#arc-v

[fluffalpenguin]

[laststrix]

the dark rebels!!!!

[chimerafflesia]

let's go girls

[kaiowut99]

ARC-V “Dub-Uncut” Series Masterpost - A Lance99 Project

Ladies and gentlemen! (And all in between!)

Thought to get a little masterpost going for this [mini?-]project and compile stuff as more ground gets broken on this, lol. As mentioned in my release of episode 1, this is a project that's been on the backburner for a while as I worked on other things (and dealt with a drive failure in '22 that made me have to restart)--the original catalyst being an attempted Dub/JP OST edit years back with episode 10 [being a fave of mine] that I got up to the eyecatch with prior to stuff like UltimateVocalRemover providing much cleaner vocal isolation--and after working on/off on it for a while, I dipped into it more over the past few months to finally get it polished and finished up.

If you were around for my little 5D's "dub-uncut" mini-project working off the erroneously-uploaded-without-music episodes uploaded to the official Spanish YGO YouTube channel a few years back (and if you weren't, do feel free to check it out!), the concept here is pretty much the same: I find that there's some potential in the 4K/KCM dubs, but overall it's usually hampered by the dub's music [which especially hurts for ARC-V given the solid Japanese score by Kotaro Nakagawa], some writing/voice-direction choices, and other little oddities/cuts; the goal is to re-score the dub with the Japanese soundtrack, while also modifying the dialogue in spots to be closer to the Japanese dialogue while editing it to the Japanese footage (using either dialogue from other episodes or Duel Links/Cross Duel voicelines as needed)--oh, and also fixing "Zuzu" back "Yuzu" bc why. There may be some scenes where I'll have to use the Japanese audio with subs if 4K cut something and I couldn't quite work enough editing magic to make something work, but we'll cross that bridge when we get there. And I'm hoping to do a fair amount of episodes, but would love to work on the whole series if able.

Along with the more accurately-paced dialogue, I’ve also translated the OP/EN (using the singable translations I've worked on for the lyrics), the title cards, and previews (where I also threw in the corresponding lines to the Japanese preview from the next episode, if able) to give this an actual “What if they actually did this uncut” feel, along with some visual translation edits to that effect as feasible. I also commissioned voiceover artist mattsindt over on Fiverr to provide narration for the pre-OP prologues used throughout ARC-V that weren't dubbed, and I love how they all came out. I'll be going into more of the specifics with each episode’s own release post, as I did with episode 1's, so check out the tag here to see what I’ve done with them! If you’re curious about how things look/sound as I edit everything, check out the work-in-progress videos and posts I’ve done here.

Footage-wise, I chose to work off the raw DVD video I've had for years (encodes for episodes 1-4 provided by GX_ST), largely because they have touchups done to the art/animation after the episodes' airings on TV that aren't used in the CR/Amazon TV masters that make up the 1080p downloads available. (I do think the dub itself works off the DVD masters overall, and I may see if it's feasible to try and splice that footage as needed with the 1080p downloads, since the DVD masters are unfortunately not at their total best for a show that aired in HD... pls save us Discotek].) (That said, I might shift to those in mid-Synchro since that's about as far as the saved DVD footage I have goes, so... we'll see, lol.)

I'll also be posting these over for download over on NeoArkCradle (where I also share my GX subbing work), with both a) the more hardsubbed video using the translated OP/EN and visual translations and b) dual-audio .mkv files using Crunchyroll's subs as edited by me for the JP audio (funny how I said years back I wouldn't sub ARC-V since CR took the wheel on it, but with the revisions I made/will make to be more faithful, I guess I am in some way lol), along with "Signs/Lyrics" subs for the dubbed and Japanese audio, which may also contain dub corrections as needed depending on how later episodes go.

Anywho, the show must go on, so check these out below! And always check this original post as episodes are added or in case any of the links break! Note that season breaks are denoted like this; arc breaks are in italics.

Current Update (11/27/24): Project launch! Episode 1 is now live below.

Pre-Maiami Championship Arc

A Trail of Light -- The Pendulum Summon (Swing Into Action)

[cyberdragoninfinity]

thinking about how declan akaba stood up in the middle of the duel super bowl and told all the Leo Institute students that they needed to help fight the dimensional card game war they Just Now Learned About Like Two Minutes Ago

[tei14]

[tubbytarchia]

Don't be weighed down by the hate, you're allowed to love what you love!!! Use this opportunity as an excuse to make a post to gush about ARC-V and answer me this:

What do you like about ARC-V? ✨✨

[42wv]

SUPREME Drip Z-ARC

[antinomyo]

Something i thought was funny

[aero-erin]

I had a thought

[joeys-red-eyed-dragon]

I just made this gif to make myself smile :)

[fluffalpenguin]

(read right to left) comic i sketched out last year to commemorate serena's original arrival in duel links that i just never uploaded anywhere because when i saw her duel links dialogue my brain went boooom. best girl? best girl

[arc-of-smiles]

an assortment of ygo arc-v memes because i miss them

[oddeyes588]

first post of the new years everybody

[kaiowut99]

Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V Episode 1 "Dub-Uncut" (ENG Dub w/ JP OST) WIP #1 | Ladies & Gentlemen!

Soooo, after plugging away at this little project for more than a year, I'm pretty sure, I think I'm just about done with it--a "dub-uncut" take on ARC-V episode 1's dub! Like when I worked on those 5D's "dub-uncut" episodes, I find that there's some potential in the 4K/KCM dubs, but overall it's hampered by the dub's music [which especially hurts for ARC-V given the awesome score by Kotaro Nakagawa], some writing choices, and other little oddities/cuts. (I also did plan on trying to sub ARC-V up until Crunchyroll took the wheel on that, and I did want to do something with the work I'd put into prepping the OP/EN for that, lol; I think I actually started this a little in early 2022 at some point, but due to my SSD dying on me in October of that year, I pretty much lost everything and had to dig through what little backups I did to not start from scratch (I had to restart this though). This has also been an ongoing idea, since I did do a dub-with-JP-OST take on episode 10's first 10-or-so minutes years back.

Of course, since working on that version of episode 10, we now have things like UltimateVocalRemover out there to help with things like this, as well as Duel Links or Cross Duel (RIP) for better/more accurate takes on different lines. So, after using UVR to isolate episode 1's audio in both versions, I got to work piecing the dub back together with the JP OST/SFX, using lines from later episodes and Duel Links as helpful to make the dialogue more in line with the original; I'd been chipping away at it mostly for the past year, but worked a bit more on finalizing it and leveling the audio over the past few months to get it off the backburner, lol, along with revamping my subs for BelieveXBelieve and One Step (which I'll be showing off separately).

For this clip, I made Gongenzaka properly say his Monsters' names while tributing them by pulling audio from 138's dub (and one other); Yuya's "Ladies & Gentlemen!" and "Quick-Play Hippo Carnival" lines are from DL, and I found an AI-voice-generating site that had the voice of the Narrator from Pokemon's dub, which I thought would fit for the Action Duel narration before the OP. [Also, yes, I will be correcting every instance of "Zuzu" to "Yuzu" using lines with "you" in them because why.]

Lemme know what you think! I'll likely post another couple progress videos while I apply some finishing touches, and I should probably be posting about the full thing in the next week or two.

[husbandomail]

Hi hi! Congrats on the move! I hope all things go well!

If it's okay to request, can I ask for headcanons on dating Dennis from YGO Arc-V, please?

thank you for the patience as I've been handling all that irl stuff ;w;

Dennis is, surprisingly, a good boyfriend. Before he’d properly asked you out, you probably would’ve assumed he wouldn’t take anything seriously— he is always busy making people laugh, after all, so how much attention can he really give you? But once you said yes and decided to try, he really gets to show off for you.

And show off he does. Massive bouquets of expensive flowers every week, either delivered straight to your job or waiting for you whenever you get home; constantly wanting to take you somewhere expensive for dinner, even tossing out the idea of flying cross-country to show you this exclusive restaurant he thinks you’ll like. Dennis is just so excited to take care of you, he can easily come off as overwhelming— if you’re into all the extravagance, he’s thrilled, but he’s also more than willing to back off if it’s not your style. He knows not everyone has the energy or wants to spend that kind of money, but the offer is always there.

He’s a very hands-on kinda guy for sure. Whenever the two of you are out together, he’s gotta have a hand on your waist, keep you tucked up against him somehow; if the two of you are lounging around at home, he’s always nearby enough that he can stretch out and touch you for comfort. It’s almost like having a cat, actually; even without realizing it, he finds himself trailing after you through the house, always wanting to be together. For some reason one of his favorites is coming up behind you while you’re cooking or doing dishes, resting his chin on your shoulder, hands on your hips, and just standing quietly. He didn’t realize before this that he needed to unwind, but now with you around, he’s always much more relaxed.

Dennis is an entertainer by profession, so if you’re comfortable with being in the spotlight, he’s more than happy to share you with the world. Bringing you onstage before his duels as a good-luck ritual— or, even better, dragging you into the world of entertainment with him as his partner in every sense of the term. He’s excited by the idea of the two of you, Entertainment Dueling’s favorite power couple— but of course, if you’d rather stay out of the spotlight, he understands that too. Either way, he’ll take care of you as best he can.