So, with 2U out of the way, I’ve been thinking if that would be enough for someone to take on Blood Drive. I mean, people can play the first two games, then read the 2U, and then wait for xSEED’s release of BD (if it happens). So, would they feel like they are missing anything besides the extra chapter in 2U? Unfortunately, yes, they would. Why? Because there’s a light novel called Cemetery0 written by Kedouin that tells us about Naho and the people surrounding her. Not only about Sayaka, Aiko and Inumaru (that appear in 2U), but also about Magari (a key character in BD). So, when you see all these characters do things around in BD, you feel like you’re missing something, and that they are more than flavor characters meant to make the world richer: that they have their own story.
So, while I own this light novel, as you know, I haven’t worked on the Yume Nikki LN for a long time, so I won’t do anything as crazy as to start another translation before finishing that one. But that doesn’t mean I can’t translate the first two chapters of the manga (a sample in the publisher’s web page)… or that’s what I wanted to do, but I kinda failed (like I always do) with my self imposed deadline, and could only finish the first chapter for today (I’ll release the second in the next few days, hopefully). Usually I wouldn’t pick up a manga like this due to the low density of pantyshots and fanservice in the manga, but after reading the page 19, who could resist? No, seriously, whoever wrote that must have been high at that moment to think that could pass as a cute, friendly moment. Because remember, no matter how much power you put into your yuri goggles, Sayaka and Naho are only friends, and you’ll never be able to see anything else in their interactions.
I don’t know if I’ll continue (are there even raws available? I sure haven’t found any working link), or if I’ll translate the novel (even if they are listed in the future projects section, don’t trust it), but hopefully, you’ll get a glimpse of what the Naho’s world looks like, and that, together with the few chapters of the games that expand on it, you’ll get to understand her and her friends better (just so you know, she’s not just a heartless bitch that didn’t care about fooling everyone into being trapped into Heavenly Host).
In other news, huesubs have finished timing and releasing the Leviathan Shorts! Yayifications!!
As always, you can download the subs at the usual place. This marks the end of my first work in an anime (hopefully, any future ones will be faster, from both sides). I hope you’ve enjoyed the ride as much as we did. I’ll certainly miss the really smart dragons, but hopefully, the game is doing fine, and we’ll get to see more of them soon… which reminds me that the preair of the new Milky Holmes has already aired… I should check it out later.
With that said, I hope to come back soon.
Dreamless Window's translation page 