Diana T. ☆ Laiska

@petitscygnes

J-E Translator (Average Abilities, Yuri Is My Job!, etc) ☆ Writer ☆ Editor ☆ they/she ☆ ageless faceless gender-neutral culturally ambiguous adventurer ☆ 日本語ＯＫ！

Washington, DC
waltz.moe/portfolio/
Joined January 2013
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    27 Mar 2019

    🌟 Hi all, I’m D.! (a.k.a. Laiska / Waltz) ☆ Writer/narrative designer, editor, game dev, and Japanese-English translator of light novels and manga, & queer, mixed race person of wibbly gender 🌟 ✨ Portfolio: ✨ Games:

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    Apr 5

    Anime is multibillion-dollar industry made by animators who don't make a livable wage. English speakers can watch it because of translators who don't make a livable wage. Dub viewers idolize the work of English voice actors who don't make a livable wage. The system is working!

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    Apr 2

    Oh! Another Seven Seas title where the translator is named on the title page. Haunted Bookstore also experimented with this. It's not the cover, but progress is progress! Nice job 😁

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    Apr 1

    To celebrate Aerial_Knight's Never Yield Launching on mobile I thought I'd upload wally as a free download for any 3D artist to use. feel free to use his hair if you're making a character customizer in , or via

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    Mar 31

    I've created a spreadsheet that'll tell you the fees of Paypal, Square, and Stripe, and compare them for you. Feel free to save a copy for yourself and let me know if there are any errors! 🤗

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  6. Mar 29

    Okay panini please don't do anything else crazy before July because ~yeah boiiii~ 🎉

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    Mar 23

    Presenting Yakuaru — a supplemental J-E glossary for media translators/localizers! Hopefully, this helps people build their own glossaries or find inspiration (and context) from the great ideas we've been getting from the loc community over the years.

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  8. Mar 11

    LRT if you can believe it, I've been vtubing for an entire year now... Feel free to drop by tomorrow if you'd like to hear a bit about some of my experiences!

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    Mar 11

    Can you believe it's been one year at the Sunset Arcade?! Let's talk about it!! Join me tomorrow, Saturday March 12 @ a special 6 PM EST to help me celebrate my unofficial 1 Year Stream Anniversary! We'll be looking back at all the wild games, doing some singing, and maybe more!

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    Mar 8

    Indies and freelancers the world-over:

    discord is down
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  11. Mar 7

    Gritty reboot of Gilligan's Island but in the style of LOST send tweet

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    Mar 4

    I think right now the dominant trend I’ve noticed in creative work, especially mainstream fiction/comics/etc, is artists creating from a place hyperdefensive social paranoia (see: preempting any ‘problematic reads’ by addressing directly in story or in the commentary around)

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    Mar 4

    it's bandcamp friday again (100% of sales go to artists) and given the, uh, the, uhhh future of the platform it is a very good day to buy music from the artists who use bandcamp to live

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  14. Mar 2

    Hey uh google docs? No??

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    Mar 1

    It’s annoying that we recognize that children need things like a summer break and several vacations a year but we think it makes sense to have adults work for 60 years with maybe 2-3 weeks off a year if you’re lucky

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  16. Retweeted
    Feb 28

    the catgirl truckers itch page is live. its basically glorified arknights fanfiction. if new jersey were a fandom then itd be a crossover. if youre only familiar with me through my vns then be aware its a little bit racier than that

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  17. Feb 28

    Manifesting a counterpart to Can You Pet the Dog called Can You Date the Dragon

    dear developers of the game Sun Haven: i have been playing for approximately half an hour and i absolutely need to be able to romance and marry Elios, the Sun Dragon thank u for the great game
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    Feb 23

    I think now more than ever is an appropriate time to post this clip.

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  19. Feb 24

    Really feeling the fact that I have four concurrent deadlined projects today, on top of the global vibe... 皆さん頑張れ o|-<

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    Feb 21

    30/50 US states are currently considering anti-trans legislation. It's not too late to stop these hateful bills. YOU can go to to learn more about bills in your state and contact your representatives to . RT this to spread the word!

    A map of the United States where states marked in red are considering anti-trans legislation. The states marked in red are as follows: Alaska, Hawai'i, Arizona, Utah, Wyoming, South Dakota, Kansas, Oklahoma, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Wisconsin, Illinois, Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Delaware, New Jersey and New Hampshire.
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  21. Retweeted
    Feb 17

    Hi! I have ART FOR SALE! I am currently looking for work, and I love drawing people's characters, so the shop!! is!! open!! And, Patreon subscribers get a $6 discount! For more info and TOS, see: ! Signal boosts are appreciated! Thank you! 💕

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