New Series: "Kanojo ni Naru Hi" ("Becoming a Girl Day") by Akane Ogura

At last we are introducing a new series! It’s not the series I expected to debut first, though. Rather, this series came out of the blue, and I liked it so much that I jumped on it immediately. (Akane Ogura gender-bender — how could I resist?) I don’t want to say much about the story, because I believe it’s best to go into this knowing nothing.  So instead I will talk about how Hakusensha is distributing the series. The first chapter ran in Lala DX and the rest of the series is being released as a tankoubon rather than continuing … Continue reading New Series: "Kanojo ni Naru Hi" ("Becoming a Girl Day") by Akane Ogura

Happy 4th Anniversary!!! Oneshot: ‘Boushi no Ue no Oka" ("The Hill on Top of the Hat") by Tsukiji Nao

Hooray! We saved the best for last, or at the very least, my favorite of the oneshots we’ve done for this celebration. Not only is Tsukiji Nao a favorite of the group for her artwork, but her storytelling is  masterful … Continue reading Happy 4th Anniversary!!! Oneshot: ‘Boushi no Ue no Oka" ("The Hill on Top of the Hat") by Tsukiji Nao

Oneshot: "Tansu Shoujo" ("Chest of Drawers Girl") by Tsukiji Nao

This is one of the oneshots from Tsukiji Nao’s “Haikyo Shoujo” oneshot compilation.  We were going to translate the actual “Haikyo Shoujo” oneshot, but two other groups have already done it.  If you would like to read the full compilation, then please read the “Haikyo Shoujo” oneshot here (LINK) and we will be releasing the other two oneshots this week. Thanks to Blotty Parchment for translating this oneshot. It’s a lovely read and probably more of what you all were expecting from Tsukiji Nao, though I would say Tsukiji Nao’s stories all have a twist rather call them “twisted”.  I … Continue reading Oneshot: "Tansu Shoujo" ("Chest of Drawers Girl") by Tsukiji Nao

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

Short Oneshot: "Because I’ve Always Been Watching" by Hisaya Nakajo

First a plug!  Purely fanservice oneshot “Neko Hiroimashita” (“I Picked up a Cat”) is out on Bakeneko’s Lair.  It’s safe for tweens and up, but just not appropriate for Omari’s Sister. Anyhow… bishies with cat ears in loin clothes doing cute stuff and absolutely no story… have at it!  (LINK) Hooray! Something new, albeit very short, from Hisaya Nakajo.  Her series “Hana Kimi” was the first manga series I ever purchased. This very short oneshot was a real pain in the behind. Some of the run-on sentence kept making us trip all over keyboards. Haha! Hopefully we’ve wrestling this spunky … Continue reading Short Oneshot: "Because I’ve Always Been Watching" by Hisaya Nakajo