Major

[Hakeem_21]

I dont like the sport baseball but i like sport anime so i tried this anime,the first ep was pretty good for a first ep for a sport anime. If you like sport anime,you will like it.

you can find it in animesuki.

[Munsu]

yeah im watching it at the moment..

it's a good watch for now... but if the whole anime is Goro as a kid i won't like it too much, I would prefer that he grows up a bit....

[Hakeem_21]

Well you see in the intro that he will grow to 11,12 years old and maybe even older later.

I like it too,it has been good so far,first time i saw some baseball action.

Edit: Eps 4 and 5 are out in animesuki.

[Munsu]

if anyone is still watching episode 8 is out, link should be up in animesuki or tokyotosho...


this is a pretty good series... though i enjoyed the story in the earlier episodes better... lets see how this turns out...

[Hakeem_21]

Im still watching and enjoying it . I like the drama its pretty good for a sport anime. After watching ep 7 i have to say that Goro has become stronger after all that has happened to him. Cant wait to ep 8 its 25% done right now.

[Munsu]

Anyone still watching this?

This is really a great series, one of the best Sports anime i've encountered...


BTW, there's a second season coming, so you can expect more than 26 episodes...


http://64.202.105.189/perl-bin...how=anime&aid=3423 (http://64.202.105.189/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=anime&aid=3423)


Spoilers up to episode 22:




We'll finally see them squaring off against Yokohama, I think they'll get blown out...

[Hakeem_21]

I watch it and its my fav show of all the shows i watch. About the seacond season i knew it a long time before they confirmed it cause the manga is over 52 vols and sport animes are know to be longt.

But my fav thing about Major isnt the sport its the drama even if the baseball games are fun.

[Munsu]

Of course... i rarely watch Sports anime for the game themselves, it's for the the drama and plot that sorround the games... Sports anime tend to make the games in the series pretty boring, though Major is doing a good job in keeping it fresh...

[Hakeem_21]

Sport animes like Ippo and Major you watch for the story but an anime like Prince of Tennis you watch only to see the games cause there isnt a good story exact. The story is he beats everyone he meets.

[Munsu]

Finally watched till the end... Great series... one of my favorite animes all-time... including non sport ones... Loved how it ended also, same atmosphere it had during the first couple of episodes...

Now let's wait for the next series, i hope it comes out soon...

anyone has any idea on when it comes out?

[Munsu]

Just found out that the next series comes out December 10...

Can't wait for it. It seems Saizen are gonna sub it.

[Hakeem_21]

Great news i have been waiting for this anime.

Only a months left thats nothing i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif
Its awesome that Saizen will take this cause they are extremly fast and great quality.

[Xrlderek]

Did he grow up after a while? Maybe I'll watch this now that I've got my new 200GB harddrive i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif

[Munsu]

Yeah, he grew up, and he'll be in High School starting Season 2 if not mistaken

[Hakeem_21]

I must say after finishing the first season that its also on of my all time fav even among non sports cause it had everything drama,comedy,great characters etc.






Spoilers if you havent seen the first season



I specaily liked when Ryoko talked shit about his dad infront of Goro blaming Honda sr for the accident. A great scene that made beyond angry at the stupid girl. I never liked how easy he forgave just because of the game.

[m7b]

i cant find this anime anyone help BT or IRC

[Munsu]

That's because you haven't searched boxtorrents

[Xrlderek]

I've finally finished the 26 episodes. I really think this is a good anime. Looking forward to the next season..

[Munsu]

Episode 27 released by MJN... First episode of season 2...


http://www.gokuraku-club.net/A...%5b5270DEC1%5d.torrent (http://www.gokuraku-club.net/Athanor/torrent/%5bMJN%5d%20Major%20-%2027%20%5b5270DEC1%5d.torrent)

[Xrlderek]

Ahh, finally! Looking forward to this.

[Munsu]

First episode was freaking awesome, and next one looks even better... It reminded me a bit of Slam Dunk

[Xrlderek]

Yeah, great ep.. If anyone sees a torrent for the OP and EDs of the first season, please tell me. I finally got hold of the OST, but I can't find the full OP and ED's so..

[Goingin]

S2 is sweeeeeeet i/expressions/face-icon-small-tongue.gif

[Munsu]

I wonder where this is heading with Goro and his blownout shoulder...


I bet he'll start pitching again with his Left-Arm... Or maybe he'll return like his father... batting only..

[Hakeem_21]

Nah he wont dump pitching.

This was a shocker for i didnt expect to see the sub now even though i knew the raw was out.

I gotta download it now.

[Xrlderek]

Major 28 (http://a.scarywater.net/mjn/%5BMJN%5D%20Major%20-%2028%20%5B63B47A44%5D.torrent)
There was another major 28 on the page with the tag GCP in front, but I had no idea what that was, so I didn't post it..

[Munsu]

GCP is the french version...

[Xrlderek]

Oh, thanks for clearing that up..

[Hakeem_21]

This ep was great, i really liked the flashbacks of the bully,his story was well done.

The ending was awesome,when Goro showed how he changed arms,the music was very fitting.

Looks like in next ep will very good,cant wait to see the game.

[Xrlderek]

Saizen ep 1 (http://a.scarywater.net/saizen/%5BSaizen%5D_Major_S2_-_01_%5B1AD6C3EA%5D.avi.torrent)
Saizen released EP 1.(Of season 2)

[Hakeem_21]

I will keep with MJN until Saizen shows they are faster.

[Munsu]

The Saizen release seemed superior in all aspects...

I'll keep watching MJN, but I'll archive the Saizen version...

[Hakeem_21]

Im use to MJN so it doesnt matter how good Saizen is if they arent faster.

I wont need to archive since i wanna have the dvd when the license it.

[Munsu]

Sports anime rarely get licensed... So I wouldn't get my hopes up.

[Hakeem_21]

Yeah forgot about, i dont know. These licensing companies should get a hold of themselves.

HNI dvd is selling good so maybe they will understand soon.

[Munsu]

Well HnI is in a league by its own...


And Saizen released episode 2

http://a.scarywater.net/saizen...6B11F54%5D.avi.torrent (http://a.scarywater.net/saizen/%5BSaizen%5D_Major_S2_-_02_%5B46B11F54%5D.avi.torrent)

[Hakeem_21]

Waiting for ep 3, cant wait to see how good the new members plus Goro is with his new arm.

[Munsu]

Season 2 Episode 3 (29)

http://a.scarywater.net/mjn/%5...%5BEAC1C6F1%5D.torrent (http://a.scarywater.net/mjn/%5BMJN%5D%20Major%20-%2029%20%5BEAC1C6F1%5D.torrent)

[Hakeem_21]

I saw MJN's version last night. It was great seeing Goro shut up that annoying smartass coach. Im liking what they are doing with Yamane. You feel sorry for the guy. Hope he is in the same high school as Goro so he can be in the same team.

Its was special seeing Goro having two dads in his flashback first he thinks about Shigeno,then Shigeno mentions Honda.

I wonder one thing,if he will have the name Honda when he goes pro. I mean he wanted to be like his father or will he play with his new name.

[Xrlderek]

Saizen episode 3 (http://a.scarywater.net/saizen/%5BSaizen%5D_Major_S2_-_03_%5B1081034E%5D.avi.torrent)
Saizen released..

[Xrlderek]

Major 4(30) (http://a.scarywater.net/mjn/%5BMJN%5D%20Major%20-%2030%20%5B143953AD%5D.torrent)

[Hakeem_21]

A great episode,liked when "dad" not "daddy gave him tips on how to improve.

[PSJ]

Wow, just saw the first episode. I was at the verge of crying through the whole thing, so much emotion packed into one episode, i will keep watching this.

[Hakeem_21]

The first episode of this season or the first season?

[Munsu]

Pretty obvious it's the first episode of the series.

[Hakeem_21]

Heh but i thought he watched major already so i thought he meant this season.


Im looking forward to the tournament so much,its been a while since there was a basebal game after another in Major.

[masamuneehs]

Never watched this show, but figured i'd post links to releases if i saw them before others did.

http://a.scarywater.net/mjn/%5...%5B3844A7B4%5D.torrent (http://a.scarywater.net/mjn/%5BMJN%5D%20Major%20-%2031%20%5B3844A7B4%5D.torrent)

http://a.scarywater.net/mjn/%5...%5BA74395EF%5D.torrent (http://a.scarywater.net/mjn/%5BGCP%5D_Major_-_31_%5BA74395EF%5D.torrent)


Edit: Minor Ja Nai/gokuraku releases, first is MJN version, second is GCP

[Munsu]

GCP is french, no need to post them.

[Hakeem_21]

Ep 31 had a good flashback and story on Toshiya.

It was fun finaly seeing Goro changing his pitching,he is not all about speed anymore.

[Munsu]

Fairly good episode... I bet next one will be awesome with the scouting conspiracy or whatever... I think Toshiya will get screwed over somehow.

[PSJ]

Wow, i've watched up to ep 8 now and all i can say is that you don't find many shows on this level. I love how it just doesn't focus on the sport and throw all character development and drama out the window like Prince of Tennis does. This show reminds me a little of Ippo. To me it's that good, at least this far.

Anyone know how long this show will run for?

[Hakeem_21]

Atleast two seasons of 26 eps each. The manga is over 52 vols so it can be over 100 eps.

It reminds me of Ippo too when its about the characters and how good the story outside the sport is.

[PSJ]

Is there a place to get scanlated manga?

[Munsu]

I've only seen scanlated up to chapter 6 or so, so probably not worth it at the moment...

gotlurk.net for bots...

[PSJ]

thanks.

[Munsu]

Episode 32

http://a.scarywater.net/mjn/%5...%5BE849EC83%5D.torrent (http://a.scarywater.net/mjn/%5BMJN%5D%20Major%20-%2032%20%5BE849EC83%5D.torrent)

[Chaos]

Another good episode...Sato's eyes at the end were pretty crazy. Next episode looks awesome...can't wait i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif.

[Honoko]

slowly catching up... i'm up to ep 10. wish i had started watching this when it first came out.

[Chaos]

Originally posted by: Honoko
slowly catching up... i'm up to ep 10. wish i had started watching this when it first came out.

I just got into this anime too...I never heard anything about it till I saw it as a topic in this forum and now I can't seem to get enough i/expressions/face-icon-small-tongue.gif.

[Kyuuzou]

Can any1 tell me a bit more about this anime??? For what I hear it's good.... So I may give it a try if some1 would give me some info about it would be great. Thanks>.>

[Honoko]

mmm... i could say it's a sports (baseball) anime that balances action and story extremely well and has VERY solid character development. I'm only halfway through the first season but the story is so strong that i doubt i'll be changing this impression anytime soon.

[Hakeem_21]

Heh join the club im sure you will like it even more in this season. Its an anime that just gets better and better.

[Xrlderek]

Last episode was really nice. I especially like how the drama is building up slightly.

[Honoko]

i caught up! here's ep 33: http://a.scarywater.net/mjn/%5...%5B0E568806%5D.torrent (http://a.scarywater.net/mjn/%5BMJN%5D%20Major%20-%2033%20%5B0E568806%5D.torrent) i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif

edit: just watched.... man, toshiya was really getting on my nerves in this one. but it was a great ep ^^

[Munsu]

Yeah, great episode... Best part was when Komori threw the ball at Goro's head... Goro was awesome towards the end also hitting the home run after almost getting decked in the head... Next episode should be great also, I wonder who will win this game.

[Xrlderek]

Major OP 2 by nipponsei (http://tracker.minglong.org/torrents/%5BNipponsei%5D%20Major%20Second%20Season%20OP%20S ingle%20-%20Saraba%20Aoki%20Omokage%20%5BRoad%20of%20Major% 5D.zip.torrent)

[Munsu]

Episode 34

http://a.scarywater.net/mjn/%5...%5B25DB6630%5D.torrent (http://a.scarywater.net/mjn/%5BMJN%5D%20Major%20-%2034%20%5B25DB6630%5D.torrent)

[Chaos]

Another good episode...I thought they would wrap up the game in this episode but it looks like its definently finishing up in episode 35. Go Mifune East!

[Munsu]

35 is out...

http://a.scarywater.net/mjn/%5...%5B83FFBE5D%5D.torrent (http://a.scarywater.net/mjn/%5BMJN%5D%20Major%20-%2035%20%5B83FFBE5D%5D.torrent)

[Honoko]

this ep was great! I'm all giddy about what might happen in the later episodes i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif A potential Toshiya/Goro teamup, introduction of a freaking amazing opponent, all the eps where they're levelling up, and then everyone finally converge to a game and go nuts!

I think one of the best aspects of Major is that the main characters experience loss. Not any of those half-assed wins that somehow motivated them to become stronger, but actual losses that they strive to overcome. Man, I want TEN episodes to come out next week! =P

[Munsu]

Yeah, it was a great episode...

I wonder with this Toshi/Goro, what will happen to Komori, cause he's a pretty good baseball player himself... Hopefully he'll find a way to get together with them...

But man, did Goro get his ass kicked at the end of the episode...

[Windice06]

The pitch by that guy was fast, could it be as fast as Gibson's?

[Goingin]

Can't wait for ep. 36
Really wondering what Goro is gonna do now that he got beaten by a guy from that school.
Will he still team-up with Toshi or decide to go to that school anyway, get improved a lot and getting Toshi pissed off i/expressions/face-icon-small-tongue.gif

[Munsu]

I'm pretty sure that he wont go and join them... He has always liked to play with the underdogs...

[PSJ]

Man this show is good. I have almost finished season 1, 3 eps to go. This is one of the best animes i have ever seen, it is right up there with ippo as the best sports anime ever. The drama this show had in the first few eps was mind blowing, in the later eps they cut back on that slightly but still kept a good portion of it. The character development and the action is first rate to.

EDIT: Started on season 2. The first 2 eps were incredible, i can't believe how good this show is. The characters developed nicely from season 1 to season 2, i like the additional characters to. Can't wait until they start playing some games.

[Hakeem_21]

Shit! ep 35 was crazy i knew that new guy was gonna be better than Goro but to crush Goro like that.

I cant wait to see what he does in 36 to get better. Goro lives to beat stronger opponents and this guy came in the right moment for Goro. Now he can improve quickly so he wont be small fish in high school.

The new guy pitch cant be as fast as Gibson.

[PSJ]

Finally caught up. This show is amazing, the drama and the action that is packed into each episode, i would almost call this show better than Ippo. The only thing Major is missing is characters, sure there are some but not on the level of Ippo.

Does anyone know when this show airs in Japan and if we can expect 36 soon?

[Hakeem_21]

I wouldn't say its as good Ippo cause it lacks the comedy,characters,high moments of Ippo. Also the boxing fights are much more entertaining. Its a clear runner up tough.

When it airs in Japan isnt important,its when MJN wants to realese next ep is the thing.

[PSJ]

Downloaded the raw for ep 36 yesterday and it seems to be an interesting episode, my japanese skills are close to zero so i didn't get all the dialog but i could make out what happened.

[Munsu]

Episode 36

http://a.scarywater.net/mjn/%5...%5B7FAB999B%5D.torrent (http://a.scarywater.net/mjn/%5BMJN%5D%20Major%20-%2036%20%5B7FAB999B%5D.torrent)

[PSJ]

Ep 36 was really great, as i thought they are going to try to get into Kaido together. There were some very good dialog and Toshiya and Komori had some development there ni te batting place. This show just gets better and better. I really liked Shigeno in this ep, great speech he had in the bath room.

[Munsu]

37 is out now

http://a.scarywater.net/mjn/%5BMJN%5D%20Major%20-%2037%20%5B2BE0E3BA%5D.avi.torrent

[Chaos]

Spoilers(for those who haven't watched ep. 37):






I can't believe Komori got cut...I didn't think they would match up Sato and Komori so early in the tryouts. The preview for ep. 38 looks good. At the end of the preview there's a guy with long hair batting who looks a bit like one of the guys in the opening theme(did anyone else notice?)

[Munsu]

Yeah, I really liked this episode...

How Komori was sent out it was good... such a cry baby.

I'm looking forward to next episode, it seems like it'll be loads of fun.

[PSJ]

The way Komori got cut was very good storywise, sad but good. I didn't like Komori very much anyway.

I loved how the tryouts director guy said "we don't need idiots at Kaido" to the guy Honda won against in the handball goal thingy.

Can't wait to see ep 38.

[Munsu]

MJN says they are 80% done with episode 38, so hopefully it won't be too long before it's released.

[PSJ]

Ep 38 is still 80% done i think.

Ep 40 raw is released though. Get it at Tokyotosho, just search for Major and it's labeled season 2 ep 14.

I hope more people than me watch the raws.

[Chaos]

Yeah I've started watching the raws too...I didn't like the new ending theme :P.

If you want to dl the raws faster(and know how to use irc) visit:

#quantum-raws at irc.immortal-anime.net (they have a bot)

[Munsu]

It's fine that you guys are downloading the raws, but there will absolutely be no RAW discussing here, of course if you guys want to post the links to the raws be my guest.

[PSJ]

Alright. No raw discussion i understand that.

[Hakeem_21]

Ep 37 was awesome i liked how Komori went out against a guy who was just too good for him. I didnt like how he thought Toshiya was a genius that didnt train so hard.

Hehe it was interesting seeing Goro not being the famous ace and funny how he reacted.

I dont get one thing. What is this senior league thing? Is that a league for the good middle school guys?

[Munsu]

From what I gather, Senior League is just an age bracket for Little League in Japan which uses hardball. There's also the rubberball baseball league which is between middle school teams. Little Leagues have no affiliation with any school. The rubberball leagues are a tournament between schools. That's my take on the situation.

[Hakeem_21]

Ah ok good to know.

Didnt Goro train with hardballs? I cant wait them to see being suprised of his skill. Its not often Goro is the underdog, most times he is the famous ace all teams worry about.

[Munsu]

Everyone pretty much trains with hardballs, things simply change depending on what league you're playing. But as you train by yourself, I'm sure everyone uses hardballs. Goro just didn't want to play middle school baseball so that he wouldn't get used to playing with rubberballs, that's all.

[Hakeem_21]

Everyone pretty much trains with hardballs, things simply change depending on what league you're playing. But as you train by yourself, I'm sure everyone uses hardballs. Goro just didn't want to play middle school baseball so that he wouldn't get used to playing with rubberballs, that's all.


Mm Hope the game in 38 is long and fun. I want some good baseball action. Specially since the others arent as bad as the ones he is used too.

[Munsu]

38:
http://a.scarywater.net/mjn/%5BMJN%5D%20Major%20-%2038%20%5B1FB811D3%5D.torrent

39:
http://a.scarywater.net/mjn/%5BMJN%5D%20Major%20-%2039%20%5B569C1677%5D.torrent

[Munsu]

Episode 40:
http://a.scarywater.net/mjn/%5BMJN%5D%20Major%20-%2040%20%5B96374C62%5D.torrent

[PSJ]

Episode 40 was great, Goro is freakishly strong. Can't wait to see what happens later on this training camp. It's a shame that MJN won't have another ep out for a while.

[Munsu]

Yeah, Goro was monstrous in episode 40, but I don't think it'll last too long from what I saw in the previews. Anyways, episode 41:

http://a.scarywater.net/mjn/%5BMJN%5D%20Major%20-%2041%20%5BC8029658%5D.torrent

[PSJ]

Episode 42 is released:
http://a.scarywater.net/mjn/%5BMJN%5D%20Major%20-%2042%20%5B739847F6%5D.torrent

[SamuraiOdin]

Episode 43:
http://a.scarywater.net/mjn/%5BMJN%5D%20Major%20-%2043%20%5BD7953FD3%5D.torrent

[Hakeem_21]

Man 43 was pretty interesting and i like how their struggle keeps on.

[SamuraiOdin]

Aye, I really liked 43 as well. Seeing the old guy play catcher was great, and the setup for the game in the next episode was awesome. Hopefully 44 will be out soon (already out in french, which hopefully means it'll be out in english soon), as the suspense is killin' me :D

[Munsu]

From the previews it seems that the team they are playing really sucks, I wonder what's the deal with that.

[PSJ]

This show is amazingly good, i would call it better than Ippo. The drama around the sport is much much better written in Major than it is in Ippo, that's the main reason i love this show. The story is so well written, i just hope someoen picks up the manga soon appearently it is up to vol 58 in Japan.

[Hakeem_21]

Bud: They must be faking it cause we saw what Muwamura guy did to Goro.


PSJ: Major is awesome but to compare it to Ippo is alittle.....

[SamuraiOdin]

I'd have to watch the episode again, but was the Muwamura guy promised a varsity spot, not a junior varsity spot?

[Hakeem_21]

He was on the team that will play team which means he is on the varsity team. He should be since he was playing for the team that crushed Goro and co.

[Munsu]

44:

http://a.scarywater.net/mjn/%5BMJN%5D%20Major%20-%2044%20%5B7B80B0CC%5D.torrent

[SamuraiOdin]

gah! These strategically placed endings are killing me, the suspense is too much! Overall I liked the episode, especially the pride that Sato showed.

[Munsu]

Yeah, this was a good episode... I'm pissed that we never get to see Goro play, and when he is handed the ball the episode ends. I'm guessing that he'll dominate for a while, and then get crushed by someone.

[Hakeem_21]

Yeah it was good but very annoying that it ended when Goro got in the game.

I liked how Sato shined this with his cleverness.
I dont he will dominate all of next ep cause its called "scholars ability"


what a shitty school Kaido is, with a game that that teaches them pain. Im starting to dislike that Goro joined,he should have joined another team and played against Kaido.

[Honoko]

Ya, I would've also preferred Goro joining some non-elite team and beat the crap out of Kaido but then again, that direction would've been repetitive and boring, since he's done that twice now, right? I think what'd be awesome is if he and Toshi manage to lay the smack down on the varsity team, and then transfer to another school to actually compete with the Kaido baseball team in nationals. That would rule.

[Hakeem_21]

I would like that more cause this school is sooo annoying.

[PSJ]

I like the angle the show takes from here, it's just not the normal "underdog beating the elite" which i find very repetitive and boring since it's always that way in sports anime, some loser guy who isn't good at anything finds himself fairly good at something and then starts training his ass off to beat the genius with natural ability through some kind of miracle. Now we get to follow that genius and the constant struggle to be on top even for someone born with natural ability, cause that is the truth in all sports.

[Hakeem_21]

Thats why Ippo and Major are the only two realistic sport series and really good ones.'

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[Chaos]

Looks like Saizen's continuing to sub Major(joint with hell-fansubs):

http://a.scarywater.net/saizen/%5BSaizen%26Hell-Fansubs%5D_Major_Season_2_-_05%5B0608FF17%5D.avi.torrent

[Hakeem_21]

I coulndt careless cause they arent half as good as MJN or as fast.

[SamuraiOdin]

45:
http://a.scarywater.net/mjn/%5BMJN%5D%20Major%20-%2045%20%5BF426B329%5D.torrent

[Hakeem_21]

Awesome ep, the most entertaining baseball game so far.

I like that they have started using Fort Minor music like Remember the name song.

[Honoko]

Great ep. Can't wait for the next one! Get out there, Mayamura!

[Hakeem_21]

I hope he doesnt, Goro cant beat him this quickly.

[Honoko]

Actually, if Mayamura comes out and beats Goro, I won't mind. But I just want to see what level Goro is at right now. Goro does have a breaking ball. I think he's gonna have to improve on that pitch next.

[Hakeem_21]

Goro weakness is he doesnt have a breaking ball like Muyamura,when did he get one? Or you only think he has?


There is no reason for Muyamura to play and crush Goro again cause he has already done that.

[Honoko]

He showed a breaking ball in his Little League days. He hasn't used it since and it'd be nice if he included that in his repetoire again.

[Hakeem_21]

Do you remember when it was or if it was a fluke ?

I never got why he cant start learning a good breaking ball since he is a genius. It shoulndt be too hard considering how fast he improves.

[Honoko]

He did it alot during the game against Yokohama Little. Around ep 21 or 22, I think. All the kids thought it was a change-up but the Yokohama coach called it a true breaking ball.

[Hakeem_21]

Ah remember that now.


Do you think Goro will do a breaking ball again or is he gonna with just fastball ?

[Honoko]

For this particular game, I wouldn't mind him shutting down everyone with just his fastball.

But I'd rather he at least formally add the breaking ball to his repetoire, even if he'd use it very rarely. Given the character/story so far, his goal is to have a pitch like Gibson (all fastballs), and be a batter like his dad. Which, in baseball, is a pretty rare, if not impossible, accomplishment, right?

[Hakeem_21]

I only know baseball from tv,movies and anime ;)


I would like to see him use breaking balls further down the line. Right now he dont need it since his fast ball is pretty good.

[Xrlderek]

Been watching Major closely since S2 came out.. I really enjoyed it when they used the Believe Me music there.. Has any other songs/melodies from fort minor been used there? I seem to remember something, but I'm not completely sure.. What I really like about this show is when they show different styles of pitches, how to best use them, how to counter them etc, as with the "Knuckle Ball".

[Munsu]

46 out:

http://a.scarywater.net/mjn/%5BMJN%5D%20Major%20-%2046%20%5B29FEB259%5D.torrent

[Honoko]

Woohoo! Another awesome ep ^^ So great to see a hint of another pitch Goro's got :D

[Hakeem_21]

Woohoo! Another awesome ep ^^ So great to see a hint of another pitch Goro's got :D


This ep was awesome, specially how Goro told them about the pride and stuff is in the pitcher mound and when he is on the base he will do anything to get to home.

I liked seeing that Goro is good at other parts of the sports than pitching.

[Munsu]

Episode 47:

http://a.scarywater.net/mjn/%5BMJN%5D%20Major%20-%2047%20%5B724B6D5B%5D.torrent

Another great episode...

[Honoko]

An awesome ep indeed :cool: How typical of the main character to unknowingly develop a monstrous pitch and have no idea what he's throwing until someone else points it out ^^ And I really appreciated Toshi's concern for Goro's shoulder. Glad there's a voice of reason to balance out Goro's impulsiveness.

Incidentally, found this link on some other forum, but I thought it might be of interest :D
Article on Gyroball (http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news?slug=jp-gyro031306&prov=yhoo&type=lgns)

It's even got a link to a video of that supposed ball thrown. Plus the last line in the article caused a giggle or two :p

[Hakeem_21]

Heh so there is a chance this pitch exist if the mohawk guys isnt full of shit.


This ep was awesome, i liked Toshi's concern for Goro and how he hit Mayamura's pitch saying it isnt better than Goro's.

I wonder if the reason the manager wants him out is cause of the guy in her flashback.

[Honoko]

Ep 48 out:
http://a.scarywater.net/mjn/%5BMJN%5D%20Major%20-%2048%20%5B298BCA0E%5D.torrent

[Honoko]

Finally-- ep 49 (http://a.scarywater.net/mjn/%5BMJN%5D%20Major%20-%2049%20%5B1B63E580%5D.torrent)

Man, can't wait for the next ep. I see a potential break up of the toshi/goro battery. In truth, I wouldn't mind. They make good opponents as well as teammates.

[Hakeem_21]

I wonder does this series end after ep 52?

I was expecting Goro to longer than beating Kaido with the reserv team.

[Honoko]

Can't exactly quote where I read this but I think there's a 3rd season's in the works and it'll come out in December. So yeah, I think the 2nd season ended with ep 52 (which I think the raw came out back in June...)

[Honoko]

Major 50 (http://a.scarywater.net/mjn/%5BMJN%5D%20Major%20-%2050%20%5B7F6DBD52%5D.torrent)

Woohoo! Downloading now....

**edit:
Man, Toshiya's being a whiny bitch. What happened to his selfish "I wanna be your catcher!" attitude. Meanwhile, Goro's being awesome as usual haah :p I hope MJN comes out with the next two eps relatively soon.

[Munsu]

Indeed, Toshiya has become a little bitch, though he has always been one... I thought he was going to get over himself when the manager or whatever started insulting Goro and such.

Goro, awesome as always... So, he has new baby sister, and about a year has gone by since he entered Kaido. I wonder what he has really done to his fastball asides from making it faster, I'm sure he has some secret to it.

[Honoko]

I was hoping he'd develop some great control but that's not obvious at the moment =T

[Munsu]

Same, but I was actually thinking that it was part of his plot to confuse the opposing team... make them think he doesn't have any control, when he does indeed have control. Proof of it can be seen with the strikeout to the clean-up batter, and the pitch he threw when they showed bunt.

[Munsu]

MNJ finished working on 51, but they say they'll release it when they're done with 52... hopefully soon.

[Zati]

Good to hear that they are working on it can't wait for it to finish off the season and then Major 3rd Season will be out sometime in December?

[Munsu]

Yeah, December.

51:
http://a.scarywater.net/mjn/%5BMJN%5D%20Major%20-%2051%20%5B1B83E48C%5D.torrent

[Zati]

Nice been a long time since last episode almost forgot where it left off one more episode to go now. Thanks nice to know its December.

[Munsu]

Last episode:
http://a.scarywater.net/mjn/%5BMJN%5D%20Major%20-%2052%20%5BF28DEEAD%5D.torrent

[Honoko]

Finally! I've been holding off on watching 51 just for this ^^ Will give my impressions later tonight...

edit:
Well, I complained about Toshi being a whiny bitch but I guess I could cut him some slack with the whole betrayal thing. Being abandoned by your parents when you were young is traumatic enough to spill over to your baseball life...I guess :p

At any rate, yay for Goro... although I would have liked to see him develop control of his pitch during this season, I guess I'll have to wait until December to see that happening =P Too bad the manga isn't scanslated up to this part (at least, last I checked). I would be one of its most avid readers haha

[Munsu]

Yeah, I really liked the last episode... And Goro was great taking over with his home-run. I knew something was missing since he used to be a powerful hitter when he was young, he kinda drifted away from it. Good to see him get his bat back.

Anyways, last I gathered Season 3 starts on January 6.

[Munsu]

From Minor Ja Nai's website:



01.07.2007 Athanor
Yoh folks, Major S3 started today in Japan.
We'll try to work on it as fast as possible, we'll do it as a joint with Saizen so beware of certain changes in editing and such.
See ya soon i hope with a good release ^^

[oyabun]

OMG season 3!!! i hope it will be release soon... well nobody can stop goro's pitches in kaido.. he's the strongest pitcher now.

[shinta|hikari]

I just hope Major doesnt lose any of the things that make it great. Well, since it seems that the manga is still going good in Japan, as long as they stick to it there should be no problem.

He was the strongest pitcher in season 2. But it would in fact be easy to stop his pitches, since he still isnt a mature enough player to maintain himself in perfect condition. Also, Goro technically gets better and faster as the game goes on, and is usually less dominating in the start. There will probably be also new teams introduced which are comprised of much better players and such, just to make the series have meaning and direction. (I personally dont like this idea though, since it wouldnt make sense since Kaido was supposed to be the best team)

It would probably be better if Goro just has to make up for a weak team like before, since that is when he really shines IMO.

[Honoko]

It would probably be better if Goro just has to make up for a weak team like before, since that is when he really shines IMO.
My only problem with this suggestion is that it's been done in the Major storyline at least twice now. I'd appreciate if they can think of another avenue of storytelling. But otherwise, any showcase of Goro-ownage won't get too many complaints from me haha :p

[Munsu]

Humm the French version is already out, so that usually means that the English version should not be that far behind. As far as the joint goes, Saizen is probably forcing more QC'ing so that releases will probably take a bit longer than before.

[shinta|hikari]

Season 3 looks really good. Ive seen up to ep 3 and it seems like Major has not lost its shine. Definitely worth the wait.

[PSJ]

Season 3 sounds great i just finished season 2 after a break from Major and i must say that i timed it pretty well.

The only danger i can find in this scenario is that Goro will shine a little to much and maybe also his team mates if they start out worthless and grow at an insane speed.

I hope the drama and story is kept in the front seat this season to, if they make it more about the games than the struggle it will lose alot of it's edge.

I also would like to see the return of some characters. I think one of this shows main down points is the lack of strong characters, you got Goro and Sato from the begining and also Shimizu a little. Aside from those three we always run into new characters. I really disliked alot of the dream island characters actually, they all felt very weak somehow.

Don't get me wrong though i still enjoy the show alot. I love that Goro turned left handed. That's simply awesome.

[Munsu]

From Saizen:


Major 3 MJN Joint Off

January 28, 2007 at 12:20pm
It is my unfortunate duty to announce that our joint with Minor Ja Nai Fanubs for Major Season 3 is officially not off the table. We at Saizen wish them all the best with their efforts.

We are also open to and searching for a joint for this project as we have a lot of dedicated staff that really want to work on Major Season 3 still. Joint applicants should bring a translator and encoder to the table for joint discussions (a typesetter and editor would help too).

We are also looking for a translator for Major Season 3 in the event that there is no joint out there to be made. Hence, if you can translate Japanese to English and like Major as much as we do please send us an e-mail at saizen.recruits@gmail.com

P.S. Major S2 - 26 should be coming soon...

MJN will work on it alone now, so we'll see some releases soon and a faster pace, though sacrificing some quality. But this has been taking too long, so it's all good.

[Akeruri]

Hi guys, I've also been watching raws for season 3 of Major. I'm a pretty avid fan of baseball, too ^^ Hmm, but I guess anti-spoiler rules prevent me from talking about the contents, right?

[Honoko]

You are absolutely correct. Kudos for knowing the rules hehe :D

[PSJ]

Is there quality issues with MJN's releases? To me it's fine, never thought it lacked anything. It comes out at a reasonable speed and the translations seem to be correct, not that i know but it bever seemed weird to me. Then again i have no idea about most of the stuff a fansub goes through.

I have also been watching the raws. and i can't wait for the subs, even though i don't know japanese i can sort of figure out what they are talking about(at least i think so). I'll let the subs be the answer to that :P.

[Munsu]

They had some decent amount of mistranslations, or lack of translation, for that matter at times. And a lot of grammatical errors which is what really bothered me. But this is an easy series to understand so it's easy to grasp what's going on, and if any mistranslation existed it wasn't really too off.

I haven't checked up much of the Saizen releases, but I did preffer their editing and for that I'm replacing all of second season with their release.

[Munsu]

No torrent yet, but 53 is out at the moment:

#minor_ja_nai @ irc.irchighway.net


Edit: Now out on torrent:

http://a.scarywater.net/mjn/%5BMJN%5D%20Major%20-%2053%20%5B48908CB0%5D.torrent

Great episode by the way.

[Honoko]

That was definitely awesome. I was just thinking, wow, after all that training and hardship the kids at kaido go through, how much would it suck to be beaten by a less than one year old team? that's just crazy :D

and can't wait to see how this team forms. part of major's strength is character development so i'm looking forward to the new characters. plus i want to see goro learn some control or a new pitch!

[Munsu]

54 is also out now, IRC only at the moment.

Edit:

http://a.scarywater.net/mjn/%5BMJN%5D%20Major%20-%2054%20%5B8382B6CC%5D.torrent

[PSJ]

Yea like Goro doesn't have control in his pitches? I would say that is the one thing he isn't lacking. Together with speed. The whole deal with Goro is that he doesn't need any other pitch than his fastball to beat every slugger out there.

I agree with you though, i would like him to use some other pitches to. I am a fan of the fork ball, i think that's an interesting pitch. Or what about that breaking ball he used in the first season before he busted his shoulder?

EDIT: About the translations of MJN i think they are french, at least the guy in charge seems to be french so maybe that's why they have some grammatical errors once in a while.

EDIT2: Just watched 53 and 54 with subs. Amazing eps. I dislike the dude with the attitude problem though. The guy out of those three that Fuji knows who isn't fat and doesn't wear glasses. He seems to hate baseball pretty bad so my guess is that he had some kind of bad experience with baseball prior to joining Seishuu. I would hate it if he just is an ass and changes for some miraculous reason later on.

[Honoko]

I was under the impression that by the time he defeated Kaido last season, he was still throwing everything right down the middle. No one was able to hit it because of the ball's speed. I could be wrong. But the fact that no one ever did one of those "high inside strike?! wtf?!" comments led me to believe that he was still throwing his ball right down the middle.

I think that he's at a point where he needs to learn a breaking ball of some sort. There's always improvement for speed and control, sure, and we can't discount his dream of throwing only fastballs to win games... but... if this team-formation storyline is similar to the Little League one (even Goro made this parallel in expressing his excitement), then I don't quite think the present-Goro will go through a game against Kaido at Koshien throwing just fastballs. The Kaido team is super-motivated to defeat Goro now so I wouldn't be surprised if Toshi at that point would be able to hit Goro's pitch.

That's just my thoughts and speculation. I've been thinking the timeline of the 26-ep season would be first half: team formation and tournament and then second half:Koshien tournament. Plus I'm rooting for a game between Seishuu and Mifune somewhere, just to see some old characters again ^^

[Munsu]

Sources tell me that episode 55 should be out in about 4 hours, so keep an eye out for it.

It's best if you go lurk at their IRC channel, since it'll probably be released there first.

[SamuraiOdin]

Episode 55
http://a.scarywater.net/mjn/%5BMJN%5D%20Major%2055%20%5BB34D9C29%5D.torrent
Thanks for the heads-up, Bud.

[PSJ]

Great episode, lots of drama. I love how Shingo reminds me of Goro as a kid only with less attitude.

The ep was great and you finally got to understand abit about Fuji and that girl who hang around Goro al the time. She's one hell of a bitch, she really can't take an accident. She should stop blaiming others and do her rehab seriously. Fucking bitch.

[shinta|hikari]

She is a bitch, but you should also consider how important club activities and contests are for Japanese students. Most of their school life is really based on club activities, and being selected to participate in a tournament is no small deal, dealing with both issues of skill and seniority. She must have a lot of hate for the guy that ruined that for her.

[PSJ]

Sure but it is no diffrent than any other sport you play in or out of school. It happened in middle school(is that the correct term?) she should let it go by now. It's real childish to hate a guy who hurt her by accident.

Most injuries can be cured with rehab training and if she really loved the sport and not the attention she would've let go of her hatred or used it as fuel to get back in shape. She seems cured now but all she does is going around acting like a bitch. She's acting just like Yamane did before Goro showed him that just because he injured his right arm doesn't mean he can't play anymore.

I hate people who act like that bitch, going around sulking because she got injured, she should do something about it or go hide.

[shinta|hikari]

She's mad not because the injury was that serious, but the fact that it made her miss the tournament, which like I said, is technically a once in a lifetime chance considering how Japanese people tend to approach adolescent life in stages. Im not saying her attitude is justified, but its not for no reason either.

[PSJ]

A tournament in middle school shouldn't mean that much. I understand that it might be very diffrent over there but she is mad at him for years and she doesn't even bother trying to compete again she's just sulking and hating. Now that's just pitiful, that's what i think anyway. I understand your point though.

[shinta|hikari]

A tournament in middle school is very important for those who cant really become pros. Goro probably wouldnt bear a grudge from missing a tournament because he is aiming to be a pro player, but for those whose chance to get glory at something they enjoy is an infinitely rare chance, it means much more.

Though I agree with you that she is definitely NOT a likeable character.

I wonder when Shimizu will finally confess to Goro. And does Goro have any feeling for her at all? I hope Goro doesnt say something stupid like "I want to focus on baseball for now" since both his fathers actually married and had kids despite being a baseball-baka.

[oyabun]

I agree. because beside from point that I don't want Shinta to catchup my post count, it was her future in sport that was shattered, she really had the chance to become great.

[shinta|hikari]

Thats not the point. She probably made a full recovery after that, so if she could really be great then she would have become great even now. The point of her anger is the fact that she missed a rare chance that probably wont come again.

I actually think she isnt that much of an athlete, since she didnt continue even after junior high. If she really had as much potential as maybe Goro, an incident like that wouldnt stop her.

[Munsu]

Here's 56, let's see Goro kick some ass by himself:

http://a.scarywater.net/mjn/%5BMJN%5D%20Major%20-%2056%20%5B3BE50515%5D.torrent

[Honoko]

Yay! Good ep. Although, I found that Tashiro guy uber annoying. Wonder what's his beef. And that manager girl is annoying too. Especially when she puts down Fuji. Leave him alone!

Otherwise, I guess this ep confirmed for me that Goro's got really good control with his fastball now? Let's see some breaking ball development!

[Munsu]

Do you think we'll see a love triangle in the near future? I can see Kaoru beginning to like Fuji. The problem will be if Goro can take his mind of baseball for a second and start feeling jelous. It would be nice to see that female pitcher that idolized Gibson when they played in the little leagues, the girl from the Yokohama team.

[Honoko]

Do you think we'll see a love triangle in the near future? I can see Kaoru beginning to like Fuji. The problem will be if Goro can take his mind of baseball for a second and start feeling jelous. It would be nice to see that female pitcher that idolized Gibson when they played in the little leagues, the girl from the Yokohama team.
This would be great. It'd be a novelty to see Goro focus on something else besides baseball haha :p I always thought of him and Shimizu as a foregone conclusion but this is one prediction I wouldn't mind seeing wrong.

Unfortunately, Goro right now seems super focused on beating Kaido so if there's gonna be any love triangle, I think it'll all happen without him really noticing.

[shinta|hikari]

A love triangle would be a nice twist, but I really doubt jealousy would come from Goro. It would serve to make him more human though, instead of a baseball machine.

Why doesnt Shimizu just confess and get it over with? If she does it during a tough game, Goro might just absentmindedly say "yeah" because he doesnt want to be bothered.

[PSJ]

Why would it make him more human if he got jealous or interested in Shimizu? To me it seems like Goro sees Shimizu as a very good friend and nothing more, it is possible for a guy to be friends with girls.

I'm sure there will come along a female that will spark Goro's interest.

[animus]

There was one. That girl Ryoko during the little leagues that played for Yokohama Little. She hasn't been heard of since sadly.

[shinta|hikari]

It will make him more human because recently he hasnt been acting like one. Well, maybe an obsessed human, but my point is it would make him a more well rounded character with facets other than his love for baseball (like humans do).

Im rooting for Shimizu. The only reason Goro liked that other girl is because he thought that she was a good pitcher (and cute), which is probably no longer the case, considering Goro's level.

[oyabun]

i really hope goro and shimizu get together already, or alteaslt to have some kind of development. so i can clear my mind of Sato and goro being gay lovers.. considering how they "love" each other at the later part of season 2. hehe

[Munsu]

57:
http://a.scarywater.net/mjn/%5BMJN%5D%20Major%20-%2057%20%5B6AE1454C%5D.torrent

[Honoko]

Yay! The teacher is pretty sneaky. They get a practice area AND do some basic training in the meantime. Can't wait for the next ep ^^

[Munsu]

I'm pretty sure someone in particular sent this teacher over. Probably one of Goro's teachers and trainers from Kaido, or maybe Gibson? I don't know. It was a nice episode, but the second half was pretty slow and uneventful in my opinion... I guess it was needed to make the team get closer faster. Next episode will be cool, with Shigeno as their new coach or trainer.

[TruthofMistake]

Is the first season hosted anywhere? I've been wanting to watch this show for a while and don't want to start with season 2 =\

[Munsu]

Season 1:
http://a.scarywater.net/mjn/%5BF-B%26MJN%5D_Major_1-26_DVD.R2.torrent

[TruthofMistake]

Thanks =p, i'm downloading it now.

[Munsu]

Major 58:
http://a.scarywater.net/mjn/%5BMJN%5D%20Major%20-%2058%20%5B4C566EFC%5D.torrent

[animus]

Good episode and all but, uh Goro's dad's attitude was so out of place and character. His appearance itself was a bit surprising.

[Honoko]

This was a good ep. Who else to give Goro a little kick in the butt and tell him to come back to reality? Goro's "one-man anti-Kaido force" attitude was even annoying me. I don't really find his dad's attitude out of place. He's done it before back when Goro was a kid.

[Munsu]

Good episode and all but, uh Goro's dad's attitude was so out of place and character. His appearance itself was a bit surprising.
I was expecting more conflict in the Shigeno family... They should've had them really fighting it out, to the point where the dad even starts to question his methods.

[animus]

True, I never liked his new dad. I also hated the fact that his now mother remarried him. She was all like "I'm lonely". Um, you were lonely most of your life until you met Goro's dad for a short while until he died. *shrug*

[TruthofMistake]

just finished season one and it was incredible, going to watch season 2 now =)

[Munsu]

59:
http://a.scarywater.net/mjn/%5BMJN%5D%20Major%20-%2059%20%5B06404BD8%5D.torrent

[animus]

This season is starting to really get good I must say.

Anyways, does anyone feel like the rooftop field feels like the Suikoden series? Taking unused land, or whatever and change/upgrade it to be your base of operations. It just reminded me of those games.

[Sandldan]

Saizen is starting to catch up with the episodes, they keep releasing one episode each day. Up at 57 now, seems we'll be able to enjoy Major a bit more often in the future :) (im presuming it's ahead by a couple of episodes in japan)

[animus]

Yea, hopefully we'll get to 60 soon, as MJN works quite slow.

[Goingin]

And they just did :D (http://a.scarywater.net/saizen/%5BSaizen%5D_Major_S3_-_08_%5B2C212861%5D.mkv.torrent)

[animus]

Great episode, been a long time since I felt the excitement of the past seasons of Major

[SamuraiOdin]

Definately a great episode, and I hope Saizen keeps up the subbing speed. I wonder what the injured foot will do to Goro's pitching... Maybe he won't be able to fully use his pitching power until the last game of the season, when the foot is healed, which would mean that the team has to get better as they can't rely upon Goro being at full strength?

Also, did anyone else think the little kid (Shimizu's little brother) wasn't playing seriously during the game or at least during his first at bat? I mean, he was able to hit Goro's pitch (though probably not at full strength), yet has trouble with the second string Kaido team pitching...

[Goingin]

Saizen on the roll...

[Saizen]​_Major​_S3​_-​_09​_[06A84529] (http://a.scarywater.net/saizen/%5BSaizen%5D_Major_S3_-_09_%5B06A84529%5D.mkv.torrent)

[Honoko]

Dammit! I don't mind handicaps for the main character but this is just so frustrating and ridiculous. A totally different level than what Goro was going through during the Kaido arc. Very pissed.... I know, I saw the crutches in the intro but denial ain't just a river in Egypt... bah!

[animus]

Major 62 - Saizen (http://a.scarywater.net/saizen/%5BSaizen%5D_Major_S3_-_10_%5B02FBF9C8%5D.mkv.torrent)

[animus]

Major 63 - Saizen (http://a.scarywater.net/saizen/%5BSaizen%5D_Major_S3_-_11_%5B367736EC%5D.mkv.torrent)

[SamuraiOdin]

Major 64 (MJN):
http://a.scarywater.net/mjn/%5BMJN%5D%20Major%20-%2064%20%5BE16365A9%5D.torrent

[Sandldan]

Saizen 65 (http://a.scarywater.net/saizen/%5BSaizen%5D_Major_S3_-_13_%5BBEAA5912%5D.mkv.torrent)
Saizen 66 (http://a.scarywater.net/saizen/%5BSaizen%5D_Major_S3_-_14_%5B145830D4%5D.mkv.torrent)

[Munsu]

Next episode Goro vs Komori, with bases loaded... should be a good match up. I hope that by the end of the episode, the game would've finished.

[Sandldan]

Also hope that Goro's foot would finally be fully healed by the next game, if they were to win that is. Getting a bit annoyed to see the main character handicapped for such a long time as this

[TruthofMistake]

Yeah, I would really like to see him back at full force. I can't imagine them losing before Kaidou though, as that is the main drive for this season and they've got quite a few eps. left in it. Does anyone know if they're going to be going into his life in the pro's, if he's able to after what he has been putting his body through, after this?

[animus]

This wouldn't be the place for that answer though, as it should go in the manga section.

I checked some scanlations of volume 33, and I believe he just beat the First Kaido team in the second string team and is is starting to leave or something. The most current volume released in Japan's at 63, so there's a lot of stuff left.

[Munsu]

Episode 67:

http://a.scarywater.net/saizen/%5BSaizen%5D_Major_S3_-_15_%5B1EFDFB3D%5D.mkv.torrent

Great episode... fast-paced, didn't waste time with crap.

With about 11 episodes to go, and Kaido being their next opponent, I wonder how far the story will progress this season. Eleven episodes on one game is too much I'd say.

[animus]

I think they have one more game before Kaido. Toshiya said on the bus something along the lines of "Yeah, that Shingeno Goro. He said he'd play us in 3 games." or something like that. And yeah the pace has really started to pick up. Though, I still find it a tad bit irritating that his foot is still an issue.

[Munsu]

Yeah, that's what I thought, but was mislead by the previews saying that their fourth opponent had a familiar battery while showing the Kaido team. But it indeed looks like they have one more game before Kaido, you're right. I wonder who this team they are facing has as their pitcher and catcher.

Maybe it's that pitcher that was always controlled by his dad, who was molding him to be the perfect pitcher but treated the rest of the team like shit.

[Shadow Skill]

OH man, after a month of no Major and now this episode. I can't wait for the remaining 11 Episodes to be subbed. Getting so exciting now. :)

[Munsu]

Am I the only one that thinks that the background song during this season sounds like Bed of Roses by Bon Jovi?

[SamuraiOdin]

Season 3, Episode 16
http://a.scarywater.net/saizen/%5BSaizen%5D_Major_S3_-_16_%5BFFD76632%5D.mkv.torrent

[shinta|hikari]

Gasp. I dont really get why this series is only subbed up to 15. Its been done for a while now, and it isnt exactly difficult to translate being a sports anime. I hope they finish the rest, then maybe an actual discussion about the anime can begin.

[animus]

MJN is just plain slow, and I think Saizen subs a lot of other stuff to, though honestly this should've been at the forefront.

[SamuraiOdin]

Gasp. I dont really get why this series is only subbed up to 15. Its been done for a while now, and it isnt exactly difficult to translate being a sports anime. I hope they finish the rest, then maybe an actual discussion about the anime can begin.

I don't know if I would say that the series has been done for a while... Season 3 just ended a month ago, with Season 4 already confirmed and in the works (typically they take a half year off between seasons, so longer sub times between episodes means we don't hit the end of Season 3 and then have to wait 6 months for the next subbed episode)

[Munsu]

Am I the only one that thinks that the background song during this season sounds like Bed of Roses by Bon Jovi?

Seriously... I can't be the only one.

[shinta|hikari]

I do mean a while. Its been a month now, and they are still 10 episodes behind. I agree about the fact that this show should be given priority, and that is why Im displeased with the pace.

[Honoko]

My personal theory of why the subs are so slow is that the groups translating figure that as long as they get the subs all in before January, they can go as slow as they want because even if they kept the pace up, the viewer still has to wait til Jan. So hence slower, drawn-out pacing.

Not that I agree with this mentality =P Just throwing it out there.

[Shadow Skill]

I admit the music sounds familiar, I'm just not ready to put a name to the music in the background. :P

[shinta|hikari]

Im also wondering why very few groups sub this show. I think it deserves a bit more attention, even if there is the leeway before the 4th season mentioned.

[Munsu]

Shinta|hikari, and all others, stop complaining about slow releases. It pisses me off. Next posts regarding it will be considered off-topic.

[sangofe]

My personal theory of why the subs are so slow is that the groups translating figure that as long as they get the subs all in before January, they can go as slow as they want because even if they kept the pace up, the viewer still has to wait til Jan. So hence slower, drawn-out pacing.

Not that I agree with this mentality =P Just throwing it out there.


All of you are wrong.
First off, it's not really "slow", and secondly, the translator on major was promised it would be her project, and her project only.
And we don't "prioritize" things. Each project has it's staff.

[Munsu]

Yo' sangofe, Budweineken here...

And you know that you guys aren't as fast because I'm no longer helping you out... tell the truth, I'm to blame :p.

[shinta|hikari]

Sorry bout that, didnt mean for it to sound like a complaint. Ive seen the whole series anyway so its no biggie for me at least. I was simply wondering why the pacing was so, so thanks for the answer/s, whichever is the truth.

[KoKo37]

Saizen - Episode 17 (http://a.scarywater.net/saizen/%5BSaizen%5D_Major_S3_-_17_%5B99314280%5D.mkv.torrent)

[Munsu]

Great finish to the game, I really liked it... but I'm tired of the come from behind wins, and everything happening in the last inning.

[ody]

Wow... I just downloaded 1-26 of Major but all of the subs are in French. Damn you, animesuki.com.

Is there anyway to convert the subs to English or is there really only 17 episodes out right now that are English subbed?

[KoKo37]

Wow... I just downloaded 1-26 of Major but all of the subs are in French. Damn you, animesuki.com.

Is there anyway to convert the subs to English or is there really only 17 episodes out right now that are English subbed?

Saizen has only subbed up to episode 17 of Season 3, but the first two seasons are all completely subbed in English, you can download them at the following links.

Froth Bite & MJN - Major 1-26 (http://a.scarywater.net/mjn/%5BF-B%26MJN%5D_Major_1-26_DVD.R2.torrent)

Saizen & Hell Fansubs - Major 27-52 (http://a.scarywater.net/saizen/%5BSaizen%26Hell-Fansubs%5D_Major_Season_2_-_01-26.torrent)

And you can download episodes of Major Season 3 subbed by Saizen at http://a.scarywater.net/saizen/, but only up to episode 17 has been subbed so far.

[ody]

Saizen has only subbed up to episode 17 of Season 3, but the first two seasons are all completely subbed in English, you can download them at the following links.

Froth Bite & MJN - Major 1-26 (http://a.scarywater.net/mjn/%5BF-B%26MJN%5D_Major_1-26_DVD.R2.torrent)

Saizen & Hell Fansubs - Major 27-52 (http://a.scarywater.net/saizen/%5BSaizen%26Hell-Fansubs%5D_Major_Season_2_-_01-26.torrent)

And you can download episodes of Major Season 3 subbed by Saizen at http://a.scarywater.net/saizen/, but only up to episode 17 has been subbed so far.


Omg thank youuuuuuuuuu.

[animus]

Season 3 21 - NEET (http://a.scarywater.net/neet/major73.torrent)

Finally

[Munsu]

Those piece of shit subs had at the least 10 missing lines.

[animus]

After watching Ookiku Furikabutte, Major just seems so... amateur?

[Munsu]

Yeah, indeed. I've been feeling the same as of late. The games in Ookiku Furikabutte are so much better, and the drama might actually become better. There's a reason why Ookiku has been voted as the best baseball manga.

[Shadow Skill]

Ya, I was surprised to see missing lines of text in this episode.

I guess NEET just wants to be fast without accuracy. :/

Waiting for Minor Ja Nai or Saizen to sub, is like waiting for hell to freeze over. :(

Slowness on purpose is just despicable. :/

[SamuraiOdin]

MJN just put out episodes 70 and 71 (or S3-18 and 19, respectively)
http://a.scarywater.net/mjn/%5BMJN%5D%20Major%20-%2070%20%5BE4FA60C0%5D.torrent
http://a.scarywater.net/mjn/%5BMJN%5D%20Major%20-%2071%20%5B8546134C%5D.torrent

[Munsu]

Episode 21 version 2:
http://a.scarywater.net/neet/major73v2.torrent

Hopefully this time it will have at least 10 less missing lines.

[animus]

Even though it's anime about a sports anime with many fictitious elements, Gyroballs, people with perfect 1.00 at bats? (Yeah, I'm looking at you Kusano and Toshiya), I can look past that, but it's really quite annoying when they start winning by silly things like rain and the fact that the pitcher isn't used to rain. Come on, he plays on Kaido how did he not train himself for rain?

[Shadow Skill]

He trains in doors at that prestigious Kaido Asylum?

[Munsu]

22 by the NEET:
http://a.scarywater.net/neet/major74.torrent

Hopefully with 100% translated lines this time. It's time for Goro in SEED mode.