Andrew Hodgson | |
Birth Name: | Andrew Hodgson |
Birth Date: | 15 January 1994[1] |
Birth Place: | Northumberland, UK[2] |
Occupation: | Translator |
Years Active: | 2014 – present |
Url: | abhodgson.com |
Andrew Hodgson (born 15 January 1994), also known by the online alias Reading Steiner, is a British professional Japanese-to-English translator often working with J-Novel Club and PQube Games. His output encompasses numerous forms of Japanese media, including light novels, manga, video games, and art books. Some of his most notable works include Steins;Gate, In Another World With My Smartphone, , Infinite Dendrogram, and Rance X: Showdown.
Hodgson participated in various fan translation projects for several years before, in 2011, joining a group that was working on localizing Steins;Gate.[3] After the release of the fan translation patch, several members of the group, including Hodgson, were approached by JAST USA about an official release.[4] Steins;Gate would become Hodgson's first officially credited work.
In 2017, following his work on several additional video game projects, Hodgson approached J-Novel Club after learning that they had licensed the Occultic;Nine light novels, another entry in the Science Adventure franchise of which Steins;Gate is a part.[5] Immediately after joining the company, he began work on In Another World With My Smartphone, and took over translation for Infinite Dendrogram shortly after.
Hodgson worked briefly with the now-defunct Sol Press, translating the first volume of Harem Royale: When The Game Ends in 2018. After the company's forfeit and closure, he characterized its leadership as inexperienced and uncommunicative.[6] In 2021, Hodgson announced he was beginning work on Rance X: Showdown.[7]
In June 2022, Hodgson joined PQube full-time as their Localisation Coordinator, and became the Head of Localisation Operations in October.[8] [9]
Hodgson has one younger brother and one younger sister.[10] [11]
Title | Year | Original author(s) | Notes | Source | |
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In Another World With My Smartphone | 2017 – 2023 | Patora Fuyuhara | Up to Volume 27 | [12] | |
Infinite Dendrogram | 2017 – present | Sakon Kaidou | [13] | ||
Sorcerous Stabber Orphen: The Wayward Journey | 2018 – 2020 | Yoshinobu Akita | Up to Volume 6 | [14] | |
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Isekai | 2020 | Carlo Zen, Tappei Nagatsuki, Natsuya Semikawa, Natsu Hyuuga, Katsuie Shibata, Hoko Tsuda | Case 05 only | [15] | |
Seabed Audio Novel Collection | 2022 – present | [16] |
Title | Year | Original artist | Notes | Source | |
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Harem Royale: When The Game Ends | 2018 | Higa Yukari | Volume 1 only | [17] | |
Infinite Dendrogram | 2019 – present | Kami Imai | [18] | ||
Loner Life in Another World | 2020 – present | Bibi | [19] | ||
Shed that Skin, Ryugasaki-san! | 2020 – present | Kazutomo Ichitomo | [20] | ||
My Dad's the Queen of All VTubers?! | 2020 – 2022 | Wataru Akashingo | [21] | ||
Steins;Gate 0 | 2021 – 2022 | Taka Himeno | [22] | ||
Tokyo Interstellar Immigration | 2022 – present | Madoguchi Moto | [23] | ||
Robotics;Notes | TBA | Asakawa Keiji | [24] |
Title | Year | Platform(s) | Notes | Source | |
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Steins;Gate | 2014 | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 3, iOS, Android | [25] | ||
Valkyrie Drive: Bhikkhuni | 2015 | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation Vita | [26] | ||
Dies irae: Amantes Amentes | 2016 | Microsoft Windows | [27] | ||
Dies irae: Interview with Kaziklu Bey | 2018 | Microsoft Windows | [28] | ||
Our World is Ended | 2018 | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch | [29] | ||
Baldr Sky | 2019 | Microsoft Windows | [30] | ||
Raging Loop | 2019 | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Android | [31] | ||
SeaBed | 2020 | Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch | [32] | ||
Seven Days | 2020 | Microsoft Windows | Murasaki route only | [33] | |
Sword Art Online: Alicization Lycoris | 2020 | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One | [34] | ||
Eiyu Senki: War Wonder | 2021 | Microsoft Windows, Android | [35] | ||
Mamiya: A Shared Illusion of the World's End | 2021 | Microsoft Windows | [36] | ||
Rewrite+ | 2021 | Microsoft Windows | [37] | ||
Maglam Lord | 2022 | PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch | [38] | ||
Metal Max Xeno: Reborn | 2022 | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch | [39] | ||
Evenicle II | 2022 | Microsoft Windows | [40] | ||
Hello Lady! | 2022 | Microsoft Windows | [41] | ||
Super Bullet Break | 2022 | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch | [42] | ||
Anonymous;Code | 2023 | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch | [43] | ||
Rance X: Showdown | TBA | Microsoft Windows | [44] | ||
Rewrite: Harvest Festa | TBA | Microsoft Windows | [45] | ||
Omega Labyrinth Z | Cancelled | PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 4 | Release was blocked by Sony | [46] |
Title | Year | Original Artist(s) | Notes | Source | |
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Dragon’s Crown: Official Artworks | 2019 | George Kamitani | [47] | ||
Shigenori Soejima & P-Studio Art Unit: Art Works II | 2019 | Shigenori Soejima | [48] | ||
Mikulife: KEI’s Hatsune Miku Illustration Works | 2020 | KEI | [49] | ||
Sengoku Rance Hardcopy Edition Booklet | 2020 | Alicesoft | [50] | ||
Street Fighter Memorial Archive: Beyond the World | 2021 | Bengus, Kiki, Kinu Nishimura, Akiman | [51] | ||
Rance Quest Magnum Hardcopy Edition Booklet | 2022 | Alicesoft | [52] | ||
Nioh & Nioh 2: Official Artworks Hardcover | TBA | [53] |