#quick updates

How is everyone? I hope everyone is doing great. Here is what is coming up:

The Legend of Galactic Heroes has been translated and timed and revised, but since I had a volunteer for that, it's now with a proofreader.

Actually Singing Lovebirds has been with the same proofreader for maybe a year now, but I'll try to make sure LOGH doesn't take as long lol

I'm almost finished with the first draft of Rays of Dawn, so that should released within this year.

As for future projects, I still want to sub the Shinjin Kouen version of Michelangelo, as I mentioned in a previous post. Plus, I also want to do Ari's Danza Serenata, though it looks like I'll have to do it by ear as I haven't been able to find the script for the 2012 version. *wink wink to whoever owns a copy*

However, that all might take some time. For a while I've noticed I may have reached a point where I need to take a break. Maybe it was all the pressure I felt with LOGH, maybe it was all that's been happening in IRL this year, maybe I just embraced too many projects. I mean, so many shows out there, I NEED them all!!!! But yeah, looks like I need to be more patient.

In any case, and since it's been a while since I last asked this, I'll start my little break with this question for you guys: What's the Takarazuka show you'd like to see translated?

Dead and Breakfast, a Midsomer Murders fanfiction.

Rated Explicit

Three months ago, Ben Jones moved to Midsomer to accept the DCI mantle from John Barnaby. Three months ago, Ben Jones and Jamie Winter agreed to discontinue their sporadic, no-strings-attached encounters.

Also want to get back into Honkai, so let’s see 🖤

Rumour Has It

Anyone else a massive fan of these two?? I've spent the last year writing a Painted Lady/Blue Spirit fic and on an update schedule of 3 chapters per day, it's getting updated fast!!

"The Blue Spirit begins appearing in proximity to rumours of the Painted Lady. She cleans a polluted well and the sickness it caused in a tiny coastal town. The very same night, a crate of rice and cured meat wrapped in flame embossed bamboo appears by the well. Valleys of sword strokes and kisses of ash adorn the rough pine crate.

It is said, the Blue Spirit is hunting the Painted Lady. Or that he’s under her spell.

In a way, both are true."

- PSG midfielder, Adrien Rabiot, is said to be of interest to Milan as well as other Italian clubs. He reportedly asked to be sent on loan in January, but nothing came to fruition as he’s still in Paris. He’s under contract until 2019, but that doesn’t mean he’s untouchable. Roma and Juventus are said to be interested in him as well.

- Gianluigi Donnarumma is reportedly on the verge of signing a new and improved contract with Milan. In the past Donnarumma has been linked with the likes of Real Madrid, but with agent Mino Raiola, transfer rumors are an all too common thing. It’s said that they’re asking that Donnarumma receive €5 million per season to commit to Milan.

- Recent reports suggest that the relationship between Berlusconi and Montella is a bit on the rocky side. This should come as no surprise to any Milan fan who’s kept up with the club in recent times as Berlusconi always seems to have some sort of issue with whoever the current manager may be. This time he’s said to have spoken ill about Montella’s tactics (a usual thing from Berlusconi). I tend to wonder why Milan even have a manager if Berlusconi is still going to keep his nose in their business. If he’s so concerned why won’t he just take the job of a manager? He seems to think he knows the best and the most...he doesn’t.

Oh wow, I've been subbing zuka full musicals since... 2013 I think? I was definitely doing it in 2014. (Of course after seeing how people treated the translations in the fandom, it took me literal years to finally release them and there are still a couple I still haven't but I will!) Lots of ??? crossed, even more help granted, to get here with nearly 100 shows! O M G Thank you SO MUCH!

Reminding everyone who is curious of what my future plans are, you can check our Next page. I try to put everything there. I just don't tend to put plans that are too ahead because I of course pray someone more capable will take over them.

But here's what coming up soon: (or skip to my question in the end to save time)

I'm done with Cesare Borgia, I just need to actually make the release. Not my favorite musical, but it's got its charms. Plus, I need more people to know Kuze Seika.

I still need to revise this one, but Bandito comes after! This was a request I fulfilled because yeah, there was just that one Tamaki show left, and it has closed captions. I'm not sure why people don't even talk about this one, but we've got Mayupon and Aasa in big roles too. It was fun for a change to get something from ten years ago and not go "Oh nooo, I miss xxx or yyy" all the time.

Singing Lovebirds is being revised by a friend who offered to help, and it'll be up as soon as he's done.

Right now, I'm in the middle of translating Ushinawareta Rakuen (Hollywood Babylon). An obviously Last Tycoon inspired story. Plus it's Maya Miki. The fansubbed world NEEDS Maya Miki. So many, many thanks to those who made it possible offering the script to me. I actually wanted to do Higashi no Eden as well, but no script available, so if I ever get to that one it'll be in a long while.

And then I want to translate something newer, with which I'll need your help deciding.

Finally, the plan after that is to fulfill a friend's request and work on Flowers Strewn on the Western Sea, a Mine Saori nihonmono.

Now the question!

I'm torn between two shows to tackle on after Maya Miki's. And it would be great to find out which people want the most.

I've finished JFK, but I still need one or two more rounds of revising. So much wasn't in the script...

And I've started Hanagumi's A Magician's Misfortunes. I really don't miss translating Masatsuka's shows. SO MANY LINES! <o/

When I'm done with that one, the plan is to work on either the shinko for Michelangelo (Tomu!!!) or on Ludwig II (Aika Mire's, not the shinko). Anyone preferences as to which I should tackle on first? No polls this time (I was tempted, but it seemed not so useful for this)

But wow, that's a lot of Hanagumi in the near future. I hope we'll get something different after all those. We'll see!

By the way, would anyone be willing to share their script of Danza Serenata? The plan is to use it for Ari's version. Another Masatsuka, come to think of it.