Guide

Find subtitles

1. Search a show on Browse - by its English or original name (Frieren, 葬送のフリーレン).
2. Pick the set that fits your video. Each set is one language from one source; the label says which video it matches (for example "Blu-ray timing" or "Netflix timing").
3. Click an episode number to download it, or let Kitsumi do it: in Kitsumi, open Settings, Subtitle providers, and switch on Kitsumi Vault. It needs no key - subtitles then load by themselves while you watch.

Share subtitles

1. Sign in - no password, we email you a 6-digit code.
2. Open Share subtitles and pick the show. If it is not there yet, add it; if a similar name exists, use that one instead of making a copy.
3. Choose the language the subtitles are written in. Not sure? "Detect from a file" reads one file on your computer and suggests it. Regional versions (Brazilian Portuguese, Latin American Spanish, Traditional Chinese) are separate choices.
4. Give the set a label that says which video it fits: the release, the streaming service or "my own translation".
5. Who made them: leave "My own work" for subtitles you made. Openly licensed subtitles (CC BY and similar) or ones a fansub group let you share: pick that and name the author or source - it is shown with the set. You can change it later on My account.
6. Drop the episode files. The episode number is read from each file name - check it before uploading.

One set = one language from one source. A whole season goes into one set; a different timing or translation is a new set.

• Wrong episode numbers? On the upload page, "Episodes in this set" has Renumber: move one episode, or shift them all (for example -12 when season 2 was counted 13-24).
• Still airing? The person who added the show can mark it "Still airing" (Edit show on its page) - episodes past the count can then be shared.
• Wrong name, year or episode count? Press Suggest a correction on the show's page; a moderator checks it and you get a notice.

Make good subtitles

Format

• .srt is the simplest and works everywhere. .ass keeps styling and positions; .vtt is fine too.
• Save as UTF-8. Older Japanese, Chinese and Korean files are converted when you upload, but UTF-8 is safest.
• At most 1 MB per file - a normal episode is 20-100 KB.

Timing

• Time lines to the speech, not to the scene: a line appears as the person starts talking and leaves shortly after they stop.
• Keep each line on screen long enough to read: about 1 second at the very least, and roughly 15-20 characters per second.
• Do not let lines overlap unless two people really talk at once.
• Check the timing against the video your label names - a Blu-ray and a streaming release can be a few seconds apart.

Text

• One or two lines per subtitle, about 40 characters per line.
• For learners, a faithful translation helps more than a loose one. If you add notes (translator notes, readings), keep them short.
• Remove leftover signs from other releases (watermarks, ads, credits for other groups).

File names

• Put the episode number in the name: Frieren - 03.srt, Frieren S01E03.ass or [Group] Frieren - 03 [1080p].srt all work.

Tools

• Subtitle Edit (free, Windows) - timing, waveform, spell check, format conversion.
• Aegisub (free) - precise timing and .ass styling, the classic tool for anime.
• Kitsumi itself - its timeline shifts a whole file earlier or later in milliseconds while you watch, handy for checking a set against your video.

Vote and report

• Vote up a set that fits its video well; vote down one that does not. Every account can vote from the start.
• Wrong language: tell us which language it really is - a moderator moves it.
• Report anything broken, wrong, offensive or copied, or an offensive username. Moderators look at every report.

Please read the rules before sharing.

Talk

• Every show has a discussion under its subtitles, and the forum has boards for subtitle making, languages, feedback and off-topic. Accounts can post once they are a day old.
• Formatting: **bold**, *italic*, `code`, and a line starting with > is a quote. Type @ and a name to mention someone - they get a notice.
• React to a post with thanks, helpful or funny. The bell at the top shows replies, mentions and answers to your requests.
• Missing a language for a show? Ask on Requests - when someone shares it, everyone who asked hears about it.

Ranks and badges

Your contribution grows with what you give: each episode shared counts 1, a post someone found helpful 2, a report moderators agreed with 3, an upvote 5, and a request you answered for someone else 10.

• Newcomer, then Contributor at 10, Curator at 50, Archivist at 200, Keeper of the Vault at 1000, Sage at 2500 and Legend at 10000.
• Badges come by themselves: your first set, 10 / 100 / 1000 episodes, upvotes, three languages, ten shows, taking part in an event - and the founding members of the Vault's first year.
• The team runs events and challenges ("Happening now" on the home page); everything you share for them counts.