Surprise One-Shot: "Wait until it’s Dark" by Sakura Tsukuba

Since we’ve been burn before on Sakura Tsukuba one-shots, we decided to be quiet about this one and wait a little while to see if another group was going to do it first.  After waiting a couple of weeks, we decided to go ahead and take the chance to translate it.  I really don’t like keeping things a secret, but I think in this case it may have been worth it. Anyhow, this is a very easygoing and pleasant one-shot.  It’s perfect for a mid-winter read.  As expected, the artwork is also very nice.Without further ado, here are the links: … Continue reading Surprise One-Shot: "Wait until it’s Dark" by Sakura Tsukuba

"Ore to Atashi no Kareshi-sama" Chapter 1

We finally get this series started.  Phew! There were a lot of complicated redraws.  Thanks to Ichi and Kumiko for the great redraw work and thanks to Suzume for cleaning. This series turns out to be a lot sweeter than I anticipated.  I’m happy about that because I always like stories with some underlying heart.  In this chapter we get some good incite into the twins’ mind.  Chouko is a typical shallow female high school student and Hayate is her wiser over-protective brother. Peeking at the two chapters that are currently out, this is really a story about friendship, perhaps … Continue reading "Ore to Atashi no Kareshi-sama" Chapter 1

"Fushigi no Maria-kun" Chapter 4

First of all, and this has nothing to do with “Fushigi no Maria-kun”, there’s a great Taiwanese live action version of “Skip Beat” in the middle of its run.  It’s up to episode 4.  If you aren’t watching it, go watch it!  It can be found in “the usual places” (don’t ask, because I’m not telling). And now onto “Fushigi no Maria-kun”! It’s been a while since we’ve had a chapter!  As I’ve written before, this series is a challenge in every way.  I’ll like to thank Noir and Ichi for doing a wonderful cleaning and redrawing this chapter.  They … Continue reading "Fushigi no Maria-kun" Chapter 4

"Akagami no Shirayukihime" Chapter 30

First of all, please do not upload this to any of the manga aggregation websites.  There is no need to since it’s readily available here and I think you all know I don’t like manga aggregation websites. Secondly, for those who hate the water-color look, I’m sorry.  I didn’t have much of a choice but to edit the images this way because the the data was incomplete in the raw.  This is a way to “hide” the poor quality of the raw.  The last page is particular bad.  The data just wasn’t there for me to pull the trick off … Continue reading "Akagami no Shirayukihime" Chapter 30

"Akagami no Shirayukihime" Chapter 29

Before we get to the nitty-gritty of releasing this chapter, there are a few things that I feel I need to say. We are not dropping “Akagami no Shirayukihime”.  The past 3 chapters have been quite good and I personally want to go forward. If a group capable of maintaining the image quality and translation quality and the time dedication approaches us about taking over the series, we will gladly transfer the series so we can work on other things. I will make a greater effort to refrain from knee-jerk reactions in the future. The image quality for chapter 29 … Continue reading "Akagami no Shirayukihime" Chapter 29

Akagami Update — Situation Resolved

Update:I have been contacted by the scanlator who did the Mangafox version and we are talking about having her help with AnS as a member of OS.  Hopefully, this will all work out. Anyhow…so here’s the plan moving forward.  We will make AnS an active project again.  We will release our own version of chapter 29.  I’m debating whether to do chapter 29 this month or skip it and move onto chapter 30 and swing back around to chapter 29 when the tankoubon comes out.  Anyhow, thank you are for your support.  Hopefully, we’ll be able to work things out such … Continue reading Akagami Update — Situation Resolved

One-Shot: "Saigo no Negai" ("The Last Prayer")

I wanted to release this New Year’s Eve as a cautionary tale about drunk driving, but alas, the Computer Gods interfered.  Anyhow…this is a really sweet story despite its shounen qualities.  I like the message about what parents will endure for the sake of their children.   Pay attention to Shun’s hand during the story.  It’s really neat how this repeated element ties everything together at the end.  On to the links! Links to “Saigo no Negai”: (Zip) (PDF) Next up will be “Fushigi no Maria-kun” Chp 4! Continue reading One-Shot: "Saigo no Negai" ("The Last Prayer")

"Akagami no Shirayukihime" Chapter 28

I only got one proofread on this, but I wanted to put it out now before New’s Year activities sweep me away.  Hopefully, we caught all of the egregious typos.  I’ll update the file at a later time if more typos are discovered. I’d like to thank Amrai for taking on the difficult task of translating this chapter.  The Akidzuki Word Salad was horrifically bitter and full of tear inducing onions this time.  I’d also like to thank Kotomi for helping me beat the script into shape.  This chapter was a challenge all around. This is the last re-introduction chapter … Continue reading "Akagami no Shirayukihime" Chapter 28