Faye Duxovni

フェイ・ドゥホヴニ
Japanese-English Entertainment Translator
日英エンタメ翻訳者
Résumé / 履歴書

I’m a freelance Japanese-English translator mainly working on manga, novels, and anime. My clients include Abrams/Kana, Seven Seas Entertainment, J-Novel Club, Fantasista, Pixelogic Media, Irodori Comics, and Serpent Sea Games. I’m especially interested in lyrics, poetry, and messy queer stories, and I take pride in crafting natural and impactful character dialogue that cleanly carries the function and spirit of the stories I’m translating. In my spare time, I enjoy tabletop role-playing games and writing original short fiction.

フリーランスの日英翻訳者で、主に漫画、小説、アニメなどを翻訳しています。Abrams/Kana、Seven Seas Entertainment、J-Novel Club、ファンタジスタ、Pixelogic Media、イロ鳥コミックス、Serpent Sea Gamesなどのクライアントからご依頼を頂いています。歌詞や詩、複雑な心情やクイア体験を取り扱った作品に特に興味を持っており、物語の意図と心をきちんと伝える自然かつ迫力ある台詞を紡ごうと常に志しています。趣味はテーブルトークRPGを遊んだり、短編小説を執筆したりすることです。

Portfolio

Netflix, subtitles

An anime musical feature film adaptation of The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter directed by Shingo Yamashita.

Iroha’s life gets knocked off its orbit when Kaguya, a carefree runaway from the Moon, moves in and convinces her to perform in a virtual world together.

Seven Seas Entertainment

A yuri romance manga by Kon Fukaumi.

Takamine, a girl who can’t seem to find something she likes or even really enjoys, has a chance encounter with Sakura, a student from a different school. When the two accidentally swap books, a connection is made that neither expected. While Sakura enjoys reading and talking about books, Takamine finds she quite likes Sakura’s excitement and wonders if she’ll ever feel so passionate about something…or someone.

Seven Seas Entertainment

A yuri romcom manga by Puebro.

Kaori, a freshman photography student at an all-women’s art college, always hoped she would finally find friends once she started classes, but instead, she’s only found isolation and loneliness. But when she comes across Asuka, a striking woman with a centipede tattoo, she’s struck with love at first sight! Can a shy outsider like Kaori find a place beside the dynamic Asuka? A spicy campus romance between total opposites!

An action-fantasy yuri manga by Ringoame Third and Akio Kawada.

Cecilia, the duke’s daughter, has been given a critical mission to maintain peace between humanity and the Demon King. To do this, she must win over the Demon King’s heart and avert her people’s destruction. But when she arrives to meet her betrothed, the Demon King isn’t at all what she anticipated! Rather than a terrifying beast, Cecilia is engaged to a beautiful and innocent-looking young woman!

From avante-garde illustrator Tsubonari comes a full-color retro encyclopedia-manga fusion that details the perseverance and lives of residents of a grim, decadent city… Not for the faint of heart.

A conference talk on Japanese first-person pronouns, English third-person pronouns, and clever, context-aware strategies for understanding and translating the ways fictional characters gender themselves and one another.

A modern dungeon fantasy novel by Ameko Kaeruda.

On an alternate Earth filled with fantasy dungeons, the naive Nodoka and the savvy Subaru team up in a show of speed and ice magic to make it big as dungeon streamers!

A fantasy romcom manga by Shinta Sakayama.

After his victory over the Demon King in another world, one man returns home to his normal life. But a visit from the late Demon King’s daughter could change everything he fought for!

A BL isekai novel by Miori Kayamoto.

Kashimiya Tsukasa is reincarnated into his favorite novel as the villainous Duke Heinreid. Haunted by his memories of the Duke’s unforgivable deeds, he’s determined to face his death as written—but his personal knight, Craig, may have other ideas…

A dark fantasy yuri light novel series by Aoikou.

Sister Alicia Snowell—a bride of the gods and a Church inquisitor—is tasked with seducing and assassinating the demon-slaying Hero Elcyon. Unfortunately for her mission, Elcyon turns out to be a girl named Cion! What’s Alicia supposed to do now?!

A professional workshop on translating song lyrics while keeping them singable, examining the ways you need to stretch your brain as a translator once rhythm and rhyme come into the picture.

Crunchyroll News × Newtype Collaboration Magazine: 2025 Summer Special Issue
Fantasista, Inc.

A booklet showcasing upcoming anime airing in Summer 2025. I translated an interview with the producers of Black Butler’s Emerald Witch Arc, a career retrospective interview with director Tetsuro Araki, and promotional blurbs and producers’ comments for a few other featured works.

Crunchyroll News × Newtype Collaboration Magazine: NYCC 2024 Special Issue
Fantasista, Inc.

A booklet showcasing upcoming anime series airing in Fall 2024. I translated interviews with the directors of DAN DA DAN and OVERLORD, and promotional blurbs and producers’ comments for a few other featured series.

KADOKAWA Anime Guide powered by Newtype
Fantasista, Inc.

A booklet showcasing upcoming anime series airing in Summer and Fall 2024. I translated an extended interview with the director of Re:ZERO season 3, in addition to promotional blurbs and producers' comments for several other featured series.

A 90-page expansion rulebook for the Kamigakari: God Hunters tabletop role-playing game, including worldbuilding lore, new abilities, monster descriptions, and sample scenarios.

Japanese-to-English Runner-Up

A two-page editorial offering analysis and predictions about the socioeconomic impact of generative AI.