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[reposting here cuz gbs closed it lmao] Japanese children's cartoon from 1988 to present. It's insanely ridiculously popular, like way the gently caress too popular. It's also really cute and silly and bizarre though, so I'm both shocked and appalled that we've never gotten an English version at some point. I don't exactly feel I'm the most qualified for this task, but if nobody else is gonna step up to the plate, I guess I have to. So, Anpanman is still ongoing in Japan and has a grotesque amount of episodes, so I'd literally never hope to do anywhere near all of them, but someone has to start! I originally wasn't going to commit to it this early, but starting on New Year's Day is too romantic of an idea to pass up. Besides, I've already determined I can comfortably translate a week's worth of episodes in like 8 hours of work, so I'm sure this'll only be a change in my life on the scale of my NEET thread, and nothing more severe than that. (note: all episodes and subtitles are entirely PG. this thread does not have to be.) Episode 1: The Birth of Anpanman With subtitles (hardcoded) Raw video + subtitle file Note: To ensure dropbox isn't squishing the video on your computer like it does on mine, please compare the first couple seconds to this image, which is how it should look. If his head looks a bit thinner than it should, please download the video or stream it on a different device (it looks perfect on my phone!). Thanks  edit: the subs have a weird encoding issue in one part when i put them at the top of the screen. i plan to fix it soon. SPOILER POLICY (Note: it's weirdly strict) Despite the fact that Anpanman has been a cultural staple for decades, I don't want any discussion of stuff I haven't yet posted. That's because I want this thread to be a blind watching experience. Like, yes this is definitely also for fans of Japanese culture who've been curious about the show for years (like me), but my main intention with this is for anyone to be able to enjoy without knowing the context whatsoever. I want to transport this thread back in time to 1988 when children were experiencing the show and its lessons for the first time on their TVs. (I know there was a picture-book series before that, but most children were introduced with the show.) For that reason, I very much DO NOT want you to say things like "oh this character barely shows up again after this" or "i don't think that power is ever brought up again" etc. Of course you're allowed to get excited about series staples like Shokupanman, but only if they appear in this image. Anyone else is top secret. Every episode has plenty of insane crap, so there should be no need to bring up future stuff. So please pretend you're watching the show for the first time. IMPORTANT NOTE (on translation) If you think I made a mistake, I probably did! Don't hesitate at all to contact me and I'll address it promptly. I by no means consider myself worthy of producing a "definitive" translation of Anpanman, and I most likely heard stuff wrong at times, or misinterpreted a line or two. I also could not for the life of me find Japanese subtitles for this show!!! That said, viewers can rest assured that any errors will be of the minor sort, since the actual plot of episodes can pretty much be understood without any Japanese understanding at all, you don't have to worry about big errors changing the meaning lol. Still, I'm extremely open to corrections, so please fire away! On a related note, the dialogue in this show can get really weird sometimes, but I'm not embellishing at all. Anpanman really is just.... super happy to let people eat his face. And he's not afraid to express that sentiment... all the time  Also, if anyone wants to offer to help me time the subtitles better, I'm all ears. Oh and here's some very interesting background on Anpanman's original author, lifted wholesale from bogleech.com's excellent articles on the show (which are still off-limits to discuss in this thread!) quote:Yanase Takashi's father passed away when he was only a small child himself, and he and his brother were given up for adoption by a mother who soon remarried and never, ever spoke to her sons again. Here's my schedule for the month, which I'll be following VERY strictly. I'll update the percentages occasionally, so you can be assured of timely releases. Besides special full-length episodes like the first one, episodes are generally like 11 minutes, and aired together like I've grouped them here. I also shortened the episode names for clarity, which thus far are always preceded by "Anpanman and". That won't always be true in the future, but the vast majority of episodes are like that, at least until we start having episodes focused on the same character from a previous episode or something. SCHEDULE: January 1: The Birth of Anpanman [100%] January 3: Baikinman [100%] January 6: Currybread Man [100%] January 10: Toothpaste Man [50%] [I got delayed because of unforeseen circumstances, but I should be back on schedule by February] January 13: Whitebread Man January 17: Doodle Kid January 20: Riceball Man [possible hiatus depending on when the next dvd ships. next dates are assuming a 1 week hiatus] January 31: Fireball Kid February 3: The Ramen Angel Mr. Steak fucked around with this message at 14:15 on Jan 18, 2020 |
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I laughed at the GBS thread but the dudes life story is sad as poo poo so i'll give it a whirl
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Jan 2, 2020 04:12
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This is an epic way to start the new decade. You have my support OP
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Jan 2, 2020 05:55
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Hurry up and post more Anpanman.
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Jan 2, 2020 08:21
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GorfZaplen posted:This is an epic way to start the new decade. You have my support OP
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Jan 2, 2020 14:04
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any ARMY ITT?
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Jan 2, 2020 20:42
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I change my mind, I want to do friday/mondays instead of tuesday/thursdays. So here's episode 2a right now! lol (I've updated my schedule to reflect the change.) Episode 2a: Anpanman and Baikinman With subtitles (hardcoded) Raw video + subtitle file Alternate episode name: Baikinman Gives Everyone Depression (and the kiddies get a lesson about mold, I guess)
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Jan 3, 2020 04:54
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Are you working in chronological order, or bouncing about? I'd be interested to catch a modern ep and compare. Is baikinman a pun? Baking-man?
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Jan 3, 2020 05:28
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lofi posted:Are you working in chronological order, or bouncing about? I'd be interested to catch a modern ep and compare. Baikin can mean bacteria or mold in Japanese. Makes sense as the villain to a guy who's head is made out of bread.
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Jan 3, 2020 05:41
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Moldman makes a lot more sense to me, ta!
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Jan 3, 2020 05:51
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lofi posted:Are you working in chronological order, or bouncing about? I'd be interested to catch a modern ep and compare. I'm posting in the order they originally aired. As Julias said baikin essentially means germs, but changing his name to Germman would be weird lol. And he has actual little mold henchmen as you can see in episode 2, so he can't be named mold either. So Baikinman gets to keep his name.
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Jan 3, 2020 06:08
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I watched the first episode and still have no idea what anpanman is
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Jan 3, 2020 08:15
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i will admit, i do appreciate this face more than i really should
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Jan 3, 2020 11:53
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i'm not the kind of person who uses reaction images, but if i was, i could probably get some mileage out of this too
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Jan 3, 2020 12:09
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I was trying to figure out how this could possibly be a thing but then I remembered The Magic Pudding is big in australia
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Jan 3, 2020 12:38
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Well, this is adorable and my kids have liked it so far. Thanks for sharing! My daughter is already inspired to make her own Anpanman OCs.
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Jan 5, 2020 01:41
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great thread, glad you're doing this
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Jan 5, 2020 04:51
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I watched the two episodes last night, they're cute wholesome fun. Look forward to more. Here's my OC do not steal as a thank you.
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Jan 5, 2020 23:40
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Episode 2b: Anpanman and Currybread Man With subtitles (hardcoded) Raw video + subtitle file Episode thoughts: Time to welcome our newest regular cast member! Currybread Man is delightfully assholish despite being a "good guy". Also, I guess there's some lore here about how Uncle Jam has made other superheroes before? Kind of weird how that wasn't elaborated more. Will the show address it in the future? That's a crapshoot lol. Note unrelated to the episode: I should probably update episode 1's subtitle encoding cuz some stuff got weird lol. It's on my to-do list. edit: fixed a weird subtitle-timing issue i missed (and 2 typoes). the link'll take you to the corrected video, and i edited the pastebin of the sub file. Mr. Steak fucked around with this message at 05:16 on Jan 7, 2020 |
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Jan 7, 2020 00:25
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Jan 11, 2020 06:45
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Finally got some time to watch the first episode. The animators really love Baikinman. I like how Anpanman's voice gets deeper as they give him new anpan heads. The backgrounds in this show are very pretty; did they get the idea from the books, or is it just because it's an 80s anime?
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Jan 11, 2020 07:01
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    this is such a loving stupid character i love it also man this episode is where that creator's life's story is starting to show through, huh?
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Jan 14, 2020 20:06
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Unfortunately I'm updating this thread with some terrible news https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-03-26/sazae-san-anpanman-voice-actor-hiroshi-masuoka-passes-away-due-to-cancer-at-83/.157957 
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Mar 26, 2020 19:37
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drat dude. gonna miss ya uncle jam
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Mar 26, 2020 23:53
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Come back soon OP and stay safe
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Mar 27, 2020 00:00
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you know, i've had the toothbrushing episode completely translated for like two weeks but never got around to exporting it. i should do that and then commit to at least doing until the end of the 2nd dvd. for financial reasons i cant commit to ordering new dvds fast enough to do episodes as consistently as i wanted, and also my work ethic is clearly not good enough to sustain the speed i wanted lol. but i'm very much committed to this project. its adorable and i love it. in honor of uncle jam's voice actor i'll specifically strive to do a bunch more (and actually release episode 3A). i'm quarantined for 12 more days anyway due to exposure to covid19, so i've got time lol
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Mar 27, 2020 00:19
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Get well soon Mr. Steak, and the effort you put into these is greatly appreciated.
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Mar 27, 2020 00:50
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Indeed! Please take care of yourself first and foremost.
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Mar 27, 2020 00:53
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Anpanman movies in English are coming to Tubi. Whatever Tubi is.
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