by et443 » 17 Sep 2013, 17:43
We might continue with the series eventually. Aidol decided to take our subs and continue from there, which I didn't like but they are free to do whatever they want.
A lot of circumstances led to this development. Since some time ago we have been finding AKB48 boring, their programs dull and uninteresting. At the same time we have been trying to push the sister groups, SKE48 and NMB48, with our releases. Unfortunately, people kept asking for AKBINGO! subtitles and many dismissed SKE48 no Magical Radio! and NMB48 Geinin! as unappealing (the download count for the SKE and NMB releases were always much lower than the ones from AKB releases), so it was a rather unpleasant surprise that the same people who didn't want us to work in those subtitles asked Aidol to do them. Can't do much about that either. At least Aidol will retranslate the episodes we have already done, that way you will be able to get a full set of translations instead of having two sets of very different quality.
Of course, just as with Sabadol, if someone uses our releases for their own benefit, we are much less likely to continue with the series at all.