17 Wild Ways Pop Culture Translates Overseas

When it comes to promotion expenditures, it turns out a lot of companies don't invest much in translators.
17 Wild Ways Pop Culture Translates Overseas

When it comes to promotion expenditures, it turns out a lot of companies don't invest much in translators. We asked you to show us the most unfortunate translations that have occurred in pop culture. Winner got $100 ...

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CRAGKED In Japan, Spider-Mar is a motorcycle racer who gets powers after being injected with the blood of a dying alien from Planet Spider. He fights
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Hikaru Sulu from Star Trek had his name changed to 'Kato' in the Japanese dub of Star Trek because the name Sulu doesn't work in the language due to i
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THE ADVENTURES OF PENIS Tintin in Japanese could be pronounced as Chinchin, which means penis. No wonder they opted for the original French pronun
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