Right now, as I type this, the credits of Summer Pockets roll by. It’s 3:30 in the morning. And it feels to me like a chapter has officially ended, and is ready to turn the page to the next one. It all started with Clannad, one of Key’s earlier works. To keep it brief, I READ MORE
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Summer Pockets Officially Released On Steam
Hey all! As you can probably tell from the title, to our surprise, VisualArts and Steam finally came through! Summer Pockets is at long last on Steam. So what does this mean for the fanTL? Exactly what we said waaaaay back with the original announcement. We’ll be taking the download down. Those of you who READ MORE
Alka Translations Monthly Status Report: February 2020
Hello everyone! Happy early Valentine’s Day and Happy February! It definitely doesn’t feel like it’s been nearly a month since the last update post. What’s changed in a month, you ask? What’s new? Well, I’m here to tell you! Regarding Angel Beats, we haven’t COMPLETELY put it on hiatus while we finish up Summer Pockets. READ MORE
Kamome Route Patch Released
Hey all! I know it’s a bit late at night (at least for those of us in the United States) but I figure you guys won’t mind waking up to this news if you’re already asleep as I post this! But good news! Testing & Editing is done, and the Kamome route is good to READ MORE
Alka Translations Monthly Status Report: January 2020
Hi all! A Happy New Year to everyone. This is intended to be the first entry of a monthly staff blog post I’ll be writing up for everybody sometime each month. The purpose of these is that we want to be as transparent as we can be with everyone. We want to make sure you READ MORE
Announcing Our Next Project: Angel Beats! 1st Beat
Hey all! Awhile back, I mentioned that we wanted to be a pretty transparent group, as transparent as we could be. So I thought I’d give you all a bit of a progress update on the group, Summer Pockets and yes, the secret project which many of you guessed. First, Summer Pockets. The Kamome route READ MORE
Ao Patch Released
Hey all! It’s time for Patch #3. Thanks for waiting. Sorakado Ao’s route is now ready for you all to read and indulge yourself in! If you’ve already got our patcher downloaded, just run it again with the “Translated Dialogue” and “Translated Images” boxes checked and your game should be all set to go! As READ MORE
Ao Patch Entering Testing & Editing
Hey all! Another update here. With just one more file to go, the translation patch for the Sorakado Ao route is ready to enter testing & editing, which means it should be out for the rest of you to read in the next week or two! After that, naturally, comes the Kamome route. Her route READ MORE
Tsumugi Patch Released *UPDATED*
UPDATE: Translator’s notes are fixed. Run the patcher again with “Translated Dialogue” checked, if you ran the patcher before now. It’s finally here! Testing, editing & QC are all done. With that, the Tsumugi route is now available to read. Head on over to the Downloads section of this site and download the new patcher. READ MORE
Alka Translations Is Looking For A Translator!
Hey all! We’re looking for a translator to work on a new project once Summer Pockets is all finished. We’re interested in someone diligent who takes their work seriously, is a native English speaker, and has a love of visual novels. If that sounds like you, we’ve got a few conditions we’re looking for! Be READ MORE