fansubbed
Fansubbed is an adjective describing video content that has been subtitled by fans rather than by the rights holders or official distributors. While most commonly associated with Japanese anime, the term also applies to foreign films and television programs released with amateur subtitles. A fansubbed release typically results from volunteer work that covers translation, timing, proofreading, and sometimes typesetting or encoding. Subtitles may be provided as softsubs (which can be turned on or off) or as hardsubs (burned into the video).
Origins and practice often trace to early online fan communities in the 1990s and 2000s, when access
Legal and ethical considerations are central to the discussion of fansubbed media. In many jurisdictions, unauthorized
Overall, fansubbed releases represent a grassroots approach to accessibility and fan culture, existing within a complex