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".

Hugo Poll

Love him or hate him, Hugo is an interesting character.  Is he Ayato's friend, enemy, or both?  Seriously, what IS his deal?  Personally, I think he's there on a specific mission, but I don't think things are going as planned -- though, I admit I have no idea what his mission is.  I think Hugo is getting a little side-track because, regardless of the Magnolia smell, he likes Ayato.

I look forward to the development of Hugo's character.  Will someone eventually take him down a couple of notches?  Will Ayato eventually wrap him around his/her finger?  Or will he be a damned-dirty-dog forever?

What do you think?  Take the poll in the right hand column.  If you want to rant positively or negatively, please leave a comment.  Go all out!  Let's talk about Hugo :).

"Magnolia" Chp 18

First if of all, I must say Naked Ape does some of the loveliest cover and title page art out there.  I'm always excited when they have color pages.  I really wish they would release a Magnolia calendar.  I really like the colors on this illustration.  The composition really brings out the green of Ayato's eyes.
We continue with the tea party in this chapter.  A warning to Hugo haters:  you are going to want to put your fist through your monitor before the end of this chapter.  Hugo is especially dog-like...well, more like a male slut.  He's a terrible guy to fall for and I feel bad for Ayato.  But...it's not like they're going out, so I guess Hugo can do as he pleases.  But still...seriously?  I guess this kind of behavior is what makes Hugo is a delicious character. It's amazing how he acts like he doesn't know why Ayato's upset.  Ugh... it makes me want to start a rant on men.

Onto the links!

Please do not upload this to any of the manga aggregation websites.  There is no need to since the files are readily available here, and in light of recent evens, it doesn't help anyone to support criminal websites.

Links to "Magnolia" Chp 18:  (Zip) (PDF)

Next up is "Datara no Mousouryoku Opera", a new 62 page one-shot from Bisco Hatori.  It should be released by the end of next week.

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"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 13

 

Hmm...I wonder what happened between Lily and Arthur in the hall...I guess we won't know until late December T_T.  Anyhow, here's "Magnolia" chapter 14.  Finally! Another day!  I wonder how many chapters this day is going to last...heheheh... well at least this isn't as bad as "Skip Beat."  Anyhow...Nagi's suffering continues and Ayato is being forced to grow up.  Now I'm suffering as I wait for chapter 14. It sounds like chapter 14 may actually have more than 23 pages (PLEASE!!!  We need a nice 50-pages  PLEASE!!!).  Onto the link!

Link to Magnolia Chapter 13:  (PDF)

Spoiler Alert!  Spoilers Ahead!!

My Thoughts on the the Chapter

I wonder if Ayato and Hugo are heading out to Magnolia forest where they first met.  That would be nice because there would be some pretty pages to edit :). I'd also love for them to have another heart to heart conversation without Hugo going all "honey badger" on poor Ayato.  Show some restraint Hugo!

I have a sneaking suspicion about Ayato's muscle and joint pain.  I wonder whether the process of Ayato becoming a girl.  Hahaha!  You girls remember those days to painful "bee stings".

Next up!

Next up is Pika Ichi Chp 9!  Sorry for the delay.  We now have a wonderful translator, Amrai, for the series and she's cranking through the chapter to help us get caught up.  I'm still looking for an experienced and reliable typesetter for the series, so if you are interested, please send me an e-mail via the contact link in this blog's menu.

Magnolia Chapter 9

It's been a busy past few days.  First a planned real-life thing happened and then an unplanned family emergency happened.  Fortunately, all is well and life is back to normal.  Anyhow, here is "Magnolia" chapter 9.  There's a nice little flashback in the beginning that confirms many of our suspicions and then we get on to fun with Hollier.  Hopefully those people who were initially put off by Hollier will warm up to her by the end of this chapter.  She's good girl with good intentions.  And now the links:

Links to "Magnolia" Chapter 9: (Zip) (PDF -- tablets and mobile)

Spoiler Alert!  Spoilers Ahead!

My Thoughts on the Chapter:

Hugo seriously needs to change his tactics regardless of his goal.  I don't think uncontrollably pouncing upon Ayato is scoring any points.  A little self-restraint would be nice.  He is a soldier after all.  Perhaps he should try talking to Ayato over lunch or something.  Talking is good.  It helps to build a trust relationship.  If Hugo continues down this path, Ayato will be on the look out and won't go anywhere near him.

Hollier!  She's a sweetheart, but I fear she's destined for a broken heart along with Nagi.  I hope all the Hollier-haters will give her character a second chance after this chapter.  Hollier's cute!

Nagi!  Fight, Nagi! Fight!  I want to huggles him so much!  What an awful position to be put into!  I hope he explains the situation to Ayato and that Ayato understands and is gentle to poor Nagi.  Nagi...T_T

Next up is "Yukarism" chapter 4.

A reminder about J+K:  Shouoto-sensei is talking a month off from J+K, so chapter 10 will not be released in Japanese until late May.  Because chapter 9 has a nasty cliffhanger and chapter 8 does not, I've decided to do a double release of Chapter 9 and 10 during late May/early June to save us all the pain of waiting two months after a nasty cliff hanger.