Seinen Saru Lock by Serizawa Naoki

[GGpX]

I've already translated up to the end of volume 4, and I can translate (if motivated) a full volume in a day.

But, yeah. The site that had the mangas went down, and I don't know where to get them anymore.

 

[Meromorphe]

Saru Lock gets a TV drama and a film. Makes me curious and want to see the result, though Japanese Drama is not my thing. They prefer to show goofy gags to actual character development.

 

[eni]

Holy crap. They casted a real bishie with Ichihara Hayato for the main role And when I say bishie, I mean bishie

(Sorry for this unqualified comment but... that's female hormones for you >.>)

 

[GGpX]

Germ alert, Germ alert.



[eni]Can't be. I was talking with Chas about Ichihara's hair color for this role and... wait, she's German too... >.<[/eni]

 

[Meromorphe]

I was thinking a live action of Saru Lock could be very good.
I won't re-tell what I said in Spray King's thread, but Saru Lock shows the urbanity very well. We could have a bunch of weirdos, a hypnotic scenery of the lights of a city during the night and a euphoric mood going through the screen with deafening electronic music and decadent images with alcohol, drugs and s~x.

Action scenes could also be innovative with the created tension when Saru tries to open a door. It would be a different means to create some intensity during these scenes with other things than runs and stunts. And the noise of a key turning in a lock is kinda interesting imo. There is something there to do.

 

[eni]

http://www.ytv.co.jp/sarulock/index.html
lols@cast .. reminds me on Naruto's Kakashi

And the noise of a key turning in a lock is kinda interesting imo. There is something there to do.

They could do it similar to how they made the 'hack' scenes in Bloody Monday aka giving some visual goodies by e.g. showing how the inside of the lock opens ^^

But yes, seems it will be full of gags. Typical dorama

 

[Meromorphe]

*me was rambling what could happen in Saru Lock drama*
*me watched following link*

http://www.ytv.co.jp/sarulock/index.html

*me thinks now that won't happen"
Noooooooooo!!! What was that? Saru looks more idiotic than in the manga. And what's the hell with this position? I don't remember Saru having any constipation.

They could do it similar to how they made the 'hack' scenes in Bloody Monday aka giving some visual goodies by e.g. showing how the inside of the lock opens ^^

I have not watched it, so I tried youtube. Is the following scene representative of what it is in the series?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b3XgR0ZdoZY
Your remark make me think of this amazing scene in Fight Club that explains how the apartment blows up.

Nevertheless, if I find the drama on youtube, I will give it a try out of curiosity.

 

[eni]

Noooooooooo!!! What was that? Saru looks more idiotic than in the manga. And what's the hell with this position? I don't remember Saru having any constipation.

Looks a little goofy, huh? ._.

Well, I'd say that's typical for Japanese TV dramas. Let's wait and see how it's overall impression is. The girl who plays Ritsuko also played a supporting role in Bloody Monday and did quite well. If she does the same here, it will fit her.

I have not watched it, so I tried youtube. Is the following scene representative of what it is in the series?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b3XgR0ZdoZY
Your remark make me think of this amazing scene in Fight Club that explains how the apartment blows up.

I haven't seen Fight Club but yes, like this. And also his trademark, the falcon, flies visually into the places that he hacks. Doors are closing and the falcon has to escape while it blends over with computer terminals and the protagonist's face. Really nice eyecandy:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bo66uJd1q_w

A main problem (for us Western viewers) is the Japanese acting which is always somehow over the top. While I have my favorite dorama and movies, even there I need to giggle on this typical 'overacting' sometimes. So I don't expect Saru to be any better. I just hope that the goofyness will have it limits when it comes to the 'cool' scenes

Anyways, I look forward to the first episode. The way they'll do the 'introduction' scene in the beginning will already tell us a lot

 

[Kitsame]

Great manga-laughed my ass off.But its shame that it doesn’t have many Edited Mangas-I mean,out of 21 RAW volumes it has only 29 chapters scanlated!!!So I beg someone to take it and translate it all-its worth it

 

[GGpX]

You make it sound like Editing Saru Lock is an easy job.

 

[heartangel]

one of my fav manga...does any one know when wil the next chap wil b out? if i m not wrong, it has been over 1 month since last chapter which is on 3rd june ><?

 

[GGpX]

We released two chapters on the 23rd...

 

[tygreas]

On nom nom nom nom,
sorry for the lolcat but that about sums up my rave review of Saru lock. just picked it up tonight trying to satiate my eyes terrible hunger for reading material of the manga form. and i can greatly report it has hit the stomach with great aplomb.

kudos to you GGPX and your group for Editing

as far as my self teaching in japaneses goes, i am still pondering how to combat the lack of spacing to tell between words in my mock translating to romaji sessions.

 

[Kitsame]

You make it sound like Editing Saru Lock is an easy job.

I know its not an easy job,and that you do this on your free will,and i am eternally grateful for Editing even this much.But have you thought bout joint project with someone(you did first chapter of Saru Lock with NCIS),or will you focus on it after some other mangas ?

 

[GGpX]

Joint projects don't always work.

And really, I've been looking to do a joint with another group on Saru Lock for a long time now. Nobody's ever contacted me about it.

If a group did contact me about it, I'd have to make sure that the same standards are kept.

 

[Kitsame]

Joint projects don't always work.

And really, I've been looking to do a joint with another group on Saru Lock for a long time now. Nobody's ever contacted me about it.

If a group did contact me about it, I'd have to make sure that the same standards are kept.

Crap,it would be so good that you find some group for joint project.
Try asking group Emergency Exit (http://faildoor.wordpress.com/),they just finished Onani Master Kurosawa,and searching for a new project,maybe you will get lucky

 

[GGpX]

That's not a group up to our standards. Nowhere close.

I don't go looking for a group to make a joint with.

 

[Kitsame]

That's not a group up to our standards. Nowhere close.

I don't go looking for a group to make a joint with.

Lol Anywayz,will you scanlate new chapter soon,i'm dying to read some SL

 

[GGpX]

They'll be out when they're ready.

 

[dark mage]

@GGpX thanks for the release of chapter 32