About

Welcome to my translation project. I am translating San-X characters because I want as many people as possible to learn about San-X so that San-X becomes more popular and then there are more cute San-X characters and merchandise.  I am particularly trying to help make San-X popular in the English-speaking world.  San-X characters are unique from other characters since they have so many allusions to aspects of Japanese culture. Therefore, I am also pointing out parts of Japanese culture through these San-X characters so that people can learn about Japanese culture and actually understand the levels of craziness of these characters.   So, please look around and learn!  Maybe you can even find a new favorite character. Use the search to find characters specific to your interests (i.e. hedgehog, seal, cheese, dumpling, onigiri, mochi) or just explore! This site was created in February 2009 as part of my hobby for translating cute things and for my senior thesis for my major in Japanese with Honors. I have no ties to San-X, and the characters, etc. are all copyright their respective owners. Endless thanks to Nick who I bother constantly with translation questions since he knows EVERYTHING!  Also thanks to Emmy, Nao, Sensei, and so many random other Japanese people who have helped me figure out a kanji character or explain some grammar! Please feel free to send me requests for which character you want translated next!  All high quality scans/images with Japanese for translation or to put up are very much appreciated.  If anyone is interested in joining this project (translating, scanning, ideas, etc), email me!  :) Contact a.little.pix@gmail.com Translators Dani Hi, my name is Dani. I just graduated with a B.A. in Japanese with honors. I like doing translations in my free time because they're a good way to keep up with Japanese. My favorite San-X character is Monokuro Boo (my room is FULL of piggies!). I also enjoy listening to Japanese music, and currently run a Japanese lyrics translation community on LiveJournal called Shinpai Nothing. You need a LiveJournal account to join, but if you're interested in Japanese music as well feel free to join :) Lissa I have been crazy about San-X since 2001 and I am excited to be spreading the San-X passion! I hope that San-X will continue to grow in popularity and I hope that this translation project might help just a little. I also graduated with a B.A. in Japanese with honors and hope to someday return to Japan. We Love San-X