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1995[?]
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Dark Horse Books is the book-publishing subsidiary of Dark Horse Comics, a prominent publisher and manga translator in the United States. The publisher was founded in 1986 by Mike Richardson in Milwaukie, Oregon, whereas Dark Horse Books specifically was established in 1995. All hardcover books distributed by Dark Horse are published under this subsidiary.
The company translated the Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia on October 23, 2018, in partnership with Nintendo, after successfully translating several The Legend of Zelda books. Subsequently, Dark Horse translated The Art of Super Mario Odyssey on October 22, 2019.[1] The company will publish the physical version of Rosalina's Storybook on November 25, 2025.[2]
History[edit]
Dark Horse publishes a variety of different comics and manga, including Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Predator, RoboCop, Ninja Gaiden, Planet of the Apes, Astro Boy, Ghost in the Shell, and Akira. Prior to publishing Super Mario books, Dark Horse had translated The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Historia, The Legend of Zelda: Arts & Artifacts, The Legend of Zelda Encyclopedia, and The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild - Creating a Champion, all for the Legend of Zelda series.
Controversy[edit]
- Main article: Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia § Plagiarism
Following the release of the English translation of the Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia, Dark Horse was criticized for using fan names for enemies and characters lacking official English names. Transliterated Japanese names for some enemies were taken as well, resulting in inconsistent names for the Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins enemies.[3] The book also contained numerous translation errors, such as conflating different enemy species as the same species, as is the case for Spoing and Scuttlebug. Furthermore, the book used conjectural and foreign names for certain characters and enemies from external sites such as Super Mario Wiki and Mario Wikia. For instance, Blue Swipin' Stus are erroneously referred to as "Soarin' Stus" due to the conjectural name being used prior to an actual name, whereas Lumacomète possesses the character's official French name for a lack of an English name, among various other errors.
References[edit]
Dark Horse Books coverage on other
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