File this under pretty dang cool. Digimon Universe: Appli Monsters, a 2016 Nintendo 3DS game developed as part of the multimedia App Monsters initiative, has finally received a full English translation. This is a fan project, of course, and a labor of love.
Never released outside of Japan, Digimon Universe: Appli Monsters was part of an entire era of Digimon that missed the boat on that score, as the anime built around it — App Monsters — never received a dub. (The same thing happened with a later anime, Ghost Game, but perhaps the success of Digimon Story Time Stranger and other fare helped turn things around, as the ongoing series is dubbed Beatbreak.)
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Not a ton to say about it. I want to help spread awareness for my fellow Digimon fans, and Shoutmon is worth it for the staff who commit countless hours to the cause. Geo led the main translation, graphics editing, programming, text editing, and testing. Romsstar assisted with programming, while text editing was assisted by birdboy2000, who along with Ren D. and Lys T. Fat Cat worked on additional translations in testing, and LouLilie did the English adaptation of the title logo.
The dub's website, which includes a download link for the English localization patch, is available here. Here's what the site has to say for its efforts:
“We are proud to present the final result of our efforts to bring Digimon Universe: Appli Monsters (the 3DS game) to an English-speaking audience. The project started in late May 2025 and was completed in less than a year in May 2026. The game is fully translated and playable in English from start to finish to help everyone on modded emulge or console. To complete it, as well as everyone who followed it from start to finish!
The one year turnaround is honestly amazing. I remember how long it took for Xenosaga: Pied Piper to get its translation, even though it involved rebuilding the game from the ground up, so… apples and oranges. But the Kiseki series of crossbell games—from Trails to Zero and Trails to Azure—were Herculean endeavors that took an age to overcome. They have also received official localizations.
Speaking of which, if you're just getting into localization fan team 101, Geofront is the group that tackled those two trail games. And they've also worked on White Witch and more. They're looking for help from hackers and programmers, so if that floats your boat, check them out!
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