The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

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how to get japanese audio with English subtitles/text
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> HOW TO DO IT <
/!\ WARNING /!\ some mods may conflict with this and crash your game! im not responsible of anything that happens!

if you want some interface text to be japanese too, read also italic words
if you want onlly audio, then just ignore them.


1. Set the game to Japanese in Steam, let it update.


2. Go to Program files/steam/steamapps/common/skyrim/data and backup the "Skyrim - Voices.bsa" and "Skyrim - VoicesExtra.bsa" files to somewhere.

If you want the various menus in Japanese (does not include names, subtitles, or items), then also backup the "Translate_English.txt" in the Interface folder in there.


3. Switch the game language back to English in Steam, let it update.


4. Copy back and overwrite the newly downloaded English files with your previously backed up Japanese ones

Replace the word "Japanese" in any filename in the interface folder with the word "English".


5. Then just hope Steam doesn't try to update the files you changed. You may want to turn off auto-updating.

If you have a non-Steam copy of Skyrim, you can grab the files from a friend who has the Steam version using the same method.
18 Comments
sad comrade Jan 31, 2018 @ 10:54am 
What about Dawnguard.bsa, Dragonborn.bsa? These ones also have voice files
theo Oct 14, 2015 @ 11:15am 
Skrim:Weaboo edition.
Your Wife's Boyfriend May 20, 2014 @ 3:55pm 
lol n00bish cake enjoys bigotry, with that attitude of hate he will totally get far in life, because people totally appreciate bigots telling them what to do, say, and like *thumbs up*
Your Wife's Boyfriend May 20, 2014 @ 3:53pm 
sheldon cooper i thank you for this guide and i salute you for your profile picture and name
Your Wife's Boyfriend May 20, 2014 @ 3:52pm 
ugh im too lazy, i will wait for a workshop thing to come out to do it for me XD
Twichigo Sep 17, 2013 @ 6:32pm 
Not working for me. As soon as downloading finished after language change, game's launcher (but not main executive), and voice bsa files are simply gone. Attempting to launch the game leads to immediate crash after logo. I even completely reinstalled the game under jap language with the same result. However, once I change language back to english and let it download, all above mentioned files are again on places and everything works fine.
Sephy Aug 27, 2013 @ 10:52am 
Warning: watch out if you run skyrim with many mods... it can conflict and crash your game making you reinstall the game completely (tested by me... >.>)
[GR|CMX]Shadowslayer[MCG][RCN] Jun 4, 2013 @ 9:21pm 
@dr. Potato: It helps the game make more sense if you have an anime facegen mod.
m word May 31, 2013 @ 6:44pm 
I will like your guide because you are an anti-brony. You are good and you should feel good.
m word May 31, 2013 @ 6:43pm 
Not to be rude, but why would you want Japanese with English subtitles? And I know it's not possible, but if only you could make all NPC's speak in ermahgerd......