Uploaded April 2022 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
Is the Japanese version of Bojack Horseman accurate? What's different about it? And what can we learn about subtitling from it?
About Subtitle Blindness: subtitlenext.com/key-factors-filmmakers-cannot-afford-to-ignore-according-to-lukasz-dutka-a-member-of-avt-lab-a-research-group-on-av-translation-and-a-trainer-in-subtitling-at-the-university-of-warsaw-in-poland
Wes's blog about the wordplay in Bojack Horseman: wesleycrobertson.wordpress.com/2020/10/11/is-localization-enforced-when-the-source-is-a-coarse-horse-the-nontranslation-of-tongue-twisters-in-bojack-horseman
Chapters:
00:00 Let's Start with Squid Game
2:57 Formal vs Functional Equivalence
8:40 Japanese Subs are Short
13:25 What is Censorship?
18:58 Translating Puns
23:54 Character Voice and Emotion
29:19 Conclusion
31:11 Credits and an Announcement
Support me on Patreon: patreon.com/sarahktranslate
Onetime donation to my rent: paypal.me/PrettyTranslator
I have a kofi now! ko-fi.com/sarahmoon
Learn Japanese with me! youtube.com/channel/UC00Mznw4ZNBjsty7wNhx4hg
Gaming Channel with Husband-kun: youtube.com/channel/UC28Wc4Qb2-A2ZITsH68HElw
Cooking Channel: youtube.com/channel/UCD0PJo6f98klkFLe-AswbXw
Email: sarahktranslate@yahoo.com
Bluesky: @prettytranslator.bsky.social
Channel art: Vera instagram.com/veracaudieux
Disclaimers: all opinions are my own, sponsors are acknowledged. Links in the description are typically affiliate links that let you help support the channel at no extra cost.
Is the Japanese version of Bojack Horseman accurate? What's different about it? And what can we learn about subtitling from it?
About Subtitle Blindness: subtitlenext.com/key-factors-filmmakers-cannot-afford-to-ignore-according-to-lukasz-dutka-a-member-of-avt-lab-a-research-group-on-av-translation-and-a-trainer-in-subtitling-at-the-university-of-warsaw-in-poland
Wes's blog about the wordplay in Bojack Horseman: wesleycrobertson.wordpress.com/2020/10/11/is-localization-enforced-when-the-source-is-a-coarse-horse-the-nontranslation-of-tongue-twisters-in-bojack-horseman
Chapters:
00:00 Let's Start with Squid Game
2:57 Formal vs Functional Equivalence
8:40 Japanese Subs are Short
13:25 What is Censorship?
18:58 Translating Puns
23:54 Character Voice and Emotion
29:19 Conclusion
31:11 Credits and an Announcement
Support me on Patreon: patreon.com/sarahktranslate
Onetime donation to my rent: paypal.me/PrettyTranslator
I have a kofi now! ko-fi.com/sarahmoon
Learn Japanese with me! youtube.com/channel/UC00Mznw4ZNBjsty7wNhx4hg
Gaming Channel with Husband-kun: youtube.com/channel/UC28Wc4Qb2-A2ZITsH68HElw
Cooking Channel: youtube.com/channel/UCD0PJo6f98klkFLe-AswbXw
Email: sarahktranslate@yahoo.com
Bluesky: @prettytranslator.bsky.social
Channel art: Vera instagram.com/veracaudieux
Disclaimers: all opinions are my own, sponsors are acknowledged. Links in the description are typically affiliate links that let you help support the channel at no extra cost.
