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Merry Christmas!

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Merry Christmas to all who celebrate. This year we were not able to specially prepare a Christmas Eve/Christmas Day release. But to celebrate the season, let’s look back to some Christmassy and wintery releases from the past. Ginsei no Shoumei His and Her Sleepless Winter World End Garden Marie and Santa Later this week we will release the last two chapters and the two omakes from “Ojousama no Untenshu” and then “Pochama ni” maybe on New Years Day or January 2nd. Continue reading Merry Christmas!

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Halloween Oneshot: "Genei Realism" ("Phantom Realism") by Suga Toone

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This oneshot reminded me of “F no Meikyuu” in pacing and development. I think folks who like AnS will also like this oneshot.  I ended up liking this oneshot a lot more than I thought I would. I think what I liked the most is how things summed up in the end. It’s a very realistic and believable ending even though most readers may crave the sugar-coated ending we all expected. Thanks again goes out to Amrai for translating this oneshot, thanks to Noir for helping with the cleaning, and a big thanks to Holanio for some fabulous typesetting! And … Continue reading Halloween Oneshot: "Genei Realism" ("Phantom Realism") by Suga Toone

Oneshots, Viskeys no Akai Ningyou, Visukiisu no Akai Ningyou1 Comment

Aka Lala Oneshot: "Viskeith no Akai Doll" ("Viskeith’s Red Doll" or "The Earl’s Red Doll") by Kaoru Ichinose

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UPDATE!!! Thanks to Twitter I got some clarification on “Visukiisu” (thanks to our friend Curious Little Hamster for asking.)  There is no special meaning behind the name. It’s just a name Ichinose-sensei liked to say.  I still like the English title “The Earl Red Doll” because I think it’s easier to remember.  However, as for a “translation,” I’m going with “Viskeith” instead of “Viskeys.” This is based on “kiisu” being commonly translated to the name “Keith.” I have updated the oneshot to show the new Romanization of the Japanese title and to restore “Viskeith” in the 3 instances it’s used … Continue reading Aka Lala Oneshot: "Viskeith no Akai Doll" ("Viskeith’s Red Doll" or "The Earl’s Red Doll") by Kaoru Ichinose

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Halloween Oneshot: "Inoribana" ("Prayer Flower") by Mikase Hayase

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Here’s another excellent oneshot from Mikase Hayase. It not as weep-yourself-into-a-pool-of-tears as “Souai Metaphysica,” but it’s impactful (I still get teary-eyed when I think of that oneshot), nonetheless I think what got me was the all too honest ending. It was amazing once I finally understood the full gravity of what was being said.  The ending is truly lovely. Because of the two oneshots we’ve translated so far, I’m very curious about Hayashi-sensei’s other works, and I’m sure in 2013 we’ll do a month featuring some of her more recent works. Anyhow, without saying much further about this oneshot, because … Continue reading Halloween Oneshot: "Inoribana" ("Prayer Flower") by Mikase Hayase

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Halloween Oneshot: "Kanojo no Kare" ("Her Boyfriend") by Tomo Maeda

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This may be my favorite short-oneshot so far.  What do I consider short? 20 pages and under. Anyhow…I love the artwork and the story is deceptively beautiful until you give it another read through and a second thought. Then that moment will come when you realize how freaky and messed up this oneshot truly is.  It’s an elegant mind-****.  Kudos to Tomo Maeda! This is the second short oneshot I selected from Horror Wings 2011.  I wish we could have explored Horror Wings 2011 and 2012 further, but I got the collections too late to do any more than this … Continue reading Halloween Oneshot: "Kanojo no Kare" ("Her Boyfriend") by Tomo Maeda

Anata wa Watashi no Taisetuna Okaasan, OneshotsLeave a comment

Halloween Oneshot: "Anata wa Watashi no Taisetsuna Okaasan? ("You are my Dear Mother") by Ume Tarou

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This is a very short oneshot from the Josei magazine “Wings.”  It came in last year’s magazine extra “Horror Wings 2011.”  We didn’t have a chance this year to do some of the longer oneshots from this extra, but don’t … Continue reading Halloween Oneshot: "Anata wa Watashi no Taisetsuna Okaasan? ("You are my Dear Mother") by Ume Tarou