<p>My opinion is that from what country the studio originates from has that language, and let us say a Japinese movie is going to be dubbed. Well, they aren't going to redo everything or it wouldn't be the same... So they change the voices and the ending maybe because of the intro. If it stays in the Japanese language, maybe it shows where it originates and they add the subtitles so some viewers know what the song is saying.</p>

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<p>The languages used in displaying anime credits varies from series to series. The second season of <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrrh84y760v9po595DAfcZqNeutpZiA3G" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Big Windup</a> brought my thoughts on this issue to a head. It is Japanese dub with English sub. The credits during the opening are in Japanese, while the credits in the ending are fully in English. From my experience, this is rare. Subs tend to credit in either the subbed language or Japanese plus other languages.</p>

<p>The latter appears to be the most common choice, at least nowadays.  In this case credits tend to be given in the language of the person or company being credited. Japanese nationals will be credited in Japanese, Korean folks in Korean, Filipinos (and other countries using Latin alphabet) in English, etc. I'm not sure about Chinese folks, because I haven't learned to tell the difference between Chinese, and Japanese with a lot of kanji. If a Thai graphics studio worked on the CGI, their credits might well be given in Thai. Anyway, frequently one sees multiple languages on one page of credits.</p>

<p>Is there a style for giving credits that is developing over time, or are they portrayed however the individual studio (or licensee) feels at the time?</p>

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language consistency in anime credits
# language consistency in anime credits
Posted by: username_0 on 2018-01-02
The languages used in displaying anime credits varies from series to series. The second season of [Big Windup](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrrh84y760v9po595DAfcZqNeutpZiA3G) brought my thoughts on this issue to a head. It is Japanese dub with English sub. The credits during the opening are in Japanese, while the credits in the ending are fully in English. From my experience, this is rare. Subs tend to credit in either the subbed language or Japanese plus other languages.

The latter appears to be the most common choice, at least nowadays. In this case credits tend to be given in the language of the person or company being credited. Japanese nationals will be credited in Japanese, Korean folks in Korean, Filipinos (and other countries using Latin alphabet) in English, etc. I'm not sure about Chinese folks, because I haven't learned to tell the difference between Chinese, and Japanese with a lot of kanji. If a Thai graphics studio worked on the CGI, their credits might well be given in Thai. Anyway, frequently one sees multiple languages on one page of credits.

Is there a style for giving credits that is developing over time, or are they portrayed however the individual studio (or licensee) feels at the time?
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### Answer by username_1 on 2019-12-28. Score: 2
My opinion is that from what country the studio originates from has that language, and let us say a Japinese movie is going to be dubbed. Well, they aren't going to redo everything or it wouldn't be the same... So they change the voices and the ending maybe because of the intro. If it stays in the Japanese language, maybe it shows where it originates and they add the subtitles so some viewers know what the song is saying.
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