A double release of raws today.
I did the editing on the Triage X much the same as the last chapter of Maken-Ki!, though I did a little more cleaning. You'll notice that I haven't been leveling the colors to make them truly black-and-white. This is because the manga is printed on off-white paper, meaning that making the white completely white would make it a different color than the original. It may not look as nice as typical scanlations, but in keeping as much of the gray mid-tone as possible, you get to see more of the original detail.
Here's Triage X Chapter 21:
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And Maken-Ki! Chapter 42:
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I got a new scanner that I'm still getting used to. It gives me better quality but also scans slower. As a result, I'll be scanning at a lower resolution on B&W pages, and I will be scaling down my releases to compensate. Currently, the pages in most of my releases are at a 2600 px height. From now on, raw chapters will be at 2400 px or 2200 px. It's still a relatively huge size, so there won't be much of a difference.
There are two more Maken-Ki! chapters that I will be doing sometime this month. I'll definitely have them done before the next chapter comes out next month. See you soon.
Monday, January 9, 2012
Monthly Dragon Age - February (1/7/12)
February, like this month and so many months before, will not include HOTD. The hiatus continues...
I told you last month I thought we were nearing the end of Heroine vs Heroine. Well, I was right. In a disappointing and bizarre twist, however, it's giving way to Shouji Sato's new illustration series, Hero vs Hero. This month's heroes are Takashi and Arashi. I know this doesn't sound too bad, but you may feel differently when you see it. I'll just say it appears Dragon Age is trying to increase their female readership. Here it is:
http://www.mediafire.com/i/?io0rnwisodgaerm
The good thing about this is that neither series has many male characters (especially Triage X), so it shouldn't go on too long. Let's just hope we don't get Guns vs Guns when Shouji runs out of male characters. (UPDATE: The description says this is the last illustration in the series, so it seems Heroine vs Heroine/Hero vs Hero has reached its end.)
The raws of this month's Triage X will come soon, followed closely by the raws of Maken-Ki! Chapter 42. See you soon.
I told you last month I thought we were nearing the end of Heroine vs Heroine. Well, I was right. In a disappointing and bizarre twist, however, it's giving way to Shouji Sato's new illustration series, Hero vs Hero. This month's heroes are Takashi and Arashi. I know this doesn't sound too bad, but you may feel differently when you see it. I'll just say it appears Dragon Age is trying to increase their female readership. Here it is:
http://www.mediafire.com/i/?io0rnwisodgaerm
The good thing about this is that neither series has many male characters (especially Triage X), so it shouldn't go on too long. Let's just hope we don't get Guns vs Guns when Shouji runs out of male characters. (UPDATE: The description says this is the last illustration in the series, so it seems Heroine vs Heroine/Hero vs Hero has reached its end.)
The raws of this month's Triage X will come soon, followed closely by the raws of Maken-Ki! Chapter 42. See you soon.
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
Maken-Ki! Chapter 41 Raw
I know this is a few days late, but Happy New Year. To begin 2012 and the second year of Scans of the Dead, here is my first raw Maken-Ki! chapter. Hopefully it's the first of many.
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I'm not exactly sure what's holding Hidoi up on their scanlation. They say they are short on cleaners, but it seems like too long of a long delay if that's the only problem. In any case, there are three more chapters (including the one in this month's issue of Dragon Age) out right now, and I will scan raws of those and any future chapters as long as Hidoi is behind on their scanlations. I will do minimal editing on Maken-Ki! for now, but when I begin releasing Triage X raws, I will do a more thorough editing job. I should have the first chapter posted on Tuesday or Wednesday of next week (Jan. 10 or 11).
I'm about to order this month's issue of Dragon Age, so now would be a good time to donate if you can. I would really appreciate it.
Dragon Age comes out on the 7th this month, so my update should come a bit earlier than usual. It will hopefully be a little less than a week from now. See you then.
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I'm not exactly sure what's holding Hidoi up on their scanlation. They say they are short on cleaners, but it seems like too long of a long delay if that's the only problem. In any case, there are three more chapters (including the one in this month's issue of Dragon Age) out right now, and I will scan raws of those and any future chapters as long as Hidoi is behind on their scanlations. I will do minimal editing on Maken-Ki! for now, but when I begin releasing Triage X raws, I will do a more thorough editing job. I should have the first chapter posted on Tuesday or Wednesday of next week (Jan. 10 or 11).
I'm about to order this month's issue of Dragon Age, so now would be a good time to donate if you can. I would really appreciate it.
Dragon Age comes out on the 7th this month, so my update should come a bit earlier than usual. It will hopefully be a little less than a week from now. See you then.
Monday, December 12, 2011
Monthly Dragon Age - January (12/9/11)
No HOTD next month. I'm really getting tired of saying this.
This month's Heroine vs Heroine is a double match-up featuring Yuu and Hinako against Asami and Alice. It's called "School Uniform" which I find a bit strange since neither Alice nor Asami ever wore a school uniform. Since this is the first double match-up, I think we could be nearing the end of H vs H, but we'll have to wait and see. In any case, there's not much ecchi this month.
Here it is:
http://www.mediafire.com/?91n8qqozh66qmwi
I believe I promised something from Maken-Ki!, so here's a little color spread that was in last month's issue of Dragon Age. Expect more Maken-Ki! stuff (namely raw chapters) in the future.
http://www.mediafire.com/?b12bxixvtx9boly
As some of you may know, XLG is probably going to stop scanlating monthly chapters of Triage X and only do volumes from now on. I'm going to start releasing raw chapters each month when they do stop. You won't be able to read it unless someone wants to translate, but at least you will know what's going on.
I'd like to mention that I added a donate function to the blog. I've had this blog for about a year now, and I've spent quite a bit over the months on importing material from Japan (Dragon Age alone has cost around $400). Please help me by donating if you can. I will greatly appreciate any donation, and every little bit helps.
The next issue comes out on January 7, so my update should come a little sooner than usual. I'll probably post at least one Maken-Ki! raw chapter before then, though, so I'll see you then.
This month's Heroine vs Heroine is a double match-up featuring Yuu and Hinako against Asami and Alice. It's called "School Uniform" which I find a bit strange since neither Alice nor Asami ever wore a school uniform. Since this is the first double match-up, I think we could be nearing the end of H vs H, but we'll have to wait and see. In any case, there's not much ecchi this month.
Here it is:
http://www.mediafire.com/?91n8qqozh66qmwi
I believe I promised something from Maken-Ki!, so here's a little color spread that was in last month's issue of Dragon Age. Expect more Maken-Ki! stuff (namely raw chapters) in the future.
http://www.mediafire.com/?b12bxixvtx9boly
As some of you may know, XLG is probably going to stop scanlating monthly chapters of Triage X and only do volumes from now on. I'm going to start releasing raw chapters each month when they do stop. You won't be able to read it unless someone wants to translate, but at least you will know what's going on.
I'd like to mention that I added a donate function to the blog. I've had this blog for about a year now, and I've spent quite a bit over the months on importing material from Japan (Dragon Age alone has cost around $400). Please help me by donating if you can. I will greatly appreciate any donation, and every little bit helps.
The next issue comes out on January 7, so my update should come a little sooner than usual. I'll probably post at least one Maken-Ki! raw chapter before then, though, so I'll see you then.
Friday, November 11, 2011
Monthly Dragon Age - December (11/9/11)
There will be no HOTD next month. That's all I have to say about that.
Here's this month's Heroine vs Heroine:
http://www.mediafire.com/?n6dupqscul2sztf
This month is Miki Tsurugi versus Rika, and it is called "Sniper." Since Shouji Sato has begun using minor HOTD characters, I'm thinking he has about four or five months before he runs out of characters, and I don't think the hiatus will end before then. As always, look for a high quality version with the XLG release of the new Triage X chapter. Speaking of the new chapter, there is an awesome bath scene this month. You'll have to wait until Volume 4 is released to see it in all of its uncensored glory, though, since Dragon Age doesn't allow too many nipples in a single issue.
I haven't gotten much done lately as far as scanlation goes. I've been extremely busy and will continue to be until December, so you probably won't be seeing much from me until then. When I do have time, I'll be working on Torpedo Tits stuff rather than my own. That being said, I'll still have my usual update next month. See you then.
Here's this month's Heroine vs Heroine:
http://www.mediafire.com/?n6dupqscul2sztf
This month is Miki Tsurugi versus Rika, and it is called "Sniper." Since Shouji Sato has begun using minor HOTD characters, I'm thinking he has about four or five months before he runs out of characters, and I don't think the hiatus will end before then. As always, look for a high quality version with the XLG release of the new Triage X chapter. Speaking of the new chapter, there is an awesome bath scene this month. You'll have to wait until Volume 4 is released to see it in all of its uncensored glory, though, since Dragon Age doesn't allow too many nipples in a single issue.
I haven't gotten much done lately as far as scanlation goes. I've been extremely busy and will continue to be until December, so you probably won't be seeing much from me until then. When I do have time, I'll be working on Torpedo Tits stuff rather than my own. That being said, I'll still have my usual update next month. See you then.
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Maken-Ki! Chapter 33 Full Color
You guys wanted it, so here's the full color version of Maken-Ki! chapter 33. I included three color illustrations, one of them by Shouji Sato, that were also in the Maken-Ki! book that came with this month's Dragon Age. I couldn't translate the title too well, but I think it's something like "Natural Training!? Paisorojii". HOTDcups informed me that "paisorojii" is a pun on "anthology" and thus means
something like "boobthology." Anyway, here is my very first project that is not related to HOTD:
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Credit for the translation goes to Hidoi~! Translators. I changed a few words and fixed some grammatical problems, but they did all the hard work.
So, does this mean I'm going to start scanning material from other series? Maybe. It depends on what it is, how much free time I have, and what the demand for it is. It doesn't look like HOTDcups will be scanning the HOTD color chapter that was in this month's DA, so I'll get started on that soon. I'll try to have it done within a week or so. See you then.
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Credit for the translation goes to Hidoi~! Translators. I changed a few words and fixed some grammatical problems, but they did all the hard work.
So, does this mean I'm going to start scanning material from other series? Maybe. It depends on what it is, how much free time I have, and what the demand for it is. It doesn't look like HOTDcups will be scanning the HOTD color chapter that was in this month's DA, so I'll get started on that soon. I'll try to have it done within a week or so. See you then.
Thursday, October 13, 2011
Monthly Dragon Age - November (10/8/11)
Yet again, I don't have any good news for you from this month's Dragon Age. The color chapter included this month is the first extra episode, "Beginning of the Dead", which is not exactly an exciting chapter, but it's the only omake chapter they haven't done in color yet. If HOTDcups doesn't scan it, I'll try to get it done sometime soon. Anyway, it looks like the hiatus will go on until December at least.
The Heroine vs Heroine this month is Saya versus Oriha with the theme "Twin Tail." Here it is:
http://www.mediafire.com/?bw2929kzou0807e
As I've said before, gringe at XLG does a much better quality version than me, and that one is released with their Triage X chapters each month.
If any of you are Maken-Ki! fans, there was an uncensored full color version of chapter 33 (epic hot spring bath chapter) included in a Maken-Ki! booklet with this issue. If I get requests, I may scan it. Let me know if you want it. Maken-Ki! will have the spotlight in Dragon Age for a while since the anime just started.
My next update should come sooner than this one. November 9 falls in the middle of the week, so my December issue should ship on time, unlike the last two months. See you soon.
The Heroine vs Heroine this month is Saya versus Oriha with the theme "Twin Tail." Here it is:
http://www.mediafire.com/?bw2929kzou0807e
As I've said before, gringe at XLG does a much better quality version than me, and that one is released with their Triage X chapters each month.
If any of you are Maken-Ki! fans, there was an uncensored full color version of chapter 33 (epic hot spring bath chapter) included in a Maken-Ki! booklet with this issue. If I get requests, I may scan it. Let me know if you want it. Maken-Ki! will have the spotlight in Dragon Age for a while since the anime just started.
My next update should come sooner than this one. November 9 falls in the middle of the week, so my December issue should ship on time, unlike the last two months. See you soon.
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