Kumo ni Noru / Climbing the Clouds / 雲にのる OVA (1991) [LDRip HEVC AAC]
Raw: Piyo-Piyo Productions Translation & TS: Perevodildo Editing: Paul Geromini Quality check: True Noobow Gamer Another day, another Buddhist schlock in our work queue. This time, blame Collectr for giving me bad ideas. This translation would’ve been largely impossible without the manga scans, shedding light on original pronunciations and spellings of numerous names and Buddhist concepts here, 99% of which are borrowed from Chinese and are entirely inscrutable otherwise. That manga and the show are still garbage, though, so make no mistake—there’s a good reason why it hasn’t been subbed before, and why only Perevodildo had the folly to translate it. In a sense, it is Hiroshi Motomiya’s take on Japanese “Divine Comedy” (or “Jesus Christ Superstar” if that’s more your jam) and I believe you gotta respect the hustle, at least. It makes for a perfect B-movie, approved by both me and Paul, the certified trash enjoyers. You will find in me an inveterate atheist (as reflected by our...