• Highlighting “Deeper” Mistranslations in Tales of the Abyss’ Translation

  Even a basic word like "new" can dramatically transform a translation.

• How Tales of Phantasia’s “Ragnarok” Became “Kangaroo” in Translation

  Rumor has it Microsoft Word's spell-check was the cause.

• Tales of Berseria’s Post-Game Text Transcription

  A peculiar problem plagues this game's post-end-game text.

• Tales of Vesperia’s Japanese Speech Styles & English Typos

  Let's look at some tidbits of trivia regarding this game's translation.

• The Infamous “Arche F***s Like a Tiger” Scene in Tales of Phantasia

  Let's examine one of THE most infamous scenes in video game fan translation.

• Tricky Translations #3: False Friends & Japanese Hips

  If words have nuances, then imported "loanwords" carry local nuances as well.

• Tricky Translations #4: “I” & “Me” in Japanese

  With dozens of ways to say "I" and "me" in Japanese, a lot can get lost in translation.