Oneshot: "Daikyouen Mususbi" ("Unfortunately Union") by Mai Nishikata

The first oneshot we did was Mai Nishikata's "Small World". She's definitely one of my favorite mangaka, and I look forward to releasing more of her oneshots and series. 

This is a very cute New Year's oneshot from 2012.  I've been wanting to do this oneshot for a while, but it kept slipping through the cracks. The same is true for the other Mai Nishikata oneshots I've been hording.  Haha! Anyhow, we're making an effort to get them out this summer so, stay turned.

And now onto the release!

Short Oneshot: "Because I've Always Been Watching" by Hisaya Nakajo

First a plug!  Purely fanservice oneshot "Neko Hiroimashita" ("I Picked up a Cat") is out on Bakeneko's Lair.  It's safe for tweens and up, but just not appropriate for Omari's Sister. Anyhow... bishies with cat ears in loin clothes doing cute stuff and absolutely no story... have at it!  (LINK)

Hooray! Something new, albeit very short, from Hisaya Nakajo.  Her series "Hana Kimi" was the first manga series I ever purchased. This very short oneshot was a real pain in the behind. Some of the run-on sentence kept making us trip all over keyboards. Haha! Hopefully we've wrestling this spunky little oneshot to the ground and subdued it. I wanted to release this with "Netsugen wa Koko" because they are similarly themed... but... well, it just didn't work out right.  Anyhow, onto the links!

Links to Purchase "Lovely Vampire Weddings"

If you enjoyed "Lovely Vampire Weddings" ("Kyuuketsuki no Uruwashiki Kekkon"), please consider showing Kanari Hashimoto and Mika Kajiyama some love (and food) by purchasing your own copy.  Here are a couple links for purchase:

Amazon JP
Yes Asia

Copies can also be purchased through me for $12. This price includes shipping within the US. (If you live outside the US, it will be cheaper for you to purchase it through YesAsia).  If you are interested in purchasing this book or any of the other works featured on this blog, contact me at: omarissister@gmail.com

"Lovely Vampire Weddings" Story 3: "The Beautiful Lady and the Vampire"

And here we are at the final story. I honestly can't decide whether I like this story or the second story best. The main heroine, Josette, though is my favorite of the three heroines.  I like her pluck. Oh!!! And my favorite part of the story is this chapter's epilogue! So many doki-doki's!

I'm very surprised at how popular this series oneshots has been.  The feedback is encouraging and I take it that a great many of you would like more projects like one.  If that really is the case, then we can make it happen.

Anyhow, I had a lot of fun doing this project. I love editing beautiful artwork and I love translating lovely little idealistic stories.  I'm still a silly romantic. Forgive me :3. I look forward to sharing more confections like this.

On to the release!

Omari's Sister 4th Anniversary Kickoff! "Eikyuu Shoujo" ("Eternal Girl") by Akane Ogura

Our anniversary is actually on the June 26th, but I decided to expand the celebration throughout the whole month of June. Because we don't like to blow our wad all at once, we'll be releasing a new oneshot at least once every two days.  For this anniversary, I picked works that span the various magazines we pull content from.  When we started back in 2009, we were a Hakusensha focused group that mainly pulled from Hana to Yume and Lala DX.  Now we pull content from:

Hana to Yume
The Hana to Yume
Lala
Lala DX
Lala Special
Asuka
Princess
Petite Princess
Wings
Zero-Sum Ward
Avarus
Aria
Itan
Comic Gene
Kiss
Kiss Plus

Yes... I subscribe to many magazines, but it's all in search for the best shoujo and josei to read and share. I also have a nice library of materials for the group. I admit that I love curating all the works for this group. Anyhow... this month I hope to show the depth and breadth of works this group does. There's a lot more to shoujo than girl focused high school dramas.

To start things off, I've selected the latest oneshot from one of the first mangaka we started translating, Akane Ogura.  We took on "Zettai Heiwa Daisakusen" halfway through the series. Since then, we've continued to translate her oneshots and we hope to eventually release our version of all of her oneshots.  Her next work will appear in Lala DX 7, which comes out on June 10th, followed soon by another compilation of oneshots, which we will translate.  We hope to squeeze in the new oneshot during this celebration, so please look forward to it.

And now onto the release!