http://kotonoha.monkey-pirate.com Manga - Less Ordinary! Wed, 27 Aug 2008 21:13:07 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en And he brought some old friends with him. Kiichi!! Volume 1 Chapter 4-6Now that Historie is on a temporary hiatus, we need another strong seinen title to fill the gap. It's still difficult to judge Kiichi's potential, that's why we're planning to pepper you with releases to win you over in ... http://kotonoha.monkey-pirate.com/2008/08/25/kiichi-returns/ Update: Released the final two chapters of Bradherley's Coach. Two more heartbreaking stories and an ending that, while it doesn't provide the catharsis many of us might have hoped for, still brings the story to a somewhat satisfying close. I'd like to thank zzled and Jinchi for their, as always, ... http://kotonoha.monkey-pirate.com/2008/07/13/bradherleys-coach/ Things are starting to fall into places and Kotonoha's rusty scanlating machine is slowly cranking up again. Today we are clearing our backlog of stuff that had been finished a long time ago but didn't get released due to my being a lazy ass (I'm still questioning my boss' judgement ... http://kotonoha.monkey-pirate.com/2008/07/07/young-people-fooling-around/ Just as the title says, our comment function is back on after a rather long hiatus. Feel free to use it (responsibly). Also, expect more release posts soon. :) http://kotonoha.monkey-pirate.com/2008/06/15/comments-are-back/ Finally, here it is: the conclusion of Historie's fantastic flashback arc. It shows us how Eumenes ends up where we meet him when the manga begins. The 5th volume, which is expected to hit the shelves sometime this summer, will pick up the story where chapter 5 left off, putting ... http://kotonoha.monkey-pirate.com/2008/05/27/when-historie-meets-history/ I realize that Kotonoha hasn't released anything for a long time. As always, I'm the sole person to blame, being too busy with work and other s*** to do any actual scanlating. But things are improving, albeit slowly, and I'm sure we'll be back at full speed soon. In ... http://kotonoha.monkey-pirate.com/2008/05/22/release-from-the-crypt/ One of the first projects to benefit from our recent recruitment drive, Shigurui makes its comeback with the first chapter of volume 2. Thanks to the recent release of the anime, the series seems to have won a few more fans, yet I don't think enough people realize just how ... http://kotonoha.monkey-pirate.com/2008/03/26/anatomy-101/ While compiling the project list for our current poll, I realized that we hadn't picked up any female-oriented project for quite some time. Needless to say, we couldn't go on like that. After some passionate discussion among the staff, we decided that something had to be done. Fortunately, our translator ... http://kotonoha.monkey-pirate.com/2008/03/16/shapes-of-love/ Update: Thanks to everyone who applied! We have been able to filled almost all positions. Please check the list below to see which positions are still open. Due to the amount of submitted applications, I haven't been able to answer everyone yet. I ask for your patience. After years of understaffing ... http://kotonoha.monkey-pirate.com/2008/03/06/help-wanted-2008-edition/ Okay, I lied. Except for the fact that 2008 will likely be Kotonoha's farewell year, there is really nothing much to look forward to from us in the next twelve months. We will be doing the same things we already did last year and the year before that. In our ... http://kotonoha.monkey-pirate.com/2008/01/14/things-to-look-forward-to-in-2008/