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Jimaku Animation

Era 1990s–early 2000s
Medium Fansub
Status Ongoing Unconfirmed
First release 1992
Last release 2000
Series 8
Episodes 143

Profile

UK VHS-era fansub operation listed retrospectively with a Cardcaptor Sakura project. Cardcaptor Sakura episodes 1-17 are confirmed on Jimaku's own May 2000 catalogue; the episode release dates are unknown. Archive tag is a modern index label, not a recovered original filename tag.

PRIMARY-SOURCE UPDATE (2026-10): Jimaku Animation's original completed-project list includes Serial Experiments Lain TV 1–13, updated 1999-10-31. A surviving Jimaku Ranma subtitle script credits Tung with titling/editing/timing; those are group-wide documented responsibilities, not unverified Lain-specific staff credits.

Jimaku May 2000 catalogue evidence: the group's own list documents Cardcaptor Sakura 1-17, Cowboy Bebop 1-6, Gundam Wing 1-49, Neon Genesis Evangelion 1-22, Serial Experiments Lain 1-13, Trigun 1-4, Video Girl Ai 1-6 and The Vision of Escaflowne 1-26. Some titles were unavailable for trading by the May 8 update; the catalogue does not establish each individual translator or original script author.

Anime Releases 8

Cardcaptor Sakura
17 / 70 eps · VHS · Retrospective Jimaku Animation project list names Cardcaptor Sakura; UK NTSC VHS-era group. Jimaku's own May 2000 catalogue confirms Cardcaptor Sakura 1-17, but not individual episode dates or staff credits. Jimaku May 2000 catalogue: Card Captor Sakura TV Eps 1-17. Not marked unavailable for trade/distribution in this May 2000 catalogue. Original group catalogue (updated 2000-05-08, archived 2000-07-11). Catalogue coverage only: specific translation authorship and individual episode dates not established.
17 / 70
Partial
1998–2000
Cowboy Bebop
6 / 26 eps · VHS · Jimaku May 2000 catalogue: Cowboy Bebop TV Eps 1-6 *. Marked *: unavailable for trade/distribution in this May 2000 catalogue. Original group catalogue (updated 2000-05-08, archived 2000-07-11). Catalogue coverage only: specific translation authorship and individual episode dates not established.
6 / 26
Partial
1998–1999
Mobile Suit Gundam Wing
49 / 49 eps · VHS · Jimaku May 2000 catalogue: Gundam Wing TV eps 1-49. Not marked unavailable for trade/distribution in this May 2000 catalogue. Original group catalogue (updated 2000-05-08, archived 2000-07-11). Catalogue coverage only: specific translation authorship and individual episode dates not established.
49 / 49
Complete
1995–1996
Neon Genesis Evangelion
22 / 26 eps · VHS · Jimaku May 2000 catalogue: Neon Genesis Evangelion TV eps 1-22 *. Marked *: unavailable for trade/distribution in this May 2000 catalogue. Original group catalogue (updated 2000-05-08, archived 2000-07-11). Catalogue coverage only: specific translation authorship and individual episode dates not established.
22 / 26
Partial
1995–1996
Serial Experiments Lain
13 / 13 eps · VHS · Original Jimaku Animation completed-project page (last updated 1999-10-31; captured 2000-03-02) lists Serial Experiments Lain TV episodes 1-13. Completion is independently attested by the producing group. Individual episode release dates, Lain translators, video source and later exact trading cutoff unverified. No link to White Cross has been established. Jimaku May 2000 catalogue: Serial Experiments Lain TV eps 1-13 *. Marked *: unavailable for trade/distribution in this May 2000 catalogue. Original group catalogue (updated 2000-05-08, archived 2000-07-11). Catalogue coverage only: specific translation authorship and individual episode dates not established.
13 / 13
Complete
1998
The Vision of Escaflowne
26 / 26 eps · VHS · Jimaku May 2000 catalogue: Vision of Escaflowne TV eps 1-26 *. Marked *: unavailable for trade/distribution in this May 2000 catalogue. Original group catalogue (updated 2000-05-08, archived 2000-07-11). Catalogue coverage only: specific translation authorship and individual episode dates not established.
26 / 26
Complete
1996
Trigun
4 / 26 eps · VHS · Jimaku May 2000 catalogue: Trigun TV eps 1-4 *. Marked *: unavailable for trade/distribution in this May 2000 catalogue. Original group catalogue (updated 2000-05-08, archived 2000-07-11). Catalogue coverage only: specific translation authorship and individual episode dates not established.
4 / 26
Partial
1998
Video Girl Ai
6 / 6 eps · VHS · Jimaku May 2000 catalogue: Video Girl Ai 1-6 *. Marked *: unavailable for trade/distribution in this May 2000 catalogue. Original group catalogue (updated 2000-05-08, archived 2000-07-11). Catalogue coverage only: specific translation authorship and individual episode dates not established.
6 / 6
Complete
1992

Lore Mentions 5

Lore Cardcaptor Sakura
Jimaku Animation and the British Tape Network
The Wider VHS Tape Network
Timeline Serial Experiments Lain
Jimaku Animation Carries Lain Through the British Fansub Scene
1999: Jimaku Animation and the British VHS Trail
The Trading Network After the Mail-Order Door Closed
1999: Jimaku Animation and the British VHS Trail
The Work Behind the Jimaku Name
1999: Jimaku Animation and the British VHS Trail
Thirteen Episodes, but the Individual Credits Are Still Missing
1999: Jimaku Animation and the British VHS Trail