This review comes with a trigger warning: if almost-English translations give you headaches, this one will give you a migraine. It is ESL in all the worst ways.

 

 

Table of Contents

Release Information

Visual Quality

Script Quality

Results

 

Release Information

Episode details.

Release format: 720p MKV (308 MB, 8-bit)

Japanesiness: Honorifics. “Tor” instead of “Tooru”.

English style: American English.

Encoding details: http://pastebin.com/RyjHbQ83

Speed: Quick (<48 hours)

Translation style: Original TL, but not in a good way.

 

External links.

Group website: http://watakushi-fansub.blogspot.com/

IRC channel: #[email protected]

 

 

Visual Review

Karaoke.

Opening.

Webm link

Rating: Bad. Do I even need to qualify this rating? I mean, shit, just look at it.

 

Ending.

Webm link

Rating: Okay+. I’m always one for sparkles and glitter, even when they have no thematic ties to the visuals or the song.

 

 

Typesetting.

It exists, but it sucks.

 

 

 

Script Review

Karaoke.

I don’t see any reason to go line by line through Watakushi’s translations, but if you hate your free time, be my guest.

 

 

Main Script.

You mean “Pardon the interruption.”

This isn’t a sentence.

This is also not a sentence. …nor is it even English.

Square-Enix, the fuck are you doing in my fansub scene?

I only got a C in Calc 101, but I’m pretty sure there’s something off here.

got to

vs.

got into

More stupid fucking ESL bullshit. People don’t “get” misunderstandings; they “have” them.

I’m not one to advocate for rape, but considering what they did to English in this release, I think going eye-for-an-eye is rather applicable.

This translation is not up to par.

Watakushi, giving the advice they need to hear.

This is literally the opposite of what he’s saying.

That’s a problem. -> That won’t be a problem.

A conversation, apparently. I’m surprised too.

People who get to lines like this and think “yeah, this makes sense, I should totally watch more Watakushi subs” shouldn’t be allowed to make their own decisions.

A. The fuck is “read up this” supposed to mean?

B. The fuck does “lining up” their Blazes work?

C. For real, the fuck is wrong with Watakushi?

If my narcissism didn’t make me immune to depression, these subs would certainly put me over the edge.

apart -> part

…

 

 

 

Results

Watchability: Understandable if you use the subs as a rough “guide”, but unwatchable if you have any standards.

Visual grade: D+

Script grade: F

Overall grade: F

You should avoid this at all costs. Nothing Watakushi has released has done the slightest to justify their existence as a group or as human beings. Go with HorribleSubs if you need this show ASAP.

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