Hi guys,
First of all, thanks a lot for all your comments. I had expected only 10 comments or so, at most, because nobody would want to read through that wall of text. Well I guess I was wrong!
I’m really, really, really glad that you are all so understanding. I can make a decision without feeling incredibly guilty now, and without regret. I have been thinking alot about what to do with One Piece. For one, the motivation to sub actually came back to me when I was reading your comments. I had no idea that people liked my subs THAT much. I thought everyone went with Yibis’ subs, but downloaded mine because those were a bit faster. Boy was I wrong. So many people are archiving my subs, I really had no idea. So I was really flattered and felt like subbing it again because of that.
So, thank you! All of you =).
Secondly, in spite of the small “motivation-boost” I got from that, I am afraid that it wasn’t enough. Well, maybe it was enough, but I think I should look at this realistically. I may be motivated now, but after a few weeks, that’ll be gone again. And I would again ponder about dropping One Piece. I don’t have the time to work on One Piece whenever I want now, because I have a job now. I have to work on Monday too, so subbing will have to be done on Tuesday. That won’t work. Our strength lied in the balance between speed and quality. We always released on Monday, and sometimes even on Sunday. But that will be gone then, and KubuSubs would’ve lost it meaning.
And now FUNimation is streaming their subs again, which I think is great. I know that we said that we’d continue subbing One Piece because of their IP block. But it’s possible to get their streams through Horrible-Subs, and I’m sure that someone will find a way to get through their security. And then there’s also Yibis. There’s enough quality subs available for One Piece right now.
So, to summarize it… Yes, I will drop One Piece. We won’t release any more episodes of One Piece, unless I find myself picking up the project again in the future. Thank you for all your comments, all your support and appreciation during these weeks that we’ve subbed One Piece.
And lastly, I’d like to thank the KubuSubs crew members that have been working with me to bring you 15 episodes of quality subbed One Piece.
Powha – for his excellent timing.
FreakingWesley – for always supporting me with the project, and quality checking the episodes with me.
Jacques – for sending me the CCs of the episodes, and always helping out when I’m stuck!
Urya – For being our mascot (beside Choppa). You don’t know him but he knows YOU.
Aaand… Wait, that’s it! Yeah I know, small team :3.
Thanks SO much for everything, and I hope you will continue to support us with our other projects. We still have Chi and Dragon Ball Kai on the list, and I will work on them whenever I get the chance to. Chi will finish airing soon, and we’ll work hard on completing that project so we can move on to the next.
Thanks again, and I hope you’ll continue to enjoy One Piece!
Kubus