Jumonji-Giri

D.C. II: Da Capo II 06/13

2012-02-04T02:29:00.000-08:00

More information is here.

Operation Sanctuary 17/17 + NCOP/NCED1/NCED2

2012-01-28T11:00:00.000-08:00

OK, so the last episode is a recap which, ironically, recaps events from the alternative timeline (episodes 9'-12'), even though it was originally broadcasted after the regular ep9-12. Guess the purpose was to confuse the viewers.

I've replaced about 30 lines in the SS track with Zalis translations from episodes 9'-12', to maintain consistency and also because some of the original lines made no sense. I didn't do this with the Ayu track, because it is generally inferior and you shouldn't use it anyway.

D.C. II: Da Capo II 05/13

2012-01-28T02:09:00.000-08:00

Now, this episode was not too easy to do, because of some annoying signs (in addition to an insert song). Anyway, thanks to Coreydbz for unveiling the existence of animetosho; DDLs for this episode should eventually appear here.

Operation Sanctuary 13-16/17

2012-01-26T10:15:00.000-08:00

OK, here are the DVD specials. Thank Zalis for the translation.

This is basically an alternative route. Remember that this anime is based on a game/visual novel, and such games often have multiple routes, leading to the main hero ending up with different girls. So why anime can't have them?

The split takes part after episode 8. In episode 8, Naoki and Mikoto were running around the town searching for Yuusuke. Then they had some conversation in which Mikoto was telling Naoki about her past. Episode 9' continues from there.

Operation Sanctuary 12/17

2012-01-24T11:15:00.000-08:00

This is the first ending of this show. Stay tuned for the four DVD special episodes, never available in English before, three of which are already translated by Zalis. They are basically alternative versions of episodes 9-12, with alternative ending. They also have much more plot :)

D.C. II: Da Capo II 03-04/13

2012-01-23T10:54:00.000-08:00

No DDLs anymore.

Operation Sanctuary 09-11/17

2012-01-21T12:28:00.000-08:00

Now, there is some plot ;)

Episode 09: Torrent / FS / FC / US / FJ / RS / ZS / WU / HF / FP [CRC 60b40e9d]
Episode 10: Torrent / FS / US / UT / WU / HF [CRC 34b5f635]
Episode 11: Torrent / FS / FC / RS / WU [CRC d3f1a5c4]

D.C. II: Da Capo II 02/13

2012-01-15T08:05:00.000-08:00

Torrent / MU / FS / FC / WU / HF / UK / UH [CRC aa29fa8c]

Operation Sanctuary 06-08/17

2012-01-14T04:18:00.000-08:00

Episode 06: Torrent / MU / FS / FC / WU / HF / UK / UH [CRC 1f5f8be2]
Episode 07: Torrent / MU / FS / FC / WU / HF / UK / UH [CRC 01a4e9aa]
Episode 08: Torrent / MU / FS / FC / WU / HF / UK / UH [CRC e72abab7]

D.C. II: Da Capo II 01/13

2012-01-11T01:57:00.000-08:00

New DVD rip with revised subtitles.

Video: x264 (10-bit) 712x476 16:9 VFR crf 13
Audio: Japanese AC3 2.0 448kbit/s
Subtitles 1: Translation by Shinsen-Subs, edited by Zalis / ReDone Subs
Subtitles 2: Translation by ASF

Screen comparison vs ASF
Screen comparison vs SHS

J-G screens were resized to ASF resolution for the first screen comparison. As you can see, higher resolution HDTV rip doesn't necessarily mean that it has more details than good old DVD rip. Besides you can notice that the DVD version is not as heavily sharpened, for better or worse. (The video is unfiltered.)

Also, I've switched to 10-bit x264 starting from this release.

Torrent / MU / FS / FC / WU / HF / UK / UH [CRC a1fc58a7]

Operation Sanctuary 04-05/17

2012-01-06T10:43:00.000-08:00

Episode 4: Torrent / MU / FS / FC / WU / HF / UK / UH [CRC e060ec20]
Episode 5: Torrent / MU / FS / FC / WU / HF / UK / UH [CRC d07fcca8]

Operation Sanctuary 01-03/17

2012-01-01T03:58:00.000-08:00

Better late than never ;-)

Video: x264 712x476 16:9 VFR crf 15
Audio: Japanese AC3 2.0 448kbit/s
Subtitles 1: Translation by Static-Subs
Subtitles 2: Translation by Ayu

Translation by Static-Subs is better, therefore it is the default track.

This release will also feature four DVD-only episodes never available in English before, which will be hopefully translated by Zalis.

Episode 1: Torrent / MU / FS / FC / WU / HF / UK / UH [CRC 778f3760]
Episode 2: Torrent / MU / FS / FC / WU / HF / UK / UH [CRC 4669ba93]
Episode 3: Torrent / MU / FS / FC / WU / HF / UK / UH [CRC 11af8490]

To Heart 2 01-13/13

2011-10-08T08:41:00.000-07:00

Video: x264 720x480 16:9 CRF15
Audio: Japanese 2.0 AC3 192kbit/s
Subtitles: English styled softsubs, translation by Avalon&AQS

Screen comparison vs Avalon&HQS hardsub

Episode 1: Torrent / MU DDL [CRC 44a88c4e]
Episode 2: Torrent / MU DDL [CRC 27332fcc]
Episode 3: Torrent / MU DDL [CRC e6a2be0f]
Episode 4: Torrent / MU DDL [CRC 21862c62]
Episode 5: Torrent / MU DDL [CRC 9b3b1cc8]
Episode 6: Torrent / MU DDL [CRC c979d070]
Episode 7: Torrent / MU DDL [CRC 349c1322]
Episode 8: Torrent / MU DDL [CRC d534d59c]
Episode 9: Torrent / MU DDL [CRC 064be4bc]
Episode 10: Torrent / MU DDL [CRC bec2fa88]
Episode 11: Torrent / MU DDL [CRC 180cc119]
Episode 11.5: Torrent / MU DDL [CRC 8bc765ea]
Episode 12: Torrent / MU DDL [CRC 81ddf9d5]
Episode 13: Torrent / MU DDL [CRC a18efe24]
NCOP: Torrent / MU DDL [CRC de07df14]
NCED: Torrent / MU DDL [CRC d429cdf4]

Tenshi no Shippo Chu! 10-11/11

2011-10-04T01:08:00.000-07:00

This completes the series.

Torrent / MU DDL [CRC e8138b0c]

Tenshi no Shippo Chu! Extras

2011-10-02T10:09:00.000-07:00

OK, here are the extras.

Tenshi no Utagoe ("The Angel's Singing Voice") with 12 songs for 12 guardian angels, NCOP, and NCED come from the DVDs.

Omakes are not available on DVDs, so I cut them from A-Flux hardsubs.

Tenshi no Utagoe (special): Torrent / MU DDL [CRC f25f389d]
NCOP: Torrent / MU DDL [CRC 695a54ad]
NCED: Torrent / MU DDL [CRC ca7e1d98]
Omake 1: MU DDL [CRC 80e74977] <- A-Flux hardsub extract
Omake 2: MU DDL [CRC 6ce49275] <- A-Flux hardsub extract

UPDATE: The content of these omakes is included as part of DVD specials for the first season. So if you have R1 DVDs or E-D or A-T rip, you already have these omakes and don't need the hardsub extracts. Thanks to DmonHiro for pointing this out.

Tenshi no Shippo Chu! 07-09/11

2011-09-27T03:46:00.000-07:00

Torrent / MU DDL [CRC a40de556]

Tenshi no Shippo Chu! 04-06/11

2011-09-25T03:58:00.000-07:00

Torrent / MU DDL [CRC bde0ba06]

Tenshi no Shippo Chu! 01-03/11

2011-09-03T10:55:00.000-07:00

OK, here is the DVD rerelease of this old show from 2003. Note that TV-episodes for this show contained two stories per one 24-min episode. DVD-episodes are arranged a bit differently and contain three stories per one 36-min episode. The stories are unchanged.

Screen comparison with A-Flux hardsub

BTW, does anyone, by any chance, has raws for TV-episode 4 of this show? TV-episodes 3 and 4 included omakes which were never released on DVDs. I have the raw for TV-episode 3 (with the first omake), but not for TV-episode 4. If I can't find the TV-raw I'll have to cut-and-remux those omakes from the A-Flux hardsubs.

Video: x264 712x476 CRF15
Audio: Japanese 2.0 AC3 192kbit/s
Subtitles: English styled softsubs, translation by Anime-Influx

Episode 01-03: Torrent / MU DDL [CRC 865f86c4]

Yami to Boushi to Hon no Tabibito 01-13/13

2011-07-27T04:16:00.000-07:00

OK, the time has come to upgrade this nice series (AniDB).

Video: x264 712x476 4:3 23.976fps CRF13 (1107-1584kbps)
Audio: Japanese 2.0 Stereo FLAC

Three subtitle tracks:
Subtitle track #1 - translation by Shinsen-Subs.
Subtitle track #2 - translation by Shounen-Ai.
Subtitle track #3 - translation by Miyuki Fansubs.

The subs were OCRed using VideoSubFinder, which produced surprisingly good results for all three hardsubs. The only editing I did (except of fixing OCR errors) is changing Hadzuki (SHS)/Hatzuki (S-Ai)/Hatsuki (M-F) into Hazuki, because this romanization is displayed in the show itself:

Just for fun, I used different fonts for the main dialogue in 3 subtitle tracks, similar to what was used in the original hardsubs (SHS -> Nyala, S-Ai -> ITC Korinna, M-F -> Teen). The colors, however, are all set to white with black outlines.

Some notes about translations:

Shinsen-Subs - liberal English translation, no honorifics, "Onee-chan" becomes "Sis" and so on. This is the default track.

Shounen-Ai - if you want honorifics or don't like Nyala font, watch this track. Translation is more or less similar to SHS track.

Miyuki Fansubs - quite a lot of lines are translated differently. Since it's not very likely that both SHS and S-Ai translators consistently made similar errors, this track is probably less accurate.

Some funny demonstrations:

SHS: Love is something that makes the pain stop.
S-Ai: Love makes pain go away.
M-F: Love is something that you'd get hurt about.

SHS: So don't bother fixing it.
S-Ai: So just leave it.
M-F: Very well, then. Go ahead and fix it.

SHS: Come right home, OK?
S-Ai: Come home right after school, okay?
M-F: We'll party until it's night time!

etc etc.

The video is unfiltered. Since SHS release was also based on DVD source, the difference in video quality is not as great as in case of TV-rip -> DVD-rip upgrades, but still it is better. Additionaly, this re-release has a benefit of being 100% softsubbed, features lossless audio and includes complete archive of fansub translations.

Here's screen comparison with SHS hardsub.

Episode 01: Torrent / MU / FS / FC / DF / ZS / HF / UK / UH [CRC 5c53d560]
Episode 02: Torrent / MU / FS / FC / DF / ZS / HF / UK / UH [CRC c5cb1181]
Episode 03: Torrent / MU / FS / FC / DF / ZS / HF / UK / UH [CRC 640e9c0b]
Episode 04: Torrent / MU / FS / FC / DF / ZS / HF / UK / UH [CRC db3cfb4e]
Episode 05: Torrent / MU / FS / FC / WU / ZS / HF / UK / UH [CRC f3c00eaa]
Episode 06: Torrent / MU / FS / FC / WU / ZS / HF / UK / UH [CRC 158103d4]
Episode 07: Torrent / MU / FS / FC / WU / ZS / HF / UK / UH [CRC 4ac65001]
Episode 08: Torrent / MU / FS / FC / WU / ZS / HF / UK / UH [CRC 1ed80d52]
Episode 09: Torrent / MU / FS / FC / WU / ZS / HF / UK / UH [CRC 3a75bd9d]
Episode 10: Torrent / MU / FS / FC / WU / ZS / HF / UK / UH [CRC fb577948]
Episode 11: Torrent / MU / FS / FC / WU / ZS / HF / UK / UH [CRC 29b35645]
Episode 12: Torrent / MU / FS / FC / WU / ZS / HF / UK / UH [CRC 35becb01]
Episode 13: Torrent / MU / FS / FC / WU / ZS / HF / UK / UH [CRC cc6665d0]

Futakoi 12-13/13 + NCOP/ED

2011-06-26T03:44:00.000-07:00

Episode 12: Torrent / MU DDL [CRC 5e5311a7]
Episode 13: Torrent / MU DDL [CRC 55e489b7]
NCOP: Torrent / MU DDL [CRC 7578371c]
NCED: Torrent / MU DDL [CRC 51c6e4bc]

Futakoi 09-11/13

2011-06-13T09:46:00.000-07:00

Episode 09: Torrent / MU DDL [CRC 9fe327ff]
Episode 10: Torrent / MU DDL [CRC 7c002f54]
Episode 11: Torrent / MU DDL [CRC 9e401be7]

Futakoi 06-08/13

2011-05-29T23:06:00.000-07:00

Episode 06: Torrent / MU DDL [CRC e5bb5f3a]
Episode 07: Torrent / MU DDL [CRC 983fe8b7]
Episode 08: Torrent / MU DDL [CRC dd49c416]

Futakoi 05/13

2011-05-22T11:35:00.000-07:00

Torrent / MU DDL [CRC 8fd67f2a]

Futakoi 03-04/13

2011-05-02T11:57:00.000-07:00

Argh, that was a busy week, with little time left for anime. Besides, I'm leaving on a business trip until May 15, and I'm not sure about my schedule after that. That means the next release won't happen until the second half of May. Anyway, enjoy the next two episodes!

Episode 03: Torrent / MU DDL [CRC 5a594769]
Episode 04: Torrent / MU DDL [CRC 323a3c3b]

Futakoi 01-02/13

2011-04-23T02:42:00.000-07:00

Video: x264 712x476 4:3 23.976fps 1186-1450kbps (crf 14)
Audio: Japanese AC3 2.0 448kbps
Two subtitle tracks:
1. English translation by Ishin (.ass)
2. English translation by AnimeYuki (.ass)

If you're going to watch this, use default subtitles (Ishin), because they are better. AnY track is included for the sake of completeness.

The video comes from R2J DVDs. Their video quality is not ideal (one can notice some halos, aliasing, etc), but they still look much better than TV rips. After some experimentation I decided to go the easy route again and not apply any filtering (except of IVTC).

Screen comparisons:
1. AnimeYuki TV rip vs this re-release
2. Ishin TV rip vs this re-release

Episode 1: Torrent / MU DDL [CRC 98ada866]
Episode 2: Torrent / MU DDL [CRC ac559341]

Final Approach 12-13/13 + NCOP/ED

2011-04-17T01:13:00.000-07:00

This is also completed now.

Episode 12: Torrent / MU DDL [CRC 256886c5]
Episode 13: Torrent / MU DDL [CRC 34d9acad]
NCOP: Torrent / MU DDL [CRC 7fdedd5c]
NCED: Torrent / MU DDL [CRC 93bcb963]

D.C.S.S. Da Capo Second Season 26/26 + omake 7 + NCOP/ED

2011-04-17T00:30:00.000-07:00

Episode 26: Torrent / MU DDL [CRC fe71e911]

Omake 7: Torrent / MU DDL [CRC fecef81a]

NCOP: Torrent / MU DDL [CRC fd3d0160]
NCED1: Torrent / MU DDL [CRC b896c018]
NCED2: Torrent / MU DDL [CRC a5a32563]
NCED3: Torrent / MU DDL [CRC 7c2b99d7]

Final Approach 10-11/13

2011-04-15T13:51:00.000-07:00

Episode 10: Torrent / MU DDL [CRC 3ac84a06]
Episode 11: Torrent / MU DDL [CRC 4d52aa0a]

D.C.S.S. Da Capo Second Season 23-25/26

2011-04-09T15:30:00.000-07:00

Episode 23: Torrent / MU DDL [CRC 65fde3f3]
Episode 24: Torrent / MU DDL [CRC 15b8e2be]
Episode 25: Torrent / MU DDL [CRC e4eedad5]

D.C.S.S. Da Capo Second Season omake 6

2011-04-06T13:40:00.000-07:00

Here is the sixth Da Capo omake, never available in English before!

As usual, all credits for the translation go to Zalis / ReDone Subs.

Torrent / MU DDL [CRC 3080ec00]

Final Approach 06-09/13

2011-04-04T23:00:00.000-07:00

Episode 06: Torrent / MU DDL [CRC 6d21033b]
Episode 07: Torrent / MU DDL [CRC 381f9f41]
Episode 08: Torrent / MU DDL [CRC ddfee646]
Episode 09: Torrent / MU DDL [CRC 3941aff1]

Akahori Gedou Hour Rabuge 13/13

2011-04-02T06:30:00.000-07:00

Episode 13: Torrent / MU DDL [CRC d3610bc7]

Among the extras, there are live-action performances of some songs from the anime (I almost forgot about them). Here are the DDL links (no subtitles):
1. Nesshou!! Rabuge Night Fever
2. Koi no love pheromone
3. Gedou dayo! Zenin Shuugou!

Besides this, the DVDs include full-length audio commentary tracks for all episodes. But they're in Japanese and I doubt anyone is willing to translate them. So if you understand Japanese and want the commentary, buy the DVDs :-P

D.C.S.S. Da Capo Second Season 20-22

2011-03-29T13:23:00.000-07:00

Episode 20: Torrent / MU DDL [CRC 5084cc18]
Episode 21: Torrent / MU DDL [CRC f27b6797]
Episode 22: Torrent / MU DDL [CRC 93e069d2]

Akahori Gedou Hour Rabuge 12/13

2011-03-27T03:16:00.000-07:00

Episode 12: Torrent / MU DDL [CRC c4d228cb]

Akahori Gedou Hour Rabuge 11/13 + 01-05v2 + NCOP1/NCOP2/NCED

2011-03-26T08:15:00.000-07:00

Episode 11: Torrent / MU DDL [CRC ed28747b]

Extras:
NCOP1: Torrent / MU DDL [CRC eb6e7790]
NCOP2: Torrent / MU DDL [CRC 7fcd7858]
NCED: Torrent / MU DDL [CRC 54ec55d4]

And, as promised, name correction patch for episodes 1-5: MU DDL
Extract it to subdirectory with episodes 1-5 and run patchit.bat.

List of changes:
Akunoko -> Akumako
Ayumi -> Aimi
Hokuke -> Hokke
Yuko -> Yoku
Useki -> Seki
Nyaino -> Nyaeno
Mariam -> Marinyan
+ Element of ... -> Elemental of (in Gedou Otome Tai transformation scenes)
Everything else (video, etc) is the same.

Pre-patched episodes:
Episode 01v2: Torrent / MU / FS / FC / WU / HF / UK / UH [CRC 41998a83]
Episode 02v2: Torrent / MU / FS / FC / WU / HF / UK / UH [CRC 9a102c9b]
Episode 03v2: Torrent / MU / FS / FC / WU / HF / UK / UH [CRC 94dcc689]
Episode 04v2: Torrent / MU / FS / FC / WU / HF / UK / UH [CRC 39de2179]
Episode 05v2: Torrent / MU / FS / FC / WU / HF / UK / UH [CRC d054a6c2]

D.C.S.S. Da Capo Second Season omake 5

2011-03-25T06:33:00.000-07:00

Here is the fifth Da Capo omake, translated by Zalis / ReDone Subs.

Similar to omake 2, this one is in WMV9 format. Video quality is worse than of omake 2, but there is no DVD or better raws available, so that's it.

Torrent / MU DDL [CRC a940874f]

D.C.S.S. Da Capo Second Season 17-19 + omake 4

2011-03-23T12:37:00.000-07:00

Episode 17: Torrent / MU DDL [CRC 4e7b6430]
Episode 18: Torrent / MU DDL [CRC 90bac101]
Episode 19: Torrent / MU DDL [CRC 341e3867]
Omake 4: Torrent / MU DDL [CRC fbd234aa]

Akahori Gedou Hour Rabuge 10/13

2011-03-22T05:19:00.000-07:00

Episode 10: Torrent / MU DDL [CRC d9df277c]

Final Approach 03-05/13

2011-03-21T17:06:00.000-07:00

Episode 03: Torrent / MU DDL [CRC c1b7c2a3]
Episode 04: Torrent / MU DDL [CRC 19487c2a]
Episode 05: Torrent / MU DDL [CRC 22182087]

Akahori Gedou Hour Rabuge 09/13

2011-03-20T07:41:00.000-07:00

Note: Sometime before episode 13, I might make patches for the first 5 episodes to correct some names, such as Akunoko -> Akumako.

Episode 09: Torrent / MU DDL [CRC fd9db91a]

D.C.S.S. Da Capo Second Season omake 3

2011-03-19T09:53:00.000-07:00

Aaand... the third Da Capo omake, translated by Zalis / ReDone Subs. Enjoy!

Torrent / MU DDL [CRC a7dc2eb8]

D.C.S.S. Da Capo Second Season 14-16/26

2011-03-19T07:52:00.000-07:00

Episode 14: Torrent / MU DDL [CRC f16b9436]
Episode 15: Torrent / MU DDL [CRC a6ad4555]
Episode 16: Torrent / MU DDL [CRC 3026173e]

Final Approach 02/13

2011-03-17T15:11:00.000-07:00

Episode 02: Torrent / MU DDL [CRC f170d0a9]

Final Approach 01/13

2011-03-15T12:08:00.000-07:00

This is a softsubbed DVD-based re-release of a nice show from 2004.

Video: x264 720x480 4:3 23.976fps 1432-1897kbps (crf 15)
Audio: Japanese AC3 2.0 384kbps
Two subtitle tracks:
1. English translation by Froth-Bite (.ass)
2. English translation by Static Subs (.ass)
DVD exclusive scenes are translated by Zalis / ReDone Subs.

The DVD version contains 0.5 - 1 minutes of new scenes in every episode, plus 1-minute-long next episode previews not present in TV rips.

If you still want screen comparison: vs Froth-Bite, vs Static-Subs.

Episode 01: Torrent / MU DDL [CRC 1f1c19a8]

D.C.S.S. Da Capo Second Season 11-13/26

2011-03-14T08:29:00.000-07:00

Episode 11: Torrent / MU DDL [CRC e386279e]
Episode 12: Torrent / MU DDL [CRC cc8be465]
Episode 13: Torrent / MU DDL [CRC 1291aa31]

D.C.S.S. Da Capo Second Season omake 2

2011-03-13T05:59:00.000-07:00

This is the second Da Capo omake, never available in English before!

All credits for the translation go to Zalis of ReDone Subs.

Since I don't have DVDISOs for the 2nd (and 5th) omakes, I'll have to use WMV9 raws for them. I won't transcode these raws, they'll be released as WMV9 inside matroska. So, if you have problems playing it - find DVDISO for me and then I'll do an x264 release :) But I tested this omake under Windows (using MPC-HC and VLC), Linux (using mplayer), and MacOS Snow Leopard (using mplayer extended), and all these systems play it just fine.

Torrent / MU DDL [CRC 06198921]

Akahori Gedou Hour Rabuge 08/13

2011-03-13T05:49:00.000-07:00

Episode 08: Torrent / MU DDL [CRC d8925bfb]

D.C.S.S. Da Capo Second Season omake 1

2011-03-12T05:17:00.000-08:00

This is the first of Da Capo omakes, never available in English before!
The translation is provided by Zalis of ReDone Subs.

Torrent / MU DDL [CRC 7def0302]

D.C.S.S. Da Capo Second Season 04-10/26

2011-03-09T02:30:00.000-08:00

Yep, that's right. Seven episodes.

Episode 04: Torrent / MU DDL [CRC 67349177]
Episode 05: Torrent / MU DDL [CRC d8cddd65]
Episode 06: Torrent / MU DDL [CRC 429dcc26]
Episode 07: Torrent / MU DDL [CRC ee992a59]
Episode 08: Torrent / MU DDL [CRC ba8f6cfa]
Episode 09: Torrent / MU DDL [CRC 1f0df1be]
Episode 10: Torrent / MU DDL [CRC 8b637ba5]

D.C.S.S. Da Capo Second Season 03/26

2011-03-06T13:52:00.000-08:00

Episode 03: Torrent / MU DDL [CRC a2736c9d]

D.C.S.S. Da Capo Second Season 02/26

2011-03-05T03:34:00.000-08:00

Episode 02: Torrent / MU DDL [CRC ec6ff5c6]

Akahori Gedou Hour Rabuge 07/13

2011-03-03T01:28:00.000-08:00

Episode 07: Torrent / MU / FS / FC / WU / HF / UK / UH [CRC 392129d9]

Akahori Gedou Hour Rabuge 06/13

2011-03-02T08:24:00.000-08:00

I thought I was done with squids when I finished Futakoi Alternative. But I was wrong...

Episode 06: Torrent / MU / FS / FC / WU / HF / UK / UH [CRC 96079c88]

D.C.S.S. Da Capo Second Season 01/26

2011-02-27T08:37:00.000-08:00

Here it is, the continuation of Da Capo.

Video: x264 712x480 16:9 VFR 1191-1746 kbit/s (crf 13)
Audio: Japanese 2.0 AC3 192 kbit/s (untouched)
Subtitles: English styled softsubs, translation by Shinsen-Subs.

Screen comparison with Shinsen-Subs TV rip (note about snapshot #4: those are exact frames, it seems some parts were redrawn in the DVD release)

Extras from the DVDs, which will be released later: 3 creditless endings and 1 opening. There are also 7 omakes w/o translation - they might eventually be translated by Zalis if he gets into the right mood. So bug him if you want them.

Episode 01: Torrent / MU DDL [CRC 4d1b2b76]

Akahori Gedou Hour Rabuge 05/13

2011-02-26T08:23:00.000-08:00

Ahh, this episode is pure joy, from beginning to end.

Episode 05: [pulled; get the v2 instead]

Akahori Gedou Hour Rabuge 04/13

2011-02-25T13:14:00.000-08:00

Episode 04: [pulled; get the v2 instead]

Akahori Gedou Hour Rabuge 03/13

2011-02-23T03:45:00.001-08:00

Episode 03: [pulled; get the v2 instead]

Akahori Gedou Hour Rabuge 02/13

2011-02-22T07:15:00.000-08:00

Episode 02: [pulled; get the v2 instead]

Akahori Gedou Hour Rabuge

2011-02-21T10:43:00.000-08:00

Just for a change after somewhat dramatic final episodes of Da Capo, I'll work on this rather entertaining superhero / mahou shoujo parody.

ANN: Akahori Gedou Hour Rabuge
AniDB lists it as two shows: Love Pheromone / Gedou Otometai.

Video: x264 712x480 4:3 VFR 1050-1615 kbit/s (crf 16)
Audio: Japanese 2.0 AC3 448 kbit/s (*)
Subtitles: English styled softsubs, translation by Anime-Himitsu

Screen comparison with Anime-Himitsu TV rip (also shows DVD de-censoring)

(*) Except of the first episode, which is 224kbit/s. That's how the DVDs are, I didn't transcode the audio.

Episode 01: [pulled; get the v2 instead]

D.C. Da Capo 26/26

2011-02-20T05:14:00.000-08:00

Episode 26: Torrent / MU DDL [CRC 38069084]

D.C. Da Capo 25/26

2011-02-19T09:40:00.000-08:00

Episode 25: Torrent / MU DDL [CRC c19fd7ff]

D.C. Da Capo 24/26

2011-02-17T05:18:00.000-08:00

Episode 24: Torrent / MU DDL [CRC 926bc5b9]

D.C. Da Capo 23/26

2011-02-15T13:33:00.000-08:00

Episode 23: Torrent / MU DDL [CRC b01f4188]

Futakoi Alternative 13/13

2011-02-12T02:14:00.000-08:00

The final episode is done, as well as some extras. Creditless version of the fourth ending (as used in episode 13) is not present on my DVDISOs, so it won't be released. I guess it was present on the non-box version of the last volume, which I do not have.

Episode 13: Torrent / MU DDL [CRC 9036ceaa]
NCOP: Torrent / MU DDL [CRC 6184ed31]
NCED1: Torrent / MU DDL [CRC da75ac53]
NCED2: Torrent / MU DDL [CRC 1f1cfe8c]
NCED3: Torrent / MU DDL [CRC 8c6dd8e1]

D.C. Da Capo 22/26

2011-02-11T04:40:00.000-08:00

Yoriko's insert song was not translated by Soldats for some reason, so I put AonE&HQA's translation of this song into both tracks.

Episode 22: Torrent / MU DDL [CRC 6b7318a0]

D.C. Da Capo 21/26

2011-02-10T06:08:00.000-08:00

Episode 21: Torrent / MU DDL [CRC 4642238a]

Futakoi Alternative 12/13

2011-02-09T03:52:00.000-08:00

One more episode to go.

Episode 12: Torrent / MU DDL [CRC 6854edc6]

D.C. Da Capo 20/26

2011-02-08T10:57:00.000-08:00

Episode 20 is done. It also contains the last of side episodes.

Episode 20: Torrent / MU DDL [CRC c139b7c0]

D.C. Da Capo 19/26

2011-02-07T03:59:00.000-08:00

One more Da Capo episode is ready.

Episode 19: Torrent / MU DDL [CRC 1e089961]

Futakoi Alternative 11/13

2011-02-06T06:50:00.000-08:00

Ikakakakakaka...

Episode 11: Torrent / MU DDL [CRC 3371aef5]

D.C. Da Capo 18/26

2011-02-05T08:12:00.000-08:00

It's Da Capo again! I just couldn't switch to another show before finishing this episode.

Episode 18: Torrent / MU DDL [CRC 840b94ee]

D.C. Da Capo 17/26

2011-02-04T13:44:00.000-08:00

The plot thickens...

Episode 17: Torrent / MU DDL [CRC 1129dd0c]

D.C. Da Capo 16/26

2011-02-03T04:14:00.000-08:00

Finally, some plot advancements.

Episode 16: Torrent / MU DDL [CRC 79517b4a]

Futakoi Alternative 10/13

2011-02-02T04:19:00.000-08:00

The squid is back!

Episode 10: Torrent / MU DDL [CRC ee11b917]

D.C. Da Capo 15/26

2011-01-31T06:59:00.000-08:00

Note that DVD version of episode 15 contains a side episode, so don't miss it. In the TV version, this side episode was attached to episode 16.

Episode 15: Torrent / MU DDL [CRC f7b39a9a]

Futakoi Alternative 09/13

2011-01-30T11:30:00.000-08:00

Episode 09 is done.

Episode 09: Torrent / MU DDL [CRC f04a6053]

D.C. Da Capo 14/26

2011-01-29T08:56:00.000-08:00

One more episode of Da Capo, while I'm struggling with Futakoi Alternative ep09 signs.

Episode 14: Torrent / MU DDL [CRC e1bcbf63]

D.C. Da Capo 13/26

2011-01-27T06:53:00.000-08:00

OK, half of the first season is done! I've also added more shows to the future release plan, some of them were requested earlier.

Episode 13: Torrent / MU DDL [CRC 01dccd43]

Now, something to help you decide which subtitle track you want to watch.

Soldats translation

Miharu: (looks at something on her monitor) What is this? (clicks the banner) I fell for it again. I always click these ads. I wonder why I fall for them so many times.
Voice from TV: That's because you're an amateur.
Miharu: (switches TV off) Gosh, that was so rude!

AonE&HQA translation

Miharu: (looks at something on her monitor) Hm? What’s this? (clicks the banner) AH! I got stuck! Black is no good... black... Why do I keep getting stuck?
Voice from TV: Now--
Miharu: (switches TV off) How rude! Geez!

Futakoi Alternative 08/13

2011-01-25T07:32:00.000-08:00

Sa is for Sayonara... A very dark episode. Literally.

Episode 08: Torrent / MU DDL [CRC ddbfe5a5]

D.C. Da Capo 12/26

2011-01-24T14:01:00.000-08:00

A date with Mako?

Episode 12: Torrent / MU DDL [CRC 6414f6bb]

Futakoi Alternative 07/13

2011-01-23T13:50:00.000-08:00

And now, the weirdly letterboxed episode (for most of its length).

Episode 07: Torrent / MU DDL [CRC 9046570a]

D.C. Da Capo 11/26

2011-01-22T13:40:00.000-08:00

The next Da Capo episode is done!

Episode 11: Torrent / MU DDL [CRC 29227272]

Futakoi Alternative 06/13 and 01-05v2

2011-01-21T06:39:00.000-08:00

OK, here they are finally. See the previous post for more information about the v2s.

Episode 01v2: Torrent / MU DDL [CRC e3b53003]
Episode 02v2: Torrent / MU DDL [CRC 5110cc5b]
Episode 03v2: Torrent / MU DDL [CRC 47f3240a]
Episode 04v2: Torrent / MU DDL [CRC 8aab9e12]
Episode 05v2: Torrent / MU DDL [CRC 4f9aecea]
Episode 06: Torrent / MU DDL [CRC 3e6356bd]

Futakoi Alternative update

2011-01-19T16:33:00.000-08:00

I'm not quite dead yet! Though a bit busy lately. Anyway ->

Short story:
Futakoi Alternative will soon be continued using a new encode from DVDISO source. There'll be v2 for episodes 1-5.

Long story:
The reason for the new encode is the framerate. The video quality of the raws I used was good, the only problem was that they had 29.97 fps and the frames went like "12344567889" (every 5th frame is a duplicate). This caused a little strobe effect during movement, most noticeable in scenes with moving signs.

The purpose of the new rip is to fix this. Most episodes can be completely decimated to 23.976 fps; some episodes have progressive sequences and so they will be done as VFR. Otherwise, the new rip should have similar video quality as the old one (screen comparison to make sure). The video is unfiltered.

I also bumped the video resolution to 712x476 (screw mod16), removed some interlacing artifacts in episode 1, included the untouched AC3 audio, used x264 crf 13 which gave an average video bitrate of 1464 kb/s, and included k-timing from Zalis starting from the first episode.

Big thanks to uboa for providing the DVDISOs.

New specs:
Video: x264 712x476 4:3 23.976 fps 1218-1859 kb/s (crf 13)
Audio: AC3 2.0 192kb/s
Subtitles: English styled softsubs (translation by AnimeYuki)

Screen comparison with AnimeYuki TV rip

Changing the frame rate destroyed my scenetiming, and Aegisub resolution resampling damaged sign positioning, so I now need some time to fix the subs for episodes 1-5. Episode 6 is already done. Expect the new release before the end of this week.

And yeah... sorry for v2s. I don't like them too. But this show deserves it.

D.C. Da Capo 10/26

2011-01-10T08:38:00.000-08:00

The amount of signs in this episode almost makes me feel like I'm doing another Futakoi Alternative episode.

Anyway, 10 is a good number to take a short break. I'll be busy with some other work starting tomorrow, so there will no more releases from me for some time.

Episode 10: Torrent / MU DDL [CRC e24ac339]

D.C. Da Capo 09/26

2011-01-09T13:16:00.000-08:00

The next Da Capo episode is ready.

Episode 09: Torrent / MU DDL [CRC 84d00910]

D.C. Da Capo 08/26

2011-01-08T11:00:00.000-08:00

More interlaced sequences in this episode. I think I treated all of them. (Sometimes they are not easy to see, for example when the only moving part is someone's mouth.)

Since I stumbled upon a different ending in this episode, I decided to use it to learn some k-timing. I kind of succeeded, however now the question is, how do I get the damn song out of my head?!? Anyway, the next episode will feature the standard ending again, which is conveniently k-timed by Zalis (thanks again, hehe!)

This is kind of a recap episode, but don't miss the side episode. Note that in the DVD version the side episodes start after the main episode ending, not before the ending like in the TV rip. All episodes from 8 till 20 feature side episodes after the ending.

Episode 08: Torrent / MU DDL [CRC 473baf11]

Futakoi Alternative 05/13

2011-01-07T12:52:00.000-08:00

Emerald Mountain High, episode 5 in the DVD order (or episode 3 in the broadcast order).

Episode 05: [pulled; get the v2 instead]

D.C. Da Capo 07/26

2011-01-06T13:25:00.000-08:00

It's time to get to know Moe and Mako better.

Episode 07: Torrent / MU DDL [CRC 47f83d34]

Futakoi Alternative 04/13

2011-01-05T11:18:00.000-08:00

"7 Dayz and Happy Dayz", episode 4 in the DVD order (episode 5 in the broadcast order).

Episode 04: [pulled; get the v2 instead]

D.C. Da Capo 06/26

2011-01-04T12:24:00.000-08:00

A beach episode yielded some encoder's surprises. While other episodes are progressive, this one strangely had four interlaced sequences which I spotted during the test view. So I had to re-encode it to de-interlace them. It is also the largest file among all 26 episodes.

Episode 06: Torrent / MU DDL [CRC cdccc6fd]

Futakoi Alternative 03/13

2011-01-03T12:35:00.000-08:00

Gothiloli Twins! Beware!

This is Nikopaku Rhapsody, episode number 3 in the DVD order. It is episode number 4 in the broadcast order, but I'm releasing the DVD version of the show in the DVD order, otherwise the next episode previews won't match.

As always, thank Zalis / ReDone Subs for the OP/ED karaoke that is featured starting from this episode.

Episode 03: [pulled; get the v2 instead]

D.C. Da Capo 05/26

2011-01-02T11:17:00.000-08:00

And here we have... catgirls! Yes, they do exist!

Episode 05: Torrent / MU DDL [CRC ea08fbf4]

Futakoi Alternative 02/13

2010-12-28T14:03:00.000-08:00

The twins are here again!

Episode 02: [pulled; get the v2 instead]

D.C. Da Capo 04/26

2010-12-26T14:46:00.000-08:00

Now it's Kotori time!

Episode 04: Torrent / MU DDL [CRC 2899f620]

D.C. Da Capo 03/26

2010-12-25T13:51:00.000-08:00

And here it is, the next episode of D.C. Da Capo. This one has a lot of Miharu!
For more information about this release, see the post about the first episode.

Episode 03: Torrent / MU DDL [CRC 7d736592]

Futakoi Alternative 01/13

2010-12-25T13:37:00.000-08:00

So, another hardsubbed show is becoming softsubbed. I decided that I'll do two shows in parallel from now on, the releases will be rotated. It's more interesting for me this way.

The order of episodes was slightly changed on DVDs comparing to the broadcast order: episode 3 was shifted down to become episode 5, and episodes 4 and 5 were consequently shifted up to 3 and 4. I'll release the show in the DVD order.

[EDIT: the following text describes the v1 release. It is left here for historical reasons.
See this post for the description of the v2 release.]

This release is based on existing raws created from DVDISOs by uboa. (Not to be confused with old DivX raws that've been floating around.)

Video: x264 640x480 29.97 fps 1724 kbps (encode by uboa)
Audio: Ogg Vorbis 192kbps (2.0)
Subtitles: English styled softsubs (translation by AnimeYuki)

Screen comparison with AnimeYuki TV rip

(Static screens might not do justice because this show has a lot of action and complex scenes. So look at it and leave your opinion.)

Episode 01: [pulled; get v2 instead]

D.C. Da Capo 02/26

2010-12-24T03:05:00.000-08:00

For more information about this release, see the post about the first episode.

Episode 02: Torrent / MU DDL [CRC 0c6073a3]

Canvas 2 22-24/24

2010-12-20T16:28:00.000-08:00

For some reason when I watched the show, this ending was exactly what I expected. Though a lot of people say it was a surprise. Maybe it depends on your preferences. Anyway, in my opinion the ending is satisfying and beautiful. Enjoy!

Episode 22: Torrent / MU DDL [CRC 40cd9fff]
Episode 23: Torrent / MU DDL [CRC c6e1c1c8]
Episode 24: Torrent / MU DDL [CRC 1b752245]
NCOP: Torrent / MU DDL [CRC 2217ada9]
NCED: Torrent / MU DDL [CRC c5cc3a25]

D.C. Da Capo 01/26

2010-12-19T03:15:00.000-08:00

D.C. Da Capo was aired as 26 episodes, each running for ~24 minutes. But the main story runs for this duration only in episodes 15 and 22-26. Episodes 1-7 were aired with image songs performed by seiyuus of the main series characters. Episodes 8-14 and 16-21 were aired with side episodes.

All of that is included in this DVD-based re-release. But for some reason, DVD shifts the side episodes to ep 8-20. Because of this shift, episode 15 now runs for 30 minutes and episode 21 runs for 18 minutes. All other episodes are 24-minute long.

The video is encoded with x264 at 704x480 (anamorphic 16:9), 29.97fps, crf 17. The average bitrate among 26 episodes is 1373kbps. The animated parts are completely unfiltered (they don't even need IVTC, because the DVDs are progressive). The sound is untouched 448kbps AC3 (2.0).

Special thanks to Zalis / ReDone Subs for OP&ED karaoke and all the other help.

Screen comparison between AonE&HQA and this re-release
Screen comparison between Soldats and this re-release

Two subtitle tracks are included.
- English translation by Soldats (styled softsubs)
- English translation by AonE&HQA (styled softsubs)

Note that AonE&HQA cut and didn't translate image songs from episodes 2-7, so Soldats translation is used for those parts in both subtitle tracks.

Episode 01: Torrent / MU DDL [CRC 970715e4]