Mizushiro Setona

Happy New Year, everyone! I hope you all have a wonderful 2009.

Today’s release, “The Sleeping Man,” is a New Year story. Please visit this page for downloads.

Wow! I translated this oneshot over a year ago, I think. I can’t remember exactly how long it’s been. It’s strange to see it again. ^__^ Anyway, I should probably mention that the beginning of the 21st Century was January 1st, 2001. If you’re like me, though, you probably celebrated this event at midnight, January 1st, 2000. The dates in this story are a little confusing if you don’t distinguish Turn of the Century celebrations from the actual Turn of the Century.

Thanks to GB for editing! I know this was a tough one (which is why I couldn’t get anyone to work on it for so long…) I really appreciate your accepting the challenge.

And for Cornered Mouse fans:

I’ve had a few people leave comments or contact me privately about the new chapter that was released in December. I thought I’d post my answer here so everyone can see it. To answer the main question… yes, there is a sequel to The Cornered Mouse Dreams of Cheese. “Melancholy Butterfly” is Chapter Five, “Owl” is Chapter Six, and “A Carp on the Chopping Block Jumps Twice” is Chapter Seven. [She added a short chapter to the manga version of Cornered Mouse which is why the English version has five chapters instead of four. Technically, "The Black Cat, Looking at the Moon" is an "extra," not a chapter. I've corrected it on the web page, but the downloads will still be labeled chapters One through Five... just to confuse you. ^__^] The problem is, except for “Melancholy Butterfly,” the other two chapters have been released in sections via mobile phone. The most recent one (she says it’s 160 pages) started on 12/20 and will probably finish sometime in the Spring. The bad news is, you have to be in Japan and have a Japanese phone to read these chapters. Someone kindly sent the files to me, but, unfortunately, I can’t open them. They are encrypted so they can only be read by the device that purchased them. My hope is, once the last chapter has been fully released, we will see a paper version. However, last time I checked, I didn’t see any indication that a paper manga is forthcoming. It may well be that there will never be one. At this point, we can only keep our fingers crossed.

If I hear any new information, I’ll post it here so everyone can stay informed.

The Cornered Mouse Dreams of Cheese, Chapter Five, now available! Download here.

Wow! I can’t hardly believe it! We’ve finally come to the end of this manga. In the beginning, I wasn’t sure I was going to make it. This story was very challenging for me, so part of me dreaded working on it. But once I got started, the story was so exciting, I couldn’t stay away from it. I lost a lot of sleep this summer because I had to know what happened on the next page. Even at four in the morning, when my eyes would barely stay open, I kept thinking, “I can look up just one more kanji before I go to bed. And, then, maybe just one more…” ^__^

I hope you all enjoy it as much as I did.

While this is the end of the manga proper, it’s not the end of the Mouse story. A year after completing the manga, Mizushiro-sensei wrote a follow up story called, “Melancholy Butterfly.” This takes place six months after the end of the manga. I won’t say too much about it. I don’t want to give anything away. (Plus, I’ve only translated 20 pages so far.) But you will see Kyouichi and Imagase again in the not too distant future.

Also, a huge thank you to my editor, Txilar, for completing this! Originally, I’d planned to give her November and December off so she could focus on some exciting, new, real life events. But, well… to make a long story short, she generously agreed to do this chapter, even though this is such a busy time for her. I’m extremely grateful for her flexibility and positive attitude, and, of course, her wonderful editing. Please be sure to thank her if you choose to leave a comment.

With the holidays coming up, and editors “on vacation” and such, I’m not sure what our release schedule will look like over the next few months. But, next year, we’ll definitely be back… with a couple shoujo projects, in addition to more BL. I thank you all for your patience.

See you soon!

The Cornered Mouse Dreams of Cheese |
Setona Mizushiro

Genre: Drama Length: Manga Level: Yaoi Status: Complete College classmates, Ootomo and Imagase reunite under unfortunate circumstances. Imagase, now a private investigator, has been hired by Ootomo’s wife to expose Ootomo’s infidelity. However, Imagase, who was secretly in love with Ootomo during college, is willing to withhold any damning information if Ootomo agrees to pay him with sexual favors. Prequel to The Carp on the Chopping Block Jumps Twice.

Downloads

Chapter One: Kissing Gourami

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Chapter Two: The Serpent of Paradise

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Chapter Three: The Black Cat, Looking at the Moon

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Chapter Four: The Black Cat’s Cold Fingertips

Mediafire | Badongo

Chapter Five: The Cornered Mouse Dreams of Cheese

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2nd Edition Extra: The Mouse, Thinking at a Dead End

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Complete Manga Download

The Cornered Mouse Dreams of Cheese (1st Edition Complete)

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