Fansub Review: [Anime-Koi] Gugure! Kokkuri-san (Episode 04)

November 21, 2014November 20, 2014 by Dark_Sage

This post was written by Dark_Sage. He is Dark_Sage.

I had planned to watch a bit of anime and go to sleep early tonight, but it turns out that’s kinda hard to do when you’re bleeding from your fucking eyes.

In retrospect, I should have checked their site before setting my expectations for this release. Even the Berlin Wall didn’t have this much writing on it.

Release Information

Visual Quality

Script Quality

Results

Release Information

Episode details.

Release format: MKV (317 MB, 10-bit)

Japanesiness: Honorifics.

English style: Abused.

Encoding details: http://pastebin.com/BX1CtfJ3

Speed: Slow (>48 hours)

Translation style: “Google Translate, take the wheel!”

External links.

Group website: http://www.anime-koi.com/

IRC channel: #[email protected]

Visual Review

Karaoke.

Webm link

Ending. I’m not sure what hurts more: the English or the font. …Okay, it’s the English, but the kara sucks too.

Rating: Bad.

Typesetting.

Look at the bottom of this screen.

Yeah, it about sums up Anime-Koi’s typesetting effort on this show. Have some more if you get off to inadequacy:

Spoiler for

Script Review

Karaoke.

You’d be better off watching the OP/ED with the karaoke turned off.

Main Script.

The awkward dialogue kills the comedy, but the bounty of (presumably) unintentional errors manages to resurrect some of it.

Of course, it comes back a bit… changed.

Get Benedict off your mind; he isn’t even a good actor.

cumbersome -> troublesome

I’m going to assume they meant “morphling” here. Not that it would make the line any better.

Is a slum shack just a love shack for bums? I don’t think I like where you’re taking this, Anime-Koi.

Waps, I know you won’t be convinced by the piles of aborted English, but perhaps this line will give you cause to stay away from Anime-Koi’s release.

The syntax holocaust in this release would make even the Khmer Rouge jealous.

This is probably the closest Anime-Koi got to forming a complete thought in this episode. If it makes sense to you, you may need medication too.

An extra period here, an extra chromosome there…

I’ve never wanted anything less in my life.

It’s an orphanage, you shitwits.

“Bullying is uncool”, huh? Sounds like a nationwide PSA campaign in the making.

I imagine clubs and spades would. Let’s find out.

Here, have a period: . I know these things can be easy to forget when your mother forgot not to drink whiskey while pregnant. Damn shame she didn’t drink nail remover instead.

Yeah, I think that’s an adequate depiction of my despair. Thanks, Japan.

As Mr. Rogers would say, “You’re entirely unsalvageable.”

Sometimes genetic diversity can be too diverse.

I wish I could shed a tear for what Anime-Koi did to English in their subs, but I fear I’ve been completely desensitized to the abuse.

Your social experiment worked, A-Koi. I no longer feel emotion. Love is truly over.

If this release was a book, I would burn it. Twice.

Results

Watchability: Unwatchable.

Visual grade: D

Script grade: F

Overall grade: F

I didn’t look too far into the HorribleSubs release, but I can tell you for sure that it’s not this bad. Skip these subs like the editor’s father skipped out on him.

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34 thoughts on “Fansub Review: [Anime-Koi] Gugure! Kokkuri-san (Episode 04)”

Solaristics

November 20, 2014 at 2:24 am

Sasuga, Anime-Koi. Just grab WatchableSubs. Better encode, same script.
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- Solaristics
  
  November 20, 2014 at 6:31 pm
  
  By same script, I mean from HorribleSubs.
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qwerty

November 20, 2014 at 2:31 am

Apparently this is one of their TLer’s favourite shows. I guess their editor and QC don’t feel the same way. Edit: looks like that’s already in the review. Oops.

And why the fuck do A-K’s releases vary in quality THAT much? Chaika and Ai Tenchi seemed fine, and then I watched this. What’s going on? Is Kokkuri like a place they use for punishment?
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- Solaristics
  
  November 20, 2014 at 2:35 am
  
  Back when the Persona Movie aired, we decided to try the same editor to do the edits but ended up tossing the edits because he made errors everywhere. It seems they decided to pick him up despite a few people saying not to. Well, that’s what happens when you’re desperate… I guess. Can’t vouch for their QCs since I’m not in the group anymore and haven’t watched a single show from them since the summer.
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  - qwerty
    
    November 20, 2014 at 2:45 am
    
    God fucking damn it. I was beginning to like A-K cos it seemed like they were getting their act together. Even one or two minor mistakes I probably wouldn’t mind.
    
    But this is a Funi-level trash. Did NO ONE look at this and say “hey hold up guys, there’s a few issues?” I know they have some decent staff, so where the fuck are they?
    
    A-K, you’re one of the few subbing groups left. Get your shit together.
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- anon
  
  November 22, 2014 at 5:18 am
  
  >Chaika and Ai Tenchi seemed fine
  lol no
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  - qwerty
    
    November 22, 2014 at 6:36 am
    
    Do elaborate.
    
    I said “fine”, not “great”.
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qwerty

November 20, 2014 at 2:52 am

On a more positive note, damn D_S keep the reviews coming. Do you have something good lined up? I could really use one after all of these.
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- Dark_Sage
  
  November 20, 2014 at 9:54 am
  
  I’ll decide on what next to review while I’m on the plane tonight. Don’t have a specific release in mind just yet.
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  - Welp
    
    November 20, 2014 at 9:58 am
    
    Chyuu’s Seven Deadly Shit, plzzz.
    Reply
  - LotusGG
    
    November 20, 2014 at 11:09 am
    
    watashi’s Kiseijuu for sexy Righty.
    Reply
  - Anonymous
    
    November 20, 2014 at 6:35 pm
    
    Why do you fly so much, D_S?
    Reply
    - LotusGG
      
      November 20, 2014 at 6:46 pm
      
      He’s a stewardess.
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      - vipirius
        
        November 20, 2014 at 7:21 pm
        
        Which airline do you work for, can I stalk you.
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        Dark_Sage
        
        November 20, 2014 at 10:44 pm
        
        Don’t work for an airline, but if you’re ever in an airport, look for a white guy dressed in businesswear. That’s me.
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        Ash
        
        November 20, 2014 at 11:22 pm
        
        Were you the guy I saw getting arrested with six dozen prostitutes last Tuesday?
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        vipirius
        
        November 21, 2014 at 8:33 am
        
        So I walked up to a white guy in businesswear at an airport and told him his site is shit and he said wtf are you talking about. Maybe he wasn’t white enough.
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    - Anonymous
      
      November 21, 2014 at 7:00 am
      
      Sasuga, D_S!
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MM

November 20, 2014 at 4:47 am

I really shouldn’t read these right after I wake up, I didn’t spot half of the mistakes at first and thought you just didn’t like the lines.
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Anonymous

November 20, 2014 at 5:57 am

>that Steve Irwin joke
As an Australian, I’m offended!
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FalseDawn

November 20, 2014 at 9:38 am

>I looked too far into the HorribleSubs release

Is this like being able to see the Matrix code while inside it? :S
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- Dark_Sage
  
  November 20, 2014 at 9:49 am
  
  This is what happens when the eye blood clots.
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Mehrwerfer

November 20, 2014 at 10:43 am

WatchableSubs > HorribleSubs > Anime-Koi
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- LotusGG
  
  November 20, 2014 at 11:07 am
  
  ???
  Fansub-exclusive releases should be reviewed last.
  We need reviews to avoid shit like that we’ve just read.
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Kamica

November 20, 2014 at 3:00 pm

I used to watch Anime-Koi releases for pretty anything they picked up. Thank god i’ve been impatient lately.
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- Period
  
  November 20, 2014 at 9:46 pm
  
  Lucky you, just think of the 6396 that went blind when they opened this.
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OblivionShadow

November 20, 2014 at 8:51 pm

Oh god it’s this show. I ended up dropping it on the first episode.
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- Anonymous
  
  November 21, 2014 at 7:11 am
  
  Yeah, shit show deserves shit subs.
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anon-tan

November 21, 2014 at 11:36 am

Wow, their subs for the first episode were a bit off, but this is terrible. Glad I stuck with HS.
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puddi

November 22, 2014 at 1:37 am

>ググれ as “Search for it”

oh my god a-koi you’re killing me
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- Solaristics
  
  November 22, 2014 at 1:45 am
  
  What’s the actual TL?
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  - puddi
    
    November 22, 2014 at 2:01 am
    
    it’s a verb using ググル which is explicitly “Google” so it’s more like “Google it”
    
    and it should be obvious how “Search for it” and “Google it” are different
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Tobikage

November 23, 2014 at 7:45 am

So much editing fail. And the Steve Irwin joke is inexcusable.

“Damn shame she didn’t drink nail remover instead.”

Nail remover. Ouch. >.<
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Sadoz

November 28, 2014 at 5:57 pm

Bunch of retards… omg.
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