News on the whereabouts of Vivid Translations and its projects will be coming soon. Promise.
In the meantime, for those who haven’t gotten there already, A Little Drop has recently released the long missing extra chapter from the first Nanoha Innocent.
As the saying goes, pics or it didn’t happen.So after the delays from having my original order get lost by the postal service, the first 5 volumes finally came in. I have volume 6 on pre-order already and, from the looks of things, there’s still more to come even after that.
For those not in the know, Nanoha Original Chronicle The 1st (which I am probably going to call Nanoha OC1 for short) is yet another retelling of the story that started it all, this time in manga form covering the whole story in detail and following the movie’s art direction. Is this to be the definitive version of the story after an anime, a couple drama CDs, a movie, and an AU manga adaptation? Well, that will be for you to decide.
So we now have this project formally announced. It’ll be a little while before releases start happening since we’ve got quite a bit on our plates right now. But at least now you all know where our side project efforts will soon be going.
For this project, on behalf of the team, I’d like to extend an open invitation to any and all scanlation groups that were interested in the Nanoha OC1 manga but never really got to it. We’re very much open to collaboration on all our side projects and this one is no different. So if you want to work together on it, reach out to us and we’ll get in touch.
In case you haven’t been keeping watch, Arite Drop has now released chapter 6 of Nanoha InnocentS. This chapter is all about the sugary fluff.
What was a bit more fascinating to me was the hard fought battle to avoid having a plot hinging joke get lost in translation. There’s many times when getting the original message across in another language is exceptionally difficult due to differing linguistic conventions between the cultures.
So take a moment to appreciate all the mental effort that went into making this script work.
Every once in a while within these specially sanctioned doujin collections, we get something a little special, a little different, a little out of the ordinary. Today we get to explore a very different take on our beloved Queen of the Night Sky.
With this entry, we just might be giving back a little extra appreciation to that small pocket of fans the series hasn’t exactly catered to but still pour in as much love into it as the rest of us. So here’s one to all the forgotten girls out there.
Today we have an extra special treat for everyone. It’s three stories from the Nanoha Anthology collection for the price of one! We’ve got a lot of ground to cover here, with comics in both the StrikerS era and the A’s era.
First up, we have a day in the life of tiny Reinforce and the troubles that come with being so small. But it’s not all bad. Being small can have its perks too. Subaru and Teana make an appearance, so get ready to ask yourself if being small really makes for a wonderful life.
Next up is a once in a lifetime chance to give Erio the spotlight. See what could be bothering the poor kid enough to reach out to some very unlikely mentors. It’s a story unlike any other with a twist at each turn. It even comes with its own omake at the end. Rare stuff indeed.
And bringing up the rear is a short story that’s sure to send NanoFate chills down your spine. It’s not easy going to school and training to be a magical police officer, all before barely hitting puberty. And you can bet Nanoha will be looking after Fate through all this.
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And if this image doesn’t get you to run right over and read it, nothing will.
Worse than when your mom brings out your baby photosIn this edition of the Nanoha Comic Anthology, we do the exact opposite of spreading warmth and kindness. Little Rein is pulling off some shenanigans and Vita is selected to be the butt of this joke. Knowing Vita, this can’t end well.
Apologies for not having these chapters numbered with leading zeros this time. Mea culpa.
All links to these chapters have been updated. For convenience, here they are again.
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