Groups / [Darbura]
Darbura's Fansubs
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Darbura's Fansubs was a genuine VHS-era fansub operation whose surviving DBCollection pages also function as a tape-circulation catalog. Archived pages from 2000–2002 document mail-order duplication, tape-quality grading and a broad inventory including Dragon Ball, Dragon Ball Z, Berserk, Flame of Recca, Initial D, Rurouni Kenshin, Yu Yu Hakusho and more. Because the catalog explicitly mixes HK, unsubbed and dubbed material, individual catalog entries should be treated as proof that Darbura circulated or duplicated a title unless a separate source establishes that Darbura produced the translation itself.
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The archived catalog describes dual-VCR duplication and grades tapes A–D by generational picture/subtitle quality. The catalog mixed fansubs with HK, unsubbed and dubbed material, so catalog presence proves circulation rather than automatic translation authorship.
Anime Releases 4
Berserk
25 / 25 eps · VHS · Darbura's DBCollection catalog carried the complete 25-episode Berserk television series on VHS. The catalog is direct evidence of circulation/duplication; it is not by itself proof that Darbura produced the underlying English translation.
25 / 25
Complete
1997–1998
Dragon Ball
44 / 153 eps · VHS · DBCollection/Darbura's June 30, 2001 fansub tape catalog lists Dragon Ball episodes 1–25, 27–30 and 34–48 in graded VHS copies. Darbura's page describes dual-VCR duplication, so this row documents distribution rather than claiming original translation.
44 / 153
Partial
1986–1989
Dragon Ball Z
? / 291 eps · VHS · Darbura's archived DBCollection catalogs document patchy Dragon Ball Z VHS circulation across multiple eras and describe dual-VCR duplication with A–D generational quality grades. Because the catalog mixed fansubs with HK, unsubbed and dubbed material, this row records circulation/duplication rather than automatic original translation authorship.
? / 291
Partial
1989–1996
Rurouni Kenshin
94 / 94 eps · VHS · DBCollection/Darbura's June 30, 2001 tape catalog lists Rurouni Kenshin episodes 1–94 plus movie/OVA material. The site describes itself as duplicating fansub tapes, so this row records complete TV-series circulation, not original subtitle authorship.
94 / 94
Complete
1996–1998
Lore Mentions 1
Lore
Dragon Ball Z
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Darbura's Fansubs Ran a Real Mail-Order Tape Service
