Comments on: Protoculture News: English version of Akiba Blog goes online (updated)

By: blacklotus

blacklotus — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 17:23:15 +0000

Nice effort to see these Japanese retailers reach out to the English speaking audience.

However, I still prefer sites like HD and Danny Choo’s for their better English.

And HimeyaShop isn’t as good as Jlist when it comes to giving information about the games. (Jlist tells the customer whether the game is uncensored or follow the Japanese censorship, or even if it’s partially censored, and give a nice short synopsis of the gameplay)

By: Deibi Manabu

Deibi Manabu — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 05:42:11 +0000

Well, this is good, but if you’re still around, at least we’ll get some heart into this business! ^^

By: L.C

L.C — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 01:05:48 +0000

This is good news indeed! Its great to see a collaboration like this to further promote otaku culture to its international fanbase… ^_^

By: CMWilly

CMWilly — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 04:49:32 +0000

ooooh this is nice. good to hear that a good japanese otaku blog is thinking about its international audience!

By: Nemo_N

Nemo_N — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 03:36:47 +0000

Wow. Sweet sweet sweet.

By: Shingo

Shingo — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 03:03:52 +0000

Akiba Blog covers cosplay in Akihabara, something I can’t really do effectively living out here in the sticks. Cosplay is a bit outside my purview in general, though I’d like to increase coverage here if I can find the time to shoot more at events.

Getting heavily into cosplay is its own serious discipline, though, and just shooting random people in costume I feel like I’m doing a disservice to ‘layers who at the very least deserve to be credited and identified, preferably with links to their personal sites. Again, a lot of work in an area of expertise I’m not too familiar with. :( I’m hoping to get at least some cosplay coverage from the upcoming Wonder Festival, but we’ll see how things go.

By: Sydney2K

Sydney2K — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 02:35:46 +0000

Hmmm, the second thumbnail could be construte as “not work safe”- I wasn’t game to click on it, not in the public library.

Happy to see that there is a cosplay section, something that is barely mentioned here on HD- which is fine, one cannot cover all the goings on. It basically means I’ll be bookmarking EAB as well. (I prefer Akiba Blog English, myself- honestly!)

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 01:10:54 +0000

““Penguin Musume vol.3”: Now, Nipples are Open”

By: Y

Fri, 15 Feb 2008 00:54:52 +0000

“Who’s doing the translating, anyone we should know?”

Babelfish

By: Shingo

Shingo — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 00:51:46 +0000

There is no identifying information present on the about page or anywhere else I can see on the site... for now we're in the dark.

By: lostdog

lostdog — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 00:32:46 +0000

Who’s doing the translating, anyone we should know?