New sub project: Jishaku Otoko

It's been a while since I've done any subs, but I've started translating a recent SP, Jishaku Otoko （磁石男）, starring Mukai Osamu.

Info (in English) on this SP can be found here: Jdrama Weblog: Jishaku Otoko

Updates to be posted soon.

Otto no Kanojo English subtitles COMPLETE!

Thanks for your patience, everyone. I had intended to get the subs for the last episode up sooner, but, you know, life happens :)  They are up now at the usual place, so enjoy! I hope you all enjoyed this one as much as I did. I wish we could have seen what the writers originally intended, but I think it was a really decent series overall, and definitely underrated. Personally, I like series like this more than the myriad detective dramas out there right now, but of course networks have to aim for what sells. Fingers crossed there will be another funny, light one like this next season!

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.