# Andrew Hodgson (translator)

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 | Year | Original author(s) | Notes |
| In Another World With My Smartphone | 2017 – 2023 | Patora Fuyuhara | Up to Volume 27 |
| Infinite Dendrogram | 2017 – present | Sakon Kaidou | |
| Sorcerous Stabber Orphen: The Wayward Journey | 2018 – 2020 | Yoshinobu Akita | Up to Volume 6 |
| The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Isekai | 2020 | Carlo Zen, Tappei Nagatsuki, Natsuya Semikawa, Natsu Hyuuga, Katsuie Shibata, Hoko Tsuda | Case 05 only |
| Seabed Audio Novel Collection | 2022 – present | | |

### Manga

| Title | Year | Original artist | Notes |
| Harem Royale: When The Game Ends | 2018 | Higa Yukari | Volume 1 only |
| Infinite Dendrogram | 2019 – present | Kami Imai | |
| Loner Life in Another World | 2020 – present | Bibi | |
| Shed that Skin, Ryugasaki-san! | 2020 – present | Kazutomo Ichitomo | |
| My Dad's the Queen of All VTubers?! | 2020 – 2022 | Wataru Akashingo | |
| Steins;Gate 0 | 2021 – 2022 | Taka Himeno | |
| Tokyo Interstellar Immigration | 2022 – present | Madoguchi Moto | |
| Robotics;Notes | TBA | Asakawa Keiji | |

### Video games

| Title | Year | Platform(s) | Notes |
| Steins;Gate | 2014 | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 3, iOS, Android | |
| Valkyrie Drive: Bhikkhuni | 2015 | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation Vita | |
| Dies irae: Amantes Amentes | 2016 | Microsoft Windows | |
| Dies irae: Interview with Kaziklu Bey | 2018 | Microsoft Windows | |
| Our World is Ended | 2018 | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch | |
| Baldr Sky | 2019 | Microsoft Windows | |
| Raging Loop | 2019 | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Android | |
| SeaBed | 2020 | Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch | |
| Seven Days | 2020 | Microsoft Windows | Murasaki route only |
| Sword Art Online: Alicization Lycoris | 2020 | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One | |
| Eiyu Senki: War Wonder | 2021 | Microsoft Windows, Android | |
| Mamiya: A Shared Illusion of the World's End | 2021 | Microsoft Windows | |
| Rewrite+ | 2021 | Microsoft Windows | |
| Maglam Lord | 2022 | PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch | |
| Metal Max Xeno: Reborn | 2022 | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch | |
| Evenicle II | 2022 | Microsoft Windows | |
| Hello Lady! | 2022 | Microsoft Windows | |
| Super Bullet Break | 2022 | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch | |
| Anonymous;Code | 2023 | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch | |
| Rance X: Showdown | TBA | Microsoft Windows | |
| Rewrite: Harvest Festa | TBA | Microsoft Windows | |
| Omega Labyrinth Z | Cancelled | PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 4 | Release was blocked by Sony |

### Art books

| Title | Year | Original Artist(s) |
| Dragon’s Crown: Official Artworks | 2019 | George Kamitani |
| Shigenori Soejima & P-Studio Art Unit: Art Works II | 2019 | Shigenori Soejima |
| Mikulife: KEI’s Hatsune Miku Illustration Works | 2020 | KEI |
| Sengoku Rance Hardcopy Edition Booklet | 2020 | Alicesoft |
| Street Fighter Memorial Archive: Beyond the World | 2021 | Bengus, Kiki, Kinu Nishimura, Akiman |
| Rance Quest Magnum Hardcopy Edition Booklet | 2022 | Alicesoft |
| Nioh & Nioh 2: Official Artworks Hardcover | TBA | |