About/FAQ
Hox Scanlations is a solo-scanlation group focused more on speed than quality, run by just me. This means that I don’t want anyone (for the time being) to apply for proofreader, editor, etc. since I like to work alone.
I got started back in Feb.4, 2009 on /a/, after being inspired by translators like Anonymous Spore and wanting to be a somewhat useful tripfag. I am not fluent in Japanese, and my scanlations are far from perfect but I’ll try my best to bring at the very least, acceptable quality scanlations.
Q. Can I upload your scanlations on online sites like Onemanga? Can I use your translations to translate to Italian/Russian/Spanish/braille/etc?
The answer to any questions related to using my scanlations to do this and that, will be “YES, do whatever you want with it.” Hell, I don’t even care if you make a profit off of my scans, if there are people stupid enough to pay for things they can get free, congratulations to you.
Q. Where’s the new Vinland Saga/Mirai Nikki/Historie/etc.?
I usually try my best to translate within 1-3 days when the latest raws are out.
Q. Can you translate ________?
Although I’m not in any lack of manga to translate at the moment, if you have a manga/doujin that you’d like to see get translated (preferably unlicensed series with available raws), feel free to suggest it here. Of course, the chances of me actually working on them are rather small, but hey, it’s better than praying to god for scanlations to magically pop up.
Q. When are you going to translate more Gambling Emperor Zero?
Fuck off. Seriously, just stop it.
Q. Will you ever translate Kaiji?
Probably not since Kaiji season 2 covering part 2 will (hopefully) come out sometime in the future. And I don’t particularly feel like doing part 3 due to personal reasons. The only part I might do is part 4.
Q. What the hell does your name “Hox” mean?
It’s a biology term, short for homebox as in Hox genes. Yes, I’m a bio major.
In case you didn’t know, my contact info is either at this site or hox3000@gmail.com
Q. Are you open for cooperations with other scanlation groups?
@morten:
Yes, but it has to be for projects that I’m very very interested in since I already have enough projects of my own.
>>>I usually try my best to translate within 1-3 days when the latest raws are out.
Does that also mean that you release it within 1-3 days after the raws are out? Or do you really just mean you TRANSLATED it (i.e. without having it cleaned, typeset etc.) till then?
@Demut. Hox usually releases within 1-3 days. And I think he said before that he doesn’t break his workflow into separate translation / editing phases since he just does them all himself.
Keep kicking ass.
mirrored hox releases all (almost) batch volume.
http://hotfile.com/list/297609/86260ac
There is an amazing Historical manga running in Afternoon *(into it’s 3rd chapter) Called Setsugetsuki
http://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=47318
Would you be interested to pick it up for scanlation?
I could either send you the first volume of the manga or look really , really hard for raws.
Do you have access to the monthly magazine ?
@Kevin
I’m sorry to say that I can’t agree to scanlate it until I’ve actually read and liked it. I really don’t want to force you to send the volume to me because I’ll feel guilty if I don’t end up liking it. So it would probably be best if you could send me raws first, as hard as that may be. I apologize for my rather unenthusiastic answer.
Oh, man, no apology needed, you are the hardest working scanlator in the business ( if I may call it that). You post chapters of Vinland Saga, before I get my copy of the mag. here in the Great White North. And that would be my next question about. Where do you find the raws for that series so quickly? Is it possible that there are raws for this series as well (Setsugetsuki?) since it is from the same magazine ( Afternoon)? I understand that time is limited and you would like to spend it on projects that you absolutely love, but it would be nice if at least you could read a chapter or two.
In any case , I remain a devoted fan! ( especially since you picked up another series from Afternoon…Waters.)
Thank you
Kevin
I get the raws for Vinland Saga, along with other monthlies, from http://www.raw-paradise.com/
They seem to scan most of what’s in Afternoon but I can’t recall if they posted scans of Setsugetsuki or not.
Aah! Been waiting for Sangokushi translation for a long time! Thanks for all the work, really appreciated. Have you ever read/considered his Suikoden?
Yes, I have. Be prepared to see me translate a lot of Yokoyama’s historical manga in the future.
Sweet! Looking forward to it, and thank you so much again! These are definitely works that need a wider audience.
Hello, I’m sorry to ask if it’s to much trouble, but do you know maybe this manga:http://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=1403
I don’t know what happened with the group scanlating and translating it, but if you could see if you can pick it up. It’s really a great manga and now it’s almost 2 years left only up to 12th vol.
Hey Hox,
First I’d like to thank you for the scanlations~
You do a great job, so keep it up.
Second, I’d like to suggest a new project for you to work on. It’s called Shikeisyu 042 and is about a boy who is sentenced to death for murder. He participates in a project from the government to abolish the death sentence. Therefore he needs to prove that he can live in society and works in a school as janitor….
It’s mainly a suggestion, just in case you ever feel bored and want to work on something interesting
Oh, the scanlation group themselve hope, that another group will pick this up, since they don’t have enough time/staff to work on this.
@June
I apologize but I’m going to have to decline on Shikeisyu 042. I read it some time ago and it unfortuantely just didn’t appeal to my tastes. I hope you don’t take this the wrong way or anything.
@june: There was a new release 4 days ago by endless abyss!
Hello Hox..
I’ve been following you for quite sometime now and you definitely have great taste in manga, I read almost all of what you translated..
I will try my luck and request a manga to be translated, Kaiouki (http://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=2548) it’s quite long to be honest, but I really think you will like it! I am trying to secure raws for it.. I am looking forward your answer, thanks!
@Arcas:
The raws can be found easily enough on Perfect Dark so I’ll check it out and get back to you on it at a later time.
I have got the raws up till Volume 33.
But it seems you found your way, have you checked it out yet? I am really grateful you gave it a chance..
omggg wheres naruto