Clyde Mandelin

Clyde D. Mandelin^[1] is a professional Japanese-to-English translator. He works for the anime distributor Funimation Entertainment and the video game localization agency Babel Media. He is also a fan translator under the moniker Tomato, sometimes abbreviated to Mato, was the co-founder of the EarthBound fansite Starmen.net,^[2][3] and also runs EarthBound Central, a personal blog exploring the minutiae of and culture surrounding the EarthBound series^[4] . His fan translation of Mother 3 has been praised by players and the gaming industry, including members of Nintendo of America and Square Enix.^[2][3][5] As a fan translator, Mandelin's most recent achievement is the completion of the Mother 1 half of Mother 1+2.^[6]

Works

Mandelin has worked on various anime series including Dragon Ball, One Piece and Lupin the 3rd.^[2] He has also translated some movies, such as Summer Wars, some manga and short stories as well as the novel Ring by Koji Suzuki.^[1]

Video games (professional)

• Bump 'n' Jump mobile version
• The Nightmare Before Christmas: The Pumpkin King (2005)
• Kingdom Hearts II (2006) (translation of script direction)
• One Piece: Unlimited Adventure (2008)

Video games (fan translations)

• Bahamut Lagoon (2002)
• Star Ocean (2003)
• Mother 3 (2008)
• Mother 1+2 (2011) (Mother 1 only)

References

1. ^ ^{a b} http://www.proz.com/?sp=profile&sp_mode=contact&eid_s=35969
2. ^ ^{a b c} You Say Tomato: A Pro on Fan-Translating Nintendo's Mother 3
3. ^ ^{a b} Mother 3 in English! an Interview with Reid Young, co-founder of Starmen.Net!
4. ^ Mandelin, Clyde. "EarthBound Central". http://earthboundcentral.com/. Retrieved 22 October 2011. 
5. ^ http://www.1up.com/do/feature?pager.offset=0&cId=3180292
6. ^ http://earthboundcentral.com/2011/04/mother-12-translation-released/

External links

• Official web page
• Personal blog
• EarthBound Central
• Starmen.net

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