Posted on 04 January 2011, 15:33 UTC by: PeteParrot
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Nonscale 3 (and final chapter)! Once again a big thanks to Zoar for actually finding this! The original source is here: http://www.giantessgarden.de/15317.htm
In case you are wondering what's going on; basically the girl will turn into a forest if nothing is done. The boy says something which makes her return to normal (ie a regular size girl). Then the other guy starts firing this sound gun which is supposed to turn her back into a giant, but the boy puts his headphones on her so the sounds can't reach her. In the end, the boy grows a bit taller and deserves a kiss (since in the previous chapter it became apparent that the girl only likes boys taller than her).
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CHAPTER NUMBERING CONFUSION If you're confused by the order and naming of this series, that's because it's known under two names: Nonscale and Scale Model. The thing is, Nonscale is the very first comic introducing the characters. It's also the only translated one out there. Scale Model is basically a sequel, except they start with their own chapter numbering. So the reading order is like this: Nonscale (one-shot) Scale Model ch1 Scale Model ch2
My guess is that the artist made more after getting a good reception on the initial one-shot, and he probably found out in the meantime that Nonscale is Engrish. Just speculatin'.
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(Wish I knew more Kanji. There seems to be a lot of recurring Kanji in this one so maybe I'll make a craptastic half-translation at some point. Maybe.)
Posted on 05 January 2011, 09:13 UTC by: Blart Jarpins
Score +6
this might help: http://jisho.org/kanji/radicals/ I use it myself when I want to translate/transcribe something, but it's still slow as hell translating Japanese without knowing kanji.
Base +5, Zoar +1
Posted on 11 January 2011, 23:32 UTC by: PeteParrot
Score +7
Hey thanks, that's pretty cool. I already have pretty good software that can search by stroke count (gjiten, Linux only I believe) but this'll help if I just click on the radicals.
I know first- and second-grader Kanji and some other random assorted characters, so that's bound to help, but this comic just has too many I don't know or can't place into (Kanji-connected) context by mind.