flightworks | elman masterpost

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)

CHAPTER LIST
Arc 1: A Zero-Space Outbreak?! My Family Has Vanished Into the Universe!
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11

Arc 2: Intrepid Interview! Danger at the Lampstar?!
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16

Arc 3: The Darkness of Space?! Panic Mushroom Quarantine!
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23

Arc 4: Welcome to Circles' Home! We All Share A Table Here
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Chapter 28
Chapter 29

Epilogue: Let's Meet Again Somewhere in This Endless Universe
Chapter 30

Extra Comics

Though Comico canceled Elman prematurely, Kinome still posts short comics about the characters on their twitter from time to time. A lot of them revolve around Elman and Chaosman (the intended third central character who had barely been introduced at the time of the series' end) and their origins, so I'll be bringing them to everyone too.