It's here! I've had so long to think of what to type here while working on this project, but now that it's time I think I'll keep it short so you can get to the good stuff.
SW ("Sukoshi Wakeari" meaning "there's a reason why") is an OLS doujin. "But why is this coming out while you have the manga to work on?" I hear you ask. It's a compilation of design works for the Outlaw Star anime/manga, OLS 2, OLS 3, Angel Links & more. It'll also give you an idea of why these emotes exist:![]()
The manga progress hasn't been impacted in any way, I've been working on this off & on for ~1.5 years.
Since this book primarily consists of design documents/sketches with notes from Ito, a lot of it obviously doesn't read like dialogue. Much of this work was probably never intended to be seen publicly, so a few things don't make perfect sense but I've busted my ass working over the translation time & time again to localize it into something coherent.
Without spoiling anything, there are alternative main character designs, ship designs and plenty more to sink your teeth into. Don't skip out on reading this! Btw, this is my first time debinding/scanning a doujin!
Last but not least, let's give credit to the Scanlation crew before digging in!
Zemekis: Project Lead - Editor/Scanning/minor image touch-ups/beer drinker
Pachio: Translator - This wonderful son of a bitch spent so many Saturday nights with me getting this translation done. I really worked him ragged on this one and can't thank him enough.
Awaz: Typesetter/Cleaner - Saved my ass numerous times on cleaning the pages & did another fast, high-quality job with the typesetting.
Mantis: Poster scan/Lore Consultant/Sushi Provisioner - Y'all already know him! Thanks for the poster (i ripped mine a bit during debinding...) and helping me make sense of a few pages during translation such as the Way of the Dragon stuff. I wouldn't have known about SW without Mantis. He also donated sushi to the cause once or twice for dinner on translation nights.
Kiki: Translator - Help w/ 2nd opinions on some lines & SFX we missed on the first pass.
In the wise words of Gene Starwind: "LET'S GOOOO!!!"
SW: Sukoshi Wakeari
Might I suggest that you load up Mantis' Outlaw Star OST playlist in another window while reading?
P.S. The .pdf isn't the highest quality available. There's a fair amount of compression that goes on when compiling images into .pdf format. If you'd like to read using the huge-ass files (>1GB), PM me.