Long Time No Post, ne~

Has it been a week? Sorry about that...
I'm heading off to college in about a week, so lately I've been....doing nothing. Thought I'd say something about being caught up in real life stuff, didn't you? I'm perpetually not busy. I've just been watching anime all week, taking it easy (because I like being lazy :3). So there's really no excuse for the wait...We could blame it the translators and releases, right?

Anyways:
Spice & Wolf vol 10. Yup, finally the translators got the whole thing put together. A major POWER UP, so if you like pdf ebooks, definitely use their original. It's very nice.

Baka and Test vol 9.5. Sorry I didn't put as much effort into this one. Some things are just lost in translation, so if you want to experience all that Baka Test has to offer,....learn Japanese? I'm up for it!

None of the RAWs I've been waiting on have shown up...That makes me really sad. Plus, the hard copies are taking a long time to get here....Not sure when I'll have more, but I am working on another series! It's a short one. And for anyone curious about D.Gray-man, I was gonna upload all that I had, but I managed to get some hard copies, so I'm waiting on those :3

Ja ne~

Ryohgo Narita Writes Some Awesome Stuff...

...but in crazy ways.

I'm just about to the end of the Baccano! road. Until someone clears the path some more, I'm stuck.

vols 1-8 - done
vols 9-10 - need translating
vols 11-13 - done (13 is up!)
vol 14 - currently being translated
vol 15 - translated, but I need the raw
vols 16-17 - need translating

I went back and fixed some errors/changed some formatting in all of the volumes (aside from 1 & 4), so you should re-grab them (sorry for always doing that). But in one of them, I didn't even link the table of contents page! Pretty bad, I know.

Baccano!

The translators for this are all amazing. They're pdf/ebook releases are also amazing, so they're really isn't a need for anyone to wait on mine (I just like having everything formatted the same, so I'm doing it like the rest of my ebooks/light novels).

I've been staying true to my 'novel a day' work schedule. Baccano! vols 1-7 are up (I finished early today!). And, by this time tomorrow, the first 10 volumes of Kimi ni Todoke will all have English extras.
Ja~

EDIT: Kimi ni Todoke vols 1-10 have English extras now. Just for update's sake, the other series I've replaced the extras for: Soul Eater (1-7), Bakuman (2-10) and Black Butler (10). I'm off to read work on vol 8 of Baccano!.

D-D-D-Duel!!

Guwahh! Has it really been a week?! So sorry about that. The new series I'm doing (D.Gray-man) is going kind of slow (hard copies being a bit hard to obtain), but I'm working on it full-speed now. Actually, I've been working on the light novels the past week. I had to type two of the stories and edit the rest, so it was a bit slow. I don't have the page for D.Gray-man ready, but I'll give you the links to the novels I've put together as a bonus!

Note: I don't have the raws, so I guarantee you there are some extras or images missing, but the stories are all there (some translations better than others).

D.Gray-man reverse1: The Clergyman of Departure
D.Gray-man reverse2: The 49th Name
D.Gray-man reverse3: Lost Fragment of Snow

As always, they're in mobi format :)

Wolf Again

Volume 6 of Spice & Wolf has been replaced with the official (retail) version. No more fan-trans for that. Volume 7 won't be out until December..... Sad, right?

Anyways, sorry about my lack of updates. I've been subbing like crazy these past 2 weeks. But, now I'm done with that (I'll probably post the links tomorrow?). I'll go back to working on my super-secret project (which is 50% done, page-wise, and 75% total, since the black-and-white pages will be a lot easier to do). I've decided against doing Beelzebub (forgive me), and HunterxHunter is in the works. I have (potential) access to all of the hard copies, so the extras will all be in English :)
Well, that's all for now. Ja ne~

Update? more like Rambling...

I just wanted to let everyone know that the Baka and Test novels have been updated. I've updated them before, several times already, but never said anything about it, since, well, no one really downloads them.

The opening manga pages for vols 5, 7, & 7.5 have been replaced with translated versions! I typeset them myself :) All of the vols have undergone formatting changes, too, since I messed up on a few. I'd recommend re-downloading them all.

I'm working on some more series, just decided on them today. I'm also working on an ultra omega super-secret surprise project, which, to be honest, is killing me. It's pretty intense work, and it might not even end up looking that great, but I'm satisfied so far. I might as well tell you what's in the works:

1. Pandora Hearts (waiting on vol 4 scans)
2. Hunter x Hunter (just decided to do it today, so it'll probably be a while)
3. Beelzebub (same ^)
4. Super-Secret Surprise Project ^_^
5. ? (I feel like I'm forgetting something else....)

I'm also planning on re-cleaning and fixing Prince of Tennis & Kimi ni Todoke. It would really help if I could get the hard copies. >_>

Gahh, another long post. I'm just bored, I think. Sorry about that.
Ja, ne~

What does beta mean, anyways?

I don't feel like waiting a month for a 'final' release, so I used the first releases of the chapters and put together Spice & Wolf vol 7 on my own. The quality probably won't improve too much from the first to the final, and I'm gonna end up replacing it with the yen press version in December, anyways.
The translator (group?) working on it is really good, though, despite their release date lies >.< (lies to me, because I check every day, hoping for something). They deal the volumes out super quick (compared to every other translator I've come across, who are all now on some sort of hiatus). There are particular editing quirks that get on my nerves that I go back and fix, but only a few. The quality is pretty good, compared to how jumpy the translations are for Baka Test.

Well, enough of my weird ramblings.
Ja, ne~

Spicey Wolf, mata

Well, I waited for them to get their "final release" out before I did, but that was pretty pointless, since this "final release" wasn't even usable.... But, Spice & Wolf vol 9 is done and up (fan-version). Volume 6, YenPress version, comes out in about 2 weeks. I'm hoping to replace the fan version with the official one as soon as I can.
I'm gonna start formatting vol 7, too, since most of it's been translated already. Should be completely done in a few weeks (if less).
Well, that's all for now!

(and I'm still slowly uploading Bakuman. Sorry for the wait)

Golden Week Part 4

I was gonna wait until volume 9 was done, but it won't be done with translations until the end of this week.

Anyways, Spice & Wolf vols 6 & 8 are up! They are the fan translation versions (as opposed to vols 1-5, which are official translations). I'll replace the fan versions with the official ones as they're released :)

Golden Week Part 2

Kill Me Baby vols 1-2
I'm gonna pretend like this was planned for my pre-Golden Week celebration, but it really wasn't. I finished watching the anime yesterday and liked it, it reminds me of my, erg, sister and me.
There are only 4 volumes raw (one released every year) and only 2 volumes translated (3rd one is stalled). If no one else does anything, I might end up translating it myself later once I'm better at Japanese, but anyways....I hope you like it. I don't have much 4-koma (if any).

And also: Baka and Test vol 9. Teh Ping single-handedly conquered this volume in a week (or less?). This should put all other translators to shame. When you see them complaining or making excuses and flaming you for not being patient, encouraging you to be happy with their month-by-month releases, remember Teh Ping, and then know that they simply aren't skilled enough.... I have complete admiration for this god-among-translators. I hope I can be that awesome someday... :)
(on a side note, I re-uploaded the rest of the volumes again. There were a few mis-formatting errors I had made, so if you're a perfectionist, you can snag them all again, but if you're not, you probably won't ever notice any differences)

Baka Bakka

Yay! Baka and Test light novel volume 5 is done! According to the translators, Baka Test should be completely translated by the end of the year. Exciting, right? Although some of the translations are a bit rough, it's still the funniest thing I've ever read :)

Like I say every time, I highly recommend this series.
Ja, mata~

ANOTHERUPDAtE

Hya hya hya. Gya Gya Gyuah!  (< attempt at evil laughing...)

Well, as promised. xxxHOLiC's very own light novel, written by NisiOisiN (the same guy who wrote the Death Note novel, which I have on here as well), ANOTHERHOLiC is finished (72 light novels and counting)! I even went through it on my Kindle to check for any blunders, so the obvious stuff has been corrected. The only thing I'm sorry about is the pictures....I really wasn't into editing them. They look terrible....I'm really sorry for that.

I may have found a program that'll split the Sgt. Frog manga pages, but it splits down the middle. If any of the pages are crooked, then that wouldn't work...
Ja, mata ne~

Baka Baka Baka

I know this isn't very exciting for everyone else (since it barely gets any downloads), but it's super exciting for me!

Baka to Test to Shoukanjuu volume 8 was finished today by Teh Ping (super thanks). I jumped right on it and now it's in ebook format (the originals can be found at baka tsuki). I was happy being able to do something finally after a week, but now I'm back where I started...

Anyways, I highly recommend this series.
AND I've been reading through the Utsuro no Hako to Zero no Maria novels. There are a bunch of symbols in them that Kindle doesn't recognize, so I'm working on fixing that and will reupload the edited versions soon.

EDIT: as of, umm, right now, all of the Utsuro no Hako novels have been updated with slightly better editing and symbols that Kindle can recognize. I'd say it's worth re-grabbing.

Durarara!! Again

I didn't get the chance to buy volume 9 because the raw was put up a few days ago! Which means that I've got it ready and reformatted! Durarara!!x9 is now linked.

I also re-did volumes 1, 4, 5, & 6. Just some minor formatting revisions. If you want to resnag them, go ahead, but it's nothing too major. (The download link is still the same, but I updated the files.)

I'm gonna be reformatting all the Baka and Test novels today, too. These you'll definitely want to resnag, because I've got some major changes in mind. I'm also going to start/finish volumes 7 & 7.5. These should be up by late tonight.

EDIT: Baka and Test 1, 2, 3, & 3.5 have all been updated (same link, different file). They took a lot longer than expected, though. AND Baka and Test vol 7 is done (the hardest one yet....) It's so good, though! I really hope the baka-tsuki translators work hard on the rest of the volumes!

Small Update Here

I finished Baka and Test volume 3 yesterday, plus Naruto volume 27. I just didn't post about it.

Anyways, I just uploaded Baka and Test volume 3.5, and it's filled with little side stories. I took the time to read one, and the grammar was a bit off...Nothing too major, though. Like I said before, I don't know what I'll do about 7 & 7.5.... I guess I'll just use the Japanese manga panels?

Well, I'm gonna finish subbing the section of translations that I have for the backstage of the Bleach Musical today. I get the feeling I'm gonna be bombarded with an extraordinary amount more soon, so I want to be caught up :)

I am still working on Soul Eater, though. Slowly, but definitely. I'm on volume 5 now? I like to put a few together in my moments of boredom/avoidance of other tasks...

Ja, mata ne~

Baka to Test to.....Burimyu?

Well, here's my first upload for the year:

Baka to Test to Shoukanjuu vols 1 & 2. If I haven't already said it, I really really really love this series. It's so darn funny :3 I highly recommend it to anyone! You can download these first two novels on the Light Novels page (or check the index). I'm gonna have 3 & 3.5 out before the end of the week, but I'm stuck on 7 & 7.5 because the pictures are lacking translations.

Anyways, I have a bit of bad news...

I took up subtitling the Bleach Musical backstages, and, for anyone who knows about subtitling, it's a very tedious task. Seriously, I've put in about 6 hours of work, and I'm just to 10 minutes of footage. There was a really awesome person who volunteered to do the translating, but they didn't have anyone to do the timing and whatnot. Well, now they have me. BUT, that now means half (or more) of my time will be spent doing that. We'll see just how much that affects my ebook output. I'll really try not to let it. I'm pretty good about splitting time between things.

Well, anyways, mata ne~

Super End-of-the-Year Mega Surprise Massive Upload Update!

Muahahahaha! I made you all think I was missing for the holidays. Or that I had become a lazy, once-a-month poster like all those other lame guys!

It was hard for me to not update for more than a week, but I've been hard at work ever since my last post!

Since the end of the year is pretty much the greatest time of all, I wanted to finish everything I'd been working on (or said I would be working on) and make a giant Upload Update! So here it is!

First off:

Akemashite Omedetou Gozaimasu~!!

^^ my second-choice banner for the site. It was a lot more fun to make, but lost out to the one up now. Pretty, right!

Second: Site Changes

You may (or may not) have noticed a few changes to the blog layout over the past week or so. I changed up the index page, trying to make it a bit more understandable. Plus it's in alphabetical order now! I'll try my best to tweak the layout to ultimate perfection this year.

NEXT: Uploads!

Now comes the part worth caring about! A list of all my end-of-the-year uploads! (about a week and a half worth of work ^_^ ) You can find the right page to download all of these by checking the index (up top).

Katekyo Hitman Reborn! volumes 1-30. Viz stopped releasing volumes, so unfortunately only the first 10 have English extras, all the rest have Japanese. I finally found the raw for 32 & 33, but I can't find the password. How about a treasure hunt game? I'll give you something special! It's somewhere on here?

Bamboo Blade volume 1. I really really like this series, but the yen press copies are a bit harder for me to come across. I'll do my best to finish it up this coming year.

Full Metal Panic! novels 1 (Fighting Boy Meets Girl) and 2 (Running One Night Stand). Yup, that's right! Nowhere else on the web can you find these in English. I'm in desperate need of someone who has volume 3 now. Oh, and I'm sorry for any typos or weird characters. Once I read it, I'll edit it better and re-post it (that goes for all my light novels).

Moving on, the next few things are series that I've never had any contact with. So far, everything on my site has the 100% rm3991 guarantee of awesome, but I wanted to start branching out. I heard these series might be good, so I picked them up (big thanks to baka-tsuki).

Toradora! light novels (all 10) . This one looks like it might be a bit like Haruhi. Thanks to baka-tsuki's translations and site format, it was incredibly easy for me to get through all 10 of these in time.

Fate/Zero light novels (all 4). I'm really not sure why I decided on doing this series. Maybe because it was complete? Anyways, it's seems kind of video game-istic to me (like, those Tales of games). These novels are a prequel to the Fate Stay Night anime.

Utsuro no Hako to Zero no Maria light novels (4). This series says it's not complete, but it's been a while since the fourth novel came out. It looks super interesting. I can't help but think that it'll make your brain hurt, though....

Tabi ni Deyou, Horobiyuku Sekai no Hate Made light novel. This is a one-shot that looked pretty interesting to me, so here it is!

Fourth: Future Projects

I'm glad to be able to start the New Year with Baka and Test at the top of the project list. I really really really love that show.

I also plan on buying The Observation of Suzumiya Haruhi Fan Book, Durarara!!x9, and Durarara!!x10 (raw). I have translations for the first two, so I can scan and typeset them. Soon, I hope to be able to do Durarara!!x10, but that's up to the translators.

As for other future projects, I'm gonna keep up with the manga series I have now. Plus, I want to work on Soul Eater, but beyond that, I don't know. I'll do my best to add more stuff people like, so please tell me what you want. The bigger the list, the easier it is for me to choose!

And Last: Comments

I like it when people ask questions or leave comments.

If you're a bit confused or are having problems with my format, let me know! Or tell me what you'd like for me to work on next! Either leave a comment, e-mail me, or message my livejournal [here]. I know I don't post much there, but I always read my messages and comments.

Well, I guess that's it. If you made it all the way through that, THANKS!
Ja ne~~ and...

Happy New Year, everyone!

Finally! Fullmetal

It took a bit longer than expected (blame the mail >_>) but here you go:

Fullmetal Alchemist vol 27 the last of the manga. I couldn't help but read it while I was putting it together.

Fullmetal Alchemist, vol 5 - The Ties that Bind novel. the last of the Viz translated light novels.

This pretty much wraps up the fullmetal page. Unless someone translates the other novels (and the rest of the 4koma book), I'm done. I was going to save these two for a Super End-of-the-Year Mega Surprise Massive Upload Update, but I had promised to get these up early. I've got other things stored up for the Super End-of-the-Year Mega...yeah you get it. But anyways, look forward to it!

Kekkaishi vol 6 will be up within the hour, too. I've got to upload it, and my internet sucks.

Gomen.....

I'll eventually get to the point where I'm only updating about once a week or less, but for now, please bear with my frequent (and probably annoying) updates.

I just finished Durarara!!x6
Download the ebook on the Light Novels page (or check the index)

I've yet to read any of these. I'm waiting until I have them all translated >_> BUT, I do catch snidbits during the hours it takes to reformat it, and they are super awesome!

I may be getting Fullmetal tomorrow (novel 5 and manga 27), so look forward to it ^_^

Kekkaishi

I finally got the Kekkaishi manga page up. I'm only missing a few volumes. Volume 6 will be up just as soon as I get my hands on it. Volumes 30, 31, 33, and 35 will be up once they are released here in the US, because they each have omake at the end that haven't been fan translated (so I await the official release).

Durarara!!x6 will either be finished late tonight or tomorrow evening. I have one chapter left, but it's very long......

OH! and I added On the Way to a Smile, the novella for Final Fantasy VII. The first three stories are from the booklet published in the US, the rest were fan translated. Don't know why I didn't think of putting it together until yesterday....