Izana Wallpaper

We don't have a release for you today, but Tamaririn took the time to clean the title page from AnS Chp 34.  I added a little border to make a nifty wallpaper!

Have at it!

"Akagami no Shirayukihime" Chp 34

I'd love to see a clean version of this drawing.  It's too bad when the tankoubon is published, the clean image will be in black-and-white instead of color.  Maybe one day Akidzuki-sensei will bless us with an illustration book so we can see clean versions of the color title pages.

This chapter sets the premise for the present story arc.  Honestly, the medical/pharma stuff doesn't interest me. Rather, I'm more interested in whether Ms. Naki is Izana's love interest.  Haha!  I guess I just want to see what kind of woman Izana ends up with.  I'm rather impatient and I want to get to the heart-to-heart between Izana and Shirayuki and I want some Zen and Shirayuki time...sigh...haha, but well...I guess I have to eat my veggies first before we get to the meat and dessert.

Onto the link!

Link to AnS Chp 34: (PDF) (If the file won't open in your browser, download the file and open it in the latest version of Adobe Acrobat on your PC. Problems have been reported using the Chrome browser.)

Next up! There will be a short lull while we prepare the next batch of releases!

"Akagami no Shirayukihime" Chapter 33

First of all, a little bit of business.  Viz's Shojo Beat is accepting licensing suggestions on Twitter.  AnS came up quite a few times.  I would love it if the momentum were stepped up so this series can't be ignored and Akidzuki Sorata can get some money from us (more than just the fraction of us who buy the tankoubon).  So if you don't mind, please Tweet to @Shojobeat about AnS.  Let's make a big push to get this series licensed!

I did what I could with this chapter in terms of image editing.  The pages look okay until page 17 and then after that there was simply not enough data to salvage the images.  As a consequence the pages are very grainy and there are some bare patches.  It's a shame too because I get the feeling that the last few pages are actually quite beautiful.  I guess I and whoever buys the volume 8 tankoubon will get to see the chapter as it was meant to be.  Fortunately, chapter 34 was printed in the nice section of Lala, so that chapter will be high quality.

This chapter begins a new arch in the story.  Looking at chapter 34, perhaps now we'll get to Shirayuki interact with Izana.  I know there are some of us who like the idea of Izana x Shirayuki (me included), but I get the feeling that Akidzuki wouldn't even toy with that notion.  My guess is that Izana, Shirayuki, and Ryuu will have some sort of adventure that will result in Izana personally acknowledging Shirayuki. ...But we shall see.  Maybe we're in for a surprise^^.

On to the link!

Link to "Akagami no Shirayukihime" Chapter 33: (PDF)

My thoughts on the chapter:

As usual, Zen is far too nice and bland.  Personally, it would have been nice to see him wasted while drinking with Izana or to find out that he's got an iron stomach and can hold his alcohol.  That moment seemed to be a missed opportunity for some humor and character building.

I love the lab coat uniform!  I would definitely wear one of those :).

Izana and Ryuu fans rejoice! Chapter 34 has lots of these two characters in it.  Also, if you follow me on Twitter, then you may have seen the teaser photo I took of Izana on the two page color title page spread for chapter 34.  It's a VERY nice drawing/painting.

Next up! I'm currently working on "Fushigi no Maria-kun" Chp 5!  A lot of the group is dealing with finals and final projects, so bare with us.  I'll be finishing up a lot of the half finished stuff that built up during March and April during this time and prepping for our third anniversary in June :).

"Akagami no Shirayukihime" Chapter 29

Before we get to the nitty-gritty of releasing this chapter, there are a few things that I feel I need to say.

1. We are not dropping "Akagami no Shirayukihime".  The past 3 chapters have been quite good and I personally want to go forward.
2. If a group capable of maintaining the image quality and translation quality and the time dedication approaches us about taking over the series, we will gladly transfer the series so we can work on other things.
3. I will make a greater effort to refrain from knee-jerk reactions in the future.
4. The image quality for chapter 29 and 30 turned out far better than expected, so I don't feel the need to do re-releases when the tankoubon comes out.  I'd rather spend an extra day now than spend 3 or 4 days re-doing it.

My honest thoughts on the Mangafox issue:

1. People need to be appreciative of Snoze's efforts.  It was her first scanlation and just getting up the nerve to do that was amazingly brave.
2. Despite Snoze's effort, after more than casual review of the release, we at Omari's Sister felt that we had something different to offer, so we are releasing our own version of chapter 29 and we will not be transferring the series on a formal basis to Snoze.
3. There are drastic differences between the two releases.  I ask you to appreciate both efforts on the chapter.  It takes time, effort, and guts on both our parts to do scanlation.
4. Neither Snoze or OS offer an official translation of AnS.  We will make mistakes.  OS does its best to QC our own work, but we are not paid professionals nor are we native Japanese speakers.  Please, if you want an official translation, write to your local manga publishers and ask them to license this series.

Okay...now onto to actually talking about the chapter :).  This is a lovely chapter!  We are finally getting a lot development with respect to Zen and Shirayuki's relationship and Izana's feelings toward it.  I feel like the story is coming to an end, though, I know it doesn't end at volume 7, so I imagine this means we have at least 3 or 4 more chapters left...though, you never can be sure.  This series might drag on until it dies cruelly.  Let's hope not.  One more volume would be perfect in my opinion.

Onto the link!

Link to Akagami no Shirayukihime Chapter 29: (PDF) optimal viewing zoom is 65%

Next up will be AnS Chapter 30.  We hope to have it done by Tuesday the 10th.

Akagami no Shirayukihime Chapter 21

Here's Akagami no Shirayukihime" chapter 21!  I like the dungeon crawl in this story and the interaction between Shirayuki, Prince Raji, and Obi.  Izana is his usual wonderful cynical self.


Links to "Akagami no Shirayukihime" chapter 21 (Zip) (PDF)

Next up is the Halloween special double feature "Furou Kyoudai" -- "The Furou Siblings."  It two chapters long and lots of spooky fun :)!

"Akagami no Shirayukihime" Chp 19

Holy crap that was a LOOOONG 4-months to wait!!!  Anyway, here is Akagami chp 19:


Link "Akagami no Shirayukihime" chapter 19

After this we have another long 2-month wait until the next issue of Lala DX in August.  Hopefully, then we'll find out what bit of "sweetness" Zen whispered into Shirayuki's ear on page 44 ;p.  I'm also looking forward to tons of fun adventure time with Obi and Shirayuki.

Oh! and here's a link to Hyper Parfait for Sapphire Pyro's excellent AnS chp 19 write-up! It kinda makes me wanna write up a "smart-ass" version of the chapter...heheheh.

Next up is "Zettai Heiwa Daisakusen" chapter 17 followed by the either "Orange Chocolate" chapter 14 or "Kimi ni XOXO" chp 2.  I haven't decided yet which to translate first.  I'm equally excited for both right now.