• GTKashi@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    I’d like to take a moment so sit right there while we discuss most of the history of anime localization.

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      5 months ago

      Some things, like honorifics, dont translate well to English.

      For example, the -chan, -sama, -kun etc suffixes are super annoying when the English voice actors try to use them.

      They’re fine in the English subtitles against the Japanese audio though

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        5 months ago

        All of this is true, but I think what I was replying to was more concerned with censorship and rewriting things to fit a more Puritan or at least prudish outlook on the world.