• Personal Experiences as a Fan & Professional Translator

  My early-era experiences as a professional translator and a fan translator.

• Quina’s Pronoun Uncertainty in Final Fantasy IX’s Japanese Script

  Pronouns are easily avoided in Japanese, but are often inescapable in English.

• Readers’ Favorite English Game Translations of the 2010s

  Which game translations stood out during this specific decade?

• Redundant Translations in Japanese Entertainment

  Redundant translations in Japanese entertainment.

• Religious Content Changes in Game Localizations

  Game publishers have been changing religion-related content for decades.

• Sabin’s Strange Narshe Line in Japanese Final Fantasy VI

  This strange line in the English translation always felt off somehow.

• Sloppy Mobile & PC Port English Translations

  Weird mistakes can sneak into into translations of ports and remakes.

• Squall’s “Whatever” Line in Japanese Final Fantasy VIII

  Squall's catchphrase appears much more often in English than in Japanese.

• Super Mario RPG’s Culex in Japanese

  This secret Final Fantasy-themed boss was a bit different in Japanese.

• The Infamous “Retard” Line in Japanese Final Fantasy VII

  The Japanese line simply says "Whoa! Don’t say that, you’ll jinx us!".