Tag: Release

Completed, Fushigi no Maria-kun, SeriesLeave a comment

Fushigi no Maria-kun Chp 3

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Tonight was anime night and I was wasn’t sure whether I was going to be able to post this tonight at all, so I did a quick post earlier.  Now I have time to write a full post. This is the third chapter for “Fushigi no Maria-kun” and this time we get to see matters from Maria’s perspective.  My gosh is Maria sweet and huggable!  I liked translating this chapter a lot.  Maria’s inner monologues are beautifully written in Japanese.  I hope I was able to translate some of that beauty into English.  Shiina Dai never ceases to amaze me … Continue reading Fushigi no Maria-kun Chp 3

Horror / Suspense, Ningyou Saisei Koujou, Oneshots, The Doll Rebirth WorkshopLeave a comment

Kuro Lala One-shot: "The Doll Rebirth Workshop"

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Here is our third spooky one-shot from Kuro Lala.  I’d categorize this one-shot as campy horror.  It’s surprising gory for something carrying the Lala brand. And now I leave you with the thought, “It never ends well when a deranged teenage girl gets hold of an exacto knife.”  I lied.  Actually, I do have a question for you readers.  What’s the moral of this story?  For the life of me I can’t figure out what I was supposed to learn from this bizarre little tale of bitchcraft.  The ending is very “WTF?”Links to “The Doll Rebirth Workshop”:  (Zip) (PDF) Next … Continue reading Kuro Lala One-shot: "The Doll Rebirth Workshop"

Retired/Licensed, Series, YukarismLeave a comment

"Yukarism" Chapter 8

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First of all, I would like to acknowledge the effort the team of Omari’s Sister translators put into page 6.  There was a lot of :/, but after a couple of days of e-mail exchanges, I think we got a decent translation.———————-It’s been a while since we’ve had a chapter of “Yukarism”.  Hopefully, this chapter is worth the wait and hopefully the way the chapter ends will help you understand why I held onto it until now.  In this chapter we, along with Yukari, learn a lot about Mahoro.  We also start getting glimpses of what happened between Yuumurasaki, Takamura, … Continue reading "Yukarism" Chapter 8

Akagami no Shirayukihime, Dropped, SeriesLeave a comment

"Akagami no Shirayukihime" Chapter 26

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At last we come to the end of the Tanburn arc.  I’m kinda surprised this chapter didn’t begin with some color pages.  Oh well, this is still nice.Anyhow…a lot of loose ends are tied up in this chapter.  We finally learn who Shirayuki really is and why Kadzuki kidnapped her.  I kinda wish that there was more to the pirate and the Mountain Lion grudge and more to the pirate’s boss than she’s an angry and violent woman.  I wanted there to be some history other than tit for tat.  But…alas, this is not a story about pirates and vigilantes … Continue reading "Akagami no Shirayukihime" Chapter 26

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"Magnolia" Chapter 15

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 *Runs forward* What a nice title page!  This page makes me want to have a Magnolia calendar for 2012.  That would be soooooo nice.Anyhow…and now this announcement.  Magnolia volume 3 will come out on December 7th and there will be two versions.  One version is the book alone and the other version will include a drama CD along with the book.  I don’t know whether I will be getting the drama CD.  To be honest, don’t really understand the point of drama CDs.  I’d rather have a calendar. CALENDAR!!!  Hear my pleas Naked Ape.  CALENDAR!!! All righty!  Now onto the … Continue reading "Magnolia" Chapter 15

Fantasy, Oneshots, Sara no Ue no KanojoLeave a comment

Kuro Lala One-Shot: "Girl on a Platter" by Meca Tanaka

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This one-shot is in line with “World End Garden” and “Ryuu no Moriuta“.  It’s shorter than either one-shot, but I feel that this one-shot is better than “Ryuu no Moriuta” because the main female character, Tsubame, is much more likable.  (“World End Garden remains my favorite one-shot.) I sorta wonder how the story would have been different if “Ryuu no Moriuta” has a stoic female character like Tsubame.  In terms of Meca Tanaka works, this one-shot feels very different to me.  It’s much more mature and has a little more bite in the underlying message than the other works I’ve … Continue reading Kuro Lala One-Shot: "Girl on a Platter" by Meca Tanaka

Completed, Fushigi no Maria-kun, SeriesLeave a comment

Fushigi no Maria-kun Chapter 2

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Once again, “Fushigi no Maria-kun” proves to be our most difficult series to typeset.  Hopefully we caught all of the errors.  Anyhow…Maria and Toko continue on with their evolving relationship.  I really like how this chapter shows us the weirdness that happens when a childhood friendship starts to blossom into something more.  I like how the vampirism isn’t the focus of the story, but rather the backdrop.  I also like how the story is staying focused on Toko and Maria.  I must admit that I love this kind of innocent sweetness. Onto the links!  Links to “Fushigi no Maria-kun” Chapter … Continue reading Fushigi no Maria-kun Chapter 2

Kamisama no Sonata, Oneshots, SupernaturalLeave a comment

Fall Supernatural One-Shot: "Kamisama no Sonata"

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This one-shot is so beautiful, that I stopped everything to get it out immediately.  This one-shot kind of feels like a marriage of “La Corda Oro” and “Seigi no Mikata“.  I love stories with poor, tough, prideful boys.  It’s always so cute when a girl breaks through the boy’s shell, without actually breaking the boy.  Please enjoy the artwork.  Like most of the works from Ichinose-sensei, this one-shot has lush artwork.  And now onto the links!Updated 9/21: Small correction to the translation on page 21 Updated 9/17: Small change to the translation on pages 5 and 53. Links to “Kami-sama … Continue reading Fall Supernatural One-Shot: "Kamisama no Sonata"