Magnolia Chapter 23

For those of you who hate Hugo, this chapter is going to suck. I love Hugo, so I thought this was a very romantic chapter. Hahaha! Unfortunately, we are left at the end with a nasty cliff hanger and the cruel news that the mangaka are skipping the next issue in order to collect material to continue the series.  But! Lily chapter 4 is coming out in Itan on the 25th, so we will have a Magnolia related chapter in July!  Hooray! That should ease the pain of waiting.

On to the release!


Link to "Magnolia" Chapter 23:  (PDF)

OS News!
We are working out plans for the next 6 months.  Since one-shots are popular with readers and the group members we are going move to a schedule format that alternates monthly between series focus and one-shot focus.  Regardless, each month we will release a chapter of Magnolia/Lily, AnS (starting in Septemeber, unless it gets licensed), and Rex Fabula.  The rest will be variable. This way we should be able to integrate the color Lalas and the other one-shots we've been wanting to do, while keeping up with our series.

I will be announcing the one-shot themes soon, along with other plans as they come together.

Next up! Will be one-shots from Kuro Lala and Shiro Lala and the first chapter of the short series "Pochama ni".

"Magnolia" Chapter 21

At last we make a big move in the story! And Nagi's suffering intensifies. Poor, poor Nagi.  Hmm...what's Vincent up to? I haven't decided whether he's suspicious or not. So far he seems like a really nice but tragic figure.

Thanks to Ichi for some great redraws :)

And now onto the links!

Link to "Magnolia" Chp 21:  (PDF)

Next up is a special Spring one-shot.  This one-shot kinda goes against the kind of story we like to do at Omari's Sister, but I couldn't past up the story and the art.

Oh! And please support Omari's Sister by purchasing some of my lightly used manga and magazine goodies.  There is lots of wonderful stuff left!  Take a look!

"Magnolia" Chapter 15

 *Runs forward*

What a nice title page!  This page makes me want to have a Magnolia calendar for 2012.  That would be soooooo nice.

Anyhow...and now this announcement.  Magnolia volume 3 will come out on December 7th and there will be two versions.  One version is the book alone and the other version will include a drama CD along with the book.  I don't know whether I will be getting the drama CD.  To be honest, don't really understand the point of drama CDs.  I'd rather have a calendar. CALENDAR!!!  Hear my pleas Naked Ape.  CALENDAR!!!

All righty!  Now onto the chapter!

Link to "Magnolia" chapter 15:  (PDF)

My Thoughts on the Chapter (Spoilers Ahead) --

Poor Ayato is having trouble adapting to change, but Nagi seems to be having even more trouble with it.  And...enter Hugo, who lays some truth on Nagi.  I wonder how much what Hugo said was for Ayato's benefit or his own?

Ayato is too cruel to all the guys around him/her.  I would feel sorry Hugo, but I know this is part his game.  Nagi, though...poor dear.  Hugo stomped all over his confidence.  So now what is Nagi going to do?  Is he going to be self conscious about how much he's sticks close to Ayato?  Will he give Ayato some space resulting in Ayato having an "adventure" or two?

I'm looking forward to the next chapter, but given the pacing of the story, will we even get to the tea party, or with the tea party encompass the whole of volume 4? I guess we'll have to wait and see.  My feeling is the next chapter will deal with Ayato apologizing to Lily and end with the Ayato, Sui, and Lily heading over to the tea party.

Next up with be either AnS chapter 26 or Yukarism chapter 8.

"Magnolia" Chapter 11

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This chapter continues the Ayato and Sui story line.  It's a little creepy, but if you can keep your mind rather innocent it's rather sweet.  Hopefully, this is the real set-up for Sui vs. Hugo.  A little warning:  at the beginning there's a rather crude joke.  I had to do a double take.  I imagine, though, that the joke will fly right over some of your heads.  Anyhow, I tried my best with the translation to get the crude joke across.  And now for the links:

"Magnolia" chapter 11:  (Zip) (PDF -- Mobile and Tablets)

Spoiler Alert!  Spoilers Ahead:

The chapter seems to me to be a contrast against chapter 4 in which Ayato and Hugo dance at the ball.  It seems that Sui and Hugo have two different ways of approaching Ayato's self-confidence issue.  In this chapter we see Sui giving Ayato instructions and telling Ayato to believe in him/herself then lets Ayato try.  When learning to shoot a bow, Ayato at first falls a few times before he/she is able to do it.  In contrast, Hugo tells Ayato something similar about listening the music and then trusting his/her body to know what moves to make.  However, while dancing, Ayato realizes that Hugo is firmly in control of the dance and he will not allow Ayato to fail.  Some would see this as a act of kindness, and given the circumstances, it was the best move for Hugo to make so the two of them remained blended into the crowd -- although, that's not what happened in the end :/.  But...there is the matter of coddling Ayato and controlling Ayato rather that letting Ayato find his/her own way.

What's going on with Ayato being so self-conscious while Hugo's watching?  I suppose, in general, Ayato feels that Hugo has trifled with him/her way too much.  I wonder whether Ayato considers his/her failure as a greater sign of weakness in Hugo's eyes or is Ayato actually trying to act impressive now that Hugo is watching...or...is it just girlish embarrassment in front of someone he/she likes?

And then there's Hugo...Is he just sizing up Sui?  Is he jealous that Sui is showing Ayato how to shoot and they are having fun?  In the next chapter are Hugo and Sui going to have a confrontation?  My gut feeling is that Hugo is the type to shoot a smug chuckle over at Ayato and do a little wave goodbye as he leaves the gym.  I guess we'll just have to wait and see...

Next up!
Next up is the Ghost Apartment Manager chapter 5!

Magnolia Chapter 8

Whoo-hoo!  It's "Magnolia" Chapter 8!  But first I must make a sales pitch for the first volume of "Magnolia" which goes on sale in Japan on March 7th.

Links to purchase "Magnolia" Volume 1:

• Amazon Japan, through Naked Ape's Amazon Storefront
• Yes Asia (Available March 19th, $3.99 shipping -- a nice option for those of us outside of Japan)

If you love the series "Magnolia", then plunk down a few bucks and show Naked Ape some love so they can continue this wonderful series for us :).  I've already ordered my copy of Magnolia and the other Aria series we translate and I will share what the books are like when they arrive next week (They should arrive at my door on the 8th or 9th).

Now back to the chapter.  This is another short chapter, but it's an important one.  Our poor little lamb Nagi, suffers some more and we get more of a sense of Hollier Clive.

Links to "Magnolia" Chapter 8:  (Zip) (PDF)

Warning:  Spoilers Ahead!
My thoughts on the Chapter:

Hollier Clive isn't exactly an original character, but she's funny nonetheless.  I wonder if this is the last we will see of her or will she be a pesky fangirl annoyance that pops up once in a while like Renge did in "Ouran".

Nagi:   My poor, poor, agonizing little lamb!  He's in such an unenviable position.  Should he choose to go back to Ayato side, he has to fight himself off as well as everyone else off of Ayato.  Plus, he has the question of whether any of what he feels for Ayato is real or just the effects of the Magnolia smell.  I can't imagine Nagi abandoning Ayato now that he understands the situation.  Above duty, isn't Ayato Nagi's best friend?  I wonder, though, is Nagi going to fully explain the situation to Ayato and whether he will tell Yugo about it to convince Yugo that he's under an intoxicating spell in order to drive Yugo away.

Yugo:  *GRINZ*  I adore Yugo even more.  He looks so smitten with Ayato in this chapter and the bear-huggles moment is so perfect! :3  Yes, yes, I definitely approve.  Bear-hugs are the best!  It seemed at the end of the chapter, judging from their expressions, that Yugo and Ayato had come to some realization.  I'm anxious for chapter 9 to learn what they have to say to each other.  I also want to see what happens when Nagi comes back and finds them together.

There's no follow-up to Lily's situation with Saiga in this chapter.  I wonder if that's going to be mostly covered in the next chapter of "Lily" due out at the end of June.

And now the anxiety builds again as we all wait a month for chapter 9...sigh...

Magnolia Chapter 6

It's another cruel chapter of "Magnolia"...this one is only 28 pages and as one of my proofreaders pointed out, the second page is a repeat. Boo! But it's a really good chapter and sets up for what I hope to be a thrilling volume 2.

Links to Magnolia Chapter 6:  (Zip)(PDF)

Spoilers Ahead --

My thoughts on the chapter:
Poor, poor, Nagi.  Nothing good can come of this for him.  Ayato is nutz, Yugo is relentless, and poor Nagi has his own heart to worry about.  But I think that's what makes this situation delicious.  What is poor Nagi going to do?  Ayato alone is more than a handful.  Oh, and then there's our other little flower, Lily.  I think after reading the companion Lily one-shot for the first volume of Magnolia, you all will understand why Lily is so down.  Lily...T_T...stay strong, girl!

Oh, a note about Saiga Orway -- "Orway" is my best guess on the spelling of his last name.  Other possibilities are Olway, Alway, Aulway...sigh...I hate Katakana...

I expect the first volumes of Aria series to release soon.  I will post links to purchase the books when they become available.

Next up is the first of the "Lily" themed extra stories!

Magnolia Chapter 4

I weep no more for the ending of "Zettai Heiwa Daisakusen" because another has come to walk in Johanne's shoes.  Bless you Naked Ape for giving us Yugo!

Links to "Magnolia Chapter 4"  (Zip) (PDF)

Note:  A slight change to the translation was made to a flash back to chapter 2.  Chapter 2 has been updated accordingly.

Chapter 5 can't come soon enough!  AUGH!!!  I'm suffering!!!!  I hope we find out who Lily's guy is soon.  Is he royalty, military, a gigolo or some random party crasher?

Next up is a double release of "Orange Chocolate" because chapter 18 and 19 belong together as one!

Magnolia Chapter 3

And here is Magnolia chapter 3!  What is to become of our poor "prince!"  What's up with that Vincent creep!?  Dude! You look like Paris Hilton! And why does Lover-Boy insist upon kissing Ayato!?

Links to Magnolia chapter 3 (Zip)(PDF)

Links to order Aria Magazine (Amazon Japan) (Akadot) -- Support this magazine and the artists with your money!  I would hate to see our new favorite series die before they're done.

Also, I beg you, though you may have the best intentions in the world, DO NOT UPLOAD OMARI'S SISTER OR HYPERPARFAIT SERIES ONTO MANGA AGGREGATION WEBSITES.  IF YOU TRULY WANT TO SUPPORT THE ARTISTS AND MANGA IN GENERAL, BUY THE BOOKS AND THE MAGAZINES.

Next up! The ZHD finale!

Magnolia Chapter 2

Update 01/04/2011:  Minor change to page 29 that doesn't impact the story.  The change was made to be consistent with the first "Lily" extra story.

Update 12/5/2010:  Minor change to the translation of page 8 that does impact the story.  Ayato's father is the only one who doesn't like Vincent.

Here's Magnolia chapter 2. Chapter 3 will be released on Monday at the latest so you won't have to suffer the cliff-hanger for long.

Link to Magnolia Chapter 2 (Zip - high quality)(PDF - convenient)

Starting at chapter 3, Magnolia will become a joint project with Hyper Parfait and Pika Ichi will become an Omari's Sister only project.  The highly stoopid one-shot "Hidaka Muffler" will be released with Magnolia chapter 3.  After that comes the final chapter of "Zettai Heiwa Daisakusen" along with some extras from Volume 3 and then Pika Ichi!

New Series: "Magnolia" Chapter 1

Here it is! Magnolia! There's so much good stuff coming from Aria magazine! It so hard to choose which ones to do. I think, though, looking at the upcoming schedule, until another series ends, we can only do 3 of the 4 series from Aria that we've trialed. My current thought is to put off "Iiki no Ki" until the schedule loosens up. Let me know what you think.

Links to "Magnolia" Chp 1 (Zip)(PDF)

Next up is the final chapter of "Ouran High School Host Club."  Until I get the raw, I will be working on "Orange Chocolate" chapter 17.