Update 2: I had a report of a missing page in DMWL chapter 12, but, for the life of me, I can't find anything wrong in the most current zip file (the one posted on mangaupdates is the original download, so that opbviously has issues as stated below). I went through with the physical magazine checking each and every page... so unless my copy of Shounen Ace has a missing page, everything is in there (that'd be a scary thought, huh?). If you haven't already, you should download the version 2 release from the link at the bottom of the page or if you wanna give it a few days, we'll have it on the main download servers Monday or Tuesday.

Update: In the DMWL file, there's 2 page 23's... actually, I was supposed to remove B and rename A, but I totally forgot. There was a typo on Karako's name and no one was around to clarify, so the editor went ahead and did two versions which I was supposed to fix before releasing, but when I was checking it over for release I got to it and clicked next and there it was again and I was like 'hm... I thought I clicked next... oh well, *click*' and I didn't even realize that their were two in there for me to choose from. So A is correct... but really, it's not the end of the world if you don't see this because I doubt that you'll get confused, ya' know? You guys are smart people, right? I recall a poll at MangaUpdates where the average (self-proclaimed) IQ of online manga readers was like 142, so with more than half of you eligible for the MacArthur Fellowship Grant, I'm sure a little thing like two almost identicle pages won't throw you off in the least. (the link below has been changed to a corrected zip, btw, so this only counts towards the torrent and the early downloaders)

Well, actually, my week hasn't been so bad in anything other than the postal department. But WOW. If I had any other way to get those magazines, I would so be doing it after this week. Not only did my shipment not leave Japan until yesterday despite being 'prepped for shipping' since Monday morning, but when it got here, the box looked like it had gone through some sort of woodchipper from hell. The books inside were fine, but man... you'd think something marked with a broken glass on it, despite being in Japanese, would register as something that shouldn't be used as a soccer ball, ya know? (I'm not quite sure why they marked it fragile, though... as I just said, it was nothing but books) So, yeah, this release has been ready for a while now and it's been waiting for Deadman Wonderland to get to me (it only takes like 6 or 7 hours of work to get this out to you guys, so we release it within 24 hours of when I finally get it in the mail... not that it's really a stretch most of the time). Ugh, so pissed at Amazon Japan. So ridiculous. I'm fine with getting it 2 days after the publish date and all, but jezumous, there are limits to anyone's patience.

Anyway, that's this week's headache... we'll see if it happens again (I've always had really good experiences with Amazon in the past... aside from the costs... so I'm gonna assume for now that it's just some sort of extreme glitch or lots of traffic because of Golden Week or something like that). If only BK1 sold magazines...

Oh, and my car had to go into the shop too. (figured that while I was crying like a little girl anyway, I should bitch about everything and get it over with)

Releases today: DMWL chapter 12 (direct download), Franken Fran chapters 9 and 10 (I like chapter 10), Bio Meat chapter 53, Lucu Lucu chapter 23, and Aoi Destruction chapter 4.

We've got another somewhat massive release this week. And actually we have something of a new project. Aoi Destruction is yet another short story compilation, this time by Kazurou Inoue (the author of Midori no Hibi and Aikora). Believe it or not, but this project is actually totally 100% completed already... we've been working backwards. We'll be releasing one story every release for three more releases after this one, and then it's moving into the completed projects list. I highly recommend that everyone at least reads the last story in the bunch. It happens to be my favorite.

As for the rest of the projects, we've got a pretty damn long list for you tonight. I'll start out with Metroid chapter 3~ go Samus, go, woooh. Next we have the duo made in heaven, Change 123 chapter 5 and Kamen Rider chapters 16 and 17, followed by Doubt chapter 9 (only one more and we're caught up with the monthly releases... I bet you can hardly wait).

Next comes Bio Meat chapter 52, rounding out volume 6. And, just for the curious, volume 7 introduces quite a few new and old faces... and the cover is up on the BM project page. And last but most certainly not least, I give you Franken Fran chapter 8, from the magazine that took me forever to get my hands on. Just a reminder that I seem to give whenever we move into magazine scans, we will be redoing these once the actual volumes come out. So they're basically temporary place-holder releases. I hope everyone enjoys this weeks list.

Update: I forgot a Fran page again... you'd think I'd know better than to upload it without making sure all the pages are in there, but I just never learn. Here's page 174.

I've got a lot to hand out this time... reminds me of the good old days and makes me smile. Now. Normally I'd just start talking about random crap here to fill of space and make the site look somewhat (?) professional. But it's been a really long week at work and there've been some late nights with the hobby as well, so I'm just going to cut straight to the chase.

We've got a chapter of Lucu Lucu for you after a rather long absence. We've got a few more chapters coming down the pipe, too, so you can expect a semi-regular release schedule for this one again. Happy, happy times~ And next up, another widely ignored series, Crazy Maniax comes in with 2 chapters... but they're really only one story. Did you know that Nobuyuki Anzai did doujins? Well... you know now. Enjoy.

And now that we have a dedicated Change 123 editor, not only can we release another chapter this week, but I've actually got enough free time to do other things... which means that you'll start to see more than just 2 chapters of Bio Meat every release, and that you may even see some old jewels that we just haven't had enough time to work on lately. *Stares into the distance* It's good to not have to edit.

BUT. I did edit one page of Franken Fran this time. Really, I did it because I didn't want to have to explain where all the scribbles were supposed to go, but, none the less, I opened Photoshop and scribbled away with that mouse. Now everyone can see how good my mouse handwriting is. And just so everyone knows, yes, I did go through and buy all of the back-issues for Champion RED just so we could give you guys the monthly chapters for Franken Fran. And yes, those will start coming to you starting next week. (And yes, I did get a Hibiki figurine with the January '08 issue that I had to buy through an auction since it was sold out everywhere, and yes, it's tiny and kinda cute in a malicious sort of way)

Finally, Doubt chapter 8. I didn't bother trying to fit it into the string of nonsense I used for everything else.

Enjoy all the stuff, guys.

I finally got Change 123 chapter 3 done. Took for freaking ever (actually it took about 12 hours... but I've got a day job, so that takes a bit of doing). On a similar note, we've put an end to the Change 123 Editor Search, and have given the job to MagicBunny. Thank you to everyone that made choosing so difficult on me... there were a lot of you. I hope that everyone finds the perfect group for them. ^__^

Now, on to interesting news. A mole in our little organization has been planted by agents intending to get a Metroid manga translated. Much espionage has occured, and bribes may or may not have been made, but yes, translations have been done. And edits have been done as well. And I even added it to the navigation bar. I hope everyone enjoy's Metroid chapter 1 and 2.

Franken Fran has two chappies done for you guys, too! Woooh. These weren't translated until last night and about 4 hours ago, respectively... just goes to show how quickly we could do them if we put our mind to it, I guess.

And finally, Doubt comes in yet again with the weekly releases. Chapter 7 is quite the gruesome turn. Enjoy.

By the way, Bio Meat's taking a bit of a break this week, but with my schedule now relatively empty, I can spend more time on it... survival fans, rejoice.