His and Her Circumstances Special Chapter -- But Really an Advertisement...

First of all!  A special thanks to Chiresakura for suggesting this and helping to make this release possible :).

If you haven't read "Kareshi Kanojo no Jijou" ("His and Her Circumstances"), you NEED too, especially if you like over-the-top high school dramas like "Pika Ichi".  Unfortunately, the series is long out of print because it is a Tokyo Pop title in the US.  Boo!!!  It would be great if another publisher re-translated it and did an omnibus version of the series (hint, hint, hint...)  Anyhow, here's a handy summary sheet explaining the series:

And now the extra chapter!  It's "Kano Kare" "Chotto Edo Made" style (very cute)!

Links to "Chotto Kano Kare":  (Zip) (PDF)

Enjoy!

Next up is Akizuki Sorata's "Ryuu no Moriuta" ("The Dragon's Lullabye").

Ouran High School Host Club Volume 18 Extras

First of all, let me encourage you to buy this volume in Japanese, whether you can read it or not (you should have the translation already), in order to directly support Hatori-sensei.  Here are some links to online stores:

• Amazon Japan
• Yes Asia ($7.99 + $3.99 shipping!)

And now onto the good stuff.  Like somebody else commented in the teaser post, these extras should give most everyone a satisfying end to the "Ouran High School Host Club" series.  I still want more Kyouya...but I'll live, I suppose.  Also...I shouldn't complain too much since I did get this (as written in the chatbox while I was struggling with the Barcelona extra chapter):

I would gladly give up this 60-page monstrosity for 6-page short of TamaXHaru snuggling on a couch on Friday night watching Netflix...as a needed rest after a good performance on midterms...

Wahahaha!!!!  I enjoyed EVERY pixel of the couch snuggling omake *wide grinz*.  And for that moment of joy, I humbly thank Hatori-sensei.

Update 05/09/2011: changed and "of" to "or" on Kyouya page.
Update 04/24/2011:  Included minor edits from Tarasaur (missed sleep bubbles on page 16)
Links to  the "Ouran High School Host Club" volume 18 extras:  (Zip) (PDF -- mobiles and tablets) RETIRED

I have no additional comments to make about the extras here because I've been posting my thoughts in the chatbox and because I put a few comments in the release itself.  I hope you all enjoy it!  Also, as with all of the Ouran stuff, this release will expire in a month.  I encourage you to purchase the official Viz translation of Volume 18 when it comes out sometime in 2012.  I will, of course, post purchase links as Viz releases the remaining volumes.

Next up!
If all goes well, hopefully, I will be able to release "Akagami no Shirayukihime" chapter 24 by the end of this month.  If not, then it will come out a day or two after "Magnolia" chapter 10.

Oh! and Happy Easter to all of you who celebrate :)

Ouran Special Short Story and Commemoration

The Ouran Commemoration in Lala Special issue 12/2010 contains a lot of stuff.  I stuck to the stuff that was most interesting to me and took into consideration what might appear in Volume 18 when it's finally released in English.  Five chapters were selected as key chapters to re-read.  They are chapters 4, 20, 36, 52, and 80.  These key chapters were reprinted and took up the bulk of the commemoration.  Interspersed between the chapter re-prints were interviews and Ouran trivia.  I imagine most of this stuff will appear when Volume 18 is finally released in English from Viz, plus, my interest level is low, so I decided not to translate it.  At the end, a 60-page sequel one-shot was announced.  It will appear in Lala 3, which releases in Japan on January 24th 2011.  We will, of course, translate it and it will be posted on this blog for a month.  Here is the preview:

And now for the short story.  It's only 6-pages, but it's fun! Though, I was hoping for something longer that actually extended the story...

Links to Lala Special 12/2010 Ouran Short Story: (Zip) (PDF)

This will be retired at the end of February when we retire the January 2011 one-shot.

And!  Buy Ouran volumes from Viz at the Omari's Sister's Amazon store!  Link to the Ouran good-stuff! 

Next up is either "Pika Ichi" chapter 4 or the long version of "Furou Kyoudai".

Kaichou-san no Koneko Chp 3 + Omakes

Yay! We've finally come to the conclusion of the short series "Kaichou-san no Koneko!"  I really enjoyed this series and I hope you did too.  I've bundled the two extra stories in this series with this release.  The first extra story is in a separate file and the second 3-page short story is tacked onto the end of chapter 3.  Here are the links:

Link to KNK Omake 1 -- "Kotoko's Kitten"
Link to "Kaichou-san no Koneko" chapter 3 + "Ku-chan's Day"

If any of you want to know more about the Scottish Fold breed of cat, here are some links:

Link 1:  Wikipedia
Link 2:  Linnea Danielsen - Linanci Cattery
Link 3:  Cat Fancier

If you want to know more about the Sutra I butchered here's a link.

Next up is "Orange Chocolate" chapter 12 and then a one-shot called "Shinobigoto" from Nari Kusakawa.  Also, keep an eye out for our joint project with Hyper-Parfait!