7/4/2000. Happy Fourth of July to you people in the US! (I must be the only person in the office in the whole United States.... well... maybe not.) In any case, I've updated Act 13. Basically, 98% of the translations are up.. however, there are no ROMAJI yet.. I've found that it *is* actually not that time-consuming just to type up the English parts.. but stubborn mule that I can be, I'll probably still post the ROMAJI. I like the format better. ^^ I had problems with updating, however... That's why you're gonna see these pop-up banners. I had to temporarily relocate my KareKano page to my Geocities mirror, because Crosswinds, for some weird reason, is not allowing *any* kind of uploading today... *grumble grumble* I'll probably move back in to Crosswinds as soon as FTP's are up.. (I'm running out of space in Geocities). tsuyoi_miko from the Kare Kano Club has also mentioned working on translation once she gets her copies... I'm probably gonna get crowded, but collecting I will keep. :) I'm going to take this as a sign that word of KareKano is spreading... although unfortunately, it was after the Mixx announcement... What to do, what to do? And ChaSiuBa-chan from Kare Kano Club has also mentioned working on fanfic and has expressed wanting to meet other fanfic authors out there (she's mentioned a web ring). Please contact me or join the club for more info. ^^
6/27/2000. WAI! WAI! Breaking news! I hope it's true!!
Kareshi Kanojo no Jijoo Listbot Archives, Message #949, Ashley Auld said--
"The main reason for my post though, is about the second series of Kare Kano, supposedly slated for release in the year 2001? Has anyone heard any more about this? It's been confirmed by Gainax... but I haven't heard anything else about it."
The word of interest for me is "confirmed." Oh, please. I hope so!!
6/24/2000. Okay, after stalling for long periods of time, I've posted up beginning translation for the July 2000 LaLa, Act 46, even though the others aren't *quite* done yet.. (It seems easier to translate somehow.. ^^) I've also posted up the detailed summary/translation done by Chas Chas for the ninth tankubon on the manga page. Thanks for letting me post them! :) Claire has also brought to my attention that the manga page is taking too long to load.. so I've converted the thumbnails to separate gifs.. Hopefully that helps.. If you have any ideas for a better layout, please email me. And around next week, I should have more installations on the anime page.. :)
6/15/2000. Well... It seems like I'm going to be busier, so I won't be able to update as quickly, but I'll try try TRY to update often... Since I'm going to be taking yet *another* computer programming class this summer (I'm a sucker for pain, I tell yah) while holding close to full time at my job, I make no promises.. Updates for today: a couple more pics for the characters and the manga... July 2000 LaLa came out yesterday at Kinokuniya for non-subscribers, and the pic is up on the manga page.. :) As of today, I count four people working on providing detailed manga information: ChasChas (on Listbot), Amy (on eGroups), D Eckart (on Listbot), and myself (on both)... I'll be posting detailed synopses/translations done by ChasChas in the next few days (maybe even hours).. Delay may be due to the fact that my divisions are by Act. :) By the way.. it looks like I don't have as much on my page as I thought... Any suggestions? Fanworks are definitely welcome! :)
5/30/2000. Okay. I posted the total romanization for Act 40 yesterday.. So far I've got 14 lines left untranslated.. ^^; Seriously, if you're Japanese-literate, I could use some help in the untranslated parts and in editing the translated parts. Thanks. :)
5/28/2000. I have a lot to say today, so please bear with me.. :) As you can see, I've once again changed my menu index for KareKano. :) My last easy-to-edit one got wiped out by the "I Love You" virus, and it wasn't so easy (or as pretty) to edit anymore.. Not only that, I noticed that it wasn't very clean.. I hope the new one serves the purpose better. Click here to view the old one.
On another note, TNuG Studios has put up their music videos for KareKano online: the first one set to Nine Days' "Story of a Girl," and the second one to Vertical Horizons' "Everything You Want." They cover only the first two episodes (for those who want to stay spoiler-free), but I think the selections strike pretty close to the story's major themes..
Well, I guess Mixx really has picked up the manga rights for KareKano.. *sigh* I hope that they do it justice... It's coming out as a graphic novel on October 2000. Read the announcement... Although I must say that I protest to their blurb...
5/25/2000. As finals are coming up, I may not be able to update as much around this time.. :P I've added a few pictures to the Characters page for reference, and started taking shots of episode 2.. and I think I'm going overboard, since I'm not even 2/3 of the way through the episode, and I already have over 100 screen shots.. ^^; Must somehow economize... Anywayz, that's it for now... Must catch beauty sleep.
5/21/2000. Revamped and moved the manga page...
5/19/2000. The page for Links pertaining only to KareKano only is up... I'm not completely done with it yet, though.. Have to finish describing all of them, so you won't have to wade through every single one when you're looking for something. Also trying to even out all the fonts.. So far, so good.
5/16/2000. Character page is up! Yay! Warning.. There may be spoilers..
5/16/2000. Just got the June 2000 LaLa last week! Yay! But I haven't had time to look through it thoroughly yet... Homework ate up ALL my time... I've dropped Tankubon 9 for now in favor of the June 2000. If you can't wait for me to finish, here's a preview. Take note of the warnings near the top.. ^^; By the way, I've updated Act 36 from Tankubon 8. There's only about 2-4 lines left blank. If you can help, please e-mail! Also, if you haven't already, you should sign up to the KareKano mailing lists at Listbot or at eGroups. Right now, I'm also working on updating those character pages. Should be up by the end of the week.
5/1/2000. Added Act 36 in Tankubon 8 like I said. All the Romaji is up and it's translated for the most part. There is still a bit left towork on.
4/30/2000. Implemented updates page. ^^; I also decided to change the main page because the old one was making me dizzy with all thosetraffic lights, and it's hard to fix the menu if I have to.. The current one is easier to update. And it looks much more organized, too, ne? I am also working on translating the KareKano manga, outside of what has already taken place in the anime. I'll be posting some of them really soon.
Page Overview:
Introduction: Brief summary introduction to the series, with a shortreview.
Characters:
Describes the population of KareKano.. I've implemented the main character backgrounds, and identifying pics are up for half the characters. More pictures will follow. (5/30)
Anime:
Anime information and episode screen shots and synopses. Episode 1 up, Episode 2 in the works (5/30).
Manga:
Manga information and summaries/translations. Summary for Act 1 up, and Act 36 and 40 up with a few editing issues (5/30).
Album: Gallery of pics from the anime, the manga, and the trading cards.
Links: KareKano-specific links page now separate!
Other Anime: Series information and opinions, some possibly leading to their own webpages.
Phoebe's Domain: My main main main main page. :)