The market for Japanese manga is enormous and frequently poses challenges for translators. How do you clearly and concisely convey sounds and concepts that cannot be found in any dictionary? How much prior linguistic and cultural knowledge do you need to properly localize manga? Addressing these questions will be translators Karin BETZ and John SCHMITT-WEIGAND, using the manga “Darwin’s Incident” by Shun UMEZAWA as an example.
