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Twin-Tail Red suits up for battle on Ayumu Kasuga's title page illustration to Gonna be the Twin-Tail!! Vol. 16 (2023), Shogakukan
August 5, 2024

English Localizers Furious Over Japanese Publisher Shogakukan’s Decision To Use AI Translations For Light Novels: “They Don’t Care About The Works They’re Ruining”

Western localizers are unhappy with Shogakukan's decision to use AI translations for their new light novel app Novelus.
Ayame stands for freedom on Eito Shimotsuki's cover to Shimoneta: A Boring World Where the Concept of Dirty Jokes Doesn't Exist Vol. 8 (2015), Shogakukan
August 3, 2024

‘Shimoneta’ Publisher Shogakukan To Use AI Translations For New Light Novel Reading App ‘Novelus’

Shogakukan will be launching Novelus, a light novel reading app which will use AI translation technology to localize its featured…
Chise gets caught in the rain while gardening on Kore Yamazaki's cover to The Ancient Magus' Bride Vol. 2 (2014), Mag Garden
December 26, 2023

English Localizers Unhappy After ‘The Ancient Magus’ Bride’ Announces AI-Human Hybrid Simulpubs: “Such Disrespect For The Substance Of The Original Text Is Saddening”

The choice to use a combo of AI and humans to produce simulpubs for 'The Ancient Magus' Bride' has drawn…