Why did you make a fansite for Ogiwara-san’s books?
It’s a simple matter of my being one of the few who can, and the only one who will. I think of it as a mission. :]
Are you Japanese/Do you know Japanese?
No, and no.
Do you know Noriko Ogiwara?
I wish. :]
Then how do you know all this stuff about the books?
Google is an amazing, amazing search engine.
Is this website legal?
Haha…it more or less is now. VIZ Media, LLC (who currently hold the rights to Tales of Magatama) discovered THE COLOR OF THE SKY (old version of this website) before they decided to reprint Dragon Sword and Wind Child. Although I still keep archives of the ‘93 English translation online, I no longer provide it on this website, unlike our previous version—HIDDEN DRAGON—in days of yore…*coughunauthorizedreproductioncough*
When’s the rest of the series coming out in English?
That is up to VIZ. The publishers will choose to print Dragon Sword and Wind Child’s sequels only if the book seems to be doing well in its second printing. You can help by purchasing the book, recommending it to your friends and your local library, writing to VIZ, and of course by spreading the word about (or affiliating with) this site.
I have Dragon Sword and Wind Child stuff! Can we put it on this website?
I’d love to see it! Please feel free to contact me.
Can I use stuff from this website?
Not without permission and citation. Please ask me about it first!
I have a question about the books/the author/this website/etc.
If it’s not answered on this site (have you used the ‘Search’ option?), just ask away in the comment box below (or on a relevant page) and I will try my best to get back to you with the answer.
I live in Japan right now and am studying Japanese. If I decide to take on the project of buying and translating book 2 (Not promising that it will be entirely correct as my Japanese is only of an intermediate level) and posting it on the internet, then is it illegal? I would think it wouldn’t be, since they haven’t written an English version; it doesn’t exist. If it did exist I would have bought it the second it appeared on Amazon…
Right now, it’s legal as Viz hasn’t officially “licensed” the second book. It will be like manga scanlations by fans – in essence, no one holds the rights to the English text, and the scanlators are providing the service for free. So you are correct in your assumption. Your idea sounds fantastic, Kim. If you have time, definitely look into it.
PS. Your comment ended up in my spam queue; luckily I spotted it and saved it! :] Now that I have your email, we’ll keep in contact. Talk to you later!