Translator's Journal - Miraculina Entry 4

Marunouchi Magical Translator Journalina

Week two, entry one: “Female Otaku Rage”

I met with my advisor last Thursday! He hasn’t had a chance to look over my work, but I think that I’m going to get a pass done as soon as I can and then have him edit and comment on the full text from there. For the time being, he asked me to put together a bibliography to help guide my reading and translation process, so that’s what I’m working on today. I’ve been feeling pretty sick and upset recently, and haven’t been as productive as I hoped, but I’m going to try to get myself back on track. I had my JET interview last Friday and had a horrible headache this past weekend, so I’ve been very lethargic and not getting much done. I think the winter weather is having an adverse effect on my body, generally. This is sort of a combination of a translator’s journal and a real journal here, but it’s always helpful to know what state you were in when you’re working, especially when you’re working on something as personally involved and embodied as translation. 

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