totally agree with you :[ its always sad to see a beluv'd group leave:[

Well, they suffered what a lot of groups are suffering: lack of dedicated staff. Most groups are willing to help train people if they're willing to come through. What hurts is when new people show up and don't come through and disappear. So, if you really want to support these groups, the best way is to do something! Scanning, cleaning/typesetting, proofreading, translating, and quality-controlling...

(an active scanlator)

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That's because I'm dead. Dead as a can of Spam.

Both groups will be remembered their dedication and for the volume of work they produced, which was awesome. I'm very grateful for the many exceptional stories that they made available to the rest of us, such as Kaze no Yukue, Memory of the Future, Abiru Junjou, Sai Koi ni Ochitamae and more. Thank you!

Aww.. thats too bad. They'd been around for along time already. Hard to see 'em go. Hope they come back in the future.

although i am not a fan of yaoi i am still concerned about all of the groups going away. On the otherhand Evil Empire was supposed to be back by last Monday. they still have a blog going while they are down at http://evil-empire-haven.blogspot.com/

I would like to thank the scalation group DokiDoki for their great job and hard work!!~

As if Forever More being gone wasn't enough... Ah well. Thanks for the hard work and releases!

That's right. Nowadays you can't find dedicated staff anymore. Also, with LJ most of those who could do translating, editing etc. form smaller groups just because they want to do their "own thing". As a scanlator, I'm really annoyed by this recent trend. If you want groups to stop disbanding, join them and help out!

On-topic again: I'm sad to see DokiDoki close down as well but I understand their decision completely 'cause my group's going to be next... sometime... I'm still holding the fort, maybe it'll last till beginning of next year...

That's too bad, so many good groups died this year. Hochuuami is one too, since they gave lots of their projects to other goupr klike Fushichou and Urusai!

I did not read any of their works, but it's sad to see another group leave....
I know some people are sad to see them go....and may complain about lateness, and because they leave...but scanlating is Very hard work (or for me any ways) and time consuming too....Specialy with the amount of Japanese characters....It takes me like 2 weeks to scanlate one thing, but than again I'm one person...

I hear the fangirls cryin'...


SeeYa

Gorath

...is always a good reason for celebration^^
though it remains as a drop of water upon a hot stone

thank god

Sorry to hear there is a lack of staff. It never came across my mind as there is so many new scanslation sites poping up. Truely, I really respect all your hard works and hope that you manage to survive till next year.

Translators and editors are joining other teams XD Good editor never will be left without work.