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Previous thread: >>21454442

As another legend disappears...

Previous and current news:
>GGG and Betterman character designer Takahiro Kimura passed away on March 5, 2023. He was 52.
>Might Gaine HD Blu-ray/DVD out now
>GaoGaiGar and FINAL Discotek localization out now (includes Blockade Numbers and Pachislot clips)
>Hakaiou manga ongoing (Conqueror's Thralls arc), King J-Der side story by Tsunashima Shirou also ongoing
>RG GaoGaiGar, GoldyMarg out now (GoldyMarg is P-Bandai, for the most part)
>SMP Might Gaine out now, Hiryu and Black Might Gaine slated for March, Might Kaiser slated for July (Carrier is P-Bandai, for some stupid reason, comes with extra Dourinken)
>Upcoming Koto kits: Dino Geist, Great Fighbird, Da-Garn & GX Parts, Pegasus Saber, Land Bison, Seven Changer, Baan Gaan (still no word on further development even after multiple hobby shows)
>THE GATTAI Might Gaine slated for September 2023, Might Kaiser and Might Gunner in development but close to complete production
>THE GATTAI Brave Fighter of Legend Display Base slated for May 2023 (includes alternate Great Da-Garn GX torso with unmasked head), Seven Changer currently in development
>Pose+ Star GaoGaiGar Set slated for May (Stealth Gao II and GoldyMarg are one set, compatible with separate LED Tool Set including Gatling Driver and Key to Victory, also purchaseable as one set), ChoRyuJin in prototype stage
>Soul of Chogokin GaoFighGar slated for July, ChoRyuJin, Dimension Pliers, Repli-GaoGaiGar, King Exkaiser, Chogokin Evoluder Guy prototypes unveiled, currently in development
>P-Bandai Gao Brace Complete Edition slated for March 2023, all possible functions replicatable (including Will Knife)
>Evolution Toy Fighbird slated for July, Granbird currently in development, can form Great Fighbird
>20th OP/ED DX Bravest Box Collection out now, includes Baan Gaan opening
>Obarism: Masami Obari artbook out now
Out hearts will keep burning for you, to the very end, Kimura-sensei.
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>>21576183 (OP)
It still hurts Final Fusion Shonin!
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>>21576224
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xo6aR_DMu2k [Embed]
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Final Fusion Shounin!!!

So are we getting a chapter this month?
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>>21576463
Who knows, it's been like 4 months since the last manga chapter
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>>21576224
It does...
>>21576192
Final Fusion Shounin!
Thank you, Kimura-sensei...
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I finished the subs for Ep 46 of Might Gaine! Sorry for the wait, stuff just kept getting in the way. Next is the finale, exciting stuff!
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1uwfGOdvkaa352DC4VfQzWGUzPzr2PMji?usp=share_link

>>21576183 (OP)
>>21576192
FINAL FUSION, SHOUNIN!!!
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>>21576960
You are a saint, a gentleman (or lady), and a true Brave
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>>21576960
Huh I guess someone would eventually get annoyed and finish the last few episodes
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>>21576960
I hope you stick around at least till the Might Gaine Blu-Rays are released. Just in case there's any timing issues, or any other kinds of issues, putting these subs on those specific files. Rather have the person that made them sort that out.
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https://twitter.com/666nao999/status/1637385598645444608
Hakaioh manga in progress picture
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>>21577504
Thanks, I try my best!
>>21578057
It'll probably be a bit before someone rips them but I'll be around. Retiming is pretty easy for me.
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>>21576691
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-dD_nX6W80 [Embed]
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>>21576960
I’m so glad that I’ll be able to actually watch Might Gaine with proper subs. Thank you so much anon.
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This is a weird question but what are the names of the towns and cities all the main characters are based out of throughout the franchise? I'm not seeing them listed on Wiki pages, though I could just be missing them, and I don't feel like going through 8+ series trying to get town names. Like I want to say the GaoGaiGar team were based out of Tokyo before heading to space, but it's been a couple years since I've last watched the series.
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>>21576192
Final Fusion Shounin!
>>21576960
As always I'm very impressed by your work ethic!
>>21576183 (OP)
Are there any Yuusha tabletop fans out there? I work on a tabletop SRW style wargame and we're adding in some Braves Mecha in the future (picrel). I'd love some feedback on how the Braves play compared to the current roster of mecha.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tV0qDEkL63s&t=1898s [Embed]
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsAG3AtTAhA [Embed]
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWMAO_Maf-U [Embed]
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-C4YqS_Now&t=2s [Embed]
The Gattai Might Gaine video
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Was about to start Might Gaine when I saw it had a recent BD. How long has it been out?
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>>21589526
First half of its BD came out in January 30 while the second half will be out on April this year
https://www.sunrise-inc.co.jp/work/news.php?id=20119
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>>21589535
That's kind of frustrating that I'd need to pay $600 for it all. Are there any /m/ related groups or individuals that plan on ripping it?
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https://twitter.com/taka_max_8094/status/1639186181551439872
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https://twitter.com/drill8nov/status/1639282872187072512
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>>21576960
Your kind is a rare breed, a gem
Don't you forget it
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https://twitter.com/666nao999/status/1639484110346539008
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xpjKTcLvDZU [Embed]
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>>21595089
So new chapter when since the upcoming Act is suppose to showcase the Ruin version of this guy.
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>>21595996
Also Dive-suit Hinoki comes out as well.
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>>21595996
New chapter might be at the end of the month or the next one. When the manga reaches to Ruin Big Volfogg: probably 5-7 years
https://pyroxenescanning.wordpress.com/2019/05/12/hakaiou-gaogaigar-vs-betterman-06/
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https://twitter.com/666nao999/status/1639881049424678912
"Hobby Japan May issue sample magazine has arrived!
The column "Our Courage Never Dies" is an illustration of Cataphract versus Genesic GaoGaiGar.
Please take a look, Thank you~!"
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UBIW0ZMXpSY [Embed]
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>>21577504
>>21577861
>>21578057
>>21581943
>>21582888
>>21592425
Episode 47 is done! Now the show is finally crabstick-free, as it deserves! Thank you all for the kind words, this has been well worth doing!

LET'S MIGHT GAINE!!

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1uwfGOdvkaa352DC4VfQzWGUzPzr2PMji?usp=share_link
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https://twitter.com/yonetanikantoku/status/1640166157146812424
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https://twitter.com/rin_yamato/status/1639824495736401921
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDFkBy_U_ME [Embed]
SMP Hiryu
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>>21597158
Legendary work anon. Dedicated subbers are incredibly rare and thanks to you the entire Brave series is now no longer left with crabstick subs. You got these out pretty quick as well which is really impressive. Thank you again anon, I really appreciate what you’ve done.
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>>21597158
Great work as always King!
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>>21597520
>>21597819
Thanks, anons! I'll be going over the other subs too, they're mostly good but there's some typos and odd wording from time to time, and 34-40 in particular can get pretty messy. (Would it be bad if removed the translator credit blurbs from the mid-episode eyecatches and stick them somewhere less annoying? I hate when people do that but I'm a little reluctant to since they're not my subs)
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>>21597920
I wouldn’t mind seeing the translator credits moved, especially since the first 30ish episodes have a bigass “YOU WERE SCAMMED IF YOU BOUGHT THIS” message that covers the entire bottom third of the mid eye catcher.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dcGw0--2UG0 [Embed]
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>>21576192

You will be missed, Kimura. FINAL FUSION... SHOUNIN!
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After months of neglecting Goldy, I finally got around on building him.
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>>21597158
Thank you anon!! All that's left is to wait for the bluray and then throwing these subs at it!
>>21597319
Th-they're too close
>>21599146
How is our orange melee fren?
>still no SDCS Gao in stock
>SDCS Goldy never
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>>21599168
Got Genesic wielding Goldy's Goldion Hammer form
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>>21599216
Awh, things look really complete now!! No casualties or oops when building Goldy, I hope..
And uh, was his head always peeking out a bit? Thought it gets hidden during transformation..
Wait where's the hand, where's the other half of his body, fren..
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>>21599219
It's actually in-progress. should've specified it first, my apologies. I haven't built his limbs yet.
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>>21599226
ahhh, hope his limbs go well! You were just too excited and had to deploy the hammer, huh?
Also e-every time you apologize to me, it's usually after I was making bratty demands or being playfully upset, and my heart subsequently breaks, every time
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>>21599236
Here's the Hammer Connect webm if you don't already have it, friend.
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>>21599241
Thank! Was a bit dizzy and confused..
>SDCS merely has a relatively simple dividing driver, stickerless
Waah.. nothing to wa-ha about..
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https://sen-ti-nel.co.jp/items/mf-fire-dagwon/
I was right on /srwg/. It really was Dagwon. Looks like a fourth company joined the race (after Bandai Spirits, Good Smile Company, and Evolution Toy).
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>>21599391
Posting the picture(s)
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>>21597158
Forgive me for the stupid question. But where can one find the most up to date/fixed sub files for episodes 1-40 please? Only asking about the sub files themselves, not videos with them already in place.
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>>21576192
FINAL FUSION SHOUNIN!

Thanks for everything, Kimura-sensei.
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>>21599582
>Forgive me for the stupid question
Not stupid at all, don't worry, they're spread out kind of all over the place
https://archive.org/details/yusha_tokkyu_might_gaine-166184663-large
https://www.mediafire.com/file/fqi7dw9v00fygd4/Might_Gaine_34_to_41.zip/file
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>>21597920
Yeah I don't see any issue with sticking the blurbs somewhere less annoying. Do you plan on putting together a batch at some point once you're done?
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>>21599628
It's more the ep 29-33 notes I was hesitant about. And yes! It might be a bit slower going though for now just because of work stuff I don't want to blog too much about, but I still really want to do it.
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>>21576192
FINAL FUSION, SHOUNIN!
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>>21599609
There's a couple YouTube playlists of Might Gaine, which I'd link to but including those just prevents me from posting, which have subs up to episode 40. Though a few of the later episodes have "RAW with subs in description" in the title. Are those the same subs as this or different subs? The subs seem to be, at the very least uploaded but I don't know if they're made, by some people called Great Exkaiser103 and the "RAW with subs" videos by GUTS mc GORDON.
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>>21597158
Nice. Now we just need those bloody BDs...
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>>21597920
>>21597158

Thank you so much Anon! I never thought we'd ever see the day where this series finally gets fully subbed.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adOPv8YEIBk [Embed]
SMP Black Might Gaine video
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>>21599666
Your dedication is impressive. Best of luck with your work issues.
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Did Midnight Crew ever make those Da Garn V2 subs they said they were going to make?
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>>21576183 (OP)
Oh hey Marin from Brigadoon
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0e2mVuMF1I [Embed]
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https://www.youtube.com/shorts/NShBRSObEzQ
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>>21582888
Nice tabletop set and trips
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https://twitter.com/dakssol_roko/status/1641104360070610945
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My Gaobrace arrived... painful to wear, no padding, no instructions... very odd thing.
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https://twitter.com/666nao999/status/1641994533012639746
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Happy April Fools day, Braves
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGYNgwycmq0 [Embed]
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>>21576183 (OP)
>GaoGaiGar and FINAL Discotek localization out now (includes Blockade Numbers and Pachislot clips)

Hopefully they both sold enough to continue doing others.
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>>21606170
Thanks! I was trying to decide on some good terrain that would work with the 1/400 scale as well as the larger figures like the SRC GGG in pircel and decided on rock formations.
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https://www.youtube.com/shorts/AHyzZ9P9IPg
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>>21597158
I know I'm late but great job anon. Hope when that second Blu-Ray set is released someone makes a batch with everything together.
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>>21611970
Thanks! I'm working my through editing the other subs right now. Took a short break so I didn't make too much progress, but I'm almost done with ep 1. It's mostly just the timing that needs to be fixed but there's some mistranslations and odd wording as well.

Also, I was pretty excited when I searched "Might Gaine" on archive.org and saw a couple uploads labeled "Bluray," but they only have the first episode, despite being labeled as having episodes 1-6. Still, on a positive note I decided to try slapping on the edited ep1 subs to it and they hardly need any editing at all! Just have to check an option box when importing the subs into Aegisub and I'm good. Nice to know I won't have to do a second editing pass through all the episodes for the Blurays.
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>>21612164
I think Nyaa might have that first Blu-Ray set listed under RAWs, but it's been a couple months since I checked, could be mistaken/misremembering. Personally I would prefer a torrent to DDLs, much less of a headache on my poor rural connection, but I'll take anything I can get.

I'm assuming you're at least going to attempt to get a full batch made once full RAWs are available. Would you consider adding in extra material? Promo videos, trailers, scans of DVD/Blu-Ray boxes, scans of Discs, magazine scans, that one Audio Drama, etc. I'm not asking you to translate any of this, God no, just wondering if you'd consider including it as bonus material as some other Brave releases have.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGUf7V6J2Xo [Embed]
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>>21612330
>I think Nyaa might have that first Blu-Ray set listed under RAWs, but it's been a couple months since I checked, could be mistaken/misremembering
Only the DVD rips I already have, unfortunately.

And I've never compiled a torrent before, but I'd like to try! If I do I'll include that stuff if it's not too hard to find. I absolutely want to get good subtitle files set up for the Blurays, though. 

That audio drama would actually be fun to translate. I'll leave that on the backburner for now, though.
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>>21612380
One more thing, I'm looking for feedback on a couple specific changes I've made with my translations. First off, Maito's finishing moves Tate-ichimonji-giri and Makkou-karatake-wari. I don't like the literal translations of these because they sound very weird in English. Literal translations would be "Vertical One-character Slash, the "One character" referring to the Japanese Kanji for the number one: 一, and "From the head/top, Bamboo Splitter" ("Makkou" can also mean "right in front" which is the definition other translations use, but in combat it means striking the enemy's head).

For now I'm going with "Vertical Straight Slash" and "Overhead Bamboo Splitter" (the latter in reference to an overhead strike at an enemy's head). I'm still keeping the Japanese names of the move the most visible though, pic related. And that brings me to another point, does this look okay? Should I maybe make the translated name a different color? If it just looks flat out lame I can always just make it an alt sub track.

Lastly, is it annoying that I reverse the name orders to make them more in line with western naming conventions, despite writing out all the honorifics? I mostly do this because "Yoshinaga Sally" and "Raibaru Joe" look weird in Japanese order since they have western names.
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>>21612380
>That audio drama would actually be fun to translate. I'll leave that on the backburner for now, though.

I could be wrong but I don't believe there are even Japanese subs for it. You'd be going purely by ear. Also assuming you'd be converting the audio files into video files. But what do you do for the video, leave it blank/black, leave it as a static image of the CD's cover, something else, etc?

I believe the Drama is on the Internet Archive, it has both its own entry, but there's also a large upload of other Brave related CDs and such. There might be more Might Gaine content in there but I haven't looked through it all. Including the series soundtrack could also be a fun little extra to include in addition to that other stuff mentioned previously.
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>>21612418
>I could be wrong but I don't believe there are even Japanese subs for it. You'd be going purely by ear.
Yeah that's no biggie, it just takes me a little longer that way. I watched Might Gaine without subs a couple years back.
>But what do you do for the video, leave it blank/black, leave it as a static image of the CD's cover, something else, etc?
That's what I was thinking, yeah. That's how I usually see subbed audio dramas done.
>I believe the Drama is on the Internet Archive, it has both its own entry, but there's also a large upload of other Brave related CDs and such. 
Ah, right, figures most of it would be there!
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>>21612444
There are audio dramas for other Brave series, including a crossover one called Sunrise World that crossover with Non-Brave series as well. If they haven't been translated maybe those could be put in the translation pipeline as well at some point.
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>>21612466
>>21612444
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>>21612469
>Deathscythe
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>>21612519
Now that you mention it, funny on how the Sunrise World I image has five Brave mecha while Gundam only has one.
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>>21612469
>>21612558
I just noticed a little guy between Might Gaine and Fire Dagwon. I don't recognize them though.
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>>21612563
That mecha is from Ryu Knight
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_o1Z80x3G5w [Embed]
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>>21612564
Never heard of it, looks cool tho, thanks anon, will check it out some time.
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>>21612397
>Vertical Straight Slash"
Sounds a little clunky still, perhaps just Vertical Slash or Vertical Slice
>Overhead Bamboo Splitter
You could always translate it as "Helm Splitter" if the intention is striking the head
>Should I maybe make the translated name a different color?
If it's not a pain then go with light grey perhaps or standard yellow
>>21612566
Ryu Knight is a pretty cool show, one of the rare fantasy mechas out there
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>>21612616
>Sounds a little clunky still, perhaps just Vertical Slash or Vertical Slice
I was admittedly unsure of that one, probably best to simplify it yeah
>You could always translate it as "Helm Splitter" if the intention is striking the head
True, I do want to keep the bamboo splitting aspect of the name intact though
>If it's not a pain then go with light grey perhaps or standard yellow
Yellow would look good.

Thanks!
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>>21613122
>True, I do want to keep the bamboo splitting aspect of the name intact though
Yeah all depends on your translation style, I'm sure the bamboo splitting has some importance to someone who grew up in Japan but its probably nothing more than a head scratcher to a foreigner. 
Some old fansubs I used to watch would add a quick sentence about it what means the first time it comes up which I always thought were neat, but not everyone enjoys the random trivia when watching an episode.
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>>21613572
>I'm sure the bamboo splitting has some importance to someone who grew up in Japan but its probably nothing more than a head scratcher to a foreigner.
>plant is easier to cut if you come at it from a certain direction, this case vertical
>like chopping logs/firewood
>come at the enemy the same way to cut them in two

Seems pretty simple to figure out even to my very rural ass, dude.
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>>21614677
Impressive papercrafts of the pairs, but the first set seems too in disarray.
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>>21613122
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>>21614677
Very cool, how long did it take you to make those?
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>>21615106
They're actually promo fileimages I stitched together
https://twitter.com/bouken40523882/status/1639412888749371392
https://twitter.com/bouken40523882/status/1643029689878077440
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_yH0yv3UJI [Embed]
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https://twitter.com/zzinbbang5/status/1643813099236134912
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=372C5aDIuC0 [Embed]
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Might Gaine Blurays https://archive.org/details/might-gaine-bd
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>>21621985
FINALLY. And it's all of the first box set! I'm glad I got a slight head start editing the early eps' subs, hopefully I don't take too long!
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>>21622044
Ganbare, Yuusha of the Anonymous
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So going from the official manga website, we are finally getting a chapter this month.
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>>21623231
https://firecross.jp/ebook/series/419
On April 14, specifically, which is is almost exactly FIVE months after the previous chapter's release (November 18, 2022)
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Can someone color this pic of black might gaine in his proper anime colors please? Thanks.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LpfH0EBOXhI [Embed]
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qjqs0zWfJjc&list=PL82ekhhqHZ3aY1kBM1JzLoQxqKwoGcQnL [Embed]
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These two playlists have Might Gaine episodes subbed up to a point. Episodes 36-40 in the first one have subs available in the description instead of just in the video itself for some reason.

I have how many attempts there have been at subbing Might Gaine or if these are the same subs you can find elsewhere. I have no idea, assuming these are different subs, how good they are/how they compare to other subs out there. 

But I figured on the chance someone here is attempting to make a batch torrent of the series subbed I'd bring these up just in case there is something different/better here. Worst thing that can happen is someone going "That's the only subs for those episodes and are already gonna be included, idiot" so I got nothing to lose.

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRKvjL9uuvV2kL94oO5MaDnZKqGmEgglP

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5gHOin8W87d_MJq-L5JgDRFJY1X_QJC8
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>>21599250
GaoFighGar's Hammer Connect scene too
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>>21627256
Yeah, those seem to be pretty much the same as the ones here:
>>21599609

I'm actually editing them right now, finished ep 3 last night. I don't want to just run a spellcheck and slap them on the BDs, because while the 1-28 subs aren't completely terrible, they actually do mistranslate quite a bit (thinking Osaka is the location of Aoto Factory and not the name of its superintendent is the funniest one to me). It'll be a bit of a longer wait, but it'll be worth it. This show deserves the best!
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>>21627256
>I have how many

I meant "I have no idea how many", fucking hell. 

>Yeah, those seem to be pretty much the same as the ones here:

Ah, I see. I don't keep up with subbing groups or anything. So I had no idea. There have been a few shows I've been into that has had multiple subbing attempts over the years and they all started from episode 1, so early eps have multiple translations floating around. Was always a pain figuring out what's what, especially when none of them were crabstick and easily ignored.

>I don't want to just run a spellcheck and slap them on the BDs

Well there's no need to rush. When is that second set of BDs coming out anyway?
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>>21627474
>When is that second set of BDs coming out anyway?
April 26, but considering it took like three months for the first BD set to come out it'll probably be a bit longer.
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>>21627265
Thank you! Did you get to finish Goldy yet?
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>>21628651
Not yet, planning to complete Goldy this week or next week. Was busy watching Sunrise ani/m/e during late March and early April.
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>>21628660
So you just had him stuck in hammer mode with n body?? That's too cruel... Which shows?
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>>21627366
>>21627474
>Yeah, those seem to be pretty much the same as the ones here:
That's exactly where I got them from when I offered them earlier in this thread. I was just disappointed that Anon didn't actually get to finish them, although that doesn't matter anymore. 

>>21627366
>I'm actually editing them right now, finished ep 3 last night.
Sweet, I'm looking forward to them, and it's nice that you're fixing mistakes as well.
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>>21628802
Raijin-Oh, which was a "Guest series" in the Brave wars game
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sauH3fFVJEA [Embed]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tEquCBtS7oA [Embed]
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>>21629459
Ack, I forgot I have to watch the Eldran shows as well. Got stuck on early-Exkaiser and sort of just drifted to other supers. Hope/glad you had fun though!
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>>21629797
Exkaiser is such a fun show, I love having it on in the background when I work
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>>21631017
Huh, the preliminary photos for Fire Dagwon did not show the Fire Stratos transform. Maybe this was added late in development?
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Completed building Goldy today.
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>>21630909
I should turn it on the next time I build gunpla, then. It's not a bad show, just not my first choice to try and finish.
>>21632383
Glad and proud of you anon! How is he? These three frens look pretty grand together.
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>>21632455
Besides some limited posing (i.e. limited head and waist articulation, and no T-pose), I like Goldy a lot. Also spent the other part of my day fixing Genesic's loose shoulder joint (loose screw) with the help of a friend.
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>>21632486
Sorry to hear about the posing, but hopefully it still feels like he can pack a punch. Does he have his tank-thing mode? I mean, he's pretty much there to be a hand and fist, but still. Glad you're having fun with him though.
>fix
That can always be scary, but I'm glad you got some help. Are all your Brave buddies in tip-top shape now?
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>>21632588
He does have the tank mode, but the model building and fixing Genesic back to tip-top shape (success on that part) made me exhausted for the day. Gonna try the tank mode on a different day.
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>>21632596
Geez, hope you get some good rest, and that tomorrow goes well with no issues, so you can get back and play with Goldymarg and Genesic more.
>success
Glad to hear it! Managed to tighten joints on a baby SD with no issues this time, it feels good to learn and make progress, no matter how small.
They look really grand together, I'm a little bit jealous. Hopefully the tank mode is fun, Goldy's wheels (please be real) look very rollable. He looks a bit back-heavy though, so maybe be careful about that. I guess that's why they gave him a stand?
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Can we talk about Brave Saga again? I recall both games have route splits. Which stories act as the route splits for each game?
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>>21632455
I really enjoyed Exkaiser, I think its simplicity is actually one of its strengths. You can pop on nearly any episode and have a fun time. I say nearly because there are a few Holiday/Seasonal themed episodes and depending how you are you might not like watching a Christmas episode outside of the first 25 days of December, for one example.

I also think a big draw is seeing how stupid the Geisters are going to be in each episode. They hear that Time is a Treasure but they don't know what the concept of Time is so they steal a bunch of clocks from around the world and mess up all the world's time systems so what they stole would be more valuable? Fucking splendid, you love to see it.
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>>21582888
>>21610005
So how does this game work? Is it like SRW or Brave Saga?
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>>21633118
I liked Exkaiser too, it was pleasant enough. Was meaning to watch a Christmas episode at an appropriate time, but never got around to it.
>how stupid the Geisters are going to be in each episode
>cigarettes
>old ladies
>abstract concepts
That was definitely adorable. I was just more used to looking forward to a main plot progressing, but maybe I can get back into Exkaiser after finishing some shows that are more episodic than I was used to. Exkaiser's like the pioneer Brave for his successors, so I don't want to neglect him.
>it's Exkaiser, Fighbird, Might Gaine, and reading Gao vs Better, and then I've finally mastered Brave content
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>>21633677
>old ladies

The episode where the Geisters attempt to steal Earth's milfs was fun.
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>>21633778
>Earth's milfs
Thought it was obaa-sans? Good taste, then. Didn't think Exkaiser had a sort of episode where it makes you wonder who the good guys or the bad guys are.
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https://twitter.com/666nao999/status/1646362827098324992
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>>21632615
The wheels are able to roll. Today went smoothly and I got an animation guide book tonight.
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>>21632455
Yeah episodic shows are perfect when putting together models
>>21633118
Same here, I really loved the simplicity of Exkaiser and the comedic routine of the Geisters (and Tokuda). Some of my favorite gags were the deadpan ones where things just completely flew over the Mom's head.
>>21633202
It is like SRW where you can build a force from different mecha franchises, but the game mechanics are a bit different since its a tabletop game. If you've played 40k or other wargames it will feel similar to that. Let me know if you want a gameplay example and I can type up a short one real quick.
There's a poll on the game downloads page for which series to add next, GaoGaiGar won the last poll so it is currently in the testing and balancing phase.
The draft profiles for GaoGaiGar and Exkaiser are here: https://mechastellar.com/srw-drafts/
All other mecha series are on this page: https://mechastellar.com/game-downloads/
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>>21634824
Oh sweet, Baan Gaan
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>>21634824
>(and Tokuda)

I liked how for a series or few after Exkaiser he kept on making cameos. Were it not for no one mentioning "Hey, remember when those Giant Robots/Cosmic Police were here a few years ago?" I could easily see Exkaiser and Fighbird being the same universe. It just seems like something someone, like the people that hang around Katori and know their secret ESPECIALLY THE OLD MAN, would bring up. Or even Katori's group going "According to our records there was an incident here involving some space pirates and Cosmic Police some years ago" unless they work for a different Cosmic Police or something.
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>>21634827
Yeah I was trying to track down the old Exkaiser gashapon from Yujin and luckily I found a set that also included Baan Gaan as a bonus.
>>21635000
Yeah I could definitely see the Exkaiser taking place a few years before Fighbird. Tokuda also cameos in Da Garn.
Honestly I was surprised they didn't slip in some cameos from other Braves show in Goldran while they were visiting different planets in the second half, would have been the perfect opportunity.
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>>21634824
>Yeah episodic shows are perfect when putting together models
Apparently people have backlogs, whereas I'm waiting for 2-3 kits to come in stock.
>Let me know if you want a gameplay example
Looks expensive but tempting...
>>21635000
>he kept on making cameos
I distinctly remember some poor distinct-looking reporter getting chewed out in a frame or two. Turns out watching the Brave shows chronologically nets you a surprising amount of references that I missed.
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>>21636071
>Honestly I was surprised they didn't slip in some cameos from other Braves show in Goldran while they were visiting different planets in the second half, would have been the perfect opportunity.

Damn, now I'm mad we didn't see a Geister planet or see where Pinky and Violecette ended up. Perhaps even see whatever world Red Alone originated from and like him everyone is piloting mechs that look like they're from Zeta-ZZ era Gundam.
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>>21634824
Oh I see, can you do a quick example then? Which Brave series will you do after GGG and Exkaiser?
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>>21636071
Mario also has a cameo in Da Garn
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https://twitter.com/comic_fire_hj/status/1646802231197569024
https://firecross.jp/reader/8225?trial=0&token=6929b816-217a-4ebe-9b36-951da1902f15&vertical=0
New Hakaioh chapter
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>>21636164
That just means you are a dedicated builder! I definitely have a backlog..
>Looks expensive but tempting...
Oh its zero cost haha, it's meant for people who already have figures of their favorite mecha to play on the tabletop, so if you just finished building an SMP or want to pull an SoC/SRC off the shelf you can grab the rules and start playing.
>>21636264
Ohh yeah a Geister planet would have been great fun especially with the Goldran cast
>>21637607
Poor Mario floating down the sewers
>>21637039
>Which Brave series will you do after GGG and Exkaiser?
We take requests so if people want a certain series we can work on that, otherwise we generally go in production order.
>Quick Example
I'll try to make this brief so it doesn't take up a ton of space. Let's say you are using ChoRyuJin and you are attacking a zonderized machine they are at Range 16".
You've got two actions and use them to fire your Double Rifle and Double Gun. The Double Gun makes 6 shots, you have Shooting Accuracy of 9, they have Evade+3 so they need a 6+ to Evade (9 minus 3).
They roll 6d10, any die that is a 6+ they dodge, every die that is a 1-5 means they are hit. So if they roll [2,4,5,6,7,10] they evade 3 shots and are hit 3 times. Each hit of the Double Gun deals 200 DMG.
Since it's a beam weapon (PEN 5) it may cause catastrophic damage by penetrating the armor and hitting the vulnerable machinery beneath. The target rolls three Armor Saves vs Armor PEN 5, on a 1-4 they take catastrophic damage, on a 5+ they are safe.
With your second action you could fire your Double Rifle at the same target, or a different target repeating the above steps.
Sounds like a lot, but once you get the hang of it a turn takes only a couple minutes, most of it is deciding where you will move and who you will attack. In picrel ChoRyuJin shot down a zonderized Guncannon in Round 2 of 5.
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>>21629797
Finished Raijin-Oh and it was indeed a fun series
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I finished Betterman now, and I'm moving onto FINAL, but which version of FINAL should I watch or does it not really matter. I do intend to watch both, just curious about the best first viewing experience.
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>>21639927
Grand Glorious Gathering has a few Lamia, scenes, shuffles around the narration bits, and trims out alot of the Reanis vs Pillnus fight iirc
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>>21634522
Glad on all three accounts! How did I miss this (You)...
>>21637948
>tfw dedicated poorfag
But model kits do seem the cheapest among the possible hobbies though
>>21639265
Looked a bit kid-stuff, but I was overwhelmingly surprised by Goldran, so I'll take the recommendation to heart.
>>21639927
I watched Grand but missed out on the fanservice that the other anon mentioned. I think there were some anons who watched the one they haven't tried for their rewatch, so hopefully they'll be able to help. Also it's really weird that an alien has a scarf, very flashy and intrusive colours...
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>>21637948
>>21637607
>>21636164
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VksTY1zww58&t=6s [Embed]
The Brave series even has some other Sunrise cameos such as Wataru and Granzort
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Storytime on the newest Hakaioh chapter
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Chapter done
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>>21641484
>tfw dedicated poorfag
lol, poor or not it's still admirable you clear out your backlog while mine grew this month.
>I was overwhelmingly surprised by Goldran
I haven't seen Raijin-Oh either but if it's anything like Goldran I'll give it a shot. Goldran had my favorite villains out of all the Brave series, with Da Garn coming in a close second.
>>21643371
HAH! I can't believe I missed the Wataru cameo in Exkaiser. I saw the Mario trashcan but never noticed the car on the shelf in Da Garn. Thanks for sharing!
>>21644001
Thanks for the hard work as always!
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>>21643371
What show/s are those kids in Exkaiser from? Also I could have sworn there was a Mazinger cameo in Exkaiser as well, but I imagine that's so obvious it's not really worth pointing out.
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Hi, I've never tried this franchise before but I wanna get into it. I know I already wanna watch J-Decker, GGG and Betterman as it is, but are there any other shows that are, like, really notably loved? Basically wondering what the essential "must-watch's" are, if that's okay.
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>>21645119
Like I said, Mashin Eiyuuden Wataru and Mado King Granzort.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ltf7ZHupC0 [Embed]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FcjatUl-FXU [Embed]
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>>21645186
Oh, not familiar so I thought those were the names of the characters, not the show itself. Sorry and thanks.
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>>21645121
If you wanna start with this franchise there are good options like Exkaiser, which is kinda simple and safe but still fun and entertaining, just watch an episode per day, since the nature of the show could be tiredsome in the long run. 
Fighbird is in a similar being but they have some characters and things that are different and add more charm and also the conflicts are more serious than in Exkaiser.
Da Garn is deffinetively the best start, continuous plot with arcs, good tematic, great characters (althought that is one of the strong aspects of this franchise) and overall a great series and my favorite one so far.
Might Gaine is also a good start, despite that i'm almost finished watching the first half of this series, it is pretty fun and cool.
Tbh, leave J-Decker for later, since one friend watched that and he tell me the last part of the series shits the bed so hard, is a huge disappointment form what I heard.
So there you have it, outside of GGG, Fighbird, Da Garn and Might Gaine are good starting points.
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>>21645188
No problem. In case you're curious of watching Granzort and Wataru, the former has 33 episodes of it subbed so far and the latter only has the first 10 episodes of its Pre-Seven Spirits shows subbed.
https://goodanimenevergetsold.wordpress.com/2022/12/30/madou-king-granzort-33/
https://desuarchive.org/m/thread/20588371/#q20602304
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>>21645121
Depends on what you're into the Braves series targeted several different demographics and they are all pretty good. I've seen most of the Braves shows and only one I didn't care for, it wasn't a bad show, just not my style.
Tell us more about what you like and we can tell you which Brave shows you'll like.
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>>21637948
Thank you for the example. I have never played 40k but what you described doesn't seem any more complex than a normal ttrpg.
>We take requests
Can you do Goldran next then?
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>>21645459
The thing is I'm very flexible with the stuff I watch, actually, but I also don't know what to expect outta Brave; I'm coming at this from a few vague recommendations I got. Basically amounted to "the first three shows are standard and not too special, but [the ones I mentioned earlier + Might Gaine] are really good."
I want to form my own opinions and judge them on their own merits though, but also there's just a lot of shows, so I'd prefer to start with the ones that're generally liked the most, if that makes sense?

>>21645293
Thanks a bunch for the reccs anon, esp. for elaborating on the earlier shows. I'll keep it in mind, but I'll see when I get around to them desu.
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>>21645728
Thank you, we tried to make the rules easy to follow with a simple bullet point format and our goal was to be 40k's complexity or less.
>Goldran
No problem, we've got drafts for Da Garn, Might Gaine and Goldran so we'll keep working on those. If you have any gameplay questions in the meantime let me know.
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>>21645300
Worth noting that Wataru and Granzort are pretty much older siblings of Braves, since they too have been made by Sunrise Studio 7 to accompany Takara's toyline (Bandai didn't get hold of Wataru until mid-90s), therefore sharing some staff (and cast) members with older Braves, and the robots being at least somewhat sentient (though still piloted, like Might Gaine, which probably not coincidentally shares chief writer with Wataru). 
Also, nice to see the Wataru BS subs archive I once uploaded still circulating. 
Btw. AniOne Asia (an official YT channel) released eng subs for the entirety of Granzort, these subs are in the Wataru archive as well. All Wataru TV series, meanwhile, have crabsticksfor all episodes (the Chou ones are even on YT, the rest should be on chauthanh and torrents). The Mashinzan-hen OVA (takes place between seasons 1 and 2, highly recommended) has ARR subs (a bit better than crabsticks, but still has obvious artifacts of translation from Russian and some names messed up - those crapsubbers can *never* get the Birds' names right). The Owarinaki toki monogatari OVA (takes place after season 2 and was meant as finale, but doesn't really feel like a part of the series, also no mecha) has an ancient quality fansub by Rainbow-dream in the form of hardsubbed AVI.
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>>21647842
In addition to Exkaiser which is tailor for made for young kids, I was thinking of showing Wataru to my son but I've heard a lot of the early stuff is full of crabsticks like you said. Is there a Wataru series you recommend starting with?
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>>21643371
Ahh thank you
>>21644001
And for the storytime too! Will look forward to reading this. Hope today goes well.
>>21645053
>lol, poor or not it's still admirable you clear out your backlog while mine grew this month.
Thank you, also how do you know this
>if it's anything like Goldran I'll give it a shot
I just meant that they're similar in terms of "this looks the most childlike out of the other Brave shows I watched at the time (Gao, Da Garn, bits of Might Gaine) and expected very very little from the cartoonish cat-and-mouse cast and kept putting off watching it...
>Goldran had my favorite villains out of all the Brave series
... only to end up crying a few times in Walter-related moments, probably the best villains in Yuusha aside from maybe Pizza. Da Garn's was pretty great also, going to watch the Might Gaine BD with anon's wonderful subs, but from SRW it seems they might be quite lovable as well. Walter's probably my favourite though.
>>21645121
Don't read anything else in my post, but I'd agree with >>21645293, albeit Goldran is my personal favourite.
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>>21648710
>how do you know this
lol I thought you said that earlier in the thread, maybe I misread
>Villains
I wasn't expecting much when I started watching Goldran but the villains really took the cake, both the comedic moments (Walter's Harlock bit was great imo) and the serious moments between the Walzac brothers, really loved their characters arcs in the second half the show. Likewise for Da Garn, but Goldran gets the edge for consistently focusing on certain Villains while Da Garn cycles through several great ones but never too long on one.
>Might Gaine BDs
anon's a hero for translating everything for us!
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>>21648878
>lol I thought you said that earlier in the thread, maybe I misread
Thought you meant shows, which I did watch quite a bit of, but think you thought I meant kits. No, I just buy them one at a time and build on the day of. Having a backlog of guys I can open and build on a sad or rainy day would be neat though.
>both the comedic moments (Walter's Harlock bit was great imo) and the serious moments between the Walzac brothers
Walter already started becoming endearing when he had his good moment helping that school/orphanage, he's a petty guy trying to bully literal children, but ultimately a guy with his heart in the right place. Him asking the Braves to remember their masters was something amazing, as was that entire Eta Izak bit. Sirius very cute and endearing too, didn't expect Takuya out of all people to have a heart to heart with him. Da Garn was also good with cycling its villains while keeping some exciting things about them (but my favourite secondary character was the TREMENDOUSLY-endearing Officer Nemoto), but the ending felt a bit abrupt. Whereas compared to GGG Final's sad cliffhanger continuing via manga, J-Decker's subpar main plot, Goldran's ending was a high note and makes it my favourite. Although Dagwon was pretty strong, and I keep forgetting to watch the OVAs.
>anon's a hero for translating everything for us!
He's a hero and a brave, and a legend walking among us. Thank you, anon!
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>>21648906
Yes lol, I meant kits. 
Agreed, I Officer Nemoto is great, and I'm glad he's in the funny ED. 
>Da Garn ending was abrupt
Same, the show had mostly perfect pacing but the Power of Legend was very short and the final battle in space was anticlimactic with how short it was. Perhaps Da Garn was planned for more than 46, but they had to trim it down at the very end.
>He's a hero and a brave
Indeed, indeed
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>>21648710
>>21645053
>>21648878
Eldran viewer (completed Raijin-Oh, 9 episodes into Ganbaruger) and Hakaioh storytimer here. Most of the cast in Raijin-Oh have at least one focus episode and very late in the series, Taida, one of the antagonists, gets to bond with the main character's parents. From what I've watched on Ganbaruger, it's insanely wackier than even Goldran in a fun way.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLME302x5Y8 [Embed]
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Does the person that made the Might Gaine subs have a site or somewhere I can keep track of them and their sub releases?
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>>21648906
>>21649044
Thank you for the kind words as always, anons!
>>21650528
I don't but I could probably cobble together a Wordpress or something if it's more convenient that way. I'm uploading everything to this folder for now: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1uwfGOdvkaa352DC4VfQzWGUzPzr2PMji

Also sorry for the radio silence, I've had a hell of a week. You can expect subs for eps 5 and 39 within the next day or two though!
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>>21650894
>Also sorry for the radio silence, I've had a hell of a week
No worries man, you're doing translation work as a hobby so don't feel under pressure or anything, you're release schedule is still way faster than I expect
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>>21650894
It's okay Anon, I'm not worried, technically I have subs of the earlier eps (probably the ones you're correcting/improving) if I felt impatient. But I don't mind waiting on yours for the sake of consistancy.

Maybe we can start adding your google drive folder to the OP for the next Yuusha thread we start.
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Isn't the second Might Gaine BD set supposed to release this month? Do we have hope of finally getting someone to rip them when it's all released.
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>>21651086
I believe it does, sometime near the end of this month, we'll probably wait as long as we did for the first set though. Unless someone is super enthusiastic.
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>>21651183
>as long as we did for the first set
We still don't have the first one, though, do we?
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>>21651270
IIRC the RAWs from the first set are up on the Internet Archive and Nyaa now.
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>>21651086
yup, on April 26, probably the rips for that BOX II will be fast considering that the one for BOX I that is on archive.org was uploaded 4 days after it came out
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>>21651460
>>21651620
There's nothing on nyaa and the archive ones seem to be either incomplete/broken BDMVs or really annoyingly packed (6 eps bunched in one mp4, why on earth).
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>>21651849
>6 eps bunched in one mp4, why on earth
just use mkvtoolnix to separate each episode bro, and also they aren't broken files at all
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>>21651620
I could have sworn that one wasn't actually on archive.org until this month. Either it was privated for a while or I'm just crazy.
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Happy 50th birthday, Volfogg
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>>21652011
A bit prophetic in a weird way, that I warmed up to Volfogg pretty quickly in GaoGaiGar, when it turns out that he was essentially the same archetype as Deckard, Goldran, and pretty much all of the titular predecessors except I guess Dagwon and Might Gaine (because he and the protag are more or less equals in the latter)
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>>21652928
(weirdly prophetic warming up to him while having watched GaoGaiGar first, in anticipation of "that was the last Brave show you zonder")
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>>21650928
>>21650962
Thanks anons, I'll make sure not to tire myself out. I added Ep 5's sub file to the folder: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1uwfGOdvkaa352DC4VfQzWGUzPzr2PMji

Ep 39 is around halfway done! That one's kind of exhausting with the rapid-fire dialogue describing each robot, but I made it through those parts.

Also I JUST realized Might Gaine's heroic speech (The "Carrying hopes on silver wings" one) has two different puns on trains. The Japanese words for Wings and Hopes (Tsubasa and Nozomi) are both types of Shinkansen, and are transformation modes for Might Wing and Gaine, respectively. There's no possible way of translating that, but it's some fun little trivia!
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>>21652011
Happy 50th
>>21652992
lol you could always include the pun as a translators note in the first episode he says it but none of the following ones
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>>21651849
The .MKV versions are there, I just split them up with ffmpeg, the videos are already chaptered, so just split them at the beginning of each ep.
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Happy 69th birthday, Baan Gaan
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>>21655305
>evil priest voiced the literal Saint of Braves
I think this was mentioned last time, but what's going on here
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=83eA3uL6MWg [Embed]
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Back when Hakaiou first got translated the guy who posted it also posted a chapter from something else, I think it might've been the novelisation of FINAL, does anyone remember what I'm talking about and have that?
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>>21658187
https://pyroxenescanning.wordpress.com/hakaiou-toc/
https://pyroxenescanning.wordpress.com/2018/02/26/new-chapter-the-boys-resolve-2009-ad/
https://pyroxenescanning.wordpress.com/2020/03/29/selections-from-gaogaigar-finalplus/
The Final Plus one?
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>>21658189
I think so yeah, thanks anon. Looked back in the archive around the dates that was posted and I think this is the post I remember.
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>>21658189
>>21660451
Wait there's more than I remembered, the second link is what I remember from before but if I want to be thorough I'd read everything in that first link, which includes the stuff from the second and third links, and then read Hakaiou itself (probably read the novel first and the manga later) right?
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>>21660469
The manga is up to the Guy vs Lamia fight (currently adapting the novel's fourth chapter), after that, you can probably read the rest of Hakaioh in novel form from there. >>21643964
>>21643984
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>>21660478
I'd probably rather read it in one form to begin with, but yeah if I've got everything else right then that's cool, thanks.
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>>21655445
Evil priest?
That's lowballing it.
Joji Nakata is the same guy who voiced ALUCARD
He went from Count fucking Dracula to the Saint of Braves.
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>>21648580
Honestly, the most sensible starting point for Wataru is the original 1988 series, because 1) as messed up the canon for the franchise is, mostly due to sequels disregarding one another, two things that are certain are that said original series definitely happened and that it happened before anything else; 2) said original series had quite a bit of revelations and/or development for certain important characters that have long-lasting influence carrying to the sequels, which said sequels just assume the viewer knows.
Here it is worth noting that because of the series being inspired by early Dragon Quest and other 80s action games, Wataru TV series have pretty tight continuity for a monster of the week yearly anime. They consist of several short arcs (usually about 5 eps long), each featuring Wataru and his party on a quest to lift a curse from a section of the alternate world (usually meaning they have to find a certain something) - as a result, there's little room for random filler and it's actually hard to safely skip an episode without missing anything (well, except for the two clip shows in late season 1) as pretty much each one progresses the plot in some way. The heavier developments of the overall plot tend to happen further down the series, though. 
All of this means that the current distribution of good quality subs' is *pretty* unfortunate, because the TV series only have 1-2 initial arcs done each, which is well before any long-lasting development happens (for the irony, those Bandai subs were apparently done to provide some context for the Seven Spirits ONA), while the two miniseries that are completely subbed are actually bad points to start, partially bc how far in the timeline they are. (cont.)
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>>21660808
(cont.) Also, if you want to watch it with a child, I have to note that while most of the time Wataru is a lighthearted show full of nonsensical humour, it also has a tendency to become surprisingly dark and disturbing at times. Original series in particular has Kurama's character arc just before the halfway point, then the Demon Gates arc near the end (particularly the last episode), and the finale counts as well. 
The second series is particularly treacherous in that regard: the first half is surprisingly tame for a 1990 anime (I think Sunrise hoped to sell it to Europe, or at least that France buys more episodes after they licensed the first half of series 1), but in the latter half, shortly after the main mecha upgrade and opening change (probably around the moment they lost hope for export), the series starts slowly but steadily going to hell with things like one character's quite disturbing flashback to his gang past, and villains including Wataru's brainwashed mentor making several attempts to sacrifice Wataru for their demon overlord. . Do note that even in those darker parts the show doesn't entirely ditch comedy, and there are still some pretty fun episodes in there (ep. 40 of Wataru 2 is pure gold).
(cont. 2)
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>>21660820
(cont.2) Meanwhile, the Owarinaki OVA, which is a direct sequel to series 2 and was likely meant as overall finale, takes the mood and ideas of the darkest series 2 episodes, with little to no room for comedy. Add the mecha being completely written out on a flimsy excuse as well as sudden revelations and developments with huge implications that are never really explained and honestly feel like total asspulls. The result is an OVA that despite getting good subs the earliest is actually the worst starting point possible, as not only it assumes knowledge of series 1 AND 2, but also flat out doesn't feel like Wataru at all. (Some elements seem to suspiciously resemble the Zenthia trilogy of Dragon Quest games, though, so it was probably either initially a project related to that which got retooled later, or the writer got carried with the inspirations way too far). 
Anyway, there are also occasional lewd jokes in series 1 as well as Chou, though nowhere near the level of Dragon Ball of Yattaman. So overall it would be best to watch it by yourself first, to check if there isn't anything you don't want to show to your kid. 
As for the remaining series: Mashinzan-hen is basically two postscript episodes of series 1 with some foreshadowing of series 2 (even though series 2 pretty much retconned it), and as much I like and recommend it, it requires too much knowledge of series 1 proper to be watched on its own. (cont. 3)
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>>21660829
(cont. 3) As for Chou, I've only watched two first arcs (up to ep. 15), so I can't speak about the whole series for sure. For what I've seen, it's a weird attempt for a reboot while also explicitly being sequel to series 1; it seems to pretend that any other sequel, including series 2, didn't happen, though. So far it isn't at any rate as dark as some people are memeing it to be, but I'm not exactly fond of it for a number of reasons (some character designs are just plain ugly, cruder humour, the curse-breaking aspect of story gets downplayed in favour of collecting mecha upgrades, my favourite Kurama is completely gone and replaced by Suzume who has easily the worst design in the series and seems to exist largely for boob jokes, etc.) There are a few things done better than in earlier seasons (villains of the week actually having some backstory), and apparently there are some interesting developments further down the series, but so far it's a bit of a chore to watch. (cont. 4)
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>>21660832
(cont. 4) Seven Spirits of Ryujinmaru ONA is probably the first series some people completed watching, including me, but I think it's actually far from good as a starting point. It takes place after series 2 (while pretending that both Owarinaki and Chou don't exist) and is meant foremost as a nostalgia series (not unlike Mezase Pokemon Master) that's full of references to series 1 and by lesser extent 2 - pretty much all enemy mecha are retools, for example. It was also a part of a really wicked multimedia project, which resulted in the anime not only starting in the middle of a battle without any explanation how we got there, but also SKIPPING. ENTIRE. TWO. ARCS. IN. THE. MIDDLE. Other media like web novel, manga and drama CDs are supposed to fill in the blanks, but while we do have some translations of the material covering events preceding the anime (Pyroxene Scans did two first chapters of the novel with summaries for the next two, while Dumbnut did chapter 0 of the manga), nothing regarding the two skipped arcs is currently translated. There is a compilation movie released a bit more than a year ago, that seems to tell more complete version of the story, but it has no rips so far let alone subs. 
There is also a compilation OVA for the first season, but I haven't seen it yet, and it isn't subbed anyway. (cont. 5)
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>>21660836
(cont. 5) Anyway, the production order of Wataru anime is: Series 1 -> Mashinzan-hen OVA -> Series 2 ->Owarinaki OVA -> Chou -> Seven Spirits (ONA -> compilation movie). It's best to watch in that order because of a running gag involving a mecha called by phone that evolved along with RL technology (from phone booths in series 1-2, through PHS cell phone in Chou, to a smartphone in 7 Spirits), which simply makes most sense that way. However, if you don't care about that, it is completely possible to skip from the end of series 1 to series 2 (not that I recommend it, Mashinzan-hen is too fun to be skipped), or after finishing series 2 to watch the remaining series in any order (which is good as Chou might be hard to get through for some), and it seems that Chou can actually be started at any time after finishing series 1.
Oh, and there is an adaptation of the whole series 1 of Wataru in Super Robot Wars X, which *has* official English release, though be aware that it's rewritten quite a bit for obvious reasons (Kurama's character arc in particular is like 80% rewrites, though the few key scenes are miraculously kept intact), and it's has some... questionable companions in there (I understand they share a dragon motif, but really, who thought it would be a good idea to make a crossover of Wataru and Cross Ange of all things?)
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Metamor-Force Power Dagwon leaked one hour before listings went up.
https://sen-ti-nel.co.jp/items/mf-power-dagwon/
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>>21661150
Posting the pics
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>>21661175
>detaching the sides of the chestplate and reconnecting them to the shoulders for mobility

Fuck, that's clever. I already have the SMP, but this is pretty tempting.
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>>21661175
Super Fire Dagwon is complete this soon, and now we're coming ever so close to the complete lineup of high-end versions of the Eight Legendary Braves, though if anyone could agree we may get a better Fighbird soon should we learn how cheap feeling the Evolution Toy gets on-hand, just say the word.
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>>21660808
Woah thank you very much for the indepth response
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>>21660841
> Also, if you want to watch it with a child, I have to note that while most of the time Wataru is a lighthearted show full of nonsensical humour, it also has a tendency to become surprisingly dark and disturbing at times. 
Yeah I had played SRW X and would not have guessed it had darker moments, I don't know the details but I'm guessing it would be fine when he's older? Does Granzort have the same issue?
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Still waiting on Pose+ news.
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>>21661311
Now to wait for a modern, combinable (Fire) J-Decker and (Great) Goldran.
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https://twitter.com/666nao999/status/1650762022005637122
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>>21661224
I mean alot of it comes down to not really having a combination sequence from the show they need to follow.
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https://twitter.com/k2batto/status/1650780123522801664
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y1ZGn0hT2jI [Embed]
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>>21662588
This, but with Pose+ and SoC Genesics
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Evolution Toy Granbird is fully revealed, slated for September. Anyone care to share the pics here?
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>>21669282
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Sorry for the dumb question (new fan) but like, how much of Yuusha is owned by who? The shows were by Sunrise who's owned by Bandai-Namco today, but some of the early toys were by Takara bc they were former Transformers, and since Bandai also still owns the rights to the original Machine Robo toys (and therefore the GoBots toys that were based on them, making HasTak apparently wary of releasing new GoBots figures based on those og MR designs), I assume Takara still owns the rights to those original Yuusha toy designs? Or, no, have I gotten something mixed up...?
Also, how much of later Yuusha was made by Takara anywho? Was it all of it and Sunrise only got bought by Bandai later, or were some later stuff made by other toy companies, or what's up?
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>>21669613
Takara's production license expired in 1997 as it can no longer be renewed by the time Bandai purchased Sunrise. Despite that, Sunrise can still outsource merchandise licensing to other companies, allowing a loophole for Takara to re-release some of the best Brave series toys (they made remade versions of Great Might Gaine Perfect Mode and Great Goldran, and created the Masterpiece King Exkizer and Dragon Kizer, which ended up making the line short-lived because of heavy focus towards Transformers). CM's Corporation made GaoGaiGar stuff after the license expiration (including stuff from FINAL and Hakaiou when the latter was still just known as Project Z), as well as making Great Baan Gaan. Then Bandai started making their own Brave stuff from Tamashii Nations with their SRC GaoGaiGar, Might Gaine and J-Decker lines before making the SOC GaoGaiGar, and then here we are with more outsourcing across other toy brands (Good Smile, Kotobukiya, Evolution Toy, and recently Sen-Ti-Nel).
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>>21669613
>I assume Takara still owns the rights to those original Yuusha toy designs
Any design patents they filed would've already expired by now since they can't be renewed indefinitely like trademarks, max 15 years.
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https://ameblo.jp/gscrobo/entry-12800439568.html
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>>21670568
Hope we get the details for the THE GATTAI poll.
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>>21660610
Holy shit, you're right, I WAS low-balling it.
>>21661165
>>21661175
>Fire Scoop Dagwon in all its glory
Amazing. The shoulder/chestplate trick is something ingenious as well.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7NXiTvNXKg [Embed]
>>21664673
Queen J-Der a cute!
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>>21671586
https://twitter.com/gsc_hiro/status/1651979186180067328
https://ameblo.jp/gscrobo/entry-12800527830.html
The Gattai results links
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>>21673777
>Fire J-Decker topped the Japanese list
>Pegasus Saber topped the non-Japan one
This is awkward... But at least it's dibs on J-Decker on Good Smile's side. Also Great Baan Gaan on #5 in the Japanese list.
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>>21673212
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ki-ggz4PZQM [Embed]
CHO KAEN GATTAI
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>>21673777
>Great Exkizer as #3
Hope we see a moderoid of this, I don't want to fork over a large sum of cash for the SMP Alternate Destiny Great Exkizer
>Pegasus Saber topped the non-Japan one
I was surprised by this, it's my least favorite design from Da Garn. Great Goldran polled pretty well
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>>21673212
>Fire Scoop Dagwon

Oh this faggot again
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>>21680713
I really wished that guy gets banned because he never learned. It keeps grating in my ears hearing about it. But it feels like he's a VIP who hides his status just like another guy in >>>/vg/.
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Oh, different reminder: It seems Kotobukiya is gonna have a stream dedicated to both Mega Man and Brave series kits on the 10th. Mark your calendars.
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>>21677682
Oh man, this is also pretty great also! Honestly, the soundtrack's pretty great for the whole franchise
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>>21687152
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-zEptcaXZ0 [Embed]
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0cQy26xA9U [Embed]