Lessons 16-21

Lesson 16

Lesson 17

Lesson 18

Lesson 19

Lesson 20

Lesson 21

Scripts

Notes: If you break down "Kageki" (過激気) it's "Beyond Fierce Ki." Normally kageki is written 過激 which can be translated as "extreme," which is what is used in their roll call (kageki ni = extremely).

Update 6/23: Download links have been updated.

Lessons 12-15

Lesson 12
Lesson 13
Lesson 14
Lesson 15

Scripts

Notes:

Not much this time. Zowan-zowan is just the next level of zowa-zowa.

Update 6/20: The download links have been updated.

Gekiranger the Movie

  Gekiranger the Movie: Nei-Nei! Hou-Hou! Grand Hong Kong Showdown

Notes:

This movie takes place fairly early in the series. I left "nei-nei hou-hou" as is since substituting it seems odd when Jan specifically adapts it from "nei hou" (Cantonese for "hello", similar to "ni hao" in Mandarin).

In the ending segment, I left the dishes in their original names since they're expressly showcasing Cantonese food.

Xiaolongbao are steamed buns filled with meat/vegetables/soup. It's also what Kyuranger's Shou Ronpo's name is based on, for some reason...

Har gow are steamed shrimp dumplings made with translucent wrappers.

Spring rolls: I used the translation for this since it's a well-known dish and most people will know exactly what it is.

Yum cha is going out for dim sum. You can think of it as "let's go to lunch."

Update 6/20: The download link has been updated.

Lessons 7-11

Lesson 7
Lesson 8
Lesson 9
Lesson 10
Lesson 11

Scripts

Notes:
Lesson 9: "Kena-kena" isn't explained, but I assume it comes from "kenage," brave. I used "big heart" since it's a bit vague plus it suits the Love Warrior.
Lesson 10: "Hyakuretsuken" is the ramen shop Miki and Retsu went to in lesson 2. A pretty insignificant thing for a callback, but hey.
I have to give credit to Hikari-Senshi for "Ranny-poo," it works better than anything I could come up with!

Update: I forgot to put the opening song in episodes 10 and 11, so they've been fixed and re-uploaded.

Update 6/20: The download links have been updated.

Potential Upload Schedule

I'm hoping to upload new episodes on Fridays. Whatever I finish during the week will be posted then, so you can check back on Friday to see if anything new has been uploaded. It's not guaranteed, but I like having a schedule to help me pace myself.

Lessons 1-6

Lesson 1
Lesson 2
Lesson 3
Lesson 4
Lesson 5
Lesson 6
Scripts

A note about Jan-speak: Jan frequently uses onomatopoeic words/sound effects to describe his emotions. I want to find suitable substitutes for as much Jan-speak as possible, but I have left in some that have plenty of context clues to figure out what they mean. Here's what has been left in for these episodes:
Zowa-zowa: Something that makes a chill run up your spine. This is used in just about every episode so it's pretty easy to figure out what Jan's talking about when he uses it.
Niki-niki: Something likable; a good feeling. He uses this often.
Waki-waki: Feeling of excitement. Another one that's frequently used.


And in Lesson 6, there word play on kandou  (感動 deep emotion) and kandou (漢堂 Jan's surname) that I painfully tried to make sense of. It's groan-worthy, but I hope it gets the point across.

Edit 6/20: Download links have been updated.

Intro

While I'm facing more free time than I know what to do with during the pandemic, I decided to start working on some fresh Gekiranger subs. I'm using the captions uploaded at kitsunekko.net and the video files and timing scripts from the Earthly Subs & Hikari Senshi release.

I'm aiming for subs that can be easily understood, but I am leaving "Geki" and "Rin/Rinki" in along with some of the Jan-speak that I can't come up with suitable replacements for. I believe Geki and Rinki work well enough on their own as terms for the two school's source of power/ki/qi/ch'i and don't detract much from being left in. If I went with the full localization route, I probably would use "Fierce" and "Defiant".

Full disclosure: I worked on the Go-onger scrubs way back in the day. I never did finish the completely re-written scripts (got to 14 I think?) but I'm aiming to do all of Gekiranger. There should be less of a chance of burning out since I'm not re-watching and re-doing it for the millionth time. (I still love Go-onger though)