Anonymous asked:

How many total hours does it usually take to translate a VN?

I couldn't give you anything close to a precise answer. It ultimately depends on how much you scrutinize the script. In the early days, I was just trying to get things out as quickly as possible, whereas now I have a greater appreciation for how easily that can lead to mistakes. An example of this is when I accidentally had Kuroi call Rinko "Rinko-nee", and this passed through the translation phase, the editing phase, and one round of proofreading before I caught it. Just looking at proofreading alone, I now spend about as much time on a third of a standard-size game as I did on the whole of TA3 (which is double the length).