FAQ
Who are you?
A small group of “dedicated” “fansubbers” “devoted” to bringing the “best” possible “releases” to the field.
You guys sound awesome, how do I join?
We’re usually recruiting at the beginning and end of a season (and we’re obvious about it most of the time), but if you’re a translator, just pop on in. If you want to just come chat with us, #[email protected] is the place to go (or click the IRC link at the top there).
You guys suck. Where can I file my complaint?
IRC. Be coherent.
I am offended by something you guys put in your subs.
A: That’s not a question.
B: Here.
B2: Here.
B3: Here.
I want to do a joint with you guys for X. Who do I contact?
Go away.
Can I use your subs for X?
Go ahead, just don’t be a dick about it. “Being a dick about it” constitutes doing it in such a way that if you fuck up, people bother us about your screwups.
Will you provide me with the sub file only, since I already have the raw? (Actual question we’ve been asked)
No, we’re too lazy to do that. Download and extract them yourself.
Use this
And this
Please note that we are not their tech support so if something bad happens, go to them.
Batch where?
>Commie
>Batch
Batching means fixing mistakes that weren’t supposed to be there in the first place. Most of the time we just want a show to go away.
Are you dropping X because Y is subbing it/streaming it
No.
When will you release X?
SOON™
More coming soon!
Thank you for your work on Teekyuu. With the BDs uploaded, do you have any plans to do the BD Specials for Seasons 5-8 of Teekyuu?
yes, though i’ve had the BDs basically since they were released anyway, so that’s not why we haven’t released them yet (i’m just lazy).
Hello, I was just wondering if you plan to sub the Junji Ito collection. If you do, I plan to wait for your release +_+
no
Hi,
Any chances of you guys subbing Fate/Extra Last Encore?
no
Do you plan to sub Owari S2 and Zoku Owari (whenever it airs)?
yes
Excuse me
I’m here because want to ask something that.. Does Commie not subbing Senki ZesshouShinai Symphogear? and why?
thanks in advance
The GX one i mean
we probably will eventually
Thank you dess! I looking forward to it! ^_^
are you releasing 1080pBD?
wat
Are you planning to sub Free! Take Your Marks? Raw is out on nyaa(.)si
yes, but not until funi releases their subs (they already announced they licensed it).
Years ago on april fools you had a seagull theme on your site and played an remix of “Don’t lose your way”, do you know what remix that was?
no
Hi! I know this is a random question but I didn’t know who to ask for this request.
So I know ye haven’t released Koi To Senkyo To Chocolate; but would you be able to sub this special from the dvd: Koi To Senkyo To Chocolate Ikenai Hazuki Sensei? (unfortunately nobody has subbed the special and I would really like to see it subbed for completion’s sake)
I can provide the raw version of it if you were interested in doing it as a one off. (Kind of like what you done with the true tears noe’s story drama cd).
i seriously doubt it
Thanks anyways!
Hi, first of all I wanted to thank you for the amazing job you guys do, I’m trying to use allways your stuff when it’s possible. :)
I wanted to know (please) if it’s possible downloading an episode you translated from broken torrent (if it’s possible somehow download the original file, updting seeders etc.).
(I’ll be very thankful if you can tell me also if the answer is no).
Thank you a lot anyways!
what
Do you guys plan to sub Baki? (Since netflix probably won’t release it outside japan until the end of the season)
no
Do you ever plan to update the batch question considering how you actually do batches now?
no
Okay.
How to download your old file ?
via torrents
Not working, i want download Persona 4. Can u help me ?
https://imgur.com/XUj3U2h
nope, we don’t keep old files around. torrents are your only option.
thanks for your info.
Is there a resource or rule of thumb for choosing which resolution to download different shows at? I’ve been blindly downloading 720p for the past few years but I’ve also more recently heard it can be a choice reduced between bitrate and crappy upscaling.
well for BDs it’s generally only based on what resolution it was made at, but for “TV” encodes it also matters how good the source is. some streaming sites are bad so it’s really noticeable if we released something at 1080p even if the show justifies it.
On the “I am offended by something you guys put in your subs.” question, the video is unavailable.
smh
Just wondering if Commie will be subbing “The Leader”. I don’t trust subs for this manifesto if they don’t come from comrades.
no
Planning on doing Weathering with You in the future?
hard to say this far out
great subs. Are you still planning subbing Zoku Owarimonogatari? First few episodes are out :D
not until we sub koyomi and owari s2
Hello Commie! Could you make an English Subs for Drifters: The Outlandish Knight OAD if you have a chance? You can find here the source of the anime: https://nyaa.si/view/1125535
no
I would really like to know why you call yourselves Commie subs.
the person who picked the name and originally founded the group quit before i ever joined, so i actually have no idea.
sorry to disappoint.
Do u guys plan on doing bakemonogatari?
no
Please sub Bonobono, Crunchyroll has seemingly stopped doing it.
we don’t take requests
Hi, I’m having playback issues with the files from Banana Fish BD volumes 1 and 2. Other mkv files play just fine, but for some reason your files don’t play as they should both in Windows Media Player Classic and VLC media player. Any tips?
yes, VLC is broken currently so there’s nothing you can do there until they fix it, but you can update mpc-hc from here.
Hi. Are you guys planning on subbing Run with the Wind?
no
Will you be doing Symphogear?
probably
Hello there! I don’t know where exactly to ask my question, so I’m posting it here. I recently downloaded Kizumonogatari and am using uTorrent Web to watch it, but no subs appear? I’ve tried re-downloading it and even downloading older versions, but nothing seems to work. Am I doing something wrong?
Thanks for your help and all the work you do with the subbing!! :)
no, you aren’t doing anything wrong. it’s probably just not designed to support the kind of stuff we release. you’ll have to watch it with a video player.
Where can I get updates on how Owarimonogatari S2 is running along? :)
Ty
not working on it until after koyomi
looking forward to watching your subs of Symphogear, but i’ve noticed that theres no BD Volume 6 of Symphogear G. will that ever be translated?
i don’t think it’s actively being worked on but i guess it’s not impossible eventually
got it, thanks for the update
Which media player do you recommend to play your files on Ubuntu? I’m using SMPlayer, but the audio and subs get out of sync with the video after sometime.
mpv or anything based on it
Will you sub Tenki no Ko?
yes
nice. thanks!
I saw someone say y’all are doing Weathering With You subs? Was that true or false?
Are you perhaps blind?
>Tenki no Ko
I don’t speak nihongo, that’s why I need subs.
big if true
Curious, is IRC still a thing in fansub world or has it been taken over by discord? Are XDCC type bots allowed on there?
yep, people still use irc, but most channels don’t like other people running bots.
Apologies for the simple question but I’d like to know how would you recommend opening your mkv files on a mac? I downloaded handbrake to parse a Symphogear episode from GX out and got a “no valid sources found” error which I figure is due to the subs being too much for handbrake to handle alone
handbrake is for (re-)encoding so i don’t really understand your question. if you mean just watching the episode, then use mpv.
Will u bring us the second part of haikyuu to the top? u guys are awesome
of course
Hello. Do you plan not to resume work on the Precure series? :)
you mean raws? not sure why we would do that when CR’s video is way better.
Hello. If you have Star Twinkle Precure Blu-ray or could get it from someone, would you please encoding and upload it? Many fans want your release. If possible, please. Thank you.
i don’t have it and i can’t get it anywhere. trust me, i would’ve uploaded it a long time ago if i could. unfortunately, it seems the person who was buying and uploading the BDs for every season of precure stopped.
Are you planning to write your Koyomi/Owari S2 subs based on the novel translations?
no
The server hosting the “Staff” link is down. Not a question, but uhhhhh I don’t have Twitter and thought you should know. Also, thanks for all your work! Your typesetting is next level!
yeah, it’s been down for a while and i just forgot to delete the link
Hey thanks for subbing and whatnot. The files i have for Nichijou list you as one of the subbers. I just wanted to know if you have a list of fonts you use or if you can help me find this one: https://rdgb.net/i/VIz24.png
It says in the sub file itself. It’s apparently this font.
did i get banned from the irc? i cant join lol and i only joined one time. i didnt think i did something to get banned.
welp, anyways i wanted to know if you guys are interested in the on-gaku movie that got a raw 1 month ago
nope, no plans
Do you guys plan to finish subbing Ancient Magus Bride, or is that going to stay unfinished.
probably unfinished. i haven’t seen the person who was working on it for a while.
Are the GoPri Precure BDs still a thing?
i guess
any chance of subbing Odd Taxi?
no
What are you watching from this season other than bishounen? Also which is your favorite season to date?
just that. also how could i pick a favorite season when i’ve watched anime for like 15 years lol.
Give Odd Taxi a try whenever you get time, it was the one that surprised me the most from this season.
and yeah now that I think about it, that was a stupid question to ask lol.
hi (not sure if my last comment went thru but i couldn’t find it here?), but yeah i was just wondering if the would be any resolve to the kamisama hajimemashita s2 download? these ones in particular
https://nyaa.iss.one/view/769363
https://nyaa.iss.one/view/823503
i successfully downloaded the rest of the series you uploaded but the s2 is the only one that seems to have a problem with the video. audio works fine but all content takes time to open and only shows up a black screen.
thank you so much for these btw! your uploads are the best quality i could find, i hope it can be resolved :)
you probably need to update your player like it says on our playback page
also the correct website is nyaa.si. that shit you linked basically only exists to add ads to the page.
Hey, can I ask you guys to reseed “Suisei no Gargantia” that you did. All 13 are unseeded, unbatched, and nowhere on XDCC as well (if they are, please let me know which bot and IRC channel). Thank you <3
probably not possible
What about Fate/Zero? Would that also be not possible? Sadge
most likely
This is pretty useful to extract subtitles too:https://www.videohelp.com/software/Inviska-MKV-Extract
if you want to add it along with the other things.
what happened to showtimes? are there any other resources for looking at credits for shows you did? i know this is 99% a one man operation nowadays but i want to know credits for some old releases.
the person who was hosting it stopped hosting it since it wasn’t being used anymore. sadly because of the way it was designed, archive.org didn’t capture it correctly. also you could try asking lae on twitter (@sleepingkyoto) if he still has the data backed up anywhere.
Could Commie Subs reseed Haikyuu Season 2 BD 1080p batch?
it looks seeded to me
do you guys take commissions? if you guys sub kochikame, ill pay you.
lol no