Azumi: Overlooked, Never Translated Classic

[AironicallyHuman]

Ask and ye shall receive:

Spoiler for Hidden:

The scans, naturally, are easy to find via a minute of Googling. But just in case...

http://vnsharing.net/forum/showthread.php?t=337772

[Koro]

Look like some of the pages would be a pain to clean, but certainly doable.
Anyway, wait and see whether PROzess takes a liking to it or not.

[Castellan]

AironicallyHuman, only because you have positive things to say about Maison Ikkoku will I weigh in here.  Why yes it was very good.

For most people, even people fluent in Japanese, because of everything else involved in it, you're talking here a commitment of multiple years.  (PROzess, I said "most"...)  We do not take on projects here we do not intend to finish.  Sure we may drop a project later for one reason or another, but we don't start something we expect to drop.

Given the mechanics of how a group works and what is involved in scanlating a series, I ask you to rethink the idea of learning Japanese.   The level of Japanese involved would take you about 2 years of applied study at a good school, or 3 years at a so-so school, as long as you put extra effort into learning your kanji.  Add to that the 3 years or so it would take you to translate it in addition to school/work/life etc. and you'd have 5-6 years.

To be honest, even if we were to to it, unless it was PRO-kamisama, it'd probably take us at least that long, just because we all have huge plates already and lives outside Japanzai.  (He has an impossibly huge plate and a life outside Japanzai, but he's PRO-kami so it's not the same...)  So I'm not suggesting anything out of line here.

Seriously, if you really want Azumi to get done, go study Japanese and get this done.  Yes learning Japanese is a long, hard road.  But it's worth it every day.  It takes a special drive or need to make you learn it.  If Azumi is such a driving force for you, use it; let it push you to learn it.  I tell you this not to quash your request, nor do I mean to dissaude you from this.  I'm quite serious.  Because in the end, you'll be able to read almost any manga in its original Japanese and that extra reward will make the journey worth it.

At the very least go take a basic class for a semester and see if you can catch the drive to learn it.  Or even self-study.  If you're interested in that we can point you in the right direction.  You talk like someone who, though admitting what a daunting task it seems, does have a driving force that can make you learn it.  Before asking someone else to do something you're so passionate for, I recommend you put some time into learning Japanese.  At the very least you'll have a better appreciation of just what you are asking us to do.

Ah well, Gunjou 3 is next in my queue.  S'cuse me....

[Tetsu]

Pretty sure Tetsu misinterpreted AironicallyHuman and now the flame war begins!

no I didnt

haza! castellan = very polite version of what i said.

aironicallyhuman.  I did not in fact misinterpret what you said i just dont like people like you  or your attitude (no offense, or dont take seriously, seriously stop hiding behind some bs like that) like jesus what the fuck is with all your rambling why some long tangent filled with  your pretensious crap. you started out good then shit just rolled downhill. come on man what ever happened to "you guys are a great group and would like to suggest a fav manga of mine bla blah details here's examples the end (you're just like a pita salesman and we aren't buying). you're don't take offense, same thing as  "not trying to be an ass but" look at how long btoom is, look at how long this is. go ask the guys who did fighting spirit/hni
"feel free to ignore" I wont (oh you see that a capital I used one no wait two now.)  I just hate trolls, ironic I know.
PS. Yes I am an arse and I approve this message  ..l.. 

"Please don't think any harm will come to you" oh the relief hahaha
when castellan asks why i wasn't working, i hope he can look at this and understand that someone has to piss off the little kids on the pc past bed time soo much that they go to bed.

[Castellan]

Tetsu, GTO14 won't clean itself.  Back to work, you!

[Tetsu]

he insulted ling ling

[AironicallyHuman]

Maison Ikkoku? Y'know, when watching the anime, years after reading the manga, I almost cried. Not quite sure why but it's a true story. I think it was down to a mixture of trying to deal with the realistic bitch known as Kyoko (keeping Mitaka on the side) and watching adults act like they were in high school. But Kyoko finally getting kissed at around the 80-episode mark was worth it--especially for the sandal-removing anime edit.

GTO? Yes. My second favourite manga. I love Urumi, very much. And that's why I was saddened by the spin-off having her appear only for a brief impregnation cameo, at the start.


Ok, Tetsu, you've persuaded me. How about I learn how to clean and you get 'promoted' to public relations. I believe you'd be a valuable weapon in the on-going war against MangaFox. You've already converted me to one-side, all on your own, so God only knows how you'd do over on MangaFox as Japanzai's representitive.

'You guys are dedicated to covering Himiko's boobs. Btooom is a seinen/survival manga, but you do it just for Himiko, and I respect that. Azumi gets naked too, from time-to-time, and since you're so AWESOME with boobs, would you consider Azumi? AWESOME BOOBS! Thanks, Aion xxx' - Better or worse?

Caste-person likes Maison Ikkoku. You've probably never read it. The differences between taste and intelligence is becoming increasingly clear as you continue to persist with your anti-capital letters stance. (Btw, read Sekitou Elergy, Caste-person. Best seinen romance ignoring MI. THEY ACTUALLY DO IT INSIDE 2.5 VOLUMES!)

Caste-person: my problem is that my motivation isn't constant. I watched Azumi back in the day and liked it, but I needed to re-watch the movie to get motivation for the manga. I'd think, somewhere along way, if I set myself the task of learning Japanese just to read it, I'd lose interest. It's how I am. Even with manga as a hobby I read it for a few months then not at all for a few months. Honestly, being able to read the Blue Flames manga and understand how Light's woman-using equivalent rules the world by sleeping with and discarding woman would be great, but I'm still more inclined to imitate a begger and upset the gormless Raichu user.

Thank you for (apparently?) editing Tetsu's post for him and adding that much needed adult touch, though. I do understand what you're saying and fully agree it'd be better to just be able to read the damn manga instead of dealing with Tetsu. This is very clear. I don't like Tetsu, to be perfectly honest with you...

[Tetsu]

lol my posts were not edited. I dont like you, hey look at that you didn't sugar coat what you said this time. congrats. also why should we scanlate it for you if you drop interest in it a few moths later anyways . go watch the movie and  and learn some japanese.   thought the author was familar for azumi, i was reading another project oh his, ganbare genki, tho I am sure you have probally gone to pbm asking them to do it, eve tho that seems outside of their works and also their staff size. maison ikkoku ive read some of the authors works, and im sure amost every kid watching the local cartoon channel has watched some of his work. ranma 1/2 i went on a search for old 80's manga also first manga i read was 80's

[Zack]

lol my posts were not edited. I dont like you, hey look at that you didn't sugar coat what you said this time. congrats. also why should we scanlate it for you if you drop interest in it a few moths later anyways . go watch the movie and  and learn some japanese.   thought the author was familar for azumi, i was reading another project oh his, ganbare genki, tho I am sure you have probally gone to pbm asking them to do it, eve tho that seems outside of their works and also their staff size. maison ikkoku ive read some of the authors works, and im sure amost every kid watching the local cartoon channel has watched some of his work. ranma 1/2 i went on a search for old 80's manga also first manga i read was 80's

Bro what are you trying to accomplish here?

[Unknown]

lol my posts were not edited. I dont like you, hey look at that you didn't sugar coat what you said this time. congrats. also why should we scanlate it for you if you drop interest in it a few moths later anyways . go watch the movie and  and learn some japanese.   thought the author was familar for azumi, i was reading another project oh his, ganbare genki, tho I am sure you have probally gone to pbm asking them to do it, eve tho that seems outside of their works and also their staff size. maison ikkoku ive read some of the authors works, and im sure amost every kid watching the local cartoon channel has watched some of his work. ranma 1/2 i went on a search for old 80's manga also first manga i read was 80's

Bro what are you trying to accomplish here?

He is feeding the flame :O

[monset]

@AironicallyHuman Is it so wrong to say that lolled hard at the Azumi fight youtube link you linked here?

[Unknown]

@AironicallyHuman Is it so wrong to say that lolled hard at the Azumi fight youtube link you linked here?

That ending was too ridiculous, he started screaming and then bang! His head drops!

[monset]

@AironicallyHuman Is it so wrong to say that lolled hard at the Azumi fight youtube link you linked here?

That ending was too ridiculous, he started screaming and then bang! His head drops!

the whole fightscene is like a cosplay D:< srsly. and the vertical panning version of michael bay's rotating camera, fucking A!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iwW2lzOV_L0 still didn't beat this though.

[Unknown]

@AironicallyHuman Is it so wrong to say that lolled hard at the Azumi fight youtube link you linked here?

That ending was too ridiculous, he started screaming and then bang! His head drops!

the whole fightscene is like a cosplay D:< srsly. and the vertical panning version of michael bay's rotating camera, fucking A!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iwW2lzOV_L0 still didn't beat this though.

I left iTunes open, I clicked at your video then I put my headphones and at the same time Latimer's mercy - Ozzy Osbourne starts playing, omg!

[PROzess]

lol my posts were not edited. I dont like you, hey look at that you didn't sugar coat what you said this time. congrats. also why should we scanlate it for you if you drop interest in it a few moths later anyways . go watch the movie and  and learn some japanese.   thought the author was familar for azumi, i was reading another project oh his, ganbare genki, tho I am sure you have probally gone to pbm asking them to do it, eve tho that seems outside of their works and also their staff size. maison ikkoku ive read some of the authors works, and im sure amost every kid watching the local cartoon channel has watched some of his work. ranma 1/2 i went on a search for old 80's manga also first manga i read was 80's

Bro what are you trying to accomplish here?

He is feeding the flame :O

That's my pupil for you!!

And Cas, 48 volumes for me to finish? Gimme a year (If I take my time that is xD)