Forbidden Garden

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Image by Kana (kwbr32) We've got a new look! Honestly I know most of you are waiting for a release -- and that will come, probably later today or tomorrow. I'm a bit beat right now and am in need of a nap. But yeah! New look! If you find anything that doesn't seem to work, leave a comment below and I'll try to fix it asap. And there will also be a new project to look forward to ~ lucky you! ^.~ And last but not least - we need cleaners. So if anyone is available (even for a chapter or two) just let me know~ Thanks!

In case you have been wondering where we've been the past few weeks, I'm back in school. *crowd cheers* But on the flip side, I am taking Anatomy and Physiology this semester. Which to those of you who have never taken this devil class, it is one that just a glance at the book sitting on my floor makes me curl up in the fetal position crying and holding my teddy. And I am NOT talking cute quiet tears that shake my shoulders - oh no - I mean BIG FAT uncontrollable waves of sobs that penetrates the walls and causes all of my neighbors to believe that someone is actually dying in my home. So in case you are wondering where I am - I'm busy. Questions you may be having by this point: What is this frackin password? We've had several of our loyal and awesome fans email/comment about how much they wanted the password system back in place because they actually enjoy the hunt. Many told us that they would gladly shower us with cupcakes if we brought it back. So while...

By *pronouncedyou I never knew elephants can be  so cute. I don't like animals that are larger than me, So I'll never go near an elephant. However, when I saw an elephant in the drama that I was watching last night, I just couldn't help thinking how adorable it was when it came to the rescue of it's owner. The cuties part EVER is when the elephant was walking and nibbling on a huge leaf ( don't know what kind of leaf it was but it was huge o-o ..). ~toppichu Hey everyone! I've abducted toppichu's post~ mwhahaha! ;) Anywho - HAPPY 4 YEARS TO FORBIDDEN GARDEN!!!!!!!! I am so overly happy and touched by everyone's love, devotion, and support over the years. Let's look to make it another happy 4! So to celebrate all of YOU we bring you goodies galore! Two very quick announcements: 1. I'm going to be gone (starting today) on a much needed Adult-time vacation. (I love my kids, but this is a vacation with adults! A...

Image by Sakurai Energy Guys let's sit down and have a little heart to heart.  We need help. Even if you can only offer your services for a chapter or two we desperately need your help.  A lot of FG's staff are either in the midst of finals or real life has taken over and we are having a major pile-up in pretty much every field. So please even if you only have time to help for a chapter or two please contact me and help~ ;___; TRANSLATORS - J->E and K->E wanted! We have quite a few current projects that could benefit from having a second translator on it and we've got more than enough upcoming/future projects that need some translator lovin'! PROOFREADERS - Knowing Japanese isn't a requirement, but a plus. Needs to be able to turn a script in 24-48 hours. Also having a college-level understanding of the English language would be helpful. CLEANERS - Experience not necessary, but Photoshop is a must! And that's it! If we cou...

I've had a really long weekend so we'll keep this short and sweet shall we? (*≧ω≦) We have a winner for our contest so please give a round of applause for Vivienne! She'll soon be choosing a chapter to be out - so if you want to give her some suggestions feel free. ;) WE STILL NEED STAFF!!!!! Please consider joining if you have some time~ {RELEASES} 1. Sakura Ryou March volume 01 chapter 03 *END* - I would like to thank all the people who made this project possible - pantouffle, KawaiiLiv, Sanakan, LadiiDi, Meyrin, Hatsumimi, urdzy, Vioxx, toppichu and then of course the oh-so-amazing Shiina Karuho. Thank you for creating such a fun shoujo that we could all enjoy. ｡◕‿◕｡ 2. Arcana volume 16 chapter 11 *NEW* - Here's our first release with our joint partners The Zero Alliance . Expect lots more goodness to come! This is The Stork's Contract, a cute little oneshot about a elder couple who have lived their lives joyfully and fully but still feel the...

It's the little things really that make me happy. Recently we held a contest for everyone to join in and get passwords and a special release. Here out participants - please vote on the right hand side to decide the winner! #1: #2: Please vote! Today we are jump-starting our project Sakura Ryou March . From this point on this project will be carried out by FG alone. We wish Shoujo Addiction the very best in all of their future endeavors. To retrieve your gift, find out what stressed is spelled backwards. Totally random - but happy late birthday to Nozomi! ;) Okay since it's been about four months since we last released March, we'll give you a quick overview: WARNING TO THOSE THAT HAVEN'T READ CHAPTER ONE - TONS OF SPOILERS AHEAD! We meet our lead, Sakura, who is beginning her new life. She soon meets Isshiki in the most unexpected way-- (( I call that a good introduction! And OF COURSE it was her first kiss...when is it not?)) We quickly r...

Me after the holidays. And there goes January... Thank you to everyone that has sent encouraging messages and worried letters to us. It was so amazing to hear your messages! So thank you for worrying~ XD Real life snuck up on me and pretty much threw me for a loop. After experiencing wave after wave of illness in my little family, and then being in the hospital for a few days, and issues with my son's school - let's just say life took over. BUT that doesn't mean that the staff hasn't been working! They still have been turning in chapters and working just as diligently. So as soon as I can catch up on qcing we'll make up for last months absence. UPDATE TIME!!!! 17 Sai no Mama  - Yep. Cursed. Although it has probably been apparent for awhile - we are officially dropping this project.  I've put up the translations for chapter 03 that our amazing little CherryBerry did forever and a day ago. The term you are seeking is palamecia. So if anyone else...

I've been watching FAR too much Pirates of the Caribbean... That's right loves! For your new year present I've put all the download passwords in the comment sections. Just look down (or Ctrl+f/⌘f) and find "The password is..." and it should be there. If I miss any pages just let me know and I'll quickly fill them in. And while I have your attention: So it's our first contest! THE PROJECT: Pretty much we're looking for a new credits page to be used throughout the year on various projects. THE QUALIFICATIONS: -Must be in PSD -Must have type ready for: Title, Volume/Chapter, Author, Credits, Forbidden Garden -Must have a "window" of any shape where a picture of project can be put in. -Have fun! -An example of what I mean can be found here - but please be more creative than this (it's only a very weak example!) TIME LIMIT: One month, so in one months time I will make a post including all the applicant's pages. (That ...

If you're wondering why the Spirited Away pic - Two Face led me to think NoFace, thus it works. ^^ So you were asking about my oh-so-awesome date (at least some of you were wondering ^^;;) so I thought I would share today. Since it's nearing Christmas in my town, the commerce likes to do a lot of holiday activities. One such activity was an outdoor showing of The Grinch That Stole Christmas. It's a treat to have an outdoor showing, so I was pretty excited about this. I packed a couple of sandwiches, some cookies, some hot chocolate (with marshmallows!), a couple of bananas, and loads of blankets. We set out for the park (where they were showing it), I was wearing a necklace that he'd given me and we snuggled under the covers. The movie was great but what made it the best was when he looked up at me and said "I love you mommy"- my heart melted. So since this is called a Tale of two faces here's the other side to my handsome son~ My husband likes ...

And the birthday madness is over. And overall I think it went by smoothly. Or at least I think we all survived (mainly me) better than what I thought we would. So yay me! :) I think the coolest thing that I made for my son's party was a six foot Optimus Prime. Which took me like 3 hours to make but it was sooooo worth it! My son's entire face lit up as soon as he turned the corner. It's one of those moments where you wish that your face had a built in camera so you could capture the good moments. (Which I never seem to remember to bring a camera for.) All the kiddos seemed to have a great time. We had trampolines, make your own transformer costumes, face painting, optimus prime hunt, and various other activities. My one *small* rant though, would have to be aimed at the ladies that were supposed to be helping the kids use their equipment and generally helping out: LOOKING FOR HALLOWEEN OUTFITS ONLINE WHILE A GUEST WALKS KIDS DOWN A BALANCE BEAM IS NOT DOING YOUR JO...

I tried so hard to stay away from it - for you guys! I swear I tried! And I had been doing SO WELL , I hadn't picked up the stuff all summer long. But then it happened. I was sitting at home contemplating if I should finish up a chapter when I decided I would watch a quick movie first. I mean it WAS a lazy sunday, why not enjoy it to it's fullest?? And that's when I saw it, out of the corner of my eye, sitting there wanting, nay PLEADING with me to pick it back up and use it. "It's been so long," it said. "I know, I know," I replied, "but if I come close to you I won't be able to stop and I have to get these chapters done ASAP. People are depending on me…THE WORLD IS DEPENDING ON ME!" ( Over-dramatic much?! ) "But didn't you have fun with me as well? Just one, it'll be quick and easy." And this is when I started to crumble, it WOULD be easy - so easy. And no one would know, would they?! And I d...

Time to catch up on project status and do a little recruiting - join us now! :D

Today I would like to talk about manga viewer sites and hosting.  We at Forbidden Garden have a strict no hosting policy  that has been active since June 16, 2010.  And of course our releases have found their way onto these same reader sites.  And for awhile we've overlooked them and thought that that's how it goes, and after sending emails and getting no response I went on with my life. BUT this past week while looking around I've found these sites who are not only making money off of our group's hard work but also are removing the credits so that they can claim it as their own.  And it's just wrong. And yes, I can understand the hypocrisy of the situation - the 'rules among thieves' so to say.  But I do like to think that maybe there is a small silver-lining in that we don't make money off of this and we immediately remove links of and then advertise anything that we do that becomes licensed (see Toshokan Sensou: Love & War ).

Earlier today Japan was hit by a huge earthquake and subsequent tsunami. (And as I'm typing this another earthquake has hit the middle of Japan.) Our hopes and prayers go out to not only all Japan, but also to everyone else in the Pacific that is effected by the waves.  Also on a personal note we would like to fully extend our thoughts and prayers to our staff that are currently residing in the effected area. We love you so much and pray for your safety. There are several ways in which you can help, and if you can please try to donate. Donate to the Red Cross Donate to Global Giving Text  REDCROSS to 90999  to donate $10. And there are of course more ways to help, the big thing is just to help.

So, I had planned to get the last chapter of Bambi done today...but as I was going about saving the files (after having cleaned and typesetting) my PS decides to quit.  I lost all of the work since I was too confident that this wouldn't happen. So now I have to start back at the beginning...FML. =.=

It's the beginning of the year and so now it's time for updates about your favorite series (and a few announcements as well)... First off we'd like to send a big shout-out to our amazing cleaner Sanakan!! She has cleaned a chapter of pretty much every series we do - so be sure to send her many birthday wishes!!   So she'll work on many more series.

I recently took my kids to see Yo Gabba Gabba Live as an early christmas present. For those of you who don't know Yo Gabba Gabba (which I would assume would be most of you) it's this kids show where they sing and dance and you learn to brush your teeth and stuff, but that's where the comparison between it and Barney ends.  It's not your typical kids learning show. Anywho, you meet DJ Lance Rock (pictured above) and he looks awesome, right?? Right.

Our sweet little Rikka is turning 19 today - it's the last year of your teens! We all hope that you have a fantastic day and that people will know that your birthday gift and your xmas gift should be TWO SEPARATE GIFTS! (Or at least one really awesome gift!) We would also like to welcome to the team two new translators~ pokepoke.monster & Claer!! Welcome welcome welcome!!! XDD