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From classic shoujo masterpiece, “They Were 11!”” (11-nin Iru!) by Moto Hagio. Centered around a whodunnit motif that spirals out of control as paranoia intensifies, They Were 11! is a brilliant showcase of how to mash up seemingly disparate genres and elements into a cohesive story that resolves in only a few chapters. Its most long-lasting impact is its deuteragonist, Frolbericheri (pictured above), skews multiple lines of gender and sex identity that make this over-40 year old series a fresh read today - and representative of the progressivism of early shoujo mangaka.

Part 1 is out and complete over [here]! Part 2 ch.1 of 3 coming later this week. <3

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State of scans

yo yo yo, I don’t use social media ever please get me in the habit of updating this thing. I’m currently operating out of MangaDex so most of my stuff’s gonna go through there. Hopefully, with new members, we can see the light of day here. So here’s some stuff going on:

11-nin Iru!:

- Cleaning, slicing, scanning, etc, is done for not just this series, but for Zoku 11-nin iru too!! More on the latter below but yeah, the most monotonous part of this process is writing scripts/transcripts, so while I get those done (found a lovely assistant to help me) I'll probably be able to release chapters 3 and 4 close to one another. Huzzah for help!

- Expect ch. 3 within the week (if you're reading this it's prolly cause it already came out yay me) and ch 4 in February.

Zoku 11-nin Iru!:

- I have a translator! And a backup proofreader!! Huzzah!!!!! In addition, I've already scanned, sliced, etc, and am just awaiting scripts to begin typesetting. Will notify here before anywhere else of how that's gonna go.

- Expect ch. 1 within late February, early March. First time the series will be available in English!!!!

Shoujo no Kuni (the group aka me hiiiii):

- I want to start working on other projects while my friends sort out their parts in this one. If anyone or any group is looking to work together, I currently have scans for:

1. Sei Rosalind

(1973 - Horror - 1vol)

2. Star Red

(1978 - SF/Psychological - 3vol)

3. Alois

(1975 - Psychological - 1vol)

4. My Doll is a Good Doll

(1987 - Horror - 1vol) and

5. In the Night

(2003 - Yuri/Psychological - 1vol)

6. Tempest

(2010 - Psychological/Sci-Fi/Gender Bender - 9vol)- I'm looking for some dedicated peeps (will split work with an existing group) to scanlate this series. It's a fascinating and unique mixture of LGBT theming, dystopian science fiction, psychological elements, medical science, and lovely josei art by the author Aniya Yuiji, a brilliant writer who has not really been acknowledged by the West and deserves some exposure. I want this one to be my Big Project and am willing to put up the brunt of the work to see it realized, but I will need some dedicated translators to help me on board! 

Please please please contact me either via dm or through discord (Spira ❤#4879) so we can get the ball rolling on any one of these!! Thanks!!