Anime & Manga Translations Use AI, Angering Localizers

Combine the factors of terrible jobs being done by English localizers over the past few years, demand for more products at a faster pace, and rapidly-advancing technology, and you've got new anime and manga companies utilizing A.I. to translate and localize their works for worldwide audiences. Needless to say, this issue is quite divisive.

Sources:
https://boundingintocomics.com/2024/08/03/japanese-conglomerates-promoting-dei-and-esg-initiatives-invest-in-anime-and-manga-industry-freiren-publisher-shogakukan-among-partners

https://boundingintocomics.com/2024/08/05/english-localizers-furious-japanese-publisher-shogakukans-use-of-ai-translations-for-light-novels-they-dont-care-about-the-works-theyre-ruining

https://boundingintocomics.com/2024/08/03/shimoneta-publisher-shogakukan-to-use-ai-translations-for-new-light-novel-reading-app-novelus