Since the announcement of the Summer 2024 anime slate, fans of popular series Sentai Daishikkaku (Ranger Reject) and Elf-San wa Yaserarenai (Miss Elf Can’t Lose Weight) have taken to social media website X to voice their frustration on the quirky reddit humor style localization of their favorite series. While initially going under the radar when […]
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Crunchyroll Triggers Woke Localizers Anime Experience By Confirming “Exploring” Use Of AI
Crunchyroll, a leading anime streaming platform, is venturing into the realm of generative AI to enhance its subtitling and closed captioning processes. In an interview with The Verge’s Decoder podcast, Crunchyroll President Rahul Purini confirmed that the company is testing the use of generative AI to optimize its processes and enable it to release subtitles […]
Western Localizers Are Wrecking More Than Anime And Manga: They’ve Come For Video Games
Over the past 7 years, there has been a massive growth of interest in Japanese media as Western media seems to be in a chaotic free-fall. While Japanese Manga has swelled in sales and popularity, American comics are on full-blown life-support. As the fandom for Japanese entertainment has exploded, many localizers have seen this as […]
