Katrina Leonoudakis 🗼🚉🥰
@katrinal10n.bsky.social
Game Localization Producer & JPN-ENG Specialist!
Subs for Sentai, Manga for 7 Seas. Prev. SEGA, Funimation.
She/her. Opinions are mine! I ♥ translation theory.
https://katrina-l-translation.online/
ローカライズ専門家! ( ｀・∀・´)ﾉﾖﾛｼｸ
Subs for Sentai, Manga for 7 Seas. Prev. SEGA, Funimation.
She/her. Opinions are mine! I ♥ translation theory.
https://katrina-l-translation.online/
ローカライズ専門家! ( ｀・∀・´)ﾉﾖﾛｼｸ
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やっほー！ I'm Katrina: professional translator and localization producer! 💙
I specialize in everything audiovisual: movies, TV, anime, manga, and games. 📺🎮
I love translation theory and linguistic analysis -- check out the replies to this post for links to my professional talks and short essays! 👇🔗
I specialize in everything audiovisual: movies, TV, anime, manga, and games. 📺🎮
I love translation theory and linguistic analysis -- check out the replies to this post for links to my professional talks and short essays! 👇🔗
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Not related to anything but I sometimes think abt how one of the stated reasons why Kaizoku subs left nakama as this untranslatable word with no appropriate English equivalent was because "comrade" sounded Too Communist
Fan Subs that Fan Stuck: How Anime Fans Embraced Fansub Terminology: Red Bard examines how Western anime fandom's historical embrace of fansubs led to a unique community jargon, powered heavily by terms discovered in those same fansubs.
#anime #manga #history
#anime #manga #history
Fan Subs that Fan Stuck: How Anime Fans Embraced Fansub Terminology
A huge thanks to our Negikitsu for requesting this article! We can't do it without you. All fansub images are used as demonstrative aids; Anime Herald
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November 27, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Not related to anything but I sometimes think abt how one of the stated reasons why Kaizoku subs left nakama as this untranslatable word with no appropriate English equivalent was because "comrade" sounded Too Communist
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Okay, the crowd going nuts like someone just scored a touchdown at the Super Bowl all *through* the KDH performance is a hell of a thing to see hear/see:
November 27, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Okay, the crowd going nuts like someone just scored a touchdown at the Super Bowl all *through* the KDH performance is a hell of a thing to see hear/see:
This week's lesson in project management:
Half of project management is managing people, from delegating tasks to... finding delicate ways to tell a team member to stop dominating conversations.
I love People, but damn if People aren't giving me a run for my money this week.
Half of project management is managing people, from delegating tasks to... finding delicate ways to tell a team member to stop dominating conversations.
I love People, but damn if People aren't giving me a run for my money this week.
November 27, 2025 at 11:02 PM
This week's lesson in project management:
Half of project management is managing people, from delegating tasks to... finding delicate ways to tell a team member to stop dominating conversations.
I love People, but damn if People aren't giving me a run for my money this week.
Half of project management is managing people, from delegating tasks to... finding delicate ways to tell a team member to stop dominating conversations.
I love People, but damn if People aren't giving me a run for my money this week.
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In the richest city in the richest country on the planet, the thing we can’t afford is to forget those who are left hungry.
November 27, 2025 at 9:50 PM
In the richest city in the richest country on the planet, the thing we can’t afford is to forget those who are left hungry.
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today is turkey day, the day invented to celebrate them
November 27, 2025 at 8:34 PM
today is turkey day, the day invented to celebrate them
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A veces hay que decir basta. Desde ATRAE, nos plantamos ante la precarización de nuestro sector, agravada con el auge de la IA generativa. Echa un vistazo a los vídeos de la campaña, firma nuestro manifiesto por una traducción humana y, sobre todo, ¡haz que corra la voz! www.traduccionhumana.com ✊📣
November 27, 2025 at 10:00 AM
A veces hay que decir basta. Desde ATRAE, nos plantamos ante la precarización de nuestro sector, agravada con el auge de la IA generativa. Echa un vistazo a los vídeos de la campaña, firma nuestro manifiesto por una traducción humana y, sobre todo, ¡haz que corra la voz! www.traduccionhumana.com ✊📣
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Getting one step closer...
"Who cares if it's a lot of people? Who cares if it's long? They all did something and they deserve credit"
🤍
"Who cares if it's a lot of people? Who cares if it's long? They all did something and they deserve credit"
🤍
November 27, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Getting one step closer...
"Who cares if it's a lot of people? Who cares if it's long? They all did something and they deserve credit"
🤍
"Who cares if it's a lot of people? Who cares if it's long? They all did something and they deserve credit"
🤍
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We did something different with the credits for Demonschool. We used this format: name, title, lengthy description of what they did. Often you see credits in games where you don't know what the credited developer was actually responsible for. We wanted to give people proper, actual credit.
November 24, 2025 at 10:23 PM
We did something different with the credits for Demonschool. We used this format: name, title, lengthy description of what they did. Often you see credits in games where you don't know what the credited developer was actually responsible for. We wanted to give people proper, actual credit.
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November 25, 2025 at 7:24 PM
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Happy World Linguistics Day from Montreal, Canada!
(I wonder how many different places we can get world linguistics day wishes from this year!)
(I wonder how many different places we can get world linguistics day wishes from this year!)
Happy World Linguistics Day from Melbourne, Australia!
November 26, 2025 at 5:44 AM
Happy World Linguistics Day from Montreal, Canada!
(I wonder how many different places we can get world linguistics day wishes from this year!)
(I wonder how many different places we can get world linguistics day wishes from this year!)
after doing so much arduino coding in the past year, coming back to python is like leaving a neglectful ex for mrs. Right
oh? I can just iterate over a list without knowing the length? Mmmmmm… thank you…
oh? I can just iterate over a list without knowing the length? Mmmmmm… thank you…
November 26, 2025 at 4:09 AM
after doing so much arduino coding in the past year, coming back to python is like leaving a neglectful ex for mrs. Right
oh? I can just iterate over a list without knowing the length? Mmmmmm… thank you…
oh? I can just iterate over a list without knowing the length? Mmmmmm… thank you…
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there's definitely some truth here, but from my perspective as someone who was active on both sites, 4chan specifically started because the dorks in ADTRW (the SA anime forum; guess what it stands for!) became enamored with 2chan and some of em decided to start an English-language version.
4chan only exists because people wouldn't stop talking about Azumanga Daioh on something awful to the point they had to start a new site. It's also where the term "waifu" comes from. Azumanga's importance is slept on.
February 5, 2025 at 4:10 PM
there's definitely some truth here, but from my perspective as someone who was active on both sites, 4chan specifically started because the dorks in ADTRW (the SA anime forum; guess what it stands for!) became enamored with 2chan and some of em decided to start an English-language version.
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Me after every social interaction
November 21, 2025 at 6:04 AM
Me after every social interaction
having feelings about capitalism today
November 25, 2025 at 8:51 AM
having feelings about capitalism today
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November 24, 2025 at 11:46 PM
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Important update: I have received word from insiders that Crunchyroll executives have deemed the user backlash to be small enough that their subtitle enshittification & OOONA plans will NOT be cancelled, only delayed.
I have added an update to the article. There's a summary at the top now too.
I have added an update to the article. There's a summary at the top now too.
New article on ★ daiz.moe ★
Crunchyroll is destroying its subtitles for no good reason
daiz.moe/crunchyroll-...
A ton of research and effort went into this one. This is the article to read to get to the bottom of Crunchyroll's subtitle changes!
Replies here will show up as comments (eventually)
Crunchyroll is destroying its subtitles for no good reason
daiz.moe/crunchyroll-...
A ton of research and effort went into this one. This is the article to read to get to the bottom of Crunchyroll's subtitle changes!
Replies here will show up as comments (eventually)
Crunchyroll is destroying its subtitles for no good reason | Daiz.moe
With the Fall 2025 anime season, Crunchyroll demonstrates zero respect for anime as a medium as the presentation quality of its subtitles reach an all-time low.
daiz.moe
November 21, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Important update: I have received word from insiders that Crunchyroll executives have deemed the user backlash to be small enough that their subtitle enshittification & OOONA plans will NOT be cancelled, only delayed.
I have added an update to the article. There's a summary at the top now too.
I have added an update to the article. There's a summary at the top now too.
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Echoing the asinine Cyberpunk 2077 critiques expressing disappointment that the story didn't focus entirely on toppling the megacorps and Ending Capitalism, and that it also let you Work With Cops. As if the way the story handled both of these things isnt, you know, the entire fucking point.
Someone noted that our game failed to solve capitalism and it reminded me how disappointed I was when the Jodie Foster film Contact didn't explain what happens when we die.
November 25, 2025 at 5:08 AM
Echoing the asinine Cyberpunk 2077 critiques expressing disappointment that the story didn't focus entirely on toppling the megacorps and Ending Capitalism, and that it also let you Work With Cops. As if the way the story handled both of these things isnt, you know, the entire fucking point.
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I'm immensely sick of the figure heads of game dev companies being silent about the harassment of game devs. This is how this nonsense becomes "the norm" and it should have never been accepted as such in the first place.
November 24, 2025 at 6:44 PM
I'm immensely sick of the figure heads of game dev companies being silent about the harassment of game devs. This is how this nonsense becomes "the norm" and it should have never been accepted as such in the first place.
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For the first time since its inception, I'm happy to report that ALL nominees of #TheGameAwards include #TranslatorsInTheCredits! We've come a long way since the dark days of credit withholding, and none of this would've been possible without your support!
November 18, 2025 at 11:02 AM
For the first time since its inception, I'm happy to report that ALL nominees of #TheGameAwards include #TranslatorsInTheCredits! We've come a long way since the dark days of credit withholding, and none of this would've been possible without your support!
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I was recently interviewed by Eleanor Warnock regarding the exploitation of passion, the devastating impact of machine translation/AI on the localization industry, and how collective action can bring about positive change. www.eleanot.es/p/the-human-...
The human cost of gaming's AI push
How game translators are fighting back against the exploitation of passion
www.eleanot.es
November 24, 2025 at 11:46 AM
I was recently interviewed by Eleanor Warnock regarding the exploitation of passion, the devastating impact of machine translation/AI on the localization industry, and how collective action can bring about positive change. www.eleanot.es/p/the-human-...
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“It's both possible, and even necessary, to simultaneously enjoy media while also being critical of its more problematic or pernicious aspects" was such a simple message that was so thoroughly and viciously rejected, but i think many of you still need to learn it
November 22, 2025 at 9:42 PM
“It's both possible, and even necessary, to simultaneously enjoy media while also being critical of its more problematic or pernicious aspects" was such a simple message that was so thoroughly and viciously rejected, but i think many of you still need to learn it
i swear to god every day i'm able to play peak with my friends it's ROOTS and AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
November 23, 2025 at 4:35 AM
i swear to god every day i'm able to play peak with my friends it's ROOTS and AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
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November 21, 2025 at 9:56 PM