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As far as I know, In China, groups of people gather together to translate and
add Sub/Dub an anime/manga, there will be a translator, an edit, and other
people that is needed for the job. some of these groups are people who are
fans of anime/manga and no funding from outside sources are used, there are
however a lot of professional ones that does gain money and pay the workers
and is liscensed. Most of the time, 1 anime/manga would only have 1 group to
sub or dub it. Is the English sub/dub system similar to this?

TL;DR or if you simply don't care about China, explain how the English Sub/Dub
industry work.


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How does the English Sub/Dub system work?


The concept you're explaining is called
[fansubs](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fansub), and this concept transcends
borders outright; groups of fans will get together to translate a work that
they are fans of for their language.

This **_radically_** differs from actual, licensed subtitle jobs done by
bigger companies, with these key differences being present in the officially
licensed subtitle jobs, but not the fansubs:

  * The work is **officially licensed** for translation, meaning that a consumer will be directly supporting both the original creator and the team who made the translation possible;
  * The translated work is done **_professionally_ and _accurately_** , especially given the nuances found in Japanese language which may not always accurately translate to English;
  * These works are often placed into stores and shops for **regular retail purchase** , or **may be streamed in your country** , depending on the license acquired.

I have very little insight into the industry, but the key similarity between
the two is that the translation is done in rough, proofread, and perhaps
tweaked for tone and/or localized (again, jokes or concepts may not translate
well across languages).

I'd like to highlight the third key difference, which is that the work is
generally made widely available to the public for legal purchase in that
region. One of the major reasons that fansubs exist is due to the lack of
general availability of the work, which means that in order for a region to
enjoy the work, it must first be brought to that country, which may or may not
have legal ramifications.

Note that I am not a lawyer, but I've read some things on fansubs and piracy
before; in general, the industry isn't all that happy with it.

Distributors of fansubbed work may face repercussions due to the fact that the
work may not be licensed in that country or that region, and the translators
are effectively pirating the work.

I can't speak to China's anime climate, but I will state that official
translations must be licensed for distribution in that country. I encourage
you to find licensed work in your country and support that, as that will
ensure that more licensed works come over due to it being a more viable
market.


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