fanslation
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English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Blend of fan + translation
Pronunciation
Noun
fanslation (countable and uncountable, plural fanslations)
- (slang) An unofficial translation of the dialogue or text of a media product (such as a manga, television programme, or video game) from one language to another which is done by fans rather than by its producer.
- 2000 February 16, Seth Christenfeld, “Kristina fran Duvemala is AWESOME!”, in rec.arts.theatre.musicals (Usenet):
- Question: Where does one obtain the English libretto? And is it the official version or a "fanslation"?
- 2004 June 8, Saint Avenger, “Hey, remember that FF6 translation of Sky Render's?”, in alt.games.final-fantasy (Usenet):
- This is the #1 reason I hate the fanslation.
- 2004 July 19, Paul Tomlin, “Tales of Destiny”, in uk.games.video.misc (Usenet):
- There are no others available in English as far as I know (well, I think there is a fanslation of Tales of Phantasia for the SNES).
Related terms
Translations
unofficial translation of a media product
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Further reading
fan translation on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
