Goat&CatScans: Resumptio

After doing some of my own research I found the next few chapters of the comic aren't actually behind a paywall, so that was a lie. Apologies for making you guys worry. There are still a couple issues in the way of acquisition though:

1. We have to use a proxy/VPN to access the raw site. The host doesn't seem to like visitors from the United States, probably because they hate freedom. The fools.
2. If you try to right click on the comic page it blocks you with a modal* popup instead of giving you the context menu for "Save Image As". This is per the usual for Chinese copyright protection.

original the content, donut steel!

3. The series itself may be on hiatus as it hasn't updated since January. Perhaps those chapters are behind a paywall. I haven't confirmed anything yet, will get back to you when I do.
 

Besides number 3, these are more minor inconveniences that I have the means to circumvent** so we'll probably be good up to Chapter 36. 

In the meantime I'd like to thank you, the reader, for actually reading my blog. You're all truly wonderful, have a good one.

*yeah, I didn't know those popup things were called 'modals' until now thanks to my new job.

**I'd teach you, but I'd have to charge.

Goat&CatScans: Megapause

Hey hey people, Cory in the House. No chapter sadly, just an announcement for transparency's sake. We've hit a bit of a roadblock, and for once it isn't due to being "busy".

a photograph of me expressing my frustration at the futility of capitalism

Around December of 2018 we discovered that Retired Heroes had moved to a different site, one where you have to pay per view. My first thought was "Dang, why didn't I think of that? I could be even richer* right now". The second was that we only managed to save high quality raws up until Chapter 24. Frankly I'm not sure how we managed to snag raws for four whole chapters after that, but it seems our luck has finally run out. Last time I checked the going rate is around $0.50 in US dollars per chapter.

Wait wait wait, I can already feel you taking your wallets out. We're not collecting taxes donations... yet. Apparently Nekyou has an 'acquisitions' team that can take care of things like this. We're currently waiting for them to ghost us.

*because as you know, unofficial scanlating already pays the big bucks. But where does all that money come from, you may ask? Who knows? It's one of life's great mysteries.

Goat&CatScans: Retired Heroes Chapter 28

It could be just the thing to spice up their relationship.

Get your flags and fireworks in order, because it's FREEDOM DAY!! Unless you aren't in the US, in which case, well, I guess you aren't free.

These past few days have been really busy for me, so I'm too pooped to say much more. Enjoy folks.

Chapter 28: http://www.mediafire.com/file/70c4737oheq9l72/Chapter_28.zip/file
 
All our chapters: https://www.mediafire.com/folder/4o5obdo2l3198/Retired_Heroes_Translation_Project

Goat&CatScans: Retired Heroes Chapter 27

Long time no see, fellow kids. It's been a busy... eight weeks? Shiieeeeet.

My boyz in the translation department have finally gotten off their asses from more "important" things like "proposal defense"(whatever that means) and "moving to another country"(>not even japan) to deliver the goods. And are these goods....good? Well as I like to say: the proof of this is left as an exercise for the reader. 

As for me, I've sold my soul and become a corporate wage-slave. I would have written this from my cellcubicle but it seems blogspot is banned.

But fear not, dear sycophants, for I have no intention of dropping this series. We'll catch up with the current release yet, "Whatever it takes" --everybody, ketchup endgame

The Next Episode, ft. Snoop Dogg aka Black Wheel:
http://www.mediafire.com/file/8608l3bh63r80k6/Chapter_27.zip/file
Drop it like it's hot:
https://www.mediafire.com/folder/4o5obdo2l3198/Retired_Heroes_Translation_Project

Personally I've really enjoyed this chapter and the previous one as they've done a lot to flesh out this wonderful world that our favorite Retired Heroes live in. Magic item creation, the power of chaos control, and of course, the pokeymans.

Bonus BTS* segment: That "social status" ribbon? I rotated it 90 degrees, it's actually vertical in the original.

*behind the scenes, not the kpop group. don't hurt me bts army :(

Goat&Cat Scans: Retired Heroes Chapter 26

I was wrong before, now we've come full circle.

Sally sends mixed messages in her first attempt at BDSM play.

Ya boy bolwic has come, sliding into the good graces of the fickle manga reading community by.... posting only half of this chapter on Mangadex? While the typesetting doesn't look nearly as bad as ours did when we first started, the grammar is atrocious. Worst of all, that guy probably doesn't even have a blog.

Anyway I'm rambling, here's the next episode, all 30 pages of it:
http://www.mediafire.com/file/85xqyt4ru6vya19/Chapter_26.zip/file

The Hol Horse:
https://www.mediafire.com/folder/4o5obdo2l3198/Retired_Heroes_Translation_Project

 

Goat&Cat Scans: Retired Heroes Chapter 25

Welp, it's finally happened. We've finally slipped back to the old once a month release schedule that frustrated me so much that I got into this in the first place.

I know Saliy, I'm none too happy about it either.

What can I say?* Everyone has real life stuff taking up their time now, except me, and all I do is proofread and make the memes. And in a few months, maybe I'll have real life stuff happening too. Fear not though, for I have the DETERMINATION to continue. We'll catch up with the current chapter yet.

Chapter 25: http://www.mediafire.com/file/0gq67i4qx6036fl/Chapter_25.zip/file

The full package - playmaker, spine breaker: https://www.mediafire.com/folder/4o5obdo2l3198/Retired_Heroes_Translation_Project

  *except "You're welcome!"

Goat&CatScans: Retired Heroes Chapter 24

Happy 2019 from Goat&Cat Scans and the rest of the ProZ network!

Sorry for the long wait, we're starting to experience schedule slip. 19 days still better than a whole month, but not by much. Anyway there's more feathered folks in this one.

I'm really looking forward to seeing more of our new protagonist Joey Jork and all the bizarre adventures he gets up to. Aren't you?

Chapter 24: http://www.mediafire.com/file/iglzqqak4jib7me/Chapter_24.zip/file

Turtles all the way down: https://www.mediafire.com/folder/4o5obdo2l3198/Retired_Heroes_Translation_Project

Goat&CatScans: Retired Heroes Chapter 23

Man, this series sure is escalating quickly. I can't believe they're going to space already:

Electronic Arts spokesman reveals their company's plans for the future (2018, uncolorized)

Darn, I'm over an hour late to my (self-imposed) deadline. Ah well, at least I released the 23rd on the 23rd (of December). Happy Holidays!
Chapter 23: http://www.mediafire.com/file/fkhwo10qqs2cgop/Chapter_23.zip/file

woops, spoiler alert.

Everything but the kitchen sink: https://www.mediafire.com/folder/4o5obdo2l3198/Retired_Heroes_Translation_Project

Dumblr: Day of Defeat

Hey, remember when I said Tumblr wasn't so bad? Yeah, that was a lie, I've been silently biding my time, waiting for this day to come, the day when that shit heap of a site finally self-destructs by alienating their own user base. For those of you who are out of the loop, Dumblr CEO "my name jeff" D'Onofrio (no relation to the actor Vincent D'Onofrio, I think) has decreed that on December 17th they will remove all the pron. That's right, all of it. Except for male nipples, because unlike female nipples they aren't "adult content". Yeah. Folks have already started crying about that, and you know what I would do in response to that, if I were Jeff? I would have banned male nipples too, just to be fair. ProZD sums it up pretty well in this video:

In all seriousness though male nipples is hardly the only issue dumblrites have with this ban, there's also some stuff about being able to express your sexuality and....the livelihood of internet sex workers? There's probably a lot of division over the latter I'd bet.

Perhaps you need a little context here: Tumblr's never done anything to me, I don't have a personal beef with it, just a professional one, mainly with their stupid CSS and site formatting. They force everyone's content into this tiny narrow column that doesn't stretch to fill my full screen window on PC, in addition to putting some extreme restrictions on image size and resolution, so anytime someone posts animated content it has to be split up into this whole sticker sheet full of 2 second GIFs in eye-blistering 140p quality. It's just a pain in the ass to read.

I also harbor some personal resentment towards their user base though, some of which are real special snowflakes about who or what they identify as*. Just don't even get me started on how they all put captions for their posts in the tag section, so that all the text has no spaces and is split up in weird places by goddamn hashtags. My one request for them is that if you say you're quitting, you better actually quit, which I know is going to be hard especially for those whose "genetics" prevent them from putting the fork down.

I don't think any of these effects will be absolute: There will be a few porn bots left that Tumblr's algorithms miss, and there will likely still be a sizable population using the site after this has all blown over, it's not going to die out completely. Realistically speaking I predict they'll only lose half of their community...

Overall though I'm getting a lot of schadenfreude from seeing them having a huge falling out on both sides: The snowflakes are getting butthurt and Dumblr is going to take a huge loss in traffic and revenue. Perfectly balanced, as all things should be.

Anyway, sorry for making you read this ramble instead of the next Retired Heroes chapter, that's probably coming out sometime this week. This is a little like when the WarOwl posted a video about the Diablo Immortal flop, even though he doesn't even play anything in the genre.

*I'm fully prepared to get into an argument over my opinions on LGBTQ+, SJWs, Otherkin, "headmates" and that kind of stuff, but chances are if you are even reading this blog in the first place you're probably cool in my book and not the kind of person I'm hating on. I'm a fairly tolerant person.

Goat&CatScans: Retired Heroes Chapter 22

Damn, I've fallen off the wagon hard, we could have had this up 2 days ago. New cover page coming Soon (TM). This chapter got some good feels.

Tifa reveals her knowledge of Mr. Anders' secret.

 Chapter 22: http://www.mediafire.com/file/d7rynixhd6d90dq/Chapter_22.zip/file
All my friends: https://www.mediafire.com/folder/4o5obdo2l3198/Retired_Heroes_Translation_Project