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Eggman: Aspiring World-Conqueror &… Feminist???

September 7, 2023 Anthony Articles, Lost in Localization One comment

The Sonic Heroes manual claims Eggman is a feminist. We know where it comes from, but doesn’t it still seem a bit out of place?

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Soul Hackers Didn’t Lose Its “Launch”

August 25, 2022 Anthony Articles, Lost in Localization Leave a comment

It’s commonly-held that the hacker Lunch’s name should be Launch, but is that the case?

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Why ‘Dynamic’, ‘Cabbage’, & ‘Yashigani’ Are Insults for Anime

July 11, 2022 Anthony Articles, Current Events, Lost in Localization Leave a comment

Three of the most notorious animation failures in history have been immortalized as Japanese slang.

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