And the newest issue of Petit is finally out! I called the bookstore to help me reserve a copy, so hopefully it won't take like 3 weeks to get here.

Below is the wallpaper you can find on their site!

This looks so cute...shame it'll only be a one-shot. And finally, we get a slightly non-Hokuto looking character...just slightly. Can't wait to read it!

October issue of Petit has new short story!

And I thought that I would never ever see Enjouji Maki contribute a short story to those mini manga compilations you get with every month's of Petit magazine! I mean, I know she's famous enough to get by without writing one...but it'll be in October's issue (released in September)! Still a long ways to go...but according to the website, it's supposed to be a sweet story. Meanwhile, I'm still anxiously waiting for the chapter 8 to come out so I can see what happens.

Ginormous Pastrami Sandwiches at Miller's East Coast Deli

It's that time of the week when the food blog gets updated...and just looking at these sandwiches has my inner carnivore raging at me to make a trip to SF!  I don't imagine you can find these gigantic sandwiches with probably at least 3 inches of meat stacked in between anywhere else but the US.  Ah the perks of living here...everything is bigger.

I'm not a usual big fan of sandwiches for lunch or dinner because I've been trained to learn that if I don't have rice or noodles, it's not a filling meal.  Yup, I'm a big eater...so if I had these, I would probably still go out for a large bowl of rice afterwards.  This NY style deli is located in SF, and from what I gather, all their sandwiches are really popular, and don't skimp on the meat and other ingredients.  So if you're missing that taste of the east coast, I encourage you to visit!

If you're interested in the review, you can click here to learn more about it!

And as always, thanks to all my readers for your continual support and patience.  By the way, did you know that the first volume of Dear Brother is now out for sale?

 

It's on sale at my local bookstore, Kinokuniya, for only $6.25, and now that the yen's ridiculously low, it makes purchasing just so much easier.  But I think I'll still hold off on it until the story starts to come together to see whether it's worth buying.  On the other hand....what a suggestive cover!  For siblings, that is................

News on Chapter 6

I've been tired of waiting for Chapter 5 to come out (and it's still not out yet)...so curious, I went on to Petit just to see which series is going to be the cover next...when I saw this thing that totally freaked me out.

In bold orange, it says, "I love you.  Even not as a brother."

In pink, it says, "Momo has realized her feelings, but she has to keep them a secret..."'

Finally in black on the bottom, "Elder brother Sougo is a special presence to Momo.  Perplexed by her inability to lie to herself about her feelings, a person who knows about Sougo's 'past' appears...?"

OK...Chapter 5 better have some damn good explanations for this.  Because I'm going to drop it quick if they're real siblings.  On the other hand...I think it's a bit disappointing if there's just some simple excuse saying that the parents picked Sougo up as an orphan or something...

Sigh...I don't know what I want, but I honestly hope Enjouji Maki will make it good.

On another note, just wanted to let you all know that I'm still up for open collaboration for the novel translations.  Drop me a message, and we can work things out~

On the other hand, I just updated the food blog with a dessert post.  Click here if you want to read~