10 July 2011

Waters v1-2 (Complete)


Alright, here it is. Roughly a year and half since the first chapter was serialized in Afternoon magazine, Waters is fully scanlated in English! Much thanks goes out to Illuminati-Manga and Scantily Clad for their collaboration on this project. I'd imagine most of you would've forgotten about this series by Urushibara of Mushishi fame since it's been awhile since the last release so here's a brief synopsis:

In the midst of a blazing hot summer beset by water shortages, middle-school girl Chinami faints from heat exhaustion. Upon waking up, she finds herself in a mysterious town by a beautifully pristine river whose waters hide many secrets...

The writing is unmistakably Urushibara-esque, by which I mean slow but deliberate pacing with an enchanting atmosphere/setting and mature themes. Even though I myself realize that terms like shounen and shoujo are merely demographic markers, this is the type of manga that comes to my mind when hearing the term, "seinen manga." I hope you'll enjoy it as much as I did.

Download:
Waters v1:   Mediafire
Waters v2:   Mediafire
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28 comments:

  1. Anon10 July 2011 at 01:57

    Fucking awesome :3

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  2. Anonymous10 July 2011 at 02:36

    Thank you very much!

    Urushibara Yuki is one of my favourite mangaka. Her style (of both writing and art) is so lovely and calm; it always makes me feel peaceful.

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  3. Anonymous10 July 2011 at 03:39

    Wheee! Pretty starry background! Thanks for the releases!

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  4. Anonymous10 July 2011 at 06:36

    That was so beautiful. Thanks a lot for your hard work!

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  5. teh10 July 2011 at 07:24

    No I've not forgotten about this series... always checked the status update whenever i visited your (old) site :)

    It's a really great story. I'm glad that you picked it and now you and illuminati and SC have completed it. Thank you very much.

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  6. Anonymous10 July 2011 at 07:44

    Thank you very much for this release!

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  7. Anonymous10 July 2011 at 08:45

    Thanks you, I've been following this since you released the first chapter.

    Good work, as usual.

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  8. Kaiten10 July 2011 at 08:59

    I have been looking forward to this for a long time. Thanks Hox!

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  9. Anonymous10 July 2011 at 09:19

    thanks, Hoxmeister, you're the man

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  10. Anonymous10 July 2011 at 10:47

    oh wow -- worth the wait. thanks for completing this.

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  11. Anonymous10 July 2011 at 12:04

    I never forgot about 'Waters', hehehe...
    Thanks for finishing it!

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  12. Pares10 July 2011 at 14:35

    thank you Hox, i remeber the first chapter i read, and i was hoping i would read it again sometime

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  13. Anonymous10 July 2011 at 17:38

    Such a beautiful manga - thanks for releasing and scanlating such a wonderful work so perfectly, Hox!

    You guys are just too good and for that, we thank you.

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  14. Slumber10 July 2011 at 22:44

    What a sneak attack of awesomeness.
    Incredible.

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  15. Adityo Ananta10 July 2011 at 23:03

    Awesome. I was afraid you're going to drop this project
    Thanks :)

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  16. Kage10 July 2011 at 23:55

    Thank you for this series. It was really fantastic. :)

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  17. Anonymous12 July 2011 at 15:31

    Now that was genuinely awesome, great to finally finish it, and despite being full of Mushishi-esque dream goodness and from a culture on the other side of the world, made me wish I still had some grandparents left. I have no attachment to my hometown but there's something about places drowned underwater in songs or stories that really gets me emotionally.

    Also reminds me of those Welsh folk tales about the bells ringing under the sea, or an anime a few years ago, Ghost Hound, which had things that looked like mushi crossed with Yokai, and Twin Peaks type surrealness of peoples memories in a small town getting stirred up by the reservoir drying up. Any major droughts in Japan in recent years or something? I suppose that's the world these days.

    Thanks guys.
    I wonder what she'll do next.

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  18. sensei 1213 July 2011 at 03:06

    Amazing!

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  19. Anonymous13 July 2011 at 16:52

    Thank you,that was amazing

    And now imagine this manga being turned into a Ghibli style 2h movie with an appropriate animation and soundtrack

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  20. Anonymous14 July 2011 at 02:33

    thank! awesome manga. i enjoy every moment of it

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  21. Anonymous14 July 2011 at 04:03

    Great. I hope the manga will get a release in America and Europe.

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  22. ilovekazehikaru26 July 2011 at 22:35

    Thanks a lot, I feel at peace. And the story reminds me of a small story in Esper Mami. Both is sad yet lovely.

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  23. Tressflin27 July 2011 at 00:49

    As strong a finish as I had hoped since picked it up a year ago and waited eagerly for the continuation. Thank you for all your hard work in bringing it to us!

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  24. TG3 August 2011 at 13:57

    Holy shit Hox. I'm away for only a month and both Waters gets scanlated completely AND Zero part 2 begins.
    Thank you (and of course the guys at Illuminati-Manga and Scantily Clad) for all the time and effort put into these releases!

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  25. Anonymous23 August 2011 at 21:23

    thankyouuuuu I love you guyssss <3

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  26. Anonymous14 February 2012 at 15:45

    this manga is almost like a balm. thank you

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  28. FUJIKO F. Fujio6 July 2012 at 03:21

    the best manga of FUJIKO F. Fujio right?

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