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Omari's Sister's 2011 Stats

I've been having a heck of time pulling myself from "Rex Fabula" to get this post out.  Haha! There are a few interesting developments at the beginning of chapter 4 that got me hooked.  But if I don't do this post now, I'll be on the crazy January OS train and I won't do it at all.

There were a lot of surprises for me in the statistics for 2011.  You guys sure do like your one-shots!  I did not expect that.  Actually, I expected a backlash.  But...I'm cool with that.  I love one-shots now and I hope we get do many more in 2012.

Some milestones for 2012:

• We surpassed 1-million views this summer and 2-million views a couple of days ago.  That was amazing!  In terms of unique visitors, we had close to 200,000.  I'm so happy we were able to provide entertainment for so many people around the world.  I hope that some fraction of the audience did purchase some manga and put some money into our favorite manga-ka's pockets.
• One-shot explosion!  We did a lot!
• Completed Series:
• "Kimi ni XOXO"
• "The Scarecrow of Oz"
• Series Begun
• "Fushigi no Maria-kun"
• "Yukarism"
• "Ore to Atashi no Kareshi-sama"
• "The Ghost Apartment Manager"
• "Rex Fabula" (Bakeneko's Lair)
• "Servamp" (Bakeneko's Lair)
• "Seigi no Mikata" (Bakeneko's Lair)

A few Lowlights:

• Dropped Series
• "Junketsu + Kareshi"
• "Orange Chocolate"
• "Pika Ichi"
• Mangafox Rage
• TokyoPop Bankruptcy -- totally ruined my manga purchasing enjoyment...boo...

All right, and now onto the stats!

Top 10 Visiting Countries (Big surprises here -- lots of unexpected love from SE Asia)

1. United States of America (CA [LA, SF, Sac, Davis, SJ], NY, TX, FL, MA)
2. Canada
3. France
4. Philippines
5. Germany
6. Australia
7. UK
8. Indonesia
9. Malaysia
10. Singapore

Top 20 Releases (More Surprises!)

1. "Ouran High School Host Club" Volume 18 Extras
2. "Ouran High School Host Club" July 2011 Special Chapter
3. "Junketsu + Kareshi" Chapter 2
4. "Ouran High School Host Club" January 2011 Special Chapter
5. One-shot:  "The Honeybee Earl and the Flower Dress"
6. "Junketsu + Kareshi" Chapter 9
7. One-shot:  "Ryuu no Moriuta"
8. "Junketsu + Kareshi" Chapter 8
9. "Akagami no Shirayukihime" Chapter 25
10. "Akagami no Shirayukihime" Chapter 24
11. "Ouran High School Host Club" August 2011 Special Chapter
12. One-shot "Vahlia's Bridegroom"
13. One-shot "Blue Rhapsodia"
14. "Magnolia" Chapter 12/ Lily Chapter 2
15. "Yukarism" Chapter 7
16. One-Shot:  "Akuma ni Itsukushimi no Te wo"
17. "Akagami no Shirayukihime" Chapter 27
18. One-Shot:  "World's End Garden"
19. "Zettai Heiwa Daisakusen" Volume 4 Extras

Top 5 Sources that feed into this Blog:

1. Google
2. Direct
3. Manga Updates
4. Mangafox Forums
5. Feed Burner

Top 5 Browsers (You guys are web savvy)

1. Firefox
2. Chrome
3. Internet Explorer
4. Safari
5. Opera

Top Mobile Viewing Devices (3% of views were with mobile devices)

1. iPad
2. iPod Touch
3. iPhone
4. unspecified
5. HTC Legend

I'm still processing what all of this means.  But from some other stats, it looks like we have broad and loyal audience and the mix is pretty consistent with a bulk of the audience's taste.  I don't know where to put this in the importance of things, but the projects we do are based on what I like as this group's administrator and editor.  I guess for myself, as an engineer, I like stats.  I see them more as a validation tool than as a forecasting tool.  I do know, based on my own tastes and the audience's response, we will be keeping an eye out for more works by Toyota Yuu.

Thank you all for your support and well wishes.  Let's all have a great 2012!

"Akagami no Shirayukihime" Chapter 28

I only got one proofread on this, but I wanted to put it out now before New's Year activities sweep me away.  Hopefully, we caught all of the egregious typos.  I'll update the file at a later time if more typos are discovered.

I'd like to thank Amrai for taking on the difficult task of translating this chapter.  The Akidzuki Word Salad was horrifically bitter and full of tear inducing onions this time.  I'd also like to thank Kotomi for helping me beat the script into shape.  This chapter was a challenge all around.

This is the last re-introduction chapter in Lala magazine.  The next chapter launches into the next arc of the story.  This is a cute chapter, but it's also a filler chapter.  It revolves around the relationship between Mitsuhide and Zen...and attempts, in a shirtless moment, to grow Zen up some more.


Chapter 29 and 30 are very special and it's a shame they were printed so poorly in Lala magazine.  Because I don't want to keep myself and the readers waiting, we will go ahead and do low quality releases of the two chapters.  I don't know when the tankoubon is coming out, but I know it's after February, and that is an unreasonably long time to wait.  So we'll put our effort into the translation and typesetting, but we will not do much in the way of cleaning and redrawing.  We'll put the effort into the images when get the high quality tankoubon.   That effort won't be wasted because it's very easy to transfer text layers.

Anyhow...onto the link for chapter 28!

Link to "Akagami no Shirayukihime" Chapter 28:  (PDF) (Best viewed at 65% zoom)

Next up!  We are continuing to catch up on our neglected series, so next up will be "Rex Fabula" Chp 4, "Fushigi no Maria" Chp 4, "Ore to Atashi no Kareshi-sama" Chp 1, and "Ojousama no Untenshu" Chp 1.  Are of these are in some stage of completion, so it shouldn't take long to get them all released.  We also have 2 one-shots that are being typeset.  They could be released any day now ^^!

Recruitment!

We desperately need redraw artists!  Please contact me here (link)

Best Wildlife Pictures2011 - British Nature Awards 2011

Top 10 British Nature Awards 2011 winning Best Wildlife Pictures2011Living Landscapes: "Llyn Idwal—War and Peace"Photograph courtesy Graham EatonYoung Photographer: "Fox Yawning"Photograph courtesy Oliver WilksDocumentary Series: "It's Only a Game"Photograph courtesy Neil AldridgePortraits: "Mystical Mist"Photograph courtesy Mark SmithSeasons: "Summer Insects"Photograph courtesy Ross HoddinottUrban Wildlife: "Tabby Cat with Blackbird"Photograph courtesy Doug Mackenzie DoddsCoast and Marine: "Grey Seal Beneath Cliffs"Photograph courtesy Alexander MustardAnimal Behavior: "Grey Heron Walking on Water"Photograph courtesy Andrew ParkinsonUrban Wildlife: "Champagne Starling"Photograph courtesy David BiggsOverall Winner: "Jellyfish in the Blue Sea"Photograph courtesy Richard Shucksmith

13 - 2011 Best Wallpapers

Cool Best Wallpapers of 2011 posted today! You can use below 13 Best Desktop Wallpapers for free to your PC.

15 Funny Animals Pictures, Animals Funny Photos

Cute 15 Animals Funny Photos and Funny Animals Pictures from Animals Zoo Park.> An ant makes a lucky escape as its attacker becomes wedged in a leaf. The sight was captured on camera by Yahya Taufikurrahman, from Tanjung, in South Kalimantan, Indonesia