Orochi Chapter 6 (Manga Release)

Here's the first chapter of the third kanzenban of Orochi! In "Stage," a boy suffers a tragedy at a very young age and as a result gives up all TV and music. More than a decade later, he tries to break into show business. Has he forgotten about the misfortune of his youth, or are his intentions more than they seem?

I really liked this story, and I think a lot of people will. It's not strictly a horror story, but it's well told and paced excellently.

Low-quality:
http://www.mediafire.com/?hmczivyo30z
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=YB3BCSPH

High-quality:
http://www.mediafire.com/?lw2z3h2rg2w
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=3JBH3JVX

This is the first of the two stories in the third kanzenban, and it is about 130 pages long. The second story is over 200 pages long, so it'll take longer to do. I'll try to get it done before the end of April, so you guys don't have to wait too long for it (and because I'm going to an anime convention at the end of April and don't want a nagging feeling while there). As for what happens after that, I'm going to mess with my scanner, see if I can get it working, and talk to the translator of Orochi , molokidan, to see what he might want to do in the future. I hope you all enjoy Yuuichi's trip to the "Stage!"

Orochi Chapter 5 (Manga Release)

Finally, it's done! It took forever, and I ended up having to do most of the pages twice, but it's finished and here for you to enjoy. In this chapter, a little boy tells a ton of lies. When he sees something horrible, no one believes him. What will he do when he is chased by a murderer and his cries for help elicit only laughs and condemnations?

I'm 99% sure there is no difference between the high quality and the low quality, but I'm still gonna give you the option of downloading one or the other. Because I'm crazy.

Low quality:
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=9OCBOAUR
http://www.mediafire.com/?2tnmqyomtmd

High quality:
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=H5R06XM4
http://www.mediafire.com/?tt2nzqmtmmt

This is the end of the second kanzenban. Expect the first chapter of volume three within two weeks, hopefully less. After that, there will only be one chapter left until I'm out of stuff to scanlate. There have been talks of getting the fourth volume, but I don't have a working scanner right now (though I may be able to get it working soon). Anyways, I'll start figuring stuff out after I finish chapter 6. Enjoy "Key"!

Getting Back to Business

I got a new computer. This one is a lot better than my old one; however, it is very different, and I'm not very used to it. For some odd reason, when I use the paint program (Windows 7, by the way), it makes Anime Ace, the font I've been using, look like complete shit. I have no idea how to make that not happen. Granted, I just started using it, but I don't want to spend a week getting acquainted with the program and trying to figure out how to make Anime Ace look normal. So, I'm going to do chapter 5 in a different font, probably Comic Sans because it doesn't look odd or out of place (and I don't know many fonts). What does this mean to the average reader? Nothing, except that the words in this chapter won't look like the words in the latest chapter of Bleach or Naruto. If I can get Anime Ace to look good, I might go back to it for chapter 6, but I might not. It depends on how I feel about Comic Sans after finishing this chapter.

I'm going to try to hurry through this chapter, so I can put it behind me as soon as possible, and not seem like I'm giving up on the project. I can't promise I'll get it done within a week, but I'm sure as hell going to try.

Now, here's a page I've been testing on to show how weird Anime Ace looks and what Comic Sans looks like:

Bad News

My computer died. I am typing this on my Wii with the remote. My arm already hurts. I am looking into getting a new computer, but I will be out of commission for a few days. I'll probably have to redo all of chapter 5, too. I only had 7 pages left. :( So, it won't be released for a while. Sorry, but thems the breaks. I'll try to update this as things progress.
PS: Thank God I read Bleach, Naruto, and One Piece this morning. I'm glad I at least didn't put that off.
PSS: This took me only 14 minutes with the Wii Remote. That's a damn good time (I think).