2012 Omari's Sister Retrospective

Before writing about 2013, let's take a look back at 2012!

The busiest day: June 4th

Top 25 Visiting Countries (Thanks to all of you from around the world!):

    USA (CA, NY, MA, TX, FL)

1.     Canada
2.     France
3.     Philippines
4.     Indonesia
5.     Australia
6.     Germany
7.     UK
8.     Malaysia
9.     Singapore
10.     Spain
11.     Poland
12.     Italy
13.     Brazil
14.     Thailand
15.     Mexico
16.     Russia
17.     Argentina
18.     Hungary
19.     Saudi Arabia
20.     Japan (HUH????)
21.     Vietnam
22.     Netherlands
23.     Finlad
24.     Chile

Comments: People from 174 countries viewed Omari's Sister in 2012! I find it amazing that the top 25 viewing countries include nearly every continent, with the exception of Africa (Africa kicks in at #50 with Morocco!  Hello Morocco!) It always makes me happy to spread manga all over the world. Thank you world for your support!

Top Ten Releases (Big Surprises for me):

1.     Ore to Atashi no Kareshisama Chp 1
2.     Akagami no Shirayukihime Chp 33
3.     Detarame Mousouryoku Opera Chp 1
4.     Akagami no Shirayukihime Chp 32
5.     Akagami no Shirayukihime Chp 30
6.     Akagami no Shirayukihime Chp 34
7.     Ojousama no Untenshu Chp 1
8.     Akagami no Shirayukihime Chp 29
9.     Oneshot: "Wait Until it's Dark"
10.     Oneshot: "Heart Assassin"

Comments: I thought for sure a chapter of AnS would be #1 (actually, I thought AnS would sweep the top 5 positions. I also didn't expect any oneshots to be in the top ten. I did not recognize the popularity of "Wait Until it's Dark" and "Heart Assassin." Wow!

Top 5 Oneshots (More Surprises!):

1.     "Wait Until It's Dark"
2.     "Heart Assassin"
3.     "Souai Metaphysica"
4.     "The Complete Story of Mag the Thief"
5.     "Nemurenu Kishi ni Hanataba wo" ("Bouquets of Flowers for the Sleepless Knight")

Comments: "Mag the Thief"...really? and what's Sleep Knight doing there?

Ojousama no Untenshu Chapter 9 (Final)

At last! The final chapter! It's always bittersweet to finish a series. It's nice to tick a project off my to-do list, but at the same time I'm going to miss theses characters. Overall, I'm pleased with the way this series ends. I like the way Sayaka sticks up for herself in the end against her father.  There are two short omakes after this (LINK)

Onto the release!

"Ojousama Untenshu" Bonus Stories! (Omakes)

Here are the volume 1 and volume 2 omakes! (There's a oneshot in volume 1, but we're saving that for June 2013 during our anniversary!)

Links to the "Ojousama no Untenshu" omakes: (Zip) (PDF)

And that wraps up "Ojousama no Untenshu!"  I hope you all enjoyed it. When we finish some more series, I'll announce the series that will fill the hole left by this series.  As of now there are two potential series. It's just a matter of which one to do first.

Ojousama no Untenshu Chapter 8

Updated 3/7/2013:  I corrected a couple of typos.
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First some business:
Omari's Sister is recruiting Japanese to English translators and image editors (cleaning and redrawing). If you are interested in volunteering, please email me Kuroneko003 at omarissister@gmail.com.
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We're coming down to the last two chapters of "Ojousama no Untenshu." I think chapter 8 goes against my expectation of how the story was going to proceed after the kiss in chapter 7. I like the way Sayaka thinks the situation through and how both Sayaka and Narutaki arrive at their decision at the end. We are very much reminded above all that Narutaki is an adult and he wants to do the responsible thing.

This chapter ends weirdly. It's meant to blend into chapter 9. For that reason, we'll release chapter 9 tomorrow (proofreaders willing) so there won't be a prolonged awkward pause.

Onto the release!

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas to all who celebrate. This year we were not able to specially prepare a Christmas Eve/Christmas Day release. But to celebrate the season, let's look back to some Christmassy and wintery releases from the past.

• Ginsei no Shoumei
• His and Her Sleepless Winter
• World End Garden
• Marie and Santa

Later this week we will release the last two chapters and the two omakes from "Ojousama no Untenshu" and then "Pochama ni" maybe on New Years Day or January 2nd.

Looking for a Group to Transfer "Servamp" to

As I wrote in a previous post, I am considering dropping "Servamp" so another group that's more enthusiastic about the series can take it on. I've come to my decision. Given my personal lack of enthusiasm and the fact that at 17 chapters, there's no end in sight, as the primary image editor, I would like to use my time and the group resources to work on projects we are more enthusiastic about.

We will complete and release chapter 4 and then after that, we are done with the series.  If you are a scanlation group that would like take on the series, please email me, Kuroneko003 (omarissister@gmail.com) about taking on the series.  I can provide you with the raws for the Volume 1 omake, chapter 5, and chapter 6. I have no other scanned raw beyond that and I have no intention of providing raws for further chapters because I HATE scanning.

We will not be taking on any new series to replace "Servamp." Rather for the next few months we will continue to concentrate on finishing the short series we've begun.  No other series will be dropped nor am I considering dropping any other series.

Butakai Ouji to 100-kai Kisu Part 2 is Out on Bakeneko's Lair

"Butakai Ouji to 100-kai Kisu" Part 2 is out on Bakeneko's Lair! (LINK)

Rambling Post About Upcoming Projects

Please pardon me now because I'm going to self-indulgently ramble.

Holding off and not rushing into starting new series until we finish some series that are already done in Japanese has given me a lot of time to think about what future projects I want to do and we should do. I've been experimenting with different magazines, "online magazines," and random tankoubon purchases over the past year or so. I thought it would help refine my tastes, but all it's done is thrown me into confusion. There are way too many shiny things out there and I want them all.

I basically choose projects that I like, but every once in a while I find myself asking what would be popular, which is the wrong question because we're not doing this for money. It's hard not to feed our hungry egos and it's always nice to be popular. But popular series rarely hold my attention for long as evidenced by the series we've dropped. In case you haven't noticed, we always end up dropping our most popular series (AnS, Orange Chocolate, and Pika Ichi). This is mainly because these series stories stagnate or become repetitive.

Anyhow... I'm always looking for "heart" and a certain amount of "emotional realness" in the series and oneshots we pick, though I admit with the 2011 color Lalas, I let go of that just to feel the excitement of variety. Hee!

Butakai Ouji to 100-kai Kisu Part 1 is Out on Bakeneko's Lair

This is a mature josei oneshot suggested for readers 16-years and older. (LINK to the release on Bakeneko's Lair)

Omari's Sister Christmas Store is Open!

Are you looking for that perfect gift for yourself or the anime and manga lover in your life, then see what's available at the Omari's Sister Amazon Christmas Store.  I've selected a bunch of stuff to gift this holiday season (mostly hasusando...so much hasubando...).  You can click on the link in the main menu or here (link).  Buy stuff and we get a small cut from Amazon :).  When I have more time, I'll add some more items to the store.

What Were Your Favorite New Manga Series of 2012

What were some of your favorite new 2012 manga series from Omari's Sister and other scanlators and publishers?  Please do share! What should I and the readers of this blog be reading?

December Plans, Winter Break Recruitment, and November Stats

December is going to be much sparser than I planned.  The mature josei oneshot for Bakeneko's Lair is going to 3 weeks to complete and there's the craziness of the holidays.  So expect the next chapter of Magnolia to be the only release on Omari's Sister.  If we're lucky, I might be able to eek out something else. But! Do not feel sad, because January and February will be glorious. While I'm working on the josei oneshot, the rest of the group and our temps will be lending us part of their winter breaks to work on winter releases :). There should be a lot of projects close to completion at the close of year.  And! I promise you adults out there that the josei oneshot is well worth the wait and foregoing more releases.  Yes, yes, it's a wonderful sexy, funny, romantic, and sweet fairytale.

On that note, we are recruiting. If you would like to volunteer briefly over winter break, we'd be happy to have you. We need cleaners, redraw artists, and onehot translators. Of course you are welcome to stay after the break. If you are interested, please send an e-mail to me, Kuroneko003, at omarissister@gmail.com.

Now let's look back at November. There are no surprises here. "Ore to Atashi no Kareshisama" was the most downloaded release. Onto the breakdown!

Top 5 Releases

1. "Ore to Atashi no Kareshisama" Chp 2
2. "Pochamani" Chp 1
3. "Hakamori Majo Bianca" Chp 3
4. "Magnolia" Chp 26
5. "Ojousama no Untenshu" Chp 7

Top 10 Visiting Countries

1. USA (CA, NY, MA, TX, MD)
2. Canada
3. France
4. Australia
5. Philippines
6. Germany
7. Malaysia
8. Indonesia
9. UK
10. Singapore

"Ojousama no Untenshu" Chapter 7 -- THE ROMANCE!!!

I have read this chapter a great many times. This chapter of "Ojousama no Untenshu" is currently my favorite thing (next to the apple pie I ate last night.  Man, do I wish I had more of that.) Anyhow, it's the chapter we've all been waiting for.  When I saw this chapter in Lala DX a couple of years ago, I knew we had to translate this series.  OMG! SO FRIGGIN' ROMANTIC!!!

Okay, I won't keep you from your romance any longer.

"Ore to Atashi no Kareshi-sama" Chapter 2

It's been a while. This is one of the series we've had on hold because I made the group bite off more than it could swallow. This wasn't fair to my group and this wasn't fair to the readers for this blog. I'm sorry about that. I still can't promise regular releases of this series because we don't have enough redraw support at the moment :(. If you can do complicated redraws and want to see this series on a more regular schedule, please contact me at omarissister@gmail.com to volunteer.

Moving on, this series is coming to an end at chapter 12 (plus an omake) in Asuka magazine this month. I skimmed ahead and it's a really cute and compact series. I'm happy that it's not dragging on longer than 3 volumes. We will try to finish the series as soon as possible.

Anyhow, I really liked this chapter and I'm eager to get onto chapter 3, which I've already started to translate ^^.  Onto the release!

"The Ghost Apartment Manager" Chapter 10

First of all, Omari's Sister is in desperate need of proofreaders/Qc'ers and redraw artists. Redraw artist folks, I understand you can't help year around, but if you can lend some time during winter break, we'd be eternally grateful.  If you are interested in volunteering for the group, please contact me, Kuroneko003, at omarissister@gmail.com.
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I've been sitting on this chapter for about 6 months. It was cleaned, but I never got around to translating and lettering it.  That was incredibly silly of me considering that it only took a day and half to finish the chapter. DOH! Anyhow, here's chapter 10, and chapter 11 is presently under way and will be released in December.

This chapter ends the second volume of the series and winds down Crook's main arc.  Chapter 11 will begin Tatsumi's story.  I never thought of Crook having pink hair as shown in the frontis page spread. I assumed it was black with a white streak. I don't want to say too much about this chapter because I'll only spoil it.  But I do wonder what Leo is up to and all the talk of suicide makes me wonder if my suspicion that Leo killed himself is true. Anyhow, I'm eager to resume the series.  It's currently in the mid-20s chapter wise and things have gotten interesting with Leo.  I think, though, that things are coming to an end and maybe this series will end with 6 volumes. I would really hate to see this story killed off because it ran too long.

Anyhow, without rambling on further, here's the release!

"The Ghost Apartment Manager" Chapters 1 - 9

"The Ghost Apartment Manager" is returning to Omari's Sister any second now! If you've never read this series or need a refresher, here you go!

• Volume 1
• Chp 1, Chp 2, Chp 3, Chp 4, Chp 5
• Volume 2
• Chp 6, Chp 7, Chp 8, Chp 9 

This is one of our most under appreciated series, but I think it's among the best, so I highly recommend giving it a try.  The first chapter is really sad, but after you get past the sadness, I promise the series is very funny and poignant.

Halloween Oneshot Poll Results!

Here are the results of Halloween oneshot poll!

1. F no Meikyuu
2. Akuma wo Sasayaku
3. Viskeith no Akai Ningyou
4. Genei Realism
5. Yadokari Honpo
6. Kanojo no Kare
7. Inoribana
8. Tomo no Kowai Hanashi
9. Anata wa Watashi no Taisetsuna Okaasan, Oni Yashiki, Snuff Film Monologue
10. (no love) Nibun no Ichi -- 1/2

I feel bad that we aren't taking on the "F no Meikyuu" series given the oneshot's favoritism. Hopefully, a group will pick up a series.  Thanks to everyone who gave us feedback.

We aren't planning to do another oneshot party like this until our anniversary in June. Until then we will be cutting back on the oneshots so we finish the series that have already been completed in Japan. After we finish the series, we'll started we'll do more oneshots again.

New Series will be Pushed Back

I have decided to change plans on starting new series in January.  Many of the series we are working already had definite endings,  recently came to an end or have announced that they are ending soon.  Here is the list:

• Ojousama no Untenshu (3 chapters left)
• Fushigi no Maria-kun (4 chapters left)
• Detarame Mousouryoku Opera (1 chapter left)
• Kemono Kingdom Zoo (~10 chapters left)
• Ore to Atashi no Kareshisama (10-chapters left)
• Rex Fabula (14-chapters left)
• Furou Kyoudai (4-chapters left)

In combination with that, series we thought were short have been extended.  This is the case with "Pochamani" and we anticipate a continuation of "Hakamori Majo Bianca" in 2013.  We all love new series, but I think we need to finish up the series we're already working on before we take on anything new. Most of this is imposing discipline upon myself and not overworking the limited staff currently available.  We will be taking on the new series we have announced, but given the amount of work we still have, I do not anticipate starting new series until June.  At that time we will announce additional new series on top of the four we've already announced. Of course if other groups start the series we've announced, we will reconsider, although we will go forward with "Megane no Incubus-kun" regardless, because we've already done too much work on it to stop.

Please Send Us Fall and Winterl Banners

Yes, it's the time of the year!  The hot Santa Ana winds are blowing and the trees are confused. Yes, it's "autumn" in Southern California and the weather couldn't be more summer-like. So help me feel the crisp chill of fall by sending in some fall banners.  Here are the specs:

Width:  1200px
Height: 150 - 350 px
File Format: PSD with separate text layer preferred, but JPEG and PNG are fine too. 
Subject: Anything you think is appropriate for Omari's Sister

Send them to me, Kuroneko003.

October Stats!

Here are the statistics for October.  Which oneshot do you think was read the most?  The second most read was a big surprise to me. I should probably revisit those numbers at the end of November because many of the oneshots that were released last week are still being read.

Top Ten Releases!

1. Akuma wo Sasayaku
2. Kanojo no Kare
3. F no Meikyuu
4. Tomo no Kowai Hanashi
5. Viskeith no Akai Ningyou
6. Hakamori Majo Bianca Chp 1
7. Oni Yashiki
8. Inoribana
9. Hakamori Majo Bianca Chp 2
10. Yadokari Honpo

Top Ten Visiting Countries!

1. United States (CA, NY, MA, TX, MD -- Hello, Maryland!!!)
2. Canada
3. France
4. Australia (Hello, Aussies!) 
5. Philippines
6. Indonesia
7. Germany
8. UK
9. Malaysia
10. Singapore

Take the survey and let us know which October oneshot you liked the most.

Hakamori Majo Bianca Part 3

Is this going to become a series? The trend so far in Aria has been after 2 or 3 successful oneshots, a work becomes a series.  I think there's a good chance that this will become a series in 2013.
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Here's the third part of "Hakamori Majo Bianca." This chapter focuses on Bianca's friendship with Nelo. The two of them are very sweet together. There are also some nice moments with Zela.

With this ends our October oneshot party :).  Great job everyone! This was very tiring for all of us, so we won't be doing this again until our anniversary in June. Thanks to all folks who temporarily volunteered over the summer. And as always thanks to Ichi for busting out the redraws, Holanio and Kiruku Naru for typesetting, and Zenny and Holanio (again) for proofreading nearly everything. Thanks to our wonderful translators Amrai, Jade, Blotty Parchment, and Kotomi for making my load lighter. And finally thanks to everyone at Omari Sister for making this a very successful oneshot party!

And now onto the final release of the party!

Halloween Oneshot: "Nibun no Ichi: 1/2" by Mitsuo Shimokitazawa

This is a freaky little oneshot from a supplemental from shoujo stalwart Betsuma Magazine. I don't particularly like Betsuma series, but I do get the magazine when there's a supplemental because there's a chance there could be something different and good inside. This oneshot is one such little gem.

All I'll say about this oneshot is "ah, yeah, bye-bye."  I laughed so hard at the ending, even though I'm pretty sure that wasn't the response the mangaka was going for.  Sorry, but it was too cornball!

On to the release!

Halloween Oneshot: "Genei Realism" ("Phantom Realism") by Suga Toone

This oneshot reminded me of "F no Meikyuu" in pacing and development. I think folks who like AnS will also like this oneshot.  I ended up liking this oneshot a lot more than I thought I would. I think what I liked the most is how things summed up in the end. It's a very realistic and believable ending even though most readers may crave the sugar-coated ending we all expected.

Thanks again goes out to Amrai for translating this oneshot, thanks to Noir for helping with the cleaning, and a big thanks to Holanio for some fabulous typesetting!

And now onto the release!

Recruitment: J to E Translator Needed for "Dolci"

We need a Japanese to English translator for "Dolci." Dolci is a josei title and therefore doesn't have furigana.  The translator also has to be very familiar with colloquial male speech.  The schedule is one chapter per month, and the series is 15 chapters long. We would like to start the series in January 2013. You can translate at your own pace though if you wish to complete the series ahead of schedule.  If you are interested, please send me an e-mail (use the contact link at the top-right corner of this blog) and I will send you some sample pages to make sure you like the story and can do the translation. If you need an English editor, no worries. We can do as much editing and rewriting as needed from your translation to make it read smoothly in English.

Halloween Oneshot: "Yadokari Honpo" by Shizuru Onda

Update: The PDF has been fixed. Please let me know if you still have trouble with it.

I'm releasing this before midnight because I'm crazy tired and just want to go to sleep! This is our second to last oneshot from last year's Kuro Lala.  Can you believe we nearly translated the entire magazine?! Haha!

I would like to thank Amrai for translating this challenging oneshot.  Also, thanks goes out to Noir for a fabulous job cleaning and Kiruku Naru for typesetting.  Great work, ladies!

What drew me to this oneshot were the character drawings and the scary ghost drawings. I was happy to see after the translation was completed that it also had a very cute, albeit bittersweet, story. Okay, my brain is seriously shutting down and I fear I'm typing complete gibberish, so I better get to the release now.

Halloween Oneshot Blast from the Past! "The Doll Rebirth Workshop" by Yukichi Nakamura

This is one of the freakiest oneshot we've ever done.  The end is so WTF that you'll never for it.  Yes, let's revisit one of my favorite oneshots from last year's Kuro Lala, "The Doll Rebirth Workshop." (LINK)

It looks like we are going to release a bunch of oneshot during the last few days of the month. I'll release them shortly after midnight as they become ready. The first one will be released tomorrow.

Ghostly Oneshot from the Past: "Shinobigoto"

AUGH!!! I'm so embarrassed!  This is a oneshot we did nearly two-and-a-half years ago. It was back when I was using "ne" (ugh, smack me now, please!) and didn't recognize two page spreads (derp). Haha!  Despite the translation quirks (especially that clunky crap on the title page -- "You are imprisoned in my thoughts, and this rotten self will not let you leave."), it's still one of my favorite supernatural oneshots, so let's revisit it. (LINK) I apologize now for the missing periods. I don't know where they ran off to.

Hopefully, we'll have something new for you at midnight on the 25th. There are 3 oneshots that are almost done.  If not, then we'll have blast of oneshots around Halloween day.

Witch Series of the Past: "Oz no Kakashi Tsukai" ("The Scarecrow of Oz") by Ichiharu Koma

We here at Omari's Sister are quite fond of cute witch stories.  This is one we finished nearly a year ago.  If you haven't read it, I encourage you to give it a try.  I promise that it will make you smile! Here are the links to the chapters:

Halloween Oneshot: "Inoribana" ("Prayer Flower") by Mikase Hayase

Here's another excellent oneshot from Mikase Hayase. It not as weep-yourself-into-a-pool-of-tears as "Souai Metaphysica," but it's impactful (I still get teary-eyed when I think of that oneshot), nonetheless I think what got me was the all too honest ending. It was amazing once I finally understood the full gravity of what was being said.  The ending is truly lovely. Because of the two oneshots we've translated so far, I'm very curious about Hayashi-sensei's other works, and I'm sure in 2013 we'll do a month featuring some of her more recent works.

Anyhow, without saying much further about this oneshot, because it must really be read to be enjoyed, let's get on with the release!

Changes to the November and December Schedule

First of all, some of our October oneshots may spill into November due typesetter's schedules (I didn't give them enough leadtime). We'll do our best, but I wouldn't dream of interfering with any of our typesetters' school lives.

Second, we are postponing all new oneshots except "Butakai Ouji to 100-Kisses" until 2013.  We have to do this in order to finish:

• Ojousama no Untenshu
• Pochamani
• Fushigi no Maria-kun
• Furou Kyoudai
• Detarame Mousouryouku Opera

I'd like to start 2013 with a relatively clean slate, and avoid becoming one of those groups that starts new projects while leaving old projects undone for years.  We will be ignoring any other group's activities with regard to the oneshots.  We've committed to doing the Aka Lala, Shiro Lala, Nao Tsukiji, and Kaoru Ichinose oneshots.  We have already begun working on all of the oneshots except for Shiro Lala which hasn't been released in Japan yet. Once we get these series wrapped up, we will go back to our alternating series/oneshot monthly focus starting in January when we will resume some neglected series and start some new ones.

Also...it looks like "Yukarism" will be resuming soon.  I'll announce the resumption information as soon as I see something official.

Halloween Oneshot: "Anata wa Watashi no Taisetsuna Okaasan? ("You are my Dear Mother") by Ume Tarou

This is a very short oneshot from the Josei magazine "Wings."  It came in last year's magazine extra "Horror Wings 2011."  We didn't have a chance this year to do some of the longer oneshots from this extra, but don't be surprised if next Halloween you see a couple more oneshots from the Horror Wings extras (I also have the 2012 edition).

Not to ruin anything, but just a warning: this oneshot has some gore.  Despite the gore, it manages to have some underlying sweetness.  Actually, it's very sentimental.  Anyhow, I hope you enjoy it!

Recruitment: We need help for December Releases!

We at Omari's Sister are gearing up for December's Nao Tsukiji and Kaoru Ichinose releases.  To have a successful December, we need a few temporary volunteers to help us out.  The volunteer period starts now and ends December 24th, though you are welcomed to continue on in the group after the 24th.  Here's what we need:

Cleaners --  No prior scanlation experience is needed. If you already have working knowledge of Photoshop I (Kuroneko003) am willing to train you. People who are new to cleaning, consult this tutorial first to make sure you are familiar enough with Photoshop:  http://senbonzakura.kageyoshi.net/beginners-start-here/ .

Redraw Artists -- experience is needed.  I will test you to see the extent of your skill.

Translators -- You will be assigned only oneshot and will help check the translations of 2 other oneshots.  Please, only advanced level Japanese to English translators only.

If you are interested in volunteering for Omari's Sister, please send me an e-mail via the "Contact" link at the top of this blog.

Halloween Oneshot: "Snuff Film Monologue" by Amuji Nanakumo

Here's another twisted spooky take from that now infamous August issue of The Hana to Yume magazine.  Like "Tomo's Scary Story," I'm taken aback that this appeared in a Hana to Yume branded magazine.

Anyhow, this is an amazing story to be told in only 16-pages.  The mangaka has demonstrated great storytelling abilities in both her prose and drawings.  I hope to see more from this mangaka in the future.

Onto the release!

Halloween Oneshot: "Tomo no Kowai Hanashi" (Tomo's Scary Story") by Panya Koro

If you've been following the conversations in the chatbox or on Twitter, then you know this is the freaky little tale the group has been talking about.  This is one of the creepier oneshots that we'll be releasing this month.  I hope you enjoy it as much as the group did.

On to the release!

Halloween Oneshot: "Akuma wo Sasayaku" ("A Devil Whispers") by Youko Nogiri

Welcome to the Omari's Sister month long Halloween one-shot party.  We will try to release every odd day in October.

This first story is just a small appetizer to get us started. It's not scary in the least bit...unless you consider the sweet whispers of a handsome young man to be evil.  Hahaha!  I like this oneshot a lot and I hope you readers enjoy it too.

Onto the release!

Yahoo Email Account Holders -- You've been Hacked!

All of you who have Yahoo e-mail accounts have been spamming the hell out of me.  Your e-mail accounts have been stolen and are now spouting random e-mails at everyone in your address books.  Please, either change your passwords or, EVEN BETTER, get rid of those accounts and get a gmail account.  AUGH!!!!

New Series Announcement for Fall 2012/Winter 2013!!!

Hooray! Now that we've gotten and are currently getting ourselves from underneath some series, we can start using our resources on some new series. Thank you all for taking the poll and helping me make this decision.  So, without further chit-chat, here's what's coming!

1. Megane no Icubus by Emiko Nakano
This series is only 3 chapters and we will start releasing it in November. I will announce a new short series after we release the last chapter.

2. Dolci by Soumei Hoshino -- This a series about a boy working at a pastry shop founded by ex-biker/delinquents.  It is 3 volumes (15 chapters).  See more previews on the Omari's Sister Tumblr (LINK)

3. Kurogane Girl by Kokoro Natsume -- This is a sci-fi/mecha play off of Romeo and Juliet :). It's two volumes (9 chapters).

4.  Satou-kun no Juunan Seikatsu by Suisu Kanashiki -- This is stooooooopid. It's 3 volumes ongoing (hopefully not for too much longer). See more of a preview on our Tumblr (LINK)

Again, "Megane no Icubus" will start releasing in November and the others will begin in January. We will start working on all the series immediately. 

New Series Poll Results

Here are the results from the new series poll I ran last week.  I will announce the new series tomorrow.  As a hint, because I cannot gain support from key members of the group, we will not be doing the historical gender-bender romance at this time.  We will, though do the Shoujo Sci-fi series, The Biker turned pastry chef series, the super natural high school romance (only 3 chapters), and the Gag Manga.  My thoughts in choosing these series were:

1. Give the people what they want unless there's strong opposition from the group.
2. When combined the second choice is something sci-fi
3. Give key group members something they want
4. Give me something I want.

Please look forward to the news tomorrow.

Aka Lala One-shot "S no Kaikoroku" by Akane Ogure is out on Bakeneko's Lair

The first of the Aka Lala one-shots, "S no Kaikoroku," is out on Bakeneko's Lair.  I felt that the subject of S & M was too intensely presented for Omari's Sister, so I released it on Bakeneko's Lair.  I was disturbed by this oneshot, and therefore don't recommend this for anyone under the age of 16 or for anyone who is uncomfortable with the subject matter.

2012 Schedule Announcements

First of all:  we are recruiting for all positions.  If you are interested in volunteering for Omari's Sister, please look at the recruitment tab on this blog and then contact me (Kuroneko003) via e-mail through the contact link at the top right hand corner of this blog.

I've finally worked through a schedule for the rest of 2012! Here are the plans:

• October's One-shot theme -- Halloween! (of course)
• November's One-shot them -- Fall Tragedies (2 one-shots from Aka Lala)
• December's One-shot them -- Nao Tsukiji one-shots! (3 long and 1 short)

Series that will be completed --

• Ojousama no Untenshu
• Furou Kyoudai
• Pochamani
• Fushigi no Maria-kun

Ongoing Series --

• Magnolia
• Servamp

Resuming January 2013!!!!

• Rex Fabula
• Ore to Atashi no Kareshisama
• Kemono Kingdom: Zoo (we will be accelerating this since the series is complete in Japan)
• The Ghost Apartment Manager
• Detarame no Mousouryoku Opera Chp 3 (end)

With the completion of 4 series by the end of 2012, we can start 2 new series in January 2013.  There are several on my wishlist and I will announce the new series before the end of the year. My feeling is that we will choose one historical romance (1 - 2 volumes) and a josei series for Bakeneko's Lair. We will evaluate the possibility of taking on more new series as 2013 unfolds.

Two chapters of "Ojousama no Untenshu" will be released next week!

Favorite Water Themed One-Shot Poll Results

Here are the results of the favorite August one-shot poll. I'm kinda surprised that "Over the Blue" was so popular.  I wasn't expecting such a big spread between the top 3 picks and I was expecting better performance for "Summer Blue" and "Kaizokuhime."  The bottom two, I'm not surprised about at all.  Anyhow, this is good data and gives me some clues about what kinds of manga readers like.  I think I have an idea of what readers aren't big fans of, but I also see in this particular poll, my favorite "Summer Blue" wasn't a top pick.  Hahaha!  It helps me stay grounded :).  But my instincts are correct that "typical shoujo" like "Shima x Dan" and "The Day I Kissed a Whale" aren't expected or preferred amongst our readers.  I think that's the case too amongst OS group members.  I can tell you, no "typical shoujo" is planned moving forward.  In fact we're expanding the types of shoujo we cover and we'll be taking some chances this fall and winter with some weird, horror-themed, ecchi, and josei manga.  The good thing is right now, many of the magazine I subscribe to are trying different things in a effort to find a hit, so I'm seeing a lot more experimental one-shots and short series.

Anyhow, if you would like to expand on your favorite or what you think was the worst from August, please feel free to go nuts in the comments section.  I would love to hear your opinion and I keep those opinions in the back of my mind as I select projects for the group.

"Ojousama no Untenshu" Chapter 5

Events are progressing in "Ojousama no Untenshu" and soon Sayaka will have to make a choice. I'm actually about to burst out of my skin because I want to get to chapter 7 and chapter 8 already. But we still have to get through chapter 6.  Anyhow, this is a cute chapter, though the path to cuteness requires a stop over with a character I want to slap the crap out of.  Heheh, but it wouldn't be any good if I didn't want to slap this dude. I think, though this chapter begins setting up for the final resolution of the story which most of you won't see coming.  Haha! Yes, there are a couple of twists, but if you consider Sayaka's personality, the ending is obvious.

Also, check out the many beautiful drawings of Narutaki.  Amrai, the translator, likes page 36. I like the drawing at the bottom of page 23 (going by the page number of the PDF). Page 26 is also adorable.

Enough of my rambling before I spoil the entire series.  On to the release!

Akagami no Shirayukihime has been Transferred to Fallen Syndicate

Well, that was quick! Yes, we are transferring "Akagami no Shirayukihime" to our friends at Fallen Syndicate.  The transfer is immediate, meaning they will handle the release of chapters 35 - 37 using our translations and high quality raws.  After that, we will have no further involvement in the series. As for Akidzuki Sorata's future one-shots, they will be assessed on a case-by-case basis. We do know there are other groups who like Sorata-sensei's stories more than we do, so I think we would wait and see if those group translate the one-shots before taking any one of them on.

We realize we are moving on from our most popular series, but popularity and hits were never our goal, and honestly AnS popularity had become a burden. We felt we couldn't drop the series earlier because we feared the wrath of fandom.  Unfortunately, this led to resentment and hate towards a series.  As a scanlator doing this as a hobby for free using the money out of my own pocket, it's very stressful to dread working on a series.  This is supposed to be fun, and working on AnS hasn't been fun for me since the pirate arc ended. 

I want to thank everyone who's supported the series so far. I was hoping we'd get to the finish the series, but my hopes were dashed after AnS was transferred to Lala.  This is a double edged sword.  It's great that AnS can go on indefinitely, but at the same time it's horrible AnS can go on indefinitely. Unfortunately, for us in the US, the longer a series runs, the more unlikely it is the series will be licensed.  Also, series that run on indefinitely usually fizzle out rather than ending in a satisfying matter.  I hope AnS ends on a strong note.

Now that the transfer is set, please support Fallen Syndicate's efforts.  If you only visited Omari's Sister for AnS, we encourage you to try some of our other series, though I admit since AnS was never really our style, our other series and one-shots are nothing like it.  Haha!  Everyone else, please stick around for the future.  We have some great new series and one-shots waiting in the wings and we will be resuming some neglected series very soon ("The Ghost Apartment Manager" and "Zoo"!!!)

August 2012 Statistics, September Plans and AnS

August was our themed one-shot month.  I think it went pretty well, though in the future after Halloween and Christmas, we are probably going to limit it to 3 or 4 one-shots instead of 6.  I wanted to do a more stark alternation between series and one-shots, but from now and into 2013, we have too many on-going series that we need to moving.

In September, we plan to make some progress on our series, though I admit at this moment I don't have a firm release schedule.  As of now "Ojousama no Untenshu, " "Fushigi no Maria-kun," "Furou Kyoudai," and "Servamp" are being worked on. We are also working on one-shots for our Halloween/October one-shot party.  The plan for this month is to go with the flow and see what gets done.  We have one planned one-shot from Tsukiji Nao and Aka Lala is coming in on the 11th or 12th, but until I see the magazine, I don't know how much of it we'll cover and what the schedule will look like.  I do know though with respect to Aka Lala, we will not be paying any attention to what other groups are doing.  We may duplicate efforts, but we are not going to rush.  Rather we will work at our own pace and deliver our best effort.

Okay, now on to a detailed look at August's activities.

Top 10 Visiting Countries

1. US (CA, NY, TX, MA, FL)
2. Canada
3. France
4. Philippines (Hey! Hey! You guys made a big move up the rank!)
5. Indonesia
6. Australia
7. Germany
8. Malaysia
9. Singapore
10. United Kingdom

Happiness Loan: Peaceful Old-Age Countermeasure & Pet Owner in Training

It's Ojou time!  This time we have a double feature from the August issue of The Hana to Yume magazine. There's no download. Just click on the images to see them larger.

Recruitment: J to E translator Needed for AnS!

Omari's Sister needs an experienced advanced Japanese to English translator for AnS, Aka Lala, and Shiro Lala (2012). If you are interested in volunteering, please contact me (Kuroneko003) using the contact link on the top right corner of the blog.

I'm Taking Aka Lala Piggy Back Orders

Aka Lala has just been listed on Amazon JP, so I'm taking piggyback orders if you want a copy of the magazine.  Here's list of some of the artists who will contribute one-shots to the special Lala magazine.

Aka Lala

• Yumi Kiiro
• Akane Ogura
• Kaoru Ichinose
• Keiko Ishihara
• Naru Kusakawa
• Tomo Matsumoto
• Nao Mashiba
• Yutaka Tachibana

It will be released in Japan on September 10th.  I will be sending them out on September 13th or 14th.   Here are the prices with shipping included!

• US $17 (Media Mail + Confirmation)
• Canada $22 (International First Class)
• International $32 (International First Class)

If you would like a copy of this special Lala, please send me an e-mail via the contact link at the top right of the blog.  Please include your country.  If you are purchasing multiple copies, let me know.  Shipping on multiple books is not linear.

Water Themed Banners Needed

We will begin releasing our August water-themed one-shots soon.  We need some water-themed blog banners to celebrate!  Here are the requirements:

Width: 1250-px
Heigh: 150 - 350-px
File Format:  PSD preferred, but JPEG and PNG are acceptable.

"Servamp" Chapter 3

I sincerely apologize for the slow pace at which we are releasing this series. Hopefully we'll be able to release chapters 4 and 5 before the end of the year.  We're really working hard now on finishing our shorter series and on the one-shots that have been stewing on my desk for months.  Regardless, the group loves this series, so sooner or later we'll accelerate the series and catch up (along with Rex Fabula and Ore to Atashi no Kareshi-sama).

Anyhow...we get more information about the new cackling Servamp that showed up at the end of chapter 2.  He's kind of a sad fellow, but I have the felling Mahiru will eventually win him over.

On to the release!

"Seigi no Mikata!" Chapter 4 (End)

It's time to say "goodbye" to our Cherry Blossom Hero.  Yep, this is the last chapter of "Seigi no Mikata!"  I wonder if we'll see more of Mikata and S in the future.  The ending felt more like the end of a pre-quel than the end of a series.  Oh well, still it was a fun series to translate.  I won't miss the typesetting though.

In this final chapter we are introduced to some of the other heroes in neighboring communities and a mysterious new "hero" shows up.  Heheh...ooh, yeah, it's beyond corny.  I so wanted Lily to be a woman.  That would have been too funny!

A few translation notes:

• To make it easier, I translated the other heroes' wards to their base flower names in English. I thought it would cleaner than having a bunch of translation notes on the pages as they were introduced.
• At the end, there's a bad pun because phonetically in Japanese the same sounding words can either mean getting hired onto a job or becoming a man's wife. We don't really have a single word like that in English, but I did my best to get that pun through in English without resorting to crudely saying, "from now on you're my bitch."

Okay, onto the release!

July 2012 Statistics

Here are some statistics from July.  We passed the 3 million views mark! That was pretty cool. Readership has dropped somewhat with the absence of "Akagami no Shirayukihime." It doesn't impact what we do, but it's interesting see what people come to the blog for and what people often check for on the blog. Most of those views lasted less than a second.  To be honest, I kinda enjoyed not having the AnS hanging over my shoulder for the last two months.

We didn't have as many releases as we had hoped in July.  "Detarame Mousouryoku Opera" killed the first 10 days of the month for me and Ichi.  I've started on the last chapter, but I was so mad at how much time it chewed up that I've put it aside until can forgive the series and finish it.

Okay, onto the stats!

Top 10 Visiting Countries

1. United State (CA, NY, TX, MA, VA -- hello to all of you in VA)
2. Canada
3. France
4. Philippines
5. Australia
6. Indonesia
7. Germany
8. Malaysia
9. UK
10. Singapore

Top 5 Releases

1. One-Shot:  "00 Day of Summer Holiday"
2. "Detarame Mousouryoku Opera" Chapter 2
3. One-Shot: "Taiyou no Yuki"
4. "Ojou-sama no Untenshu" Chapter3
5. "Lily" Chapter 4

Mobile usage is up 5% since the last time I looked at the data.  The top mobile devices used to access the blog are the iPad, iPhone/iPod Touch, and the Asus Transformer Prime.

Omari's Sister is Recruiting

Omari's Sister Needs You!

We are working towards our Halloween and Christmas one-shot parties.  The Christmas one-shot theme will be "fairy tales." Here's list of the volunteers we currently need as we work on these projects:

• Translator -- We need an experienced advanced level Japanese-to-English Translator to take over the translation of one of our very popular series (you find out which one when you inquire) and to work on one-shots.
  
• Translation QC -- Mid level Japanese knowledge is fine, though advanced level is preferred.  I need folks to check the translations to make sure they are accurate.
• Redraw Artist/Image Editors -- I need a couple of experienced redraw artists to work on one-shots and our series

No experience is needed for cleaners.  If you already have knowledge of Photoshop I (Kuroneko003) am willing to train you.  If you are interested in volunteering for Omari's Sister, please send me an e-mail via the "Contact" link at the top of this blog.

People who are new to cleaning, consult this tutorial first to make sure you are familiar enough with Photoshop:  http://senbonzakura.kageyoshi.net/beginners-start-here/ 

Just to Make it Crystal Clear -- I DO NOT PROVIDE RAW MANGA

I do not provide raw manga.  If you e-mail me asking for a raw, you will get a reply telling you to buy the raw from Amazon JP or Yes Asia.  So please save yourself and me some time and support your favorite mangaka by purchasing your own raws for your group.

"Seigi no Mikata" Banners are Needed!!!

We're winding up the last two chapters of "Seigi no Mikata" this week.  It would be great to have some banners to celebrate this great short series.  Here are some materials for you to work from (images are linked to full-size images):

Banner specifications --

• Length: 1250-pixels
• Height: upto 350-pixels
• File Format: PSD preferred so I can make changes if needed. Otherwise, jpeg or png.

We're Bringing "Servamp" to Omari's Sister

As you may know we are taking a different tack with "Bakeneko's Lair."  As such we are bringing the current series we run there back to Omari's Sister.  "Bakeneko's Lair" will continue, but it will truly be targeted at readers older than age 16. 

Chapter 3 of "Servamp" is well on its way to being done.  It has just been sent to the typesetter and should be ready for release in 2 to 3 weeks.  Until then, please refresh yourselves or catch-up on the series:

Tumblr: Sneak Peek at the Halloween one-shot we're working on!

Head on over to Omari's Sister's Tumblr to see what we are working on for our Halloween one-shot party in October:

• Hakamori Majo Bianca part 1
• Hakamori Majo Bianca part 2
• Ahriman
• Akuma wa Sasayaku
• Iwaku no Rose
• Maousa (joint with The Zero Alliance)
• Muroji no Sato
• Oni Yashiki
• Junketsu Diablos

We are still leaving some slots open for Aka Lala and 2012 releases :).  A complete plan will come at the end of September.

"Ojousama no Untenshu" Chapter 4

Here's chapter 4 as promised! It's the older-woman-hits-on-Narutaki chapter we all expected. Get your eye-rolls over with now.  Forget the pretty older lady, what's entertaining here is Sayaka's reaction to Narutaki's and Miss Fumi's relationship.  Now that this expected chapter is over with, guess what comes next??? Geez, I wonder could Sayaka's father could have picked out a fiancee for Sayaka. Noooooo, that would never happen. That would be be way too predictable.  Hahaha! As I've said before, I don't mind cliches as long as they are done well (and there's nicely drawn eye candy...ahem...cough...cough).

Oh and some notes for some folks for whom English is a second language:

• "Spirits" -- euphemism for alcohol and whiskey
• "Working woman" -- euphemism for "prostitute"

And a translator note for "Sanshou Dayu":  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sansho_the_Bailiff
The Wikipedia article is about a movie, but I imagine there's an older literary source for the story.

Oh! I almost forgot! This is the debut of Kurohaineko as one of our redraw artists!  She's taken care of all the redraws up through chapter 7.  Kuronhaineko comes to us on loan from another group :). Please give thanks to her for lending us her talents so we can complete this series successfully.

Onto to the release!

"Ojousama no Untenshu" Chp 3

Watery banners are needed for August!!!! (width 1250 px, max height 350 px)

I hadn't realized that it's been more than 3 months since we last released a chapter of this series. Time does fly! Anyhow, we are accelerating this series. Our goal is to complete the series in September, which means we will be release 2 or 3 chapters per month. In fact, chapter 4 will be released tomorrow!

Let's give thanks to Amrai for her wonderful translation. This series is quite a challenge both in terms of translation and English adaptation. In light of the recently reignited honorific debate, I experimented by using English equivalents of Japanese honorifics. I'm not sure I like it and I know some of you who understand the importance of honorifics may not like it either.  I think, though, you can guess the Japanese honorific if you give it some thought. Anyhow, I'm still on the fence with respect to honorifics. I prefer to use them when the characters are Japanese in Japan and I think it's inappropriate to use them with non-Japanese characters that are not in Japan.

Onto the release!

Akagami no Shirayuki Volume 8 Release Date Announced

“Akagami no Shirayukihime” Volume 8 will released in Japan on September 5. It should reach me by September 7th. I expect soon after to release chapter 35. We have been translating from the magazines such that when the tankoubon arrives we can deliver the outstanding high quality chapters quickly. Thank you all for your patience and understanding. It’s just that I want to do right by Akiduki Sorata’s gorgeous artwork.

Lala Magazine Announcements on Omari's Sister's Tumbler!

• Lala 9 Highlights including information on two new series by Sakura Tsukuba (Penguin Revolution) and Tokho Mizuno! (LINK)
• More Aka Lala and Shiro Lala artist announcements!  Aka Lala is going to be EPIC!!! Gotta rework the release schedule. (LINK)

Join Tumblr and follow Omari's Sister on Tumbler to see highlights from the manga magazines Kuroneko003 subscribes to, and see sneak peeks of our series as we work on them. Fun and excitement! (LINK)

"Lily" Chapter 4

I have the sinking feeling that this chapter is going to piss a lot of people off. It's well worn shoujo territory and there are lots of folk who read OS who are opposed to student/teacher relationships, including myself. Unfortunately, this is part of the "Magnolia" story, so I can't just not translate it. That would be weird.

I had to set a lot of my brain aside to accept this chapter. First I had to set aside my hatred for student/teacher relationship fantasies, then I had to set aside my hatred for age gap fantasies, and finally I had to shut down a most of the feminist part of my brain to get past Lily's desperation. I pretty much accepted this as a 15-year girl with raging hormones raging at the first guy she happened to meet.  And what have we learned from past one-shots about 15-year old girls? MEN, STAY AWAY FROM 15-YEAR OLD GIRLS. THEY WILL GET YOU IN TROUBLE FOR LIFE. I like Lily, but Saiga needs to run far, far away from this impending disaster.

It's pretty funny the way Saiga walked through all the ways their relationship was a bad idea and Lily, in teenage fashion, didn't hear a word he said. Seriously, Lily? You're not even going to try to resist your raging hormones? UGH!!! Okay, that aside, it's well written and well drawn, and I don't know mind cliches as long as they are done well.

Onto the link!

The only Series we've dropped are on our Drop List

We haven't dropped any series.  If you haven't seen a series lately on our website, it's because we're very behind.  Yes, it's my fault because I see shiny new things and I have to pounce on them.  Rest assured though that we are working on all of our series at some capacity.  Right now, we are trying to finish some of short-series in a big push so we can go back to some of our longer and ongoing series without the distractions.

I have updated our release schedule so you can see the progress we are making on all of our ongoing series.

Ao Lala Previews and Plan

Ao Lala is out and I have posted the title pages from all of the one-shots on Tumblr

• Cover and Furoku
• "Natsu Yasumi 00 Nichime" and "Mahou no Yubi"
• Title Pages, Part 1
• Title Pages, Part 2
• Aka Lala Previews

Our plan so far is to only translate "Natsu Yasumi 00 Nichime." The theme of Ao Lala is Junior High romance and school life. In general that is outside of what we enjoy translating. Though many of the one-shots are cute, we feel there are other one-shots that suit Omari's Sister better. Hopefully, some other groups will translate the other Ao Lala one-shots. We are looking forward to Aka Lala which appears to have one-shots that will be more inline with what Omari's Sister translates.

Aoi Lala is Arriving to me on Next Week!

Aoi Lala is arriving to me next week on Wednesday or Thursday.  Those of you who pre-ordered copies will get you're copies a few days later depending on how far away you are from Southern California.  I have ordered two more extra copies, so if you would like a copy of Aoi Lala, please send me an e-mail.  It's $17 for folks within the US, $22 for Canadians, and $32 for everyone else.  These prices include shipping.

Happiness Loan -- Offense and Defense in Front of the Monitor

It's Ojou-chan again!!!  I love this short gag series!

Once again because there are only 4 pages, there is no download.  Just read the comic right here :)

June 2012 Statistics

Here are some statistics for June 2012.

Top 5 Releases

1. Akagami no Shirayukihime Chp 34
2. One-shot: "Souai Metaphysica"
3. Magnolia Chp 23 (big jump in readership!)
4. One-shot: "Katakoi"
5. One-shot: "Wild Wing"

Top 10 Visiting Countries

1. USA (CA, NY, TX, MA, FL -- first time for FL.  Hello Floridians!)
2. Canada
3. France
4. Indonesia (Whoa! moving up in the ranks!)
5. Philippines
6. Australia
7. Germany
8. United Kingdom
9. Malaysia
10. Singapore

My June 2012 Manga Purchases

Here are lists of the manga purchases I made in June.  Click on the links to see pictures of the covers on Tumblr

English Language Books

• “Alice in the Country of Hearts” Omnibus Volume 1
• “Alice in the Country of Hearts” Omnibus Volume 2
• “Alice in the Country of Hearts” Omnibus Volume 3
• “Alice in the Country of Clovers”
• “Dawn of the Arcana” Volume 4
• “Kamisama Kiss” Volume 9
• “Ouran High School Host Club” Volume 18
• “Black Bird” Volume 14
• “The Earl and Fairy” Volume 2

Japanese Language Books

• “Inoribana” by Mikase Hiyashi
• “Mizutama Fabric” by Mikase Hiyashi
• “Soredemo Sekai wa Utsukushii” Volume 2 by Dai Shiina
• “Uchi de Ocha de mo” by Yasuko Tsukioka
• “Renai Democractic” by Chie Shimada
• “Hatsukoi Succubus” by Haruki Okada
• “Seigi no Mikata” Volume 2 by Miyuki Mitsubachi

 Electronic Manga Purchases

• Viz iPad App
• “Sand Chronicles” Volume 1
• “Sand Chronicles” Volume 2
• “Seiho Boys School” Volume 1
• “Seiho Boys School” Volume 2

• JManga
• “Your and My Secret” Volume 7

Happy 3rd Yeard Anniversary!

Today is Omari's Sister official 3rd year anniversary as a scanlation group!  We don't have a release today, so I thought it would be fun to reflect on the most popular releases according to readership.  Most of the popular series releases are not available because they are retired, but all of the popular one-shots are accessible. Onto the lists!

Top Ten Releases in OS History!

10. Lily Chp 2 and Magnolia Chp 12 Dual Release!
9.   One-shot: "Blue Rhapsodia"
8.   "Junketsu + Kareshi" Chp 9
7.   One-shot: "The Hands the Demon Adored"
6.   Ouran August 2011 Special
5.   One-shot: "Ryuu no Moriuta"
4.   Ouran January 2011 Special
3.   One-Shot: "The Honeybee Earl and the Flower Dress"
2.   Ouran July 2011 Special
1.   Ouran Volume 18 Extras

Top Ten One-shot Releases in OS History!

10. "3 Hearts"
9.   "Bouquets of Flowers for the Sleepless Knight"
8.   "Detarame Mousouryouku Opera"
7.   "Ginrou no Sakura"
6.   "World End Garden"
5.   "Kamisama no Sonata"
4.   "Blue Rhapsodia"
3.   "The Hands the Demon Adored"
2.   "Ryuu no Moriuta"
1.   "The Honeybee Earl and the Flower Dress"

Thanks to all of the Omari's Sister's members throughout the life of the group for lending your talents and thanks to all the readers who have supported us these 3 years.  I hope we have many years ahead of us!