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After VIZ obtains the rights to publish a comic, translators produce what is called the literal translation. The literal translation is then sent to a professional comics writer, also known as a rewriter, to add characterization and make sure the technical storytelling techniques (plotting, pacing, foreshadowing, etc.) are also conveyed in the English version.
