All right, I'm back at school (unfortunately), and I've got some news worth sharing. It's mostly good, which is great because I'm not looking forward to classes starting next week...

I got the manga collection I mentioned earlier, and it's mostly intact, with one major exception: There are panels missing in one of the GG3 volumes. The previous owner physically cut them out for some reason. Very annoying. This is going to make scanning somewhat irritating, as the ones I release will be incomplete. It'll also make translating impossible, and for this I apologize.

I'll start scanning as soon as I can, probably within the next few days. Ideally, it'll start after I submit my next deviation. I was really hoping to upload it today, in honor of a very important friend...But, like last time, things didn't work out as such. How unfortunate...I'm truly sorry for that, R.

The manga that I have in my possession that will be scanned are:

Ganbare Goemon: Yuki-hime Kyuushutsu Emaki (aka Legend of the Mystical Ninja) [link]
Shin Ganbare Goemon: Jigoku-Hen
Ganbare Goemon Gaiden
Ganbare Goemon 2: Kiteretsu Shogun Magginesu [link]
Ganbare Goemon 3: Shishi Jurokubei no Karakuri Manji Gatame
Ganbare Goemon 4: Kirakira Douchuu - Boku ga Dansaa ni Natta Wake (Yes, this is the correct romanization, according to the manga itself.)
Ganbare Goemon: Uchuu Kaizoku Akogingu (Translation in progress; will resume later this year.)
Ganbare Goemon Fever [link]
Ganbare Goemon: Neo Momoyama Bakufu no Odori (aka Mystical Ninja Starring Goemon; this is my personal favorite of the manga)

I'll put links to the collections of scans next to the names of the manga as I get to them, so check back periodically. It'll be easier for me this way than making a new journal every time I finish scanning a manga will be, so no complaints! I won't go through the trouble of doing this if I have to deal with a lot of whiny people getting mad at me for doing this differently than they would if they were in my position!

UPDATE (9/7/09): The first set of manga scans (Yuki-hime Kyuushutsu Emaki) is now up! I've decided the best way to do this would be to type updates here as needed, and make sure the update alerts watchers.

A few notes about the scans: This zip file is HUGE, almost 600 MB. If you think this is excessively large, let me know and in the future I'll upload them as individual volumes as opposed to a file that contains all volumes of the particular manga. I may even go back and re-upload the individual volumes of this one, if enough people want me to (as opposed to having all three in the same zip file).

Yes, I know a lot of them are terrible. The color scheme seems to change between two different types, and there are some where you can see my finger(s) or wrists. To anybody that complains about this, I say "Too bad." I'm not gonna re-scan these anytime soon. Doing it once was enough of a pain in the butt, and that's why some of them are as bad as they are. I had to try different things to attempt to get consistently good scans, and it wasn't worth going back and replacing the bad ones.

There's some miniature guides on the parts of the game covered by the specific manga volume at the beginning of each one (that's why the scans start on page 9). I decided to leave them out because the scans I uploaded took up more than enough of my time and memory space as is. I may go back and scan those later, if enough people want it. It just seemed like an unnecessary hassle at the time...In my opinion, the actual manga is much more important.

GG2 is coming up next, so look out for that!

UPDATE (9/22/09): As promised, I've got GG2 up. It's another big zip file, but not quite as big as LotMN. This one's closer to 500 MB, but the same spiel about image quality goes here. Enjoy!

I'm gonna be doing Fever next, because it's only one issue and I want to finish scanning it by a specific date (October 6)...At that point, scanning will hopefully speed up for at least a week before returning to the normal pace (give or take). So, I'll try to have that up by the 6th (which should be plenty of time...I hope...).

UPDATE (10/5/09): Good news, guys! I got Fever uploaded a little ahead of schedule, when I was worried that I might not be able to meet the deadline at all...Here it is: [link]

Not sure whether any scans will be done over the next two weeks...I know I won't be doing very many, if any at all. However, a good friend of all of us might be able to, and would do so more often than I could...Not sure which one I'm working on next, either, I'm thinking GG4 but that might change.

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Also for convenience and easy reference, I'm putting the list of themes in the 100 Theme Challenge here, as well as the stories I've completed in the challenge so far. Read them if you'd like.

1. Introduction [link]
2. Love [link]
3. Light
4. Dark
5. Seeking Solace
6. Break Away
7. Heaven
8. Innocence
9. Drive
10. Breathe Again
11. Memory
12. Insanity
13. Misfortune
14. Smile
15. Silence
16. Questioning
17. Blood
18. Rainbow
19. Gray
20. Fortitude
21. Vacation
22. Mother Nature
23. cat [link]
24. No Time
25. Trouble Lurking
26. Tears
27. Foreign
28. Sorrow
29. Happiness
30. Under the Rain
31. Flowers
32. Night
33. Expectations
34. Stars
35. Hold My Hand
36. Precious Treasure
37. Eyes
38. Abandoned
39. Dreams
40. Rated
41. Teamwork
42. Standing Still
43. Dying [link]
44. Two Roads
45. Illusion
46. Family
47. Creation
48. Childhood
49. Stripes
50. Breaking the Rules
51. Sport
52. Deep in Thought
53. Keeping a Secret
54. Tower
55. Waiting
56. Danger Ahead
57. Sacrifice
58. Kick in the Head [link]
59. No Way Out
60. Rejection
61. Fairy Tale
62. Magic
63. Do Not Disturb
64. Multitasking
65. Horror
66. Traps
67. Playing the Melody
68. Hero
69. Annoyance
70. 67%
71. Obsession [link]
72. Mischief Managed
73. I Can't
74. Are You Challenging Me?
75. Mirror
76. Broken Pieces
77. Test
78. Drink
79. Starvation
80. Words
81. Pen and Paper
82. Can You Hear Me?
83. Heal
84. Out Cold
85. Spiral
86. Seeing Red
87. Food
88. Pain
89. Through the Fire
90. Triangle
91. Drowning
92. All That I Have
93. Give Up
94. Last Hope
95. Advertisement
96. In the Storm
97. Safety First
98. Puzzle
99. Solitude
100. Relaxation