| Ex-Arm | |:--:| | エクスアーム | |  | | [](https://anilist.co/anime/106503) [](https://myanimelist.net/anime/38853) [](https://anidb.net/anime/14545) [](https://kitsu.app/anime/ex-arm) [](https://www.anime-planet.com/anime/ex-arm) [](https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=23365) | | [](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12384506) [](https://www.themoviedb.org/tv/92401) [](https://thetvdb.com/series/ex-arm) [](https://letterboxd.com/film/ex-arm) | >2014: Natsume Akira seems to almost have a phobia of electrical devices while also being very good at diagnosing them. He resolves to change himself for the better and get a girlfriend like his older brother did. ...But then Akira suddenly dies in an accident. 16 years later a special policewoman and her android partner retrieve and activate a highly advanced AI and super-weapon called EX-ARM and put it into full control of their ship as a last resort. Turns out the AI is actually just Akira's brain! ## Contents | | Season 1 | | :-- | :-- | | **Video** | 1080p AV1 10-bit | | **Audio** | **Japanese** Opus 2.0 128 kbps | || | **Subtitles** | | || | **English** | ```ASS``` [Rig] _(Modified CR - see notes below)_ | | | ```ASS``` [ʀɪɢɢᴇᴅ] _([Rig] with [an Ex-Arm-appropriate dialogue styling](https://i.slow.pics/vd4f0eiV.webp))_ | | **Arabic** | ```ASS``` [[CR]](https://nyaa.si/?f=0&c=0_0&q=ex-arm+erai) | | **French** | ```ASS``` [[CR]](https://nyaa.si/?f=0&c=0_0&q=ex-arm+erai) | | **German** | ```ASS``` [[CR]](https://nyaa.si/?f=0&c=0_0&q=ex-arm+erai) | | **Italian** | ```ASS``` [[CR]](https://nyaa.si/?f=0&c=0_0&q=ex-arm+erai) | | **Persian** | ```ASS``` [[AnimWorld]](https://anidlencodes.xyz/anime/ex-arm) _(Dialogue restyled)_ | | **Portuguese** (Brazil) | ```ASS``` [[CR]](https://nyaa.si/?f=0&c=0_0&q=ex-arm+erai) | | **Russian** | ```ASS``` [[CR]](https://nyaa.si/?f=0&c=0_0&q=ex-arm+erai) | | **Spanish** (Latin America) | ```ASS``` [[CR]](https://nyaa.si/?f=0&c=0_0&q=ex-arm+erai) | | **Spanish** (Spain) | ```ASS``` [[CR]](https://nyaa.si/?f=0&c=0_0&q=ex-arm+erai) | | | | **Chapters** | ✅ | | **Covers** | ✅ | **Notes on subtitles:** - Modifications done to the **[English [CR]](https://nyaa.si/?f=0&c=0_0&q=ex-arm+erai)** subtitles: - Redid the typesetting and sign tracking. - Restyled the dialogue. - [Slightly edited the script](https://www.diffchecker.com/X6N6u24N). - Added lyrics for the OP ([main](https://www.shazam.com/en-gb/song/1541293945/rise-again-ex-arm-tv-size-ver?tab=lyrics), [Romaji & translation](https://www.lyrical-nonsense.com/global/lyrics/airflip/rise-again/)) and [ED](https://www.shazam.com/en-gb/song/1518524944/diamonds-shine). - Created KFX for the OP _(heavily inspired by [Kantai's Eighty Six OP](https://nyaa.si/view/1895730))_. - All subtitles have been checked, and, if necessary, timed to make sure at least the dialogue is in sync with the audio. For languages other than English, I don’t guarantee frame-perfect sign sync, though. - ASS subtitles have been resampled, if necessary. - Fonts for non-English subtitles are [subset](https://github.com/wyzdwdz/assfonts) to include used glyphs plus all ASCII and fullwidth punctuation characters. These fonts are marked with the suffix ```[X]_subset```, but the actual font names won't change (no more fonts called ```XQBAKHKQ```). ## Sources **Video:** [SubsPlease](https://nyaa.si/view/1368024) (WEB CR video) - **Why use WEB as the source when BD is available?** The BD is heavily low-passed, which results in very noticeable ringing and blurred sharp edges and fine details. See the comparisons below. **Audio:** [MERDOK's JPBD remux](https://rutracker.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=6526030) **Chapters:** [EMBER](https://nyaa.si/view/1364384) (modified) **Covers:** [TheTVDB](https://artworks.thetvdb.com/banners/series/382958/posters/5f887063ce160.jpg) & stills from the episodes ## Encoding | Type | Tool | Settings | | :-- | :-- | :-- | | **Video** - Filtering | **[VapourSynth](https://www.vapoursynth.com)** | [denoise, deband](https://bin.disroot.org/?df873f0f9753534c#6NHpxeVavf4dzq9sccZx9B7oKfC4kpE9gfvPmGHyx29k) | | **Video** - AV1 | [**SVT-AV1-HDR** v4.0.1-6c009793](https://github.com/Akatmks/svt-av1-psy-quality/releases) + **[Av1an](https://github.com/rust-av/Av1an)** + [**Progression Boost** Max-Character-Butteraugli](https://github.com/Akatmks/Akatsumekusa-Encoding-Scripts/blob/7082f7f4b1de48f773c4ad75e10911850684a041/Progression-Boost/Progression-Boost.py) | ```--crf 30 --preset 2 --complex-hvs 1 --film-grain 4``` w/ _Progression Boost: scene detection only_ | | **Audio** - Opus | [**opusenc** 0.2-38-g0686cfb-dirty](https://github.com/Chocobo1/opus-tools_win32-build) (**libopus** v1.6.1) | ```--bitrate 128``` | ## Playback It is highly recommended to watch any AV1 release with an up-to-date media player. I personally recommend the **[mpv media player](https://thewiki.moe/tutorials/mpv)**, but [MPC-HC](https://github.com/clsid2/mpc-hc/releases) or [VLC](https://www.videolan.org/vlc) also support AV1 playback. ___ | Comparisons / Screenshots | MediaInfo | Direct Download | | :--: | :--: | :--: | | [EP 01 - CR (8 000 kb/s) (source) vs. CR (mpv deband) vs. RigAV1 (2 561 kb/s) (encode) vs. JPBD (30.0 Mb/s) vs. ASW (3 718 kb/s) vs. EMBER (2 865 kb/s)](https://slow.pics/c/VFhl8rxU) | [EP 01](https://bin.disroot.org/?02a3120e3a98a7de#5KaNFk3ox1j6ZewkABpvZ6cLadTuVTNAfN7mxxMb9m3v) | [Anime Tosho](https://animetosho.org/search?q=rigav1) w/ attachments | ___