Blog Status: Two Some Series Dropped

[Edit: 10/19 - Thank you guys for the feedback ^-^ I’m really happy that you guys still want to read my summaries despite there being other translations. So for the time being, I’ll retain the mentioned series except for Kedamono Kareshi and Rere Hello which are dropped. Kedamono Kareshi is dropped because it has the dreaded zero comments in the last chapter and my interest for that series is almost zero. ^^;; Honestly, I did drop it before due to the same reason as below but a few people requested it again then well..this time, it is really dropped. Sorry~ Rere Hello is dropped because no one mentioned about it. Anyway, I only started it recently so there isn’t much attachment to it in terms of summaries. ]


This has been on my mind for a couple of months now: to drop or not to drop some series. In summarizing series, there have always been two major conditions for me to do it. Those are: I like it and/or a lot of readers like it. The original reason for this blog is to tell you what’s going on in a series that aren’t updated in English scanlations/summaries. Next, I summarized them so that we can discuss and talk about them. So, if there are zero or few comments, and I’m no longer interested in them, any enthusiasm towards working on the said series tends to plummet. ^^; If you have been a long time reader, you’ll know that I tend to drop series that are already been summarized/scanlated by others and if it is updated up to the latest chapter. The reason for that is what’s the point of doing multiple translations of the same series when there are still many manga out there not being translated in English?

Also, if they come out first, honestly, would readers bother to read mine when it is almost the same? ^^; I’m not too keen on doing some contest with other translations on who gets it out first. Lol, I tend to raise the white flag first and do other series. Hehe, of course, the problem with the other series that aren’t updated is they aren’t popular/liked by a lot of readers ^^;; I currently have a few and I’m always debating with myself whether to continue those or not. For some updated series’ summaries, there are special cases when it is a series that has a lot of comments/discussions like Skip Beat! I admit that there is some hesitation especially if it is a series that I started to summarize from chapter 1 and there are some that are fun to summarize. But, well, I have to let them go for others to do especially since the ones doing them aren’t in summary form and come out earlier or just a few days behind the Chinese ones. And, it is from the Chinese ones that I base my summaries.

I’m sure a lot of you already know of mangalator/raffmanga. They have raws and people can put translations right on top on them. It’s actually pretty cool and faster to do than scanlations ^^ I only write in summary form because I prefer to tell it as a story rather than translate only the script which is boring for me. I’m sure a lot of you would prefer to read it in a ‘scanlation’-kind of way. So, with that in mind, I’ll refer you guys to the people who are already doing the series that I’m working on. That means, I’m no longer summarizing these series. Oh ya, I would still be reading the Chinese scanlations so please don’t spoil me on whatever happens in the English translations. Thank you ^^ Also, thank you for reading my summaries of these series up to this point. THANK YOU VERY MUCH!!

Akai Ito: http://mangalator.ch/index.php?page=manga&manga=2719

Hibi Chouchou: http://mangalator.ch/index.php?page=manga&manga=29071

Kedamono Kareshi: http://mangalator.ch/index.php?page=manga&manga=40250

Kobayashi ga Kawai Sugite Tsurai!!: http://raffmanga.ch/manga/kobayashi-ga-kawai-sugite-tsurai/

[Ah, people have to log on to read it. Since it isn’t open, I’ll resume this one but it is posted here for the ones who want to log on and read it there.]

Last Game has already been updated in English scanlation so readers only have to wait a few days/couple of weeks and it is out. I’m still contemplating whether to continue this one or not so I’ll use the next chapter as the gauge. If there is a progress and things are interesting in the next chapter, I’ll continue. If not and it is dragging again, I’ll drop it.

Namaikizakari: http://mangalator.ch/index.php?page=manga&manga=56562

Rere Hello: http://mangalator.ch/index.php?page=manga&manga=68812

So, what’s left are: From Five to Nine, Hirunaka no Ryuusei (last two chapters), Kanojo wa Uso wa Aishisugiteru, Kobayashi ga Kawai Sugite Tsurai!!, Kimi ni Todoke, Last Game (it depends), Ookami-heika no Hanayome, Shuriken to Pleats (still on probation), Skip Beat!, Sleeping Beauty (last four chapters) and Sugar*Soldier.

As for replacements for the dropped ones, I have a few that I’m interested in. There are also some chapters that I’m interested in doing but not to the extent of writing all of the chapters. The latter ones would be on ‘previews’ since that is more of writing it for myself. =P Anyway, things are flexible here so I’m not really restricted to finish or complete all chapters of a certain series. ^^ Dropped series can still be picked up if I’m and you’re still interested in them. So, tell me if you got any comments, suggestions, violent reactions, objections, etc. regarding this decision. ^^