History Main / TranslationNod

* The Japanese logos of ''VideoGame/PokemonSwordAndShield'' resemble the franchise's English logo; the words "Pocket Monsters" (in katakana) are written in a jagged, yellow font with a blue outline.

** The Japanese version of ''River City: Knights of Justice'' names Kunio's fantasy counterpart Cooney Valford. "Cooney" was previously used as a name for Kunio in ''VideoGame/CrashNTheBoysStreetChallenge'', where his full name was given as Jeff "Crash" Cooney.
** In ''VideoGame/RiverCityRansomUnderground'', Alex and Ryan's surnames are revealed to respectively be Kun and Samejima, both referencing the names of the characters they were localised from in ''VideoGame/RiverCityRansom''. The former is part of Kunio's nickname, while the latter is the same surname as Riki.

* In the Japanese version of ''VideoGame/MarioKartWii'', the Bowser Bike is called the Super Bowser after his English DubNameChange. (He's called "Koopa" in Japanese, which became the name of his species in English.)

** In ''VideoGame/RiverCityRansomUnderground'', Alex and Ryan's surnames are revealed to respectively be Kun and Samejima, both referencing the names of the characters they were localised from in ''VideoGame/RiverCityRansom''. The former is part of Kunio's nickname, while the latter is the samw surname as Riki.

* ''VideoGame/Splatoon2'': In the English translations, Marina's surname is revealed to be Ida, a letter off from her Japanese name Iida, in ''Octo Expansion''. This is also true in the Japanese version of the DLC, where her given name is revealed to be Marine (a letter off from her English name).

* The [[{{Sequel Number Snarl}} ninth]] mainline ''Biohazard'' game is titled ''Biohazard 7: Resident Evil''; ''Videogame/{{Resident Evil}}'' is, of course, the name ''Biohazard'' goes by outside Japan and Korea. The English version naturally flipped this, becoming ''Videogame/{{Resident Evil VII Biohazard}}''.

* ''VideoGame/Splatoon2'': In the English translations, Marina's surname is revealed to be Ida, her Japanese name, in ''Octo Expansion''. This is also true in the Japanese version of the DLC, where her given name is revealed to be Marine (a letter off from her English name).

* ''VideoGame/SonicAdventure2'': During Dr Eggman's DoNotAdjustYourSet broadcast, text behind him displays both Eggman and Robotnik, the latter of which is his former English DubNameChange.

* The titular villain of ''VideoGame/Spyro2RiptosRage'' got his name from the way Spyro's name is written in [[https://images-fe.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/41TGYGNK1FL.__AC_QL70_ML2_.jpg stylized]] katakana (スパイロ) in the Japanese logo.

** Capcom partnered with the Creator/TakarazukaRevue to create three musicals based on the series. However, they use the English localization in terms of names and setting, despite the show only being for Japanese audiences.

* ''Series/DoctorWho'': In "The Return of Doctor Mysterio", young Grant gives the Doctor the nickname "Doctor Mysterio" since it sounds more like the superheroes Grant is into, which the Doctor (then played by Creator/PeterCapaldi) quite likes. This is a nod to the fact that ''Doctor Who'' is called ''Doctor Misterio'' in Mexico (as the literal translation of the title, "Doctor Quien", would make less sense in Spanish than in English). Steven Moffat and Peter Capaldi had encountered this when they visited there in the Doctor Who World Tour and Capaldi, in particular, fell in love with the name, so Moffat decided to use it in an episode title.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheSuperMarioBrosSuperShow'': The show aired when Princess Peach was still being referred to as [[DubNameChange Princess Toadstool]] internationally. The episode "The Trojan Koopa" sees Toadstool grab a Starman and declare, "Princess P. to the rescue!" This is the first known reference to her original name outside of Japan.

*** In Film/Godzilla1998, The first people who encounter the monster are a Japanese fishing crew, the sole survivor of which is videotaped calling him Gojira. Later on, the American press gets ahold of the footage and mispronounces it on-air as Godzilla, which sticks.
*** In Film/Godzilla2014, he is likewise originally named Gojira by the Japanese scientist who studies him, but over the course of the film this mutates into Godzilla, and eventually that becomes his 'default' moniker. The Japanese characters continue to refer to him by his original name, however.

** In Film/ShinGodzilla, the man who discovers the monster gives it a name in English: Godzilla (supposedly on [[Film/Godzilla1954 his native Odo Island,]] this means [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast God Incarnate]].) When transliterated into Japanese characters, it reads as Gojira instead. The other human characters note the irony of this, as this version of the character was [[GovernmentConspiracy first discovered and then covered up by the American government.]]

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* The official English translation of ''Manga/MashimaHeros'' has the Dark Brings described as "shadow stones", which is what their name was changed to in the English anime dub for ''Manga/RaveMaster'', their original series.

* ''Anime/SpaceBattleshipYamato'' was translated into English as ''Starblazers''. In the dub, some soldiers killed in the attack on the Pluto base [[{{Bowdlerise}} were referred to as robots]]. Decades later, the reboot, ''Anime/SpaceBattleshipYamato2199'' actually has the Gamillons using robotic foot soldiers.

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* ''Franchise/AceAttorney'':
** Capcom partnered with the Creator/TakarazukaRevue to create three musicals based on the series. However, they use the English localization in terms of names and setting, despite the show only being for Japanese audiences.
** In ''VisualNovel/TheGreatAceAttorneyAdventures'', one of the murders took place in a horse-drawn omnibus. Examining it reveals a sign that states it is called the "Phoenix Wright Omnibus", both in the Japanese and international versions. Phoenix Wright is the {{dub name|change}} of the main series' protagonist.

When a work is translated into multiple languages, it's bound to become a worldwide phenomenon. Some {{Dub Name Change}}s and {{Woolseyism}}s become [[GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff so iconic]] or just sound [[RuleOfCool so cool]] that even the original creators become aware of them, and reference them in the original version of a later instalment. This is sometimes an act of gratitude to acknowledge the importance of the foreign dub for making their creation popular.

*** In Film/Godzilla1998, The first people who encounter the monster are a Japanese fishing crew, the sole survivor of which is videotaped calling him Gojira. Later on the American press gets ahold of the footage and mispronounces it on-air as Godzilla, which sticks.

* ''Franchise/{{Transformers}}'': Prior to the release of Michael Bay's live action ''Film/{{Transformers}}'' film, in Japan the Autobots were known as Cybertrons, the Decepticons known as Destrons, and Optimus Prime known as Convoy (with the name Convoy used in the same way as "Prime" was in the West with characters like Rodimus Convoy/ Rodimus Prime). After the live action films, Takara Tomy began using the Western names even in Japan (e.g. in ''WesternAnimation/TransformersAnimated'', the names Autobots and Decepticons were used instead of Cybertrons and Destrons). However, even before this, there were examples of this occurring on both sides.

* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'': In he German dub of the Season 2 episode "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E6TheCutiePox The Cutie Pox]]", in the scene where Apple Bloom speaks in French, the cutie mark is referred to by the same term as in the French dub ("Marque de beauté") rather than the term used in the English (original) version ("Marque de cutie").
* The ''WesternAnimation/WeBareBears'' episode "[[Recap/WeBareBearsS4E19Escandalosos Escandalosos]]" is about the baby bears forming the eponymous wrestling team in Mexico, which is not only a pun on the Spanish words "escandalosos" (scandalous) and "osos" (bears), but also the title of the show in Latin America.

* The titular villain of ''VideoGame/Spyro2RiptosRage'' got his name from the way "Spyro" looks when it's written in [[https://images-fe.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/41TGYGNK1FL.__AC_QL70_ML2_.jpg stylized]] Japanese katakana, ????[[labelnote:Transliteration]]Supairo[[/labelnote]].

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