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From time to time, we see Garmillans speak but sometimes in their alien
language and sometimes in Japanese. Is this just to add flavor (and we should
assume it is always the Garmillas language which is spoken)? Or does this dual
dub have some setting/plot significance?


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Garmillans only sometimes speak alien language


I have not seen the anime but a foreigner (or in this case, alien) speaking in
the native tongue of the audience or the intended audience is common not just
in anime but also in movies. It's a trope called [Translation
Convention](https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TranslationConvention)
and it is for the 'audience's benefit.' As mentioned in the wiki:

> We are meant to assume that the characters are really speaking their own
> native tongue, and **it is being translated purely for our benefit.**


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