Wake Up (起きてください)By Nishiurawa in "Modern Hyakumonogatari: Kowai Hanashi"
Saturday, August 30, 2014
Friday, August 29, 2014
Fuan no Tane+ / Volume 3 / Chapters 77-82
This is the third section out of five in volume 3, so we're over half way through!
Unfortunately (for KAIDANblog) I started school this week so updates may be less frequent. I'll try to find a schedule that lets me post consistently. Just a heads up!
Anyway, here are chapters 77-82:
Unfortunately (for KAIDANblog) I started school this week so updates may be less frequent. I'll try to find a schedule that lets me post consistently. Just a heads up!
Anyway, here are chapters 77-82:
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Original manga by Nakayama Masaaki
Thursday, August 28, 2014
Tuesday, August 26, 2014
Monday, August 25, 2014
Saturday, August 23, 2014
Friday, August 22, 2014
Thursday, August 21, 2014
Tuesday, August 19, 2014
Monday, August 18, 2014
Saturday, August 16, 2014
Thursday, August 14, 2014
Tuesday, August 12, 2014
Monday, August 11, 2014
Sunday, August 10, 2014
Saturday, August 9, 2014
Kurai Rouka to Ushiro no Genkan
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| Kurai Rouka to Ushiro no Genkan |
Thursday, August 7, 2014
Tuesday, August 5, 2014
Update and Intro to Modern Hyakumonogatari
KAIDANblog is back after a huge absence. Slug Chicks (be sure to check them out if you haven't already) picked up where I left off and continued translating Fuan no Tane+ through to the second volume. I'm currently speaking with them about volumes 3 and 4 (the final two), so whether you see them here or over at Slug Chicks, you'll be getting them soon! In addition to that, I have a good number of spooky oneshots that I'll be posting.
In the meantime allow me introduce another translation project I've been working on.
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| Modern Hyakumonogatari: Kowai Hanashi |
Participants would gather at dusk and light one hundred candles in a room with a mirror. One by one they would tell each other tales that might involve ghosts, demons, monsters, hauntings, curses, or even just strange occurrences.
After the story is finished, the person who told it would enter the room with the candles, extinguish one, and look into the mirror. Of course, as the night went on and more and more candles were put out, the room with the mirror would get darker and darker.
Traditionally, a session of hyakumonogatari would end with the 99th story in order to avoid extinguishing the final candle.
Unlike classic hyakumonogatari, the stories in this collection all take place in modern settings. They are presented by the author as true stories he has gathered by speaking with people who have experienced strange things. From the back cover of the book:
"Japan's traditional hyakumonogatari, in which it is said that 'after the hundredth tale is told, something truly strange appears', is, for better or worse, being resurrected for the modern world. There is a lurking 'strangeness' that can suddenly show its face from the darkness of everyday life. Nishiurawa, an expert in the world of weird tales, has gathered stories about this strangeness from people who have experienced it themselves. From scary stories that make your hair stand on end, to tales of ghosts that have a sorrowful air of nostalgia, one hundred real horrors have been selected to be recorded. After reading them all, will a 'strangeness' appear in front of you...?"
I'll be posting these stories regularly in addition to the upcoming manga projects. I hope you enjoy them!
I'll be posting these stories regularly in addition to the upcoming manga projects. I hope you enjoy them!
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