I do want to ramble a bit about the process (as I tend to do in each post) - this one was a HUGE PAIN, and not even just because of funky bubbles or crazy redraws (though there was some of that of course), but I went all-out with the volume-end stuff. I fully edited Ravi's map, translated four paragraphs of text in the bonus, translated the super-long afterword AND THEN, wrote two extra walls of text to explain said afterword. Also on one specific page I decided instead of captioning the Japanese on a sign I would edit it out, and it was curved so I spent maybe a good hour just trying to figure out how the hell paths in GIMP work and how to make text curve pleasingly. I'll know I succeeded if it's totally unnoticeable :')
But yeah basically this chapter took extra long not just because of the extra volume-end content, but also because I made some decisions to add to my own work load... :D
Anyway, that's it! I did what I set out to do, and not only read this awesome series to the end on my own, but also edited and posted it so y'all can read it too if ya read English! It's been a bit over a year since I started and I'm stoked as hell that it came out like this. My Japanese has improved loads and I found a hobby that I really enjoy. So thanks to all you internet anons who enjoyed this series enough to track it down to my back-alley Blogger site, seeing your views and getting your comments really drove me to work hard on this series and improve! Despite all the anxiety about having people look at my work, it has been super nice that it happened and I'm glad some of you joined me for the ride. Keep on enjoying manga, and don't forget to support the authors' hard work!
Thanks again for reading and hope you will enjoy Buster Keel! Chapter 47 (Final Chapter), typeset in English!
Also on the Buster Keel page.
Today was just a low day for me man, and I had a thought 'did Buster Keel update today? That'll get me up'. And then I find out that it's the end. It is sad to see this series end, you can really feel the author rushing to get their story done in a volume. But it was still an end to a series I've been following for, god, 10 years now? I never thought I was actually going to see the end of it. Just another one of those series that never reached it's end, you know? But here it is. Thank you for bringing this series to a close for me, and everyone else who's been following it for god knows how long. I look forward to the next work, you've got good taste, it's another one I followed way long ago that nobody has touched in years. Wish you the best.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for coming out to say all this, I'm really moved by your comment and it's so nice to know a bit about what this series meant to you. You've put exactly what I thought into words as well, this was definitely a rushed ending and it feels bittersweet that this series that we followed for so long has ended this way. In any case, finishing it off for myself and others was the primary goal from the start, so it's really uplifting to hear that I was able to reach that goal. Thanks again for your super kind words, it means a lot to me and I'll aim to keep working hard on scanlating. Hopefully things will start looking up for you soon!
DeleteBro thank you for making this is the only place i could find it in english, do you have a discord or something lmao
ReplyDeleteYou're super welcome!! Sorry I don't, never needed one so it never happened lol.
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