Updates Log
2/17/08
The manga list has been updated with a link to my reviews of Del Rey's volumes 6 and 7. Some minor updates to character profiles made throughout the site.
6/10/07
The manga list has been updated with a link to my review of Del Rey's version of volume 5. Some minor updates to character profiles made throughout the site. Some major updates to the Site FAQ as well.
6/4/07
Sorry for falling so far behind with the site updates! Anyway, the manga list has been updated with information for the newest English volumes, and links to my review of Del Rey's version of volume 4. Volume 5 is coming soon.
2/4/07
The manga list has been updated with information for the newest English volumes, and links to my reviews of Del Rey's version, volumes 2 and 3.
9/13/06
The manga list has been updated with information for the newest English volumes.
5/15/06
Made some minor correction to character name notes (for Lucia, Gakuto, and Izuuru) in light of the translation notes included in Del Rey's version of volume 01. Also, I posted a review of the translation of volume 01 here.
4/15/06
The Kaito Shirtlessness page has finally been completed. I know, I put it off for, like, forever!
4/03/06
The Buying Manga and Site FAQ pages have been updated with information about the upcoming Pichi Pichi Pitch official English release.
10/08/05
So five days after I admit that I'm never going to finish my manga translations, Del Rey finally announces that they've licensed the Pichi Pichi Pitch manga to be released in English! Information throughout this site has been updated to reflect this announcement.
10/01/05
Well, I might as well be honest.
This year I am working at a very demanding (yet incredibly fulfilling) job in an inner-city Minneapolis high school. All of my free time, what little I have of it, I prefer to devote to writing the novel which has been burning inside of me for a long time now, and only this year is just starting to bust out and get itself on paper. So what does this all mean? Well, it means that, for the foreseeable future, I have neither the time nor the energy to complete my Pichi Pichi Pitch translations.
The information on this website, however, is thorough and complete, all the way up through the very last pages of the manga. If you are reading the Japanese manga and you can't understand what the characters are saying, just refer to any of the pages in the Character Guide on this site, and you'll find your answer. I have translated pretty much ALL of the important scenes in the manga, up through the end, and have sprinkled those scenes throughout the information in the Character Guide.
Sorry to disappoint, but that's life. Or rather, that's my life. ;)
7/24/05
It looks like the names of two characters from the second story arc are actually Michal and Michel, not Mikaru and Mikeru, as I had previously left them. So I've updated the entire site to reflect that. For full explanations of the etymology/translation of these two names, visit Michal's profile and Michel's name notes.
I also updated the links list.
6/27/05
Some more minor updates this time around...
- I've revised the Site FAQ and added a bunch of new material covering licenses of the Pichi Pichi Pitch anime and manga.
- Added some new links in the "Fanlistings" section.
Please don't ask me when I'll be able to finish translations of the rest of the manga. I'll finish when I have enough free time. Please understand that this is a hobby for me, and that work and other real-life obligations have to come first. Okay?
5/24/05
Just some very minor updates this time around...
- Added a very nice scan of the cover of volume 07 to the buying manga page.
- Adopted some cute things from Super Live! and put them on the front index.
- Added a minor note about Lucia's name to her profile, submitted by a visitor to this site.
I will be able to start work on more translations this summer! Yay!
3/23/05
Took long enough, didn't it? ;) No, I haven't added any new translations. Yes, stone me now. ^^;; What I DID to, however, was update every section of the *information* on this site to reflect the ending of the manga, and added a ton of new scans throughout the site. So basically, if you want to find out how the manga ends, just read the spoilers and dialogue snippets I've posted at this update. Yay!
By the way, volume 07 of the manga is slated for release on 4/30/2005. In case you're wondering what will be in it, the April 2005 issue of Nakayoshi lists:
- "Hoshi Furu Umi no Serenade" (40 pages)
- "Soshite, Mirai e no Super Love Song!" (30 pages)
- Character design artwork
- Results of the 2nd annual character popularity contest (which have already been published in the January 2005 issue of Nakayoshi, but whatever)
- Three complete short stories by Hanamori Pink (unrelated to PPP)
And now, a complete list of updates to this site:
- Story Arcs >> added Third Story Arc.
- Character Guide >> Lucia >> added one new scan under Profile and Name, revised the biography section, added a huge spoiler and one new scan under Lucia's forms, and one new power under Lucia's Powers.
- Character Guide >> Coco >> added one new scan under Profile and Name, replaced the scan for "Yellow Pearl Voice" under Coco's Forms, and added one new power/scan under Magical Items. Check out Coco going kung-fu with the key rod!
- Character Guide >> Noel >> added one new scan under Profile and Name.
- Character Guide >> Caren >> added one new scan under Profile and Name, added a scan for Caren's power-up outfit under Caren's Forms.
- Character Guide >> Sara >> added a new scan for Sara's mermaid form under Sara's Forms.
- Character Guide >> Seira >> all new scans and info!! Tons of spoilers posted.
- Character Guide >> Kaito >> added new info under Kaito's biography, and new info and scans under Magical Items.
- Character Guide >> Nikora >> added new info under Nikora's biography, and some notes about her age.
- Character Guide >> Aqua Regina >> new info and scans.
- Character Guide >> Amagi Rihito >> now up! Tons of spoilers!
- Character Guide >> Amagi Mikaru >> now up! Tons of spoilers!
- Character Guide >> Love Interests >> added lots of new information.
- Character Guide >> First Arc Support Chara >> completely revised Madame Taki's biography.
- Character Guide >> First Arc Villains >> new information added under Gakuto, Yuuri, and the Black Beauty Sisters.
- Character Guide >> Second Arc Villains >> boatloads of new information and spoilers.
- Character Guide >> Second Arc Support Chara >> now up! Tons of spoilers!
- Birthdates and Ages >> info added for Seira's birthday.
- Princess Dresses >> tons of new scans added.
- Buying Manga >> info added for volume 07.
- Site FAQ >> added to save my sanity.
- Link Out >> new links in every section.
By the way, it's time for some pimpage: If you miss "Mother Symphony" and are looking for an online hangout for Pichi Pichi Pitch fans, please visit the Kibou no Kaneoto forums! Lots of the old crew from Mother Symphony is there, and lots of fun new people, too.