That's right, [ClawSubs] was not a one off guys, I'm coming back into the fansubbing game by subbing another Brave show, The Brave Command Dagwon!
The Brave Command Dagwon aired in 1996, and was the Brave show that came directly before GaoGaiGar. It aired for 48 episodes, and had a short 2-episode OVA called The Boy With Crystal Eyes.
Dagwon is... very different, it was something of an odd experiment. It bares very little in common with the other brave shows, and draws more from things like Ultraman and Super Sentai. But just because it's different does not mean it's bad, just a bit of an unfortunate black sheep because they wanted to try something different.
Although I think generally speaking it's kinda heavily flawed and there are definitely things about it I do not like, and thus I think it's still very inferior to the show that came around a year later, I will say that it's probably better than most of the rest of the Brave shows, I can tell you in my opinion it's way better done than both Da Garn and J-Decker put together. There are assholish problematic characters I hate, but unlike say, Da Garn, because of the Sentai approach, there are characters I like that serve as great foils for the unlikable characters in the cast. However it does have major flaws due to the episodic nature of the plot. (theres no huge world building, subplots, and thought-provoking mythos like GGG) but instead it focuses on the lives of these characters and how they have to deal with the task of fighting random aliens of the week while still managing their high school lives.
Dagwon is notable because it's soundtrack is the second best soundtrack in the Brave series, (it's so good music from it got reused in GGG, which already had the best soundtrack) and it was incredibly popular among women due to it's slight fangirl appeal. (which was played up a bit in the OVA, much like how the popularity with otaku was played up in GGG FINAL.... for better and worse.)
So, I hope you'll check it out!
By the way, my previous completed project, GaoGaiGar GRAND GLORIOUS GATHERING, made it onto bakabt if you still want to watch that
Anyway, the first Dagwon release will be coming soon!
Are you doing all tranlation and timing from the scratch? I think ocr'ing already subbed episodes (using VideoSubFinder and FineReader for example) would speed up the process.
ReplyDeleteI lov e you, thank you so much for starting this up, thank you sooooooooo much
ReplyDeleteMan, I can't wait! I've always wanted to watch this show. Thanks a bunch, if you want I can promote it on my Facebook page for you, just say the word!
ReplyDeleteAlso, for some reason the subs don't show up on the screen whenever I try to play the episodes on MediaFire.
DeleteClawshrimpy here. the fansubs are in MKV format, so you'll have to download the files and use an MKV player, I reccomend Media Player Classic or VLC.
DeleteThanks! I normally don't download things like this, but I think any Brave show should be an obvious exception.
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