Astral Bookworks Light novel author / Game localization
A rough stone made of gathered stars begins to shine where the light touches it. I create stories as an author, polish game dialogue into Japanese, and help other writers polish theirs. Astral Bookworks is the home of that work.
Record
I have written one long novel from web serialization to a published book. That experience is what I bring to game dialogue.
Views and rankings are for the web editions on each platform (EveryStar work page: link not yet confirmed).
Localize
I check the meaning against the source, then shape each line into Japanese a character would actually say in that moment.
Meaning is verified against the source text, then rendered as Japanese that reads naturally as spoken dialogue.
Lines stiffened by machine translation or word-for-word rendering are rewritten in the character's own voice.
I find and fix drift in each character's speech style and first-person pronouns, and in the spelling of names and terms.
Term choices and how each character speaks, documented in a form your whole team can share.
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Many can translate. Few can write dialogue.
Conveying the meaning correctly and having a character actually say those words, in that scene, are different skills. A line also carries the speaker's age, standing, feelings, and distance from the listener. Carrying all of that into Japanese is a writer's work.
Voices and terms held steady across ≈1.36M characters
Writing one novel across roughly 1.36 million Japanese characters meant keeping many characters' voices and a whole world's terminology consistent to the end. That discipline carries directly into localization quality.
Ambiguous lines are never guessed through
When a line's intent cannot be settled from the source alone, I always ask before finalizing it. I do not fill gaps with plausible-sounding guesses.
* Fictional lines written for this page only; unrelated to any real work or project.
An old knight guarding the castle gateGruff and old-fashioned; uses no honorifics, even to superiors
The polite register is dropped for a blunt declarative, and the archaic first person “washi” plus the trailing particle give the line years of service and resolve.
A girl minding a market stallBright and casual
“Welcome” becomes a shopkeeper's actual greeting, and the dash's quick turn is recreated with “ah, demo” (“oh, but”).
A line with two readingsAn example of asking first
Translation from USD 0.12 per source word; other work quoted by volume and content
Tell me the genre, the rough total volume, the source language, your deadline, and any requests.
I prepare a sample from part of the text so you can confirm the voice and approach.
A quote based on volume and content.
Work proceeds in the agreed direction; ambiguous lines are confirmed with you as they arise.
Delivered in your choice of Excel, Google Sheets, or CSV.
NDA-friendly.
Works
Sōzōshin no Keishōsha — Heir to the Creator God: Peerless Sovereign's Otherworld Rule, “The Empire's Darkness” arc
Granted the power of a creator god in another world, the protagonist begins building a nation with his companions on land ruled by monsters. It is neither sword nor spell but the power of “creation” that starts to move the fates of people and the world.
An otherworld kingdom-building fantasy built on nationcraft and human drama. (Japanese edition)
No. 3 peak, EveryStar Trending — Fantasy / ≈1.36M characters
The web novel begun on EveryStar in 2021, Seisansei-chū ga Isekai de Kunizukuri, retitled and revised for its Kindle edition.
Editing
I read your manuscript closely, find the passages where readers stumble and the settings that do not come across, and tell you concretely what to change so the story reaches them. (Service for Japanese manuscripts, ordered via Coconala.)
The standard scope is the first 5,000 Japanese characters of a novel; consultations on game scenarios and plots are also welcome. For current prices, turnaround and reviews, see the service page on Coconala (in Japanese).
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Contact
For game dialogue localization, rewrites of literal lines, glossaries and similar work, please use the form below. Translation starts at USD 0.12 per source word; other work is quoted by volume and content. NDA-friendly.
Paths
To read a story, go to the published book. To have your game's dialogue polished into Japanese, go to work inquiries. To improve your own manuscript, go to manuscript editing.
Ask about manuscript editing on Coconala ↗(opens in a new tab)
