"Yukarism" Chp 10

It's been a while since we had a chapter of "Yukarism".  The series is currently on hiatus, so I decided there was no urgent need for releases.  It looks like Shiomi-sensei has recovered enough to start drawing again (a new chapter of "Nanatsu Kururi" came out in the latest issue of Itan) and she spoke on Twitter about finishing the manuscript for the end of an unnamed series...hmm...But keep in mind that Shiomi-sensei currently has three series running. I did see the listing for Betsuhana 6 and "Yukarism" doesn't appear.  I guess we have to wait at least two months longer.  Hopefully, this isn't like "Seirei Produce" which went on hiatus for a year.

On to the chapter!  We get more insight into Kazuma and Takamura.  Takamura continues to become more adorable which Kazuma seems to be mad and going madder.  (Chapter 11 begins to shed light on the extent of Kazuma's madness.  It's pretty sad.)  There's not much else to be said.  It's one of those things you have to read.

Onto the release!

Link to "Yukarism" chapter 10:  (PDF)

Next up is "Yukarism" chapter 11!  It should be out toward the middle of the week.

One-shot: "The Hands the Demon Adored"

We were planning this one-shot to kick off our fall spooky tales, but I suppose this isn't all that spooky even though the main male character is a demon.  In hindsight, this is more of a late winter/early spring kinda one-shot given the theme of rebirth.  Anyhow...we're doing it now...so yay!

Oh, in case you were wondering, the title's direct translation is "Affectionate Hands for a Demon".  I thought that was kind of wonky sounding, so I went with something more direct that expressed an adjacent idea.　I offer my humble apology to translation purists.

I think (perhaps someone can confirm this) that Takagi-sensei is just coming off a break.  I was very surprised to see a work from her in Aria because her series and one-shots have always been in Lala and Lala DX.  It would be nice if she switched publishers and will now appear in Aria and Itan.  I think both of these publications would allow her to have more flexibility and maturity in her story telling.

Anyhow...on to the links:

Links to "The Hands the Demon Adored":  (Zip) (PDF -- for mobile and tablets)

Next up!
Next up is "The Scarecrow of Oz" chapter 3.  I was going to do a double release of chapter 3 and 4, but it was cute overload and my brain couldn't handle it.  Instead, I put the big summer one-shot, "Seigi no Mikata" ("Ally of Justice") back into this month.

Halloween in February: "The Devil Mansion's Teacher"

(Joint with The Zero Alliance)

This one-shot was supposed to come out last Halloween, but because I underestimated the amount work needed to do the image editing and redraws, we couldn't get it done in time.  Fortunately, things came together now, so we'll have a little bit of Halloween in February.

Again, this is another project that is a little different from want we usually do (one more project like this, then I can't say that anymore...haha).  This story isn't actually all that spooky, it's more of a spooky motif.  The story itself is quite heartwarming and I really like Nayuta. Like Pika Ichi, this one-shot is a collaboration between sisters.  I hope to see more from them.  In the past they've done short shounen series in the Gan Gan Magazines.

Links "The Devil Mansion's Teacher": (Zip) (PDF)

Next up is "Kemono Kingdom: Zoo" Chp 3.

One-Shot: "Nemurenu Kishi ni Hanataba wo" ("Bouquets of Flowers for the Sleepless Knight")

Here is the one-shot "Nemurenu Kishi ni Hanataba wo" ("Bouquets of Flowers for the Sleepless Knight").  This story and the characters seem very inline with Yumi Kiiro's current series "Library Wars: Love and War." Both characters are strong and likable and the story is a good mix of humor, romance and adventure.  I hope you enjoy this short story as much as I did.  Oh! and a big thank to our new cleaner, Sae, who helped get this out sooner than I expected.

Links to "Nemurenu Kishi ni Hanataba wo":  (Zip) (PDF -- Mobile and Tablets)


If you enjoyed this one-shot then I highly recommend "Library Wars: Love and War" to you.  It just began its English release from Viz and is still currently running in Japanese language magazines Lala and Lala DX (this series has LOTS of wonderful extra stories).

Next up is another one-shot called "The Useless Scarecrow Familiar."  After that, we will release the next installment of "Orange Chocolate."