• Final Fantasy VI Translation Comparison (Part 8)

  Topics include: Celes' speech styles; SNES mistakes; drunken speech in Japanese.

• Movies in Japanese #02: Ghostbusters

  Ghostbusters is full of American cultural references, New York references, and more. How were these translated into Japanese?

• Suikoden’s Bizarre “Googly-Goo Zombie” Line in Japanese

  Insults don't always translate well, especially when context is lacking.

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

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

• The Japanese Word “Okama” in Video Game Translations

  We can follow this controversial word's evolution by examining Japanese games.