Culturally sensitive editing, translation, and consultation services for fiction and non-fiction
Open-minded insight. Pinpoint precision.
Why choose Shiranui Editorial?
Client satisfaction
across all service tiers
Projects completed
by diverse creators
of literary excellence
built on authenticity, accuracy, and integrity
Founder expertise
8+ years of specialised experience in authentic, intentional representation of Asian & Oceanian cultures, multi-ethnic identities, queer identities, disabilities, intersectional nuances, and mechanical details in fiction and non-fiction. This isn’t a generic editing service—it’s insightful expertise from someone deeply embedded in the communities you’re writing about. It’s a constructive collaboration built for your success.
Subject matter ultraprecision
- Anthropology and humanities
- Respectful representation of diverse identities and sensitive topics
- Linguistic authenticity and interlingual concerns
- Historical and geographical precision
- Genealogy and genetics
- Automotive and firearm mechanics
- And more!
Project types served
Any genre! Let’s do it!
- Academic and educative materials
- Anime, comics, and games
- Blog and news articles
- Books and e-books
- Documents and reports
- Emails and newsletters
- Magazines and fanzines
- Poetry collections
- Sales and after-sales materials
- Screenplays and storyboards
- Video and webinar scripts/transcriptions
No, really. Surprise me.
Featured services
Explore services designed for every stage of your project
Authenticity & Sensitivity Reading (add-on!)
Authenticity & Sensitivity Reading offers a culturally and socially aware
Translation and Transliteration
Translation & Transliteration services focus on transmitting meaning accurately while
Developmental Editing
Developmental Editing strengthens the foundation of your manuscript by examining
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Reviews
Discover what my clients have said about their experience.
Shiranui Editorial was a life saver, and book saver, for me. I built a number of fictional cultures into my book that were based
Zaid Hasan
Owner of Hasan Fantasy and author of The Sprite Saga, a sci-fantasy series!
I am a White European who writes original fiction. One of the main nations in my most serious literary project is based on China.
Wystarczy Marta
MA of Applied Linguistics and author of the Children of Dust and Wind series
I am so thankful to Shiranui Editorial. They helped me find the absolute perfect names not just for my main characters, but also for
Katia Gupta
Katia Gupta, a professional equestrian, lifelong cynologist, fantasy & philosophy author, and owner of Gupta Musings
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