Month: September 2016

Ningyou Shibai – Chapter 1

Chapter 1

This is a new project by Takao Shigeru, the author of Golden Days. This chapter won a debut award in 1996. It’s a series of related one-shots set in the far future. Because they are one-shots, we may not go in order.

This translation is intended to be read along with the ebook or paper volumes, so it isn’t a scanlation, just a translation.

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Palace Meidi – Chapter 5

Chapter 5

Poetry Meeting

The poetry meeting for the New Year is starting, so everyone is talking about Poetry! Poetry! Poetry! Is Misono reading Akiko’s poem right?

This is the first chapter in volume 2. This translation is intended to be read along with the ebook or paper volumes, so it isn’t a scanlation, just a translation.

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Golden Days Commentary – Volume 2

The second volume of Golden Days is probably the most typical volume, yet it’s a bit unique as it’s also the volume that is the most episodic and slice-of-life. If I had to cut down this manga for something like an anime adaptation, this is probably the first place I would start cutting material. Yet it’s still a great volume, filled with tons of character development and backstory. So, let’s take a look at it, shall we?

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