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-, about my subs, and
-, how to use softsubs

 


This is a sticky post until Last Friends is over.
Banner & icon credits: marikitdoodles ♥

Update 2008.07.20: FULL SP .ASS & .SRT posted, as well as POL font (just realized maybe people don't have the one I used ^_^;;)

note#1: I will soon post a batch of all subs, edited and improved.


Scanlations of LF manga-prologue- can be found here


Things you will be able to find here:

( English softsubs )


( other downloads and tidbits )


( translations )

12th Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix - Spring 2008
( complete list romanized )

source: Nikkan Sports

This was so not supposed to happen XD
I was idle yesterday, waiting for stuff.. my mind decided to forget that I could have used my time to do something useful and instead.. found the Japanese softsubs @DA (posted by davidt) and thought, "Oh! The timing is already done. I just put in the translation."
Wrong! Well, the translation took just a little longer than expected. But then what took longer were the styles, and then my head wanted me to add the karaoke, and typesetting, and ugh.. I'm still not happy with the outcome. But yeah..

What on earth am I talking about?
This: Maou01 .ASS english softsubs
Original timing: davidt @DA
Translation, re-timing, typesetting, karaoke: suketeru.

EDIT:
tenjostyle made me notice that maybe not everyone has the fonts I've chosen meticulously for this sub, so I've uploaded a zip with 3 fonts. [ Maou Fonts ]
Here's how it's supposed to look like.
All you need to do is unzip and drag the 3 fonts into the directory "C:\Windows\Fonts"

If you can't see the karaoke effects:( follow the white rabbit )


Notes:( cuz i'm kinda lazy )

Okay. So, what does this mean? ( what are my plans exactly? )

With that out of the way, as I said I don't like the outcome much. If you have any ideas for the styles or anything, I'm open for suggestions.

PS: Nino! Is that any way to treat your lover senpai!? Who are you kidding anyway, you could never hurt a fly, and no one can touch Ono ^__^

ATTENTION THOUGH:
If anyone is grateful for this, you should thank tenjostyle. Though she did not expressly ask me anything, she said something that made me think... ^__^ ♥

'cause this post has as many contents and variety as a bakery.. especially an Aiba one XD
post contents: news, a little fangirling, summer dramas, photos, videos, and.. some more stuff.

First off: GOING ON SEMI-HIATUS!
so much to do T__T But, I'll definitely continue subbing Last Friends, and I'll try to keep up with you guys (flist), I have so many of your posts bookmarked in my "wanna read" folder, but haven't had time to read anything T__T So, yeah, I haven't forgotten about you ♥

JE NEWS

( JE )

News from Japan, and 1 extra one.. from an unexpected place

( what's new? )

Fangirling

( so much to report, so much to say )

Dramas for summer season: some info and my wishful thinking

( *__* )

Other stuff: no category

( so ... random )


tiny spoiler: looks like a new project is in the works.. ^_^ though this time I won't be flying solo ^_^ I'll tell in due time, also 'cause nothing is actually decided. For now you'll have to live with this XD I love torturing people XD does this make me an S? O__O

tenjostyle ♥ just confirmed the rumor that's been going around lately: Ohno-kun is gonna be the lead in a new drama this summer, together with Ikuta Toma \(^o^)/ This is his first time acting in a drama. I look forward to it (^_^)

Leader, Ohno, will be in a TBS Drama, "MAO" (Devil) starting in July. It airs Friday at 10pm. Ikuta Toma will also be starring.
This is a remake of a popular suspense drama from Korea last year.
Leader's character is a lawyer whose parents get killed and plots a revenge.

Toma-kun will play the police officer. Toma and Leader will share the lead role.

thanx to buttrflikissr for the news (posted on a_ra_shi)


On another note, I just found out that Switchfoot will be singing the theme for the coming Narnia movie (Chronicles of Narnia - Prince Caspian): This is Home.
It's a nice song:
( youtube it )

Switchfoot website
Switchfoot on myspace

 
I'm back (^_^)v
You probably know by now that my subs are posted @d-addicts as well. But, this journal (as well as ryo_watch) are top priority, so if early releases (like this one) come, they'll be posted here and at ryo_watch first under LOCK, to be publicly posted later the same day or a day later (^_^)

EDIT:
there seem to be some problems downloading the sub files this time, dunno why. Anyway, when you get at the click here to start downloading page, right-click on the link and choose Save link as (^_^).

( Is that your plan to butter me up? )

Yes, they're here ^_^ and of course I couldn't help checking them at least two more times today and edit some stuff XD

( to the goodies )

 
uwaaa~ otsukare atashi (^__^)
shoot me now for coming up with certain ideas XD
Hmmm, are you curious as to what I'm talking about? Yes, it's got to do with that "sub" tag. Alright, the episode was upped on d-addicts since Friday, no one volunteered to do softsubs (hardsubs will be done by Kioku Fansubs).. so I thought, "I wanna try!". Did I give enough hints? I wanna scream RYO-CHAN, but that's just too big a hint XD

So, yes I did. I did softsubs for the first episode of Last Friends. It was my first time ever; translating a drama and typesetting.. I'd already had a little experience with timing. So, if you decide to give my subs a try and have any suggestions or criticism please do tell ^^

So, I did the timing using the 704x396 DivX6 AVI uploaded on d-addicts.
It's a .ass file. Plays with media player classic and zoomplayer (from Combined Codec Community). Couldn't get it to work with VLC. Anyone know if .ass files don't work with VLC?

Credits are in the subs (please don't remove them), but:
-, Original script: どらま・のーと弐
-, Translation, timing & typesetting: suketeru

Download link: mediafire.com/?mkzmx2ebmmc
Don't forget to give the sub file the same name as your AVI file (except for the extension of course XD)

There are a coupla spots which I didn't translate 'cause either I couldn't tell what they were saying or I just couldn't bother XD It was just 3 tiny spots, and the talk was insignificant to the story (less than secondary people were doing the talking XD)

a coupla comments:
( ok they turned out to be more than just a couple XD )

Now, onto a little news:
-, I still haven't gone to vote. Going tomorrow. Gotta take my granny too.
-, Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea, the next Miyazaki Hayao film, will open in Japan on July 19. The trailer will run in Japanese theatres starting April 19 [source: Anime news network]
-, Kurosagi -the movie dropped to position #6 in its 5th weekend (5-6/april) [source: 映画大好き].
-, I want some news about Yamada Takayuki, but all I keep getting is gossip about his ex, his kid, and apparently his new gf _o_ I want a new drama!! XD

My ranting:
( delusions, dreams, and.. definitions )

By the way, about the subbing thing. I wanted to give it a try, that's all. I can't guarantee I'll be doing any other episodes. Hmmmm I wonder if anyone would be willing to do the timing ^^;

Edit2: thanx to nodokuto who's tried the subs with the 1280x720 version of the video and told me it appears to be working properly ^^

Rating for the first episode of Last Friends in Kanto region: 13.9

Watched the first ep yesterday. If you for any reason decided NOT to watch this dorama, you have NO IDEA ( what you're missing out on!! )

Yes i know this is really late. This episode has been out for quite a while now, but I only watched it yesterday, 'cause, well, to tell you the truth i was/am not too excited about watching this dorama. But this episode I liked so much i just HAD to write sth. why am I watching a dorama i don't find so interesting? i always hope for sth better to come i guess! well, i watched Hotelier till the end, and this is far better than that, so.. !

these are not really snaps. i reduced em all in size. didn't play much with the imgs, just added a bit of text every now and then ^^ i tried my best to limit their size, so they're not good quality. gomen if it takes too much to load

(warning: img heavy; might contain tiny spoilers)
( comments and snaps in my first LJ cut.. )

All i have to do now is find the courage to watch ep09 of ProDai !! I KNOW!! how have i NOT watched it till now >_< i'm just kinda.. scared! i know it sounds silly, but like the last 2 eps were so sweet and kinda heartbreaking. it's like, i don't want a happy ending 'cause that would be too corny, but then thinking of a sad ending makes me not wanna watch !! i hope they made a really good ending to this story >_< don't wanna see a crying/heartbroken Kenzou~

Questa è la lista di tutti i dorama, special e film Giapponesi che ho. Tutti di origine Giapponese, tutti con audio Giapponese e sottotitoli in Inglese.
Contiene piccole informazioni, quali canale, anno, sommario, numero di episodi, genere, e alcuni membri del cast.
Nel caso uno degli attori principali del dorama fosse il cantante o facesse parte del gruppo che canta la sigla, ho inserito titolo e nome. (Ci sono un paio di eccezioni ^^;)
Per dorama e film dove è indicata la disponibilità dell'OST, prendete per scontato che quel OST è bello e vale la pena ascoltarlo. (per disponibilità intendo il fatto che ce l'ho io ^^)

( JDrama )

( SPECIALS )

( JMovies )

\(^o^)/ as the title reveals, i've just found out there's a whole bunch of series having stream links over @ SARS, including ALL of "Gokusen season1" and "Taiyou no Kisetsu" (i liked both ^^), and some eps of "Gokusen2" and "Hana Yori Dango 1" among others. They're also adding links to "Sore wa, totsuzen, arashi no you ni", but still at ep1, as the series itself has only reached ep 3 of subs' production till now. i've watched the first 3 eps of this series and it seems inetersting up until now.
if you don't know what series to follow, you can find series synopsis at the SARS website. ^^
wooo seeing those stream links of Taiyou no Kisetsu makes me feel like watching it all over again! dame dame, don't feel like crying right now ^^

You can now watch this dorama in streaming on Veoh.com thru links provided at SARS Fansubs (obviously subbed by SARS ^^). That is the only reason i actually watched this dorama!




IMPORTANT SIDE NOTE:
at SARS Fansubs you can also find stream links of "Hana Yori Dango 2 -Returns". well, till now only eps 04 & 09 are available.

back to "Kami sama.."
SYNOPSIS:(taken from SARS)
Consists of 12 TV Episodes. A touching love story about a girl Kano Masaki (Fukada Kyoko) who contracted HIV after selling her body in order to earn money to attend a concert of a famous music composer/producer Ishikawa Keigo (Kaneshiro Takeshi). After the concert, Keigo saw Masaki chasing his van. She was drenched, and thus Keigo took her to his apartment, where they spent the night.

MY THOUGHTS:
as i said before, the fact that this dorama was available in streaming, therefore did not require me to occupy any disk space to download -plus the fact that i was a bit bored- is the only reason i watched it. reading the synopsis didn't encourage me much to watch it. but then, a few days ago, while surfing the net, i happened upon many comments saying that it was some people's favorite dorama, that it was really nice and such. so i said, what the heck, i'll give it a go. from the very first episode it got a negative judgment by me. but i continued watching anyway, whenever i had a little time and didn't know what to do. the last episodes ended up being background sound while i was doing other things -mainly 'cause i'd get bored from watching !

**SPOILER WARNING**

- so, all SHE does is whine, cry, run, and scream. and the actress is so not good at crying.
- all HE does is run after/for her. this dude smokes too much!
- the SINGER is a pain in the neck that does nothing but repeat the same concepts, and HE is so stupid he can't actually figure out what she's doing and keeps trusting her. she is the same actress that did the main teacher character in both Gokusen. i didn't like her even then! it took me sometime to figure out it was her; here she has a totally different look, she doesn't wear glasses, and in the first eps has very curly hair. i noticed it was her 'cause of her voice.
- mother and father. their characters were strangely built. like, they care, but they don't do anything about anything! and what on earth is the whole father-always-blames-mother-for-everything thing!?!
- PLOT & SCRIPT:
aa the main victim has been seated ^^ so i'm thinking those guys never heard of a little something called condom. anyho, there are many points that do not make any sense (of course i've totally hit Shift-Del on my brain cells that contained them!) example i remember:
him: don't have the baby.
her: bla bla bla, whine whine whine
him: you remember my ex? she died bearing my child
her -in a high pitched, angry voice- : so what you think i'm gonna end up like her !?!
now is that the reaction you'd have when the person you love that has never opened up to anyone and has finally fallen in love with you tells you sth like that !?!
example 2: i don't know much about aids, but i never thought one would die .. suddenly. maybe i didn't understand the last scene..
example 3: you've decided to follow your loved one from Japan all the way to the US. he says"if you decide to come, be at the lobby by 15.00" .. HUH ?! like dude;
1) if i decide to go i'd call !
2) even if i didn't decide to go i'd wanna go and say goodbye, don't you think ?

the script lacked fantasy.. it was monotonous, always repeating the same things over and over. do people really refuse to rent you an apartment 'cause you have aids? that was a first (among many in this dorama).

all in all, this dorama contained so many cliché scenes, the whole plot was so forced so that the story would always have a sad mood all the time. plus, all the "coincidence" bump ins, all the misses, and dude, if you don't want him to see you then don't just freeze there and stare at him!

oh oh another example came to mind:
her: you're my FRIEND right? (actually used the word: tomodachi)
him: yes.
a coupla hours later she sees another girl kissing him and her world crumbles. i was like, what? didn't you two just say you were friends?

the ONLY one i was sad for was the good friend that loved her secretly and stuck beside while she seemed to not careless, even after she found out .. Isamu kun was an ok character and actor.

**END OF SPOILER WARNING**

i guess you can quite clearly tell that i DID NOT like this dorama AT ALL.
BUT, if you like sad love stories you might want to give it a shot. afterall, many other people enjoyed it. some liked the soundtrack as well (i didn't ^^)

i'm just not into this meaningless kind of love story. at first i thought that since it was about a girl that had aids, it might give one some insight and inspiration, but it didn't. at least not for me.
at one point i thought, maybe i just don't like love stories, or sad stories, or sad love stories.. but i don't think that's true 'cause:
1) i liked "Taiyou no Kisetsu" which is a)sad, b)love story, c) sad love story
2) i liked other doramas which had a somewhat sad mood at some point (i was actually more saddened by "Nobuta wo Produce" than this!).
it's still true though; i'm not much into love stories. but if they have a good plot, good ideas, some kind of msg to give out, then i don't mind ^^ (*side note: Yamashita san's next dorama is a love comedy)


phewww that was long. i had to get it out of my system ^^

CHANGE OF SUBJECT:
i went out for dinner yesterday with my grandma, uncle and his family. we went for chinese. and this time was one rare one in which i ordered the exact perfect amount of food for me ^^ i was happy. i hate to eat too much, and that often happened at the chinese restaurant.
my meal: vegetable dumplings; white rice; toufu with vegetables (carrots, zucchini, mushrooms, bamboo); soia cream for dessert with green tea. yummmmm my cousin said that whenever we go out to eat i always order things that are totally diferent than the others but which are interesting. i liked that comment ^^ it's boring to order always the same, or similar things, ne ^^ plus, i really luv toufu ^^

uwaaaaa i've got so many other things to write, but i'll stop here. i hate long posts, and this has already turned into one ^^


** today's quote: "Young boys should never be sent to bed.. they always wake up a day older"
- James Barrie in Finding Neverland.
this was my fave quote for a really long time ^^

**icon: Haruhi from "Ourak Koukou Hosuto bu". can't remember where i got it from. gomen

Questa è la lista di tutti i dorama, special e film Giapponesi che ho. Tutti di origine Giapponese, tutti con audio Giapponese e sottotitoli in Inglese.
Contiene piccole informazioni, quali canale, anno, sommario, numero di episodi, genere, e alcuni membri del cast.
Nel caso uno degli attori principali del dorama fosse il cantante o facesse parte del gruppo che canta la sigla, ho inserito titolo e nome. (Ci sono un paio di eccezioni ^^;)
Per dorama e film dove è indicata la disponibilità dell'OST, prendete per scontato che quel OST è bello e vale la pena ascoltarlo. (per disponibilità intendo il fatto che ce l'ho io ^^)

JDrama

JSpecials

JMovies

YEY! ^_^b