Category Archives: Fansubs

General discussion (not specifically a review) of a series not available yet in Region 1, but subtitled by fans and released on the internet.

Another Take on Rosario + Panchira

Posted on January 30, 2008 by Ubu Roi

So I checked out today’s Megatokyo strip, only to notice that Dom had posted a brand new rant…about R+V! You may ask why I consider Rosario + Vampire to be the dumbest on a list of very dumb shows I’ve … Continue reading →

Posted in Fansubs, Webcomics | 11 Comments

2008’s “Should Have Been Hentai” award?

Posted on January 26, 2008 by Ubu Roi

Just finished watching “They Are My Noble Masters” ep. 3. I’m slightly boggled. Good lord. Must find some pictures to post… that won’t melt the monitor. Maybe this title should be “Almost Was Hentai.” (Edited per Owen and IKnight’s comment … Continue reading →

Posted in Cheesecake, Fansubs | 7 Comments

Manga: Rosario + Vampire

Posted on January 24, 2008 by Ubu Roi

I don’t normally do manga; my taste has moved away from comic books in general over the years, and manga is particularly hard for me to read, since it involves running against the (western) habit of reading left to right. … Continue reading →

Posted in Fansubs, Manga | 11 Comments

Testing the Waters

Posted on January 14, 2008 by Ubu Roi

It has been said that one of the reasons that fansubbing has become as “bad” as it has, is that there’s too much demand to wait a year for the R1 license to be announced, and another six-eight months (if … Continue reading →

Posted in Anime Industry, Commerce, Fandom, Fansubs, Upcoming Releases | 11 Comments

Ubu Roi’s Worst of 2007

Posted on January 6, 2008 by Ubu Roi

Side note: A lot of fansub material is in the .mkv format these days. Unfortunately, for some reason, in the middle of prepping this article, Zoomplayer decided that all screenshots would be of the first frame in the file, no … Continue reading →

Posted in All Reviews, Anime Industry, Fansubs, Random Nonsense | 9 Comments

Goyshuso-sama Train Wreck?

Posted on December 17, 2007 by Ubu Roi

It’s been suggested by folks who may have seen the raws that the ending of Goyshuso-sama Ninomiya-kun is going to a train wreck. I can’t say as I’m surprised by that at all; while I may have voted for “Who … Continue reading →

Posted in All Reviews, Art and Craft, Fansubs | 16 Comments

Blah.

Posted on November 9, 2007 by Ubu Roi

I have to admit, animé just isn’t doing it for me right now. I look at all the crap on fansub and go, “ewwwww!” Hayate lost me because it has no intention of going anywhere soon (it’s a 50 episode … Continue reading →

Posted in Bitching, Fansubs | 25 Comments