Disappointment: the anime.
Translation Party House Rules:
D-Frag! – Episode 01
Comparisons: 10 or 20
Participants:
HorribleSubs
m.3.3.w
Vivid
Codes:
{\i1} indicates the start of italics
{\i0} indicates the close of italics
Essential 1.
We’re introduced to the Kazama Crew by way of… some random student introducing them to his friend.
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HorribleSubs :: For starters, that fatso is Little Foot Yokoshima!
>A striped shirt when he’s overweight? He’s insanely confident!
Then there’s Long Mountain Nagayama!
>That’s just his name in English!
Finally, you’ve got their leader… er… Huh? Who was he…?
>>I’m Kenji Kazama!
>>Didn’t you just call us Kazama’s Party?!
m33w :: For starters, that fatty is Little Foot Yokoshima!
>A striped shirt when he’s overweight? That guy is insanely confident!
Then, there’s Long Mountain Nagayama!
>That’s just his name in English!
Finally, you’ve got their leader!
Huh? Who was he…?
>>I’m Kazama Kenji! Didn’t you just call us {\i1}The Kazama Party{\i0}?!
Vivid :: First up, the fat one over there is “Little Foot” Yokoshima!
>He wears a striped polo even though he’s overweight?
>How confident is this guy?!
And that’s “Long Mountain” Nagayama!
>That’s just his name in English!
And last but not least, the leader…
Uh…
Huh? Er…
>>Kazama Kenji!
>>Didn’t you just call us the Kazama Family?!
to get a solid-state sub track instead :: N/A. They all suck.
Essential 2.
Yokoshima suggests a dastardly plan.
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HorribleSubs :: But dang, don’t the culture clubs have heaps of fun stuff? Like manga and games!
>Yeah!
If Kazama’s Party is gonna rule the school,
why don’t we “borrow” some of their goods?
>>You’re just as evil as your face lets on…
m33w :: Man, don’t the cultural clubs have heaps of fun stuff? Like manga and games!
>Yeah!
If the Kazama Party is gonna rule the school,
why don’t we “borrow” some of their stuff?
>>You’re just as evil as your face lets on…
Vivid :: Besides, the culture clubs should have plenty of fun stuff lying around, right?
Like manga or games.
>Yeah…
Why don’t we have them {\i1}lend{\i0} all of that to the Kazama Family, the soon-to-be rulers of this school?
>>For someone with such a baby face, you sure are one evil bastard.
to get a solid-state sub track instead :: N/A. They all suck.
Essential 3.
Kenji helps put out the fire that the girls had previously pretended didn’t exist.
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HorribleSubs :: Geh! What was I thinking? It isn’t like me to put so much effort into something!
>I’m amazed you put out that illusionary fire.
You just said, “fire,” didn’t you?!
m33w :: What was I thinking? It’s not like me to put so much effort into something!
>I’m amazed you put out an illusory fire.
You just said, “fire” didn’t you?!
Vivid :: What have I done?
Trying so hard is totally unlike me.
>I’m amazed you dealt with that illusionary fire.
You just admitted it was a fire!
to get a solid-state sub track instead :: N/A. They all suck.
Essential 4.
Ignore the typeset when coming to your decision. The group I chose to take screenshots from hardsubbed their typesetting.
Audio: [mp3t track="http://www.crymore.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/DFrag04.mp3" play="Start audio" stop="Pause this shit" volslider="y"]
HorribleSubs :: No! I never thought her ultimate flame-based {\i1}Moe Moe{\i0} Attack wouldn’t work!
>Hang in there! Your injuries may not be that deep!
>>I’ve dampened her spirits. Maybe she really is a fire type.
m33w :: No! I didn’t think her ultimate fire based Moe Moe Attack would have no effect!
>Hang in there! Your injuries may not be that deep!
>>Seems that I’ve dampened her spirits. Maybe she really is a fire-type?
Vivid :: Wha—?!
How could the ultimate flame attack, Burning Love, not have any effect?!
>Pull yourself together.
>Your injuries may not be that severe.
>>She crashed and burned.
>>Maybe she really {\i1}is{\i0} a fire elemental.
to get a solid-state sub track instead :: N/A. They all suck.
Essential 5.
Kenji realizes which club she was recruiting for when they met in the morning.
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HorribleSubs :: You were recruiting for that terrifying club?
>Terrifying…?
At any rate, I’ll forget about that puny fire, so quit harassing me.
m33w :: You were recruiting for that terrifying club?
>Terrifying?
At any rate, I’ll forget about that puny fire, so quit harassing me.
Vivid :: You were headhunting for {\i1}that{\i0} freaky club?
>Freaky…?
Anyway, I won’t tell anyone about the fire,
so stop following me around.
to get a solid-state sub track instead :: N/A. They all suck.
Essential 6.
Kenji gets a leg massage.
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HorribleSubs :: Why are you rubbing your cheek against my feet?
Ew! Do you have a foot fetish?
>I ain’t doin’ that! Now hurry up and get this bag off of me!
m33w :: Why are you rubbing your cheek against my feet?
Do you have a foot fetish?
>I ain’t doin’ that! Now hurry up and get this bag off of me!
Vivid :: Wait, why are you rubbing your cheek up against my leg?
Ew, do you have a leg fetish?
>I did nothing of the sort!
>Get this thing off of me already!
to get a solid-state sub track instead :: N/A. They all suck.
Essential 7.
Just read the manga. I promise you it’s decent.
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HorribleSubs :: Now you’ve heard our self-introductions, Mr. Foot Fetish.
>Wait! You’re trying to establish me as some weird elemental type!
m33w :: Now you’ve heard our self-introductions, Mr. Foot Fetish.
>Wait! You’re trying to establish me as some weird elemental type!
Vivid :: Well, you heard our introductions, Mr. Leg Fetishist.
>Wait!
>Why are you trying to pin some weird-ass element on me?!
to get a solid-state sub track instead :: N/A. They all suck.
Essential 8.
Kenji, realizing Lightning-sensei is the best girl.
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HorribleSubs :: Wait a damn minute!
Eh? What? You’re a teacher?
Are you a teacher?!
m33w :: Wait a damn minute!
Eh? What? You’re a teacher?!
Are you a teacher?!
Vivid :: Hold it right there!
The hell? A teacher?
You’re a goddamn chalk pusher?!
to get a solid-state sub track instead :: N/A. They all suck.
Essential 9.
Acchan comes in, smacking the shit out of Kenji, and trying to figure out what the Game Creation Club did to make him join.
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HorribleSubs :: How strange! I don’t see any blaring physical injuries, which could only mean…
…they must have done something weird under your clothes!
m33w :: How strange! I can’t see any blaring physical injuries, which could only mean…
They must have done something weird where you can’t see!
Vivid :: This is strange. I don’t see any external injuries, but…
Does this mean…
something weird happened underneath his clothes?
to get a solid-state sub track instead :: N/A. They all suck.
Essential 10.
Acchan, talking about how he knows the student council president: Earth-chan.
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HorribleSubs :: That’s right! I lost the election to become president!
I figured I could contribute to my old school somehow, so I became the Vice President.
But whenever there was a problem, the President would stomp on me!
She’d stomp on me when there wasn’t a problem! She walked all over me!
When… When she’s like that… I find her unforgivably addictive!
m33w :: That’s right! I lost the election to become president!
I figured I could contribute to my old school somehow, so I became the Vice President.
Whenever there was a problem, the President would stomp on me!
She’d stomp on me even when there wasn’t a problem! She just walked all over me!
When… When she’s like that,
I find her unforgivably addictive!
Vivid :: That’s right. I lost in the presidential elections.
But I still wanted to contribute to my school, so I took up the post of vice president,
only for the president to walk all over me whenever anything went wrong.
Or even when nothing went wrong!
She dug her heels right into me!
I…
I find that president…
irresistibly unforgivable!
to get a solid-state sub track instead :: N/A. They all suck.
Decision Point:
- Put it on my tongue. (You got it, Acchan. Click the spoiler and keep going.)
- I’ve made my choice already. (Well look who’s so sure of themselves. Fine, head down to the results.)
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Which group had which line (unformatted, lazy-mode Sage):
Overall scores…
HorribleSubs: 4 times
m33w: 4 times
Vivid: 3 times
N/A: 3 times
Pretty mixed. m.3.3.w’s was a lazy edit, but I felt Vivid tried way too hard on some of the lines.
Overall scores…
HorribleSubs: 3 times
m33w: 7 times
Vivid: 8 times
N/A: 6 times
I watched Vivid’s release, but m.3.3.w had some good lines, as well.
Overall scores…
HorribleSubs: 1 time
m33w: 1 time
Vivid: 18 times
Looks like your best bet is Vivid.
Overall scores…
HorribleSubs: 8 times
m33w: 7 times
Vivid: 5 times
Looks like your best bet is HorribleSubs
m33w and HS hardly had any differences and both were overall good enough so… couldn’t go wrong with either I guess.
I couldn’t get past “Kazama Party” for a gang, and I checked and sure enough the one group that didn’t use “party” used “fire elemental” on an obvious pokemon reference.
I’m just glad I wasn’t going to watch this show anyway.
You haven’t watched the show, but it’s an obvious Pokemon reference. Right.
Hint: Your interpreting CR’s line as a Pokemon reference doesn’t magically make it one.
Double hint: it’s not a Pokémon reference.
Overall scores…
HorribleSubs: 3 times
m33w: 4 times
Vivid: 5 times
Looks like your best bet is Vivid
Chalk pusher, huh? That’s a new one.
>Chalk pusher
Not the first time I’ve seen that turn of phrase. I *think* it was in the official release of AzuDaioh way back when. Could be wrong though.
But dang, this school is locc’d out. Even teach is a meth (chalk) dealer.
Essentials…
HorribleSubs: 1 time; m33w: 2 times; Vivid: 3 times;
Raw Meat: 5 times
Looks like your best bet risks Listeria. Woo hoo!
with Extended…
HorribleSubs: 1 time
m33w: 2 times
Vivid: 11 times
Raw Meat: 7 times
Looks like your best bet is Vivid. Whew! I can watch the show and avoid meningoencephalitis.
Goddammit, in all my years of these stupid fucking reviews, I never even thought of raw meat wordplay.
Well played.
Grazie!