As to the translation of the original "Hakkenden" into other languages, a partial translation into English by Donald Keene is well known, but a complete translation has not been conducted or published yet in spite of personal attempts at translation by researchers of Japanese literature.
『八犬伝』原典の他言語への翻訳は、ドナルド・キーンによる部分英訳が知られており、日本文学研究者による私的な翻訳の試みは行われているものの、完訳・刊行は行われていない。