Tag: Oneshots

Fantasy, Oneshots, Shinba Shounen to Nemuru Kyojin, Young Shinba and the Sleeping GiantsLeave a comment

Aria One-Shot: "Young Shinba and the Sleeping Giants" by Haru Maebashi

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This one-shot has been simmering on the back burner for over a year.  We’ve been working on it bit by bit for that long until it snuck up on me all lettered and nearly ready for release.  I was gonna release a few days ago, but I decided not to bury “Ojousama no Untenshu,” so I let it sit a little longer. Anyhow…this is shounenish one-shot from Aria magazine.  The premise is good, but as a one-shot there aren’t nearly enough pages to fully flesh-out the concept and the story. I would have liked to have seen this as 3 … Continue reading Aria One-Shot: "Young Shinba and the Sleeping Giants" by Haru Maebashi

Fantasy, Oneshots, Taiyou no YukiLeave a comment

3rd Anniversary Wrap-up! Shiro Lala One-Shot: "Taiyou no Yuki" ("The Sun’s Snow") by Yukichi Nakamura

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This is the last of the Shiro Lala one-shots that we plan to release. It’s a play on a familiar American fairytale 🙂 (“thumpity, thump, thump, thump…”) with just a touch of another fairytale invoked by the protagonist’s nickname.  Haha! This one-shot took me by surprised considering that this is the same mangaka who gave us that messed up doll shop one-shot in Kuro Lala.  I now look forward to see what Nakamura-sensei come up with next :). Onto the release! Link to “Taiyou no Yuki”:  (PDF) With this, we wrap up our 3rd anniversary celebration! We managed to do … Continue reading 3rd Anniversary Wrap-up! Shiro Lala One-Shot: "Taiyou no Yuki" ("The Sun’s Snow") by Yukichi Nakamura

Fantasy, Oneshots, Twinkle Loop StoryLeave a comment

Shiro Lala One-Shot: "Twinkle Loop Story" by Ayu Nozaki

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I hate katakana. Up until yesterday, I thought the title of this one-shot was “Twinkle-Poo Story”. Apparently the mangaka was being clever in a non-native language and I was supposed to see how the “ru” was multitasking as the “le” in “Twinkle” and the “loo” in “Loop”…ugh…I hate the Japanese version of English. Why can’t you use Japanese words!!!  *Bangs head* Katakana is the bane of my existence. Anyhow…a kind and more learned soul set me straight.  Thank you higher power! Indeed! I learned something new yesterday! This is one of my favorite all time one-shots.  It comes in behind … Continue reading Shiro Lala One-Shot: "Twinkle Loop Story" by Ayu Nozaki

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Shiro Lala One-Shot: "Akatsuki no Miko" ("The Dawn Priest") by Akira Kouno

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It’s best not to think too hard about the “science” and the “artificial sun” in this one-shot.  Just take things as they are and you’ll be rewarded with something cute. This one-shot was on the bubble because I don’t like the mangaka’s drawing style and the character development seemed shallow.  But it was kinda sci-fi-ish, which is hard to find in shoujo manga, so I included it. Ah…about the word “Miko”…this was kinda weird because Miko are women. But the mangaka used the form that didn’t have the “woman” kanji, so I just went with “Priest” since this is a … Continue reading Shiro Lala One-Shot: "Akatsuki no Miko" ("The Dawn Priest") by Akira Kouno

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Zero-Sum Ward One-Shot: "Noenoto"

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I’m releasing this now and if I have to apologize, I’ll apologize later.  Hahaha! It shouldn’t be a big deal.  Anyhow, this is a joint project between us and The Zero Alliance. If all goes well, it should appear on their website in a few hours once the workday is done on the other side of the world. This is a shounen-ish one-shot from Zero-Sum Ward.  This one-shot has been sitting around half done for about a year.  Sorry. It was meant for Bakeneko’s Lair…but, well…you know the story by now :). Not much to say about this one-shot, other … Continue reading Zero-Sum Ward One-Shot: "Noenoto"