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[Offering] Free Japanese Translation - Looking for my first project to help!

A topic by Tashiro | Japanese Localization created Jan 17, 2026 Views: 448 Replies: 8
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Hi everyone,

I am a native Japanese speaker and a passionate indie game fan. I am currently looking to gain experience in game localization and would like to offer my translation services completely for free.

Since I am an amateur looking to build my portfolio, I am looking for "trial" projects to build my experience and test my workflow.

What I can do:

Translate your game text from English to natural, immersive Japanese.

Focus on character personalities, item names, and the overall atmosphere.

I will provide the translated text in your preferred format (Excel, Google Sheets, .txt, etc.). Note: I do not handle Unity/Engine files directly.

I'd like to start with a small project as a trial run.

Conditions & Notes:

Price: 100% Free.

Status: As I am an amateur and this is my first time, I cannot 100% guarantee the final completion or professional speed. This is a learning process for me, and I want to grow with your project.

Credit: I require my name to be included in the game’s credits or on the store page.

Revisions: Unlimited. I will rewrite the text as many times as needed to make sure it fits your vision (and your UI!).

I am doing this because I truly love games and want to help more developers bring their stories to the Japanese audience.

Please leave a comment if you're interested.

Thank you!

I'm interested! My discord is Ferulci

Thank you very much for your interest! I’ve just sent a friend request to you on Discord under the name “Ferulci.” If you don’t see the request, please let me know here.

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hey I would love to have a japanese talking friend to talk about gamedev, i have tons of little demos and maybe one could use some Japanese love.

Discord is DarrowG

Thank you very much for your comment! I would be happy to assist you. I’ve just sent a friend request to ‘DarrowG’. I would appreciate it if you could check it.

Hey there! I have a horror/dungeon game on Steam with around 3500 words in total, so if you're up for that, feel free to reach out. My discord is: xeon4357

Thank you for your message! I would love to help with your project. 

I have just sent a friend request to "xeon4357" on Discord. I'd like to discuss a few details there before we begin. Looking forward to hearing from you!

Hello, nice to meet you!

We have a large scale game that could benefit from a Japanese localization, especially since the game's native language shares a lot with Japanese.

If you want to collaborate on this, contact us through our Discord:

dignoranza

Thank you very much for reaching out!

I’m still inexperienced with translation work, so depending on the scale of the project, there is a possibility that I may not be able to support it all the way through. I hope you can understand this in advance.

If you are still comfortable with that, I would be happy to review the actual text and do my best to assist you.
I have sent a friend request to ‘dignoranza’, so please check it when you have a moment.