Otto no Kanojo episode 7 subs

English subs for Otto no Kanojo episode 7 are ready at the usual place :)  Enjoy!

I'll do my best to get episode 8 out as soon as I can so you guys don't have to wait so long this time.

Otto no Kanojo episode 6

English subtitles for Otto no Kanojo episode 6 are up! Enjoy~

Update: Otto no Kanojo episode 6

Just a little update for you guys-- episode 6 subs for Otto no Kanojo are 75% done. They will be up soon~

Happy Year of the Horse!

First, I want to thank everyone who commented on my last post. It reinforces my belief that drama fans are by and large a great group of people :)  Truly, thank you. It can be difficult to do projects like this if you feel like you're working in a void.

I also want to thank those of you who offered suggestions, such as using pay-per-click sites or accepting donations. I didn't want to do either when I began subtitling, but I think I may switch to a pay-per-click system. It's certainly understandable why many subbers choose to go this route now.

I think it's important that we do speak up and call out sites that steal subtitles. I didn't write or produce the drama, of course, but the subtitles are my work and my work alone. If we continue to be silent and just accept that things get stolen, it will never, ever stop, and it may create further problems in other aspects of the drama community. I am a shy person, but I do believe in standing up for what is right. People who plagiarise material face stiff penalties and even jail time, at least in my country. I know we will never be able to wipe out that kind of thing, in the realm of subtitling or elsewhere, but if we don't speak up then there is no chance it will stop on any level.

Anyway, enough of my soapbox and on to the news you're most interested in: the subs for episode 5 are out now! You know where to go :)  Enjoy, and Happy New Year!

Here's the thing.

I consider myself to be a decent human being. I give back to my community, I have a job, I rescue animals, and I donate my time and skills as a bilingual person to translating dramas for people I don't know. I like subbing and I like making great dramas accessible to people who otherwise wouldn't be able to enjoy them as much. And the vast majority of you guys are also good people.

But.

I stop enjoying it when my subs get stolen and posted at streaming video sites. These sites have tons of ads, which means that the site owner gets revenue from every click. Which means that the work I did for free for the online drama community is making someone else money. That's not ok with me.

Because of this, I am reevaluating whether I want to continue subbing this project. I haven't decided. I'm really upset about this, though. You can thank the folks over at GoodDrama.net for this, by the way.

Otto no Kanojo Episode 4 UP!

English subtitles for Otto no Kanojo episode 4 are up over at D-Addicts. Get them here:
Otto no Kanojo Ep 4 Eng subs

There are some interesting developments in this one :)  Sadly, though, there was a report in the news the other day that this series will be cut to 8 episodes after all due to its low ratings. I didn't realize that it's on at the same time as Doctor X 2, which probably has a lot to do with it.

I've already begun on episode 5 and am about 20% of the way through.

Otto no Kanojo Episode 4 subs

Hi guys,

Last week we had Thanksgiving here in the US, and I was out of town for several days. Don't worry, I haven't given up on the subs :)  (Unlike many viewers, if you look at the recent ratings. I don't get it!!)
The subs for episode 4 are 50% finished. I'll get them out as soon as I can.

It's really funny so far. The viewers don't know what they're missing ^^