28 August 2010, 6:35 pm
A lot of great things with this new update!
It has been a year since DSWC.magatsu.net, the latest reincarnation of my DSWC fan sites, went online. Kaytseki, a good friend, painter, and fellow Ogiwara fan, has been so gracious as to paint Saya and Chihaya for the background of the website. See the original, full image in the Fanart section!
It appears that this summer a new round of covers were issued with the latest Japanese paperbacks of the Magatama trilogy. The covers of summer 2010 are minimalist, pastoral photo-manipulations that would appeal more to the casual reader (my opinion :]). Be sure to check out the new additions on the page for each book!
And saving the best for last…
Dragon Sword and Wind Child‘s sequel Hakuchou Iden is slated to come out next year on May 17th with the English title Mirror Sword and Shadow Prince. The book itself is in the final editing stages as I type. Keep your fingers crossed! And remember to buy the paperback of Dragon Sword and Wind Child in a couple weeks to support the release of sequels.
More news will be appended as I find it! Meanwhile, watch the original Hakuchou Iden page.
Source: Simon and Schuster
Amazon link: http://www.amazon.com/Mirror-Sword-Shadow-Prince-Novel/dp/1421537257
17 February 2010, 8:49 am
This is more a site-thing than it is Magatama trilogy news, but I felt I should mention it. Yes, this site gets a load of spam, and I am grateful for the powerful Akismet filter that I use. But it also just so happens that I can’t always find the time to read everything that’s in the spam queue, and often, I just end up deleting the whole list. There are times when Akismet catches real comments and mistakes them as spam. I’m faced with the possibility that I may have unintentionally deleted actual correspondence this way. I guess an apology can’t fix what’s already been done, but it’s better now that I’m aware of it and will make more of an effort to scan through the spam.
What prompted this was an extremely helpful comment that was wrongly marked as spam this morning. Luckily, I was able to fish it out and reply to it.
For the future, make a note of this: I always try to respond to comments, especially if they are inquiries. So if I haven’t replied to your comment, likely it was mistaken for spam. Comment again and hopefully it’ll go through, or I’ll notice it in the spam queue!
15 January 2010, 6:58 pm
It’s a little trip down memory lane for me. For anyone new to Tales of Magatama who wonders how this website used to look like, I guess I unintentionally left a few pages of the old site “The Color of the Sky” still online and intact, here:
NOTE: I would suggest using a pop-up blocker or a browser (i.e., Google Chrome) that automatically blocks pop-ups. My old free host loved to spring those ads on you. A major motivating factor behind why I made the move.
The old site was 100% HTML-based and constructed almost exclusively out of images. Where would I be without you, Photoshop? ♥
Kind of have to admit I’m still rather fond of the old layout, haha :]
8 December 2009, 11:40 am
I feel as though my birthday has come early: chucklingowl sent me the elusive album, Sora no Iro! I am utterly grateful.
And now, the Sorairo Magatama Musical page is more or less complete! Enjoy the music here.
Saya’s actress has such a lovely clear voice, and ZABADAK’s melodies are extremely compelling. It’s a variety of styles, too, from traditional Japanese folk, to rock, to ballad. I’m completely in love with the soundtrack.
26 August 2009, 9:41 am
Well, that was more copy-pasting than I’ve ever done in my life!
This site is now more text-based and less image-heavy than its previous incarnations. It is my hope that it provides an easier browsing experience and in all ways serves as a better resource for English-speaking fans of the Magatama trilogy.
Everything is now up and running with the exception of the character pages to the sequels (which shall be filled in as I read).
I want to give a huge, heartfelt THANK YOU to telophase for the generous donation of server space to host dswc. It has been an amazing, amazing experience so far, and I shall be forever in your debt. :’D
Now I’m off to “take down” www.skycolor.com.net.sc and celebrate~