General subtitle discussion thread

Definitely Itoshii Kimi e. I fell in love with the show watching the raw. :sweat:

vibius wrote:

I've seen the following with eng subs:
first 3 episodes of Love and Fight
first 4 eps of Tokyo Love Story

all of tokyo love story has been subbed its just that its available in very bad quality.

merumerumee wrote:*Trick 3 and Tokyo Love Story... :hehe:

Trick3 is currently being telecast in SoCal with English subs. :D

eien Bussan wrote:

I actually went out and bought the "scenerio books" (scripts) for both IWGP and Kisarazu.

eien Bussan - Can you tell me where to find these books? Are they available for any dorama? But I guess they're written in Japanese, right?

Hey, then half your job is done! Hahaha, you don't even need to listen so closely to the drama now! Having ‚` script is really a big help!:D If you buy the drama books (they're sold like fictional novels, but because they're written after the drama was released, they're 100% accurate to the script of the drama!), you can also make subtitles fairly easily, so far as translating anyway. :D

As for subtitling, the pros say they use Substation Alpha...dunno about that tho', cuz I use dinky Subtitle Workshop thingy

Off the top of my head, I'd say

Okusama wa majo, Love Revolution and Koi no Chikara. Has Hatsu Taiken ever been subbed? Oh, and I'd love to see a subbed version of Ooku (The Inner Palace)! I watched that last year on the International Channel, and even without subtitles it was enthralling! But the overly-formal language was really difficult and I missed quite a bit of what was going on.

--Maria

Some of these series mentioned HAVE been completely subbed in English :sweat: I can even run down which ones were, LOL. But, some of them aired a long time ago w/ subs on TV, so some of them don't have the most desirable quality :sweat: Some series mentioned may come to a surprise to some that they aired w/ subs (older ones, like Hakusen Nagashi).

yume wrote:I have recently downloaded a subtitling program. I am just subtitling for fun, but I figure someone might want to see them...

I am currently soft-subbing:

ŒN‚ª‘z‚¢o‚É‚È‚é‘O‚É / Kimi ga Omoide ni Naru Mae ni
--I've started on episode 3, as I am still in the process of getting 1, 2 and 4.

“ì‚­‚ñ‚Ì—öl / Minami-kun no Koibito
--I've started on episode 5 of this because I deleted the earlier eps. I can always download them again though.

I can do other dramas, I am just surprised no one else has done them! Like Tokyo Love Story!! That's infamous! Kisarazu Cat's Eye isn'‚” interesting enough for me to bother translating one episode for 4 days, haha, so I won't take that request...but if someone can show me where the RAWS are, I'll be willing to type them up :)

Oh, so yeah, doesn't anyone want to see "Kimi ga Omoide..."??? If you've downloaded it from a torrent, I can upload the soft-subs eventually. :D

I've been downloading Kimi ga Omoide ni Naru Mae ni as well, got eps 1-4. I'm getting antsy for more :doh: I hope that person uploading the raws uploads them all. Good luck w/ your subbing efforts :mrgreen:

About Minami-kun no Koibito, I downloaded 1 ep, tried it, and only continued to get it for its sillyness :sweat: People might like it if you do it, but...eh, I thought it was kinda silly :notell:

yume wrote:As for subtitling, the pros say they use Substation Alpha...dunno about that tho', cuz I use dinky Subtitle Workshop thingy

Ah, I'm guilty :hehe: I use Substation Alpha, but I'm very comfy w/ it. I find it very easy to time and edit things. I started on that a year and a half ago. I have not tried Subtitle Workshop though, I feel at home w/ SSA :sweat: Whatever you use is up to you, but if you want softsub and you are used to SW, keep up w/ that. ;) It's just a matter of preference. SSA sub files also work w/ Vobsub for softsub purposes.

Surpur wrote:

eien Bussan - Can you tell me where to find these books? Are they available for any dorama? But I guess they're written in Japanese, right?

I bought my scenario books in Japan, and yeah they're written in Japanese (too bad...it would have made my translating job A LOT easier). :mrgreen: You could probably get them online from stores like Amazon Japan, etc.

I haven't seen many drama related books like the ones I have (they're in actual script form and not written out like a novel), but I've seen lots of novelized versions of just about any drama that had been considerably popular. I've never read a novelized version of a drama before but I believe they would be faithful to the drama.

yume wrote:Hey, then half your job is done! Hahaha, you don't even need to listen so closely to the drama now! Having ‚` script is really a big help! If you buy the drama books (they're sold like fictional novels, but because they're written after the drama was released, they're 100% accurate to the script of the drama!), you can also make subtitles fairly easily, so far as translating anyway.

As for subtitling, the pros say they use Substation Alpha...dunno about that tho', cuz I use dinky Subtitle Workshop thingy

Yeah, I'm really glad I went and spent the extra money for the books. However, it seems that the scenario book is a copy of the drama's original script, so there's lots of stuff in it that was edited out of the actual drama. It sure does cut back on a lot of concentrated listening time, but I still have to double check to make sure that I haven't added any dialogue that wasn't even used in the drama. :nut:

Thanks for the tips on subbing programs. I'll take a look at them. :)

I would want these titles to be subbed:

Shiroi Kage
Suna no Utsuwa
Boku to Kanojo to Kanojo no Ikiru Michi

cassius wrote:Lunch no Joou!...and umm...anything with Takeuchi Yuko in it :hehe:

I agree to that!

I am on a nurse no oshigoto 2 kick, hehe. A week after watching it, and I'm still high. I wish this series were subbed in english (1&3 were...) I'm actually considering attempting to start the project myself. Although with my level of skill (or lack of it) who knows when it will be finished, hehe.

Other series I would like to see subbed are: Moto Kare, Manhattan Love Story, Nurseman, Wonderful Life, & Hotman 2.

ILd love to see the following Dramas with English subs:
- Koi wa Tatakai finished
- Suna no Utsuwa
- IWGP
- Fireboys
- Aa tantei Jimusho

In all honesty, ALL dramas should get subbed. :mrgreen:

You stole my thunder BMW

But while I'm here, and if we're still voting, "Bewitched" is a show I'd certainly like to see subbed.

The list of other shows I'd like to see subbed would take the rest of the day to type.

lightningemperor wrote:

I agree to that!

Lunch no Joou eh... DVD Raws purchased for that already, so if all goes right then you guys may be seeing that soon ;)

Geezer wrote:You stole my thunder BMW

But while I'm here, and if we're still voting, "Bewitched" is a show I'd certainly like to see subbed.

The list of other shows I'd like to see subbed would take the rest of the day to type.

Speaking of subs any recent contact with Gingertoys??

eltinator wrote:

Lunch no Joou eh... DVD Raws purchased for that already, so if all goes right then you guys may be seeing that soon ;)

*cheers* I saw that one raw and it was great! Would love to see subs on that!

--Maria

i would LOVE to watch waterboys 2 subbed!

eien Bussan wrote:Ikebukuro West Gate Park

in case u dunno, the mangas are out in the US :mrgreen:

Geezer wrote:You stole my thunder BMW

Like comedy, timing is everything. :D