One-Shot: "Blue Rhapsodia"

It feels like it’s been forever since a release!  UGH!!  Lala DX arrived 2-days later than expected, so I spent the time waiting working on other projects.  This means we will have a bunch of releases coming in rapid succession. Anyhow…here is the latest adventure from Ogura Akane!  It’s about pirates so I’m quite pleased and had a lot of fun with the translation.  It sounds like this may be Ogura-sensei’s next series — or so I hope :).   Links to “Blue Rhapsodia”: (Zip) (PDF — mobiles and tablets) Up Next: Up next is the one-shot “The Honeybee Earl and … Continue reading One-Shot: "Blue Rhapsodia"

One-Shot: "Twelve o’Clock Bell Rings"

We had originally planned to release this one-shot a little over the week ago, but there was a duplication with Turtle Paradise so I cancelled it even though it was almost ready.  But we talked it over within the group and received some encouragement from Turtle Paradise and, as a result, I decided to go ahead and finish it and release it.  Suzume, Ichigo Stars, and I spent too much time cleaning and redrawing the images to let the work go to waste. This one-shot is more about the artist style than the story for me, although the end is … Continue reading One-Shot: "Twelve o’Clock Bell Rings"

One-Shot: "3 Hearts" by Ichinose Kaoru

I love stories with handsome rogues, mysterious women, moonlit nights, and stolen treasure.  Ah, yes, the romance of it all is the best and, in my humble opinion, this one-shot delivers.  Sigh…I would love this one-shot to be translated into a live action or animated movie.  It would be so beautiful! Don’t have many deep thoughts about this one-shots.  It’s just a confections to enjoy.  I do wonder whether calling the main character “Jin Tonic” is a little bit of call back to “King of Bandits Jing”.  In that series all the “Jing Girls” were named after mixed drinks.  I … Continue reading One-Shot: "3 Hearts" by Ichinose Kaoru

One-Shot: "Vahlia’s Bridegroom"

The wait is finally over!  Here is Akisuki Sorata’s AnS companion one-shot “Vahlia’s Bridegroom”.  This was a joint project between Omari’s Sister and The Zero Alliance.  Here’s a short summary of the story from our partner on this project: Jiru and Vahlia were engaged. But Jiru suddenly went missing! Four years later, Vahlia was betrothed to another man.  During the night of the celebration of her second engagement, Vahlia decides to go on a journey…. in search of Jiru! (Sapphire Pyro) Links to Vahlia’s Bridegroom:  (Zip) (PDF) Next up are “Magnolia” chapter 9 followed by “Yukarism” chapter 4. Continue reading One-Shot: "Vahlia’s Bridegroom"

Halloween in February: "The Devil Mansion’s Teacher"

(Joint with The Zero Alliance) This one-shot was supposed to come out last Halloween, but because I underestimated the amount work needed to do the image editing and redraws, we couldn’t get it done in time.  Fortunately, things came together now, so we’ll have a little bit of Halloween in February.Again, this is another project that is a little different from want we usually do (one more project like this, then I can’t say that anymore…haha).  This story isn’t actually all that spooky, it’s more of a spooky motif.  The story itself is quite heartwarming and I really like Nayuta. … Continue reading Halloween in February: "The Devil Mansion’s Teacher"

Valentine’s Day Special One-Shot: "Ginrou no Sakura"

Happy Valentine’s Day everyone! This was a big group effort to complete.  Nearly every page had a complicated redraw and I want to thank the Kumiko, Ichigo Stars, and Silver Lunar for taking on and conquering the challenge this one-shot presented. I also give praise to Hibiki-sensei for writing and illustrating a beautiful story.  Hibiki-sensei’s current series are “Oiran Girl” and “Shounen Dolls” which run in Japanese language Lala and Lala DX magazines.  Please support her by purchasing her manga. (Link to purchase Hibiki Wataru series at Yes Asia) And  now for the links: Links to “Ginrou no Sakura”: (Zip) … Continue reading Valentine’s Day Special One-Shot: "Ginrou no Sakura"

Winter One-Shot #2: "His and Her Sleepless Winter"

Here is the second of our winter one-shots, “Kare to Kanojo no Futomin” or “His and Her Sleepless Winter”.  I really like this story and I wish I saved it for Valentine’s Day, because I don’t think the one-shot I’ve selected can compare in sweetness and romance.  I guess we’ll have to wait and see :).  “Ginrou no Sakura” has a completely different set of “charm points” and will appeal for different reasons than this one-shot.  Getting out of the weeds and back to the story at hand: Links to “His and Her Sleepless Winter”:  (Zip — High Quality) (PDF … Continue reading Winter One-Shot #2: "His and Her Sleepless Winter"