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Originally Posted by Sentai Tamashii

Kills me that it takes longer to sub AkibaRanger than Go-Buster, AkibaRanger is getting WAY more interesting!

I think it's because Akibaranger is "more challenging" to translate. There are a lot of puns and slang in the dialogue that only the Japanese can understand. Plus, translating the names of the Chief Clerks can be a headache.

You can see how the Over-Time and TV-Nihon fansubs really contrast each other. In some instances where TV-Nihon directly translates a Japanese phrase, Over-Time replaces it with one that's more well-known to the Western world. For example, in episode 6, this is what ©Na tells the Akibarangers after she and Shimokitazawa Hoya defeat them:

TV-Nihon: "Go wash your face! And try again another time!"
Over-Time: "Don't call us... We'll call you!"

Personally, I don't prefer one fansubber over the other, but sometimes, I prefer the literal translation.