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Technology marches on.
The unceasing and ever-accelerating growth of technology has influenced every aspect of life on this planet, and anime is no exception. The following is a story of how new technology may change the way anime is presented in the US, and how the resulting controversy revealed how much fandom has changed in recent years. There are two aspects to anime translation. The one that comes easiest to mind is the translation of the dialogue, which can be accomplished in one of two ways, via subtitling or dubbing. However, there is often more to translate than just dialogue.