Asian Fan Translation Trends 2018 Featured Posted on 2018-08-06 by wyhcwe Reply I: The state of affairs II: Exponential growth: Chinese projects soon to overtake Japanese? III: Efficiencies of scale? : Dominance of multi-person translator groups IV: The 200 most popular words in novel titles V: How long do you have to wait for the ending? a.k.a time to completion VI: Top Original Publishers VII: Licensing VIII: Random Statistics and Conclusion
傲风 An Unyielding Wind V01-S11-C03 “Furious Levelling Up” Posted on 2018-09-20 by wyhcwe 3 Last chapter recap: Aofeng is revealed as a regent beast tamer, and gains loyalty through taming beasts for others. This chapter has been brought to you by me, and WanderingGummiOfDoom. Continue reading → Advertisements
4.6 Billion Year Symphony of Evolution Volume Two Chapter Twenty Two “Base” Posted on 2018-09-12 by wyhcwe 2 This chapter has been brought to you by me, and WanderingGummiOfDoom. Last chapter recap: Lin defeats a giant clam, and decides to make a base. Continue reading →
傲风 An Unyielding Wind V01-S11-C02 “Regent Beast Tamer” Posted on 2018-09-12 by wyhcwe 7 This chapter has been brought to you by me, and WanderingGummiOfDoom. Last chapter recap: The magic beast siege starts. Continue reading →
傲风 An Unyielding Wind V01-S11-C01 “Magic Beast Siege” Posted on 2018-09-05 by wyhcwe 1 Last chapter recap: Aofeng sneaks in her female form to switch the boxes crucial to Ba Erbo’s plan. This chapter has been brought to you by me, and WanderingGummiOfDoom. Continue reading →
傲风 An Unyielding Wind V01-S10-C04 “Switch, Start” Posted on 2018-08-29 by wyhcwe 3 Last chapter recap: Aofeng and Li Qing, the envoy from Radiance Church, make a wager on who hunts the most magic beasts. This chapter has been brought to you by me, and WanderingGummiOfDoom. Continue reading →
4.6 Billion Year Symphony of Evolution Volume Two Chapter Twenty One “Settling and Traveling Afar” Posted on 2018-08-23 by wyhcwe 6 Last chapter recap: Lin found some tubeworms and its protector was attacked by an unknown organism This chapter has been brought to you by me, and WanderingGummiOfDoom. Continue reading →
傲风 An Unyielding Wind V01-S10-C03 “See Who Deceives Who” Posted on 2018-08-20 by wyhcwe 4 Last chapter recap: Li Qing, the envoy from Radiance Church, and Aofeng exchange words. This chapter has been brought to you by me, and WanderingGummiOfDoom. Continue reading →
傲风 An Unyielding Wind V01-S10-C02 “Central Cloud City” Posted on 2018-08-13 by wyhcwe 6 Last chapter: An envoy from the Radiance Church appears, and Ba Erbo and Ba Tuke schemes. This chapter has been brought to you by me, and WanderingGummiOfDoom. Continue reading →
傲风 An Unyielding Wind V01-S10-C01 “Visiting Official, Radiance Envoy” Posted on 2018-08-13 by wyhcwe 2 Last chapter recap: Aofeng and Rong Luo converse after their fight. This chapter has been brought to you by me, and WanderingGummiOfDoom. Continue reading →
Random Statistics and Year Conclusion Posted on 2018-08-12 by wyhcwe 5 How many current projects does a translator have on average? 3 What is the most common year a project was originally published? 2016 with 567 projects. What is the number of “abandoned” projects? (not updated since 2018/01/31 and status incomplete) 1285 What is the most common day to start a translation project? Monday Who is the author with the most translated works? Kamachi Kazuma, author of A Certain Magical Index and other light novel series. The most common word in novel titles? “World”, which occurs 226 times, followed by “god” and “love”. See the word cloud for others. Conclusions Exponential growth of projects, many new licenses, and Chinese projects might just outnumber Japanese ones by this time next year. Part VII Licensing | Table of Contents
