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| '''Dark Horse Comics''' is a prominent American comic book publisher and manga translator. It was founded in 1986 by Mike Richardson in Milwaukie, Oregon. They translated the ''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia]]'' on October 23, 2018 in partnership with [[Nintendo]], after success with translating several ''The Legend of Zelda'' books. They also translated ''[[The Art of Super Mario Odyssey]]'' on 22nd October 2019.<ref>Nintendo Life (May 31, 2019). [https://nintendoeverything.com/a-look-inside-the-upcoming-english-version-of-the-art-of-super-mario-odyssey/ A look inside the upcoming English version of The Art of Super Mario Odyssey]. ''Nintendo Everything''.</ref> | | '''Dark Horse Comics''' is a prominent American comic book publisher and manga translator. It was founded in 1986 by Mike Richardson in Milwaukie, Oregon. They translated the ''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia]]'' on October 23, 2018, in partnership with [[Nintendo]], after success with translating several ''The Legend of Zelda'' books. They also translated ''[[The Art of Super Mario Odyssey]]'' on October 22, 2019.<ref>Nintendo Life (May 31, 2019). [https://nintendoeverything.com/a-look-inside-the-upcoming-english-version-of-the-art-of-super-mario-odyssey/ A look inside the upcoming English version of The Art of Super Mario Odyssey]. ''Nintendo Everything''.</ref> |
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| Dark Horse publishes many different comics and manga, including ''Star Wars'', ''Indiana Jones'', ''Predator'', ''RoboCop'', ''Planet of the Apes'', ''Astro Boy'', ''Ghost in the Shell'' and ''Akira''. Prior to publishing ''Mario'' books, Dark Horse translated ''The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Historia'', ''The Legend of Zelda: Arts & Artifacts'', ''The Legend of Zelda Encyclopedia'', and ''The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild - Creating a Champion'' for the ''Legend of Zelda'' series. | | Dark Horse publishes many different comics and manga, including ''Star Wars'', ''Indiana Jones'', ''Predator'', ''RoboCop'', ''Planet of the Apes'', ''Astro Boy'', ''Ghost in the Shell'' and ''Akira''. Before publishing ''Mario'' books, Dark Horse translated ''The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Historia'', ''The Legend of Zelda: Arts & Artifacts'', ''The Legend of Zelda Encyclopedia'', and ''The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild - Creating a Champion'' for the ''Legend of Zelda'' series. |
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| {{main|Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia#Controversy}} | | {{main|Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia#Controversy}} |
| With the release of the English translation of the Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia, Dark Horse Comics was criticized for taking fan names for enemies and characters lacking official English names. They also took transliterated Japanese names for some enemies, leading to inconsistent names for the ''[[Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins]]'' enemies.<ref>Nintendo Life (October 24, 2018). [http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2018/10/it_looks_like_the_official_super_mario_encyclopedia_plagiarised_a_fan-made_wiki It Looks Like The Official Super Mario Encyclopedia Plagiarised A Fan-Made Wiki]. ''Nintendolife''.</ref> The book also contained several translation errors, such as conflating different enemy species as the same thing, including [[Spoing]] and [[Scuttlebug]]. | | With the English translation of the Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia, criticisms against Dark Horse Comics happened for taking fan names for enemies and characters lacking official English names. They also took transliterated Japanese names for some enemies, leading to inconsistent names for the ''[[Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins]]'' enemies.<ref>Nintendo Life (October 24, 2018). [http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2018/10/it_looks_like_the_official_super_mario_encyclopedia_plagiarised_a_fan-made_wiki It Looks Like The Official Super Mario Encyclopedia Plagiarised A Fan-Made Wiki]. ''Nintendolife''.</ref> The book also contained several translation errors, such as conflating different enemy species as the same thing, including [[Spoing]] and [[Scuttlebug]]. |
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Dark Horse Comics is a prominent American comic book publisher and manga translator. It was founded in 1986 by Mike Richardson in Milwaukie, Oregon. They translated the Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia on October 23, 2018, in partnership with Nintendo, after success with translating several The Legend of Zelda books. They also translated The Art of Super Mario Odyssey on October 22, 2019.[1]
History
Dark Horse publishes many different comics and manga, including Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Predator, RoboCop, Planet of the Apes, Astro Boy, Ghost in the Shell and Akira. Before publishing Mario books, Dark Horse translated The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Historia, The Legend of Zelda: Arts & Artifacts, The Legend of Zelda Encyclopedia, and The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild - Creating a Champion for the Legend of Zelda series.
Criticisms
- Main article: Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia § Controversy
With the English translation of the Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia, criticisms against Dark Horse Comics happened for taking fan names for enemies and characters lacking official English names. They also took transliterated Japanese names for some enemies, leading to inconsistent names for the Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins enemies.[2] The book also contained several translation errors, such as conflating different enemy species as the same thing, including Spoing and Scuttlebug.
References
Dark Horse Comics coverage on other
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