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I hope I am not disturbing you, but could you pick up the translation of “Hi izuru tokoro no tenshi” by Ryouko Yamagishi from where the previous translators stopped (aka volume 4 chapter 14) and translate “Ao no jidai” from the same author given that you’ve translated her other works, please?

Hello!

As a matter of fact, @rosegardenscans picked up TokoroTen and started redoing it from scratch with better scans and a more nuanced translation. I'd rather wait for our translator Salomé there, as she is also very knowledgeable about Japanese history and culture and would this work justice.

And everyone involved with the group has self-control and is part of 47368 other scanlation projects. I am very serious about this. So at Seldom, we usually try sticking to oneshots/single-volume works because we can't see ourselves committed to anything longer, and don't want to add to the "unfinished scanlations" pile.

But I can guarantee that we will be doing more Yamagishi one shots. I love her!

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New Pick! - Kamu's Yamabiko (2013)

After wrapping up Toy Doll, we are jumping back to 21st century and bringing you a lovely, supernatural josei work. It's Yamabiko by Kamu, an artist who debuted after winning ITAN's newcomer award.

These short stories were all published in the same magazine, except for the title story, which is book-exclusive.

Enjoy the first story, The King and the Witch!

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Yamagishi Ryoko-Seraphim (1977)

Clean version of the color double spread because it's too beautiful.

This week, we bring you a beautiful family story by Yamagishi Ryoko. 愛天使 (セラピム) - Aitenshi (Seraphim)was published in LaLa's 1977 March issue, and these scans come from her collection of stories published in the same year, Siren (セイレーン). Since @plats-chat scanned it for us, you can expect the other stories some time!

We are starting with Seraphim, because Cice happened to have the artwork for the beautiful color pages for Seraphim, so we wanted to do this story first.

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Itsutsu no Hako no Monogatari ch.8

This is one crazy and cute ride, enjoy!

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The Cursed Castle by Yamada Mineko (1975)

We are continuing with cute and beautiful Yamada Mineko one shots, and we will do the entirety of Norowareta Shiro! Enjoy!

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Toy Doll ch.10 [END]

We hope you enjoyed this little story. A round of applause for Minn, Grumpykit and shielshi for seeing this through. It was a pleasure to read.

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Now, you can look forward to the English release True Blue!

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Toy Doll ch.9

Sorry for forgetting to share this last time, but here you go! 2025 is worth living!

I can't believe we have one chapter left in Toy Doll.

Thank you Minn, Grumpy and Shiel for keeping us fed.

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Angel's Cocoon by Sato Shio (1979)

We proudly present you a work by the late Sato Shio, an artist who is part of the Post Year 24 Group. I think her frequenting the Oizumi Salon and working as an assistant to Hagio and Takemiya complicates things, and you can see some sources list her among the Y24 members too. If you want to learn more about her, see Masami Toku, "Profile and Interview with Shio Sato," in International Perspectives on Shojo and Shojo Manga: The Influence of Girl Culture, ed. Masami Toku (Routledge, 2015), 220-225.

Her works mostly have sci-fi/psychological elements, and from what little I have read (3 one shots in total), are intellectually engaging.

If you were alive in 1996 and into shoujo manga, you had the chance to get her only existing work in English in Four Shojo Stories. Or you can take a trip to your usual old manga aggregator site of choice, or IA.

Good news is that you can peruse the awesome book this oneshot was originally published in and where our scans come from on IA thanks to @plats-chat. We were lucky that Sato's pages weren't eaten by bugs.

This release was made possible by phuji, platypus and shielshi losing themselves in the philosophical labyrinth that was this manga.

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We are uploading it under her digitally available volume, Datenraku on MD, because that will be a point of reference for people who wants to buy her works.

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Toy Doll ch.8

I'm distracting you with this gorgeous Michelle for what's to come in this chapter.

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Toy Doll ch.7

□ You fuck with this woman □ You don't fuck with this woman

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Have you found the 1981 edition of Lala yet? I ran the cover through Google Lens and found this used edition: https://www.kosho.or.jp/products/detail.php?product_id=387383677

You can also buy it through Buyee if you don't live in Japan. Hope this helps!

Hi! Thanks for hunting the issue down ❤️ Indeed, a friend reached out to say they have an Ooshima book with part II of Milk Rhapsody, and we already have it! 🐾🥛

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Hagio Moto's Bluebird (1989)

Excuse me, but I need this color illustration in my life.

Today, we proudly present you a ballet one shot from Hagio Moto, Bluebird (Aoi Tori, 青い鳥（ブルーバード）). This beautiful story was first published in 1989 November issue of Petit Flower.

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Special thanks to shielshi for being our Bluebird and making all Seldom releases possible <3

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Absolute Cinema: Takemiya Keiko's Yoru wa Chinmoku no Toki (1978)

On this fine Saturday, we proudly bring you an amazing philosophical SF work by Takemiya: When the Night is Silent (1978).

Feast your eyes on this glorious double spread:

Thank @plats-chat's BW coins and the Vienna choir boys that broke Takemiya during that one European trip.

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Cats and milk and Ooshima

This time, I got an @ from @royalgardensnake, and saw this cute little "illustrated poem" by Ooshima Yumiko that @jariten posted. It's like a little bonus to Star of Cottonland. Thanks to the Seldom crew, we bring you 4 pages of cuteness. As always, have DDL and MangaDex available for a wider reach.

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Apparently, this has a part II! So, if anyone has LaLa's 1981 April issue, please let us know!

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Toy Doll ch.6

Truck'd.

Please protect Chris. Thank you.

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Hatsu Akiko from June: Daybreak City Blues (1982)

When I see a wild Hatsu Akiko appearance in June, I feel obligated to let more people know.

This little, dramatic work was first published in issue #4 of June in 1982, and was later compiled in B-Kyuu Paradise! (B級パラダイス, 1985). The said compilation book with Daybreak City Blues in it was later digitalized (with some additions), and can be found on Japanese e-book retailers.

But of course, the non-grayscaled, color version @bishonenspit gracefully provided us with is much nicer.

Enjoy handsome Hatsu men in suits.

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Invisible Ghost by Yamada Mineko (1976)

Don't cry, boy...

We have another depressing Yamada for you. This story starts in darkness, and ends in the light.

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