Hi everyone!
Since early October, I’ve been working on an English fan translation of Marica – Shinjitsu no Sekai for the Sega Saturn.
This is my first translation project and a one-person effort, with plenty of learning, experimenting and testing along the way!
I’d love to make this game accessible to more people and give fellow fans a chance to experience its characters and story in English. The project uses AI-assisted translation and ElevenLabs-generated English voices. I manually edit and trim each recording in Audacity, prepare the replacement files and test everything in-game.
It’s still a work in progress, with some rough edges, but seeing it gradually come together has been really rewarding. Feedback, corrections and encouragement are always welcome—especially if you know Japanese or have experience with the game.
Thanks for taking a look, and I hope you enjoy exploring this hidden and forgotten Saturn game with me!
V.02 - the 2nd patch version released:
LINK: https://www.mediafire.com/file/6qgsyt7uqfh8kw2/Marica_English_v0.1.zip/file [OUTDATED]
Since early October, I’ve been working on an English fan translation of Marica – Shinjitsu no Sekai for the Sega Saturn.
This is my first translation project and a one-person effort, with plenty of learning, experimenting and testing along the way!
I’d love to make this game accessible to more people and give fellow fans a chance to experience its characters and story in English. The project uses AI-assisted translation and ElevenLabs-generated English voices. I manually edit and trim each recording in Audacity, prepare the replacement files and test everything in-game.
It’s still a work in progress, with some rough edges, but seeing it gradually come together has been really rewarding. Feedback, corrections and encouragement are always welcome—especially if you know Japanese or have experience with the game.
Thanks for taking a look, and I hope you enjoy exploring this hidden and forgotten Saturn game with me!
Version 0.2 - UPDATE 4.11.2026:
V.02 - the 2nd patch version released:
CURRENT PROGRESS
- Chapter 1 (Marika's opening chapter): English dialogue text and an English story dub.
- Chapter 2 (Akira): English dialogue text and an English story dub. Still a little rough around the edges.
- 195 voice files have been dubbed in English so far.
- Various item names, descriptions, skills, interface text, travel destinations and opening credits have also been translated. Coverage is still incomplete, especially in battle-related text.
