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6/29/2025, 3:53:27 AM
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The thing is that it introduces bad practices into the mix to justify not translating certain things because you have the crutch of TNs. Anything that needs explaining from a cultural context that can't be explained in like three words should be left to release notes or the episode summary if the person isn't going to Google it. TV-N is just a good example because it shows the extreme end of how this can be when you start justifying using TNs. It took them like a decade and a half of shaming before they backed off on it and they still use it.
Unless it is absolute necessary and it's not possible to translate something or localize it (Such as some major word play that is going to be necessary for context going forward like for example a MotW removing a random kana from words) I'm of the opinion the less TNs we have the better. I think it makes the translation lazier as a whole.
The thing is that it introduces bad practices into the mix to justify not translating certain things because you have the crutch of TNs. Anything that needs explaining from a cultural context that can't be explained in like three words should be left to release notes or the episode summary if the person isn't going to Google it. TV-N is just a good example because it shows the extreme end of how this can be when you start justifying using TNs. It took them like a decade and a half of shaming before they backed off on it and they still use it.
Unless it is absolute necessary and it's not possible to translate something or localize it (Such as some major word play that is going to be necessary for context going forward like for example a MotW removing a random kana from words) I'm of the opinion the less TNs we have the better. I think it makes the translation lazier as a whole.
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