elman (kinome) 1

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As it's gotten more and more relevant to Kinome's currently-running manga Logica & Fallenstar, which I'm already translating, I've decided to do a translation of its complete, free-to-read sister series Elman too!

You can read part 1 along with this translation here!

This chapter involves discussion/depiction of body horror and existential horror.



( ELMAN PART ONE: A ZERO-SPACE OUTBREAK?! MY FAMILY HAS VANISHED INTO THE UNIVERSE! (I) )

elman (kinome) 2

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Part 2 can be read here!

This chapter does not require any content warnings.



( ELMAN PART TWO: A ZERO-SPACE OUTBREAK?! MY FAMILY HAS VANISHED INTO THE UNIVERSE! (II) )

elman masterpost

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ELMAN (Eruman, エルマン) is a manga by Kinome (twitter/tumblr) that ran on Comico from January to July in 2015. It has some thematic similarities to and some of its characters have very tiny cameos in Kinome's current series Logica & Fallenstar (see masterpost), so I've decided to translate it too!

Elman is told in four arcs and an epilogue spanning 30 chapters, and is a science fantasy series with a strong focus on slice of life and comedy as it follows a large ensemble cast through a very hectic three days. The most prominent characters are a young human named Story who works for an out-in-the-sticks branch of Environmental Organization, which reconstitutes objects and lifeforms reduced to dust by "zero-energy phenomena", and the eponymous Elman, an intergalactic celebrity. This story is as a whole more lighthearted than Logica & Fallenstar, but it still involves elements of existential horror.

You might like this story if you enjoy the Mother series, Kaiba, The Little Prince, or Jinrui wa Suitaishimashita (Humanity Has Declined).

These translations are meant to be aids for fans who want to support the manga but aren't fluent in Japanese. I do not want these translations being used to make scanlations--any scanlations that are using these scripts are doing so without my permission and should heck off. (but if you're a representative of an english-language manga publisher that is looking to localize the series: feel free to hire me lol i'd be very happy to help it reach a broader audience, especially if i'm getting compensated)



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