Fansub Review: [Hiryuu] Sword Art Online II (Episode 05v2)

August 10, 2014August 9, 2014 by Dark_Sage

This post was written by Dark_Sage. He is Dark_Sage.

Sorry about the lack of posts this past week. Been rather consumed with playing vidya (Transistor and Last Remnant).

Release Information

Visual Quality

Script Quality

Results

Release Information

Episode details.

Release format: MKV (398 MB, 10-bit)

Japanesiness: No honorifics.

English style: American English.

Encoding details: http://pastebin.com/J7ccwD8a

Speed: Slow (>48 hours)

Translation style: Original TL.

External links.

Group website: http://www.hiryuufansubs.com/

IRC channel: #[email protected]

Visual Review

Karaoke.

Opening. Fansubbing has gone too far. …and I like it.

Rating: Great.

Ending. Good, but if they turned down the effect a bit, it’d be better.

Rating: Good.

Typesetting.

They did it all. Coulda taken 40 more screens, but I think what I capped here should suffice to give you the right impression.

Spoiler for

Other.

If you’re a fan of “line break everything” groups like Underwater, the lines in this release may be a bit wide for your taste.

Though I suppose it’s better than the alternative:

RIP Underwater. ;_;

Script Review

Karaoke.

If it was unchangable, that’d mean you couldn’t chang it. And I don’t even know what that means.

unchangable -> unchangeable

Main Script.

She’ll “give it a shot”? Yeah, no. She’s a bit more competent than Kiri-chan.

“I’ll register right over here, so let me know if you need any help.”

Let’s not.

let’s fight to the fullest -> let’s not hold anything back

While the “That’s… amazing, in a sense.” reeks of generic translation, and the first line needs a rephrase so it doesn’t seem like the site is intentionally awful (“The official homepage only has minimal amounts of information.”), the real problem here is in the middle. I read those lines and my eyes glaze over.

“You can only perform character management, e-currency exchange”

“and most other account-related functions in the game itself.”

Don’t have elevators where you come from, Hiryuu?

“It’s one floor down.”

“conceited” really isn’t the term I’d use here. I would suggest you use a fork of “stupid” for this line, but I’m a bit concerned you’d end up sticking one up your nose instead.

Actually, I take that back. Maybe a lobotomy is in order.

Lightsaber? I ain’t dropping your score for it, but really?

A joint English and culinary arts class?

“so I want to teach you one final thing.”

“What the bullet of defeat tastes like.”

I would’ve been really confused by this line if I hadn’t already watched the Crunchyroll version. She’s supposed to be saying she’d quit playing the game completely if she lost in the prelims. Needs to be clearer since “I’ll quit” could refer to a lot of things.

I’ll quit. -> I’ll quit GGO entirely.

I would hope so.

She just said she was gonna kick his ass in the prelims. Drop the “someday”.

Wherever the “to begin with” is coming from, you need to send it back there.

Results

Watchability: Watchable.

Visual grade: A+

Script grade: C (it’s a 200-line script, so mistakes matter more here)

Overall grade: B-

I’d say it’s a toss-up between FFF and Hiryuu for this show. I’d probably recommend FFF over Hiryuu, just for the speed benefits, but personally I’m just gonna go with Crunchyroll, since I don’t want anything delaying me from Sinon’s delicious backside.

Speaking of:

Spoiler for

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46 thoughts on “Fansub Review: [Hiryuu] Sword Art Online II (Episode 05v2)”

Ace

August 9, 2014 at 5:10 pm

Can’t wait for C87
[NSWF] http://i.imgur.com/LJpaH3b.jpg
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- Dark_Sage
  
  August 9, 2014 at 5:11 pm
  
  If I ever get a tattoo on my face, that’ll be it.
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- PP
  
  August 9, 2014 at 5:27 pm
  
  Can’t wait for BDs*
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  - Ace
    
    August 9, 2014 at 6:23 pm
    
    The day BDs have nips I want to fap to will be the day ecchi anime get good. It’ll never happen.
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    - Anonymous
      
      August 10, 2014 at 7:41 am
      
      Get a load of this guy.
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      - Ace
        
        August 10, 2014 at 4:13 pm
        
        My amazing taste might overload you so don’t load me too much
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Anderother

August 9, 2014 at 6:01 pm

Commie review soon?
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- Fyurie
  
  August 9, 2014 at 6:08 pm
  
  Commie got DQed.
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kiryu-kun

August 9, 2014 at 8:12 pm

Dat OP though
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- Anonymous
  
  August 10, 2014 at 7:41 am
  
  It’s godly.
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Leona

August 9, 2014 at 8:27 pm

Dat ED. Reminds me of STrick for some reason. lol
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- HyakuPercent
  
  August 10, 2014 at 5:23 am
  
  lol Leona good eye.
  I modified your template for it. I thought it was literally the perfect one for the job.
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Koby

August 9, 2014 at 9:51 pm

OP too obtrusive; automatic skip from me.
ED is nice.
Nothing here worth waiting for though.
Sticking to FFF for SAO2.
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qwerty

August 9, 2014 at 10:25 pm

>Transistor
Pretty good taste you have there, D_S. Lack of posts is forgiven-
>Last Remnant
…
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- Dark_Sage
  
  August 10, 2014 at 12:01 am
  
  It’s an awful game, I agree. But if you use a trainer to essentially disable the BR mechanic, it’s pretty enjoyable.
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hayaterocks

August 9, 2014 at 11:13 pm

since Xythar confronted me on being more direct about my comments, I suppose I’ll be frank about it.

>let’s fight to the fullest -> let’s not hold anything back

Let’s not hold anything back isn’t common English either, however grammatically correct it may be. Try “no holding back.” Add “for either of us” if you’re picky on details. when reviewing, relevant comments and fixes are much appreciated (please do note that was sarcastic, to be frank).
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- rarely_upset
  
  August 10, 2014 at 3:07 am
  
  PJSalt ｗｗｗ PJSalt
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- Dark_Sage
  
  August 10, 2014 at 8:46 pm
  
  >when reviewing, relevant comments and fixes are much appreciated (please do note that was sarcastic, to be frank).
  
  I don’t think this line says what you think it says. Go back to whining to Xythar about me until you learn how to literacy.
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  - hayaterocks
    
    August 11, 2014 at 5:54 pm
    
    If what you interpreted from my line isn’t what I meant, then apparently this site has failed (for a long while) to fulfill its original purpose of reviewing various fansubs. If that is the case, then I suppose it wouldn’t be considered a mistake to point out an error in English and make the same error yourself in attempting to suggest a fix. As far as I’m concerned, such mistakes are “irrelevant to the topic at hand”, just as personal attacks to fansub groups and your corny jokes are.
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    - Dark_Sage
      
      August 11, 2014 at 6:03 pm
      
      You’re not a native English speaker, are you? Honest feedback: your writing is painful to read.
      
      For your suggestion, I wouldn’t have much a problem with it… if this were a dub and the VA spoke past the line quickly. Otherwise, it’s awful.
      
      As far as personal attacks and corny jokes… welcome to Crymore?
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      - hayaterocks
        
        August 11, 2014 at 8:49 pm
        
        Sorry. I just wanted to find a way to point out a mistake without calling you incompetent for it. It’s okay if you don’t know what subtlety is, but if you’d rather be called incompetent for every human error that you make, by all means, feel free to say so. I would just rather respect the effort that is placed before bashing the lack of results that come from it. Not sure if you feel me, that’s from the heart.
        
        As far as the suggestion goes, if that is the limitation of your English, then I suppose that can’t be helped. The line “let’s not hold anything back,” I personally have not heard that line in any particular movie, book, TV show, or any other media that I’ve come across that is originally in English, but, to quote you, “I wouldn’t have much a problem with it… if this were a dub and the VA spoke past the line quickly. Otherwise, it’s awful.” We stand by our opinions, so be it.
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        Dark_Sage
        
        August 11, 2014 at 9:22 pm
        
        I wouldn’t say it’s a mistake, but I do appreciate the effort. I shouldn’t be free of criticism just because I’m the sexiest thing to hit the fansub scene since FlashGordon.
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        Fuwaa
        
        August 13, 2014 at 8:52 am
        
        Not holding back is something you hear in English conversations regarding competitions. It’s not a figurative saying, so, if you know the language, you should understand what it means. Most commonly, it’s “don’t hold back” (challenger) or “I won’t hold back” (challenged).
        
        You seem to be smug but your wording is somewhat awkward. If English is your second language, it’s pretty good… Except for the fact that you’re using that uncomfortable English to bash someone much better at the language than you.
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    - Darkseid
      
      August 13, 2014 at 5:49 am
      
      >If what you interpreted from my line isn’t what I meant
      I feel sorry for your editor if that is how you normally speak :(
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HyakuPercent

August 10, 2014 at 5:24 am

The subs are broken in the OP webm btw
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- Dark_Sage
  
  August 10, 2014 at 8:49 pm
  
  Here’s the script I’m using. Improvements are welcome.
  
  -i “anime.mkv” -ss 00:00.000 -to 00:00.000 -c:a libvorbis -c:v libvpx -crf 12 -b:v 1000k -vf “scale=640:-1,subtitles=’anime.mkv'” -sn output.webm
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  - LotusGG
    
    August 11, 2014 at 11:07 am
    
    Try setting the cut 3seconds before the actual OP start.
    Also, try removing the “-b:v 1000k” and setting the -crf to 18.
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    - Dark_Sage
      
      August 11, 2014 at 6:18 pm
      
      I think I’m gonna keep the bitrate in there next time:
      
      The problem might be with this error message that got returned: “fontconfig: cannot find font ‘Montara Gothic’, falling back to ‘Montara-Gothic'”. Though my google searches haven’t much helped in resolving it. (And yes, the font is installed.)
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      - LotusGG
        
        August 11, 2014 at 8:21 pm
        
        Maybe it is not correctly attached to the mkv.
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        Dark_Sage
        
        August 11, 2014 at 9:22 pm
        
        Looks to be some fontconfig bullshit. It’s a hassle to deal with so for now I’m just gonna leave things as they are. ffmpeg doesn’t wanna play nice even with my .conf file.
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elenrod

August 10, 2014 at 6:14 am

>Lightsaber? I ain’t dropping your score it, but really?

I’m dropping your score this one.
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- Dark_Sage
  
  August 10, 2014 at 8:49 pm
  
  ;_;
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Anon

August 10, 2014 at 9:56 am

That OP. Jesus Christ. Brilliant. And I can only assume it’s all softsubbed. Great work there.
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- Dark_Sage
  
  August 10, 2014 at 8:50 pm
  
  Yup, it’s softsubbed.
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Enz

August 11, 2014 at 4:59 am

Holy fuckballs, that OP kara is orgasmic. Makes me almost want to watch the show.
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just passing by

August 11, 2014 at 6:07 pm

Any update or something for next review and for which show it might be.
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- Dark_Sage
  
  August 11, 2014 at 6:08 pm
  
  Yes, I poured a third of a Mio Energy into my water, so tonight should result in… something. Should be a Zankyou review.
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  - Solaristics
    
    August 11, 2014 at 7:50 pm
    
    Key word here is should
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    - Dark_Sage
      
      August 11, 2014 at 7:57 pm
      
      Something drastically distracting would have to occur to prevent this review from getting out tonight. Good thing porn doesn’t exist.
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  - Anony
    
    August 17, 2014 at 9:48 am
    
    What is Mio Energy and where can it be purchased?
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    - Dark_Sage
      
      August 17, 2014 at 9:51 am
      
      It’s basically caffeine pills in liquid form. And they’re pretty damn strong, so everyone likes to put them in liquid to dilute them. One of my party tricks is pouring a quarter of a bottle into my mouth all at once. Haven’t died yet, but I’m anticipating a surprise ending one of these days.
      
      You can get ’em anywhere in America.
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      - Anony
        
        August 17, 2014 at 11:38 am
        
        How much is one bottle?
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        Dark_Sage
        
        August 17, 2014 at 1:25 pm
        
        Seems to be going for around $3.50. Sometimes you can get ’em on a 2 for $5 sale.
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        Anony
        
        August 17, 2014 at 5:25 pm
        
        Seems cheap enough.
        I’m tempted to order a few dozen and sell them to my caffeine-addict friends.
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        shcboomer
        
        August 18, 2014 at 3:33 am
        
        I can attest to his dedication to this method.
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TuRDMaN

August 15, 2014 at 12:46 am

Hah, I’m playing Last Remnant right now too. Started and dropped it when it first came out, but now I’m really enjoying it!
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Fansub Review: [Hiryuu] Sword Art Online II (Episode 05v2)

Table of Contents

Release Information

Episode details.

External links.

Visual Review

Karaoke.

Typesetting.

Other.

Script Review

Karaoke.

Main Script.

Results

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