Jeremy Blaustein
Jeremy Blaustein | |
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 Blaustein at Silent Hill 3 recording session in 2002 | |
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Jeremy Blaustein is an American translator and voice director.[1] Blaustein has worked as a localizer translating Japanese media into English. He has worked on games such as Metal Gear Solid and Castlevania: Symphony of the Night.
Early life[edit]
He is of Jewish descent. Voice actress Maddie Blaustein was his older sister. Blaustein began studying the Japanese language at the University of Iowa and continued his graduate and post-graduate studies at the University of Illinois and the University of Pittsburgh.
Career[edit]
After working at Konami in Tokyo in the mid-90s, he began work as a freelance translator. He is best known for his work in video games, most notably as the translator of the original Metal Gear Solid (1998).[1] He also localized Castlevania: Symphony of the Night.[2] Blaustein was also a translator for the Pokémon anime and movies. He lives in Japan.[1]
He is president of a Japanese-based video game localization agency called Dragonbaby.[1]
Major works[edit]
Video games[edit]
- Castlevania: Symphony of the Night[3]
- Contra: Hard Corps[4]
- Dark Cloud 2[3]
- Dragon Warrior VII
- Eve of Extinction[5]
- Kamaitachi no Yoru
- Metal Gear Solid[6]
- Shadow Hearts
- Shadow Hearts: Covenant[3]
- Shenmue[7] (casting only)
- Silent Hill 2[3]
- Silent Hill 3
- Silent Hill 4: The Room[citation needed]
- Snatcher[8]
- Suikoden 2[9]
- Valkyrie Profile
Television[edit]
- Pokémon (formerly)
- Ninja Warrior (2008–2009)
- Muscle Rankings (2008–2009)
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d Kelts, Roland (October 17, 2015). "Localization: Has Japan Lost the Plot?". Culture Smash (column). The Japan Times. Archived from the original on June 19, 2016. Retrieved June 17, 2016.
- ^ "10 Things You Didn't Know About Castlevania: Symphony of the Night". USgamer.net. October 3, 2017. Archived from the original on August 6, 2018. Retrieved August 6, 2018.
- ^ a b c d "Jeremy Blaustein (Konami) - Interview". Arcade Attack. February 15, 2017. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
- ^ "Jeremy Blaustein on Twitter". August 5, 2017. Retrieved August 6, 2017.
23 years ago, Contra Hard Corps, the first game I translated and directed the V.O for came out. Great game! Anybody out there enjoy it?
- ^ "EOE: Eve of Extinction (2002) PlayStation 2 credits". MobyGames.
- ^ Szczepaniak, John (March 2012). "Jeremy Blaustein Reflects on 25 Years of the Snake". Hardcore Gaming 101. Archived from the original on June 14, 2016. Retrieved June 17, 2016.
- ^ "Jeremy Blaustein Uncensored - Podcast interview with Konami's localization guru!". Retrieved December 19, 2023.
- ^ "Snatcher devs reunite for steampunk adventure Blackmore". Engadget. February 12, 2014. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
- ^ McFerran, Damien (September 18, 2014). "Book Review: The Untold Story of Japanese Game Developers: Volume 1". Nintendo Life. Archived from the original on June 11, 2016. Retrieved June 17, 2016.
External links[edit]
- Living people
- American expatriates in Japan
- American Japanologists
- American people of Jewish descent
- 21st-century American translators
- Japanese–English translators
- University of Iowa alumni
- University of Pittsburgh alumni
- Video game localization
- University of Illinois College of Liberal Arts and Sciences alumni