The Sky Crawlers

I'm pretty sure I wrote a review for this, but it seems to have been deleted... So I'll repost.

This review is completely about the official translation by Breakthrough Books (distributed on Lulu.com, which is incorrectly listed here as the publisher). It's nigh-unreadable. It was translated by the owner of the tiny publisher, a native Japanese with a tenuous grasp on English, and as such is a pain in the ass to slog through. Should've saved up some money and hired a competent native English translator instead of trying to translate it yourself. Also, the covers are ugly and have nothing to do with the books themselves. Here's hoping that a real, competent publisher picks it up instead someday. Embarrassing release.