Shiro Lala One-Shot: "The Sullen Baker and Me"

This unexpectedly became the first one-shot we released from Shiro Lala.  Please forgive us if you’ve already read this from Mousou Scans.  We were well on our way to completing this one-shot when they released it, but I didn’t want to waste the cleaning and redrawing work that had already been done and we did announce our intention to do this one-shot weeks back, so I decided to just crank this out now since it’s short. Anyhow, this one-shot is very different than what we are used to from Matsuri Hino.  It’s a very simple story and the character designs … Continue reading Shiro Lala One-Shot: "The Sullen Baker and Me"

Kuro Lala One-Shot: "Kokoro Rental"

Here’s a one-shot from a mangaka that’s new to me named Chise Hano.  This story has the same campy horror funness as “The Doll Rebirth Workshop”.  Once again, we have another plain girl who sells her soul to the devil.  Hahaha!  I was laughing heartily when I first saw this one-shot.  It’s so ridiculous.  I’d like to the thank Jade for doing a wonderful translation and English adaptation and I’d like to thank the rest of the Omari’s Sister team who worked on this for lightening the load on me.  You all did a beautiful job :). And now for … Continue reading Kuro Lala One-Shot: "Kokoro Rental"

Akagami no Shirayukihime Chapter 27

Oh, I almost forgot!  “Akagami no Shirayukihime” volume 6 is available in Japanese. Please support Sorata-sensei by purchasing the book even if you don’t read Japanese.  Here are some purchasing options: Amazon JPYes AsiaHMV If you are timid, I can facilitate the purchase by piggybacking it onto my own purchases.  If you are interested in this option, send me a e-mail via the contact link at the top of this blog. After going back and forth on the matter, I decided that the continuation of “Akagami no Shirayukihime” in Lala magazine should be called chapter 27.  I settled on this … Continue reading Akagami no Shirayukihime Chapter 27

Yukarism Chapter 9

“Yukarism” resumes with a beautiful color page.  The title says the chapter is 45 pages, but it’s only 37 pages.  I guess the chapter is shorter than what was expected or negotiated.  It’s kinda surprising considering that the series was on hiatus for three months.  Oh, well… This chapter has a sad flashback to Yuumurasaki’s and Kazuma’s childhood and ends with a launch pad into what takes place in the past in Edo between Yuumurasaki, Kazuma, and Takamura.  There’s an interesting little historical nugget added to the story (be sure to read the translator notes).  I wonder if this was … Continue reading Yukarism Chapter 9

Magnolia Chapter 16

“Magnolia” chapters continue to get shorter.  Part of me wishes Naked Ape would go on hiatus with “Magnolia” so they can concentrate on finishing “Dolls”.  The way things are now really isn’t fair to “Magnolia”.   I don’t like the trickling pace and I don’t like seeing and sometimes having to fix the many little errors in the artwork that I imagine are due to being rushed. That said, this chapter is pretty entertaining and I like Ayato’s casual outfit.  In the background, though, I think events are starting to get repetitive with respect to Hugo popping up wherever Ayato … Continue reading Magnolia Chapter 16

Halloween One-shot #2: "The Grim Transfer Students"

Here is our second Halloween one-shot.  I’ve been holding onto this one for about a year.  It came out just after Halloween last year, so I waited an entire year to put this out at the right time.  The title of this one-shot is “Kuro Tenkousei” or literally, “The Black Transfer Students”. To my American ear, that title sounds very wrong and totally misleading, so I decided to use a synonym for black that captured what the story is truly about.  The word “grim” seemed to fit best, so “The Grim Transfer Students” it is. I was originally going to … Continue reading Halloween One-shot #2: "The Grim Transfer Students"

Ore to Atashi no Kareshi-sama Chp 0

This is surprise confection that showed up in Asuka magazine.  I waited until the first chapter actually came out before committing to give this series and try.  The first chapter is pretty hilarious, so I’m looking forward to starting this series.  This will probably be a series that we will release every other month because it’s got crazy redraws that rival “Fushigi no Maria-kun”.  We will release the first chapter in December. About the title —I’m still working of a proper translation.  Since there are no female/male distinctions in English for the words “I” and “me” there is no direct … Continue reading Ore to Atashi no Kareshi-sama Chp 0

Halloween One-Shot #1: "In the Mirror of Death"

Here is our big Halloween one-shot!  It’s “In the Mirror of Death” by Fujiwara Hiro, the same artist who draws/writes “Kaichou wa Maid-sama”.  This feels very different that KWMS which was a pleasant surprise. Oh!  And this one-shot debuts our newest Omari’s Sister translator!  Let us welcome Jade!  She did a wonderful job on her first project.  Haha!  It was rather brutal of me to give her a 72-page one-shot as an introduction to this group.  I’m such a bad kitty!  I would also like to thank Holanio for typesetting.  This gave me time to catch up on some other … Continue reading Halloween One-Shot #1: "In the Mirror of Death"