Well, my summer break turned out to be much busier than I had planned. As such, I haven't had much time to continue working on the TV-Animation Complete File. I have to admit I really haven't even finished the first chapter. There were some setbacks and I had to rescan some pages, but everything is now set for me to resume work on it. I apologize for the long delay. Of course, I'll still be giving the Torpedo Tits projects (i.e. FCE and Volume 7) priority over the Complete File. The good news is I have a very light semester this fall, so I shouldn't have trouble finding time to work on all of them.
There doesn't seem to be any new releases coming in the near future, so the only other thing I'll be releasing is probably Heroine vs Heroine each month. Just to be safe, I can't say the Complete File will be released any sooner than one chapter a month with chapter 1 being ready about a month from now. It could happen before then, but I'm not making any promises. There's a good chance that the next time you hear from me will be around September 10 when I get the next issue of Dragon Age. I'll see you guys then.
Friday, August 19, 2011
Tuesday, August 9, 2011
Monthly Dragon Age - September
I got the September issue of Dragon Age a bit early this month. I guess I'll start with the bad news since that's what everyone cares the most about. There will be no Highschool of the Dead next month, so the hiatus is going on at least until October. It looks like next month's issue will focus on Triage X since Volume 3 has been announced, and they'll probably reveal the release date in that issue. One positive about the HOTD hiatus is that Triage X is getting more exciting. Those of you who are fans will want to read the XLG scanlation of this month's chapter as soon as they post it, which will likely be in the next few days. It's a great chapter.
Here's the new Heroine vs Heroine:
http://www.mediafire.com/?9qrqo21sn1gpz5h
I did a little more editing this time. I don't want to debind my copy, though, so it'll never be perfect. Mikoto's arm looks a little weird in this one, but it's okay other than that. This month's installment is called "Trauma" and features Rei and Mikoto. I suppose the title comes from the traumatic events these two have been through in their pasts. I've always thought Rei and Mikoto were almost identical, in terms of appearance and personality, except for slightly different hair, so this is a perfect match in my opinion.
This illustration series has the potential to last several more months. We'll just have to hope the return of HOTD happens before Shouji-sensei runs out of characters. Anyway, I'll see you guys in about a month, that is unless something happens before then.
Here's the new Heroine vs Heroine:
http://www.mediafire.com/?9qrqo21sn1gpz5h
I did a little more editing this time. I don't want to debind my copy, though, so it'll never be perfect. Mikoto's arm looks a little weird in this one, but it's okay other than that. This month's installment is called "Trauma" and features Rei and Mikoto. I suppose the title comes from the traumatic events these two have been through in their pasts. I've always thought Rei and Mikoto were almost identical, in terms of appearance and personality, except for slightly different hair, so this is a perfect match in my opinion.
This illustration series has the potential to last several more months. We'll just have to hope the return of HOTD happens before Shouji-sensei runs out of characters. Anyway, I'll see you guys in about a month, that is unless something happens before then.
Monday, July 11, 2011
Monthly Dragon Age - August
Hello there. I know it has been a while since I last posted, but there really hasn't been much to talk about. I got the August issue of Dragon Age, and there's no HOTD in the lineup for next month. This means the hiatus will continue at least until September, though I doubt it will end that soon. They seem to be shifting focus away from the series, so I think this hiatus is going to be a long one. I'll continue to order Dragon Age each month and post any news or updates (or lack thereof).
On a slightly lighter note, that color illustration series by Shouji Sato premiered this month. All it is, though, is a two-page illustration of Saeko fighting Sayo Hitsugi from "Triage X." This "series" is called "Heroine vs Heroine," and it appears to be comparing the fighting abilities of characters from HOTD and Triage X. This particular gallery is called "Battle Crazy," which makes sense as these are the most bloodthirsty fighters in their respective series. I'm not sure if this will be regularly included in future issues of Dragon Age, but I will scan it if it includes someone from HOTD.
Here is the scan:
http://www.mediafire.com/?9k9pe263gtkp5pv
It's only one image, and I didn't do much editing. It didn't seem necessary to spend a lot of time properly joining the pages, but it's not too bad.
That's it from this month's issue. I hope to have better news when the September issue is out.
On a slightly lighter note, that color illustration series by Shouji Sato premiered this month. All it is, though, is a two-page illustration of Saeko fighting Sayo Hitsugi from "Triage X." This "series" is called "Heroine vs Heroine," and it appears to be comparing the fighting abilities of characters from HOTD and Triage X. This particular gallery is called "Battle Crazy," which makes sense as these are the most bloodthirsty fighters in their respective series. I'm not sure if this will be regularly included in future issues of Dragon Age, but I will scan it if it includes someone from HOTD.
Here is the scan:
http://www.mediafire.com/?9k9pe263gtkp5pv
It's only one image, and I didn't do much editing. It didn't seem necessary to spend a lot of time properly joining the pages, but it's not too bad.
That's it from this month's issue. I hope to have better news when the September issue is out.
Monday, June 13, 2011
Monthly Dragon Age - July
I got the July issue of Monthly Dragon Age, and I'm sorry to say I have some bad news. As of right now, there is no HOTD chapter in next month's lineup. In fact, there is nothing related to HOTD anywhere on the preview for the next issue. I'm not sure if HOTD is officially on hiatus again, but there are some signs that this may be the case. First, Triage X has become monthly since its return, and the latest chapter was quite a bit longer than usual. It would seem Shouji Sato is spending more and more time on Triage X, and he isn't exactly known for putting out a lot of material in a month. I didn't really think too much of the color chapter last month since they did it a few months ago as well. I realized, though, that the last color chapter was released after the FCE volumes had been announced. They haven't announced any more color volumes yet, so I think it's possible they only put it in there because the last chapter said there would be a new one in May and there was no new chapter ready. Remember, this is all speculation. Something that isn't speculation is the fact that we won't get a new chapter until August at the earliest. That will be five months since the last chapter and I believe the second longest hiatus since the series started.
On a lighter note, there was a character popularity poll recently, and the results were included in this issue. As most people should expect at this point, Saeko came in first. Surprisingly (to me anyway), Saya came in fifth and Shizuka came in sixth. Poor Rei came in ninth place, but being in the top ten still makes her very popular in Japan, much more popular than other parts of the world. Personally, I would put Rei first, then Saya and Saeko. I don't like any of the three too much more than the others, but the reason Saeko comes third is that I base my opinion on their character rather than how they look (or what everyone else thinks).
There's nothing really worth scanning in this issue. I can post a picture of the Saeko figure if anyone wants me to. Sorry for delivering the bad news in this post, but I'm figured you'd rather know now than next month.
UPDATE:
HOTDcups informed me that there is supposed to be another color illustration series by Shouji Sato starting in Dragon Age. This further implies that HOTD is on hiatus as this could provide filler until the manga resumes. From this point on, I am assuming that the series is on another indefinite hiatus. I sincerely hope the next issue of Dragon Age will announce a new chapter in August, but I am doubtful that will be the case.
UPDATE 2:
I actually won't be scanning the illustrations from this issue because HOTDcups already did. You can download them over at Torpedo Tits.
On a lighter note, there was a character popularity poll recently, and the results were included in this issue. As most people should expect at this point, Saeko came in first. Surprisingly (to me anyway), Saya came in fifth and Shizuka came in sixth. Poor Rei came in ninth place, but being in the top ten still makes her very popular in Japan, much more popular than other parts of the world. Personally, I would put Rei first, then Saya and Saeko. I don't like any of the three too much more than the others, but the reason Saeko comes third is that I base my opinion on their character rather than how they look (or what everyone else thinks).
There's nothing really worth scanning in this issue. I can post a picture of the Saeko figure if anyone wants me to. Sorry for delivering the bad news in this post, but I'm figured you'd rather know now than next month.
UPDATE:
HOTDcups informed me that there is supposed to be another color illustration series by Shouji Sato starting in Dragon Age. This further implies that HOTD is on hiatus as this could provide filler until the manga resumes. From this point on, I am assuming that the series is on another indefinite hiatus. I sincerely hope the next issue of Dragon Age will announce a new chapter in August, but I am doubtful that will be the case.
UPDATE 2:
I actually won't be scanning the illustrations from this issue because HOTDcups already did. You can download them over at Torpedo Tits.
Thursday, June 9, 2011
Volume 7 Standard Edition Covers
I promised this a while ago, so here it is. I've actually had it for several days, but I was too busy to scan it. I apologize for the delay.
I know it seems pointless to upload such a small file, but it seems easier than posting the images and letting you manually download them. This is definitely my favorite cover yet. Rei looks great. Much better than Saeko on her covers anyway. I'm about to start working on the next part of the Complete File, so expect that within the next two weeks. There may also be another surprise coming sometime before then, but I can't guarantee anything at this point.
I know it seems pointless to upload such a small file, but it seems easier than posting the images and letting you manually download them. This is definitely my favorite cover yet. Rei looks great. Much better than Saeko on her covers anyway. I'm about to start working on the next part of the Complete File, so expect that within the next two weeks. There may also be another surprise coming sometime before then, but I can't guarantee anything at this point.
Monday, May 30, 2011
extra episode 03 DEAD Illusion Full Color Edition
I decided to go ahead and scan this color chapter that came in this month's Dragon Age. As far as I know, HOTDcups is still doing his own version at some point, but this should hold you over until then.
Mediafire
As with Volume 6, the translations mostly came from the XLG scanlation. There was actually a small section included at the front of the magazine called Focus of the Dead which basically just has an interview with Daisuke Sato and shows the latest HOTD products. Unless you know Japanese well enough to read the interview, you're not missing anything, so I didn't bother scanning it. If there's an overwhelming demand for me to scan it, I'll do it sometime later.
Mediafire
As with Volume 6, the translations mostly came from the XLG scanlation. There was actually a small section included at the front of the magazine called Focus of the Dead which basically just has an interview with Daisuke Sato and shows the latest HOTD products. Unless you know Japanese well enough to read the interview, you're not missing anything, so I didn't bother scanning it. If there's an overwhelming demand for me to scan it, I'll do it sometime later.
Friday, May 27, 2011
Complete File Chapter 1: Mortalis (part 1)
It's been nearly a month and I've finally finished the first part of the Complete File. This turned out to be much more work than I had thought, so I've decided to release each chapter in two parts. This is the first 30 pages, which is half of Chapter 1 and about a fifth of the book. Here it is:
Mediafire
Thank you to Shinji for providing the raw scans.
This part contains character profiles for the four main female characters, and the remainder of the first chapter will have profiles for Takashi, Kohta, Alice, and most of the minor characters. I'm not really sure when the next part will be done, but it may be much sooner as I'm beginning to develop a good rhythm. Before I start on it, though, I need to catch up on some stuff for the FCEs.
I will no longer be scanlating Highschool of the Head. HOTDcups decided to do it, so I'll be helping him with his. I may, however, be releasing something else in the near future, but I won't say what that is just yet. One more thing: I just wanted to let you know that any revenue generated by clicking ads or the Amazon store goes to buying raws. Importing from Japan isn't cheap.
Mediafire
Thank you to Shinji for providing the raw scans.
This part contains character profiles for the four main female characters, and the remainder of the first chapter will have profiles for Takashi, Kohta, Alice, and most of the minor characters. I'm not really sure when the next part will be done, but it may be much sooner as I'm beginning to develop a good rhythm. Before I start on it, though, I need to catch up on some stuff for the FCEs.
I will no longer be scanlating Highschool of the Head. HOTDcups decided to do it, so I'll be helping him with his. I may, however, be releasing something else in the near future, but I won't say what that is just yet. One more thing: I just wanted to let you know that any revenue generated by clicking ads or the Amazon store goes to buying raws. Importing from Japan isn't cheap.
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