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Yeah, I know we took our time on this, but I’m sure you’ll enjoy it. I’m particularly pleased with how the script turned out this time, and of course the typesetting from ar is always amazing.
The premise of a Holy Grail Grand Prix is funny enough already, but the episode itself is simply out of this world. Really, really good stuff.
Please enjoy! I doubt we can get the next episode out soon because my schedule’s packed to the brim this week, so please bear with us.
Carnival Phantasm – 09
About Nisemonogatari
After some deliberation with the involved staff last night, we’ve decided to hold out working on Nisemonogatari until the Blurays, regardless of the quality of Crunchyroll subs.
While we did work on simulcasted shows in the past, the reasons for doing them have always outweighed the reasons not to. With Gosick, Crunchyroll provided no 720p version; with Fate/Zero, the streams were 360p and hardsubbed. In both cases, the total work involved wasn’t too bad, either.
Neither is the case with Nisemonogatari. Crunchyroll will be providing 720p video and subs about an hour after airing, and the work involved in subbing such a series is astronomical. We’d probably end up releasing up to 24 hours after airing, which makes the venture all the more pointless when speedy rips at 720p resolution will be available so quickly. Not to mention that this would be by far the smartest decision in terms of preserving our sanities; we’d probably burn out a few weeks into the show working under such demanding and pointless conditions.
So rather than doing all the work twice, we’ve decided to hold out until the BDs and do a good job on those. Sorry to disappoint those of you who were looking forward to following Nisemonogatari with us, but unfortunately our lives do come first.
EDIT (8/1/2012):: Turns out CR’s translation is pretty good, and they also translated all the important signs. Furthermore, CR’s video actually has more details than the transport stream (but more banding). There’s really no reason left for us to work on the Nise TV broadcasts anymore, so we’re more than happy to settle for working on the Blurays.
Amagami SS Plus – 01
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So much for trying to get the first episode out before leaving for work (about 6 hours after airing). It was actually translated and timed well before that, but it got delayed because of… you guessed it, typesetting. Among disasters such as broken software, fnord having to go to bed and leaving ar with the signs, and general herpderp, the episode was a giant pain in the ass to typeset and of course, ar just had to get everything right (and we love him for it).
Either way, it’s out now! More Ayatsuji-san is always welcome, especially in the bathroom.
We’ll look to see how we can iron out the kinks in our subbing process before the next episode airs, so it’s safe to say you can expect a reasonably speedy (if not lightning-fast) release next week.
arEdit: Episode 01 XviD has all the current fixes, including those which will be in the next episode sign wise.
Fate/Zero S1 – Batch
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Here’s the Fate/Zero season 1 batch, earlier than promised!
Included in this batch is the uncut version of episode 11 that aired several hours ago on Tokyo MX, with about 4 minutes 20 seconds of extra footage excluding the OP. The entire Grail Dialogue should make quite a bit more sense this time round.
Episodes 1, 2, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 13 have all been v2’d for reasons ranging from fixing a minor typo (episodes 7+13), to minor fixes such as the spelling of Kayneth’s Mystic Code, “Volumen Hydragyrum” (episodes 2+8+9), to doing an additional edit pass (episodes 1+6).
Commence 4-month wait until S2… ;_;
NB: The XviD Batch is identical to the regular releases, apart from the Uncut Episode 11 included.
Nisemonogatari / Amagami SS+ Trailers
The following section is from our resident Monogatarifag Moshiburner.
Oh the things I do to make a blog post amusing… It took me all of ten whole stinkin’ minutes to paint.net that thing.
But MAN am I on fire for Nise! Epic sequel incoming, I swear. I’m burning through the novels as I type. No I’m not. I’m going to sleep now. But when I wake up, you know what’s goin’ down. My morale! Wait what no that’s a good one but NO go away now yes just leave okay good thank you!
So, as a show of my/our overflowing enthusiasm (he says as he shoves fake moshiburner behind the curtains), here is the following 60-second promotional video of Nisemonogatari, or, as we the staff have decided, Impostory:
Was it good? Yes it was. No it wasn’t? Well you’re no good either. Is ar’s typesetting fabulous? Yes, as always. Are fnord and Daiz going to work the hardest and get forgotten again anyway? Probably. IS THIS WHOLE THING A FAKE? THEN OUR PLANS MUST BE REAL!
…I think I’ll stick to easier jokes. I pray that someone understands it.
Anyhoo, I’ll let Raze take over from here. We shall meet again!
…And next time, you’re in for one hell of a story.
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Okay, my turn. We decided to sub the above Nise PV as a “practice run” of sorts to figure out how we’d handle the translation of certain phrases and terms, and the typesetting. Things worked out pretty well, I think.
While ar was wrapping the signs up, it occurred to me it wouldn’t really be fair to Amagami fans if we subbed a Nise PV and just ignored dat Ayatsuji trailer. So… here it is!
Yeah, we’re reusing the fonts and stuff from the original. Nostalgia etc.
And no, we didn’t forget about Carnival Phantasm. Please see our release FAQ on the right for status information.
Winter 2012 Plans
We are confirmed for the following, barring last-minute simulcasting:
- Amagami SS+
- Nisemonogatari
Both of these shows will be UTW solo projects.
We don’t normally do more than 2-3 shows a season as we are a small group of busy people, so this will most likely be it.
Fate/Zero – 13 (END)
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What an episode to conclude what has been an incredible ride through the first half of Fate/Zero! It was pretty nasty of the studio to choose to end the first season where they did, but I guess that makes the wait for the second season all the more painful worthwhile. We’ll of course be doing the second season and the BDs!
And where would the post for a final episode be without a staff curtain call? Here are the folks who’ve been bringing you your weekly dose of Fate/Zero!
Raze(TLC/Editor/QC/Timer):
[spoiler]I’m a giant TypeMoon fag and absolutely loved the original Fate/Zero novels, so when news came out that ufotable would be animating it, it felt like Christmas had come early (double entendre unintended). And for the most part, it was everything I could hope for in a good adaptation: they faithfully stuck to the novels (except for episode 10, but LOLI RIN HNNNNGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHH), and the animation was incredible (except for episode 11, but oh well). Cue in the awesome soundtrack and the voice acting and the plot and everything else I might’ve forgotten, and I think it’s safe to say this is one of the best series I’ve watched in a LONG time.
Aniplex licensing simulcast rights didn’t douse our desire to work on this series and present it to all of you, and I’m glad we stuck to it (aren’t you?). This wasn’t exactly the easiest series to work on, and with just two people handling it all you’d think it’d be a recipe for delays and disaster, but it all somehow worked out in the end every week. It’s been one hell of a ride and I look forward to seeing you all again for more awesome in April. Thank you, and thank you again for sticking with us![/spoiler]
ar(Encoder/Typesetter/Timer):
[spoiler]So, this marks the midpoint of the story and seeing everything animated so far, with such great detail and almost no expense spared (especially for a TV show), has really blown my mind. The dialogue moved me at times, and for the most part it really made me feel for the characters and their personalities, and their goals. I had high expectations from UFOTable, but so far, what I’ve seen has left those expectations so far behind, I don’t know what to say, other than EPIC.
I had a blast so far working with Raze on this series, and am really looking forward to doing it again, come April. It’s just been the two of us working on this project for the majority of the first season, so things haven’t been as fast as people would have liked, but in my humble opinion, for two people to get each episode out each week without too many delays, and never longer than 12-13hrs after airing, for a show which can be so difficult at times, was a pretty good job well done. I really hope you guys enjoy the episodes so far as much as I have, and onwards to next season![/spoiler]
Kusion timed the first couple episodes, before ar and I decided to just do it ourselves.
And that’s it for the Fall 2011 season! I’ll announce our Winter 2012 plans within the week, although it should be pretty darn obvious what shows we’ll be doing.
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! See you all again in 2012!
Fate/Zero – 12
Rest assured this does NOT appear in the actual release.
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Here you go, guys. Some _philosophy_ to be had in the second half of the episode, so I was making doubly sure that everything’s fabulous.
It’s worth mentioning here that Aniplex screwed up the translation of an entire section of this episode pretty badly. Gilgamesh was talking about pleasure (愉悦), not superiority (優越). Too bad for them the two words sound very similar.
In other news, the Mahoyo trial came out this weekend; too bad it ended just when I was starting to get into it. ~45 minutes of reading material isn’t quite enough to write a review on, but I might put some pics up of the demo later if enough people are interested.
Carnival Phantasm – EX Season
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Too much awesome in this episode. While each section was hilarious in their own right, my personal favorite was Five Ren Cats.
A little tidbit worth mentioning here so you guys get the joke at the last section. The letter H (ecchi, or エッチ) pretty much means sex in Japanese by default. I chose not to include this in a TL note in the episode because the term should be quite familiar to any seasoned anime viewer.
Encoders Note:
[spoiler]This h.264 release is 10-bit, so update your codecs/etc. if necessary or if you haven’t already done so.
The reason this is in 10-bit while the other episodes aren’t is simple; every one of you should be able to watch softsubbed 10-bit 480p regardless of what CPU you have. If for some reason you can’t or refuse to get 10-bit working, the resolution of the XviD release is only slightly lower than the h.264 release, which replaces any need for an 8-bit h.264 480p release.
Now onto why we haven’t re-released the Blu-ray episodes in 10-bit: a fair amount of people won’t be able to render the heavy typesetting with 10-bit 1080p in realtime. We’ve already had to tone down some of the typesetting for the Blu-ray releases, and it wouldn’t be worth it to tone it down any further just so it can play back reasonably in 10-bit video.[/spoiler]
Fate/Zero – 11
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I mean, we all knew this episode would be epic, but that was beyond god-tier. Some QUALITY moments, though.
Sorry it took so long. I was being extra careful with editing the dialogue.