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GX Finalized-Subs!83 (WIP): A Documented Comeback
Just about done prepping things for finalized!82 and 83 before I work on revising their scripts (having done a couple of card-related animation fixes and a few other lighter ones), and one such thing is wanting to translate this article about Ryou’s rise as the Hell Kaiser, which Shou reads at the end of 83. I was worried I wouldn’t be able to, since the text was a bit too blurred for me to fully make out, but luckily, some Japanese fans were able to fully transcribe what was visible here–I worked with the transcription written up here–so things were a go.
I blanked the text in Photoshop and then applied the translated text, giving it a slight warp and rotation to work with the curve on the page before adding a light blur and some noise (said slight warp/rotation is why some of the spacing looks a bit odd–did my best to account for that lol). Unfortunately, I didn’t have too much to work with for the page on the left, just barely making out something about dueling metaphysics[?], so rather than leave it blank, I typed some mostly-offscreen fluff about pro duelists having to juggle the state of the game’s meta and their decks needing to be competitive with entertaining the crowds. Seems like the kind of piece you’d read here, lol.
Just have to work this into the footage now–and I just realized I applied the edits here to the last frame of the slow zoom-in that happens here, so hopefully it’s not too difficult to readjust… lol–and we should be good to go; I’ll add an update once I do.
Included the dub edit because it’s just amusing to think about someone literally publishing scribbles in what looks like dueling’s equivalent of Sports Illustrated and not being fired on the spot, lol.
Full text below (though I did fluff my initial translation a little bit just to make sure the relevant parts are visible as they were originally, moreso near the end, and it trails off as that’s all that was visible–similarly, the “[X] of Hell” was all that was visible for the title originally (jigoku no [Shou’s thumb]), but as Ryou’s referred to as the Emperor of Hell earlier in the episode, I figured that was used here, too):
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In which Shou and Inotsume have a… shocking time together. *gets out*
Apologies for the huge delay, folks! I wanted to have the “operation” sign in the doctor’s office translated for this, but since it’s been so long and the-supremeking hasn’t finished it up yet, I thought I’d just upload it as is, and I’ll post the finished hardsub on NAC for download; for the time being, I’ll post the raw and script there. I also finished 165, but I’ll be editing the sign in Ed’s book-signing scene this week for it. Enjoy!
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In which–well, I think you know. D:
Here’s 148, folks! But this episode, though… The Kaiser goes out with a bang against Johan, and by the end of it, you’ll be sporting goosebumps just like I do whenever I hear Shou scream “Brother!!”. Enjoy!
(Also, expect some more of those text comparisons because OH GOD THE DUB. [Except maybe how they had Zane talk to Syrus at the end, but still.])
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aaaaaa i fucking love this conversation so much
i just really love what they did with ed and kaiser’s relationship, how well they understand each other in some respects, yet end up with completely polarized ideals and viewpoints
idk i feel like that’s not something a lot of animes touch on, prolly cause most animes settle for just ONE ~anti-hero~, but it helps drive home that it’s not just THE PROTAG WAY OR THE HIGHWAY, there are lots of valid ways to be both a True Duelist and a hero - even if juudai influenced ed a lot, ed has his own ideals and his own path, and that’s not bad or something that needs to be ‘fixed’
(and so does kaiser, even if his path involves a lot more being a huge dick for no reason)
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In which Ed and Ryou have some kind of roleplay thing going. Also, O'Brien snapping out of his random fear thing.
Here’s GX 141, all done!
Finally.Work and stuff kinda crept in and pushed this back, unfortunately. I’ve got a few less hours this week, so I’ll try to get 142–maybe 143 if I can–done by/during next weekend. Enjoy! -
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(via yaminexus-blog-blog)
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