

Shoutout to a certain company, who, when I said that I needed either a short hiatus or longer deadline for a series I had already TL'd almost 20 volumes of because I was getting severely burnt out, simply reassigned the series and dropped me from the roster without so much as a farewell 🙃

the rate I earn for game translation has stayed pretty stagnant from 2016 to now, except the yen has tanked since then, so I actually took about a 30% pay CUT, not even counting inflation and the cost of living... book/manga rates increase incrementally, but barely keep up with inflation.