Kirisuke and Johnny

Wasn't planning on doing this oneshot so soon, but it's been several months since I promised the anonymous who kindly scanned this for me and I felt guilty about just sitting on it for so long. In any case, the oneshot is called Kirisuke and Johnny, The Slaying of 499, by Enomoto Shunji. Perhaps you don't recognize the name, but I'm sure some of you will remember Enomoto's other oneshot, The Family Zoo. After all, who could ever forget that story? Seriously, if you haven't read it, go do so. It's another fine example of WHY JAPAN? But back to talking about Kirisukue and Johnny. This one's not really weird at all for an Enomoto manga. Just 112 pages full of dynamic action, speed lines, and minimal dialogue. A fun short read. I hope you enjoy it!

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Kirisuke and Johnny, The Slaying of 499:   Mediafire

Gyanki-Hen Volume 1

Hurray, volume 1 of Gambling Emperor Zero (aka Gyanki-Hen) is out! Unfortunately, it only gives us one additional chapter to what I had previously translated from the magazine raws... But no need to fret because volume 2 comes out in Japan next week! Of course, we'll have to wait for some moonlander to scan it and I probably won't be able to work on it until January, but we'll have 9-10 new chapters soon enough. Until then, enjoy Zero trolling Kyousuke with physics!

Download:
Gyanki-Hen c007:   Mediafire
Gyanki-Hen v01:   Mediafire (c1-6 are just the regular magazine scans, while 7 is the only one that used the better quality volume scans)

Goodnight Takashi v09 + Minor Status Update

Enough with the walls of text already, Asano. You're driving me crazy.

Alright, managed to get the entire volume done by the end of the weekend. Mission accomplished. The batch volume file I've linked below fixed a couple minor errors I've made in earlier releases but let me know if you spot any other issues. Now that the volume's done, I guess it's back to 6-8 months of waiting while we all complain about how slow Punpun releases are! This time, it's going to be particularly tough after the way this volume ended.

In other news, my new mediafire is <www.mediafire.com/hoxbox> I'm still in the midst of uploading all the stuff I've translated over the years, however. If you're wondering what the hell happened to Franken Fran, don't worry, I haven't forgotten about it. I've just been caught up doing other things as of late. But I'll try to get the 2 chapters of Fran that I'm behind on out as soon as possible, along with Zero and another Phase 20 oneshot that Kigitsu recently released. Otherwise, don't expect too much from me this December. If all goes well, I'll come out of my "break" from scanlation this January and resume work on Joe and Sangokushi. That's it for now, folks!

Download:

Goodnight Punpun c99:   Mediafire

Goodnight Punpun v09:   Mediafire

Punpun v9 (last updated Nov. 27)

And the wait is over! Well... I guess not quite since you still have to wait for it to get translated. I'm not sure how fast I can get the volume done, but I'll try to pump out at least 2 chapters per day until I'm through. And yes, I know that my mediafire has 404'd. Seems that my old account was deleted because it linked to the root folder or something. I don't know. But I'm in the midst of making a new one and uploading everything again. On a related note, does anybody know of any other good filesharing sites other than mediafire (preferably without any annoying load times) that allows for easy organization?

Nice self-insert there, Asano. Getting quite meta, aren't we?

What is with anime/manga's obsession with collective consciousness anyways?

First manga, and now commentary on the Tohoku Earthquake?

And you thought Punpun had problems.

95's done and I uploaded a fixed version of 94. Also, my new mediafire is www.mediafire.com/hoxbox

Mimura's such a bro.

How vulgar.

Guess who's back.

Download:
Goodnight Punpun c90:   Mediafire
Goodnight Punpun c91:   Mediafire
Goodnight Punpun c92:   Mediafire
Goodnight Punpun c93:   Mediafire
Goodnight Punpun c94:   Mediafire
Goodnight Punpun c95:   Mediafire
Goodnight Punpun c96:   Mediafire
Goodnight Punpun c97:   Mediafire
Goodnight Punpun c98:   Mediafire

Phocion the Good

After the several month-long break, Historie is finally back! Enjoy the chapter, I know I did. Also, the last page is an ad about Eumenes' board game being included with every volume of Historie v7 set to come out on Nov. 22. Too bad the pieces aren't carved figures, though that'd jack up the prices by quite a bit. As with the previous volumes, v7 will be scanlated so we can get the fixed-up art. The previous HQ rescanlations were done by Project Scanlations but its site has since then gone down so I'm not exactly sure who'll do it this time. Nevertheless, you have my word that it will get done.

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Historie c71:   Download

Franken Fran c57

Alright, I got some good news and bad news so gather around. The good news is that new Franken Fran is out and Zero part 2 volume 1 will be out in Japan on Oct. 17. Of course, it'll still be some time until it's scanned and translated but we should definitely be able to see how the golfing match turned out in the near future. The bad news is that Amuro, my editor/cleaner/professional joke-maker for Franken Fran is resigning from the project. You can read more about that on his blog.

So in short, I need a volunteer to help me on this project. Requirements are cleaning/typesetting/editing experience and a sense of humour (I've rather grown fond of reading Amuro's jokes at the end of every chapter and I'd like to continue that if possible).

Download:
Franken Fran c57:   Mediafire

Parasyte Doujin

Since Iwaaki hasn't released any Historie in over 3 months, I thought I'd try to make things up to you guys by translating this Parasyte doujin. Yes, you heard me correctly. A goddamn doujinshi of Parasyte that was released in the most recent Comiket 80. The story is an alternate retelling of events from when Tamura Reiko is about to hand over her child to Shinichi in the park. Obviously, if you haven't read Parasyte, you'll be lost so please do read the manga before.

Seizon Senryaku!

This picture's not from the doujin but I thought I might as well post it since I found it amusing and it was also drawn by the same artist who drew this doujin. Also, speaking of doujins, does anybody happen to have that Ever17 one I translated years ago? Mediafire had this bug some time ago where it randomly deleted some of my files including the Ever 17 one and the backup I kept on my hard drive was lost when my last laptop died... I really hope someone out there still has it saved.

Download:
Tamurabon: Mediafire

Break Continues (sort of)

So yeah, as the title says, my semi-break will unfortunately continue. My previous claim that the break will end around September is now retracted and changed to this December. As a former manga-reading leecher, I know how much it sucks when people provide free service really slowly. It is quite ironic how this break came now of all times because when asked some time ago if I really plan to finish the 60-volume-behemoth that is Sangokushi, I jokingly responded I would cockblock everyone by disappearing at the climax of Red Cliffs. So feel free to complain to your heart's content. It's probably nothing compared to the guy who once complained about how I couldn't release new Vinland Saga chapters faster than Yukimura could draw them.

Once again, the semi-break means I'll only translate the monthlies, meaning no Sangokushi and Tomorrow's Joe (I've found a volunteer to help me with this so you don't need to worry/apply). In case you didn't read the small update on Zero, that's been switched to volume releases since weekly scans are no longer to be found on the internet as far as I'm sure. As for Math Girls, I'll try my best to finish the final volume since I initially picked it up ignoring my semi-break status.

P.S. Oh, almost forgot, the new Punpun volume is going to be out in Japan this October 28th. If my kind and generous raw provider buys and sends me scans like before, I probably will get to it quickly enough since we all know SHIT WILL PROBABLY GO DOWN in the newest volume.

Franken Fran, Now With 100% More Furry.

Franken Fran c56 is out, thanks to Amuro. As for Zero c7, haven't seen any raws this week which would probably mean that there was a break so c7 should come out next week.


Small Zero update: c7 actually was released last week, and c8 was also released this week. However, the guy who usually scans them and puts them up on the internet seems to be either gone or not scanning Zero anymore for some reason. So unless situations change, looks like doing volume releases may be my only option now.


Download:
Franken Fran c56:   Mediafire

Golfing Emperor Zero (last updated Aug. 24)

Since the old Zero post has now been bumped to page 2, this'll be the new post for the next few chapters. Now, I have a question to ask for Zero fans. Should I continue working from weekly magazine scans or wait for volume scans and work with those? As you probably all know, my editing is sub-par at best so waiting for volume scans which will inevitably pop up will lead to much better looking scans. Of course, I will use the weekly magazine scans until this golfing arc is over as to not interrupt this ball-bustingly intense golfing duel to the death. Keep in mind that v1 of Zero part 2 will probably be the golfing arc so if I do switch over, it won't be until v2 is out that you can expect to see more chapters. There is a 3rd option, which is to recruit a proper editor (typesetter/cleaner), though I'm a little hesitant about collaborating on a weekly project for personal reasons.

So just to summarize again, what do you guys want?
1. Continue weekly with magazine scans
2. Work from the monthly volume scans that pop up every 2-3 months.
3. Work weekly but get a proper editor (contact me by email if you are interested)

While on the subject of talking about recruiting editors, is there anybody interested in working with me on Tomorrow's Joe? Joe has a ton of dialogue bubbles and I'm seriously starting to get pissed off at how tedious it is. Not even sure how the hell Chiba Tetsuya and Kajiwara Ikki (aka Takamori Asao) managed to jam so many lines in this manga without making it sound wordy and unnecessary, a talent I only wish Fukumoto had. Some experience is preferable, though just about anybody can easily learn to pick it up, I suppose. The workload would be releasing a ~30 page chapter per week so please refrain from offering if you're already busy helping other scanlation groups unless you're some hardworking NEET (an oxymoron or no?).

Download:
Gambling Emperor Zero Part 2 c006:   Mediafire