MTL Guide

A resumable workflow for extracting, translating, editing, validating, and handing off a visual novel localization. Start with the workflow, then copy the project authority and grammar templates into a private workspace.

• Workflow

  The complete process from identifying the runtime script through batching, review, in-engine QA, and release.

  README.md
• Terminology authority template

  Use this to lock reading order, identities, pronouns, voices, names, wordplay, terminology, and unresolved decisions.

  Markdown
• Reading and reveal order

  A fictional example for route order, narrator spans, chronology, and reveal-safe editing.

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• Identity and pronoun ledger

  Keep identity, English pronouns, Japanese self-reference, speech style, and timeline as separate facts.

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• Character voice guide

  Turn observed speech patterns into reproducible English choices without catchphrases or caricature.

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• Writing-system and wordplay guide

  Record ruby, kanji, homophones, visual text, story function, strategy, and controlled loss.

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• Grammar guide template

  Use this to record title-specific constructions that repeatedly produce incorrect or wooden translations.

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• Grammar guide example

  A filled, spoiler-free example showing the expected level of evidence and concrete sentence analysis.

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• Prompt library

  Prompts for discovery, authority building, batch translation, source-aware editing, corpus QA, and project handoff.

  PROMPTS.md