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Why localizing Japan’s decades-old fantasy RPGs can be a behemoth task

Meet the studios bringing Sword World and Wares Blade to the English-speaking world.

Khee Hoon Chan Apr 21, 2026

Art from the cover of the Sword World 2.5 boxed set, a manga illustrations of adventurers on the attack.

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Sword World may no longer be revolutionary, but Japan’s dominant fantasy RPG is still more than a historical curiosity

Down the tabbit hole.

Caelyn Ellis Mar 24, 2026

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