Kenichi Sonoda's Bean Bandit new anime project (Kickstarter)

[WTK]

http://kickstarter.com/projects/bean.../posts/2916614

Authoring to make a DVD has started!

DVDを作るためのオーサリング作業が始まりました！


オーサリング 【authoring】

To create a multimedia title by editing various data such as video, audio and text data.

映像、音声、テキストデータなどのさまざまなデータを編集し、マルチメディアタイトルを制作すること。

[WTK]

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects.../posts/2944789

Authoring is complete. Next, the press work will start.

[WTK]

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects.../posts/2988339

Disk pressing finished!

A little more!

A little more!

[WTK]

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects.../posts/3290702

UPDATE #45

Check your shipping information until 24th September

Dear Backers, We apologize for the long delay. We are finally able to ship our items overseas and Japan. Due to the long delay, we are worried that some changes in address may be required for some of you. Please check and update your shipping information on kickstarter.

Check and update from here [Kickstarter top page -> Click your account icon -> Settings - Shipping address] https://www.kickstarter.com/profile/...view=addresses

We will accept address changes until 24th September. We appreciate your continued support.

Best, Kenichi Sonoda

[WTK]

https://twitter.com/Anime_ProjectBB/...59196216016896

Dear Backers,

This is Kenichi Sonoda, executive director of the BB project.
It's been 3 and a half years since the start of the crowd funding campaign.
I first would like to apologize for the long wait.
(1/3)

https://twitter.com/Anime_ProjectBB/...59330249199616

The Blu-Ray Discs and the other rewards are finally all ready to be shipped out.
The shipping process has already begun, but it will take a few more days until the shipments arrive at destinations outside of Japan. We appreciate your forgiveness and understanding.
(2/3)

https://twitter.com/Anime_ProjectBB/...59430618857473

Again, thank you very much for investing in our project.
The download content is currently under construction, so we will contact you shortly.

Thank you,
December 2021
Kenichi Sonoda
(3/3)

[WTK]

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects...E0Njc5Ng%3D%3D (Dec 22)

The BD apparently does NOT include English subtitles.

[Art-chan]

That's REALLY annoying. >_< At least I did a smaller tier. I'd be really mad if I backed a large tier. The extras are subtitled, but not the show itself? That's just weird. I can understand the extras not being subtitled, but the show itself...?

[Buckeye]

These guys waited that long, and it still didn't come out right. That really stinks in so many ways.

[ObiKenobi]

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects...E0Njc5Ng%3D%3D (Dec 22)

The BD apparently does NOT include English subtitles.

Well hopefully a retail release with subtitles will follow on. That's really bizarre.

[Art-chan]

Well hopefully a retail release with subtitles will follow on. That's really bizarre.

Some tiers had a digital copy that hasn't been sent out yet. Hopefully THAT will be correct at least.

[MrMcBonk]

Have not received mine. But no subs?
What a mess...Thanks for the paperweight! I'm sure we will probably end up having to rip our BDs and mux in subs ourselves. Or pirate it. Ugh

[WTK]

FWIW, Melonbooks is selling the BD with fanbook (until January 10). Forwarding service is needed.

https://www.melonbooks.co.jp/detail/...uct_id=1185880


EDIT: https://twitter.com/colonydrop/statu...67543332028423 (Dec 31)

Just got a package from Tokyo Otaku Mode I had to sign for (odd, never bought anything from them) and the label said it was a 100jpy CD-R that cost 2400yen to ship. Strange.

Turns out it was the BD for that Bean Bandit Kickstarter that must be 3-4 years old by now?

[russ869]

Hmm... very odd. The digital copy did contain subtitles. Maybe it was an authoring error with the BD? It's possible the subtitles are on the disc but just the subtitle select button is locked out on that playlist (it's a simple flag that is easy to miss if you don't do proper QC). I suppose I can check when I eventually get my disc.

[MrMcBonk]

OK. Got mine in the mail and after ripping the disc can confirm, there are no English subs on the main feature for the Japanese track.
The extra commentary video (1+ hour) has subs, but they are Harsubs. Not Softsubs. They are burned into the video.
The English dub is very good, but for fans wanting to watch in Japanese it's a big problem.
The case also doesn't mention anywhere that there are supposed to be English subs at all either. So that doesn't make it seem like an oversight to me. Maybe they are out of touch enough that they thought English backers would actually only want a dub. I don't know.

Here's the output from Media info
https://pastebin.com/mqYRdk1g
Ignore the FLAC tracks as I have MakeMKV set to convert all audio to FLAC as additional tracks.

[Art-chan]

Hmm... very odd. The digital copy did contain subtitles. Maybe it was an authoring error with the BD? It's possible the subtitles are on the disc but just the subtitle select button is locked out on that playlist (it's a simple flag that is easy to miss if you don't do proper QC). I suppose I can check when I eventually get my disc.

The digital copy doesn't have them anymore, unless I'm missing something. I only see subs for the wrap party.