No, I am not back in the USA but next best thing! I am back online after a solid month of none of it! Great timing too. I hadn't finished my taxes, nor my FAFSA.

Anyhoo, MANGA UPDATE:

I MIGHT BE ABLE TO POST THE FIRST CHAPTER OF THE ULTIMA ESPERANZA! Right here! My sempai promised me she would scan my manga. Otherwise, you guys have to wait until I get back.

But yes, that does mean the first chapter is done! You can actually buy a copy of it if you like, just pm me and ask. It's actually pretty cheap, the shipping is the only thing that might cost more than pocket change.

I'm not sure how much it costs yet, but the last one was 200 yen, or around 2 dollars.

The comic came out much better than my first professional comic, and is utterly superior to my rough draft! The fight scene is more awesome, for one.

The characters are more developed too. Originally, the man in top hat was going to be a lot cooler headed than I decided him to be. I made him more like his original self, a complete jerk! XD I don't know why I changed him. It works so much better with him being a jerk. Perhaps you all will see what I mean later in the series.

I changed Baal to Bell, and now Bell is a female. A group without any females in it was starting to get on my nerves. She may end up being somewhat naggy but I'm not basing her off of a stereotype. She's a lot like one of my female friends it seems. o.o; I didn't mean to but I based her off of Amanda.

Russell remains untouched, as carefree and dense as ever. I'm sure a certain fan of him would squee at that news.

I spared no expense, and this comic cost me at least $40 to make.. Not including the mannequin I bought for 900 yen that totally broke on me! And I named him Jack too! Poor Jack... he was my friend.

... *sniff*

Anyway, long post short I'm back online. Peace out everyone.