End of Mid-Terms = Good For You

So I finally had my last mid-term today: my Japanese oral. Here's how the evaluation afterward went...:



Sensei: Well, Yusa-san, you did pretty well. You're between "excellent" and "superior" on this grading chart.

Me: If that isn't a self-esteem boost, I don't know what is. ^^

Sensei: Quite. ^^ You did very well with your grammar, pronunciation, creativity using the grammar, and stringing words together. However, your big weak spots are vocabulary and intonation.

Me: What can I do to fix this for the final, sensei?

Sensei: Well, there's one very good way to work on it.

Me: And that is...?

Sensei: Watch Japanese shows. Like, dramas. Or anime. That's it. Make sure you watch lots of anime and take notes. Make sure you listen very well. That's your homework. Can you do that?



.... 8DD Yes, sensei!

So, that's good news for all of you. I still have several large papers that I need to work on, but I'll be going "home" this weekend and be missing several days of school. This should give me more than enough time to finish my papers and really get down to some translating. I'm not promising quicker output of episodes (since subbing and checking go to Vinny and Wolfy, who will not have as much time as me) but it will make the waiting in between translating and actual production much shorter. Hopefully. That will give an overall shorter time.

Besides, if the sensei gives me permission to sit around and watch anime and dramas (alskdhgaef FUURIN KAZAN FTW), why shouldn't I do it? It's to everyone else's benefit too. Certainly the best bargain around.

Quick update 29.10.08

Wow, so midterms are almost over after a month of being stretched out. I have my Japanese oral on Friday, and that's it as far as testing goes until December. I do have several papers due, but they shouldn't get in the way as much as all these tests have.

It looks like Ainex is down, which has its ups and downs, I suppose. That means you don't get anything too high-quality, but since we've been getting such good response from you guys, maybe we don't even need to think about that.

I've still yet to translate 16.2, and I'm hoping to have time next weekend after I've finished a couple papers. 15.2 is still being checked, but that should soon be passed on to Wolfy so she can get 15 started. I'm excited to get started on 17, since it's one of my favourites, but I'll have to restrain myself to finishing 16 first.

I'd like to remind everyone to please, please not bother us about new episodes. Overall, you guys have been quite good. Please read the FAQ, because we will follow our own rules and we will delay release if we continue to be pestered. I am quite literally breaking my back even writing this blog to let you guys know the progress report. We are doing our best to get the episodes out as quickly as possible. Please respect that and wait quietly.

Downloads and Torrent Issues

Hey everyone!

We've been getting some e-mails saying that some of you have had problems downloading from Megaupload. We're working on hosting the files on other sites. If you check back later today, or in a few days, you should see at least one new link for each episode.

As far as torrents go, those just aren't working for us right now. You're welcome to keep trying, but just know that we know they aren't working. When we can get those up and running, we'll let you know.

Little progress report...: 15.1 is in Wolfy's control, 15.2 is in its final stages of being checked by Vinny, and 16.1 has been passed on as well. I would love to finish translating episode 16, but since midterms are tearing into my time I probably won't be able to for at least another week. But, at least I'm ahead a little bit. :)

That concludes that.