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LOL how do you go from a show like One Piece to Yamato

I have been contemplating giving One Piece a viewing. It won't be now, but I expect sometime maybe around end of October or so. Keep in mind I said *contemplating*, because I just don't know if I can swallow those ridiculous, zany and goofy character designs and art style. I attempted to watch this show way back a few years ago on Cartoon Network and was extremely put off by both the character designs and the English dub. However, many people claim the story and plot more than make up for its shortcomings. Is this really true?

Basically I'm asking, from a serious skeptic, why should I give One Piece a chance? For reference, I love the DB and DBZ to death.

No, it's "Ima, Soku ni Iru Boku." Definitely NOT for preteens. Child soldiers, abduction, government-sanctioned rape, genocide, smashing cats with bare hands... it's all there.

Yup, exactly. Loved the show nonetheless because it's very thought provoking and I gotta give props to Shu and King Hamdo's Japanese VAs who did an exceptional job, but God damn if it's not a very bleak narrative.

I am back into watching anime and can't tell you how happy I am to finally be into it again!

Just finished watching Bubblegum Crisis 2040 and now I'm on Now and Then, Here and There...what a ridiculously depressing show

Thanks guys.

The latest versions of Media Player Classic also allow you to load external subtitles (I've tried it with .srt, .ass and .sub files, and they all worked) while you're playing a DVD or Blu-ray. The only problem is the fact that it still doesn't play Blu-ray menus, so once you load the BD, it just starts playing the first episode or the movie that's in it.

Also, since all episodes in the disc are usually in the same video stream, you have to do some re-timing for each subtitle file. With Aegisub, that's easy to do, but I wish there was an easy way to merge subtitle files. That way, I wouldn't have to load a different subtitle file for each episode.

If you re-time subtitle files with Aegisub, does that mean you still have to reload them manually after each episode?

Ah! The two-episode .srt files are sub rips of some sort. I don't remember Central Anime doing combined episodes, so I think they may be custom rips. Since two episose are combined into one file, the timing information will be off. You will need to separate the subs into individual files from mac7-2930.srt on, and then retime everything for your blu-ray rips.

For example, "Formula for a Love Triangle" is the title of episode 30. You can search for that and, after you find it, scroll down to find the lyrics to Planet Dance. When you find the OP to the second episode, you should be able to highlight, cut and paste the subtitles from the second episode into its own file.

I think you can use the .ass files without too much tweaking, but you may need to retime these too. When you have your files, try them out and see. And let us know how it goes!

Ouch!!!!!! Sounds like more work than it's worth. Sounds like I'm better off going with the Central Anime sub files, no? If so, can you send me a link to them?

That's pretty much it if you intend on watching the movie on your computer (assuming you have a newer computer). I haven't tried it yet but basically, you play the movie with whatever software player you want then you run the second app, Greenfish, in this case, and move the subtitles over top of the video (two separate windows running separate apps). The subtitles, I would assume, play in a small transparent box that you can position over the video player app at the bottom of the video.

I use VLC Player to play most videos but I'm not sure if they have an option to play the disc and then play your own srt files over top (basically, I would not need Greenfish in this case). A lot of downloaded videos have subtitles soft coded into the container file. Others have the video in one file and the srt file in another plain text file (placed in the same folder) so VLC will automatically play both. I'm not sure if VLC has an option for using a disc as one video source and the srt file on your hard drive somewhere...

I have all these Macross blurays I bought from Japan that I'd like to watch some time

Good post and good discussion xrentox. I too am familiar with VLC and have been using it for a long time. All the foreign movies I have watched that have had separate .srt files have successfully played flawlessly in VLC, and when I eventually watch SDF Macross bluray, if it's on disc it'll be ripped to my PC. So the only question remaining is, will VLC read these .ass files that are contained in this subtitle folder, *without* any need for conversion to srt?

Here are subs that should work

http://www.mediafire.com/?8q0u6kv1sl57dro

Mechinyun....are these sub files for the Bluray release? If so, then I will consider you a GOD AMONG MEN!!!!!!!!!!! There is a rip of the bluray release out there but it's raw with no subs. The file is gigantic but if these subs work with them then it will be worth it

Yeah, downloads are convenient. I've done the same thing with a few of my favorite fansubs (buying the discs, storing them, and keeping the subs to watch on the computer). Streaming has also helped me save money and space on discs, but I'll still buy sets and shows that I like to watch multiple times in HD.

Ripping television shows can be a pain. I just spent the evening scratching my head while trying to figure out the chapters in Ergo Proxy. It turns out when one is creating .mkv files like I am, the mkvtoolnix package is a lifesaver. It will split .mkv files multiple ways, including by chapter. Anyway, this is another free utility and my use for it is straight forward. Even with these small obstacles, the process is so smooth, and I kind of wish I got into it sooner.

I agree 100% that downloading is convenient.

Ripping television shows can be a pain. I just spent the evening scratching my head while trying to figure out the chapters in Ergo Proxy.

Dude...things like this are PRECISELY the reason why I decided not to use MKV Maker or whatever it's called. I started out with that was annoyed at how it splits your discs into chapters which are not named, and it doesn't even name the dvd it's ripping. That makes for a LOT unknowns and confusion. That's why I went with ripping my discs raw and in uncompressed .iso format using ImageBurn. Much more organized that way and it's actually much faster than ripping via MKV Maker. Yes, it might take up a bit more space but it's worth having your dvd collection sorted as actual "discs" on your Hard Drive rather than broken up files and chapters.

With that having been said, I have discovered that a few shows that I have owned for many years have been re-released and remastered either on dvd or bluray, such as Evangelion and Cowboy Bebop. So I've decided to torrent those and will watch those versions instead. Can't wait to see how much better Bebop looks over the original Bandai dvd release from 1988.

They may be okay? Try them out! I do know that Central Anime originally released the show hardsubbed. The remastered DVD episodes were softsubbed. If these subs are older than a few years, they may be transcripts of the originals. The patches discussed in this thread include other fixes that were not in the Central Anime release. For instance, alternate lyrics for some of Fire Bomber's songs.

Thanks for the reply. I am eager to try them out, but won't be able to until I eventually finish downloading the raw Mac7 BluRay rips of BT, which unfortunately are not subbed and has only a few seeds so far.

One thing I noticed about the sub files I linked to, is that one srt file appears to cover *two* episodes each! Interesting, no?

So....how much better is the picture quality of this Bluray compared to the *ORIGINAL* Region 2 DVD release of the film that came in an LD sized box and came out way back in I think 1998? Is it night and day?

They all will be, in time...

Thora did an amazing job with the previous release. This new boxset looks tempting and I'll eventually get it, but for now I'm cool with the previous release with the Thora subs. The transfer is fantastic and I have no complaints.

Guys what about these sub files?

http://www.allsubs.org/subs-download/macross-7-tv-4-9-1994-eng-mac-0102-1314-0708-1718-0304-0506-0910-1920-1112-1516/2553357/

They cover all 49 episodes. Are these the same fansub ones from Central Anime? How accurate/good are they?

If not, then technoblue would you mind sending me an invite to the asiandvdclub.org?

I am looking for English sub files to match the blu-ray release. There's a torrent up for it but without any subs

Nice!

OK I just took a more thorough and critical look at my collection, based on the amount of discs my Slappa D2 DVD case can hold. The case can hold 240 discs, but there were 3 "pages" of non-anime discs I didn't rip. But, I also has the Robotech and Macross TV boxsets that are in their actual boxes, so I had to include those as well. So....what this means is the final....FINAL count is 226 discs altogether. That is a 100% accurate count. 226 discs that take up only half of a 3TB drive. Crazy!

MAJOR UPDATE!!!!!!!!!!

After taking a closer look at my folder and giving a better glance at each show, I just realized that my initial estimate of "around 100 discs or" was way WAY off!!!!!! I have 43 shows that I've ripped. Each show contained on average about 6 discs. If you calculate 43 x 6, that comes up to around 258 discs!!!!!! That's not including shows with a bigger count like Dragon Ball, which has around 22 discs. So the count is more like 250!!!! And still only half the drive! WOW!!!!!

This has been on my to-do list for ages. I only have a single 1TB drive, though. How much free space do you have left over after processing 100 DVDs? I have a box of anime DVDs that are in a closet that I have been meaning to move onto my HTPC and this was a nice reminder to get started on that project.

All I can say is DO IT! I still have 1.3TB left, and 1.3 is what everything came up to. So roughly half of the drive. Keep in mind, ALL my discs were ripped in raw, .iso format. I didn't want compression or to leave to out any extras/special features.

After procrastinating for years, I finally caved in and ripped my entire Anime DVD collection consisting of around oh, I dunno...100 discs or so, to one colossal 3TB HDD. Felt good. Took about five days. Glad to finally have the my collection archived into one space, not to mention the convenience of not having to fiddle with discs anymore. Such a relief.

Have any of you guys done this? How many discs do you have and how big is your HDD?

Not this year. Program is packed!

Actually we're starting to do separate screenings on a different month. We still have to do one for Macross Plus BluRay!

Thanks for the reply but what do you mean by "Program is packed"...?

Wow...Torrence huh? Interesting. I might actually consider going this year, since it's only about 30 minutes away from where I live. Quick question though....will there be any screenings of any Macross movies or OVAs? Will you be showing DYRL on a large projection screen or anything like that?

As antibiotictab said, It's being shown on Crunchyroll and it's up to episode 21 already so there's five more to go. And yes there are probably a couple of fansubs of it being released hours after it airs in Japan.

Nothing has been announced about whether there'll be a second season, but considering that the manga on which it is based, is ongoing and the series is riding a huge wave of success right now, I'd be surprisedif they didn't follow it up with either a second season, OVA's or films.

I'm personally enjoying very much. While it's far from the masterpiece, the setting and story are pretty original and the action sequences are riveting. The main protagonist is surprisingly likeable and while there are lots of cute girls in the cast, there is very little in way of fanservice. No beach or onsen episodes to see here.

Just watch it on munchy roll like the others said, be warned that the first half of Attack on Titan is kind of boring.

Just pretend Marzan didn't say this part.

As others have noted, Crunchyroll is the legitimate way to see the episodes in the U.S. and then there are fansubs.

I was originally turned off by Attack on Titan because of its animation which seemed right in the middle of my personal uncanny valley. However, something in the story won me over and that allowed me to appreciate the unique art style. As Marzan said, it isn't an exceptional show or a new idea but it is entertaining.

Apart from BD releases, my summer has been low key with Attack on Titan, Teekyu, Watamote (I don't understand, why am I still watching?), and Monogatari Second Season.

Thanks everyone! I registered at Crunchyroll and plan on subscribing to their service later this year. The site and service look BANANAS! I had always heard mumblings about a few websites here and there that were offering streaming services, but never really explored them. The fact that Crunchyroll airs the shows almost instantly after it airs in Japan *AND* with English fansubs is AMAZING! I can't wait to check out the rest of Naruto and Attack on Titan.

I'm curious though...is it possible to pay a large chunk of your subscription in advance? Like say, pay for two years in advance? I've always hated paying monthly fees and am more of a large sum payment kinda guy.

Nice! Thanks Keith.

Was just browsing their site and was surprised to discover that no where do they say whether their videos are subbed or not. Can anyone address this question? And if they are, how good are the subs?

Hi guys.

Just curious but isn't Attack on Titan a brand new anime being aired in Japan? If so, how are you guys watching it already? Is being fansubbed and uploaded somewhere the moment it airs or something? Also how many more episodes to go until the show is over? Is it just one season?