fansub

/ ˈfænsʌb /

noun

1. the subtitling of foreign, esp animated, films by fans

Word History and Origins

Origin of fansub¹

C21: from fan ²+ sub(title)

Example Sentences

Blogs, forums, fansub communities – it was unavoidable.

From Salon

Kara Dennison, a writer and editor who now works professionally for anime distributor Crunchyroll, was one of the people who worked on the fan translation, or as anime fans call it the "fansub".

From BBC

When "is this a pigeon" comes from a fansub you worked on and you've just gotta sit back and watch.

From BBC

In her fansub days, Dennison’s group would stop translating a show when they received a “cease and desist” notice from a company, notifying them that the anime was now going to be legally available.

From Forbes