A few words on release scheduling for A Little Princess Sara

Everyone has probably figured out by now that we're going a little bit slower on A Little Princess Sara, compared to our speed on Super Doll Licca-chan.

Currently, we are aiming for a release every two days.

There are two reasons why each episode takes longer.

1. It takes us 4 hours to translate each A Little Princess Sara episode, compared to 2 hours for each Super Doll Licca-chan episode.  This is because it is significantly more difficult.  If the episode doesn't have French dialogue, typically we will have an episode translated in 3 hours.
2. Since we are encoding both an XviD version and a h.264 version, the encoding time is increased threefold.

So, we apologize in advance if we don't sub this as fast as we did Super Doll Licca-chan.  We will do our best to finish this series.  It deserves no less.

A Little Princess Sara Episode 6 released!

 

This episode corresponds to the first half of chapter 5.  We introduce Becky, the scullery maid.  This scene here is probably one of the most moving in the series so far.

You can obtain this episode from your standard anime torrent indexing sites.

A Little Princess Sara Episode 5 released!

This episode corresponds to chapter 4 of the novel.  Here, we introduce Lottie and how Sara becomes her "mamma".

You can obtain this episode from your standard anime torrent indexing sites.

A Little Princess Sara Episode 4 released!

 

This episode corresponds to chapter 3 of the novel, where we introduce Ermengarde in more detail.

You can obtain this episode from your standard anime torrent listing sites.

A Little Princess Sara Episode 3 released!

This episode corresponds to chapter 2 of the novel.

You can obtain this episode from your usual anime torrent indexing sites.

Our policy on softsubs

The policy here at Licca Fansubs is we do not use softsubs for any reason whatsoever.

Before everyone starts picking up pitchforks and torches, let me dispel some reasons for hardsubs.

1. Hardsubs do not prevent subtitle theft.  There is nothing stopping another group/reencoder/person on the street from typing out the script, retiming it for whatever raw they use, and rereleasing it on their own.  In fact, this is the modus operandi for most of the non-English fansub groups out there, and there is nothing wrong about doing that.
2. As a side note to #1, there is an OCR program out there that can extract hardcoded subs.  A little test of the program with some of our releases show that you can pull out our subs very easily.
3. Hardsubs have almost as many limitations on what you can do with it as softsubs.  Softsubs can pretty much do everything that hardsubs did years ago, with the notable exception of some of the fancier karaoke effects.

There are two reasons why we stick to hardsubs.  Both of them are probably personal and petty, so we apologize in advance.

1. Our editing and typesetting/styling is part of what makes each episode special to us and what we like to have pride in.  Every word, and font used is chosen to complement the series.  As part of our process, we try our very best to make sure everything looks aesthetically pleasing.  We also try to make our font choices so that you can read it on a reasonably decent TV.  (If I get into the mood, I should probably tell how I used to evaluate font readability several years ago.  I don't have any of that equipment now.)
2. Most of us are much older than your typical fansubber these days.  As for myself, I actually got my start in fansubbing around 2003.  Because of that, my encoding methods and practices are very old-fashioned.  This also means that a lot of the rules I follow in terms of how I conduct the operation of this group is based on what people did back in that time.  My staff are okay with that, and that is what is most important.  Some of the really grizzled veterans will probably know, based on what I said, could probably easily guess a third reason why I stick to hardsubs, and they would probably be correct.

We also had recent comments on our choice of containers for our h.264 releases.  The only thing I can say about that is that I know how to deal with Matroska better than the MP4 container, so that was my main choice.  h.264 + AVI is a recipe for disaster that I try to avoid.

One last thing: if you want to comment on this, please attack just me and not your fellow commenters.  I would appreciate that very much.

A Little Princess Sara Episode 2 released!

 

 

This episode corresponds to the second half of chapter 1. 

You can obtain this episode from your standard anime torrent listing sites.

There is going to be a slight delay for episode 3 due to some logistical issues.  We apologize for any inconvenience.

A few things...

If anyone is wondering about our source of our raws for this series, it's this:

This was very well worth getting.

There are a few things we would like to say about our goals for subbing A Little Princess Sara:

First, we would like to acknowledge the previous groups that did the first two episodes of this series.  They have set a really high bar on how well the series should be done and we will try to meet or exceed that standard.

Second, by doing this series, we will be attempting to fill some really large shoes.  This series deserves a quality presentation and treatment as all popular modern series get (maybe even better treatment), and we intend to do so.

Third, we will do our best to release episodes on a regular basis, and to release this at a reasonably rapid rate.  We won't be able to do this as fast as Super Doll Licca-chan (partially because this series is harder to translate), but we will go as fast as we can.  It has been too long that this series has been waiting for someone to sub it to its entirety, and we aim to complete it with the same efficiency as we did Super Doll Licca-chan.

A Little Princess Sara Episode 1 released!

For all of you wanting us to do a World Masterpiece Theater series, your wish has been granted.

This episode corresponds to the first half or so of Chapter 1 of "A Little Princess".

You can obtain this episode from your standard anime torrent indexing sites.

Note: The h.264 version encode is hardsubbed.

We have a surprise coming up!

We're going to release the first episode of one of our next projects really soon (like, within the next 2 hours or so).  We apologize for the wait and hopefully you all will enjoy our next project.

This new project will have two releases per episode: an XviD encode with AVI and a h.264 encode with Matroska.  Both will be released at the same time.

Super Doll Licca-chan Episode 52 released!

We have concluded our subbing of Super Doll Licca-chan with this episode.  We hope you have enjoyed the series as much as we have.

Now, it's on to our next set of projects!

Super Doll Licca-chan Episode 51 released!

Remember Pierre's song? He finishes the song just in time!

You can obtain this episode from your standard anime torrent indexing sites.

Super Doll Licca-chan Episode 50 released!

Tomo has arrived in the Doll Kingdom with Vaya and Puru.

You can obtain this episode from your standard anime torrent indexing sites!

Super Doll Licca-chan Episode 49 released

Well, Rui being in the Doll Kingdom is quite a pleasant surprise.

You can obtain this episode from your standard anime torrent listing sites.

Super Doll Licca-chan Episode 48 released

Someone mysterious saves Rika from certain capture.

You can obtain this episode from your typical anime torrent indexing sites.

Super Doll Licca-chan Episode 47 released

First off, have a safe Halloween, no matter what you do.  If you are out trick-or-treating, please have your parents inspect your candy.  If you are out partying or drinking, be sure to drink responsibly and have a designated driver.

We did promise resuming releases on Halloween, and we intend to do so.

Dai, Tomo, and Sumire find out what Yae told Rika that night.  With that knowledge, they begin to make a preemptive strike.

You can obtain this episode from your standard anime torrent indexing sites.

On hiatus/break until Halloween, and future schedule

We will be on hiatus until Halloween due to real life (tm).  We apologize in advance for any inconvenience this may cause.  We will resume our regular release schedule on Halloween.

Also, as you all probably know, we're almost finished with Super Doll Licca-chan.  Currently, we have 6 episodes left.  On our regular release schedule, we should be done by the middle of the second week of November.  So, based on that, we are planning on a few things at that time:

1.  We will release episode 52 (the final episode).
2.  We will probably have a batch torrent for all 52 episodes probably a day or two after the release of episode 52.
2a.  BakaBT will probably have someone offer a batch torrent themselves.  Because of the nature of how BakaBT operates, I cannot offer a batch torrent that will use both NyaaTorrents and BakaBT.  I cannot offer torrents on BakaBT because I do not have the necessary priviledges to do so.
3.  It will probably take us about a week to do all the necessary preparation work, such as naming conventions, historical research, cultural research, and other sundry details before we will release the first episode of one of our two next projects.  It is especially important that we try to get this done right the first time.  This is especially true of the two potential series that are World Masterpiece Theater series.
4.  We may do a side project in the meantime.  (We have several cooking for when we need a quick break from our main series.)

Super Doll Licca-chan Episode 46 released

Rika dreams about Rui and her father, but unfortunately, they are not good dreams at all.

You can obtain this from your standard anime torrent indexing sites.

Super Doll Licca-chan Episode 45 released

Misty, unfortunately, has taken her last breath.

You can obtain this episode from your standard anime torrent indexing sites.

Super Doll Licca-chan Episode 44 released

An unexpected event causes Misty to not kill the Doll Knights that day.

You can obtain this episode from your standard anime torrent indexing sites.