1 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/alexander_o_smith.png]] |
2 | Alexander O. Smith is a professional Japanese-to-English translator and founder of translation company Kajiya Productions along with Joseph Reeder. Their official website is [[http://www.aokajiya.com/ here]]. He frequently collaborates with Square-Enix and met Creator/YasumiMatsuno through there. |
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4 | Outside localisations of video games, he's been involved in translating Japanese novels and various academic work. |
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7 | !!He has been involved in the translation of the following: |
8 | * ''Winter Heat'' |
9 | * ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIII'' |
10 | * ''[[VideoGame/ChocobosDungeon Chocobo's Dungeon 2]]'' |
11 | * ''VideoGame/FrontMission3'' |
12 | * ''VideoGame/VagrantStory'' |
13 | * ''VideoGame/ParasiteEve2'' |
14 | * ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyIX'' |
15 | * ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyX'' |
16 | * ''VideoGame/FireEmblemTheBlazingBlade'' |
17 | * ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyX2'' |
18 | * ''VideoGame/StarOceanTillTheEndOfTime'' |
19 | * ''VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorney'' |
20 | * ''VisualNovel/ApolloJusticeAceAttorney'' |
21 | * ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXII'' |
22 | * ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyTacticsA2'' |
23 | * ''VideoGame/ValkyriaChronicles'' |
24 | * ''VideoGame/MadWorld'' |
25 | * ''VideoGame/{{Gyromancer}}'' |
26 | * ''VideoGame/{{Vanquish}}'' |
27 | * ''VideoGame/TacticsOgre PSP'' |
28 | * ''Literature/BraveStory'' (both the novel and the New Traveler PSP game) |
29 | * ''VideoGame/{{ICO}}'', the novel |
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31 | !!His translations tend to insert the following: |
32 | * GratuitousIambicPentameter: He is a student of older literature after all. |
33 | * {{Magick}}: A big proponent of this trope. |
34 | * PurpleProse: Goes with being a student of old literature and seeking to emulate their style. |
35 | * TomeOfEldritchLore: They're not just spellbooks anymore, they're now grimoires. |
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