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Caution notes

This site provides unlicensed fan subs for Japanese shows/musicals.  None of the fansubs  here have an official English language translation.

I don't translate names, common words like "yes", etc.  In all my years of translating, I've only received 2 complaints about this.  However, if you think that this will bother you, then maybe you should reconsider whether you want my fansubs or not.  My work is certainly not to the level of quality that some of the digital fansubbers are capable of (but hey, I'm only one guy ;0)  Anyway, I think most people understand my reasoning that it's a waste to redundantly subtitle things that people know already.  All it does is cover up the video.

Now that I have DVD fansubs available, since the quality is so high, it's more important than ever that people continue buying the original goods to support the musical (unlike a tv show, they don't get paid by commercials, so merchandising is really important to them).  If not the video, then at least buy the CDs, program books, or other merchandise.  Remember that watching a musical without subtitles is a rewarding experience in itself ;-)

If getting a DVD-R, please read the DVD-R notes below

(Note, I don't have any distributors for my fansub, if you paid more for a copy of my fansub, then you were ripped off.)  Of course this means that any redistribution of my subs will only be done so by the fansubbing ethic (no auctioning, sale, or rent.  All costs should only cover the media/shipping only)  If someone is bootlegging my fansubs for a profit, please let people know via the mailing list or something, so that others aren't swindled

My policy is to not sub stuff unless it is at least 1.5 years or older (don't want to hurt Bandai sales).  Remember that this is supposed to be a Japanese impaired crutch, not a replacement.

While I'm at it, thanks goes out  to all the members of the Seramyu mailing list and all the fans that have supported my fansub project.  Special thanks goes to the donator's whose generosity has provided all of you with DVD fansubs, I wouldn't have a DVD burner without their help.  I can honestly say that being a part of this project has been one of the most satisfying aspects of my life.

Sera Myu is owned by Bandai, Takeuchi Naoko, and respective companies.  Otasuke girl by Tsuburya pro.  Kamen Rider Agito by Toei.  Vanny Knights by some Japanese company.

DVD Fansub Notes

-Not all DVDs will work on all DVD players, check dvdrhelp.com to see if your DVD player can play DVD-R/DVD+R.  Some also play DVD+R but not DVD-R and vice a versa, these will be -R by default, so let me know if you know your player only does +R.
-DVDs are region free, NTSC format
-DVDs will include labels.  The default casing will be paper sleeves.  If you want something more sturdy, I also have slim black case and dvd cases available.  Note:  Someone said dvds with labels didn't play well on his dvd player, so if you DON'T want labels, you'll have to let me know
-DVDs will have menus. (this is because DVDs without menus are less compatible, I did most of the new stuff on DVD before finding this out, doh!)
-Subtitles are NOT removable.  They are hard encoded on the video, my software doesn't have the option for optinal subtitles anyway,
-DVDs are high quality, but they're not meant to replace the originals.  Since it has to go through an encoding process, nothing can beat the quality of an original tape (although the quality of these DVD fansubs are quite nice).  Although if you do have the originals, consider my fansubs to be a very nice backup
-For the first time, it's a good idea to just get 1 DVD to test for compatibility.  Sometimes people go out and buy new dvd players just because my dvd-rs don't work on their current ones ^_^;;
-Return policy for now is to simply replace incompatible DVDs with tapes.
-People who are upgrading from VHS/VCD/SVCD (meaning they bought the same fansub before) only have to pay $1 for the dvd version.  Call it a thanks for continually supporting this project
-People in Europe will need a DVD player capable of playing NTSC DVDs and it'll probably need to convert the NTSC to PAL.  I have a DVD player that plays PAL, but it outputs PAL, so it's incompatible with my tv.  Ssomething to be cautious about  <shrug>