[WhyNot vs. Hatsuyuki vs. Hiryuu] Whose Freezing Should You Watch?
Fansub Review, Subtitle Comparison — By Dark_Sage on February 14, 2011 5:32 pm
Please keep in mind that though I only looked at each sub for 5 minutes, there are only 50 lines of text during this time. Count up how many errors there are and divide by 50, and you’ll see the error rate for each sub.
WhyNot?
This comes off a comma and should therefore not be capitalized. It’s also not a sentence. ._.
Yes, this explanation sure makes sense to me.
Consistency, much?
lrn2/definite vs. indefinite/ It’s either “a Pandora” and “a Nova” or “the Pandora” and “the Nova”
Why do you have “then” there? It’s entirely irrelevant (and it makes the line read like shit) since you already mentioned this was in the past when you used “was”
“I don’t get it, either.” Either.
This would make sense if you used a question mark. However, I’d be surprised if basic punctuation wasn’t a longstanding issue with you guys.
THIS IS NOT THE IDIOM. http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/thorn
Comma, comma, comma, comma, comma-chameleon~
Failure rate: 18%. About one in every five lines is completely wrong.
WhyNot? More like WhyWouldYouEver? These results are even more sad because they come from the v2. I can only imagine how terrible the v1 was. Also, I never look at OPs, but I accidentally watched one second of theirs and got “Beat like a free color”. Really, guys? Really? Also, they managed to fuck up their timing. Yes, the most basic of fansubbing jobs. Yoki, I like you, but newfags like you guys really need to get some experience before you start your own fansub group. Fucking eye cancer.
Hatsuyuki
No need for a comma here (add the next sentence in and it reads very poorly)
Beings. There’s more than one Nova.
There are legitimate circumstances when you can start a sentence with “And” and not have it look like shit. This is not one of them, as “It is the Limiter’s role” sounds much fucking better.
Questions generally have question marks.
If you’re going to insist upon “short-lived”, then say “hopes, though short-lived,” Even then, I’d say “desires” is the better term to use.
“And how the boys” <_<
Failure Rate: 12%
The timing is also really poor at this group. It’s like Freezing attracts the dipshits. Christ, even I could do better and I’m deaf. (Not really, but let’s say I am for the sake of argument.)
Hiryuu
Ugh, Hiryuu. These guys claim that adding black bars to the video somehow makes it better. I wonder how good their English is.
You capitalize God, you do not capitalize gods. The last time I saw this error being made was in middle school. Fuckwits.
Read this one out loud.
No comma? Really?
There is no need for “so” here.
It appears the only group with people who speak English is Hatsuyuki.
I nearly threw up here. Seriously.
Failure Rate: 12%. Degree of Fail: 100%.
Results:
Hatsuyuki > WhyNot? ~= Hiryuu
Hatsuyuki had some definite mistakes, but they were much easier to ignore than the rest’s. WhyNot? and Hiryuu were both bad for different reasons. WhyNot? had a huge amount of errors, and Hiryuu had a much more acceptable amount. What it comes down to, if you refuse to get Hatsuyuki’s, is whether you prefer more errors that are relatively minor, or fewer errors with more pronounced mistakes. I prefer the former, but I consider WhyNot and Hiryuu to be pretty close in this analysis.
Edit: for those of you following the conversation in the comments, I’m not so sure it’s worth your time. Definite tl;dr
Here’s the breakdown of the players:
Harth, TLC of Hiryuu
Firebird, Editor/Leader of Hiryuu
EpicNaruto, Editor/Leader of WhyNot?
Tags: Fansub Review, Freezing, Hatsuyuki, Hiryuu, WhyNot, Winter 2011
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