Uploaded December 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 hours ago
AI-translated anime, bad typesetting, AI closed captions, and even AI dubs as a special treat!
0:00 welcome to hell
1:01 AI subtitles
3:26 bad typesetting
5:02 AI closed captions
5:45 AI dubs
7:00 let's do something
10:10 we are so back
Sources and further reading:
Daiz’ blog about Crunchyroll’s enshittified subtitles:
https://daiz.moe/crunchyroll-is-destroying-its-subtitles-for-no-good-reason/
Necronomico AI-subtitles:
animenewsnetwork.com/news/2025-07-01/crunchyroll-german-necronomico-and-the-cosmic-horror-show-subtitles-listed-chatgpt/.226206
AI-dubs at Amazon:
animenewsnetwork.com/news/2025-12-03/amazon-streamed-ai-english-dubs-on-banana-fish-no-game-no-life-zero-pet-anime/.231513
Marz Gurl’s thread tracking bad AI-cc: https://bsky.app/profile/marzgurl.com/post/3m6xtp2klc222
Katrina’s post about corporate heads wanting to push AI while workers know it sucks:
https://bsky.app/profile/katrinal10n.bsky.social/post/3m6t4qgnqwk2l
AI in manga and anime translations: thepopverse.com/comics-manga-anime-popverse-jump-ai-translation-machine-industry-translators-human
AI taking translating jobs: bloodinthemachine.com/p/ai-killed-my-job-translators
Support my novels on Patreon: patreon.com/sarahktranslate
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.
AI-translated anime, bad typesetting, AI closed captions, and even AI dubs as a special treat!
0:00 welcome to hell
1:01 AI subtitles
3:26 bad typesetting
5:02 AI closed captions
5:45 AI dubs
7:00 let's do something
10:10 we are so back
Sources and further reading:
Daiz’ blog about Crunchyroll’s enshittified subtitles:
https://daiz.moe/crunchyroll-is-destroying-its-subtitles-for-no-good-reason/
Necronomico AI-subtitles:
animenewsnetwork.com/news/2025-07-01/crunchyroll-german-necronomico-and-the-cosmic-horror-show-subtitles-listed-chatgpt/.226206
AI-dubs at Amazon:
animenewsnetwork.com/news/2025-12-03/amazon-streamed-ai-english-dubs-on-banana-fish-no-game-no-life-zero-pet-anime/.231513
Marz Gurl’s thread tracking bad AI-cc: https://bsky.app/profile/marzgurl.com/post/3m6xtp2klc222
Katrina’s post about corporate heads wanting to push AI while workers know it sucks:
https://bsky.app/profile/katrinal10n.bsky.social/post/3m6t4qgnqwk2l
AI in manga and anime translations: thepopverse.com/comics-manga-anime-popverse-jump-ai-translation-machine-industry-translators-human
AI taking translating jobs: bloodinthemachine.com/p/ai-killed-my-job-translators
Support my novels on Patreon: patreon.com/sarahktranslate
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.
