So, this morning I decided to update WordPress to 3.0, and in the process my theme for the site got a bit broken :\ So the graphics and stuff are a bit “off” for now, until I can go in and fix things up again. So, until I get some time to look into it, or install a new theme, it’ll be a bit off. We’ll try to get that fixed soon and release a new chapter fairly quick. Thanks for understanding.

Hey gang, just wanted to give you guys an update on where we stand with our remaining series. Currently, we’re taking a bit of a break for various reasons.. We pumped out a lot of chapters in getting Gekkoh out to everyone, so we’re taking a bit of a small breather to avoid burnout. Yeah, we do take a lot of breaks recently, but we’re also a very small group now, as indicated by our team page in the above menu. We used to have about 12-15 members in our group, but we’re down to about 5 now. So, we only have about 1-2 people working on each series.

As for the titles, We have a chapter of Sakura Tsuushin cleaned, and I’ll be starting proofreading and editing duties on it soon. We also have a chapter of Noel awaiting QC, and it will probably be our next release. Yaiba is on a pending status, as durendal has taken control over most of the work on it again.

Not to mention, we also have a lot of “real life” issues going on with this small group.. Work, family, etc.. so you’ll understand if we don’t have 3x a week releases like before. I’ve been having to deal with flooding and damage in the Tennessee area myself this past weekend, so manga has been about the last thing on my mind, to be blunt

That about sums it up, I just wanted to let everyone know where we stand… we haven’t fallen off the earth or anything, we’re just taking a break before resuming our schedule. Carry on!

So, I’ve been getting several requests for RxJ scans over the past couple of weeks, mostly from foreign language groups. Not even sure why people suddenly started asking for scans, hell, it wasn’t even that popular when WE were scanlating it, but it was interesting and we liked it..

Anywho, to save everyone the trouble, we do NOT have the scans anymore. As with most of our titles, we scan them in ourselves, and once we are finished with the volumes, and we don’t see any need for corrections, we delete the RAWs permanently.

Not the least of which, the manga is already licensed here in the US. So, you shouldn’t really be asking for RAWs to begin with. We can’t provide our scanlated version of it either, although I’m sure it’s relatively easy to find on all the other sites out there, I do wish they would pull scans after a title is licensed, but then again, look at all the groups that still scanlate Naruto and Gantz..

Anywho, not to get off topic.. If you must have scans, your best bet is to try P2P sites like Emule, or RAW sites. And not to be blunt or anything, but you can always, oh I don’t know, buy the books and scan them yourselves like I did.

Thanks for your understanding.

We’ve added a new poll to the right side of the site, under the Help area.. We’re basically wanting to get feedback on how we should release Vol 7 of Gekkoh.

As stated before, we’ve finished with translations and cleaning, we’re just waiting on me to typeset. And how I go about things will depend on what method of release you guys want.

So, let’s hear it and you can also comment in this post as well.

Hi gang, just a few notes and stuff of interest…

- Gekkoh translations are done, in case you don’t follow twitter (You should! I ramble a lot on there ) Next up, Sakura Tsuushin (gasp!)

- Since we are doing ST again, we could use extra help with an editor or two, if you’re interested, send me an email or check out the link above.

- Downloads have been updated. Probably for the forseeable future, we’ll use Mediafire as our primary server for direct downloads. I haven’t heard any complaints, and the directory structure makes it easy to update and maintain.

- Hosted downloads for our series in other languages have been updated. We’ll try to keep these updated to the best of our abilities, but it’s usually back to someone from the group letting me know that they have released a new chapter with a link. It’s hard to visit the sites on a regular basis to see where they stand with projects

- IRC room has been “cleaned” of bans and such. If you were banned in there, you are not any longer. That doesn’t mean you can break the rules though, or you will be banned again. Rules are posted in the chat room, and on this site, so ignorance is not an excuse! We’re not overseers or anything, we just want everyone to have a good time.

- Yaiba will be updated soon. Durendal is having some network issues, which is resulting in him not being able to upload latest chapters, once that is resolved, we’ll be releasing more chapters.

That’s about all I can think of, but if you have any questions or comments, just let me know.

Well, after updating our current series yesterday, we’ve added mediafire “depository” links for all of our series, including the finished ones. You’ll find these links at the top of the torrent/download listings on each page. As time goes on, some of the older releases were getting deleted off Rapidshare and other sites, and hopefully keeping these Mediafire links updated won’t be too much of an issue.

If you still have trouble accessing the files, let me know.

We’ve added a Mediafire page at the top of the torrent/download listings for Yaiba on the series page. That is a directory link to all of our files that we have released. It seems that some of the older downloads had expired and in such, created a broken link. Hopefully with this new “depository” we won’t have to worry about broken links, but if you come across something, let me know.

We’ll also be adding directories for all of our series in the near future (aside from licensed titles obviously).

Edit… We’ve updated for our 3 current projects, will add files for our other series later.

Hey gang, As you may or may not have noticed from our lack of updates in December, and so far in January, we’ve been undergoing some staff issues and changes here at EMS. As a result, I’ve had to make some changes in how we do things around here. Things might change in the future, but for now, this is how it is..

Among the changes:

- First off, we won’t be adding any new series. This should be pretty self-explanatory. But if we’re having trouble finishing what we got, we shouldn’t be adding titles.

- We’ll be putting Sakura Tsuushin on hold again. Again, pretty self-explanatory. We do have a script available, but staff issues will put this title on hold. It’s quite possible that we pick this back up after we finish Gekkoh, but that’s only at durendal’s discretion, or if we get a new translator on board. Again, its just for the sake of finishing it, and pretty much nothing more.

- We will NOT be adding new staff members. The only exception to this is translators. This may come as a surprise, considering the nature of my message here. I rather deal with a smaller group of people, it’s easier to maintain. I just don’t have the energy or the time to bring in new people, especially ones that are new to scanlating in general.

- All series will be available for joint projects and/or resuming somewhere else. Basically, any series we’re doing, we’re open to working on as a joint project with another group, that includes ST. We’ll also entertain the idea of giving a project to another group if they are staffed and are committed to seeing the project through. However, we won’t condone groups “stealing” our titles. If there is a group that wants to continue one of our titles solo, they need to contact me and inform me of their intentions.
If they are a reputable group, and are polite, we’ll give them our blessing, and any help/materials they need. But it is our intentions to complete our own projects first and foremost.

- We’ll be under a lighter release schedule. That much is pretty self-explanatory as well, given the smaller group. But it needs to be said.

That about sums it up, please be patient, we’ll finish the series out eventually (at least the ones that are finished in Japan), and we hope you keep coming back for more!

Hi everyone, just wanted to take a moment to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and Happy Holiday from everyone here on the team. Hope you take time away from manga long enough to enjoy the holidays with your family and friends.

We’ll be back with new releases soon!