Shitty quality is shitty, but hey, it’s better than waiting until January.
You need XviD (use Combined Community Codec Pack) to view the video.
It’s a full 30 minute OVA.
In other news, seeing people defeat Viz’s security for the Rinne manga is quite amusing. It’s almost a fraction as bad as what happened to Funimation with their Phantom, Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, and One Piece leaks.
It takes a lot to impress a scanlator. Today, I am not only impressed, I stand in awe. This evening, Viz finally put their scanlation (’digital chapter’ sounds lame) up online at their new "The Rumic World" site. The chapter is extremely well done: Good translation, preserved honorifics, preserved sound effects, page stitching, and most importantly…
CLEAN, TANKOUBON-QUALITY PAGES!
I wouldn’t be able to compete with that even if I wanted to.
Also, I’m not gonna spoil the chapter.
Note: If you reside in a country other than the United States or Canada, you will not be able to read the chapter. If you use a U.S. or Canadian proxy, you may be able to. Edit: Some people are recommending Hotspot Shield or IPMask. It works with Windows and Mac. As for my fellow Linux users, I’ll find something for you too. :3
As for the Inuyasha announcement, just read on and try not to wet yourself.
Before I forget, the expanded summary that I managed to miss:
As a child Sakura Mamiya mysteriously disappeared in the woods behind her grandma’s home. She returned whole and healthy, but since then she has had the power to see ghosts. Now a teenager, she just wishes the ghosts would leave her alone! At school, the desk next to Sakura’s has been empty since the start of the school year, then one day her always-absent classmate shows up, and he’s far more than what he seems!
NOW, IF YOU WANT TO BE SLIGHTLY SPOILED, READ ON TO SEE THE IMAGES!
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Yesterday, I learned that Shogakukan and Viz is pulling a rather stunning move: Simultaneous releases of Kyoukai no Rinne in Japan and North America. The English title is apparently just "RIN-NE" or "Rin-ne" or even "Rin-Ne". No explanation of the significance of the title has been made yet.
While the two companies have been good friends for a number of years, this is something I was not expecting. When Viz first announced that they were aiming for a volume 1 release in 2009 for Kyoukai no Rinne, I admittedly scoffed at the idea. I had deduced that Viz was only going to just make it by the end of November or December simply due to the nature of how it takes roughly 6 months for a tankoubon to get released after a magazine publication.
Needless to say, I and others were dead wrong. But what does this mean for scanlations?
(RANT INCOMING! Also, 1 edit added.)
At long last we have Rumiko’s next title:
Kyokai no Rinne (also spelled Kyoukai no Rinne or Kyōkai no Rinne)
境界のRINNE (境界のりんね) lit. Boundary of Rinne or The Reincarnation of The Border
Image, title, and information courtesy of 2ch.net, Heiji-sama, and IIFJ
Edit 2: Sakura Mamiya. (Courtesy of Shogakukan)
Edit 1: Harley Acres of Rumic World has translated a transcription of the summary posted online.
"A short time ago, a girl named Sakura Mamiya had a chance encounter with a ghost. One day will this girl have a mysterious rendezvous!?"
Wow. This took me far longer to scanlate than I would’ve liked. I blame college and my part-time job as computer technician. At any rate, here’s the release.
"Unmei no Tori" (運命の鳥 Birds of Fate)
(I’m almost done with editing Unmei no Tori. I can say with almost 100% certainty that the scanlation will be out by Friday, most likely earlier.)
Folks. I am going to be very careful with how I phrase this post. I don’t want any misunderstandings.
On March 7th, news leaked on 2ch.net that Rumiko Takahashi and Mitsuru Adachi (of Touch and Cross Game fame) would be featured prominently in the March 18th issue of Shonen Sunday in the recurring "My Sweet Sunday" section of the magazine.
I didn’t think much of it at the time, but nonetheless, I felt it was worth mentioning on the site forum.
Fast forward to Tuesday, March 10th. It’s Wednesday in Japan, the newest issue of Sunday hits the streets, and the Sunday website gets updated. Normally, this all occurs with little fanfare, especially in the United States, however, this week was different.
It was announced that Adachi and Takahashi would be collaborating on a 30 page one-shot manga to be published in the "My Sweet Sunday" section as part of the ongoing (2 years now?) 50th anniversary celebration of Shonen Sunday and Shonen Magazine. There are currently no details on the plot, script authorship, or even art authorship. What we do know is that people aren’t sure of the title of this one-shot. Much of the available promotional imagery has the one-shot associated with, if not titled, the "My Sweet Sunday" name. Until I learn otherwise, I will be referring to the one-shot as "My Sweet Sunday".
Also, before anyone asks. I INTEND TO SCANLATE IT.
However, I will admit that this announcement alone did not impress enough to commit to scanlating the one-shot. Something far more profound did that. There was another announcement.
Bundled with the March 18th issue of Shonen Sunday will be a DVD. On this DVD will be previews of the Ranma 1/2, Urusei Yatsura, and Inuyasha (Black Tessaiga) OVAs that premiered in limited fashion at the "It’s a Rumic World" events.
Yes. These are mythical OVAs that I, a seasoned raw hunter and former fansubber haven’t even seen. As far as I know, nobody in the English-speaking Rumic community has seen them.
This is the announcement that left me speechless and shifted my plans to get the issue in the mail on Wednesday or using someone else’s raws to dropping everything and going into NYC to get it on Tuesday evening.
At any rate, next week is going to be exciting as hell. I will keep you guys update to date on any information that surfaces.
Edit 1: You may have noticed that the sidebar is being rearranged and improved. It’s a work in progress, but hopefully when I am done, most the current quirks regarding alignment and buttons will be fixed. Also, what you guys think of the new Twitter-powered project status? Also, a podcast revival may be in order. :3
Edit 2: I am well aware that comments look hideous again. I’m fixing them up. Also, you may notice that I have changed the permalink structure posts on this site to something that is more descriptive of content and friendly to search engines. Old style permalinks will still work.
Edit 3: Yes. I plan to rip the DVD when I get back from the city on Tuesday evening.
Here’s my formal recruitment ad from MangaHelpers for those that weren’t expecting it. ^__^;
Title: Unmei no Tori (Bird of Fate)
Author: Rumiko Takahashi
Pages: 32 (expected number)
Requirement: Capable, if not native, command of both the English and Japanese language.
Description: "The great modern recession that you couldn’t see coming. Have you ever wondered… If you could know if the future holds happiness for you or…?"
Date of publication: March 5th (I may receive the source material a few days later)
Contact: Leave a comment here, or shoot an email to me (LLivingLarge AT gmail.com), or post on the forums.
Thanks in advance!
In case you haven’t heard, Rumiko is still working on her Rumic Theater project and is publishing her newest installment this March 5th in Big Comic Original called "Unmei no Tori" (運命の鳥 Bird of Fate). Details are sparse regarding this brand new one-shot, but we do have a cryptic little preview to wrap our brains around:
"The great modern recession that you couldn’t see coming. Have you ever wondered… If you could know if the future holds happiness for you or…?"
Sources: Rumic World and Anime News Network
Edit: Assuming Rumiko doesn’t break with tradition, Unmei no Tori will be 32 pages in length and contain no furigana. Thanks Dylan.
Edit 2: Yes. I am in need of a translator for this one-shot. ^__^;
It takes some pretty big news for me to come out of hiding and certainly warrants it.
No, this isn’t about the elusive "Black Tessaiga" which is still yet to have been scheduled a DVD release or even been camripped, this news revolves around something far more tangible.
The other day, I was elated to learn of the upcoming release of a new manga(?) volume titled "Inuyasha Special Edition Compilation: Inuyasha and Kagome" (Inuyasha Tokubetsu Henshuuban Inuyasha to Kagome 犬夜叉 特別編集版 犬夜叉とかごめ) that will be released on February 18th along with volume 56. It will cost 900 yen and the contents are still a mystery.
The running assumption (read as: unfounded fangirl desire) at the moment is that this release might serve as a more well-defined epilogue for the series that elaborates on what chapter 558 left us with. What is more likely though is that this publication will be like previous special releases, a compilation label of previously released chapters involving the title subjects. In this case, it’ll be Kagome and Inuyasha.
I will update this site as new information surfaces. Also, I am currently unsure if I will be able to scanlate this. I would certainly like to though.
Sources:
Mision Tokyo (Spanish)
Rumic World
Shogakukan