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, Sword Art Online: Alicization Lycoris, Infinite Dendrogram, and Rance X: Showdown.
Career
Hodgson participated in various fan translation projects for several years before, in 2011, joining a group that was working on localizing Steins;Gate. After the release of the fan translation patch, several members of the group, including Hodgson, were approached by JAST USA about an official release. 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. 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. In 2021, Hodgson announced he was beginning work on Rance X: Showdown.
In June 2022, Hodgson joined PQube full-time as their Localisation Coordinator, and became the Head of Localisation Operations in October.
Personal life
Hodgson has one younger brother and one younger sister.
Works
Light novels Title YearOriginal author(s) NotesSourceIn Another World With My Smartphone2017–2023Patora FuyuharaUp to Volume 27Infinite Dendrogram2017 – presentSakon KaidouSorcerous Stabber Orphen: The Wayward Journey2018–2020Yoshinobu AkitaUp to Volume 6The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Isekai2020Carlo Zen, Tappei Nagatsuki, Natsuya Semikawa, Natsu Hyuuga, Katsuie Shibata, Hoko TsudaCase 05 onlySeabed Audio Novel Collection2022 – present
Manga TitleYearOriginal artistNotesSourceHarem Royale: When The Game Ends2018Higa YukariVolume 1 onlyInfinite Dendrogram2019 – presentKami ImaiLoner Life in Another World2020 – presentBibiShed that Skin, Ryugasaki-san!2020 – presentKazutomo IchitomoMy Dad's the Queen of All VTubers?!2020–2022Wataru AkashingoSteins;Gate 02021–2022Taka HimenoTokyo Interstellar Immigration2022 – presentMadoguchi MotoRobotics;NotesTBAAsakawa Keiji
Video games TitleYearPlatform(s)NotesSourceSteins;Gate2014Microsoft Windows, PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 3, iOS, AndroidValkyrie Drive: Bhikkhuni2015Microsoft Windows, PlayStation VitaDies irae: Amantes Amentes2016Microsoft WindowsDies irae: Interview with Kaziklu Bey2018Microsoft WindowsOur World is Ended2018Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Nintendo SwitchBaldr Sky2019Microsoft WindowsRaging Loop2019Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, AndroidSeaBed2020Microsoft Windows, Nintendo SwitchSeven Days2020Microsoft WindowsMurasaki route onlySword Art Online: Alicization Lycoris2020Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox OneEiyu Senki: War Wonder2021Microsoft Windows, AndroidMamiya: A Shared Illusion of the World's End2021Microsoft WindowsRewrite+2021Microsoft WindowsMaglam Lord2022PlayStation 4, Nintendo SwitchMetal Max Xeno: Reborn2022Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Nintendo SwitchEvenicle II2022Microsoft WindowsHello Lady!2022Microsoft WindowsSuper Bullet Break2022Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Nintendo SwitchAnonymous;Code2023Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Nintendo SwitchRance X: ShowdownTBAMicrosoft WindowsRewrite: Harvest FestaTBAMicrosoft WindowsOmega Labyrinth ZCancelledPlayStation Vita, PlayStation 4Release was blocked by Sony
Art books TitleYearOriginal Artist(s)NotesSourceDragon's Crown: Official Artworks2019George KamitaniShigenori Soejima & P-Studio Art Unit: Art Works II2019Shigenori SoejimaMikulife: KEI's Hatsune Miku Illustration Works2020KEISengoku Rance Hardcopy Edition Booklet2020AlicesoftStreet Fighter Memorial Archive: Beyond the World2021Bengus, Kiki, Kinu Nishimura, AkimanRance Quest Magnum Hardcopy Edition Booklet2022AlicesoftNioh & Nioh 2: Official Artworks HardcoverTBA
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