Jeremy Blaustein

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Jeremy Blaustein
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Blaustein at Silent Hill 3 recording session in 2002
Born1966 (age 59–60)
Occupations
  • Translator
  • voice director
  • voice actor
Years active1988–present

Jeremy Blaustein (born 1966) is an American translator, localizer, voice director and occasional voice actor. [1] He has worked as localizer and translator of Japanese media to western English speaking audiences, most notably in the mid-to-late-'90s for Konami videogame titles, and also as translator of anime series.

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Career

He is best known for his translation work in video games, though he has also worked as a voice actor and motion caption stand-in. Some of his most notable translation work includes Metal Gear Solid , Castlevania: Symphony of the Night , and Silent Hill 2 , [1] [2] [3] [4] as well as the Pokémon anime and movies. [1]

He currently lives in Japan and is president of the Japanese-based video game localization agency Dragonbaby. [1]

Major works

Video games

Television

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 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.
  2. ↑ "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.
  3. ↑ Durham, Gabe (January 15, 2025). "Castlevania: Symphony of the Night's notorious English translation didn't need fixing". Polygon. Retrieved January 16, 2025.
  4. ↑ "Silent Hill 2 (Video Game 2001)". IMDb. Retrieved February 15, 2025.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "Jeremy Blaustein (Konami) - Interview". Arcade Attack. February 15, 2017. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
  6. ↑ "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?
  7. ↑ "EOE: Eve of Extinction (2002) PlayStation 2 credits". MobyGames .
  8. ↑ 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.
  9. ↑ "Jeremy Blaustein Uncensored - Podcast interview with Konami's localization guru!". YouTube . September 25, 2018. Retrieved December 19, 2023.
  10. ↑ Oloman, Jordan (October 3, 2024). "Jeremy Blaustein on localizing the Silent Hill games and writing Mary's Letter". Postmode. Retrieved November 20, 2024.
  11. ↑ "Snatcher devs reunite for steampunk adventure Blackmore". Engadget. February 12, 2014. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
  12. ↑ 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.


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