Bishounen Project

2010-11-26T14:00:00.000-08:00

We now have the final chapter in the Gokusen series. Whew! All done now. I feel sad that this wonderful series has ended for all of us. Still want more ShinKumi but hey, we can still go back and read everything again.

A very special thanks to chiresakura for helping us with this final release. We wouldn't have made it without you.

Everyone enjoy! And thanks for being part of this journey with us.

Gokusen 2009 Special Part 3 / 3

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Universe?!

2010-09-14T15:00:00.000-07:00

Here's the second of the 2009 special trilogy. Believe me. This is well worth the wait. You'll understand once you get to that 'Universe' part.

Gokusen 2009 Special Part 2 / 3

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Again, big thanks to chiresakura for helping us with these chapters and who's now working on the last chapter. Awwwww. The end is almost near.

Make-Over?!

2010-06-22T14:00:00.000-07:00

Have you guys been suffering from Gokusen withdrawals now that the series is over? If so, then we need to remedy that. Here's the first of the 2009 special trilogy. Someone's gonna get a make-over. Three guesses as to who does, and the first two don't count!

Gokusen 2009 Special Part 1 / 3

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Again, big thanks to chiresakura for helping us with these chapters. :)

The last two parts are still under editing, so I hope that you can wait a little longer for those chapters.

And As Promised...

2010-06-06T14:00:00.000-07:00

As the title says, here are the remaining chapters of Volume 15. :)

Again, much thanks to chiresakura for helping us with editing these chapters. :) You definitely rock!

Also, thank you so much to all of you for waiting patiently for these chapters. :)

I won't say much anymore because I know you guys have been dying to read these chapters since forever. So, without further ado...

Volume 15 Chapters 11-14

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Enjoy! :D

P.S. 2009 Specials are up next but that probably won't be a quick turnaround like this one. We'll keep you updated on the status of that.

The Long Wait Is Over!

2010-06-02T14:00:00.000-07:00

Hi everyone!

First of all, we here at Bishounen Project would like to apologize for the super long delay in releasing these chapters. We know that most of you have already reached beyond the limits of your patience. And I know that it didn't help at all when we rarely dropped by the blog with a word regarding our progress. So again, we apologize.

Also, we want to say "Thank you very much!" to those who waited patiently for us, who gave us words of encouragement. You are the reason why we want to see this project to the end.

To make up for all the delays, we give you Chapters 3-10 of Volume 15.

Volume 15 Chapters 3-10:

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Please note that the last four chapters will follow shortly. So check back in a few days.

Also, to put credit where it is due. We would not have been able to finish this without the help of our guest editor, chiresakura. Thank you so much for helping us with Volume 15! :) You rock!

Regarding the 2009 specials, it's now undergoing editing, so look forward to that as well in the coming weeks. Yes, folks, the end is near. (NOOO!! No more Shinkumi!!)

Again, sorry for the long wait! Thank you so much for the support! Enjoy! :)

Happy New Year!

2009-12-31T05:45:00.000-08:00

Hi everyone!

First of all, Happy New Year! I hope you have been enjoying the holiday season.

Now for the serious business. Thanks for holding on and sticking around! Really appreciate all the support! There have been detours but we are still committed to seeing this through so as a treat here is that really nice 2008 special! This particular chapter is a joint release with the wonderful folks over at Null so please enjoy!

Gokusen 2008 Special
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Then to be upfront with our progress, here is the status of the different chapters:

Volume 15 - All chapters have been scanned. Translation is up to chapter 6. Proofreading up to chapter 4. Looking to completely translate the whole volume early January.

2009 specials - All chapters scanned. All chapters completely translated. Currently being edited.

I hope you guys can wait just a little bit more. Again, Thanks and all the very best for 2010!

Quick Updates

2009-10-04T07:08:00.000-07:00

Just wanted to drop a note that we are pretty much alive and kicking and that we still plan to finish off Gokusen. The only question uppermost in everyone's mind is 'when'? I unfortunately don't have a clear timeline. Life has been pretty crazy and there are personal life issues underway, including my current difficulty in getting net access.

We'll pull through and we'll manage to get the all of Gokusen finished before the year ends. And this includes the recent specials (2008 and 2009). Yes, you read it right. Even the specials.

So continue to look forward to our releases. Stay safe everyone.

*edit: We had to disable comments for this post because the spam comments that kept on popping up were annoying.

Fireworks!

2009-07-31T10:15:00.001-07:00

Ring out the old and bring in the new. We now (finally!) complete volume 14 and open up the last Gokusen volume with what has got to be the two best chapters in the whole series!!! So enjoy this release!

Don't you just love Takeo? He's a good influence on Shin.*snickers*

Volume 14 Chapter 10
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Volume 15 Chapter 1
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Volume 15 Chapter 2
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Re-releases End Here

2009-06-03T15:00:00.000-07:00

I'm sure everyone has been looking forward to the continuation of the story, so here's two chapters for you to enjoy. [Yay! Finally! :D]

To other matters, real life isn't getting kinder for most of us here at BiPuro but hopefully we can push RL away at least enough so we can release Gokusen at a slightly faster pace. Anyway, please enjoy these chapters.

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Chapter 9
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Plodding Along

2009-04-17T15:00:00.000-07:00

That quiet month was unexpected and unusual but it'll get a bit 'noisier' from now on. Still plodding along with the re-releases. Please enjoy!

[And yes. We are still very much alive and still in the game.]

Chapter 5
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Chapter 6
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Chapter 7
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Slowly But Surely

2009-02-25T15:00:00.000-08:00

Still continuing with the re-releases. I unfortunately have not so good news to relay regarding the release schedule. I cannot promise a regular schedule but know that we'll always post whatever we have when we can. March will probably be a slow month but I'm optimistic that things will pick up in April. For now, please enjoy revisiting these chapters!

Chapter 3
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Chapter 4
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Money Matters

2009-01-29T15:00:00.000-08:00

As promised, here are the re-releases of the first few chapters of Volume 14. This took longer than anticipated but hopefully the next few chapters will come out faster. Enjoy!

Chapter 1
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Chapter 2
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Happy New Year!!!

2009-01-04T08:56:00.000-08:00

Happy 2009 Everyone! I hope your year is off to a great start!

Thank you for the wonderful response to our release spree! Sorry I wasn't able to reply to the comments but I'll get around to it eventually. I was enjoying my holidays when my internet connection decided to go on holidays as well. Blech.

Anyway, just wanted to let you guys know that we'll be re-releasing the first eight chapters of Volume 14. We went over the translations and we had to correct some things so I highly encourage you guys to download version 2 once we release them. Scans will be of higher quality too. :D

As for BiPuro's 2009 scanlation pipeline... Well, definitely more Usami Maki one-shots [Do I hear 'Kanon'?] and some of Yoshihara Yuki's as well. Then we'll just take it from there.

Again, Happy New Year! Looking forward to another year of great scanlations!

Pingpong Anyone?

2008-12-26T14:30:00.000-08:00

This Gokuken chapter marks the end of Volume 13 and our release spree as well. Again, credit goes to the wonderful people from Null for this chapter release.

And although we've said it many times, many ways... it never hurts to say it again!

Merry Christmas!

Have a Wonderful New Year!

Chapter 09
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A Temple Trip

2008-12-26T13:45:00.000-08:00

We present to you a long and thrilling bonus chapter courtesy of the hardworking folks of Null. Thanks to them, we all get to enjoy the misadventures of the crew in the Demon Temple. Cheers!

Chapter 08
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Spotlight on the Kumais

2008-12-26T10:15:00.000-08:00

And we keep going and going...

Here we see what Kuma's family life is like. Plus another tantalizing childhood anecdote. Chibi-Shin!!! :D

Chapter 07
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New Year - the Kuroda way

2008-12-26T09:30:00.000-08:00

This, for me, is the BEST chapter in the whole volume. What a riot!!! Poor Shin, made to come up with those outrageous lies, which are SADLY believed by his friends. Happy New Year again!!!

Chapter 06
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Chivalry isn't Dead

2008-12-26T08:30:00.000-08:00

Whoa! Another chapter you say? We are FAR from over with this release spree. Keep on enjoying and believing that generosity, as well as chivalry, will never go out of fashion.

Chapter 05
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Red Feathers

2008-12-26T07:30:00.000-08:00

We now meet the mysterious lady the Chairman tapped to bring down our beloved teacher who, as we'll see in this chapter, really knows her wrestling moves. Enjoy!

Chapter 04
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'Tis the Season for Giving

2008-12-26T06:30:00.000-08:00

Who says Christmas is over? Certainly not we! Here's something to rouse you from your post-Christmas humdrums as BiPuro and Null greet you...

A Merry Christmas and A Blessed New Year!!!

Chapter 03
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As I adviced before, do keep on checking back. You'll be pleasantly surprised. :D

Bureau Director

2008-11-26T15:00:00.000-08:00

We get a close look at the Sawada Family dynamics. I won't say anything further, (even if I really really want to comment) because I don't want to spoil things. So just enjoy the release!

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Chairman of the Board

2008-11-20T15:00:00.000-08:00

Wow! We are now starting Volume 13. Hooray!

Here the volume starts off with the Chairman up to his old shenanigans. Now don't you just wish he had permanent memory loss?

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Sorry if we haven't been active in the comments section. Know that we are reading it and are very appreciative of the remarks. Hopefully we'll have breathing room to do the fun stuff again. :D

Detectives for Hire

2008-11-16T15:00:00.000-08:00

I believe this is the Gokuken chapter that cracked me up the most. That poster was priceless!!! I'm really starting to like Fuji's crazy schemes. Enjoy!!!

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Mother and Son (Part 2)

2008-11-12T15:00:00.000-08:00

This chapter contains the conclusion of Tetsu's touching family story. Let me know what you think. Enjoy!!!

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Mother and Son

2008-11-07T15:00:00.000-08:00

Chapter spotlight is on Tetsu's family background. See the marshmallow core hidden by the scarred face of Ojou's beloved 'sibling'.

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Silence is Broken

2008-11-05T15:00:00.000-08:00

Thanks everyone for patiently waiting! We now serve up Shin on a green-tinted platter. Green-tinted you ask? Well you'll soon find out. (Awwww Shin is SOOOO cute in this chapter.) I do have to warn the guys out there, the advice from the women might be a bit too much for you. Enjoy!!!

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We should have a steady stream of releases again so look forward to that. Need to make up for lost time. :D

Happy Birthday = Happy Rain

2008-09-13T18:41:00.000-07:00

Last Friday was a very special day for our group, as one of the founding members of the original Bishounen Project celebrated turning a year younger. Younger because we may all age physically but our innerselves always stay the same wonderfully young age.

Happy Birthday DEMENTEDCHRIS!!!

May the occasional rains in life bring you bishounens with umbrellas to shelter you.

And to celebrate this special occasion, we have that Usami Maki release we promised. This was requested by our birthday celebrant and is a timely request as we've had nothing but rainy weather the past few days in our part of the world. Enjoy!

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EDIT: This oneshot is the second story in Usami Maki's Kanon. ^_^

The Brokenhearted

2008-09-06T15:00:00.000-07:00

I can't help but maintain my title streak along with the release streak. Will someone actually become brokenhearted? Or will something else get broken instead? Find out with this weekend's release:

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The Travellers

2008-09-03T15:00:00.000-07:00

If you haven't noticed, I've been having fun coming up with these 'The ____' titles. Wonder how long I can keep the trend up. Anyway, the guys at Null pulled off a miracle and are maintaining the release streak. Here we see the different groups enroute to Hokkaido. Join the adventure by clicking on the links below:

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The Conversation

2008-08-31T15:00:00.000-07:00

A chapter to start your week right. Here we all find out what happened with the conversation and what Yankumi's next action will be. What's this I hear? There's a trip in the works? Read all about it by clicking on the links below:

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Just a couple of project notices:

1. We plan to re-release improved versions of the first 8 chapters of Gokusen Volume 14 so do watch out for that.

2. We'll be releasing an Usami Maki oneshot in a couple of weeks. Really looking forward to that one. That mangaka has a deft touch when it comes to short but really memorable stories.

Enjoy the rest of your week!

The Request

2008-08-28T15:00:00.000-07:00

Here is another dose of Gokusen for the week. In this chapter, we find out how the Kuroda family reacts to the request made by the friend.

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Enjoy!!!

The Other Woman

2008-08-25T15:00:00.000-07:00

What an intriguing title right? Well, no need to be kept in suspense... go and download it now:

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Enjoy!!!

Kuroda Celebration

2008-08-22T03:18:00.000-07:00

It's been awhile since you've heard from us but appropriately enough the first chapter out of Volume 12 that we deliver would be about the Kuroda Family Anniversary Celebration. We get to celebrate along with them. Gokusen Scanlation resurrects! :D

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Thank you everyone for your continued patience and support. Really appreciate the encouraging and understanding comments you've left for us during the hiatus period.

Expect a new chapter next week too. :D

Goukon Anyone?

2008-06-28T09:46:00.000-07:00

There might have been no sightings of Shin in the last 2 Chapters of this volume, but he comes back with a vengeance in this Gokuken chapter. Read as Fuji convinces Shin to join him and his dog friends as they go about town trying to win the ladies' affection.

And who says only humans can have group dates?

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If you were to given the chance to name a breed of dog, what name would you come up with?

Gender Issues...

2008-06-23T07:54:00.000-07:00

The arc that started with a love letter, turned into a serious (?) one dealing with the topic of sexual orientation. Too bad there is no Shin *sobs*.

Chapter 09
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Chapter 10
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And nope. I still CANNOT like Miura. I like Kaw(m)ata though not to the same degree as I love Masumi-chan of Nodame. (Shout out to Durach for pointing that out.)

A Rabu Letter for Shin

2008-06-12T19:13:00.000-07:00

Who says Friday the 13th is an unlucky day? We certainly don't! And to prove that, we have a new chapter to welcome the weekend with:

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I would LOVE to send a rabu letter to Shin too! I'll probably say I love him, but that I'd like it more if he were to be with Yankumi. I'll end it with a Gambare! to cheer him on as he struggles to get his feelings across to his dense-sensei.

How about you? What would your rabu letter contain and who would you address it to in the Gokusen world?

As you think on that, please enjoy this release.

P.S. See Shin's reaction to Yankumi taking his name in vain. :D

New Oneshot: Deatta Toki ni Boku Wa Mou Inai (Shimaki Ako)

2008-06-09T21:50:00.000-07:00

Somebody slipped us happy pills. And it shows.

Not that we're tired of Gokusen or anything, but we just thought it was high time to give you some other bishounen as well. So here's one from Shimaki Ako, who never fails to disappoint us as far as pretty boys -- and unconventional and slightly smutty shoujo plots -- are concerned. In Deatta Toki, high school student Yuu finds herself pursued by a hot guy rather, uh... spiritedly.

This oneshot is the final chapter in Shimaki Ako's collection Suki ni Naru Made Matte (Please Wait Until I Fall in Love). It was originally a project of Tenshi-Tachi, who passed it on to ETC, who in turn allowed us do the chapter. Other groups have done the other stories found in this volume, so it won't be too hard to find copies of those chapters around. More yummy bishounen goodness for everyone.

When we picked up Gokusen last year, little did we expect that we'd be taking on other projects as well. But, yeah, well... here we are. ^^; We just hope you enjoy our first foray into shoujo manga scans.

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Stallion??!

2008-06-07T08:52:00.000-07:00

No folks. You aren't imagining things. We have a new release for you. :D

Here is the unbelievable conclusion to the Abe Test. You'll soon know what's the significance of the title of the post. And nope. It isn't because Shin comes riding to Yankumi's rescue astride a white stallion. Which is a shame really.

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Just a brief cultural note from Nagi regarding Yankumi's song: The "Samurai Spirit" is composed of Giri (morals/obligations) and Ninjou (human feelings/empathy). This ideology dates back to the Kamakura period (the beginning of the shogunate in 1192). Although the Japanese at present still have the "Samurai Spirit", it is said that only the yakuza actually live by it.

The Abe Test begins

2008-06-02T22:15:00.000-07:00

Long time readers know enough to brace themselves whenever Yankumi gets that glint in her eyes and when she's about to launch another of her harebrained plans. See what she gets up to in this newest installment of Gokusen.

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Exam Results are In...

2008-05-27T08:00:00.000-07:00

Have you been wondering what the results were of Shin's "studying with all he's got"? Find out by clicking on the release links.

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Normally I'd hate people who achieve so much without even trying, but in Shin's case... I'll make a very biased exception. :D

Hotties in Specs

2008-05-20T22:00:00.000-07:00

It's been awhile since we've had any updates and I know some of you are suffering from withdrawal symptoms, so here's some medicine to help you recover:

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Then lest I spoil anyone, I'll do my detailed raves about the chapter in the comments section. Ah... but this is a crazy fun release, take a hint from the title. :D

This marks the beginning of our joint releases with NULL. Future looks bright in the Gokusen fandom. :D

Yankumi's Cosplay

2008-05-02T14:12:00.000-07:00

Gotta love how Yankumi sets up scenes. See how she goes about putting the fear of God into impressionable high school boys' minds with this week's release.

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Then I have a piece of good news to relay. After several weeks of discussion, NULL and BiPuro have agreed to release Gokusen as a joint project. We are still in the process of ironing out some details but this is such thrilling news for all us fans as this moves us a step closer to that wonderful goal of a completely scanlated Gokusen!

I'll keep you all posted about this latest development. For now, enjoy the last solo release of BiPuro. :D

New Beginnings

2008-04-25T23:40:00.000-07:00

As we begin releases of a new volume, someone else in our group is beginning a new year as well. So everyone, please greet the heart of our little scanlation group, our hard-working translator

NAGI

A VERY HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!

Without her this project wouldn't have been possible and we would still be moping around looking for our Gokusen fixes. Life without Shin?! Horrible thought!

To emphasize that idea, we have for you a special treat: the release of the first TWO chapters of Volume 11!!! And what wonderful chapters these are. I just about died at one page in chapter 2. This is the first I saw Yankumi like that... but I shall now shut up and let you read it. :D

Thank you to Panners who gave us her translations for these two chapters. And thank you of course to Nagi who worked hard on these releases even if she should have been out partying with friends.

*Showers confetti, cookies, cakes, frappucinos and pizzas all around* LET'S PARTY!!!

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Chapter 01

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Shin Goes to the Dogs

2008-04-21T20:42:00.000-07:00

This is such a funny chapter. I shall leave my comments at that eventhough I want to go on and on about a certain imaginary sequence. :D

Enjoy!!!

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Gokuken Release

2008-04-19T11:25:00.000-07:00

We are taking a break from scanlating Gokusen to bring you... GOKUKEN!!!

JUST KIDDING!

This is actually Extra 1 at the end of Volume 10 and the extra chapters are really read as GOKUKEN, or yakuza dog. You'll soon find out why once you click on the links below:

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Translation credits for this release goes mostly to our contributing translator Halima-san so everyone thank her for a job well done!

Just a brief note on the poll. Shin wins hands down but I am happy to see that Shinohara garnered a respectable amount of votes at the end. Thank you every one for participating! It was also really great to read up on your reasons for the votes you cast. But can anyone answer this : where did the missing 1% go? :D

Enjoy!

P.S. Extra Two will be released in a couple of days. April hasn't been a good month for most of us but hopefully May will be better. I see also that a lot of people are busy with studies and work so I hope it also goes better for you in May!

The Facade Falls...

2008-04-11T18:23:00.000-07:00

A lot of you commented about the new hottie in Gokusen Land... well, we'll all find out a little more about him in this new release. So go ahead and clickity-click on the links!

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The poll is about to end. It's pretty much a one-sided battle but I'm very glad to see that Shinohara has some supporters. Dementedchris will also be eternally grateful for those who voted for the sensei. I'm curious though: Why did you vote for the sensei? You just might convert a few others to your camp. (Or in my case, it might lessen the gap in my 40-60 affection division between the two love interests. hehehe)

Also, the answer to DJ Mixerr's question about scanlating Volume 15 is a resounding YES! But we are now doing the releases in a chronological manner. Of course we want to work on Volume 15 immediately but we are trying to use what little EQ we have and postpone gratification by building up to that volume. So no worries. We'll all get there in as sanely a fast manner as possible.

Again, translation credits for this chapter goes to micchan. Kaoko has really been going all out since last week with that extra chapter edit, this week's release and the new layout we are all enjoying. So send lots of love her way again. (Current acceptable currency seems to be cookies. But it might have changed this week)

Enjoy!

Infiltrating Aotama

2008-04-03T12:00:00.000-07:00

Everyone, thank kaoko for her overnighter effort in editing this so we could all enjoy an early release. Thank also micchan for once again translating this chapter for us.

About the chapter, we now see how Yankumi goes about infiltrating Aotama. Watch out for the conversation between Yankumi and her sempai regarding her reason for visiting, I especially enjoyed that. :D

Also, most of you've probably noticed that we have a poll going. Feel free to vote for your fave. I haven't cast a vote yet as I thought it was strictly for you guys, but since dementedchris went ahead and voted for Shinohara, am going to cast a vote too. I wonder if I can cast multiple votes? hehehe.

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An Exchange Student in Shirokin

2008-03-30T22:00:00.000-07:00

It's really great reading up your responses to my question. I have to admit that, like most of you, Wakamatsu is a bit of an unknown and little noticed character to me too. Pretty nice of Morimoto-sensei to give Wakamatsu a spotlight chapter.

But moving on, we are now going into a lengthy but very interesting story arc. The chapter starts off like it'll be another extra story focusing on the poor lost exchange student, but goes into the beginning of the story arc. I'll now shut up and let you read it for yourself. :D

So enjoy this week's release courtesy of our newfound translator micchan. Please thank her for being a great sport in translating some chapters for us.

Enjoy!

EDITED:
Seems like we overlooked a teeny, tiny error in our most recent release (thanks for pointing it out, nate!). To make amends, here are the new links to Volume 10 Chapter 7:

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Or you can save yourself the trouble and download only the renegade page by clicking this link. ^^;

Site Update

2008-03-30T20:58:00.000-07:00

There are some issues in bishounen land which we need to troubleshoot. Please ignore this diagnostic post. Thanks!

The Oily-Faced Family Man

2008-03-24T08:00:00.000-07:00

I really had fun reading your answers to the question! And everyone had good arguments! But in the end it's all wait and see for us fans on whether the Kyou x Fujiyama pairing will materialize (although I tend to agree with the comment that that pairing died a natural death with Fujiyama's last comment).

And I have to commend Rekka's post that last chapter had the most romantic scene in the history of snot. That was a truly inspired statement! :D

Anyway, we proceed to a new chapter this week. Since we had a spate of holidays last week, we decided to complete it while we had breathing room. This chapter centers on Wakamatsu and so does this week's question:

What were your impressions of Wakamatsu before reading this chapter?

Think about that as you read up on Wakamatsu's history.

Enjoy!

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P.S. Kyou fans will love him even more in this chapter. I swear that guy is so hilarous. :D

Fujiyama x Kyou-san

2008-03-18T05:04:00.000-07:00

Anyone ever thought of that pairing? What are your thoughts?

And after that question of the week, we now present you Chapter 5 of Volume 10.

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This release almost didn't make it on time. Real life hasn't been agreeing with most of us with some of us putting in long hours lately. Realistically the workpace and studies won't be easing up anytime soon. But we'll try our best to hit our promised weekly release.

Again thank you sooo much for your love and support. I may sound like a broken record but really, I can't seem to stress that enough.

Enjoy the release!

Mysterious Fried Breakfast

2008-03-11T10:11:00.000-07:00

It's a strange title for a blogpost, but then again Fujiyama manages to come up with really weird songs. I mean, what's up with that 'Mingenhina' song from the Anime? (And durn it! I ended up humming that ridiculous tune for several days!) It'll be pretty interesting if they manage to do a Gokusen anime season two and we actually get to hear the song being sung in this chapter.

Anyway, enough with the side comments, here are the links for this week's Gokusen release.

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Enjoy everyone!

P.S. I didn't get to respond to the birthday greetings yet, so I will do so now. THANK YOU EVERYONE! I had a really wonderful birthday because of you guys. Your love, encouragement, support and patience really lifts us all up and makes us realize that we DIDN'T make a mistake in taking on this project. You guys make it all worthwhile. Plus receiving Love-Love presents from Shin and Shinohara makes turning a year older an event to look forward to.

So now a quick survey question: Whose Love-Love present would you like to receive? Shin's or Shinohara's. *sigh* I can empathize with Yankumi. It's hard to choose among them. Not that she actually realizes that two gorgeous guys are fighting over her. That is one dense gal.

Reasons to Celebrate Part 2

2008-03-05T21:57:00.000-08:00

But wait! There's more! To make this special day more special not just for us but for you guys as well, we're not only releasing Chapter 2, we're also releasing Chapter 3!! *lights fireworks*

Volume 10 Chapter 3 Links:

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Don't you think two chapters are more than enough reasons to celebrate? We hope you enjoy!!!

Reasons to Celebrate

2008-03-05T17:50:00.000-08:00

And for sure, we have quite a lot of them.

For one, winter is almost over, and spring's just right around the corner. And for people like me who's really weak when it comes to cold weather, this is good news indeed! I can't wait for the cherry blossoms!!! *squeals*

Next, we have to celebrate because it's Kumicho Myrya's birthday today! Without her, BiPuro wouldn't have become a scanlation group in the first place, so be sure to send her big waves of love and appreciation because she deserves it a lot!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MYRYA!!!!!!!

We also have to celebrate because BiPuro is now backtracking to Volume 10 as we now release the long-awaited Chapter 2! *throws confetti* And I know how much this means to those who had to sit still and stop their forefingers from clicking those Volume 14 chapter links because the long wait is now over!

Thanks to Panners, who helped us with the translations of this chapter, and to Meatbun66 who gave us the raws for this volume!!!

Volume 10 Chapter 2 Links:

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Enjoy!!

Kudou's Re-education and Our Own as Well

2008-02-25T03:13:00.000-08:00

For this week, we will now release what will be our last chapter for Volume 14 for the meantime. So here is this week's release links:

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So that means next week is VOLUME 10 WEEK! YAY!

And, like I've said in an earlier post, we'll be releasing chapter 2 on March 6. Please look forward to it.

So now for a bit of a serious matter. NULL's announcement to pick up Gokusen came as a surprise to all of us but it actually afforded us a wonderful opportunity to reaffirm our reason for starting this whole project: And that is to finally see Gokusen completely scanlated. So no worries on that part. We are firmly committed to seeing this to the end.

Again we cannot stress how GRATEFUL we all are for your words of encouragement and support. You CANNOT imagine how much what you say affects us. It really drives us to do better and to answer your expectations.

So from everyone at Bishounen Project: THANK YOU EVERYONE! *bows deeply*

Still on Track

2008-02-20T07:08:00.001-08:00

A little bit delayed but still on track...

Here is this week's Gokusen Volume 14 Chapter 7 release.

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Our release schedule is as follows:

- Volume 14 Chapter 8 for next week. That will be the final release for Volume 14 in the meantime.

- Then on March 6 (Thursday), we'll be releasing Volume 10 Chapter 2. So mark that date on your calendars. :D

Enjoy!

The Two Inside the Cage

2008-02-10T21:07:00.000-08:00

Ever wonder what two gorgeous guys locked up in cage talk about?
Well, you're about to find out!

Just click on the links below:

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I'd say they talk about some pretty interesting stuff.
And if you are commenting, be nice to people who haven't read the volume yet. :D

Thank yous go out to EVERYONE who commented.
You really make us happy with your wonderful posts.

And thank you once again to Panners and Halima-san for offering us their help with the translations!

Enjoy!

P.S. If you are curious about the cast for Gokusen Live Drama season 3, just read up on nagi's post over at Gokusen Love LJ Community.

Hiatus? What Hiatus?

2008-02-04T08:00:00.000-08:00

Funny how things turn out.

We had every intention of taking a quick break to sort out our lives but then we found ourselves scanning volume 10 (which will now be leveled out into HQ version), editing a chapter and fixing the site a bit.

So now we have a new release this week, Chapter 5 of Volume 14, and we now have a feedburner set-up.

And, to formally answer the question uppermost in all your minds, we still plan to continue with Volume 14 doing weekly releases up to chapter 8. Then, on a very special day on the first week of March, we will switch to Volume 10.

Sounds good? We hope so!

Enjoy our surprise release!

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P.S. Thanks to hezziwig of the Shinkumi LJ community for giving us permission to use her scans of the 2008 special chapter. What?! A 2008 Special Chapter?! Just click on this link which will direct you to her thread:

Mentally and emotionally prepare yourself before you click on the link. Don't say we didn't warn you.

P.P.S. Hezziwig asked us to send out a shout out. She did a scanlation of the special chapter from a 2006 fanbook. If anyone has a copy of the file, can you kindly send it to bipuro@gmail.com so that we could forward it to her? Thanks in advance!

A Walk with Pochi-kun

2008-01-29T06:00:00.000-08:00

Gokusen Volume 14 Chapter 4 release. Yay!

Not much Shin in the last chapter right? Well, this chapter more than makes up for that.

Just a quick project status before I give the links:

- We will be taking a one week hiatus so our next release will be two weeks from now. Still continuing with volume 14.

- We started scanning this weekend. Still tweaking the scan settings to get the best quality, but once done we'll get down to some serious scanlating. So look forward to our Volume 10 releases.

- Panners has been an angel for doing some translations for us. Everyone, please send her a shout out and thank her for her help in moving this project along.

Thank you once again to all the Gokusen Fans out there, especially those who left their comments. You make all the hours we spent on this project really worthwhile. It's such a thrill to know there are a lot of us out there.

Enjoy the chapter!

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P.S. If you wish to send us a private mail, send it to this address: bipuro@gmail.com

As promised...

2008-01-22T08:55:00.000-08:00

... here's the newest chapter from Gokusen Volume 14.

This chapter begins an interesting arc in the volume. Lots of Shin x Yankumi interaction with a very intriguing conversation between Shin and Shinohara. Definitely something to look forward to.

And another thing to look forward to is that we've moved up the release date of the succeeding chapter to next week. So watch out for that.

THANK YOUs go out to:
... Meatbunn for the mangas which arrived last week. We'll begin scanning those.
... Panners who offered her translations.
... Julia for taking up the task of doing the update releases for us.
... and of course to Everyone for their support and wonderful words of encouragement. If you have other suggestions or if you spot any errors, please feel free to let us know. We appreciate your comments. I've made commenting easier now. Sorry for the inconvenience.

Also, if you plan on using our links or distributing our files, feel free to do so. Just inform us of your plan beforehand. And, as a common courtesy, please don't take out the credits page.

Enjoy the chapter!

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Regular as clockwork...

2008-01-08T08:00:00.000-08:00

Here we are with another release for Gokusen. This time around it’s Chapter 2 of Volume 14. We’ve decided to finish Volume 14 first before backtracking to Volume 10 as it’ll take us awhile to scan and to fix the raws for that. A Great Big THANK YOU goes out to meatbun66 who so generously provided (and shipped!) the physical mangas we’ll be using for our releases.

Just to temper expectations, we will be doing a bi-weekly chapter release from now on but we assure you that we’ll be regular as clockwork when it comes to our releases. We’ll see what we can do to speed things up but for now that’ll be schedule of releases.

About the website, we are still working out the hosting plan and other admin details but we definitely want to spruce up this ordinary blog post into a visual mecca for bishounen lovers. So do keep on checking back for further updates.

Did I forget anything else? Oh yeah… the links. :D

Here they are…

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Enjoy!!!

Comments are, once again, highly anticipated and appreciated.

Secret's Out

2008-01-01T17:42:00.000-08:00

At the turn of each new year, we go through a process of taking out the old and bringing in the new and this year bishounen project has proudly evolved into something new:

Bishounen Project is now a scanlation group! And we've taken on scanlation of Gokusen.

We'll start slowly and just focus on that one project for the meantime. We'll also begin recreating the site and put up all those sections you love. So expect the complete resurrection of the Bishounen Project site in the coming weeks.

But for now enjoy this New Year release: Volume 14 Chapter 1

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Just a quick note on the release: We started with Volume 14 because the volume 10-13 raws weren't up to par but meatbun66 will soon be providing us with better scans for those volumes so expect us to suddenly drop Volume 14 and back track to Volume 10. But drop us a note if you want us to complete volume 14 first before backtracking to volume 10. We appreciate your inputs.

If you are taking the scans, make sure to post us a note. Any comment will be well received.

Again, Happy New Year Everyone!

Soft Launching

2007-12-30T07:00:00.000-08:00

Bishounen Project, after being on an indefinite hiatus, has suddenly morphed into a new identity.

Can anyone guess?

For now, we'll just keep this little juicy secret to ourselves. Expect only good things to come from us as we usher in a new year.