RePAIR: Japanese comic about fixing stuff!

kl122002 said:

I barely remember there was a comic about camera repair as well. But that only limited to japanese. I can't tell if it has been discontinued by the publisher or something since it isn't very popular.

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beemermark said:

Not a negative but the Japanese have a strange sense of humor.

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4season said:

If you can remember what it was, please post a link!

I originally assumed that these "Yanaka Retro Camera Shop" mysteries (cover images below) written by Hiiragi Sanaka (柊サナカ) were comics, but in fact, they're novels. It seems that Hiiragi is an avid photographer, and photo-related topics are a favorite theme. Am only aware of one of her works currently available as an English translation: The Lantern of Lost Memories. It's currently on my reading list.
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Andrew O'Neill said:

Sadly, western world only sees their game shows. It's not the whole picture. Japanese have a fantastic sense of humour.

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4season said:

If you can remember what it was, please post a link!

I originally assumed that these "Yanaka Retro Camera Shop" mysteries (cover images below) written by Hiiragi Sanaka (柊サナカ) were comics, but in fact, they're novels. It seems that Hiiragi is an avid photographer, and photo-related topics are a favorite theme. Am only aware of one of her works currently available as an English translation: The Lantern of Lost Memories. It's currently on my reading list.
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beemermark said:

True, but having done business with them for years many times their sense of humor is 180 deg different then Western society. Maybe it's a language thing. Koreans and the Chinese are really great in the humor dept.

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MFstooges said:

I'm interested but can't have the physical book. Any experience with the audiobook version?

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4season said:

No, but Amazon offers samples of their audio books, check it out.

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4season said:

Although not camera-specific, I get a kick out of discovering niche content, such as a comic which encourages young people to fix stuff, rather than tossing it out. It appears that リ・ペア―この世界は持続可能ですか？―, or "RePAIR: Is this word sustainable?" dates back to 2022, and if it was ever translated into languages other than Japanese, I'm not aware of it. Fortunately, we now have translator apps! I'm providing a link to a free chapter, and can vouch that the repair advice is basically good, though I'd advise installing a wired battery holder rather than soldering wires directly onto lithium coin cells.

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Andrew O'Neill said:

Sadly, western world only sees their game shows. It's not the whole picture. Japanese have a fantastic sense of humour.

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Certain Exposures said:

What app are you using to translate the contents of the comic on the webpage itself? My browser will translate a website but not the contents of a comic or novel.

I skimmed the pages and that's quite a lot of fan service for a single chapter in a repair manga (no judgement). I like Dr. Stone so far so I was curious. Animation/illustration that's somewhat educational and realistic is great.

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4season said:

Google Translate app on my iPhone. Although it seems silly to need a secondary device, I'm not seeing a way for the PC itself to translate text embedded in graphics

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