Are Fan Translations BAD?

Опубликовано: 31 Июль 2026
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What spooooky Discourse.

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Chapters:
00:00 Spooooky Intro
00:42 A Brief History of Fan Translations
3:02 The Discourse
6:20 What about unlicensed stuff?
7:46 But some creators like it
8:45 But pro translations suck
10:53 But machine TL sucks
12:15 But pros aren't true fans
14:38 But we only scanlate unlicensed stuff!
15:12 What about locked regions?
15:59 But I'm broke!
16:51 But not everyone speaks English
18:09 Without fan translators, there would be no official releases!
18:50 tl;dw
19:46 Cringe

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