Jump to content

Jeremy Blaustein

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Jeremy Blaustein
Blaustein at Silent Hill 3 recording session in 2002
Education
Occupation(s)translator and voice director

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-1990s, 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]

Television

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ 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.
  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. ^ a b c d "Jeremy Blaustein (Konami) - Interview". Arcade Attack. February 15, 2017. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
  4. ^ "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?
  5. ^ "EOE: Eve of Extinction (2002) PlayStation 2 credits". MobyGames.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ "Jeremy Blaustein Uncensored - Podcast interview with Konami's localization guru!". YouTube. September 25, 2018. Retrieved December 19, 2023.
  8. ^ "Snatcher devs reunite for steampunk adventure Blackmore". Engadget. February 12, 2014. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
  9. ^ 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.
[edit]