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Excited to announce that I was a translator for the official English release of HimaNatsu!
Easily one of my favourite titles Makura have ever put out. I can't wait for all of you to be able to spend one final summer in Oboshiro Village.
📢 We are proud to announce that we will be releasing HimaNatsu: Of Churches, Sunflowers, and Long Summers by Makura on 9/10! This title will be available in English, Traditional Chinese, and Simplified Chinese!
Upon learning that his childhood church is scheduled to close down, college student Yosuke Ashitaba returns to the rural fishing village of Oboshiro. There, he reunites with his childhood friends, all fellow members of the Oboshiro Choir Squad. Now reunited, the group do their best to make their last summer together one they won't forget.
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Sakura no Uta is now live in the October Steam Next Fest with a FREE demo that you can play RIGHT NOW in advance of the full release this December!
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Release Date Update
Sakura no Uta -To Dance Over the Cherry Blossoms- will be released on December 17, 2026!
Wishlist Now🛒: store.steampowered.com/app/4…
Preview the first two chapters of Makura (@keromakurastaff)'s Sakura no Uta -To Dance Over the Cherry Blossoms- with a new FREE demo, just released on Steam!
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Hope people enjoy! Would like to say that I wholeheartedly support the team's translation. It's fantastic stuff that I feel does justice to the characters and story of Sakura no Uta perfectly.
(Also having helped with it myself I can promise a mountain of care has gone into it)
Preview the first two chapters of Makura (@keromakurastaff)'s Sakura no Uta -To Dance Over the Cherry Blossoms- with a new FREE demo, just released on Steam!
store.steampowered.com/app/4…
...Why?
The game already has a perfectly good official translation from the PSP version. If you really couldn't wait for Tom's patch, why not just port that?
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Neither. AI was used but he put a lot of effort into it.
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It's way worse than I thought
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Oh, you can tell how much effort and care was put into it by the fact this famous bit of wordplay at the start of the game comes across like random nonsense in English.
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Neither. AI was used but he put a lot of effort into it.
github.com/Redeted/megami-ib…
I'm trying to stay out of the discourse surrounding this wave of AI translations as of late but it's hard to when decisions like this make absolutely no sense.
“Son, you’re 8 years old now so dad has to leave to go on an important trip.”
“Oh no, that’s so sad! I’m only 8 years old! Where are you going?”
“I’m going to walk around the world”
“Wow! That’s a long trip! I’m only 8 years old and you’re my father. Are you sure it’s more important than me, your 8 year old son?”
“It is, but I’m not going to do it all at once. That’s crazy, I’ll take breaks. I’ll leave and come back to it.”
“Oh good, so I’ll be able to see you! That’s a relief, I’m 8 years old and need my father.”
“What?? No no no. My self-imposed rules mean I can leave, but I can’t return to the UK. So you’re on your own. I’m gonna chill in Mexico and stuff when I’m not heroically and importantly walking around the world.”
“Oh. So you’re leaving me, your 8 year old son, to go on a not continuous walk around the globe just because? And I’ll meet you for the first of 4 times when I turn 14, which is necessary because of the rule you set for yourself? So I’ll barely know you? And you’ll miss the birth of your granddaughter?”
“Right. Yes. Exactly. I’ll basically be like Magellan. You get it.”
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I helped him set up a ko-fi page and am beginning to spread the word while he's at the hospital with his mother. Anything at all will help immensely while he figures this out. Thank you so much for reading and please donate to Martin if you can.
ko-fi.com/martinsleith56
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An unusual post for this Bishy. I have a friend who is very near and dear to me that I've known for close to a decade at this point. He is one of the kindest and sweetest, most pure-hearted people I've ever had the privilege of knowing.
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I will travel across Japan
Searching far and wide
To go every Famima and
Purchase socks inside
FamilyMart's blue, green and white socks have become an unofficial fashion statement. Now, the convenience store chain has a new footwear line — but you'll have to travel across Japan to collect them all. japantimes.co.jp/life/2026/1…








































