"Magnolia" Chapter 26

I need to take care of a couple of bits of business first. “Magnolia” Volume 5 is available for purchase. Lily is on the cover and the volume includes Chapters 22 – 16, “Lily” chapter 4 and the Black Twins special chapter. (Amazon JP) (YesAsia) We need proofreaders and QCers. Releases are now being delayed because of the lack of proofreaders/QCers.  If you have time, are fluent in English, knowledgeable about English grammar, and interested in volunteering, please send me an email (omarissister@gmail.com) To see highlights of the stuff in the manga magazines I enjoy, please see the Omari’s Sister … Continue reading "Magnolia" Chapter 26

"Magnolia" Chp 25

First of all a bit of business.  The Omari’s Sister end-of-summer sale is going on now.  There are still lots of great items and books left to buy.  Please check it out here (Link). A big thanks to those of you who have already made purchases. With the money raised this round, Omari’s Sister is self sustaining for another 4 months!  Hooray!!!  Just as an interesting side note: this time around about 75% of the purchases were made by folks outside of the US. Hello, worldly people!  I’m glad to make your acquaintance! Yes, I do ship Internationally, and as … Continue reading "Magnolia" Chp 25

"Magnolia" Chapter 24

Oh Nagi, what evil pills has Vincent given to you?! No don’t take them!!! Nagi!!! This is a very short chapter and most of it is flashback. It seems that Naked Ape is going to get the most out of Queen Angela’s letter.  But I understand…they’re busy.  They’ve got two series running in Zero-Sum magazine and private works they offer through their own website. Anyhow…enjoy the 30-seconds of pleasure!Link to “Magnolia” chapter 24: (PDF) Next up…I don’t know.  We are currently working on “Servamp” chapter 3, “The Day I Kissed a Whale”, “Summer Blue,” and the “Pochama ni” prequel one-shot. Continue reading "Magnolia" Chapter 24

"Lily" Chapter 4

I have the sinking feeling that this chapter is going to piss a lot of people off. It’s well worn shoujo territory and there are lots of folk who read OS who are opposed to student/teacher relationships, including myself. Unfortunately, this is part of the “Magnolia” story, so I can’t just not translate it. That would be weird. I had to set a lot of my brain aside to accept this chapter. First I had to set aside my hatred for student/teacher relationship fantasies, then I had to set aside my hatred for age gap fantasies, and finally I had … Continue reading "Lily" Chapter 4

Magnolia Chapter 23

For those of you who hate Hugo, this chapter is going to suck. I love Hugo, so I thought this was a very romantic chapter. Hahaha! Unfortunately, we are left at the end with a nasty cliff hanger and the cruel news that the mangaka are skipping the next issue in order to collect material to continue the series.  But! Lily chapter 4 is coming out in Itan on the 25th, so we will have a Magnolia related chapter in July!  Hooray! That should ease the pain of waiting. On to the release! Link to “Magnolia” Chapter 23:  (PDF) OS … Continue reading Magnolia Chapter 23

"Magnolia" Chp 22

Update:  If you are having problems viewing this file, please upgrade to the latest version of Adobe Acrobat Reader (version 8 or above).  Just this once, I have re-crunched the file so it is compatible with version 6 and above.  If you are using some other PDF reader, all bets are off moving forward. This is the last time I will crunch a file to be viewed by an ancient version of Acrobat. This seems like a bridge chapter to the next story arc.  Not much new is revealed in this chapter, but it’s necessary to cement some of the … Continue reading "Magnolia" Chp 22

"Lily" Chapter 2 and "Magnolia" Chapter 12 Double Release

Because “Magnolia” chapter 12 is so short, I decided to release it along with Lily chapter 2.  This chapter of “Magnolia” appears to be the end of the “prologue”, which hopefully means we can get into the meat of the story with the next chapter (though, it’s not like things haven’t been meaty enough).  “Lily” chapter 2 is a recap of “Magnolia” chapters 5 through chapter 9.  I guess that means volume 2 spans chapters 5 – 9.   Anyhow…here are the links:Link to “Lily” Chapter 2: (PDF)Link to “Magnolia” Chapter 12: (PDF) My thoughts on the chapter will be posted … Continue reading "Lily" Chapter 2 and "Magnolia" Chapter 12 Double Release