"Seirei Produce" Chapter 10 (End)

Aren't these covers lovely! :3

I need to do a bit of business first. So, for fans of this series, Volumes 1 and 2 are available for purchase.  I have the two books and they are gorgeous.  Each book contain some color pages.  I encourage you to support Tooko Miyagi and buy the books.  Here are some links to purchase:

Yes Asia: Volume 1/Volume 2
Amazon JP:  Volume 1/Volume 2

Also, if you want, I can order the books for you and potentially save you a little bit on postage.

Okay...onto the chapter.  This is the final chapter of "Seirei Produce".  Compared to the comedic beginning, this wraps everything up in dramatic fashion.  I love the way this series ends.  The way everything is tied up a beautiful and well thought out and a little reminiscent of a Biblical story.  The lore presented is very sweet.  Anyhow...without further delay, the final chapter of "Seirei Produce".

"Seirei Produce" Chapter 8

Strangely enough, this chapter is very appropriate for Christmas because Amane's backstory is eerily similar to the story of another spirit that descended to Earth whose birth we celebrate this time of year.  Hmmm...It's an interesting twist on that story.  Hahaha!  I wonder if there will be any further parallels.

In this chapter we get a big dose of Amane's back story and the link between what happened to Shiina as a child when she died.  A lot of this links back the extra story that came out between chapters 5 and 6.  In case you haven't read it, here's the link (LINK).  It turns out that childhood flashback is crucial to the story (as well as adorable!).

"Seirei Produce" Chapter 7

Huzzah!  "Seirei Produce" is back!  Oh how I missed the Amane/Fuuta comedy pair.  A note on chapters 5 and 6, I had a rare type of brainfart and I only saw the kanjis and discarded the furiganas for the middle brother's name.  Instead of "Ookami the Black/Blue", he is "Sou the Wolf".  Personally, I like "Ookami the Black"...but that's not the name the mangaka intended.  So it's "Sou" from now on and I've gone back and updated chapters 5 and 6 (hopefully, I've caught all instances of it).

HOLY CRAP!!! "Seirei Produce" is Back!!!!

I'm crying because I'm so happy.  I am so translating his as soon as I'm done with the October stuff!!!!  HELLZ YEAH!!!!!  *dies happy*

For those of you who have no idea of what I'm talking about, please bring yourself up to speed on this hilarious series:

Chp 1
Chp 2
Chp 3
Chp 4
Chp 5
Chp 5 Omake
Chp 6

"Seirei Produce" Update #2

I have Asuka 12 and yes, Miyagi Tooko is starting a new series in Asuka 1/2011.  She and another artist/writer are doing yet another retelling of  "The Story of Genji."  So...I guess after chapter 6, I'll count "Seirei Produce" as complete.

"Seirei Produce" Update

No word on "Seirei Produce," though from her website, it looks like the mangaka is starting a new series... =_= uh...huh?...Well, I'll find out when I get Asuka 12 on Tuesday.  If it is, indeed, a new series, then I supposed I will put "Seirei Produce" in the completed column and move on.

Does anybody know what's going on?

"Kimi ni XOXO" will Return in November!

"Kimi ni XOXO" will resume in Lala 1/ 2011.  It will be released in Japan on November 24th.

Seirei Produce Hiatus Update

After chapter 6 "Seirei Produce" is on indefinite hiatus.  I checked the mangaka's website and I didn't see any information on when the series will resume.  All it said is that the series isn't finished.  We will complete the translation through chapter 6 and then resume the translation once the series starts up again.  Hopefully, it won't be too long so people don't lose complete interest in the story.  The series will be replaced by one-shots until it resumes.

"Seirei Produce" Volume 1 Extra Story

Here's the extra story that comes in between "Seirei Produce" chapter 5 and chapter 6.

Link to "Seirei Produce" Volume 1 Extra Story (Zip) (PDF)

Next up is "Ouran High School Host Club" chapter 82!

"Seirei Produce" Chapter 4

I'm so relieved we were able to get this out now.  Basically, the raw was so awful that we were having a difficult time cleaning and making the final producｔ look decent.  It was such an awful experience that I put things off on this chapter.  A few of you, though, wrote in asking when chapter 4 was coming, so I decided to "rip the band-aid off" and get this over with.  "Big thanks" to Silver Lunar who shared in the cleaning pain and thanks to Luna for doing the Photoshop filter experiments.

So...chapter 4...we get some more fun with the Kitsune, who name is revealed to be "Fuuta" and a new character is introduced.  This chapter is basically the set up for chapters 5 and 6 and the chapter 5 omake.

Link to "Seirei Produce" Chp 4 (English)
Spanish Version coming soon!

Next up is "Akagami no Shirayukihime" and "Zettai Heiwa Daisakusen."  I will pick which one comes first based up which one looks more interesting.

"Seirei Produce" Chapter 2

Here is "Seirei Produce" Chapter 2:

Link to "Seirei Produce" Chapter 2
Spanish Version (Coming Soon)
French Version (Coming Soon)

In this chapter we get more of a feel for Shiina and her family situation.  I really like Shiina! Her mother is pretty funny too.   Amane's, though, is a brat and is treated a little too much like eye candy (he kinda reminds me of "Aram" from "Meru Puri".  But turn about is fair play  I like this series, so we will take it on as a project!

Lala DX 7/2010 should be ready for me to pick up tomorrow.  According to the cover displayed on Amazon Japan, "Akagami no Shirayukihime" will be 45-pages!  I don't see anything on the cover about ZHD, but I do see the mangaka's name on the cover with a list of others names...hmm...I guess we'll find out what that's about tomorrow.

"Seirei Produce" Chapter 1

It's here!  Here is "Seirei Produce" chapter 1:

Link to "Seirei Produce" chapter 1 (English)
Spanish
French

As you probably noticed above, we are working with Spanish and  French scanlation teams on this series to do a multi-language release.  The Spanish team is called La Noche en los Caidos and the French team is called Hayana. I'm very excited about this and I'm happy that this series will be accessible to more people.

Please give us some feedback on the first chapter of this series.

Sapphire Pyro did a nice write-up of "Seirei Produce" on Hyper-Parfait. Check it out!

"Seirei Produce" Sneak Peek

Here's a small sample of some pages from the first chapter of "Seirei Produce."  Hopefully this will give you an idea of the artwork: 

We're currently working on "Shinobigoto" and then after that, we'll move onto "Seirei Product."

"Seirei Produce" Update

I can't sleep 'cause my stomach's rumbly, so I did a quick read of the first chapter of "Seirei Produce."  Basically, 16-year old Momose Shina meets a couple of strange guys in a park.  One of them is dressed in a kimono and asks if she believes in God.  Shina thinks he's a proselytizing weirdo and tries to get away from the guy in the kimono.  A little later, Shina gets very tired to the point of barely being able to move and she looks so sick that strangers are taking pity on her.  She goes to rest on a bench.  While on the bench, a crow starts talking to her and tells her she stinks (rude little bugger!).  They exchange words (Shina ends up choking the crow -- LOL!!!) and the crow scratches her as it flies away.  A little later, the guy in the kimono and his attendant show up in front of Shina.  Shina notices that the guy in the kimono has the same scratch as hers.  Some stuff happens, he pulls out a fancy fan, and then declares that from now on Shina will become his.  This, of course, doesn't settle well with Shina.  Anyhow, that bastard crow comes back with his friends and attacks the guy in the kimono.  Every injury the kimono guy receives, Shina receives too.  Shina gets fired up with fighting spirit and helps the kimono guy use the fan to drive the crows away.  The guy then explains to Shina that he's a "Water Mirror" named is "Amane" and that she is his possession (or more like he's possessing her).  She tries to run away, but it seems that they are now are linked, and poor Shina has lost her freedom...

In the second chapter it looks like Amane goes to live with Shina in her ramshackled place and by the end of it we find out that Motoko is trying to become a God and Shina believes that if she can help him achieve that goal, then she can regain her freedom...and that bastard crow shows up again with a human companion...hmm...

My initial thoughts are that Shina is very spunky and likable and I like the interaction between her and the wannabe God, Amane.  Despite Amane's insistence that Shina is his possession, it seems that Shina is firmly in control of the situation and of him.  For the most part this is a comedy and I can see no opening for romance now, and, because this is a series in Asuka, there's a good chance there will be no romance, but rather a strong friendship between Shina and Amane.

I will definitely scanlate the first two chapters and then we'll see where things go from there.  As always, I welcome your comments :).