Nope didn't summon cockroaches. But I am getting so mad. Mad at people who keep saying Yin is a replacement for Bai.

NO
NO
NO

Could a teammate replace your sister!? NO NEVER!

Hei doesn't NEED A SISTER REPLACEMENT! Bai is with Hei all the time through his powers! That whole fucking theme was to show us that the dead stay with us in out hearts and not to be sad about it. If Yin replaced Bai why the fuck would Hei need to be sad!? OH THAT IS RIGHT! She doesn't replace Bai and Hei is still sad.

I don't care if you think Hei and Yin have a bro-sis relationship because two people can have that. But Yin is not a sister replacement or analog. She really doesn't resemble Bai at all. Not in her theme, appearance or personality. So please for the love of all the that good stop saying Yin is Hei's sister replacement.

Rant over sorry for swearing. I'm just sick of seeing that argument. I think it is based off "Oh Hey look a girl who is younger than him and they have a bro-sis relationship....SISTER REPLACEMENT!" Ugh. Stupid.

Someone was holding on to all their Hei/Suoh art and now they had to put on Pixiv? My stomach already was hurting but now I feel even more sick. I think it was just all the Hei/Suoh pictures, now I can take it is small doses but a whole page? DX

Anyways Happy Turkey Day.
感恩节快乐
gǎn ēn jié kuài lè

Hello everybody! I have been busy with exams so I have not forgotten about this project.

So here is our staff...
Translators: vesperia, cammala (Japanese>Russian)
Cleaners: ensuing, acordak, csg_dear4life
Typesetters: ensuing, acordak, cosmiko_ling, forgottendiary, csg_dear4life
Editors: lowtide(P&Q) ,sashide(P)

I sent the link to the scans in the message.

To the cleaners: How many pages do you think you can do in a week if you are not busy? I'd like to know so I can assign pages.

To Vesperia: Will you be giving use bits of the translation? Or all of it in one lump sum? Either is fine. I'd just like to know.

Vesperia: I'll probably be going page by page, and sending them like that. And if a sentence runs off a page, then I'll just finish the sentence (so no awkward stops)

To the typesetters: Wait patiently. XD I'm sure you will have some pages to work on soon. Also I was wondering if we should just use Comic Sans for the whole scanlation? I have to look in the fanbook but I'm not sure if we want to change fonts if the fanbook changes fonts. It might be a bit hard to coordinate who has what font.

Everyone have a great weekend and/or holiday!


I really seem like I don't know what I am doing.... Sorry for all the messages!

TYPESETTERS PLEASE READ THE COMMENTS. I WILL BE COMPILING A LIST OF FONTS AND WE CAN GO FROM THERE. I WILL MAKE A NEW POST AFTER THE FONTS ARE PICKED.

Fonts suggested by Forgottendiary:


Fonts suggested by Ensuing:


Fonts suggested by Cosmiko_ling:

Also I have a tag 'fanbook' for all these posts so we can go back and look everything over.

Okay so this person didn't have the gall to sign in. Also they must not be a Yin fan at all...

So crazy ooc for yin.
She's a doll, sweety, not a regular girl.
It would've been so touching if you'd stuck to her actual personality.


Hmm this is not true. She has shown emotions before. Crying, saying 'Don't leave me alone' was full of emotion. She has acted on her own. She checked on Hei in the Gate, she chose to stay. She can tell when Hei is acting diffrent... like after Havoc's death and during the Kenji/Doll arc.

So I'm thinking this person is just wanting to be mean. So this is why I am replying.

this one would be better than that other one.
And it was, mildly.

The only thing I noticed was that yin would not have wrapped her arms around
him first. She doesn't have impulses like that.

But then i got to the ending.
It's almost the exact same ending as your other one, Still want you.
LOL.

Babe, don't copy your own endings. It makes you kinda suckish.


Yep, they are right with my endings being the same so I don't mind that part. That is the only part is where this person is actually right. Hmmm but Yin not having impulses like that? LOL to you. She does act out on her own. She did so many times. Taking Hei's hand, send out her specter, deciding to stay... BLAH BLAH this can all be put down with the same arguements.

So I have concluded this is just a person who doesn't like Yin reading somethingt hey don't like. Oh well. I hope they didn't do it to everyone's stories. It seems they did it to some others. I admit I'm not the best writer around but I like stories as long as they are readable.

I keep looking around and EVERYONE is saying they marathoned Darker than Black and are watching now Ryuusei no Gemini. I think this is quite elist of me.... but how do you get the full effect of Darker than back from watching it one time?! And marathoning it at that? I have watched this series 4 times... the first was because I was attracted to the darkness of it, and I came in half way but I also got to experience the agony of waiting for the next episode, I just loved the over all story and the character's stories.

The second time I noticed the way the characters interacted and how they changed and all the bonds and things. It was what made Darker than Black my favorite anime of all time.

The third time I watched it I noticed all the subtle comments on life and themes... and I fell even more in love!

The 4th time was to refresh my memory for Ryuusei no Gemini. And I feel like some of the themes are still applying here...


I don't know if a person CAN notice all that detail with one watch through. And that is all I have to say on that.

Oh and by the way I can never hate An Cafe because they are what got me in to Darker than Black. Now you may not like their style or sound but their lyrics suited the show.

But Hei ain't shaving anytime soon.... XD

Awwwwww yeah I love it though.



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BONES did it for the Lulz. I will too..

There is a Meteor Shower tonight that everyone can see from 1am to dawn if the weather is good.

Ahhh Doesn't that remind you of contractors? Maybe I am too obsessed. I am going to watch anyway. I have never seen a meteor shower.

Hmm I've ben reading some stuff about Yin and Hei and why they were separated and how Suoh is gonna fit into all this.

I think Suoh does like Hei, but obviously doesn't feel that way about her. She will be conflicted for a while after losing her 2nd love but she will eventually help Hei.

Now someone said Yin left Hei after saying 'Don't leave me alone!' and how that is wrong.

It would be wrong under certain conditions, none that Yin would do to Hei that fit betrayal.

Maybe she left him to protect him from fighting? Or to get him out of the mess of her evolved powers? That seems like something Yin would do. I don't think she wants Hei to be getting hurt for her all the time. But maybe now that has backfired on her. It is still born out of good intentions is it not?

Or maybe Yin was kidnapped? That is also a valid reason. Her powers did evolve after all.


I do not think Misaki, Suoh and Yin will be fighting over who gets to protect Hei. Suoh will have her feelings resolved and then she will Help Hei save Yin. Misaki is right next to Yin so I also think she will help reunite Hei and Yin. That is sort of where I think this is going.

銀銀銀銀銀銀銀銀銀銀銀銀銀銀

Yin Yin YinYinYinYinYinYinYinYinYinYinYinYin OH GOD HAPPY DAY~


Hei is Huang by the way just wanted to let you guys know.


YIN~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I want to scream! KYAAAAAAAAA!

A reunion hug. Oh please just a hug after that worrying. One small embrace would make me so happy. One little touch is all I ask for. Please allow me to hope even if it might be futile.

There will be a tender reunion though... Maybe they will be playing cards together? How cute would it be for them to be playing a game? Ahhh I can't wait.

I am scanning it slowly but surely. I decided to do the omake manga as one of my first parts. So no I am sharing it. I have to say it is lovely. I want to make some icons.

Download .zip file here. If you use it credit me please (Sakuramiko or Sakuramiko16 is fine)


Yin and Kiko make an amazing combination. That's right I said Kiko.

He is! I loved him in this episode. Please don't die. Go and help Suoh because Hei is dealing with some contractors.

New sexy collarbones~


http://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=medium&illust_id=7011133

Bwhahahaha.


I think Souh and Hei are becoming friends. That is nice. Maybe this will be a brother/sister or father/daughter relationship?

By the way I'd like to explain why I type Suoh this way. 'Suoh' Was the first way I have seen this spelled. Also Suou seems like to many vowels. Sue-oh-u? They say Suoh not Sue-oh-u which is the was Suou would be pronounced... Unless I am hearing things which I am notorious for doing.

My copy came in today and I was so excited. I flipped through it right away! Then I took a few pictures. I will properly scan it tomorrow and Friday if I can get the scanner to hook up to my laptop. Wah! That was so much information. I hope my scans will be good enough to translate it.

So there they are. Sorry for the bad pictures. I have never done this before!

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I bought the Darker than Black fanbook off Kinokuniya. I want to scream! It was 15 bucks and the shipping only brought it to a little over 20. I'm so happy~ I don't know when they will get it because the website said it was sold out. When I go to NYC in December I am buying the manga~ And then maybe scanning the extras. I'd love to read what the creator is talking about.

I am going to read my fan book all day when I get it haha. I want to scan it too but not bend it too badly. I hope my scanner is big enough as well.

Wish me luck.

I think you can buy it from the website and they will ship it anywhere. If anyone is wondering.



IT IS GETTING SHIPPED TOMORROW!!! -dies-

I am also participating in the DTB Halloween pumpkin fad. I tricked my family into carving a cat on one of our pumpkins and then I ended up carving it. So it has a purple collar and an ear attachment.

This was my first time carving a pumpkin. It was fun and came out okay!

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Ahh every week gets me upset when I watch the subtitles. Then I get mad and I can let it out because it will make other people mad. But I really think a character has changed to much.

I really like Hazuki though... ah what a cool woman. Norio was adorable! I hope he helps Suoh out and doesn't die.

My favorite parts of the episode
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I'd like to draw some funny pictures of training. Maybe I will.


Anyway I think I am going to start commenting of my other fandoms as well.

First Sakura Taisen:

A bunch of fans are in an uproar about name changes. Screw it! Be more worried about game play, plot and scenario changes! I'm kind of Meh on the 5th game because Oogami is not in it. And I LOVE Oogami. Actually I might be one of the few people who actually has the 4th game's ending picture for him and Sakura. Sakura is my other favorite character from these games.

Here it is

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Another thing I am mad about is the absolute lack of research done about the USA in the 20's the Japanese team did. Yeah they wanted a cool black character but to give her a Jewish name and have her be a lawyer and actress? Hmmm not during that time. It is sad but there would never have been a WOMAN like that, much less a black woman with all the racism, during that time. So you know people can't get mad at Westerners who make up Asian names or cast Chinese women in the roles of Japanese characters anymore. Both sides don't give a damn and then have the balls to get upset?

Oh yeah and good one on naming a girl Rachet. No seriously. Lachette is how you'd be pronouncing it anyway and sounds a million times better the RATCHET.


Kimi Ni Todoke:

The anime is AMAZING! I love the opening song, the drawings. But I don't like the ending song, the singer has such a scratchy voice and that doesn't sound nice.

But in the manga now there is a huge misunderstanding between Kazehaya and Kuronuma because of another boy! I think that one of them should confess already because the readers know that they both love each other. Ahhhh but then this manga would end...

I hope that one day the light novels will be scanned and or translated since the mangaka is on hiatus because she is pregnant.

I made a 'set' of graphics for a forum I am on.

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I sort of challenged myself to make 100 DtB icons and I succeeded with making 105! There need to be more icons of Hazuki....

Sorry they are all over the place. I added them as I made them and I jump around.

Please host them on your own.
No credit necessary, just don't claim as your own.
You can use them as bases if you wish.




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PLEASE STOP IT!

These ladies at my work keep trying to set me up with their sons. One son is too fashionable for me and the other is kinda cute but... I think I need to date someone who likes anime or Japan at least because that is a huge part of me! And besides, I'm not the most beautiful girl and I don't wear make up unless I cosplay or am going to a reaaaaaaally big party. I doubt they would be interested. They are guys after all. Not to mention I can get super shy.

Anyway on to my one true love~DTB. Haha.

I watched the sub. A new contractor team is forming! Hei is Huang. Huang drank to forget, so does Hei. Huang looked terrible, so does Hei with that beard!

Mao is still Mao. Suoh has Hei's position. July has taken Yin's place.

Suoh's code name can be Hong(Hone) and July's can be Lanse(Lansu).


But who is this mysterious Onna that everyone is working for? And they want to take the Syndicate out? Hmmm plot thickens...

On to pictures.
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In episode 2 Hei has to get close to Chiaki to retrieve an item from her that the syndicate wants. So he gains her trust and they end up in a cafe. This line is said when Chiaki is in the bathroom.

As you remember Hei actually takes a bullet for the Doll later in the episode. It appears to be that he took the bullet to pretend he is dead. Then the Doll takes Hei's place and her heart is replaced with a rock.

This dialogue shows that Hei doesn't believe that Dolls are just tools to be programed to do organizations bidding. I find it interesting that we see his stance on dolls so early in the series. Now this is important because Yin's arc mimics this a bit, which I will get to.

Chiaki says 'Don't leave me alone!' as well

During Havoc's arc we get to see the cruel side and the caring side of Hei. He comforts Havoc as they go into the gate. He promises her that everything will be fine even if she does regain her powers and her terrible remuneration. Havoc is tragically killed by November 11 and it is very emotional for Hei and the watcher. And when he is getting scolded by Huang who understands that Hei is hurt by the death of Havoc? Yin. She takes his hand to comfort him but it is just like Havoc did when Hei was taking her to the Gate. Yin reaches out to him because she knows he is upset, and no one else is paying to his emotions. Then Hei pulls his hand away and it seems that he doesn't accept Yin's attempt at comforting him.


In episode 12 during the Gate arc Hei encounters another contractor who wants the Meteor Shard. The fight they get into causes an explosion. Hei is then sitting in the explosion sight when he looks over and see Yin's surveillance specter. He thought that this mission was going to be unmonitored so it was strange for Yin to be tracking him. Though we see that she is doing it out of worrying for Hei's safety. At the end of the episode Hei goes to the tobacco shop to thank her, which shows us that he is grateful for her caring about him.


Yin is tracking some agents of the FBS and one of the contractors steals her specter which then makes her wander aimlessly for a while. Also during this time a man from Yin's past, Eris Kostinen, Has hired Gai and Kiko to find Yin.

After the second line there is some dialogue about sticking together, about being a team. Hei then says that Huang isn't one of them because he is a coward. He has to be referring to Huang wanting to just kill Yin and cover for himself. Huang then gives Hei the ultimatum to either kill Yin or he will. Now, we all know how Hei feels about Dolls. We learned that in episode 2 and that is part of his hesitation.


Mao really shows some insight here. Why would a contractor save a Doll? What is the point they are expendable. Hei recalls Mao's question while he is on the train to go after Yin. Which causes Hei to remember his mission in the Gate when he was Yin's specter. So now we see that Hei isn't just chasing Yin because he believes Dolls are alive but also because Yin showed that she cares about him and is worried about him.

This again shows us Hei's understanding of Dolls and his understanding of one Doll in particular, Yin.

Eris then asks Hei if he is her partner in some shady deal and Yin is shocked that Hei answers yes. This bring Yin to ask Hei if they are friends. Hei then gives her a choice to stay as Yin or to go back to being Kirsi. Once again the emotionless Doll is surprised. She chooses to stay as Yin and Hei asks if she is sure, which shows that he also cares about her as well. Then Hei receives Yin's first genuine smile after becoming a Doll.

This arc reaffirms Hei's belief that Dolls are more than husks of humans. The only real difference is that now he has a significant bond to a Doll. A Doll is now his friend.



This is where were see a few parallels between Amber and Yin. At the end of episode 15