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An award ceremony and symposium for the Manga Translation Battle Vol. 2, a manga translation content that tested participants’ skills at translating Japanese manga, will be held on Feb. 13 (Thurs) in Roppongi, Tokyo.
The Manga Translation Battle, a contest held to support manga translators and act as a facilitator for the worldwide disbursement of Japan’s manga culture, was held over several months on a special site on Tokyo Otaku Mode. Winning the Grand Prix in this second installment of the contest was Sarah Kim Perry for her translation of the manga Koi to wa Yobenai. Furthermore, the prize-winners’ submissions including Perry’s can now be viewed on the contest page on Tokyo Otaku Mode.
In addition to the award-winners being recognized for their achievements, the award ceremony and symposium will feature discussions with the manga authors, manga translators, publishers, and the contest judges regarding their views on such topics as the interest in and difficulty of translating manga, the differences in the criterion for a work being viewed as a hit in Japan and overseas, the possibilities inherent in Japanese manga, and more.
This time, TOM participated, as did more people than ever before. Many people who had previously not known about the contest also participated for the first time. Due to the increase in participants, the skill level of the translators was higher than before. We are very glad to see that by taking part, participants were able to be connected with offering those overseas a chance to enjoy high-quality manga as well as contribute to elevating the status of translators.
Read on for further details regarding the award ceremony and symposium.
Event Details
Date and Time: 2/13/2014 (Thurs) 19:00 - 21:00 (doors open at 18:30)
Location: Academy Hills Auditorium, Mori Tower 49F, Roppongi Hills
Seating: 150 people (seats must be reserved in advance)
Organizer: Digital Comic Association
Partnerships: Agency for Cultural Affairs (Media Arts Information Base, Consortium Creation Project)
Contest Management Partners: Dentsu, Tokyo Otaku Mode
^*^ Japanese and English interpreters will be available.
● Award Ceremony
Chairman: Mariko Seyama
Presenters: Yūri Eda (author of Koi to wa Yobenai), William Flanagan (manga translator, contest judge)
● Symposium
Moderator: Yukari Shiina (research assistant for the Agency for Cultural Affairs Art and Culture Division, Media Exchange Support Office)
Speakers: Akira Sasō (manga artist, professor in the Manga Department of Kyoto Seika University), Tomohide Kamei (CEO and Co-Founder of Tokyo Otaku Mode), Matt Alt (translator, writer, contest judge)
^*^Last year’s prize winner will appear via VTR.
● Prize Winners
Grand Prix: Sarah Kim Perry - Koi to wa Yobenai
First Prize: Amy Ross - Fuan no Tane Plus; Nina Matsumoto - Acchi Kocchi; Emily Balistrieri & Juri Ishikawa - Saya Saya to
Audience Award: D.M. Akie - Koi to wa Yobenai
^*^All prize-winning works can be read here.
This is a Tokyo Otaku Mode original article.
