Shoreijuu gave me the Gemini of the Meteor Official Fanbook last year when we met in real life for the first time. I found these pages and we decided to translate them.
Already talked about our next main project. It'll be Yoruko and Working Animals, a 3-volume series about... well, working animals!
Look forward to it but for now enjoy these short stories.
Gemini of the Meteor - Special Chapter
Merry Christmas!
The past few months have been extremely busy. We were supposed to work on a project for October but we were unable to.
We're working on it now. Two Darker than BLACK short stories included in Darker than BLACK Ryuusei no Futago Official Fanbook. A 6-pages one and a 10-pages one.
I had to scan the pages myself so the raws aren't that great. I didn't want to ruin the book. Hopefully, we'll release them within the week.
Our new main project is titled, Yoruko to Otsutome Doubutsu (Yoruko and Working Animals). We wanted a similar theme to Hosomura - because that's our thing now. First release will most likely be January or perhaps even February depending on how busy we are.
Look forward to it.
Let's rant about this beautiful series for a bit!
The only bad thing about this title is that it's not long enough. We want to see more of Snacks, more food and more Hosomura!
This has been such a wholesome little story. Hosomura-san has been through so much; it's been heart-wrenching sometimes reading through it but at the end of every flashback we get to see her moving forward in the present despite everything. We also get to smile again at her interactions with Snacks and her cooking and be reminded that there will always be light at the end of the tunnel. even if one still carries so much weight, there will be connections - be it people or animals - who will help you get through it all. It is quite strange that I, being an introvert and a somewhat pessimistic person, was affected by that.
Personal wapping aside, the ending might feel too open or give the impression that the series was cancelled - and that might be really the case (idk) - but I prefer to believe that it's intentional.
I think it's a fitting ending for such a true-to-life story. The true ending of this manga isn't on the last page of the last chapter. It wasn't an ending of actions or events but of Hosomura-san's emotional development. Through all of the intrusive recollections and with a cast of supportive company - of which Snacks is the main character, she ultimately came to face her own emotions and made a decision on how to deal with them moving forward. At this point, the following "events" don't matter much to me as a reader because I know this Hosomura will be able to deal with whatever comes her way. She's a stronger person now.
That was a lot of psychological BS but let's face it, we all read the manga because of Snacks! and we want to see more of her! Also, why isn't this a JDrama already?!
That's a wrap!
This story was such a joy to follow and work with. While it got heavy at times, the story flowed well and ended on a satisfying note.
Rebel and I think this series is live action material; I'm certainly looking forward to their casting of Snacks if it does happen!
I hope you all enjoy reading this as much as we did. Thank you again for being with us on this journey!
