Jeremy Blaustein 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 acclaimed videogame titles, and also as translator of anime series.
Personal background
He is of Jewish descent. Voice actress Maddie Blaustein is 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
He is best known for his work in video games, most notably as the translator and localizer, though he also has worked as a voice actor and motion caption stand in too. He translated Metal Gear Solid (1998).[1] He also localized Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, [2][3] and worked in Silent hill 2 as a translation supervisor.[4] He has worked on the Pokémon anime and movies too.[1]
He currently lives in japan and is president of the Japanese-based video game localization agency Dragonbaby.[1]
Major works
Video games
- Castlevania: Symphony of the Night[5]
- Contra: Hard Corps[6]
- Dark Cloud 2[5]
- Dragon Warrior VII
- Eve of Extinction[7]
- Kamaitachi no Yoru
- Metal Gear Solid[8]
- Shadow Hearts
- Shadow Hearts: Covenant[5]
- Shenmue[9] (casting only)
- Silent Hill 2[5]
- Silent Hill 3
- Silent Hill 4: The Room[10]
- Snatcher[11]
- Suikoden II[12]
- Valkyrie Profile
Television
- Pokémon (formerly)
- Ninja Warrior (2008–2009)
- Muscle Rankings (2008–2009)
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ Durham, Gabe (January 15, 2025). "Castlevania: Symphony of the Night's notorious English translation didn't need fixing". Polygon. Retrieved January 16, 2025.
- ^ "Silent Hill 2 (Video Game 2001)". IMDb. Retrieved February 15, 2025.
- ^ 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!". YouTube. September 25, 2018. Retrieved December 19, 2023.
- ^ Oloman, Jordan (October 3, 2024). "Jeremy Blaustein on localizing the Silent Hill games and writing Mary's Letter". Postmode. Retrieved November 20, 2024.
- ^ "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.
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