Happy New Year from Your Favorite Lala and Lala DX Mangakas!

Here are some New Year's messages from some of the artist featured in Lala and Lala DX magazine.  I didn't have time to translate the messages and I don't know if I will find time soon.   Anyhow, if you can't read Japanese, then look at the pretty pictures and imagine that each one of them says "Happy New Year" + "Let's do our best in the New Year", because that pretty much sums them up (although a few are a little more personal and describe a major event for them in the 2010.)

Anyhow...click on the images to see a larger version.






And, Happy New Year to everyone from the folks at Omari's Sister!  We look forward to another great year of bringing you lots of manga and anime fun.Source URL: https://aminefairy.blogspot.com/search/label/lala
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Lala 2 2011

I have Lala 2!  Yuki from "Vampire Knight" is on the cover this time.  The freebie is a Nyanko-sensei pouch.



It's very cute.  I kinda wish it was an oven mitt.

Here's what we'll be translating from Lala 2:


• "Kimi ni XOXO" chapter 5 -- it's the final chapter so we will go ahead and release it back-to-back with chapter 4 so we can complete that series now.
• Special four-panel comic shorts
• Ouran one-shot previews!
• One-Shot:  "Nejimaki Mano-san" (will be translated later in the year)
• One-Shot:  "Kashikomi Mousu!" (will be translated later in the year)
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So, You Want to Order Lala Magazine from Amazon Japan...

Are you excited about the last chapters of "Ouran?"  Do you want to get some of that Ouran loot?  Well, here's some helpful hints on how to get some!


Direct links to Lala 8 and Lala 9 (pre-order):


Lala 8: http://tinyurl.com/23lpg6j
Lala 9:  http://tinyurl.com/2cqk68z

Here’s a link to the “English” version of their website.

Link:  http://www.amazon.co.jp/In-English/b?ie=UTF8&node=1094656

There’s still A LOT of Japanese, but it's manageable (the links and buttons are the same configuration as the Amazon US website, so if needed, just refer to the Amazon site in your country to figure out what the buttons and links are.).

Hints:
The little shopping cart icon is, indeed, your shopping cart.
  When you get into your shopping cart, look on the top left for a link to put the page in English again.  You will need to choose International shipping.  From here forward, there should be enough English to get you through the purchase.  If it turns back into Japanese, look to the top left again for the English link.

The cost of shipping is horrendous.  Shipping to the US is $30 for the first item and $3 per item after.  With this in mind, I usually order several items to spread the initial shipping cost  across multiple items.  My suggestion in this cases is to order both Lala 8 and 9 at the same time.  They will immediately ship Lala 8 and then Lala 9 will come when it’s released (even though they say they will ship at the same time).  The shipping will be $33 for both items instead of two separate $30 shipping fees.  I would encourage you to wait until Lala 10 becomes available for pre-order to spread the cost of shipping further ($36 for three magazines), but it’s very likely that Lala 8 will sell out soon.  The nice thing about this is that it's Fedex 2-day shipping, so your wait will not be long :).

I hope this helps those of you who want to buy Lala magazine directly from Japan and I will continue to post the direct links to the magazines as the pre-orders become available.

Oh, and a gentle warning...if you do purchase Lala magazine, as tempting as it may be, don't post the raw.  The Japanese publishers are *aggro* right now and you could get in a lot of trouble if you post the raw.Source URL: https://aminefairy.blogspot.com/search/label/lala
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Lala Issue 8/2010 Freebies

Here are some pictures of the loot in Lala issue 8/2010.  If you want some loot, go buy a magazine and enjoy the lovely "Vampire Knight" cover illustration (that bullet is very lucky):



"Gakuen Babysitters" stickers!




Nyanko-Sensei pens!


These pens are super cute, but in reality they are only 4-inch long.

Where to buy Lala Magazine:

• Here's a link to Lala 8 on Amazon Japan: Link
• Also, you can currently get copies in the US at Sanseido Bookstores: Link (I suggest you call to make sure you order the right magazine issue)
• Or, in about 3-weeks is should be available at Akadot: Link
Check the Magazine Freebie List page on this blog for a listing of past items from Lala magazine and the other magazines I purchase.  The link is located at the upper right corner of this blog (or click the link in the previous sentence).

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Lala Issue 7/2010 Freebies

Natsume Yuujinchou" fans may want to secure  a copy of Lala issue 7/2010.  It comes with a fabulous Nyanko-sensei towel.


So cute!!

There is also a "Kaichou wa Maid-sama" file folder included in this issue. See the magazine freebie list for links to images of that item.Source URL: https://aminefairy.blogspot.com/search/label/lala
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April at Omari's Sister!

Wow!  It's April!  The release schedule and release archive have been updated!  This month Lala DX 5 comes out with ZHD Chp 16!  Supposedly it covers the beginning of Johanne and Yuda's wedding celebration!  We're very excited about this chapter!  Later on this month in Lala 6 is the next chapter of Ouran.  We'll will also try to deliver "Orange Chocolate" chapter 8 and 9.  Look forward to it!Source URL: https://aminefairy.blogspot.com/search/label/lala
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Lala Wallpaper, Part 2

Here's the rest of the Lala mini-calendar wallpapers.




Here's are the raw files so you can make your own fan art!

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Lala Wallpaper, Part 1

I found some calendar postcards from a 2009 issue of Lala magazine.  I'm making 13 wallpapers total, but here are the first 6 tonight.  Hopefully I can finish this up this weekend.  I will also bundle up the raw images so you can make your own creations!  Click on the image to see the full size image and download.


 


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Kuma-Chan Headband!!!

Check out this cute piece of Lala loot!  If you want you own Kuma-Chan headband buy a copy of Lala 4/2010.  It's available from Amazon Japan now, or you can wait a 2 - 3-weeks and buy a copy of Lala 4/2010 from Akadot.


 


It's so ADORABLE!  It even has a tail.  I'm thinking of making it my new "thinking cap" (my current thinking cap being a princess crown of flowers with flowing ribbons -- Oh, you wish I was kidding ;p).
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Lala Jan 2010 Issue Calendar

 



One of the great things about getting Japanese manga magazine are the enclosed freebies.  In Lala 01/2010, the freebie was a beautiful set of 2010 calendar post cards.  I've turned them in 1920-pixel width wallpaper for your laptop or PC desktop.  



Wallpaper


If you want your own set of cards, but live outside of Japan, you can buy the Jan 2010 issue of Lala online at Amazon Japan, Sanseido Books (inside of the Mitsuwa Marketplace), and Akadot (it should be available there in 2 - 4-weeks).

I don't why the Japanese publishers doesn't concurrently publish the magazines in English in paper or electronically.  They're leaving money on the table ...

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Ouran 73 Coming Soon

I just got Lala 9 this afternoon. It will take me ~about a week to get the scanlation out. This means I will stop ZHD 11 immediately and translate Ouran. I will get back to ZHD when I finish Ouran. It's not a flashback :). Here's a tease:

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