We knocked this out quickly :). Big thanks go out to Amrai, Holanio, and Ichigo Stars for jumping right on this project. Great job everyone! Oh, and Ichi made a clean version of the title page and I’ve turned it … Continue reading Ao Lala One-Shot: "00 Day of Summer Holiday" by Akizuki Sorata
Phew! We’re finally done with another Bisco Hatori marathon! I’d like to thank Amrai for helping me with some of the details of the translation. I also want to give thanks to Ichigo Stars to suffering through some of the tougher redraws. We only have one more chapter of this series to go! We’ve begun, but I’m afraid we won’t be done with it for another 7 to 10 days due to the rigors of translation and cleaning :(. The good thing, though, is that this won’t be looming over our heads after we’re done. This second chapter is all … Continue reading "Detarame Mousouryoku Opera" Chapter 2
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
First of all I would like to thank Amrai for helping me fine-tune the translation :). And next I would like to thank “Eagle-Eyes” Kaito for some amazing QC work! Holy crap! She’s thorough! This series caught me eye immediately, and after doing a quick read through, I realized I’d come across a real gem. All three chapters and the one-shot have been released in Japan over the past 2 months, so I’ll do my best to finish this series quickly. That said, I have read through the other chapters, and I still feel this series is quite special and … Continue reading Series Debut: "Pochama ni" Chapter 1 (or 3) by Kaname Hirama
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
I liked this one-shot when I first looked it over, but the redraws looked daunting so it took some time to work its way through the queue. I’d like to thank Blottyparchment and Amrai for working on the translation. … Continue reading Kuro Lala One-Shot: "Katakoi" ("Unrequited Love") by Jun Nanri
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
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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