Tales of Magatama

Site anniversary, new art, and sequel due for May 2011!

nijibug — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 01:35:52 +0000

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

DSWC paperback out September 8

nijibug — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 22:16:58 +0000

Viz Media will be releasing Dragon Sword and Wind Child in paperback under its Haikasoru label September 08, 2010. This is going to be DSWC’s first time in paperback, so make sure you spread the word and support! Remember, sales and our chances of seeing the sequels have a positive correlation!

Source:
Anime News Network

Viz official link:
http://www.viz.com/products/products.php?series_id=001320

Find out more about Haikasoru:
http://www.haikasoru.com/about/

Integrity. Solidarity.

nijibug — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 18:59:08 +0000

The fansite Tales of Magatama is boycotting Paramount’s The Last Airbender this summer, 2010.

The views and opinions expressed by the Webmistress do not necessarily reflect the views and opinions of the author, translator, or publisher of Dragon Sword and Wind Child or any prospective sequels unless explicitly stated to do so. The views and opinions expressed in these posts and comments are mine unless explicitly stated otherwise.

Overenthusiastic spam filter

nijibug — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 15:49:46 +0000

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!

The old “Color of the Sky” website

nijibug — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 01:58:07 +0000

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.

Dragon Sword and Wind Child characters page
Outdated contact information
The disclaimer used to have a page all to itself
Outdated acknowledgments page
The old guestbook — We don’t really use it anymore

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 :]