Good to see Kaishin Koji can be as dangerous as the rest of 'em.
Think we're gearing up for the big Habaki vs. Anotsu fight?

--- In manji@yahoogroups.com, "darkgenio76" <darkgenio76@...> wrote:
>
> raw-paradise.com/ get it now, old man is in action! cool
>

raw-paradise.com/ get it now, old man is in action! cool

Get them here:
http://kidoailakutrad.free.fr/
cheers

 

Is this the cover? It doesn't look like his art at all... http://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=47627

Can you post the ISBN? We could probably find it that way.
~Adam

--- In manji@yahoogroups.com, Sean Ogden <oghead@...> wrote:
>
> I picked it up through amazon.jp. As I've purchased through them before, I received a promotional e-mail with Sister Generator and the latest MnJ as the products of interest . Strangely enough, I can't find the book through a search of the .jp site and have since deleted the e-mail : (. But I received the books the other day through then so they are definitely selling it.
>
> Sent from my iPhone

Is this the cover?  It doesn't look like his art at all...
http://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=47627

Can you post the ISBN?  We could probably find it that way.
~Adam

--- In manji@yahoogroups.com, Sean Ogden <oghead@...> wrote:
>
> I picked it up through amazon.jp.  As I've purchased through them before, I
received a promotional e-mail with Sister Generator and the latest MnJ as the
products of interest .  Strangely enough, I can't find the book through a search
of the .jp site and have since deleted the e-mail : (. But I received the books
the other day through then so they are definitely selling it.
>
> Sent from my iPhone

 

Cool, I didn't know what the title was, so I didn't know what to search for. Where did you buy it from? I usually buy the Japanese Blade/Mugen books from Sasugabooks.com, but they don't seem to have this one yet.
Of course I'd be buying it for the art, since I can't read it.
But thanks for posting the review.
Though what is Bloodharley no Basha?
~AB

--- In manji@yahoogroups.com, "ilcap@..." <ilcap@...> wrote:
>
> I finally got around to buying and reading Sister Generator yesterday, so here are some quick thoughts:
>
> Kuzein House's Greatest Show: Well, I've already read this only, what, 2 or 3 months ago, so I skipped it. Not my favorite piece here, but it wasn't bad either.
>
> Seifuku wa Nugenai ('We Can't Take off Our Uniforms'): Eight 4-page chapters of comedy. Two (sometimes three) high-school girls banter back and forth, serving as a vessel for Samura's observational humor. Samura admits in the afterword that because he doesn't keep up with the news or anything, he ran out of material pretty quickly, but it had some pretty great riffs while it lasted.
>
> Brigit's Supper: I hadn't read this one before, actually. Seemed like an idea that Samura came up with for Bloodharley no Basha, but decided it wasn't the direction he wanted to take that book in. (I'm thinking of the end [of Brigit's Supper] in particular here.) Anyway, it was nice.
>
> Shizuru Cinema: About a guy trying to make it as a manga-ka and his junior high school age girlfriend, with a twist ending that I obviously won't give away. Still not sure if it was good, but at the very least, as with all recent Samura stuff, I can say it had some very pretty pictures.
>
> Kasou Senryaku - Kagami-uchi (again I don't feel like translating this one): Four pages of Samura detailing his exploits during a game of mahjong. I totally don't get mahjong, but like Akagi, you only really need to know the gist of it. (Also, having read this, I can confirm that Samura is a fan of Akagi)
>
> Seishun Jan Jaka Jaka Jaka ('Youth Jan Jaka Jaka Jaka' <- guitar strumming sounds): Six pages, boy confesses love to girl through song. Weak sauce.
>
> Emerald: Been years since I've read this one in its English scanlation form. Turns out I still think it's pretty good. Samura says in the afterword that someone compared it to Hirohiko Araki's work, which doesn't seem too far off the mark to me.
>
> In conclusion I like stuff like this much more than what I've read of Halcyon Lunch, and wish he would drop that series and focus on doing another book like this (or like Bloodharley no Basha for that matter)
>

Nevermind.  Just answered my own question.  I actually own that book, but can't
read it and forgot what the title was.


> Though what is Bloodharley no Basha?
> ~AB
>
>

Cool, I didn't know what the title was, so I didn't know what to search for. 
Where did you buy it from?  I usually buy the Japanese Blade/Mugen books from
Sasugabooks.com, but they don't seem to have this one yet.
Of course I'd be buying it for the art, since I can't read it.
But thanks for posting the review.
Though what is Bloodharley no Basha?
~AB


--- In manji@yahoogroups.com, "ilcap@..." <ilcap@...> wrote:
>
> I finally got around to buying and reading Sister Generator yesterday, so here
are some quick thoughts:
>
> Kuzein House's Greatest Show: Well, I've already read this only, what, 2 or 3
months ago, so I skipped it. Not my favorite piece here, but it wasn't bad
either.
>
> Seifuku wa Nugenai ('We Can't Take off Our Uniforms'): Eight 4-page chapters
of comedy. Two (sometimes three) high-school girls banter back and forth,
serving as a vessel for Samura's observational humor. Samura admits in the
afterword that because he doesn't keep up with the news or anything, he ran out
of material pretty quickly, but it had some pretty great riffs while it lasted.
>
> Brigit's Supper: I hadn't read this one before, actually. Seemed like an idea
that Samura came up with for Bloodharley no Basha, but decided it wasn't the
direction he wanted to take that book in. (I'm thinking of the end [of Brigit's
Supper] in particular here.) Anyway, it was nice.
>
> Shizuru Cinema: About a guy trying to make it as a manga-ka and his junior
high school age girlfriend, with a twist ending that I obviously won't give
away. Still not sure if it was good, but at the very least, as with all recent
Samura stuff, I can say it had some very pretty pictures.
>
> Kasou Senryaku - Kagami-uchi (again I don't feel like translating this one):
Four pages of Samura detailing his exploits during a game of mahjong. I totally
don't get mahjong, but like Akagi, you only really need to know the gist of it.
(Also, having read this, I can confirm that Samura is a fan of Akagi)
>
> Seishun Jan Jaka Jaka Jaka ('Youth Jan Jaka Jaka Jaka' <- guitar strumming
sounds): Six pages, boy confesses love to girl through song. Weak sauce.
>
> Emerald: Been years since I've read this one in its English scanlation form.
Turns out I still think it's pretty good. Samura says in the afterword that
someone compared it to Hirohiko Araki's work, which doesn't seem too far off the
mark to me.
>
> In conclusion I like stuff like this much more than what I've read of Halcyon
Lunch, and wish he would drop that series and focus on doing another book like
this (or like Bloodharley no Basha for that matter)
>

I finally got around to buying and reading Sister Generator yesterday, so here
are some quick thoughts:

Kuzein House's Greatest Show: Well, I've already read this only, what, 2 or 3
months ago, so I skipped it. Not my favorite piece here, but it wasn't bad
either.

Seifuku wa Nugenai ('We Can't Take off Our Uniforms'): Eight 4-page chapters of
comedy. Two (sometimes three) high-school girls banter back and forth, serving
as a vessel for Samura's observational humor. Samura admits in the afterword
that because he doesn't keep up with the news or anything, he ran out of
material pretty quickly, but it had some pretty great riffs while it lasted.

Brigit's Supper: I hadn't read this one before, actually. Seemed like an idea
that Samura came up with for Bloodharley no Basha, but decided it wasn't the
direction he wanted to take that book in. (I'm thinking of the end [of Brigit's
Supper] in particular here.) Anyway, it was nice.

Shizuru Cinema: About a guy trying to make it as a manga-ka and his junior high
school age girlfriend, with a twist ending that I obviously won't give away.
Still not sure if it was good, but at the very least, as with all recent Samura
stuff, I can say it had some very pretty pictures.

Kasou Senryaku - Kagami-uchi (again I don't feel like translating this one):
Four pages of Samura detailing his exploits during a game of mahjong. I totally
don't get mahjong, but like Akagi, you only really need to know the gist of it.
(Also, having read this, I can confirm that Samura is a fan of Akagi)

Seishun Jan Jaka Jaka Jaka ('Youth Jan Jaka Jaka Jaka' <- guitar strumming
sounds): Six pages, boy confesses love to girl through song. Weak sauce.

Emerald: Been years since I've read this one in its English scanlation form.
Turns out I still think it's pretty good. Samura says in the afterword that
someone compared it to Hirohiko Araki's work, which doesn't seem too far off the
mark to me.

In conclusion I like stuff like this much more than what I've read of Halcyon
Lunch, and wish he would drop that series and focus on doing another book like
this (or like Bloodharley no Basha for that matter)

Here's the link for the chap. 183, no clues for the 182
http://www.raw-paradise.com/
look for Mugen no junin
Cheers

If you could even take photos that'd be great.  Looks like raw scans of that
chapter never came out, since chapter 183 was just posted.

Good to see Ryo and the pistol guy finally get an action scene.

--- In manji@yahoogroups.com, iijyanaika@... wrote:
>
> Kagimuras little group finally found themselves an ittou ryu. And anotsu is
scrambling like hell. Meanwhile manji finally has his appendages together. I'm
too busy this week to take pics, after my test if no one uploads i'll do it
> it's a while since the last release has shown up, any news?
> Sergio
>

Kagimuras little group finally found themselves an ittou ryu. And anotsu is
scrambling like hell. Meanwhile manji finally has his appendages together. I'm
too busy this week to take pics, after my test if no one uploads i'll do it

it's a while since the last release has shown up, any news?
Sergio

Both books should be out in Japan on Sept 23rd.

--- In manji@yahoogroups.com, Sean Ogden <oghead@...> wrote:
>
> Awesome.  Thanks for the update.  Any word on when it's to be released?
>
> --- On Wed, 9/2/09, ilcap@... <ilcap@...> wrote:
>
> From: ilcap@... <ilcap@...>
> Subject: [manji] Re: new non Blade Samura comics
> To: manji@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Wednesday, September 2, 2009, 11:20 AM
>
>
>
>
>
>
>  
>
>
>
>
>
>                   In the spirit of keeping the board cooking:
>
>
>
> http://natalie. mu/comic/ news/show/ id/20645
>
>
>
> Along with the covers for Sister Generator and volume 25 of BotI, this page
also lists the contents for Sister Generator:
>
>
>
> Emerald
>
>
>
> Brigit no Bansan ('Brigit's Supper')
>
>
>
> Kuzein-ke no Saidai no Show ('The Kuzein House's Greatest Show')
>
>
>
> Seifuku wa Nugenai ('The Uniform Won't/Can't Come Off'; the short Quick Japan
series I mentioned before... apparently it's 8 chapters in all)
>
>
>
> Kasou Senryaku: Kagami-uchi (one-shot in Kindai Mahjong ['Modern Mahjong' --
it's the thing Akagi runs in]; I am totally clueless about mahjong so I don't
feel up to translating the title here)
>
>
>
> Shizuru Kinema ('Sizzle Cinema'; a one-shot that ran in Comic Flapper a while
ago that, now that I think about it, I do remember hearing about)
>
>
>
> Seishun Jan Jaka Jaka Jaka (seishun = 'youth', the rest = sound effects?; this
one hasn't been published in any magazines)
>
>
>
> So, the book just got a little beefier. This is good news. Both covers look
pretty good, too.
>
>
>
> --- In manji@yahoogroups. com, Sean Ogden <oghead@> wrote:
>
> >
>
> > Well that is certainly excellent news about all this "new" (to me, anyway)
Samura stuff surfacing.  I truly can't get enough of his work.  Please be sure
to post when and where to order these.  With regard to the recently (and long
awaited) released BOTI Vol. 21 - I loved it.  As a preface, the last of the
translated tankoubons I read with any consistency was right up until Manji and
Doa turned Burando's Nue into a meat cloud.  Since then, I've been largely
celibant of any spoiler scanlations - mostly because the great job Dark Horse
with the trades is worth the wait.
>
> >
>
> > While I've browsed over the euphoria-inducing art of subsequent tankoubons
and scanned Afternoon installments, suffice it to say, I really have no clear
idea of where the story is currently.  Having said that, the events in the last
chapter or so of this trade were pleasantly horrifying shocks to me.  Though the
much-maligned prison arc dragged on for (for me) years, it was much more
palatable consumed in trade form and ended with one of the biggest bangs in BOTI
lore.  The artwork, for the most part, is some Samura's best and I am never
disappinted by his increasing capacity to display sadism at it's most raw in yet
another of his epic skirmishes. God, I love this stuff - I tried to read the
current trade over a few hours to savor it, but like chocolate or porn, I
devoured it with a lust that's only left me wanting more! /end creepy diatribe.
>
> >
>
> > Again, thanks for the updates on more Samura goodness and let's keep this
board cooking!
>
> >
>
> >
>
> > On Aug 7, 2009, at 3:20 PM, "ilcap@" <ilcap@> wrote:
>
> >
>
> > Ah, actually the book Samura has coming out next month is called "Sister
Generator: A Hiroaki Samura Short Story Collection", and the advertisement in
Afternoon says it'll include "Emerald", "Brigit's Supper", the recent one-shot
that you mentioned, all of which ran in Afternoon. It also promises they're be
other stuff from other magazine/s, but judging from Samura's wiki, the only
thing I see that they might be referring to is "&#21046;&#26381; &#12399;&
#33073;&# 12370;&#12394; &#12356;" (which translates to something like "I Can't
Take the Uniform Off", or more literally, "The Uniform Can't Be Taken Off").
It's listed as an unfinished serial that started in 2005 in Quick Japan, a
magazine that is, as I understand it, focused on hip media in general (so, like:
movies, TV, music, books, etc.), but you can also count on it to have a couple
of manga serials running in it at any given time by hip manga-ka (e.g. off the
top of my head: Inio Asano, Tobira
>  Oda,
>
> >  Daisuke Nishijima, etc).
>
> >
>
> > Incidentally, it comes out the same day I'm scheduled to fly into Japan, so
I can pick it up and fill in any details then (I imagine it'll be scanned sooner
or later either way, though)
>
> >
>
> > --- In manji@yahoogroups. com, "~A" <oswald895@> wrote:
>
> > >
>
> > > Cool, thanks for the brief translations. Haven't checked this board in a
while, and it looks like it's lost some energy.
>
> > >
>
> > > Looks like Samura is taking a break from Blade this month, and instead has
a new 50 page one shot. Called Kuze Inke Saidai no Show.
>
> > > So if anyone wants to take a crack at translating that one, it's up on Raw
Paradise.
>
> > > I won't try to speculate on what the plot is, but it involves a piano
playing high school girl who's father has some sort of weird piano bench fetish.
:)
>
> > >
>
> > > Also, has anyone seen his OTHER series called Halcyon Lunch? I've only
seen two of the four chapters, and it is really surreal. Basically about a girl
who can eat anything, (food, people, cars, etc) with her chopsticks, and spits
them out in these bizarre combinations.
>
> > >
>
> > > The first chapter was scanlated here: http://manga. animea.net/
halcyon-lunch. html but it looks like they stopped after the first chapter.
>
> > >
>
> > > ALSO: It looks like he'll have two new books released in Japan in
September, one based on his "Emerald" western one shot, (hopefully expanded into
a full book?) and Blade book 25.
>
> > >
>
> > > ALSO: What did everyone think of the Dark Horse book 21 prison arc finale?
Haven't had a chance to pick it up yet.
>
> > >
>
> > > Later
>
> > >
>
> > >
>
> > >
>
> > > --- In manji@yahoogroups. com, Guilhem <guilhem@> wrote:
>
> > > >
>
> > > > Since some people asked, here are some bits of translation from the
discussion
>
> > > > between Rin and Renzo. Those who don't like spoilers should stop here!!!
>
> > > >
>
> > > > ***
>
> > > > SPOILERS
>
> > > > ***
>
> > > >
>
> > > > Rin: I'm the one who killed your father.
>
> > > > Everyone: * SHOCK! *
>
> > > > Rin: I hired Manji, he killed him for me. I'm the one your sword should
target.
>
> > > > But I don't want to die yet. There is something I have to do no matter
what
>
> > > > [image of Anotsu]. Until then, I cannot die.
>
> > > > Renzo: I suspected there was something between you and my father from
the
>
> > > > beginning... But I didn't know anything... He didn't even tell me how my
mother
>
> > > > died... Tell me what happened with my father! If nobody tells me
anything, how
>
> > > > can I decide what to do!?
>
> > > > Magatsu: Rin, won't you tell us why you're fighting?
>
> > > > Rin: Not your problem!
>
> > > > Magatsu: It's my former friends... Brat, have you heard of the Ittoryu?
>
> > > > Renzo: No...
>
> > > > Magatsu: Then listen and remember.
>
> > > > And then he tells him.
>
> > > > Remember, this mailing list is not meant to share scans!
>
> > > > Except it's dead.
>
> > > > Meh.
>
> > > > Magatsu: Then take your time to think and see if you can forgive them.
Don't
>
> > > > hesitate to think about it for a long time. He won't change anyway.
>
> > > >
>
> > > > Guilhem
>
> > > >
>
> > >
>
> >
>

In the spirit of keeping the board cooking:

http://natalie.mu/comic/news/show/id/20645

Along with the covers for Sister Generator and volume 25 of BotI, this page also
lists the contents for Sister Generator:

Emerald

Brigit no Bansan ('Brigit's Supper')

Kuzein-ke no Saidai no Show ('The Kuzein House's Greatest Show')

Seifuku wa Nugenai ('The Uniform Won't/Can't Come Off'; the short Quick Japan
series I mentioned before... apparently it's 8 chapters in all)

Kasou Senryaku: Kagami-uchi (one-shot in Kindai Mahjong ['Modern Mahjong' --
it's the thing Akagi runs in]; I am totally clueless about mahjong so I don't
feel up to translating the title here)

Shizuru Kinema ('Sizzle Cinema'; a one-shot that ran in Comic Flapper a while
ago that, now that I think about it, I do remember hearing about)

Seishun Jan Jaka Jaka Jaka (seishun = 'youth', the rest = sound effects?; this
one hasn't been published in any magazines)

So, the book just got a little beefier. This is good news. Both covers look
pretty good, too.


--- In manji@yahoogroups.com, Sean Ogden <oghead@...> wrote:
>
> Well that is certainly excellent news about all this "new" (to me, anyway)
Samura stuff surfacing.  I truly can't get enough of his work.  Please be sure
to post when and where to order these.  With regard to the recently (and long
awaited) released BOTI Vol. 21 - I loved it.  As a preface, the last of the
translated tankoubons I read with any consistency was right up until Manji and
Doa turned Burando's Nue into a meat cloud.  Since then, I've been largely
celibant of any spoiler scanlations - mostly because the great job Dark Horse
with the trades is worth the wait.
>
> While I've browsed over the euphoria-inducing art of subsequent tankoubons and
scanned Afternoon installments, suffice it to say, I really have no clear idea
of where the story is currently.  Having said that, the events in the last
chapter or so of this trade were pleasantly horrifying shocks to me.  Though the
much-maligned prison arc dragged on for (for me) years, it was much more
palatable consumed in trade form and ended with one of the biggest bangs in BOTI
lore.  The artwork, for the most part, is some Samura's best and I am never
disappinted by his increasing capacity to display sadism at it's most raw in yet
another of his epic skirmishes. God, I love this stuff - I tried to read the
current trade over a few hours to savor it, but like chocolate or porn, I
devoured it with a lust that's only left me wanting more! /end creepy diatribe.
>
> Again, thanks for the updates on more Samura goodness and let's keep this
board cooking!
>
>
> On Aug 7, 2009, at 3:20 PM, "ilcap@..." <ilcap@...> wrote:
>
> Ah, actually the book Samura has coming out next month is called "Sister
Generator: A Hiroaki Samura Short Story Collection", and the advertisement in
Afternoon says it'll include "Emerald", "Brigit's Supper", the recent one-shot
that you mentioned, all of which ran in Afternoon. It also promises they're be
other stuff from other magazine/s, but judging from Samura's wiki, the only
thing I see that they might be referring to is
"&#21046;&#26381;&#12399;&#33073;&#12370;&#12394;&#12356;" (which translates to
something like "I Can't Take the Uniform Off", or more literally, "The Uniform
Can't Be Taken Off"). It's listed as an unfinished serial that started in 2005
in Quick Japan, a magazine that is, as I understand it, focused on hip media in
general (so, like: movies, TV, music, books, etc.), but you can also count on it
to have a couple of manga serials running in it at any given time by hip
manga-ka (e.g. off the top of my head: Inio Asano, Tobira Oda,
>  Daisuke Nishijima, etc).
>
> Incidentally, it comes out the same day I'm scheduled to fly into Japan, so I
can pick it up and fill in any details then (I imagine it'll be scanned sooner
or later either way, though)
>
> --- In manji@yahoogroups.com, "~A" <oswald895@> wrote:
> >
> > Cool, thanks for the brief translations. Haven't checked this board in a
while, and it looks like it's lost some energy.
> >
> > Looks like Samura is taking a break from Blade this month, and instead has a
new 50 page one shot. Called Kuze Inke Saidai no Show.
> > So if anyone wants to take a crack at translating that one, it's up on Raw
Paradise.
> > I won't try to speculate on what the plot is, but it involves a piano
playing high school girl who's father has some sort of weird piano bench fetish.
:)
> >
> > Also, has anyone seen his OTHER series called Halcyon Lunch? I've only seen
two of the four chapters, and it is really surreal. Basically about a girl who
can eat anything, (food, people, cars, etc) with her chopsticks, and spits them
out in these bizarre combinations.
> >
> > The first chapter was scanlated here:
http://manga.animea.net/halcyon-lunch.html but it looks like they stopped after
the first chapter.
> >
> > ALSO: It looks like he'll have two new books released in Japan in September,
one based on his "Emerald" western one shot, (hopefully expanded into a full
book?) and Blade book 25.
> >
> > ALSO: What did everyone think of the Dark Horse book 21 prison arc finale?
Haven't had a chance to pick it up yet.
> >
> > Later
> >
> >
> >
> > --- In manji@yahoogroups.com, Guilhem <guilhem@> wrote:
> > >
> > > Since some people asked, here are some bits of translation from the
discussion
> > > between Rin and Renzo. Those who don't like spoilers should stop here!!!
> > >
> > > ***
> > > SPOILERS
> > > ***
> > >
> > > Rin: I'm the one who killed your father.
> > > Everyone: * SHOCK! *
> > > Rin: I hired Manji, he killed him for me. I'm the one your sword should
target.
> > > But I don't want to die yet. There is something I have to do no matter
what
> > > [image of Anotsu]. Until then, I cannot die.
> > > Renzo: I suspected there was something between you and my father from the
> > > beginning... But I didn't know anything... He didn't even tell me how my
mother
> > > died... Tell me what happened with my father! If nobody tells me anything,
how
> > > can I decide what to do!?
> > > Magatsu: Rin, won't you tell us why you're fighting?
> > > Rin: Not your problem!
> > > Magatsu: It's my former friends... Brat, have you heard of the Ittoryu?
> > > Renzo: No...
> > > Magatsu: Then listen and remember.
> > > And then he tells him.
> > > Remember, this mailing list is not meant to share scans!
> > > Except it's dead.
> > > Meh.
> > > Magatsu: Then take your time to think and see if you can forgive them.
Don't
> > > hesitate to think about it for a long time. He won't change anyway.
> > >
> > > Guilhem
> > >
> >
>

 

Ah, actually the book Samura has coming out next month is called "Sister Generator: A Hiroaki Samura Short Story Collection", and the advertisement in Afternoon says it'll include "Emerald", "Brigit's Supper", the recent one-shot that you mentioned, all of which ran in Afternoon. It also promises they're be other stuff from other magazine/s, but judging from Samura's wiki, the only thing I see that they might be referring to is "&#21046;&#26381;&#12399;&#33073;&#12370;&#12394;&#12356;" (which translates to something like "I Can't Take the Uniform Off", or more literally, "The Uniform Can't Be Taken Off"). It's listed as an unfinished serial that started in 2005 in Quick Japan, a magazine that is, as I understand it, focused on hip media in general (so, like: movies, TV, music, books, etc.), but you can also count on it to have a couple of manga serials running in it at any given time by hip manga-ka (e.g. off the top of my head: Inio Asano, Tobira Oda, Daisuke Nishijima, etc).

Incidentally, it comes out the same day I'm scheduled to fly into Japan, so I can pick it up and fill in any details then (I imagine it'll be scanned sooner or later either way, though)

--- In manji@yahoogroups.com, "~A" <oswald895@...> wrote:
>
> Cool, thanks for the brief translations. Haven't checked this board in a while, and it looks like it's lost some energy.
>
> Looks like Samura is taking a break from Blade this month, and instead has a new 50 page one shot. Called Kuze Inke Saidai no Show.
> So if anyone wants to take a crack at translating that one, it's up on Raw Paradise.
> I won't try to speculate on what the plot is, but it involves a piano playing high school girl who's father has some sort of weird piano bench fetish. :)
>
> Also, has anyone seen his OTHER series called Halcyon Lunch? I've only seen two of the four chapters, and it is really surreal. Basically about a girl who can eat anything, (food, people, cars, etc) with her chopsticks, and spits them out in these bizarre combinations.
>
> The first chapter was scanlated here: http://manga.animea.net/halcyon-lunch.html but it looks like they stopped after the first chapter.
>
> ALSO: It looks like he'll have two new books released in Japan in September, one based on his "Emerald" western one shot, (hopefully expanded into a full book?) and Blade book 25.
>
> ALSO: What did everyone think of the Dark Horse book 21 prison arc finale? Haven't had a chance to pick it up yet.
>
> Later
>
>
>
> --- In manji@yahoogroups.com, Guilhem <guilhem@> wrote:
> >
> > Since some people asked, here are some bits of translation from the discussion
> > between Rin and Renzo. Those who don't like spoilers should stop here!!!
> >
> > ***
> > SPOILERS
> > ***
> >
> > Rin: I'm the one who killed your father.
> > Everyone: * SHOCK! *
> > Rin: I hired Manji, he killed him for me. I'm the one your sword should target.
> > But I don't want to die yet. There is something I have to do no matter what
> > [image of Anotsu]. Until then, I cannot die.
> > Renzo: I suspected there was something between you and my father from the
> > beginning... But I didn't know anything... He didn't even tell me how my mother
> > died... Tell me what happened with my father! If nobody tells me anything, how
> > can I decide what to do!?
> > Magatsu: Rin, won't you tell us why you're fighting?
> > Rin: Not your problem!
> > Magatsu: It's my former friends... Brat, have you heard of the Ittoryu?
> > Renzo: No...
> > Magatsu: Then listen and remember.
> > And then he tells him.
> > Remember, this mailing list is not meant to share scans!
> > Except it's dead.
> > Meh.
> > Magatsu: Then take your time to think and see if you can forgive them. Don't
> > hesitate to think about it for a long time. He won't change anyway.
> >
> > Guilhem
> >
>

Ah, actually the book Samura has coming out next month is called "Sister
Generator: A Hiroaki Samura Short Story Collection", and the advertisement in
Afternoon says it'll include "Emerald", "Brigit's Supper", the recent one-shot
that you mentioned, all of which ran in Afternoon. It also promises they're be
other stuff from other magazine/s, but judging from Samura's wiki, the only
thing I see that they might be referring to is
"制服は脱げない" (which translates to
something like "I Can't Take the Uniform Off", or more literally, "The Uniform
Can't Be Taken Off"). It's listed as an unfinished serial that started in 2005
in Quick Japan, a magazine that is, as I understand it, focused on hip media in
general (so, like: movies, TV, music, books, etc.), but you can also count on it
to have a couple of manga serials running in it at any given time by hip
manga-ka (e.g. off the top of my head: Inio Asano, Tobira Oda, Daisuke
Nishijima, etc).

Incidentally, it comes out the same day I'm scheduled to fly into Japan, so I
can pick it up and fill in any details then (I imagine it'll be scanned sooner
or later either way, though)


--- In manji@yahoogroups.com, "~A" <oswald895@...> wrote:
>
> Cool, thanks for the brief translations.  Haven't checked this board in a
while, and it looks like it's lost some energy.
>
> Looks like Samura is taking a break from Blade this month, and instead has a
new 50 page one shot.  Called Kuze Inke Saidai no Show.
> So if anyone wants to take a crack at translating that one, it's up on Raw
Paradise.
> I won't try to speculate on what the plot is, but it involves a piano playing
high school girl who's father has some sort of weird piano bench fetish. :)
>
> Also, has anyone seen his OTHER series called Halcyon Lunch?  I've only seen
two of the four chapters, and it is really surreal.  Basically about a girl who
can eat anything, (food, people, cars, etc) with her chopsticks, and spits them
out in these bizarre combinations.
>
> The first chapter was scanlated here: 
http://manga.animea.net/halcyon-lunch.html   but it looks like they stopped
after the first chapter.
>
> ALSO:  It looks like he'll have two new books released in Japan in September,
one based on his "Emerald" western one shot, (hopefully expanded into a full
book?)  and Blade book 25.
>
> ALSO:  What did everyone think of the Dark Horse book 21 prison arc finale? 
Haven't had a chance to pick it up yet.
>
> Later
>
>
>
> --- In manji@yahoogroups.com, Guilhem <guilhem@> wrote:
> >
> > Since some people asked, here are some bits of translation from the
discussion
> > between Rin and Renzo. Those who don't like spoilers should stop here!!!
> >
> > ***
> > SPOILERS
> > ***
> >
> > Rin: I'm the one who killed your father.
> > Everyone: * SHOCK! *
> > Rin: I hired Manji, he killed him for me. I'm the one your sword should
target.
> > But I don't want to die yet. There is something I have to do no matter what
> > [image of Anotsu]. Until then, I cannot die.
> > Renzo: I suspected there was something between you and my father from the
> > beginning... But I didn't know anything... He didn't even tell me how my
mother
> > died... Tell me what happened with my father! If nobody tells me anything,
how
> > can I decide what to do!?
> > Magatsu: Rin, won't you tell us why you're fighting?
> > Rin: Not your problem!
> > Magatsu: It's my former friends... Brat, have you heard of the Ittoryu?
> > Renzo: No...
> > Magatsu: Then listen and remember.
> > And then he tells him.
> > Remember, this mailing list is not meant to share scans!
> > Except it's dead.
> > Meh.
> > Magatsu: Then take your time to think and see if you can forgive them. Don't
> > hesitate to think about it for a long time. He won't change anyway.
> >
> > Guilhem
> >
>

Cool, thanks for the brief translations.  Haven't checked this board in a while,
and it looks like it's lost some energy.

Looks like Samura is taking a break from Blade this month, and instead has a new
50 page one shot.  Called Kuze Inke Saidai no Show.
So if anyone wants to take a crack at translating that one, it's up on Raw
Paradise.
I won't try to speculate on what the plot is, but it involves a piano playing
high school girl who's father has some sort of weird piano bench fetish. :)

Also, has anyone seen his OTHER series called Halcyon Lunch?  I've only seen two
of the four chapters, and it is really surreal.  Basically about a girl who can
eat anything, (food, people, cars, etc) with her chopsticks, and spits them out
in these bizarre combinations.

The first chapter was scanlated here: 
http://manga.animea.net/halcyon-lunch.html   but it looks like they stopped
after the first chapter.

ALSO:  It looks like he'll have two new books released in Japan in September,
one based on his "Emerald" western one shot, (hopefully expanded into a full
book?)  and Blade book 25.

ALSO:  What did everyone think of the Dark Horse book 21 prison arc finale? 
Haven't had a chance to pick it up yet.

Later



--- In manji@yahoogroups.com, Guilhem <guilhem@...> wrote:
>
> Since some people asked, here are some bits of translation from the discussion
> between Rin and Renzo. Those who don't like spoilers should stop here!!!
>
> ***
> SPOILERS
> ***
>
> Rin: I'm the one who killed your father.
> Everyone: * SHOCK! *
> Rin: I hired Manji, he killed him for me. I'm the one your sword should
target.
> But I don't want to die yet. There is something I have to do no matter what
> [image of Anotsu]. Until then, I cannot die.
> Renzo: I suspected there was something between you and my father from the
> beginning... But I didn't know anything... He didn't even tell me how my
mother
> died... Tell me what happened with my father! If nobody tells me anything, how
> can I decide what to do!?
> Magatsu: Rin, won't you tell us why you're fighting?
> Rin: Not your problem!
> Magatsu: It's my former friends... Brat, have you heard of the Ittoryu?
> Renzo: No...
> Magatsu: Then listen and remember.
> And then he tells him.
> Remember, this mailing list is not meant to share scans!
> Except it's dead.
> Meh.
> Magatsu: Then take your time to think and see if you can forgive them. Don't
> hesitate to think about it for a long time. He won't change anyway.
>
> Guilhem
>

Since some people asked, here are some bits of translation from the discussion
between Rin and Renzo. Those who don't like spoilers should stop here!!!

***
SPOILERS
***

Rin: I'm the one who killed your father.
Everyone: * SHOCK! *
Rin: I hired Manji, he killed him for me. I'm the one your sword should target.
But I don't want to die yet. There is something I have to do no matter what
[image of Anotsu]. Until then, I cannot die.
Renzo: I suspected there was something between you and my father from the
beginning... But I didn't know anything... He didn't even tell me how my mother
died... Tell me what happened with my father! If nobody tells me anything, how
can I decide what to do!?
Magatsu: Rin, won't you tell us why you're fighting?
Rin: Not your problem!
Magatsu: It's my former friends... Brat, have you heard of the Ittoryu?
Renzo: No...
Magatsu: Then listen and remember.
And then he tells him.
Remember, this mailing list is not meant to share scans!
Except it's dead.
Meh.
Magatsu: Then take your time to think and see if you can forgive them. Don't
hesitate to think about it for a long time. He won't change anyway.

Guilhem

Don't suppose anyone still has these and would be willing to upload? The link is
dead already and I can't seem to find the makie wallpaper in the group's files.

--- In manji@yahoogroups.com, "J. Andrew Kitkowski" <tenchu@...> wrote:
>
> Hey all- Update was coming a little slow this week, so in the meantime I
> wanted to throw you guys something:
>
> 2 full-color wallpapers designed by Hiroaki Samura himself. I believe I
> posted these a while back to the files section of this group, but in case
> you missed it, here's a chance to score them again:
>
> http://www.z-builder.com/manga/mugen/extra/files/mnjdesktops.zip
>
> They are 1024x768.
>
> Enjoy!
> -Andy
>

--- In manji@yahoogroups.com, "lara_skadi" <luvlilo@...> wrote:
>
> released!!!
> http://mangahelpers.com/downloads/details/13873
>
> :D
>
> now someone can translate the lines.. please? lol
>


Does anybody still have this chapter? I'm reading through the series right now,
and I can't seem to get a hold of this one.

Chapter 181!! :D
http://mangahelpers.com/s/raw-paradise/details/36689

could someone translate the lines? the chapter is all talk - and a seemingly
interesting one.
I've posted here a sumary of what happened but god knows why my message didnt
appear at all, so I won't do that again. just download it and try to get as many
things as you can without apropriate knowledge of japanese :/
btw, Rin looks pretty cool (and sexy <3)in this chapter. her eyes.... wow.

http://mangahelpers.com/s/raw-paradise/details/36689

i wish there was a lovely soul around who could translate some of it. or at
least tell what the more important they said...







SPOILERS














Basically, Enzo tries to attack Manji in his bed in this chapter. Of course, he
wouldnt get it easily.
First, there's some talk between them and Enzo looks a bit desperate. Rin crawls
out of her own bed to stant in front of Manji, protecting him, and she seems to
tell Enzo about the Itto-Ryu and the boy's father. Her eyes in this scene are
great. Cold and cool :D doesnt look like that lil Rin from before :) He looks
miserable... poor boy... But anyways, he aims at rin for his slice (or she
believes so), but changes his mind, attacking Manji instead. The ninja woman
(whose name I forgot, sorry) lying down with him protects him and gets her hand
hurt. By this time, Magatsu and the other woman dominate him. Later there's more
talk and talk, with very interesting reactions, but only understandable for
those who speaks japanese :/

Wolves being immortal........far fetched and no relevance. If you read the
prison arc, you'd saw that it was extremely hard to find suitable host with the
worms.              Makie....well i would have thought she was really important
to the ittouryu, as well as shira being rather important being such a kick ass
antagonist, i'm glad he didn't die from falling off cliff.  The story is winding
down as well, so loose ends are being tied. Meh

that was a nice summary, thanks!
The chapter is beatiful.

Since Tankobon 23 BOTI has really picked up it's pace again. I believe Tankobon
16-20 have been pushed by the publishers to add some meat.

Anyhow Samura's doing his job well again, which means that we can again enjoy
one of the best  mangas ever published (IMHO)
Sergio


--- In manji@yahoogroups.com, "melanierain" <melanierain@...> wrote:
>
> Hey, all. Get 'em while they're hot at http://www.raw-paradise.com. (The link
will probably go up at mangahelpers.com eventually, as well.)
> A spoilery summary (of sorts, my Japanese is muy crappy) follows:
>
> S
> P
> O
> I
> L
> E
> R
> S
>
>
> Shira's still alive but is pinned to the ground by a sword, as I think the
bloodworms will keep him alive unless his head is chopped off. He addresses
Renzou and apologizes to him for failing to kill his father's murderer (Manji).
He engages in some philosophical musings I can't really follow, but the gist of
it is that he's reflecting on his dying, that he isn't in pain but that he's
bored. He needles Renzou about having had sex with him--HA!--and reflects on the
"deathless," musing that the "danna" (I think it may be Manji, but could this be
a reference to Kagimura?) doesn't have anyone to protect him anymore.
>
> Then, a pack of wolves shows up and begins to devour Shira alive, literally
tearing the flesh from his bones (a fitting end and a nice callback to Makie,
who killed off fifty dogs when she was beaten and left for dead as a child).
/This/ pain Shira feels, even though, sick fucker that he is, he enjoys every
second.
>
> As always, Samura depicts the carnage in loving detail--one wolf makes off
with an ear--but weirdly, in his last moments Shira chooses to impart some
decent advice to Renzou: quit it with the revenge, don't become a bitter person,
don't be a coward, live on, that kind of thing. It's difficult to know exactly
how serious Shira is being, as he's been laughing maniacally for the entire
chapter, but Renzou is shaken.
>
> In what's evidently a flashback, the Hot Ninja Ladies--Meguro of the scar and
Tanpopo--run across Mitake. I'm not exactly sure what all it is that they're
discussing, but "Ittouryuu" pops up a fair bit. Judging from their sneaky
expressions afterwards, maybe they were throwing Mitake off their trail? They
explain to Magatsu and Rin (who's regained consciousness, yay) that they didn't
come back to help them. Meguro and Magatsu bitch at each other (over Magatsu's
cooking skills or lack thereof, I think). There is a bit of awkwardness when Rin
and Tanpopo discuss Rin and Manji's injuries, and Tanpopo apologizes...before
glomping Manji. Mixed messages, much? Renzou chooses that point to bust in,
armed with a sword and looking like a rage zombie.
>
> Mitake reports to Kagimura news about four Ittouryuu members. I'm not sure if
this relates to how much ass Anotsu and the gang kicked several chapters ago,
but whatever Mitake tells Kagimura, it is not good. Kagimura even winds up
crying, while elsewhere, Anotsu rides on.
>
> Melanierain
>