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2 April 2013

Alabaster Volume 2

Took a little longer than I originally promised but Alabaster is finally done, much thanks to Happyscans! Tezuka's comment in the afterword was originally what sparked my interest in translating this manga so do read that as well. It's a shame Tezuka had so little confidence in this story, since I think the only real flaw was that the short 2-volume length didn't give enough time for both the plot and characters to develop at an appropriate pace. Feel free to let me know what you thought of the story and if you're in the mood for more Tezuka, head over to Happyscans who've done some more Tezuka stuff, including the seminal Treasure Island.

Download:
Alabaster v1:   Dropbox;   Sendspace;   Depositfiles
Alabaster v2:   Dropbox;   Sendspace;   Depositfiles

16 comments:

  1. Anonymous2 April 2013 at 08:48

    Thanks for the volume. I'll make sure to give feedback once I finished it.

    And I've been meaning to ask you for a long time now: Will you scan more from Taniguchi or Tatsumi? Summit of the Gods or A Drifting Live deserve to be read by more people.

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    1. Anonymous2 April 2013 at 13:12

      You do realize that both of those series are licensed, don't you? If you're unwilling to buy the English versions, go ask some scans-only group to pick them up.

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    2. Anonymous2 April 2013 at 14:34

      I'm not from an English speaking country. I just noticed the lack of scanlations.

      Thanks for the information.

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  2. Anonymous2 April 2013 at 09:07

    Awesome, thanks Hox!

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  3. Anonymous2 April 2013 at 09:19

    I just love these elder :P mangas :P.

    Thank you so much :)

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  4. Anonymous2 April 2013 at 09:20

    Thanks, Hox!
    Are you going to be working on Zero next?

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    1. Hox2 April 2013 at 09:31

      I would but I still haven't seen any raws for the new volume online yet...

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  5. Doomroar2 April 2013 at 20:05

    it is over? oh well it was good while it lasted, even if short.

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  6. Anonymous6 April 2013 at 03:17

    Hi Hox. I know this request has been up already, but why not to try again?
    As you're waiting for 'Zero' raws, could you think about Asano 'Umibe no Onnanoko'? You could release it-for example-on a basis that if Kotonoha release it as well one day, you'll remove yours.
    More and more groups are picking up projects left by them..
    Also-do you know what is the status of Punpun in Big Comic Spirits magazine right now? It was on a one month hiatus, as far as I know?
    Regards

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    1. Hox7 April 2013 at 00:48

      The answer is still a no, considering that I'm already busy with several other projects aside from Zero and Kotonoha's eventually going to do it anyways.

      As for Punpun, I'm not up-to-date on its status but I think the hiatus has ended.

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    2. Anonymous9 April 2013 at 17:57

      Hi Hox, thanks for reply. I know I'm a bother, but somehow I can't help it. I feel hopelessly addicted to Asano works ;) He's got a rare ability to capture elusive. Like a... music ;)
      Regards

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  7. Johnathan8 April 2013 at 19:09

    Hey Hox, the name's John and I'm a long time Osamu Tezuka fan and I'd like to personally thank you for Alabaster's translation. I've been exposed to mostly Astro Boy and BlackJack, but I'm so happy that people such as you take the time out to translate and share those rare works which have yet to surface here in the US.
    There's actually been a string a recent Osamu Tezuka manga translations and it's been great so far since I've been able to read some of his other great works like "Castle of Dawn.

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  8. Anonymous11 April 2013 at 17:11

    Fuck yeah! another Tezuka manga to read! Thank you so much!!

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  9. Anonymous13 April 2013 at 06:39

    thank you so much.

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  10. Anonymous21 April 2013 at 02:07

    That's wonderful that there are people who make Tezuka's works available to read to the whole world!

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  11. Anonymous25 June 2015 at 06:54

    thanks you so much! much appreciate

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