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Kami no Shizuku (summary):

Kanzaki Shizuku is the son of a recently deceased, world renowned wine critic, Kanzaki Yutaka who owns a vast wine collection. In order to take ownership of his legacy, he must find 13 wines, known as the "12 apostles" and the "Les Gouttes de Dieu" that his father described in his will. He has a competitor called Toomine Issei, a renowned young wine critic, who is his father's adopted son. (wiki).

Status: Chapter 6 - Editing

Umineko no Naku Koro ni (ep2)
Turn of the Golden Witch :

Umineko no Naku Koro ni takes place in the year 1986, during the time frame of October 4th and October 5th on a secluded island named Rokkenjima. The head of a wealthy family named Kinzo Ushiromiya, who lives on and owns Rokkenjima, is near death, and eight of his family members arrive on the island to discuss how Kinzo's assets will be divided once he is dead. Also on the island are three family members who live there, five of Kinzo's servants, and his personal physician. After the eight family members arrive, a typhoon traps them on the island and shortly after people start to get mysteriously murdered. (wiki)

Status: Chapter 2 - Translating

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Side Project(s):

Everyday (summary coming soon)

Status: Chapter 1 - Editing

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P.S. We are taking suggestions on a third manga to scanlate. Please email us at solostylebean@gmail.com or leave a comment on this post. Thanks! =)

Umineko no Naku Koro ni ep 2: Turn of the Golden Witch Ch. 1

Hello,

I am pleased to announce the first release of our next project:

Umineko no Naku Koro ni (Episode 2) - Turn of the Golden Witch.

This is the third series by Ryuukishi07 who wrote Higurashi no Naku Koro ni.

As for people who were disappointed with the animation of Higurashi,

I would still ask you to try reading this series because the animation was not a good adaptation of the original novel.

As you probably have noticed, this release is not the first episode.

However the second episode is somewhat stand alone from the first.

(It won't affect your reading the manga too much).

We are trying to reach SeaCatScans who have worked on Ep. 1

half a year ago to ask if we (Solo Style Bean) can pick up Ep. 1

(We couldn't find an email or mirc channel to reach the group).

If anyone knows a way to contact SeaCatScans, please drop us an email.

Thank you and enjoy the series.

-Shiki

Hey,

Well, Shiki said everything this time.

Anyway, I have to say that George (a.k.a. Tomitake Flash) is getting too full of himself.

Who knows? He might just end up scratching himself to death. ;)

-SHIKI

Hey there. Is anyone else confused with this chapter because I have no clue what's going on.

Oh well, it's still really interesting! Enjoy the release!

-Hei

P.S. This chapter (and I guess the others) are a pain to clean, typeset, etc. So, leave us many comments!

DDL

Happy New Year!

We at Solo Style Bean would like to wish everyone a Happy New Year!  We hope you have a fun-filled 2009 with lots of Solo Style Bean releases!  

- Solo Style Bean

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Happy New Year! I want to start off 2009 with the first of hopefully many posts that highlight wine and dining. As an avid fan of Kami no Shizuku, Addicted to Curry, and other similar types of manga, I hope that I can share with you an interest that is not limited to just Japanese entertainment. In no way am I a connoisseur of anything, so feel free to add your own comments and advice =). Alright, here it goes.

Tagliatelle with Short Rib Ragu
(by Giada de Laurentiis)

So I made this recipe for New Year's Eve dinner along with another of my favorite dishes, asian style steamed sea bass, but I can leave that for another time.  What I like about Giada's recipe is that it's simple, requires very little preparation (relatively), and is absolutely delicious.  There's two parts that I'd like to highlight: the food and the wine.  

The recipe can be found here: Recipe.  I won't go into too many details about making this dish, but one key thing for any (amateur) chef to remember is that cooking is all about experimentation.  Yes, it can be an art or a science, but if you don't take a risk to find out what you find is delicious, you'll never be able to keep on tasting it.

As for the dish, several tips and/or suggestions:

• the food processor will definitely save you time (I spent ~10 minutes dicing/mincing the ingredients)
  
• short ribs generally produce more grease when slow cooked (the fat brings out the flavor), so if you really mind then you can skim off the top layer when finished.
• the chocolate. WOW! the shaved chocolate is a definite must have.  It deepens and completes the flavor, which is already really rich. (can be substituted with cheese)

My impressions:  It was extremely delicious and my whole family enjoyed it.  The aroma filled the entire kitchen while simmering and the meat was extremely tender (very easy to shred).  The pasta felt lighter going down that almost any other meat sauce that I have tried, but I still ended up being full.  It's definitely a recipe I will make again and again on a cold night.

Now for the wine.  This recipe requires 3/4 cup of red wine.  Giada recommends that a good wine can be paired with almost any Italian dish, and I wholeheartedly agree.  If you've never used wine while cooking, let me tell you that wine adds a whole new dimension to foods.

For celebrating New Year's Eve one can typically celebrate with friends or family.  I skipped my chance of getting absolutely smashed at my friend's annual New Year's Eve party, but I was able to spend some time with family showing off my amateur culinary skills.  On the other hand, I was able to experience Kami no Shizuku in a unique way.  As my parents were finishing off their Sutter Home's Cabernet Sauvignon (from Napa Valley, California), they found sediments at the bottom of their glass (see chapter 5 of KnS for reference)!

Now to tie in the wine with the Ragu.  I used a low-mid tier red wine for this dish, but really this dish is flexible as Giada leaves it up to us only with a recommendation of an Italian wine.  The key thing yet again is to find a wine that you enjoy because why else would you drink wine?  It was a 2006 Merlot from Firefly Ridge.  Sampled before adding it to the dish, it went down smooth, but had a nice complex aftertaste a bit fruity, but not as much as some other Californian wines.  It paired extremely well with the Ragu as none of the bitterness could be tasted, but the acidity helped to tenderize the short ribs.  Overall, my family's palette actually preferred the Firefly Ridge red wine, which was less dry to complement the meal for New Year's.  

So, I'd like to encourage you to try your hand at this dish and try a nice wine on a special occaision.  Always ask for help, if you're in the wine aisle and can't decide.  I'll probably post something about pairing wine with cooking, but really it's up to you and your taste buds!

Best wishes and a happy new year,

Hei

Kami no Shizuku Chapter 5

Hi!

I'm really excited about the first ever release by Solo Style Bean! I hope you all enjoy chapter 5 of Kami no Shizuku. We welcome any and all comments, so please don't be shy!

As for how SSB will be releasing our scans to the general public, we'll mainly have the scans ready for view/download on the release day. After a few days of receiving feedback, we'll get an edited/final version up on an online manga reader.

Well, I've rambled long enough! Enjoy!

-Hei

P.S. Helpful Tip: for the flash slideshow, I recommend that you pause (after clicking play) the slideshow and then click the right/left arrow to navigate while reading.

Hey! SHIKI here.

Hei mentioned most of the necessary, technical stuff.
So, I'm just going to say enjoy our release
and leave some comments for us to read.
Don't worry, we don't bite. ;)

Oh, yeah. about the translation..
Shiki did most of it.
I only did some quality control on the translation along with Hei.
So, if you have any question or suggestion about the translation,
don't address it to me.
Send a mail to group email and along with "Shiki" in the title.
That's all! Happy New Year!

-SHIKI

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Solo Style Bean - Introduction

Hello,

Welcome to Solo Style Bean, a manga scanlation group.

Although we may lack the expertise of an older group,
we'll try our best to scanlate the manga that we work on.
So, please enjoy our newbie scanlation :D

We are open to constructive criticism, such as translation errors.
For suggesting those fixes, please contact us by email: solostylebean@gmail.com

SoloStyleBean is looking for another manga to translate!
Please give us your suggestions by email or by commenting.
(Please provide the name and possibly the author of the manga.
They can be in Japanese, English, Korean, or Chinese.)

Please do not suggest a manga with these elements in them:
-Licensed in North America
-Yaoi or shounen-ai (Sorry, but we do accept Yuri or shoujo-ai.)
-Hentai
-Sports..? (This requirement could change)

Besides these, we are okay with working on shoujo, shounen, doujinshi, comedy, 4 panel manga, drama, etc.

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Status

Kami no Shizuku:
Chapter 6 - Translating

UnNKn: TotGW
Chapter 1 - Cleaning/Editing


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-Hei & Shiki