"Pochamani" Chapter 7

Thanks to everyone for waiting patiently for us to continue “Pochamani”.  I wanted to do this chapter in particular in high quality, and I think it was well worth the wait. From now on to be in-synch with the tankoubon releases, we will release one chapter per month. We anticipate no multiple months long hiatuses in the near to mid-range future. I’ve included the artwork from the volume 2 tankoubon, so if you are feeling inspired, I would love some Pochamani banners for the blog (width: 1250px, height: 250 – 350px, PSD with separate text layer preferred) Oh! I almost … Continue reading "Pochamani" Chapter 7

Oneshot: "Zakka ni Umoreta Otome" ("The Maiden Buried Under Novelties") by Nao Tsukiji

First I would like to say Nao Tsukiji’s oneshots are amazing both in terms of artwork and storytelling. Second I would like to say that we are never doing a Nao Tsukiji marathon again! Each oneshot is A LOT of work to translate and letter. Haha, from now on we will translate her works one at a time with long breaks in between. We will resume work on the “Kiniro Kishi” compilation in August. It includes two more two-part oneshots. Let’s get started with a short oneshot from the oneshot compilation  “Kiniro Kishi” (“Golden Knight”). Basically, there’s pretty all over … Continue reading Oneshot: "Zakka ni Umoreta Otome" ("The Maiden Buried Under Novelties") by Nao Tsukiji

"Ore to Atashi no Kareshisama" Chapter 4

We are slowly working our way through this series. It’s going slow because the redraws are insane. Hopefully we’ll be able to finish this series over the summer when the redraw artists are on summer vacation.  Let’s give a big thanks to Aoi Kuma for doing some of the tough redraws in this chapter. This is also her debut as a member of Omari’s Sister. In this chapter we begin to dive into Hayate’s sister complex.  Actually, I think Hayate’s feelings for Chouko are cute and completely normal and innocent for close twins. I wouldn’t call it a sister complex … Continue reading "Ore to Atashi no Kareshisama" Chapter 4

"Pochamani" Chapter 6

AUGH!!! The release date for “Pochamani” Volume 2 has been updated to June 20th on AmazonJP. So no Chapter 7 until the end of June. Sorry everyone :/.————————————— First I’d like to announce some good news! Even though it’s not listed on Hakusensha’s website, “Pochamani” Volume 2 is listed for release on May 20th on Amazon JP! This means chapter 7 will come out toward the end of May, and we will not have to find a substitute! I’m so relieved!  I know folks out there are impatient, but chapter 7 is very important, and it would have sucked to … Continue reading "Pochamani" Chapter 6

"Pochamani" Chapter 5

Recruitment: We are in need of cleaner/redraw artists and Japanese to English translators for oneshots. If you are interested please see our general recruitment post. We welcome folks who can only volunteer temporarily over spring and summer break.————————————–This chapter was the planned end of the series in Hana to Yume magazine, but the series was extended and is currently on hiatus after 11 chapters. The series will return in a month or so.  We will be able to release chapter 6 from the magazine raw, but after that, we will have to wait for the volume 2 tankoubon. Unfortunately, I … Continue reading "Pochamani" Chapter 5

"Pochamani" Chapter 4

RECRUITMENT:  We need proofreaders/QCers. I you’re interested, go here. ——————————————-And suddenly this seemingly innocuous and sweet story goes someplace totally unexpected… *_* Whut? Is Tsumugi seriously saying that?! We knew what was on Tagami’s mind… but, dude, really? Anyhow, I tried to be as delicate as possible with the translation in hopes of not making it look as though things took a sudden 90-degree turn.  Still, it’s refreshing to see a female character not shy away from carnal feelings. And thank goodness for Mami and Seiji. Two have been good check valves so far.  Though, I still have suspicions about … Continue reading "Pochamani" Chapter 4

"Ore to Atashi no Kareshisama" Chapter 3

We are trying to get this series on a monthly schedule, but the redraws are crazy hard, so each chapter is taking a while to complete. Hopefully we’ll get some help soon so we can do multi-chapter releases after we finish “Fushigi no Maria-kun” and “Furou Kyoudai.” Anyhow, we’re doing our best with this series. If you have some Photoshop redrawing skills and a little bit of free time, please lend us a hand so we can stay on schedule (even one or two pages of help per chapter will make a difference). This chapter has all of the typical … Continue reading "Ore to Atashi no Kareshisama" Chapter 3