A unique and comprehensive approach to overviewing the essential elements of visualmedia translation. The course offers preliminary training in both E-J and J-E translation. Classes are taught in both Japanese and English.

Increasing number of international visualmedia contents imported to Japan market is making it more and more important to have an advantage in localizing them properly and timely. The E-J courses cover fundamentals of E-J visualmedia translation, creative Japanese writing, specialized knowledge and media sense, including hands-on training on the translation software. Classes are taught mainly in Japanese.

Localization is the entirety of the creative process of the importation of foreign language contents. The tremendous growth of Japanese visualmedia contents in the US has created a greater demand for high quality Japanese-to-English translation. The J-E courses cover fundamentals of J-E visualmedia translation, creative English writing, specialized knowledge and media sense, including hands-on training on the translation software. Classes are taught mainly in English.

JVTA offers a variety of special courses designed and presented by Crispin Freeman, prolific American voice actor, director, script adapter, and anime scholar.