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Nevertheless, English fansubbing today is practically a non-existent shadow of what it once was. Most unofficial releases these days are just quick edits of official scripts at best (to add honorifics and untranslate terminology, perhaps, because the weeb quotient truly never dies), with no actual translation checking or original translations in sight. As such, fansubs cannot really be trusted to pick up the slack where official releases fail. Which makes it all the more important for consumers to be loud in their demand for high quality human localization from official outlets. Because if people don't actively demand better and complain about bad (and even just mediocre) products, the soulless executives in charge will keep trying to push AI slop on us in hopes that eventually the people will just give up and accept the slop in silence.
And once that point is reached, it will be effectively impossible to reverse gear. We are already dangerously close to that point as-is, so for the love of all that is JP media, make your voice heard! And as I mentioned earlier, this very much also applies to any outlets covering JP media - if you want JP media to thrive in English in the future too, it is very much in your best interest to make sure your audiences are as educated on the importance of quality localization as possible!](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:yezjmch53wfkkmm7i3hiccua/bafkreib3c6s3obihnv26kees74jsop7ajnc3vulzfaugs66u7cekktsxue)
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An open letter to colleagues: we are not mops
After more than two decades working in legal translation across four languages and multiple jurisdictions, I’ve watched our profession reshaped by forces that claim efficiency as a path to our expenda...
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Sustainable tourism: How home exchanging promotes eco-friendly travel
What is sustainable tourism, and why does it matter? Learn how home exchanging means greener travel that is accessible to everyone.
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Recommended reading! We are recognizing Women in Translation Month with 30% off select titles through August: z.umn.edu/WITMonth26 #WITMonth
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Translating Machines: AI, Translation and Creativity. Media Whatever podcast with Caroline Summers and David Orrego-Carmona
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