About JRPG Japanese’s creator
Runa
Lead game dev, director, writer, and Japanese scholar behind JRPG Japanese!
Name: Runa
Email: runa @ jrpgjapanese.com
Twitter: @runawynd
Location: Japan (from US)
Degree: BA in Liberal Studies
Hobbies: I ❤ writing, gaming, bl, art, tea, and being supportive(๑•̀ㅂ•́)و✧
Favorite video game of all time: Lufia II Rise of the Sinistrals
Cleared Quest Log
- Freelance manga translator ・ 2019-present
- フリーランスマンガ翻訳
- Private English tutor ・ 2012-present
- 英語の家庭教師
- Private Japanese tutor ・ 2016-2017
- 日本語の家庭教師
- 4-week Japan summer exchange chaperone ・ 2017
- 日本へ夏交流のシャペロン
- American BA in Arts ・ 2016
- アメリカの学位 BA in Arts
- 1-year intern in Tokyo ・ 2014-2015
- 一年間、東京でインターン
- Fatal Frame 3 speedrun record ・ 2015
- 「零刺青の聲」スピードラン世界記録保持者
Japanese Language Proficiency
- 2016: Passed N3 (the very official JLPT N3 certificate!)
- 2019: Passed N2 (the super official JLPT N2 certificate!)
- 2022: Passed Kanji Kentei Lv.10 (the mega official Kanken 10 certificate!)
- 2022: Attempt N1
Most-beloved video games and inspirations
(And if you ever come over to visit, we can certainly sit down and play any of the games listed below)
Baten Kaitos, Brave Fencer Musashi, Castlevania Symphony of the Night, Earthbound, Enchanted Arms, Fatal Frame III, Final Fantasy VI, Katamari Forever, Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time, Lost Kingdoms, Lufia II Rise of the Sinistrals, MegaMan X & X5 & X8, Nancy Drew Last Train to Blue Moon Canyon, Okami, Phantasy Star Online Episode 1 & 2, Resident Evil 4, Shenmue I & II, Silent Hill 4 The Room, Skies of Arcadia, Star Ocean Second Story, Suikoden I, II, IV, & Tactics, Sword of Etheria, The Evil Within, Wild ARMs…
Random interests
Gaming, music, writing fanfics and original stories, BL, horror, philosophy, tea, cooking, trance techno, computers, Japanese language, learning new things, visiting cemeteries, audio engineering, rain, hydrangeas, supporting artists, commissioning artists to draw my OCs, playing game music on my piano, digital coloring, web programming
JRPG Japanese Freelancer Credit Roll!
- Game director: Runa (that’s me!)
- Character designer: shugulupsketches
- Music: Irene Chan
- Map design: krzysztofbanasi
- Logo: vebrina
- Ken’s pixel art: SonreirAngel