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The One With the Proposal

The Seven Stars’ next assassin is Abidos III, a boy king known as the “God of Dueling” who boasted a no-loss record in Ancient Egypt.  Judai duels with Abidos III, and Judai keeps up well in their match, asking Abidos, “You’re really bad at this, right?” Abidos experiences his first sense of resistance in a duel, as he gathers three sarcophagi on his field to summon Spirit of the Pharaoh, with four servants to fortify his defense.  But Judai also lays out the groundwork for his counterattack…

It’s episode 40! This episode’s not too bad, and we have another nod to Ancient Egypt with Abidos.  His deck is a bit underwhelming, though, as Judai and co. note, but it does help to set the stage for Judai’s first use of the HERO cards, and while they do go on to get some spread-out use through the rest of the show, I believe this is one of only two times HERO Flash!! gets used with them.  Also, where’s my post-series one-shot with Judai and Abidos guys

Not too much in the way of card fixes, though I did go and fix two card-related animation errors in some quick shots.  Details are in this little preview post I did a few days ago~

Enjoy, folks! Off to work on the next episode for my 5D’s dub-uncut project with episode 25, and then I’ll come back to work on GX 41, which gives us some much-needed Asuka/Fubuki time!

The One Without Christopher Walken

(Because Don Zaloog’s Walken impression was arguably the best thing the dub did)

Judai and the others have their keys to the seven Spirit Gates stolen–and it was the doing of the five Black Scorpion Graverobbers, who’ve hidden themselves at the academy.  Solving the case, Manjoume begins a duel with the Black Scorpions’ leader, Zaloog.  Manjoume closes in by leveling up his Armed Dragon, but the five Black Scorpions seal it away from him.  With the five’s combined attacks stripping him of 2000 LP in one turn–and putting him one attack closer to defeat–Manjoume rides it all on the Ojama Trio.

lol remember when I said I’d have this done three weekends ago

Here’s episode 39! Apologies for the delay on this one; I’d been door-knocking with a crazy congressional campaign every weekend the last few weeks and especially on Primary Day last Tuesday (you may have heard of it by now~  especially if you follow me on Twitter), and between that, working my 8:30-5:30, gym/commute time, and still being terrible with sleep… Had a rougher time squeezing in the work here than I expected… 😅 

But we made it! 39′s a fun episode that plays on Detective Conan a little bit in Manjoume’s detective antics (with… questionable methods), and it’s neat to see the Black Scorpions get a little airtime.  Manjoume also gets a welcome duel, and we get the debut of Ojama King aka best Monster you’re just mean Yuri.  Tune in next time when our protagonist battles an ancient Egyptian pharaoh with an unbeatable streak and… not-too-ridiculous hair? Do those exist??

Nothing in the way of card fixes this episode–yay!–so I just did two quick Quality of Life fixes to the footage; list below the cut.

Enjoy, folks; starting some more work on my 5D’s dub-uncut project with episode 24! Stay tuned for a little peek there.  I’ll start prepping some stuff for GX 40 here/there; will shoot to have it done by mid-to-late next week, hopefully.  That’s enough wiggle room right

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The One With the Fishy Mixup

A multi-millionaire named Anacis arrives at the island for a Duel of Darkness with the three Phantasm cards at stake.  When they declare “Duel!” at the bottom of the sea, Anacis realizes there was a “Duel of Darkness”/”Duel in the Seas” mixup.  Judai and Anacis now have a Duel in the Seas, and with the “Legendary City of Atlantis” Field Magic, Anacis’s Water-Attribute Monsters gain an edge–while Judai suffers as he stares down powerful monsters like “Orca Mega-Fortress of Water” and “Levia Dragon – Daedalus.”

Not as much of a delay with this one, is it? Here’s episode 38! Judai thinks he’s in for a painful duel, until it turns out there was a misunderstanding, so we end up with a duel in the deep blue sea! A fun episode for what it is, even if that’s probably a clever commercial for the Structure Deck that came out around its airdate.  (Also, why did the dub change Shou’s argument from Judai eating his fried shrimp to sell his bed or something again)

Couple of card fixes here, as well; list below the cut.  Some were a bit tougher given the watery background thing going on, and I scrapped one because of it (Judai’s Mirror Gate being sideways heading into the break), but overall, nothing too complex. (EDIT, 2021: One new fix applied that I missed before, listed in bold under the cut!)

Enjoy, folks! Going to start work on 39 by this weekend; I’ll have 38 up on NAC by then, too.

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The One With the Yukey/Tanya Fisticuffs

(My Subbed GX Masterpost)

tfw you finally finish finalizing an episode you wanted to finalize a month ago

Apologies for taking so long on this one, guys! It’s been a hectic month, lol.  In case you need a refresher with 36, check it out here as we continue with the aftermath of Misawa’s loss, where Tanya decides she needs another strong man–enter Judai.  It’s a neat episode thanks to Tanya’s use of Amazoness Death Arena, a Field Magic which lets them scuffle in spirit form and answer the question, “What if a fight broke out in the middle of the duel??” Poor Misawa, though. :’(

Part of the delay was squeezing in some time to work on the few fixes I had for this episode, including yet another strapping issue for our poor Burstlady.  Full list below the cut, per usual.

Enjoy, folks! I’ll finally be posting 36 with 37 on NAC tomorrow–I have to revisit 36 to reencode the preview per renaming the Death Ring to “Death Arena”–and then moving to get started with 38 as we face a freaky fishy guy.  Should be fun!

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The One Where Carnal Rays Are a Thing

The third assassin is an Amazoness named Tanya, and she goes for Misawa, saying that losing will turn him into her husband.  Misawa and Tanya the Amazoness duel, and Misawa uses his thoroughly calculated Science Deck and Plus and Minus-magnetized Monsters to seize the initiative in their battle.  However, Tanya’s Amazoness Deck was a surprisingly well-calculated deck, and Misawa finds himself shaken emotionally by Tanya as she asserts her interest.

Sorry for the slight delay! It would’ve been nice to finish this two Wednesdays ago given what episode this is, but oh well… 😫 Also, I meant to post this on Sunday but got distracted thanks Duel Links! So, we get our third Seven Star in Tanya, who faces a determined Misawa, and it’s not a bad duel; his Science Deck is interesting against Tanya.  I liked him calling out Tanya for being superficial, but then he ends up falling for her later, which is… well.

Only one card fix was done this time! I fixed the scene where Amazoness Holy Warrior/Paladin was summoned while Tanya had a Normal Monster card to show for her and Amazoness Swordswoman on her Disk; I Photoshop’d their proxies and threw them into her hand and her Disk, respectively, in AfterEffects, then keyframed Swordswoman so it pans out with the shot.

Enjoy, folks; working on 37 soon, where we’ll have Judai going mano-a-mano with Tanya and her carnal rays! …uh, what are those, again? 🤔

The One Where They Go Down a Well

Manjoume’s brothers try to buy Duel Academia, and as a condition of their purchase, a duel between Manjoume Thunder and Manjoume’s brother Chousaku begins.  Manjoume has a handicap imposed on him, making it so he can’t use Monsters with 500 or more ATK, and he somehow scrapes together wimpy Monsters to make a deck.  All he can do is stall with his summoned Monsters in Defense Mode, while Chousaku wages an offensive with dragons in the 2500-ATK range.  But when the Ojama Trio are all out together, it marks the beginning of Manjoume Thunder’s counterattack…

i feel like that’s an appropriate screengrab for this episode

Here’s episode 35! Gives us an interesting premise, forcing Manjoume–someone who’s relied on a power deck thus far–to battle with weak Monsters, as his brothers decide to cut the middle man and go right to a certain cocky rich guy to buy the Academia and rule the “card game world” (yes, that is an actual line; neat cameo tho).  Also, the Ojama Trio is finally complete, and that helps Manjoume develop some more through this episode, trying to show his Brothers that he actually has grown.

Had a few card fixes and one typo fix to work in here, and I also recycled the translated “Go, Trio of Avid Bravery” shot of the three Manjoumes from episode 12 for the hardsub (thanks to @enbynoctis again for initially working the text in!); full list below the cut, as usual.

Enjoy, folks! Expect it on NAC by tomorrow.  36′ll get us into the third of our Seven Star encounters, and it’ll be an… interesting one.

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The One Where Fans Pretty Much Get Their Judai VS Kaiba Duel. And The Steam Puns Waft Away From My Head

With the last string of serious duels causing Judai to be in a funk, Winged Kuriboh guides him to set foot into the Spirit World lying beyond the Hot Springs.  There, he meets the spirit of Kaibaman, who says that his Blue-Eyes card would like to battle him.  Judai and Kaibaman begin their duel, and against his Blue-Eyes and Knight of White Dragon, Judai soon finds himself dueling seriously.  And when his Ultimate is finally summoned…

It’s episode 34! Kind of a neat one, given that this is one of the first episodes that helps Judai reconcile the idea of dueling for keeps with his idea of dueling being all for fun.  Kind of curious to know where this development went in hindsight looking at Season 3… But that scene just before Kaibaman’s last turn with Impossible Victory playing, and then his beating Judai with his three BURRRRST STREAAAAMs, were great.

Also, it’s Judai VS basically Kaiba, which is neat.  And the animation gets surprisingly good, too.  

This one didn’t take too long to handle since I’d already revised the script a few months back, so I just had to set up my timing video and retime the lines, but I did pick up on a few things I wanted to fix, as well as one thing I wanted to translate for the hardsub, which I’ll mention.  List below the cut, as usual~

Enjoy, all, and happy Friday! Stay tuned for the NAC post, which’ll also have 33 since lol, I totally forgot to post it before working on 34.  I’ll be working on 35 soon; we seem to be hitting the part of GX where they’re really good about not goofing with cards, so we’ll see if that helps trim down any delays.  Looking at about a 1-2-week window to finish it, hopefully.

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The One With the Bats, ft. The Shining Flare Wingman (Part 3)  [OP/EN 1 Version]

Receiving a Dark Item from Fubuki, a rejuvenated Judai challenges Camula to a duel.  Judai summons Tempester (ATK/ 2800), and Camula uses her Phantasm Gate to try and sacrifice Asuka and the others, but Judai’s Dark Item prevents it.  Offering herself, she steals Tempester and gets Judai’s Life to 1200 all at once.  With Camula having stolen glances at his deck, Judai’s strategies won’t work…

And here’s 33! Closing out the Camula battle, we have Judai stepping up to save Chronos and Ryou from their doll prisons, debuting a new badass Fusion Monster in the process, while we also get Camula’s backstory and how she met our Big Bad (who looks surprisingly buff there…); not a bad episode.  This is also the last we’ll hear of Kanako Irie until she returns in Season 3 to voice another favorite of mine.  Also, I always wondered why they never printed her Vampire/Undead support cards… Also also, honorable mention to Camula’s VA in the dub, Bella Hudson, for actually doing a good job voicing her, imo; the accent and voice were fitting.  Just wish she had better dialogue to work with, as I do with almost all their VAs…

A few fixes here, one of which was done while working on 32′s preview for 33, below the cut as usual.

Enjoy! As mentioned in 32′s post, I revised 34′s script sometime last year for GoldenUmi’s Duel Selection release of the remastered episode, so I should have it out quicker.

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The One With the Bats, ft. Sibling Feels (Part 2)  [OP/EN 1 Version]

Having defeated Chronos, Camula chooses to make her next opponent one whose looks tickle her fancy: the Kaiser.  And so, it’s Kaiser Ryou VS Camula.  The Kaiser is merciless from the outset, attacking with a Power-Bond-fortified Cyber End Dragon, but with her full knowledge of his deck, Camula avoids it.  Mixing up his attacks with Cyber Barrier Dragon and Cyber Laser Dragon, he corners Camula, but when she uses the Phantasm Gate Magic Card, she employs an unfair strategy through her power of darkness…

Did I say I’d have this and 33 ready by the holidays for everyone? …well, we’re still doing Three Kings’ Day, right? ^^; Here’s 32 for the time being while 33 gets processed on Videa, which is probably my favorite VS Camula episode because of the Ryou/Shou development.  Poor Shou thinking so little of himself makes you really appreciate how he comes into his own in the later arcs, and that dynamic is one of the things GX did best, imo.  The animation and art this episode is also nice, and this is the first episode to use one of my favorite GX music tracks, which I’ve called “The Rival’s Onslaught.” That use of Camula’s Theme right as she goes for the finisher, though… Huh, it just got a bit chilly here. where’s my sound duel 3 marvelous

Not much in the way of fixes this time (most of the time went to 33 on that front), but they’re down below the cut, as usual, for the curious.

Enjoy; I’ll post 33 once Videa has it converted, and I should have them both up on NAC in the next day or two! I’ve already revised 34′s script when I tidied it up for GoldenUmi’s release of the Duel Selection remastered episode last year, so that should be a quicker release in the next week or two.

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The One With the Bats (Part 1) [OP/EN 1 Version]

A beautiful yet eerie vampire woman named Camula has landed as the second assassin.  Judai won his last bout, but is resting after exhausting his strength in his Duel of Darkness.  Instructor Chronos hoped to escape her but fails to do so, causing a duel between him and Camula.  Chronos challenges her with his “Antique Gear”-focused Dark Ages Deck, while Camula counters with a Vampire Deck.  A Duel of Darkness begins–where the loser will become a doll.

Apologies for the delay on this one! Had a few more bits of life than usual sprinkled into my editing process, but we’re here, kicking off the second of our Seven Stars’ entries with Camula, one of my favorites.  Her duel with Chronos is interesting to watch, as Chronos finds his worldview gradually shattered by a thing he didn’t believe existed, but his reasoning for it is another reason why Chronos is an interesting character.  And that scene with “Impossible Victory” playing at the end… This is also Kanako Irie’s first role in GX as Camula, before she eventually returns in Season 3 as another gem of a character that most of us love.

There were a few card fixes to apply here, along with some simple quality-of-watching fixes that slipped by the staff, but nothing too major; list below the cut, as usual. (EDIT, 2021: Touched up one fix I previously made, listed in bold under the cut!)

Enjoy, folks; I’ll be seeing about doubling up with 32 and 33 to get them done as a little holiday gift for everyone who’s still following these finalizings to make up for the recent delays a bit.  Expect 31 on NAC sometime tomorrow!

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The One Where Things Get Heated (Part 2) [OP/EN 1 Version]

Judai faces a hurdle at 700LP against 3000.  As he takes damage, Shou and Hayato inch closer to being scorched as they take the resulting mental toll.  Darkness finally summons Red-Eyes Darkness Dragon, while Judai cleverly uses Wildman and the Wild Half Magic Card to reduce the Red-Eyes’s power, but…

And here’s Part 2, which I tried to get done quickly after finishing 29 last week for a double-release! Judai gets back into this with the looming threat of Shou and Hayato meeting hot lava, only to have Darkness bring out his real ace in Red-Eyes Darkness.  This was a really good intro episode for it, and overall, the duel played out pretty entertainingly through the episode.  Judai brings out a new Fusion Hero that’s pretty badass, and it leads us to a big reveal at the end that’s been episodes in the making.  Which makes for a touching little scene that the dub happens to ruin.

I heard you were also interested in fixes? Well, some of you, I’m sure, haha.  Luckily, I covered a few fixes when I prepped the preview for 29, so I just added seven more to the list, a few of which were easy-peasy to implement. List below the cut, as usual! (EDIT, 2021: One new fix applied, listed in bold under the cut below!)

Also, quick Translation Note: when Judai attacks with Wild Jaggyman, he declares his attack on the two REDDs, but we see WJ also attack Spear Dragon; this is because of his effect making him attack all opposing Monsters once each.  But he only needed to attack the two REDDs to win, making Spear Dragon more just for show.  That said, kudos to the dub for addressing this by having Jaden say he’ll attack all three.

Enjoy; hopefully I’ll get to start 31 soon, as the Camula episodes are some of my favorites in GX.  It’ll be nice to revisit them.

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The One Where Things Get Heated (Part 1) [OP/EN 1 Version]

To protect three cards hidden within the Academia from the hands of seven assassins known as the “Seven Stars,” Judai and co are given seven keys by the Principal.  The first of the assassins, “Darkness,” shows himself to Judai, and the two duel in a Duel of Darkness in which the loser’s soul is sealed within a card, and Shou and Hayato are also taken as hostages.  Darkness summons Red-Eyes Black Dragon and overwhelms Judai…

So I didn’t expect to end up so delayed on this one… But here we are! We kick off the Seven Stars arc with exposition on our new Phantasm Cards and Judai starting his duel against the first of the Seven, as GX starts to take a less lighthearted route compared to our road thus far.  I personally enjoy the arc; there are some good duels and character moments here (Judai especially, as it’s his first taste of duels being played with stakes).

As we’re starting the arc here, I thought I’d do something unique with my finalized releases for the next few episodes.  See, 99% and Wake Up Your Heart, the next OP/EN duo, officially start in episode 34, which is the Kaibaman episode.  Given the imagery in 99% and how the general tone shifts starting in this episode (and also, 4Kids officially gave the show a subtitle in dub!29), I always had the feeling that, like with Burn! in ARC-V, it was meant to start earlier but didn’t.  So, I wanted to start 99% and WUYH a bit earlier with this episode for my hardsubs; I’ll still be releasing the scripts with the DVDRips as originally presented.  Though, since I’m aware that not everyone will be up for this tweak, I’ll also be releasing a hardsub with OP/EN 1 still in and plugging them both into my GX Masterpost.  You’ll find said releases on NAC.

And I’d be remiss if I didn’t have some fixes done for this episode, which were partly what led to the unintended delay, lol.  Though, luckily, it wasn’t that many to work with.  List below the cut, as usual!

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The One With the Grave Situation (Part 2) (Alternatively based on this cap: Duel Like An Egyptian)

Judai and the Gravekeeper Chief continue their duel.  Judai’s evolve-Winged-Kuriboh combo gets blocked off, causing him to lose his chance at a comeback just as the Gravekeeper Chief summons himself to the field.  Once he does, Judai reestablishes himself and draws Edgeman.  However, as a result of lacking sacrifices, he can’t summon him…

And here’s episode 28! Wraps up our brief exposure to this alternate world as Judai finishes his duel with the Chief.  Features Necrodarkman’s first appearance and a few cool shots of Judai.  Don’t go missing the land of three suns too much…  (Also, fun fact: the nice bit about Judai looking up to Yugi and his winning “lots of Duels of Darkness” was rewritten in the dub.  For reasons I can’t explain. *shrug*)

Only four fixes this time, three card-related and one minor one involving lip-flaps; details below the cut, as usual.  I’ll be starting work on 29 later this week, getting us finally into the Seven Stars arc, which I’ve been looking forward to finalizing. I’ll have 28 posted onto NAC tomorrow.  Enjoy!

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The One With the Brotherly Angst (Part 2)

The duel between Judai and Manjoume Thunder continues.  Manjoume’s Armed Dragon becomes a Level-7 (ATK/ 2800), and Judai’s made to go on the defense.  Judai uses Special Hurricane to sweep out his Armed Dragon.  Judai realizes that Manjoume’s feelings aren’t about him, but about his brothers in the audience.  Manjoume once again summons Armed Dragon LV7, but with the mental upper hand, Judai plots a brilliant counterattack.

Not too long of a delay after 25, is it? Here’s 26, the thrilling conclusion! We get a good bit of character development continuing for Manjoume in how he feels towards his brothers and it resolving a bit before a final resolution in a little while.  The duel goes well, too, and Judai’s upset was fun to watch.  There were some fun shots mixed in too, like that bit early on with Armed Dragon LV7 destroying Featherman, and then the final Manjoume Thunder bit, lol.

So, with this done, I’ll be tackling my portion of the DSoD script for GX_ST, then starting 27.  If Videa turns out to be good to my uploads, then I’ll probably try to migrate all my subs to it at some point for my stream masterpost, since I know Cloudy’s given some people issues.

There were also some fixes to this episode, though thankfully not as many, and more on the card and quick touchup side of things.  Full list below.  Enjoy!

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