That's it! We're moving~!

With cutenews up and an impromptu contact us page, we're ready to officiall move to

http://wingsangel.abyssalchronicles.com/

That means there'll probably be no more updates here, but I'm sure the FTP server will treat you well (better than it did to me). The cutenews system allows comments too, so everyone (not only blogger members) can comment.

Now let's all get our rears over there!

*does a "CHARGE!" pose*

Tales of the Abyss 3 and WE NEED A TRANSLATOR

^w^

http://www.badongo.com/file/4493400

That's it for this release~

Well, I'm just relaying the message that we would extremely appreciate a japanese-english translator and a typesetter~

What we have to do~:

ToA 4-ongoing
ToS Vol. 3 to the end (but ToS EX 1 is already in the works)
and a whole truckload of doujinshi~

So some extra hands would be wonderful~

Asch Gaiden and More Recruiting...

Asch Gaiden:

http://www.badongo.com/file/4396101

Here ya go, next up is ToA 3

As for updated spots:

Translator (2):
Because the one that replied did not make any contact afterwards...and I think 1 more might not cut it now...

Typesetter (1 or 2):
Recent debating has let me to open this spot, but I'll be really scrutinous, so try typesetting in my most recent style, and provide some previous work.

Right now, all I really have to do is get used to the FTP server...

WE DESPERATELY NEED STAFF

Err, well - some of you may have noticed...but aside from the RAW providers, the only regular staff member other than me is ju-da-su...

So, after months of editing everything and translating here and there...I've decided that we desperately need some help. The cause? A recent wave of available RAWs.

So, I'd like to point out who we'd like, and how many slots I'd like to fill

Japanese x English Translator (1)
Someone who's diligent and will work at an acceptable rate for translations (2-3 weeks per chapter, since we all have lives). This Position is for translating the ToS manga.

Cleaner (2...3 if there's a flood, but I doubt that)
Someone who already knows how to clean manga (which includes using the Clone Stamp Tool to redraw) or someone who is willing to learn. Photoshop is the desired program for this position - the difficulty of the RAW will determine if you get to clean -- If you have previous background, please show an example of your work

Typesetter
Not yet~ I'm not gonna give up my power yet~ One day, I might open this slot, but as for now, I'd like to oversee this.

Well, there we go - if you can help - Please, comment! We can quicken the rate of releases if we have more (diligent) members~!

Tales of Symphonia Chapter 9

In theory...I shouldn't have taken so long on just one silly little chapter...I swore I got that monster chapter 8 out faster than this...

Maybe it was a lack of motivation...

Anyways:
http://www.badongo.com/file/4195648


Oh yeah, check out the unfinished new site here:
http://www.wingsangel.abyssalchronicles.com

I think it's time I shut down the threads I posted at Gaia...they've become too clunky to update since I actually put the pages there...I'm sorry to everyone who can't use these RAR files~!

To Feikisu~

Okay, here're the ToA files
I don't know what happened, but I can't find the ToA chapter 1 files anywhere, but I still have the cleans - and I stuffed the english translation (thanks to ju-da-su) in, maybe if you can find an english-german translator? I'm sorry~

http://www.badongo.com/file/4134837

And I'm sorry if our ToA chapter 2 RAW scans aren't exactly HQ - but I hope you can use them~

http://www.badongo.com/file/4134952

I guess this means we're kinda like affiliates now~

PS - So can I use any files you have up on your site? And if you wouldn't mind - do you have any doujinshi files not on your site too? Japanese RAW is very acceptable too~

If you're looking for any files that we have, be our guest~


Oh yeah - Do you mind if I just credit the site or should I credit each staff member individually if I use you scans?

Chapter 1 scans from rajinken.net
Chapter 2 scanned by ju-da-su

Tales of the Abyss: Ion Gaiden

http://www.badongo.com/file/4007261

I was bored... -_-

So, the cleaning is a bit of a wreck, but the story is still there~
Enjoy!

Next job: ToS 9

ToA Chapter 2

Okay...this is what we're talking about~~

ToA Chapter 2

http://www.badongo.com/file/3974561

I put it up on badongo yesterday and I checked this morning at 9:30 am...and in less than 24 hours, there were 278 downloads...I'm really sorry for not updating this page first...I mean...I updated 2 forum threads, a random journal and mangaupdates, but this place is last? Whoops~

Anyways, we're missing the next chapter's scans even though I have the translation ready to go (thanks, ju-da-su!), so in the case of ToA, we're gonna spew out Ion Gaiden to make up for it all while you wait.

Oh yeah, just between you and me, here's a preview of the upcoming site (layout by a745), it's amazing, but the links don't work~ Well, except for the link that goes back to Abyssal Chronicles...Ignore the writing, that's directed towards me:

http://abyssalchronicles.com/test/test.php

What the Hell are we doing?

Well, I'm finally back from China, here's a note on what we're doing

ToA Chapter 2...I'm typesetting it with the aide of another one of ju-da-su's amazing translations...The chapters we miss RAWs in: 3-6, 11 and up.
ToS - Out of RAWs, any help?? Chapters 9+

As for any new project negotiations, due to the fact that we'll be moving over to Abyssal Chronicles, I believe that we should keep it "Strictly Tales-related"

Moving sometime? and some love for a745

Well, I've been contacting a745 at abyssalchronicles.com and we've been negotiating that I move the group to her site (that's all the releases too) in exchange for some spiffy pages and a cool FTP server. Right now, I love her soooooo much - not a blog...but a REAL site. Of course, there are preperations and stuff...and I'll probably be joining that site's staff too. So, I'll post again when we move.

Oh yeah:

http://www.abyssalchronicles.com/index.php

A shameless plug to show my love, but we're not there yet.

I'm so happy that I'm cleaning the almost-uncleanable ToA Chapter 2 RAWs I have right now. And I don't even know if I can get a translator for it soon, I'm still trying to contact ju-da-su, but it's not promising, since the Tales-Central forum is "under construction" at the moment - WAIT I have ju-da-su's MSN *facepalm* I'm an idiot.

Even though it's a rather crappy clean, I'm actually working.

Tales of Symphonia - Chapter 4

I told you it was coming, but I'm sorry I'm updating the site only shortly after midnight, even though I started handing out the files around 8pm where I am...so, let's just call this a 6/16 release, since apparantly this blog goes by west-USA time (Western Standard Time, I'm not sure if it's called that):

http://www.badongo.com/file/3453806

Now that I'm done, I think boredom might make me do chapter 1...just so the chapter list looks neat and tidy...

Recruiting

So, now that things are all up, let the recruiting commence!

Well, first, we need to open up to suggestions of new manga.

So
Scanner: Needed...Badly

Translator: For the ToA project, and any new project that shows

Cleaner: At least one somewhat-experienced cleaner to make up for my horrible mistakes.

Typesetter: I'm taking the reins for the Tales series mangas, so if we do pick up new projects, it'll be for them.

Just contact me via my email, which is in most of the releases...I think...

Tales of the Abyss - Chapter 1

Yep, here's the other project!

ToA 1:
http://www.badongo.com/file/3392090

Luckily, I had a nice translator for this, ju-da-su, who has already scanned chapter 2 for me...but it'll take time to edit the images for 2, since there's the whole spine-still in book problem...

Tales of Symphonia - Chapter 8

ToS 8:

http://www.badongo.com/file/3380626

My favorite chapter so far...you'll understand when you see the Chap. title. This one was a one-preson job, and it was rather painful, because, even if this chapter signifies a plot twist, it's about 50 pages to translate and edit...*flops and dies*

Tales of Symphonia - Chapter 7

Wheee!

ToS 7:

http://www.badongo.com/file/3380654

Tales of Symphonia - Chapter 6

ToS 6

http://www.badongo.com/file/3391973

Running out of things to say.

Tales of Symphonia - Chapter 5

Beginning of Volume 2

http://www.badongo.com/file/3391936

If you're wondering where 4 is, it'll be at the top of the list soon enough, as for 1, either find Eternal's release, or beg me.

Tales of Symphonia - Chapter 3

ToS chapter 3

http://www.badongo.com/file/3391877

Yep, these files are from the beginning of the group, and back then, I couldn't typeset for my life (I still probably can't...).

Tales of Symphonia - Chapter 2

ToS Chapter 2:

ULing from chapter to chapter.

http://www.badongo.com/file/3391776

Yeah, I'm too poor to afford Direct Downloads for everyone, either that, or I'm too dumb to find out how.

Well, it's up!

I finally got around to setting up a site...I know this isn't the best place, but you'll have to bear with me, I wasn't about to:

1 - Pay
2 - Give away personal info
3 - Go to angelfire (bleargh)

Anyways, I'll start posting up links to the download chapters soon!

If anyone can help make this place uber-spiffy, I'll love them for life (well, not reall, but you get the point)

Onward!

~ miken-chan