A manga series...

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A group of us, not on Animesuki, decided to made a Manga scanlation team. We're looking for a series to scanlate obviously.

What we're looking for has to meet these criteria. We already have some suggestions, but they don't have the Raws or are licensed in English already.

1. We need a series that's easy to get raws for or that someone has;
2. A series that is not scanlated or has been dropped for at least 1 volume;
3. Something with demand;
4. Ongoing;
5. Not licensed in English;

So I need your help. It would be deeply appreciated. We need to get started on something.

Thanks in advance.

[Zwei]

Addicted to Curry, that manga desperately needs someone to pick it up, though it has 6 volumes scanlated out of 33+.

Keishi Sokan Asami, though it's finished at vol. 18; it has only 1 volume scanlated, and not fully.

[Niji]

Osen has been dropped by scanlating group. First 2 chapters were awesome imo.

[mit7059]

Although SCX-Scans and Be With You Scans are supposively working on it I would really like to see another player in March Comes in Like a Lion, also know as Sangatsu no lion or 3 gatsu no lion. It's Chica Umino's current work (of Honey & Clover fame) and the first 10 chapters have been excellent.
I have no idea about the availability of raws or anything like that but I believe that SCX and BWY have been working from the volumes and not from magazine scans, the first volume has been scanlated and three volumes have been released.
While there hasn't been a whole lot of interest so far in the series I think that is mainly due to a lack of scan support as there is a pretty hardcore group of Honey & Clover enthusiasts out there. The series is ongoing in the semi-monthly seinen magazine Young Animal. I don't know if SCX and BWY are planning on continuing after the first volume but they haven't made any releases or announcements in a month and they are both working on a number of other projects.

I don't know if you have read/watched Honey & Clover but it is my favorite anime ever, and from what I've seen so far from 3 gatsu no lion Chica Umino's second work is looking to be right on pace with her first.

[Jze0]

Maybe your group can pick up the series Tokyo Innocent. First volume has been scanned but releases have stopped for quiet a while now. Raws are available up to volume 6. Heres a thread I made for the manga:
http://forums.animesuki.com/showthread.php?t=81732

Other series worth mentions:
Enchanter <---- scans stopped at ch 17, raws up to vol. 19
Yamitsuki Marisu <---- dunno if raws are avaiable but I would love to see it scanned.
Ore no Imouto ga Konna ni Kawaii Wake ga Nai <---- manga or light novel please, I mean seriously someone really needs to translate this series.

Might add more later...

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Thanks for your suggestions guys, we took them in to consideration. In the end we came up with seven mangas - some of which are exceptions to the guidelines.

• Lucky Star (Exception from Guideline 5)
  Spoiler for Read Synopsis:

  Lucky Star's story portrays the lives of several school girls attending a Japanese high school with a very loose humor tone.
  
  The setting is based on the town Kasukabe in Saitama Prefecture. The female lead is Konata Izumi, an athletic and intelligent girl who, despite these attributes, is not in a sports club, and has low grades. Her laziness at school is due to her love for anime and video games and lack of interest in anything else. In other words: she's an otaku.
  
  The serialization began with the four main characters in their first year of high school: Konata Izumi, Kagami Hiiragi, Tsukasa Hiiragi, and Miyuki Takara. As the story progresses, they move onto their second and third year.

• Karate Shoukoushi Kohinata Minoru
  Spoiler for Read Synopsis:

  Kohinata Minoru is a college student at a college that is popular for its sports rather than academic orientation. Although he starts out as a gymnast alongside his friend, Nana, Minoru is bullied by the higher ranked gymnasts. One evening, a karate student at the college, Mutou Ryuuji, witnesses Minoru being bullied and comes to the rescue... but his intentions aren't to save Minoru, but to drag him into the world of karate. Minoru makes new friends and learns some of their dark pasts, including a shocking death that reveals motives for revenge.

• Shura no Mon (Exception from Guideline 4)
  Spoiler for Read Synopsis:

  The story is about Mutsu Tsukumo, a young and normal looking youth who challenges great foes to prove that his style of fighting is the best in the world. His Ryuha, or fighting style is called Mutsu Enmei Ryu. A style that is said to have never lost in its 1000 year history. Tsukumo not yet a perfect fighter also increases his strength as the story progresses.

• Sidooh
  Spoiler for Read Synopsis:

  Follows the path of two brothers aiming to become samurai near the end of the Edo period.

• Legend of the Strongest Man Kurosawa (Exception from Guideline 4)
  Spoiler for Read Synopsis:

  44 years old, single, working in a construction company for his entire life. All Kurosawa wants is a little respect from his co-workers. And a little popularity won't hurt. Unfortunately Kurosawa's plans fail miserably from time to time and one day, he finds himself right in the middle of a fight against...delinquent middle schoolers?

• Jackals (Exception from Guideline 4)
  Spoiler for Read Synopsis:

  Cicero City, a city infested with immigrants where people of all races scramble to find work and shelter. Infested with destruction and slaughter, it's a chaotic society. Living on the outside of society, the Jackals are professional assassins with no allegiance, available to the highest bidder. This is their story.

• Heureka (Exception from Guideline 4)
  Spoiler for Read Synopsis:

  Heureka is a manga set in antiquity, during the Second Punic War between the small city state of Syracuse and the Roman Empire. The comic is based around the life and times of the famous mathematician Archimedes. Archimedes was not only a gifted mathematician but also an engineer of repute. During the conflict with the Romans, Archimedes was supposedly responsible for creating a number of war machines that devastated the Roman legions before they eventually got the upper hand. The exact nature and use of these devices is controversial, and exists more in the realm of legend than actual historical fact.

These are the ones that we selected, out of this, through a poll, we'll be selecting a manga. You can put your preferences here too, that would help a lot as well.

I'll post the results of the poll in weeks time. The winner of the poll is what we'll be scanlating. So look for ward to that

[mit7059]

I'll vote for Karate Shoukoushi Kohinata Minoru

[AnimeFangirl]

If you can do Shura no Mon in high quality I'm all for it.

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Lucky Star (Exception from Guideline 5) 2
Karate Shoukoushi Kohinata Minoru 9 (+1 from AnimeSuki)
Shura no Mon 2 (+1 from AnimeSuki)
Sidooh 1
Legend of the Strongest Man Kurosawa 7
Jackals 5
Heureka 1

The poll so far, KSKM is winning with 10 votes including mit7059's vote.

[marcusJulius]

I also vote for Karate Shoukoushi Kohinata Minoru.

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Lucky Star (Exception from Guideline 5):---- 3
Karate Shoukoushi Kohinata Minoru:--------- 9 (+2 from AnimeSuki)
Shura no Mon: ---------------------------- 3 (+1 from AnimeSuki)
Sidooh: ----------------------------------- 4
Legend of the Strongest Man Kurosawa: ---- 16
Jackals: ----------------------------------- 6
Heureka: ---------------------------------- 1

Updated again.
The poll will be ending Oct 14. Just letting you know.