Jeremy Blaustein






Jeremy Blaustein at the Silent Hill 3 recording session in 2002.


Jeremy Blaustein (born 1966) is an American translator, and voice director.[1] Blaustein has worked as a localizer, translating Japanese media into English. He has worked on some games such as Metal Gear Solid and Castlevania: Symphony of the Night.




Contents






  • 1 Early life


  • 2 Career


  • 3 Major works


  • 4 See also


  • 5 References


  • 6 External links





Early life


Born in Long Island, New York, he is of Jewish descent.[1] Blaustein began studying writing and 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


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 also has been a translator for the Pokémon anime and movies since 2003. He lives in Japan.[1]


He is president of the Kamakura based localization company iQiOi.[1]



Major works




  • Contra: Hard Corps[3]


  • Metal Gear Solid[4]

  • Dragon Warrior VII


  • Suikoden 2[5]

  • Valkyrie Profile

  • Silent Hill 2

  • Silent Hill 3

  • Silent Hill 4

  • Castlevania: Symphony of the Night

  • Shadow Hearts: Covenant

  • Snatcher

  • Dark Cloud 2

  • Banshee's Last Cry


  • Pokémon anime (since 2003)


  • Ninja Warrior (2008–2009)


  • Muscle Rankings (2008–2009)



See also


  • Ben Judd


References





  1. ^ abcde Kelts, Roland (October 17, 2015). "Localization: Has Japan Lost the Plot?". Culture Smash (column). The Japan Times. Archived from the original on 2016-06-19. Retrieved June 17, 2016..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ "10 Things You Didn't Know About Castlevania: Symphony of the Night". USgamer.net. Archived from the original on 2018-08-06. Retrieved 2018-08-06.


  3. ^ "Jeremy Blaustein on Twitter". 5 August 2017. Retrieved 6 August 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?


  4. ^ Szczepaniak, John (March 2012). "Jeremy Blaustein Reflects on 25 Years of the Snake". Hardcore Gaming 101. Archived from the original on 2016-06-14. Retrieved June 17, 2016.


  5. ^ McFerran, Damien (September 18, 2014). "Book Review: The Untold Story of Japanese Game Developers: Volume 1". Nintendo Life. Archived from the original on 2016-06-11. Retrieved June 17, 2016.




External links




  • Jeremy Blaustein at MobyGames


  • Jeremy Blaustein on IMDb

  • Interview with Superfami.com's Chris Barker mirrored at JunkerHQ.net

  • Hardcore Gaming 101: The Life and Games of Jeremy Blaustein









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