So story goes that my friend gives me the game and tells me to play it. I don't read yaoi, so I was reluctant. The story sounded really interesting though, so I start playing it. 5 minutes in, I see these amazingly realistic pots in the background, and I fall in love with them. They're the most detailed things I've ever seen in a visual novel! xD
... then I stopped playing Lamento because school got busy, lol. I still haven't played past 5 minutes of the storyline.
So when I came across the Raws for the manga, I got really excited because it's pretty much a condensed version of the game without the buttsex~! So I decided to scanlate it and read it as I go along.
Ranting aside, here's a synopsis:
The Ribika are a race of cats possessing ears and tails. Their bodies are lithe and nimble, and they live in the land of Shisa. However, a curse called the "Void" is spreading through the forests...
One of the Ribika, Konoe, lives in a small village called Karou. One morning, he wakes up to find that his ears and tail have turned black. There is also a symbol on his body; the mark of the curse. Konoe embarks on a journey through the forest to find the truth.
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Omg, the redraws in this chapter nearly killed me. If I didn't have a tablet, I don't think I would have finished this chapter at all... but a picture is worth a thousand words: so here's some proof.
Enjoy the chapter! =)
I need to stop myself from scanlating... I've been spending all my free time on it these past two weeks. >_< I'm going to ban myself until the end of January!
21 comments:
thank you so much :D
thank you! :)
Thank you <3 After seeing the original image I get what you mean with the devilish work of redrawing it XD Thanks for doing a great job :D
Oh wow! I always hoped someone would scanlate Lamento! Thank you so much :)
I was so excited to see this listed at MangaUpdates! Thanks so much for taking this on - and for all of your work on those redraws!! Very much appreciated!
wow! thank you for your hard work!
OMG. As a cleaner, that is A-mazing! Once again, I have seen the magic of a tablet at work and I'm always so envious/lugubrious I don't have one :'(. I'm such a poor high school girl that I only have Photoshop CS and uh, my mouse...
I'm not into yaoi either, so I eagerly await anything else in your line of sight! :D
Aww, thanks for the support, guys! =)
litoxpinky: Oh god, I feel your pain. >_< At first I tried cleaning with a mouse, and it was SO painful... I definitely suggest investing in a tablet! They're good for so much more than just scanlating, lol.
The manga's not yaoi, actually, but yeah, it's definitely nothing like those Sakisaka Io projects. xD Thanks for your support! <3 <3
You are to be worshiped for pulling off that redraw with such careful precision to accomplish this beautiful result.
Thank you very much for the hard work! :)
Thank you soooo much!! I love Lamento!! ^_^
P.S. Yur redraws are INCREDIBLE!!
I'm looking forward to chapter two! Keep up the good work!
There are some really amazing Visual Novels out there.. I've run into three series that have stemmed from one. Since I can not play them I- I wonder if there are playthroughs' on youtube.. probably not. >xD
In any case this sounds like an interesting story to read into.
Don't push yourself too hard though yeah?
- Task
OMG!!! I can only imagine the labor that went into doing this chapter. After looking at your redraw example, I can only bow humbly in thanks and deep appreciation and utter awe for taking on this project and sharing it. Thank you so very much. The game is something I would love to play myself, but never will be able to because it's not in English and it's not made for American systems, as far as I know. *cries* Now that your doing this project I will actually get to read the story. Though, personally I wouldn't have minded the sex included, not a big deal to me. I have a deep appreciation for both yaoi and shounen-ai. Anyway, thank you again.
Oh! and did I tell you that your are AWESOME!!!? Well, in case I didn't, you are AWESOME!!!
Thanks so much for the kind words, everyone! <3
As a side note, I skimmed the rest of the volume, and it seems the manga assumes that the reader has some basic knowledge of the game/world. I guess I'll be doing a lot of extra notes so people understand what's going on. I should really finish the game, lol...
Task: LOL! Playthroughs would be interesting... I wonder how long it would take for it to get flagged? XD Thank you~
I'm told by my VN-addict friend that this is one of her favorites, so I'm sure it's really good. Hopefully the manga isn't too confusing for those of us who know nothing of the game.
Anon: Aw, thank you so much! <3 It's nice to know that my work is appreciated. =) The game actually is playable on American systems, but there are some add-ons involved. I don't know the details since my friend installed it for me, but it's definitely doable. ^^
Haha, if I were reading it I probably wouldn't mind sex scenes, but editing is a different story. >_< I don't know if I'll be able to handle staring at each page for ~10 minutes while I edit! Ack, and if I have to redraw...
thanks so much, i wanted someone to do this and now they have so thanks so much cant wait for the next chapter, keep up the good work xx
I don't usually comment - but after seeing your godlike redrawing skills I just had to leave a few small words of appreciation: THAAAANK YOOOOU~!!!!!
Lamento is one my favourite VNs so I'm really looking forward to this - with or without any yaoi action XD There was a big focus on music, apart from the amazing graphics that also made me fall in love with the story, so I do generally recommend this game anyway! Good luck with other chapters... but don't push yourself too hard! *hands out chocolate cookies*
Hi,
thank you very much for this 1st chapter and your hard work to share, I love to read!!!
p.s. thats so mad skills you got on the cleaning looks amazing.
Thank you so much for doing this. It should be from the B's Log version right? I remember looking through the raws quite some time back and all i can say is wow, that's alot of redraws. I praise you for putting in so much effort so as to deliver this release to us ^.^
Thanks for the support, everyone~! <3
hakaze: Cookiesss~~ Thanks! And yes, I will definitely play it sometime. xD Probably in a few months when school calms down, haha.
Latareus: It was serialized in B's log, but I'm working from the Kadokawa tankoubon. It should be pretty much the same though. ^^
I've read a bunch of Lamento doujins and had always wanted to read the original. So thank you very much for working on this :)
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