Ah, having digital access to Gundam Ace is such a relief. It makes getting these monthly chapters out the door so much faster and easier. I guess I'll have to catch up on Moon Gundam now... Meep! Stay tuned for Wearwolf and more of the Witch novelization!
2023-06-26 21:15:06 +0000 UTC View Post
A couple months ago, Gundam Ace started serializing mecha bios for some of the newer creations from the REBELLION series. Now that Gundam Ace has finally gone digital, I can finally present them in all their wonderful glory. So, here we go! Expect Vanadis Heart and Wearwolf soon!
2023-06-25 21:21:51 +0000 UTC View Post
CHAPTER.04
IN THE MORNING
The antiquated freeways still bristled with telephone lines, vestiges of human habitation on this continent, tolerated by the Federation government. Now, these lines served as a critical communication link for Mafty.
Ring... ring... ring...
The phone booth, a relic on the freeway, rang out four times before falling silent at seven in the morning. The box's door, propped open by a young man puffing on his cigarette, st...
I was hoping to have my replacement copies of Animage in hand already, but they're still in transit. I had to scan these from the compilation novel, but I should have them replaced by the next installment. As I always say, there's a lot to unpack in this chapter! The PDF builds on the previous chapter, as usual. If it's easier to just keep the chapters separate and then slap up a compilation later, let me know!
2023-06-22 19:35:49 +0000 UTC View Post
[ F71B G-cannon Magna ]
Head Height: 143.m
Base Weight: 8.8t
Full Weight: 22.4t
Armor Materials: Gundarium alloy ceramic composite
Generator Output: 3,580kW
Thruster Propulsion: 28,680kg x 1, 22,270kg x 1, 5100kg x 1, 16,790kg x 2
Apogee Motors: 58
Armaments: beam cannon x 2, double beam gun x 2, beam saber x 2, bea...
I'll be out of town this weekend camping so I won't have any more chapters to post this weekend, sadly. I'm hoping to be completely caught up with volume 8 by the time volume 9 drops on the 26th, then I can roll on with other projects!
2023-06-15 22:31:15 +0000 UTC View Post
In the next chapter, the Gaia Gear references are kicked into high gear! Heh. Get it? Okay, that was a terrible dad joke, I'll see myself out.
2023-06-13 18:14:06 +0000 UTC View Post
"You're so naive, thinking you're a full-fledged pilot with that!" Lieutenant Shelf Sheffield's Berga-Barus closely trailed behind the RXF-91.
The Crossbone Vanguard's model number was assigned by the Federation Forces arbitrarily, similar to the NATO codes used for identifying old Soviet weapons in the 20th century. This Berga-Barus was later registered as "XM-05B" based on Braywood's repo...
Chapter.09
INERTIAL FLIGHT
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The shuttle, occupied by Affranchi Char and Miranda Howe, traced an ephemeral orbit, dancing on the gossamer strands of gravitational forces woven by the celestial trio: the Earth, moon, and sun. A waltz of inertia, the sensation of velocity masked by the void.
During the flight, both Affranchi and Miranda shrugg...
CHAPTER.03
DIFFERENT PLACE
"Why are you in my way! Quess!" Hathaway's eyes beheld the scene of Quess Paraya, her innocent girl-like expression disintegrating before him.
Even knowing this was but a dream, it was terrifying.
"Weren't you supposed to come with me?"
Her lips remained still, voice unheard, yet her message was clear. The words, unspoken, surged towards him like silent storm waves.
"Quess, you demanded ...
This wraps up volume four of the manga!
2023-06-08 20:22:32 +0000 UTC View PostSince I've been getting a whole lot of retweets on this as of late, I figured it's best that I just finish off the translation of it. So, here we are. The next installment of this drops on June 26th, and we're supposed to get another new character, so that'll be interesting to see.
People want the rest of the novel translated, but I'm not sure what they're expecting. I figured my samples from it online already have proven nothing changed, but... maybe it's just a lack of content i...
2023-06-08 00:21:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Near the vicinity of the asteroid Pezun.
A blazing red light, sprawling across the monitor screen, was the last spectacle that greeted the pilot of the GM III.
Far in its wake, a single mobile suit bearing an enormous electronic equipment container lurked unnoticed. Motionless, it seemed like a derelict, devoid of a pilot, but this mobile suit known as an EWAC Nero was all ears to the various pulses of the cosmos, meticulously probing its surroundings with unseen hands in the g...
Gonna finish off this volume real quick before I move on to more F90FF. One more chapter and the volume is finished.
2023-06-03 23:23:09 +0000 UTC View Post
Whew! I did not expect to spend all day working on this darn chapter. It took entirely too long to photoshop the main story since there was a lot of adjusting to do due to his artwork! But, here it is! We're going to have our first whodunnit mystery Gundam series and I can't wait!
2023-06-02 23:00:08 +0000 UTC View Post
More nuggets and puzzle pieces of the past come to light in the latest installment! Sorry for being a little delayed with this. Gotta love DHL. Stay tuned for Wearwolf!
2023-06-01 23:54:06 +0000 UTC View Post
Expect Vanadis Heart and Wearwolf in the next couple of days! For those that need the cover and the opening pages, they're in the zip!
2023-05-31 22:39:44 +0000 UTC View Post
Chapter.08
With the Land and Sea to His Back
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The shuttle...
It stands as our solitary instrument capable of breaking free from Earth's gravitational clutches. Yet, waxing poetic about it feels oddly outdated, as overcoming gravity is not the significant challenge it once was.
Still, in Affranchi's era, sentimentality became almost inevitable, given how shuttles have long been monopolized by the privileged few.
On Earth...
Chapter.02
Camouflage Aggressive
Kenneth testified that the deployment of the reconnaissance unit would make a long-range missile or other attacks unlikely. He insisted that Mafty's broadcast was merely a tool of information warfare, aiming to justify their actions and sow confusion among them.
However, there were nervous ones among them, like Honore Ballestreri, the representative for the Outer Space Ministry of Defense.
"What about the precautions ag...
Phew, no jury duty for me. Seeing that Beltorchika's Children is out of the way, I can get chugging along with the other mystery novel! The true prequel of sorts to Char's Counterattack! I'm doing by best to re-scan the old artwork from the original magazine run since the compilation volume is cut off and, well, a stitching hazard. I will likely go back again and include the newer artwork (however sparse it is) from the rebrand that came out later on for those interested in being com...
2023-05-25 20:37:54 +0000 UTC View Post
While I had every intention of finishing this volume off tomorrow, I've sadly gotten a jury summons for tomorrow (ugh). I have no idea how long I'll be stuck waiting around at the courthouse tomorrow. If I'm not out early, you can probably expect this to be done Friday!
2023-05-24 21:22:56 +0000 UTC View Post
Halfway through!
2023-05-22 22:01:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Let's get this train back on track, shall we? I really need to clamp down on my scheduling instead of just dumping everything all at once. I'm almost too focused on the novels instead of manga. Oh how the tables have turned. I will try posting one chapter a week at minimum, though I know people don't want to spend the next 14 months waiting for me to finish Hathaway's Flash and whatnot. I say minimum because that will allow me to finish something and get it posted. Five novels in rot...
2023-05-19 21:14:16 +0000 UTC View Post
Tucked into the booklet that came with the Japanese 0083 Blu-ray release is a mini-comic that showcases Cima and Geil just prior to their disastrous sortie into the final battle at A Baoa Qu. I'm not sure whether Natsumoto forgot about what was talked about in the second Mayfly short or not since this encounter doesn't mesh well with that. At any rate, here's this for everyone.
2023-05-19 16:46:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Since there was some discussion on the Earth Federation over on Twitter, I dug into my Gundam Officials folder to polish my old translation on the entry for the Earth Federation. I'm not a political person, so hopefully I translated the terminology correctly (compound state/composite state are apparently interchangeable?) and all, but here's a massively long data dump on the Federation for you all if you like this nerdy stuff! Keep in mind, Gundam Officials is written from what the Federation...
2023-05-19 01:33:42 +0000 UTC View Post
Chapter.07
FAREWELL
1
Affranchi Char found himself poised at the brink of an edifice, its depth akin to the bowels of the earth, his gaze intent upon the monolithic machine before him. Yet, from his perch on the balcony, the entirety of the machine eluded him. In a rising tide of frustration, Affranchi attempted to glean an understanding of the whole from the scant fragment he could perceive. In doing so, his expression morphed into somethin...
2023-05-17 14:07:10 +0000 UTC View PostWhat if I told you that Operation British wasn't the first colony drop made on the planet? Since I was poking at my colossal Gundam timeline project, I stumbled upon this little story and thought it was an interesting piece of lore to share.
On the Day the Colony Fell
Chronicles of Space Colony Construction
The old man was dreaming.
In his dream, he was a boy again, standing alone in a wasteland filled with rubble and trash. The low-hanging smoke...
Adelaide, tucked away in the southern reaches of the Australian continent, was one of the few cities untouched by global trends, maintaining the aura of a bygone era as if the white man's colonization had not disrupted its quiet existence.
Its streets, echoing British colonial charm, contrasted sharply with the sleek, smart buildings of the last Christocentric century end, creating an atmosphere of depth. For those weary of the artificial aesthetics of space colonies, it was a most f...
My goal was to dump the entire volume this week, but I got caught up in too many other things. Anyway, let's get this started! Volume.9 drops at the end of June and my goal is to get caught up way before then!
2023-05-12 21:34:50 +0000 UTC View Post