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Welcome to The Localised Library! Here, you can find content related to the art of on-screen localization within movies and TV shows!

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The Localised Library @localisedlibrary.bsky.social · 29/06/2025

The movie, "Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs", has 3 base title cards depending on which region you watch the movie in. The original features the title without a number, the one used in Europe features a 3 added onto the title, and the last has no subtitle.

Film shown, "Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs". The title card shown in North America.

Film shown, "Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs". The title card shown in most of Europe, presented as Ice Age 3: Dawn of the Dinosaurs.

Film shown, "Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs". The title card shown in specific regions, notably Latin America and the Netherlands, presented simply as Ice Age 3.

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The Localised Library @localisedlibrary.bsky.social · 22/06/2025

In honor of the How to Train Your Dragon franchises anniversary, here's a more experimental post showcasing the original film's end title card in multiple languages!

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The Localised Library @localisedlibrary.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

When the first "Pirates of the Caribbean" film was released in Italy, it was presented as La Maledizione della Prima Luna. This is also reflected on the original localization. However, on later releases, the franchise title was added, and the localization was redone.

Film shown, "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl". The original poster for the Italian release of the film, presented as La Maledizione della Prima Luna.

Film shown, "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl". The original theatrical Italian localization for the film, taken from the Italian VHS release.

Film shown, "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl". The current title for the Italian release, presented as Pirati dei Caraibi: La Maledizione della Prima Luna.

Film shown, "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl". The new Italian localization for the film, presented as Pirati dei Caraibi: La Maledizione della Prima Luna.

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The Localised Library @localisedlibrary.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

The Disney series, "Kiff", has never released in Germany or Austria, due to the titular characters name being slang for smoking weed. Despite this, the show has an official German translation, presented as Liff & Barry. Alongside this, some episodes have been subtitled in German.

Series shown, "Kiff". Poster translated into German, presented as Liff & Barry. Despite a title translation officially existing, the show was never dubbed into German as of the making of this post.

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The Localised Library @localisedlibrary.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

As time progresses, older localizations are slowly lost to time, and go unarchived by the parent companies. When rereleased, occasionally a new localization is provided, either from the company themselves, or made by a VOD service or television channel. Below is an example from "A Goofy Movie".

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The Localised Library @localisedlibrary.bsky.social · 15/06/2025

This, however, has a weird countereffect. In languages where the title is the same as English, example below being Italian, they still use a more simplified title card over the original release!

Shown, Italian release of "Shark Tale", same title as English original. Features a much more simplified title card, like the other localizations, and unlike the English original, despite retaining the original title.

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The Localised Library @localisedlibrary.bsky.social · 15/06/2025

Sometimes in localizations, visual sacrifices have to be made. An example of one is Shark Tale. The original English title card is fully animated, breaking away as fish swim by. In other languages, however, the title card is lazily slapped on, and flies away.

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The Localised Library @localisedlibrary.bsky.social · 15/06/2025

In "Puss in Boots: The Last Wish", Puss' initial is carved out throughout the film. In other regions, however, they are changed to fit his name changes! Below is an example of such, and the common territories they appear in.

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The Localised Library @localisedlibrary.bsky.social · 15/06/2025

Hello, and welcome to The Localised Library! We'll be posting fun facts and trivia based around the art of on-screen localization, as well as localized titles and posters! We hope you enjoy and share around!

French Canadian title card for "Scott Pilgrim vs. the World", presented as "Scott Pilgrim vs Le Monde".

European Portuguese title card for "Kung Fu Panda", presented as "O Panda do Kung Fu".

Danish title card for "The Super Mario Bros. Movie", presented as "Super Mario Bros. Filmen".

Czech title card for "Wicked", presented as "Čarodějka - První Část".

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