I think it has to do with licensing and copyright laws. I think she said that's why she was wary about translating it in full, because she doesn't know if VIZ is going to buy out the English rights to the novel. Then it makes it pretty illegal for her to keep going right? From what I understand, it sounds like she can get sued by VIZ if they license it, like how Naruto scanlations are pretty illegal.
OD said while she was translating The Last that she would never take donations because it wouldn't make her a neutral translator if she got lobbyists from the pairing fandom. Plus, it would probably put too much pressure on her when who knows what else she's working on (because you know, being top ranked in medical school>>>>>>rando's on the internet thanking her)
I know a friend who went to the same undergraduate school as her (she went to an Ivy league-tier school in the top 15, also on a full ride...she is that beastly IRL). My friend said that she's like every Otaku's fantasy rolled into one, and honestly the only hate messages she gets are from onnline LOL. She has a set of killer abs BTW. My friend went on a beach retreat with her with a school club and I saw the pix. Tall, Asian, skinny, athletic, long hair. Confirmed hottie. 10/10. She just said on NF that she has a corgi, that that's bonus +100 LOL.
But anyway, yeah. OD mentioned that she's been learning Japanese since middle school on reddit somewhere, I think. And she said so herself on NF, she's no match for the pro's like takL or Yagami. It's just that everyone else is doing their own thing.
TBH, I think people are being mean to her, but don't realize it comes off as being entitled or rude. Like I'm hyped for the next part if she does it, but I'm not going to pout over it if it's not about Guy or Kakashi. Talk about shooting the messenger.
