Wow. Um, so this is what you get for waiting, you lazy, lazy leechers. *pretend angry face*?

Well, we do have base translations and someone working to check over Volume 2 also, but the trouble is we don't have base translations for chapter 7 and the extra chapter in Volume 1. Anyone want to step up to the bat on this? We can have someone check it, but you'd need to understand some kanji on this project.

Also, if anyone is interested in translating via audio in anime, Otenba would have the staff available beyond and would definitely love to sub the Shoujo Sect OVA coming out this summer sometime. Give us a ring in the IRC room. :)

Something's shiny in the IRC room for your Marimite-lovers.

Extreme hiatus, everyone. Sorry. I'm going to do everything I can to resuscitate and finish Shoujo Sect. It's been hard going. I appreciate everyone's understanding on this matter.

Spring cleaning is go: all Kannazuki is off the site, and HxB will remain on direct download til around August or so, as Seven Seas has a release date scheduled in October.

Okay, kids. I'm needing some hard-working, perfectionist photoshop editors. Secondly, if you have at least passable skill in translating (doesn't have to be perfect, that's what we have the more experienced translators go over it for...) and are interested in translating a project as part of our Translation Team, please also visit us at #otenba@irc.rizon.net. You can speak either to me, Sumiregawa-kun (aka Hitsugi), regarding photoshop work or to Shouko (aka Kanu) regarding translation work. Please be patient; we both have work and/or school schedules to work around, so understand that initially it may be more of a 'tag' game.

There are tests involved for both positions. We look forward to meeting you all!

Two of our three manga projects in one hit? Ow.

With Tokyopop and Seven Seas announcing Kannazuki no Miko and Hayate Cross Blade respectively at San Diego Comic Con, we'll be dropping both projects. I know, I was looking forward to finally completing KnM too. Anyway, please buy them from Tokyopop and Seven Seas when they're released! Especially HxB <3

As for Shoujo Sect, fear not, we're still working on it. Unfortunately, Sumi's computer has died on her so it'll be a little bit before we can release another chapter. Our apologies for that, but please be patient with us a while longer.

We're also interested in hearing what you all might be interested in us working on now that we're short on projects. Can't guarantee you we'll choose it, but we're definitely curious and up for your suggestions.

Yeah... about these releases. I have been saying we're always hiring translators, haven't I?

...that hasn't changed.

Little later than normal schedule, but you get a Version 2 of Chapter 1 out of it. Basically the differences are mostly consistency things. Oh, and the fact that yuujin => shinyuu. They're read the same in kanji really. Our bad for messing them up. I'm going to throw Version 2 directly out to http download to make up for it (after the donator period is over that is). Sry.

Otenba is proud to present volume 3 of Maria-sama ga Miteru's 3rd Season.

You can find it in the usual place.

And now, some poetry courtesy of Youko (the lililicious member, not the anime character):

As the Hanadera festival is drawing ever near,
Our fair heroine receives some news she didn't wish to hear.
It seems her popularity is greater than she thought,
And now someone is following her much more than she ought.

Hey...

I've gone and run out of witty things to say. Well not that whatever I was posting before was really *witty* persay. Well, whatever.

Please enjoy episode 2 PLUS specials 1 & 2 of the Marimite 3rd OVA. You all deserve it.

Edit: Torrents should now all be fixeded. Please grab a fresh copy of your flavor of choice! Until the main tracker is up (that's Lili's) it may be a bit unstable. (In other words you'll get reject messages, and it may take a while to connect.) Feel free to use the direct download or IRC bot method until we get that all sorted!

Just buzzin' in here on V-day, as the time is trickling away... wanting to wish all you pervy otaku a groovy evening. Even if you don't have a girl to spend it with, at least the girls in Shoujo Sect do, ya know? And hey, Kurogane Kenn will even let ya watch.

Hopefully we'll get into a better habit than releasing holidays. It's my goal. Special thanks to Kunio-kun for giving us a hand to make these possible.

Meanwhiles, look forward to the Marimite OVA to be released in the near future.

Peace.

Er, so it's really late on Christmas Day and all. But we over at Otenba wanted to celebrate our birthday in style. Hope no one minds terribly.

It is our extreme pleasure to work alongside Lililicious in bringing to you Maria-sama ga Miteru's OVA. It was a bit bumpy of a way, but I'm happy to say that those times seem to be in the past, and that we look forward to bringing more quality fansubs your way in the future.

Please note: This torrent is not on our main tracker.

If you would like to pick up this episode, please feel free to reach it at http://marimite.otenba-quality.com/. The same link will be displayed on our projects page in short order.

Happy Holidays, everyone, and Happy 2nd Birthday Otenba!

(And finally, a bit of exiting "poetry," courtesy of yours truly.)

I am the fangirl of my yuri
Fanservice is my body, and subtext is my blood.
I have created over a thousand releases.
Unknown to leeches.
Nor known to licensors.
Have withstood !drama! to create many girl-loves.
Yet, those hands shall never touch the animation.
So as I pray, "Unlimited Yuri Works."

Kannazuki chapter 10, nyah~

Hope you all enjoy. Sorry about the lateness of this piece, but suddenly finding that you have to move several states south is most not fun.

Semi-adult content this time around. Hey, I'll take being seduced by Himeko, too...

Also plz to be noting that I've gone ahead and moved chapters 7-9 of Kannazuki to direct download via the project page for it. Yay~

Wow. Talking here used to be nostalgic, but it's getting to be where now it seems kinda fresh in my mind from last time. Not as much fiddling around with remembering the password, then remembering how to actually post something... Good stuff.

Anyway, for those that are ready for it (and even for those that aren't) Otenba brings to you today a DOUBLE release: Kannazuki chapters 8 & 9. It's beautiful stuff, guys, and our colorist windam has done an incredible job as usual so keep an eye on chapter 8.

You know, I was told in IRC as I changed the topic to announce this that Hell would freeze over because we've managed to release three things within a month period. All I have to say, is that when I get down there for the takeover, it'll be nice and WARM. So don't believe those nay-sayers, okay?

Stay tuned for more releases in the near'ish future. :)

And verily, there was yuri to be had, and so the Great Otenba giveth thus: Kannazuki no Miko chapter 7.

Big round of applause for the newbie editor Sha-chan!

Please enjoy. Thanks so much for the supportive emails that we've been recieving. It's really reminded me of why I do this stuff... not only because *I* like the projects, but because there are others out there who do also. And, even, that might care about us. So thanks. :)

Also, someone mentioned something about a forums. It's something that I've toyed with in my mind for quite a while, but frankly I don't know that it would get very much use. I'll see about getting a poll up shortly, I suppose. I'd also like to do some webdesign contests also -- our layout was good for launch, but it's really been up for far too long, don't you think? XD

Also, on another note: Read or Dream torrents as well as direct downloads will be removed today/this evening. I'm taking them down actually very late since the release date for the first volume is for mid-november. Please remember to purchase! I'll even give you an easy link to Amazon!

PS - It's come to my attention that Baka-Updates now has a ratings section! It was just released on the 24th... and there aren't a lot of manga listed there. Be sure to take a short second to register and rate your favorite Otenba manga -- 15 ratings get us on link list for the ratings page! So go on, take a look. You'll get more friends to talk to about these awesome series you're reading. :)

Have you ever noticed how everyone at the end of summer gets a month-long vacation, but you don't?

Well, probably not... but I didn't and some very fundamental people that help to move the group did. So no releases, sorry.

Just letting you all know we're all still alive at least.

Well so, looks like we managed to wrangle this ahead of time compared to the other projects, and short of holding it we just figured "why not?" :)

Please enjoy our new project, Hayate Cross Blade. I know there are quite a few of you that have been asking about this, so I hope you find it up to your standards!

Also, a thankyou goes out to the donators once again. We managed to raise enough money to get all 4 volumes currently out of HxB as well as a copy of Shoujo Sect v2 out to me for scanning purposes, so feel proud. :D

Just been doing some simple cleanup. You'll find that Kannazuki up to Chapter 5 is hosted on direct download now. Check its project page to see the links. Also, I tossed up a batch torrent for volume 1 for it, same idea as with the Read or Dream batch. Just place all the zip files into a folder in order to help us seed. Thanks!