Year 1 Issue 10

Arcadia Dragnet, Year 1, Issue 10

  March 4 - 10, 2020

Hello, welcome back to Arcadia Dragnet. I hope everyone's finding ways to keep well despite all the unrest in the world, I always find in times like this that anime becomes an important escape for me. This week I finished the wonderfully pleasant Figure 17, its reflection on the interplay between the mundane and the fantastical was exactly what I needed and I definitely think I'll be revisiting it someday. I then checked out Grimm Douwa: Kin no Tori, Haguregumo and the Kaze to Ki no Uta OVA, three visually-excellent 80s experiences, before entering the 90s with the whimsical Bobby's In Deep and the early 2000s with Tamala 2010: A Punk Cat in Space. It is an honour to live in an era where decades of excellent animated art are available to me at any moment, I am so thankful to the hard-working fans who have invested so many hours into preserving and sharing the anime that I love.

Contemporary Anime- Unlicensed

This week, BuriBuri released episode 21 of Super Shiro, Some-Stuffs released episode 16 of Pokemon 2019, MoyaiSubs released episode 85 of Kiratto Pri-chan, Hoshi-no-Yume FS released episode 48 of Beyblade Burst GT, Mutsurini-Translations released episode 10 of Natsunagu!, Mezashite released episode 22 of Aikatsu on Parade, and an anon released episode 9 of Dorohedoro. Episode 6 of Healin' Good♡Precure received fansubs from Serenae and the usual anon, and episode 10 of Hentatsu TV was fansubbed by
an anon while episode 8 was fansubbed by LCE.

Sharongearsubs released episode 4 of Senki Zesshoushinai Symphogear XV while YameteTomete released their fansubs for episode 3, AK-Submarines released an updated version of their subtitles for Girls und Panzer das Finale 2, and PA-Subs fansubbed Baja no Mita Umi while also releasing improved fansubs for Baja no Studio. Mutsurini-Translations fansubbed the promotional short Honda-san x Taka no Tsume.

Contemporary Anime- Licensed

GoodJobMedia returned to fansubbing with a vengeance this week, releasing Eizouken episode 7, Toaru Kagaku no Railgun 2 episode 7, and the 3rd OVA for One Punch Man season 2. Commie Subs also had 3 releases this week: Haikyuu! To The Top episode 9, Ace of the Diamond Act II episode 49, and Chihayafuru season 3 episode 21. Asenshi released episode 9 of Heya Camp, MapleClub released episode 6 of Bofuri, Judas released episode 9 of Ishuzoku Reviewers, Asakura released episode 9 of Isekai Quartet season 2, Mutsurini-Translations released episode 10 of Yatogame-chan Kansatsu Nikki,  tenshisubs released episode 21 of Nanatsu no Taizai- Kamigami no Gekirin while Chyuu released episode 18 of the same, Doki Fansubs released episode 9 of Madoka Magica: Magia Record, and 0x539 released episode 5 of Somali to Mori to Kamisama.

Excitingly, Revue Stoplight has announced their intentions to fansub BanG Dream season 3! This group previously fansubbed BanG Dream season 2, adding in lyrics during performance scenes which official releases left without subtitles and also making many small tweaks to the prose. This week the group released an updated batch for season 2, and I can't wait to see more fansubs from them.

Classic Anime

This week, OldCastle released the first episode for their new project Ashita e Attack, NoraInuG released Moeru! Oniisan episode 17, and Stardust Fansubs released episode 6 of Ore-sama Kingdom and episode 3 of Onegai My Melody Kirara. Orphan Fansubs released fansubs for the 80s TV special Hitomi no Naka no Shounen- 15 Shounen Hyouryuuki and the little-known 90s movie Ziggy Sore Yuke! R&R Band. KaixeRho and /m/subs have begun collaborating to release quality fansubs along with the BluRay release of SPT Layzner, releasing the first 6 episodes this week. Some-Stuffs released fansubs for the theatrical cut of Pokemon Movie 1- Metwo Strikes Back. Finally, AnimeShinigami released episodes 47 and 48 of Saikyo Robo Daioja.

Hentai and Donghua

SakuraCircle continues to be an exceptionally prodigious fansub group, releasing episode 2 of Nozaki Kanojo, episode 2 of Youma Shoukan e Youkoso, episode 1 of Shikijou Kyoudan, episode 1 of Onii-chan, Asa made Zutto Gyutte Shite!, episode 2 of Meltys Quest and episode 4 of Venus Blood: Brave. Puff used SakuraCircle's subs to make a higher-quality release for episodes 1 and 2 of Youma Shoukan e Youkoso, while WIP returned to before the year 2000 with subtitles for Isourou Tengoku and Try Z.

AnimeXin hosts fansubs for many donghua. I am still confused by the site and I do not feel I can yet effectively report on what fansubs are being hosted on there, hopefully by next week I will have figured it out.

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Fansub Classifieds

Again, my request for someone to proofread the currently-available fansubs for Birthday Wonderland and Kaijuu no Kodomo still stands. Other than that, here are the groups looking to recruit new members:

Specter Subs is looking for more members. This group is hoping to find experienced fansubbers and people who can work with vector graphics. The group specializes in working on the Yo-kai Watch anime. Please fill out this Member Application if you are interested.

South Wind Subs has been advertising for members for a long time, this group focuses on older anime. More information on the group and the roles that can be filled is available here. Please contact JohnnyChuck on MAL if you're interested in helping out.

Zorori-Project is a fansub group focused on subbing cute anime with animals. Their focus is on the Kaiketsu Zorori franchise, but they are also working on Shiawase Apartment's Okojo-san, Tetsunoshin, and Gon. The group is currently looking for another translator to help out when the new Zorori anime begins airing, if you have the skills and interest to help out please contact Acrufox on Twitter.

Stardust Fansubs is a recently-revived group looking to work on many shows. I am currently helping out as editor for Kamikaze Kaitou Jeanne, but many more members are needed. More information on the group can be found here, and more specifics on the roles they need filled can be found here.

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10 issues in, I hope my blog has filled a niche in the anime fansub community... I started Arcadia Dragnet because I didn't see anyone else talking about fansubbing as a contemporary and living movement. Fansubbing is so cool, I love being part of this fandom space and getting to interact with anime fans who share my passion for this stuff regardless of which decade it came out in. In the coming weeks, I hope to find more ways in which Arcadia Dragnet can serve the community, but failing that I hope that at the very least I am able to deliver something that serves an informational and cataloguing role. Here's to another 10 issues!