One-Size-Fits-All Translation is a Myth: A Thread (/8) A common thing we face as localizers is the question of why certain words or phrases are translated differently at different points in a game or anime. It's a sign of lazy translation if we didn't even check to make sure the same words in Japanese are the same in English, right?

I've been meaning to do a thread on this for a while now, but it's finally time I talk about my greatest shame and perhaps most difficult localization experience I've ever had - the Yakuza 6 LIVECHAT. For those who don't know, there's a substory pretty early on that takes Kiryu to an internet cafe with a strange man obsessed with chatting to girls online. Upon clearing this substory, you get the option to come back and enter the brave new world of livechat via minigame.