Hi, guys! So, my first post on translation is going to be part of a ten post series, one chapter a week. The story I'm translating is by renowned author Edogawa Ranpo, a Japanese writer from the first half of the 20th century. His short stories are covered in mystery, and he's heavily inspired by western writer Edgar Alan Poe, whose name inspired his pseudonym. Translating this story was quite challenging, especially in the case of some onomatopeias. It was also quite fun since I didn't read the story previously nor knew any of it. Which means we're going for it together! Now, for chapter one, I hope you'll enjoy it! Chapter One On the afternoon of a certain day, little Satoko Tange, Midori Kimura, and Sayuri Nozaki were walking hand in hand on the lonely streets of Setagaya district, coming back from playing at a friend's house. "Ah!", little Satoko halted in shock as if seeing something. Midori and Sayuri also became in shock whe...
So, I was looking for something good to watch on Netflix as I bumped upon this series and thought "hey, let's give it a try". Daybreak is a teenager show about zombie apocalypses, teenager problems, and school gangs. At first sight, it looks like a mix of Zombieland or some ordinary zombie apocalypse comedy film and Mad Max, which would usually make you think "what's special or different about it?". Well, I have to admit that during my first watched episode I was like "why am I still watching this? It's total trash". The first moments were boring and the protagonist, Josh, definitely sucked, but with some persistence, it turned out to be an amazing show. But what makes it such an amazing show? First of all, the characters. They are, for the most, very well-written, deep and have good development along the episodes. Despite the protagonist - the usual survivalist who creates rules in order to survive and ends up leading the others - ...