Monday, October 1, 2012

Gunslinger Girl Chapter 100

English: http://uploaded.net/file/9nr13klr
English Alt: puu.sh/1bdp6

Raw: http://uploaded.net/file/vk91023f

Well folks, as they say, all good things must come to an end. The story might be done but that doesn't mean the world Yu Aida created is dead and gone. It only means it is now unbound from pesky canon and free to be expanded upon in limitless ways. I never thought I would become a scanlator and this project started as a sudden and unexpected experiment for me, but I thank you kindly for being patient as I worked my way up from flailing my arms while I translated a language I had pretty much no grasp of to where I'm at now. Where is that? Well I'm not entirely sure but I learned a whole hell of a lot and had a surprising amount of fun along the way. I also have to mention all those that donated to me so I could bring it to you all every month, so it wouldn't be painfully orphaned for years as it was at one time. So thanks, and I hope that you enjoy the last chapter as much as I liked translating it. It's a doozy, to say the least.

At one time I entertained the idea of doing re-translations of earlier chapters and setting them on the newer, better scans from the volumes. Instead, I will let Seven Seas take it from here, so to speak. I encourage everyone to support the publisher that brought Gunslinger Girl back into circulation in most of the west. The first 5 omnibus volumes (Volumes 1-12) by Seven Seas are now out, with the final omnibus collection due to be released next year.

12 comments:

  1. Thank you so much for this chapters :)

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  2. Thank you for picking this manga up and seeing it through to the end.

    This story has been part of my life for ~9 years and it's hard to believe that it's over. Although I grew progressively more frustrated with its storytelling mechanics as the manga progressed, it was always worth it because of its great characters, charm, depth and insight.

    This wasn't a story that I expected to like. I dismissed it initially with a glance at the cover, "Ewww. Creepy loli high-concept weirdness. No thanks." But a friend convinced me that there was something special to it, and it sure was.

    I look forward to Aida-sensei's next creation.

    Thanks again.

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  3. Thanks for scanlating the end of this manga all along!!

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  5. Thank you for your work. I really enjoyed reading it all!

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  6. Thank you very much for this chapters!

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  7. Woah, thank you ALOT man! As an italian fan of the series, I was very disappointed when they stopped distributing it in my country. It's such a shame that very few people enjoy this kind of niche genre... I found this manga to be truly artistic, and I'm not a big fan of anime myself so go figure.
    Now I finally get to see the ending, and it's all thanks to you! I wish you many luck, and am glad you have practiced your english language skills working on this.
    Hey, if someone's reading and is a hardcore GSG fan, there's my Youtube channel if you want to get in contact
    https://www.youtube.com/user/lordvivecjjj

    I could talk for HOURS about this masterpiece

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  8. Hello and thank you for all, I am French and I followed your blog to have the translations, thank you thank you.Yu Aida began a new series " 1518 " appeared on August 11th in the Big Comic Spirits 37/38. You could translate her into English ????!!!! Sorry for bad English. merci beaucoup !!!
    http://raw-hunters.com/raw-scan/big-comic-spirits/

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  9. There is always nobody, nobody to translate the new manga of Aida, I hope you go well.

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