~Welcome To Sway Translations~
Translating Japanese literature we think is worth translating, with a focus on mystery novels (and on Mephisto Prize winners).
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Available Content Overview
Novels
| Author | Novel/Series Title | Content | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nisio Isin | Zaregoto Series | Volume 6-9 | Completed – 1 |
| Nisio Isin | Sekai Series | Volume 1-4 | Caught Up |
| Nisio Isin | Mazemonogatari | 4 Stories | Completed |
| Maijo Otaro | Disco 🟊 Wednesdayyy | Volume 1-2 | Completed |
| Maijo Otaro | Tsukumojuuku | Volume 1 | Completed |
| Maijo Otaro | SPEEDBOY! | Volume 1 | Completed |
| Maijo Otaro | Love Love Love You I Love You! | Volume 1 | Completed |
| Satou Yuuya | Kagami Saga | Volume 1, 4 | In Progress |
Short Stories — Essays — Excerpts
| Author | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Nisio Isin | Various | Short Stories |
| Maijo Otaro | All the Faces Are Facing This Way | Short Story |
| Maijo Otaro | Late-Night 100-tarou: Entrance | Short Stories |
| Maijo Otaro | Short Story Heptagram | Short Stories |
| Maijo Otaro | I Expect ‘The Temple of the Golden Pavilion’ Would Come out of my Belly | Short Story |
| Enjoe Toh | Straight to Paradise | Short Story |
| Nakajima Atsushi | Hound-Haunted | Short Story |
| Nisio Isin | Hondai | Preface |
| Kasai Kiyoshi | The End of Modernist Literature and Light Novels | Essay |
| Maijo Otaro | Trust Me, Just Try Writing Locked Room Books or JDC Stuff | Essay |
| Satou Yuuya | The Melancholy of a Debuting Author Who Crossed Paths with Oota Katsushi and Yano Yuu | Autobiography |
| Seiryouin Ryuusui | Jorker Top 30 Mystery Elements | Excerpt |
Manga
| Author | Manga Title | Content | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nisio Isin | Zerozaki Kishishiki’s Ningen Knock | 24 Chapters | Completed |
| Nisio Isin | Shin Honkaku Magical Girl Risuka | Up To Date | In Progress |
| Nisio Isin | Legend of Eccentric Youth! 240 Academy | Chapters 4-5 | In Progress |
| Maijo Otaro | Moonlit Gourmet | Chapters 1-2 | In Progress |
| Nisio Isin | Various One Shots |
Others
| Author | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Maijo Otaro | Neck: The Stage | Stage Play |
~Posts~
New release: Christmas Terror
Another book by Satou Yuuya! It’s a non-mainline entry in the Kagami Saga, which means same universe but not about the Kagami family. Also, please go check out the short stories I’ve released in the past few weeks and didn’t make a post about.
New release: Sekai 4
I made you wait a bit, but here it is, the final volume of the Sekai Series (until Nisio writes the rest of v5, which might be never):
New release: Tsukumojuuku
Merry Christmas! I hope you’ve had a great year and been good, here’s your gift for the holidays: Maijo Otaro’s Tsukumojuuku.
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