Series Ending Soon?

Series Ending Soon?

Jun 28

Yes, I am still here! It’s been a while. I hope you’ve all been doing ok.

(Ugh, I couldn’t find a way to make the title less click-baity. Sorry. It’s just that I can’t tell 100% without an official announcement.)

Anyway, Puyo’s (@puyotopia) last Tweet states (thanks to Carol who noticed this):

もうじき長門終わるんで谷川先生からわざわざうち宛にメッセージもらった、ありがたうれしい。

As Nagato will be ending soon, Mr. Tanigawa took the trouble to send me a message. I am both happy and thankful. [Translated]

This probably means that Volume 10 will be the final volume. I guess it was kind of getting obvious though, with some main characters leaving and all. So… I’ll monologue for a bit now. If you don’t want to read it, skip to the last sentence.

First off, this has been a really special experience. Thank you all for reading with me. I enjoyed working on this project, and I really feel blessed that I got to do so. It’s very rare for me to find a series that I’m that interested in. Strangely, never once did it feel like I didn’t want to work on this project or that I got sick of it. To be honest, I don’t know why I got so interested in the first place. Perhaps it was because I wanted a happy ending for Nagato. Perhaps I’m just a nerd who likes Haruhi related stuff too much, and I’m a sucker for intertextuality. But regardless, this has been really fun, and I’ve learned a lot. So once again, thank you so much all for the support. It really helps when people are interested in your work. I don’t want to sound like I’m saying my work is the holy grail or anything, so at the risk of letting it all go to my head, I’ll stop now.

That said, the series isn’t officially over yet. Stay tuned for actual official announcements. And here’s hoping for a satisfying ending. (Not that I expect one, but I really like epilogues, and I really want to see one for this series. Not enough stories do that.) Oh, and, of course, I still plan on translating Volume 10 whenever it actually does come out.

What do you think? I’d like to hear from you.

 

V/R

Calculuwhiz

The vanishing of Nagato Yuki-chan anime in production!!

The vanishing of Nagato Yuki-chan anime in production!!

Dec 18

Yesterday was certainly a very busy day for Nagato Yuki, as a lot of anime related blogs posted the news about the upcoming anime for The vanishing of Nagato Yuki-chan – I know, I known, the official translation is “disappearance” but the original manga translate it as “vanishing”. In any case, in a tweet posted by @ultimatemegax you can read this:

More reactions to this:

Rankings in Diamond Comics for The Disappearance of Nagato Yuki-Chan vol. 3-4

Rankings in Diamond Comics for The Disappearance of Nagato Yuki-Chan vol. 3-4

Sep 11

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Diamond Comics, the largest comic book distributor serving North America, published some months ago their lists of Top 50 Manga Graphic Novels for January and June of 2013. In this list, The Disappearance of Nagato Yuki-Chan Vol.3 published by Yen Press is ranked 7th, a very high improvement compared to volumes 1 & 2.

Regarding the 4th volume, which was released in May, I couldn’t find the list for that month, but the lists of June place it in position 48.

Volume 5 is scheduled for release in February, 2014.

Rankings in Diamond Comics for The Disappearance of Nagato Yuki-Chan vol. 1-2

Rankings in Diamond Comics for The Disappearance of Nagato Yuki-Chan vol. 1-2

Nov 13

The Disappearance of Nagato Yuki-Chan Vol.1
Diamond Comics, the largest comic book distributor serving North America, published a list of Top 50 Manga Graphic Novels for October 2012. The list is based on total unit sales of products invoiced in October 2012. In this list, The Disappearance of Nagato Yuki-Chan Vol2 published by Yen Press is ranked 17th.

Regarding the first volume, it was ranked in position 44 in their list for July 2012.

Volume 3 is expected for January, 2013. So what do you think? will it sell better?

Reviews: Haruhi Suzumiya

Reviews: Haruhi Suzumiya

Dec 13

Haruhi Suzumiya

An odyssey in Haruhi Suzumiya.
Review @ Bateszi Anime Blog.

Read the review @ Bateszi Anime Blog

 

The Melancholy of Haruhi-chan Suzumiya
& Nyoron! Churuya-san Collection #2
Review @ animeuknews.net.

Read the review @ animeuknews.net

 

The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya
Review @ otakustudy.com.

Read the review @ otakustudy.com