Sunday, September 13, 2015

Souten Kouro 71 and 72

Yes, more Souten Kouro, and yet we're still not done with volume 6! Nevertheless, the next batch, containing chapters 73 and 74, will finish this volume.

Chapter 71 - The Birth of Diao Chan
Chapter 72 - The Herculean Youth Returns

You will witness the debut of a fictional femme fatale and the return of a character who debuted back when Cao Cao was a kid. Yes, the man who did not know there is only one moon, the bell-dropping giant returns! As a side-note, his debut was in a chapter I scanlated around 5 years and 7 months ago. Yes, I am deeply ashamed of my awful scheduling.

Wednesday, September 9, 2015

Aventurier ~Shinyaku Arsène Lupin~ chapter 5

Yes, even this project is still alive! In the meantime, some good soul uploaded scans of all published volumes (i.e. the 5 volumes of Aventurier ~Shinyaku Arsène Lupin~ and the current 4 volumes of Kaitou Lupin-den ~Aventurier~). At this point, all that's missing is the omake at the end of the two compilation volumes of the first manga. Since there's a lot of cultural tidbits in it (mostly Lupin giving an introduction to the Belle Epoque), I might translate it. Well, after I actually catch up with the manga proper.

Chapter 5 - The Escape of Arsène Lupin (part 2)

Look forward to the gripping conclusion of Lupin's grand escape from prison!


Also, as a side-note, Valenglay, the president of France in later books, makes a cameo in this chapter, even though this particular novel doesn't mention him at this point. This doesn't mean that I won't take his scene out of context and turn him into a poster-boy for procrastination. Sorry, Valenglay.

Sunday, September 6, 2015

Souten Kouro 69 and 70

Two more chapters from volume 6, four left until we finish one sixth of this manga.

Chapter 69 - The Five-Colored Dragon
Chapter 70 - Guo Jia and Xun Yu

Still, a round number is a round number, so let's take a moment to remember the fun times of the previous "five-colored" chapter, "The Five-Colored Rod".


 (credit goes to igneousfatuus for crossing over Cao the buwei and Cao the Gundam)