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Fire Emblem: Three Houses (2019)

Duration: 34:53

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As conversations about localization and adaptation have continued over the years, I've heard very similar arguments surrounding both topics, and wished to explore said arguments.

Timestamps:
0:00 - Introduction
0:40 - Does an objective analysis even care?
1:46 - When a fan loves a work and an outsider doesn't
3:59 - When an outsider loves a work and a fan doesn't
6:38 - The intention behind a work's creation
8:15 - Why a fan would care
9:35 - The historic success of Japanese media
11:31 - A case study of Fire Emblem: Three Houses
19:34 - "Why not just learn Japanese, then?"
20:46 - Do we even want the source adapted as closely as possible?
24:16 - The danger of "appealing to a wider audience"
28:18 - When companies want to "appeal to a wider audience" but don't want you calling them out
30:18 - Maintaining perspective
34:07 - Thanks for watching!

Music used, in order:
Learning Lesson - Fire Emblem: Three Houses OST
Hydrocity Zone Act 1 - Sonic 3 OST
The Honeyhive - Super Mario Galaxy OST
Spiderweb - Fire Emblem: Three Houses OST
Dirtmouth - Hollow Knight OST
Tidecaller - League of Legends OST
Shulk and Fiora - Xenoblade Chronicles OST
Calm Winds Over Gentle Waters - Fire Emblem: Three Houses OST
Beyond the Crossroads - Fire Emblem: Three Houses OST
Respite and Sunlight - Fire Emblem: Three Houses OST
Recollection and Regret - Fire Emblem: Three Houses OST
Time to Fight! - Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition OST
Rift Riders - Into the Breach OST
One Planet at a Time - Supreme Commander OST
Tatooine - Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic OST
The Hamlet - Darkest Dungeon OST
Ondra's Gift - Pillars of Eternity OST
Andy's Anthem - Advance Wars 1+2 Re-Boot Camp OST
Jess's Theme - Advance Wars 1+2 Re-Boot Camp OST
A Promise - Fire Emblem: Three Houses OST

Sources:
Cowboy Bebop comparison: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8m8xC8Gswo
Fire Emblem: Fates infamous localization change: https://wccftech.com/fire-emblem-fates-western-release-entire-support-conversation-cut/#ixzz40vcYfvws
Petra's localization change: https://kantopia.wordpress.com/2019/08/25/fe16-three-houses-localization-you-have-a-gut-professor-and-petra-in-general-jpn-vs-eng/
Ingrid's localization change: https://kantopia.wordpress.com/2019/08/24/fe16-three-houses-localization-scarecrow-or-man-dressed-as-a-woman-jpn-vs-eng/
Bernadetta's localization change: https://www.reddit.com/r/fireemblem/comments/dlqhid/bernadettas_s_support_was_censored_so_i/
Three Houses translation error 1 (SPOILERS!): https://www.reddit.com/r/fireemblem/comments/dmay58/so_treehouse_really_cant_translate_crimson/
Three Houses translation error 2 (SPOILERS!): https://www.reddit.com/r/fireemblem/comments/dvmewu/probably_the_worst_mistranslation_of_the_game/
The infamous Fire Emblem: Engage localization change: https://twitter.com/iuntue/status/1616609896094629889
The Marvels box office bomb: https://variety.com/2023/film/news/the-marvels-bombs-box-office-whats-next-marvel-cinematic-universe-1235788706/
Snow White interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2RVg3yetTE4

Other links:
Let's Play & Streaming Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK_V2D96Uk5Z-qtsHZrkXZw
Discord server: https://discord.gg/gEPNBpnTVS

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