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No, I apologize for the very long time in between releases, real life has been rather hectic this past year but the next chapter is almost ready

I honestly have no idea. I've never been to Australia personally so I can't say how they compare, but I can say you would be amazed at the number of cockroaches you see in a semi-rural Japanese city even today.

Her previous trips were to Australia, Colorado, and Hawaii, so she probably wasn't expecting quite so many insects. (It's a bit of a shock, even in modern times, once you get even slightly out of the city) And yes, "creature" was a way of saying "person" back in the 1800s-ish that has since...

To be fair to the real Miss Bird, she is remarkably liberal minded for the era. Other travelogues from the same period are so egregiously racist and colonialist I've given up using them as a primary source because I can't be sure what's true, what's a mistranslation, what's willful...

Oh lol didn't even notice that myself, nice eye!

There's an official Finnish version now too but I doubt that's any better for you lol

I'm still working on it! I've just been on hiatus for the past few months for personal reasons, but will release something hopefully soon!

Even cheap ones are usually over $100 USD. Professional camera lenses can go for over $1000.

Thank you, I will use your suggestion and reupload the page.

I did make a point to mention that it wasn't plot-significant, but I see your point. I'm having trouble thinking of phrasing that will sufficiently warn people but not spoil the chapter.

You are correct, I should probably go back and insert content warnings for those chapters as well.

The content warning is for people who may have had some trauma in the past regarding animal deaths, or perhaps have had a pet die recently. If you do not require the warning, good! I'm glad you don't have issues with this subject.

Ahahaha whoops no that was a translation mistake on my part. It totally says president in Japanese and I remember double checking the wikipedia article on her for the spelling. For some reason I just had a massive brain fart and replaced president with prime minister. Thanks for pointing it out...

Oh wow I didn't know that. Looking at the magazines, it appears this chapter was published in Haruta in November 2021, while the fire happened in February 2022.

Kadokawa has released a voiced version of Episode 1 on Youtube, available until February 9, 2024. Featuring Kasuya Daisuke as Jun, Horiuchi Kenyu as Aadolf, and Otsuka Akio as Kustaa. Check it out here:

I won't lie, I agonized about using the word but it is the correct historical term and accuracy trumps sugar coating for me. At least in the footnotes I can denounce it for the racist, completely baseless crap it is.

When translating or making notes, I always look for primary sources, so my main source for the meaning of clematis was The Language of Flowers by Kate Greenway, a very popular artist at the time, published in 1884, 10 years before Bird's trip. http://gutenberg.org/ebooks/31591 It's well-known...

@NegiLol yeah that's probably for the best, they're pretty night and day. I usually tend to think of manga Bird as an idealized version, one who isn't so crotchety and casually racist...

@NegiLol All Isabella Bird's books are in public domain! You can read online or download the ebook for free here: http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/2184

@Panino Katsu Kaishu is only a nickname, so it is very appropriate. His family name really was Katsu though. Clara's diary was very different from Bird's travel journals. She was much more focused on the social aspect of early Meiji Tokyo, in particular with the expats. She met quite a few...