They fucked up in this episode alone, they forgot to attach the fonts... here they are in case you want to attach them yourself:Originally Posted by Yukimura
http://www.sendspace.com/file/8f15dl
Or you can just install the fonts in your pc, it'll work just the same.
Last edited by Munsu; Fri, 05-23-2008 at 10:47 AM.
AEN's translation was much worse than normal. It clearly didn't go through any kind of QC, lots of obvious errors. They had been improving so much with Soul Eater too.
Anyway...it is time to discuss a few details about Chrona.
Not that I can read Japanese, but there are plenty of people who can, and they've been fairly open about stating that Soul Eater's official site lists Chrona's gender as "Unknown."
The dialogue supports it. Chrona refers in the first person with "boku." Intentionally ambiguous. Chrona also says several times, "I'm not good with girls." Leading us to the conclusion that Chrona is a boy. Yet, Chrona is rail thin, and wears a dress. Chrona has no figure, so for all we know it could be priestly robes (and the design kind of looks like that).
Chrona is played by Maaya Sakamoto, someone who is well known for playing girlish boys, and boyish girls. Again, I'm sure the casting was chosen very carefully with that in mind. The effect is lost in the English translation versus the Japanese, because we do not have many genderless or ambiguous pronouns for people.
Chrona's gender goes unverified for a very long time in the manga. I believe that any confirmation of Chrona's gender should be considered a spoiler.
But feel free to speculate away.
That said, I've always thought Chrona was a girl. Chrona wears a dress...therefore Chrona is a girl. Then again, my judgment on traps is really not all that great.
Well, there's supposedly a QCer, according to the opening credits. Obviously didn't do their job properly though.
The episode itself was was an interesting introduction for Chrona. I thought Chrona's gender was a bit ambiguous at first, but then got kinda convinced that she's a boy from the English. At least now I know it's not defined.
Next episode is worth looking forward to though. Serious Stein with Death Scythe just oozes awesomeness. But really, I hope AEN picks up their slack, or I'll seriously consider forking out that extra bit of my quota for some decent subs.
If it's not Isuzu-chan Mii~
Chrona is a girl.
For the record, I think he's a guy for the weird way he stared at that girl. And I think I'm going to quit watching this so I can marathon it later. <3 Soul Eater!
"Leaving hell is not the same as entering it." - Tierce Japhrimel
Chrona is a shemale.
http://rumbel-subs.com/comments.php?tid=101
If you've never installed new fonts before scroll down to DmonHiro's explanation of how to install them.
Here's 7 by Rumbel:
http://tracker.anirena.com/download.php?id=7422
Have there actually been any differences between the regular and late night versions?
There is usually an extended preview (often the first minute or two of the next episode) and there are stupid little "quiz" additions (often jokes about Death the Kidd's OCD).
Though one time, the OP was at the end of the episode instead of the beginning, followed immediately by the ED.
Well, good episode... Sonson J cleary a shout out to Jason. Finally introduced my favorite character in the series right next to Dr. Stein, Medusa. Hopefully we'll see more of her in the next episode.
Ragnarok is badass, and Chrona is creepy as hell... love his shifty eyes. Huge cliffhanger at the end of the episode... Soul got sliced up pretty good.
This episode illustrated Maka's weakness quite nicely. I always thought she's the serious honour student type who does her jobs following the textbook, or at least tries to, with the disclaimer of being paired with Soul The Cool. However, right now she's totally at loss when she's facing someone quite completely unexpected. She's lacking in the ability to think out of the box in a bad situation being so bound by the good student rules, and, furthermore, she seems to lack, still though that will no doubt change, the trait that is concentrated in Soul and Black Star: Utter trust in oneself. Although it grants her exceptional perception but being so analytical might also hamper her in a pinch; somebody once said that in a fight the worst thing to do isn't making a bad choice but failing to make any choice.
Have not seen it posted yet and have not seen it subbed by the normal groups. Not the greatest quality but there is a streaming subbed version out for those who want to take a look.
http://www.veoh.com/videos/v13849387hTFxE8Fb
Only create an episode thread once a fansub version is out.
Read the rules next time
Last edited by Munsu; Sun, 06-01-2008 at 02:15 AM.
Here's by AEN:
http://bt.animeen.com//down.php?date...350ca03e90de83
I love the Chrona/Ragnarok comedy duo. It just abuses her/him all the time, and then Chrona adds a bit to it just by making all those really weird faces when Ragnarok is insulting the opponents.
But with Ragnarok infused into Chrona's blood, that makes for one fearsome opponent. Stein combined with Death Scythe should be a overwhelming powerful opponent, but Chrona and Ragnarok hold their own pretty well since the more damage you do to the pair, the more tools they have to kill you. The only solution is the one Stein went with, real fast and real hard.
Not to mention Medusa. Loved the way they animate her vector attack.
Next week looks like a light-hearted fun episode. Black Star together with Death the Kidd? Should be really funny.
9 by gg:
http://ggkthx.org/Torrents/[gg]_Soul_Eater_-_09_[8D1A6996].mkv.torrent
Would appreciate an opinion on the quality and how it compares to AEN and the rest of the speedsubs.
The translation is good (the same as any of their other series if you are familiar with them). Better QC than AEN, no surprise there, and the sentences flow well.
Just don't expect to see another episode subbed by them. gg is fairly vocal about this being subbed only because there was no Code Geass this week (and it even says that right after the OP).
My only problem with their translation is their choice of terms. I prefer AEN's "technician" over Rumble's "Meistar" and gg's "Master", and gg opts to translate "Kishin" into "Demon God" which while correct, doesn't seem to fit the context of the series all that well. In Soul Eater, "Kishin" seems more like a proper noun than some other term, a title rather than a description.
It's mostly personal taste, but their quality is good. I got a little lag during the OP (just like I do with the Code Geass releases) and that seems to just be a standard of gg's not-quite-optimized encoding on HD releases, or it's whatever they do to their karaoke. AEN and Rumble (and Eclipse for CG) have never given me the problems gg releases do during OP sequences.
I say go for it while you wait for Rumble or whoever.
I wonder why the lagging thing happens to some but not others...
I had a friend who complained about HD mkv lagging, and I found her to have both CCCP and vlc installed. got rid of one, and it smoothed out, but this doesn't seem to be the issue here.
meh, /watches
If it's not Isuzu-chan Mii~
Stein's style seems to work for him, but I remember that episode where they said that normally, Meisters have to use a Weapon to amplify their soul waves, while Stein and Black Star don't. Shouldn't that mean that if Stein channels his already potent soul wave through Death Scythe, that it'll be even more destructive than what it is now?
Either way, he kicked ass. I just find it hard to believe, like Ryll said, that Stein, and even Shinigami-sama is fooled by Medusa. (not at all surprsied at Papa though.)
If it's not Isuzu-chan Mii~
My problem is only with gg's. I actually pay for CoreAVC, so nothing outside of Blu-Ray rips should be an issue for me. It's got to be some issue with their karaoke and the way they encode.
In any case, the eps was funny. Kidd and BlackStar make an even funnier duo than each alone.
But with all the talk between Maka and Death Scythe, I'm really beginning to wonder what Maka's mother looks like and is doing now? We know she's alive and well. What would a technician do after they've raised a weapon to a death scythe for Shinigami-sama?
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