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!

Zero-Sum Ward One-Shot: "Noenoto"

I'm releasing this now and if I have to apologize, I'll apologize later.  Hahaha! It shouldn't be a big deal.  Anyhow, this is a joint project between us and The Zero Alliance. If all goes well, it should appear on their website in a few hours once the workday is done on the other side of the world.

This is a shounen-ish one-shot from Zero-Sum Ward.  This one-shot has been sitting around half done for about a year.  Sorry. It was meant for Bakeneko's Lair...but, well...you know the story by now :).

Not much to say about this one-shot, other than it's fun along the same lines as "Seimei de ga nanki ka?" and it won't leave you depressed when it ends. I do want to write a bit about this one-shot, but it would only spoil story, so I'll wait and write my thoughts as a comment.  Onto the links (and if you ask why there's a zip, you will earn great resentment from me!)

Junketsu + Kareshi (Pureblood + Boyfriend) Chp 2

Finally, a real vampire!  Hopefully, this series won't go rambling off into the weeds and thicket like "Vampire Knight."  I like the two main characters in this series and the artwork is a real pleasure to edit.  As I said in the teaser, I will continue translating this series.

[Update 10/5/2010: Small translation correction on page 36 (zip) or page 37 (PDF)]
Links:  "Junketsu + Kareshi" Chapter 2 (ZIP - high quality)(PDF - low quality but convenient) -- Retired

Next up is another new series from Aria called "Iiki Noki."  Our new member, Blottyparchment did the translation.  I will do the English adaptation.  It should be out in a 3 - 5 days.