Anime localization is a hot button topic nowadays. However -- back in the 90s -- one anime was improved by localization. How? Watch and learn.
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Contents:
0:00 Localization in Modern Anime Culture
2:22 ADV and Diverging from the Script
2:56 The Anime that Got ADV on the Map
4:49 The Single Best Creative Choice Ever Made By Anime Localizers
6:30 Comparing a Localized Performance to a Faithful Adaptation
8:02 The History of Anime Localization
10:54 The Anime Community's Attempt to Create "Authentic" Translations
13:29 The Involvement of Anime Studios in Localization
16:00 What Really Happens When an Anime Studio Dislikes a Localization
17:27 The Time an Anime Studio Made Localizors Dub an Anime Three Times
19:40 Conclusion
Anime Discussed:
Neon Genesis Evangelion
Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid
Dragon Ball Z
Sailor Moon
Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind
Ghost Stories
Thumbnail: Asuka 2014 art by https://www.pixiv.net/en/users/1055664