Golden SixTONES 02.11.2025 #29
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nas_election Last week episode features Yoshine Kyoko and the athlete Yoshihide Kiryu.
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Sukeban Deka III (1986) (Now in HD via ToeiCh!) - Ongoing
Nov. 4th, 2025 01:14 amgeo9875
Status: (02/42)
Well, that was quick, Toei! Following up on my previous Sukeban Deka II HD release, here are my English subs for Sukeban Deka III, synced to the new HD remaster from the Toei Channel (thanks again to BunnyHat for the encodes). Given that this isn't a full scrub project like my Sukeban Deka II HD release was, you're mostly getting the same subs as before, now retimed and slapped onto this newer video source. I won't go over the HD transfer itself, instead, I'd like to talk about a few new changes in the subs.
First off, I'm making use of the .ass subtitle format. What this means is: styling, fade in/out effects, multiple fonts, text positioning, some use of vector shapes for typesetting, etc. Basically, I want SDIII HD to sit nicely alongside my SDII HD scrub, which used all these features. Translation-wise, I'm still pretty happy with my original work, but I'd be lying if I said that there weren't some lines that could use another look-over. Those will get ironed out (along with any lingering grammar issues). A few of the insert and ending songs are also getting retranslated.
Here's the biggest localization change: I'm switching to Japanese name order and keeping general-use honorifics (-san, -chan, -kun, -sama, -sensei, -senpai). This might seem odd coming from me since it's not usually my approach, but it's about consistency with the previous Sukeban Deka fansubs. To give some background, Sukeban Deka I & II were originally subbed by two separate groups, while I handled III myself. Both retained honorifics and Japanese name order in their translations. When I first put together the subs for III, I went with my usual localization approach, omitting them and using Western name order. But honestly, it never sat right with me that my subs were the outlier here. So, to keep this release in harmony with what came before (and with my SDII HD scrub), I'm following their lead.
As for the release schedule, I'm not making any promises. Back when I started SDII HD, I optimistically aimed for weekly releases, but let's just say that real life got in the way of that, and I'll also have to wait for the RAWs to go up first. So I'll just say these will come out whenever I can manage it. What I can promise is that as long as I'm alive, this will get finished. That's all from me, enjoy!
