Lost (and Found!) in translation: interesting dubs, cultural remakes, etc.

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The Something Awful Forums > The Finer Arts > Cinema Discusso > Lost (and Found!) in translation: interesting dubs, cultural remakes, etc.

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First, a crosspost from the Star Wars thread: a two part (aborted) commentary on Star war the third gather: Backstroke of the west.

Now, some actual effort posting:

In Taiwan, there wasn't a unified way of translating foreign titles, so a lot of them got a little too creative for their own good. The result of this is that many titles become incomprehensible messes.

Off the top of my head, here's a short list where I recursively translate the Chinese titles back into English the best I can):
Chrono Trigger -> Wheel of Time
Final Fantasy -> Space Warriors
Gone With the Wind -> Wartime Lovers
Hellsing -> Stranger on a Hellish Night
Metal Gear -> Legendary Commando Spy
Rurouni Kenshin -> Itinerant Godly Sword
Slayers -> Screwed-Up Magician

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