03/14/04
Well for once my update has almost nothing to do with translations! The last chapter of Furuba was weeks ago and we still have weeks to go before the next chapter. I finally got around to adding links to Shadow's translations, but I think everyone knows the link to her site by now. ^_^ So I concentrated on other things this update. First of all I updated the Fan Audio section with the last two parts of R. Junkie's 'I Promise' audio drama performed by Ina-chan. I also put up the 'blooper reel' she put together after the production! Check 'em out, Haru's off-key singing is a hoot! Also in the audio section I added scans of the drama CD booklet (actually housed in the gallery) and Shadow's translation of the data from the booklet. It's chock full of little antedotes of Takaya's of how she came up with characters like Hana and Tooru and Momiji. Really interesting stuff! On the con news front, I've FINALLY added the pictures I took of cosplayers at Katsucon 04. There aren't a whole lot, but the ones I got were pretty good. ^_^ If you were at Katsucon 04 and I didn't get a picture of you or your cosplay group please send me a picture and I'll add it. Or you can upload it yourself to the gallery. A nice group from Otakon 03 sent me a group picture which I only now finally got up. ^^; It's a nice shot though! Also in the gallery I updated the merchandise section with more images of the fun stuff that's available for fruits basket. That's everything for this update. I'll try to make the next one sooner.

02/12/04
Hey all, no real update, but I thought I'd just mention that I'm heading out to DC today so I'll be all set for Katsucon. ^_^ If anyone else is going, stop by my table in Artist Alley. ^_^ If you stopped by and are now wondering where are the 'custom buttons' hang on! I'll have 'em up soon!
02/01/04
Wow, over a month since I've updated? I'm slipping! ^^; Well, to make up for it I have an extra large update for you all! Let's start off with Shadow's usual hard work, I've got links to 3 new translations by her (chapters 86, 87, and a new translation of chapter 29). That's it for translations this update, but then there hasn't been all that much to translate. To make up for it I've got a lot of *other* fun stuff to give to you all. I've added a page on the English release of the Fruits Basket Manga. We've got an update to the Fan Audio section, Ina-chan and R. Junkie have given me permission to host the audio drama "I Promise" that has been airing on J-Mix's Fan Corner. For those of you who have missed out when they originally aired now is your chance to check out this great story! (Don't forget to tune into J-Mix's normal broadcast Mondays 5-6:30 at mediatalks.com.) There is a fun new toy on the fanstuff page, now you can get your denpa (waves) read by Hana-chan. Have a question to ask, ask and let her tell you your future. Also in the fan section there are two new wallpapers and a screensaver up for download. I'm really super proud of them, as it's a completely original creation. I drew every single zodiac member, Tooru, and Hana and Uo. Whew, that was a lot of work. ^_^ Then I made a screensaver out of the drawings using "Serenade" as the background music. I'm really happy with the result so I hope you all enjoy it too. If you like the artwork I finally got around to making that Fanart Calender, it's available to buy in my store.
12/21/03
It's been a while since my last update, but this time I've got lots of goodies to share. ^_^ First, we have some exciting news! Thanks to Linnie-san and Ina-chan I've been able to mark of volume 5 with a red check mark. Yup! Volume 5 is now completely translated! Linnie-san provided us with a translation to chapter 26, and Ina-chan let me use her translations for chapters 28 and 29. Not only does that complete volume 5's translation but it also means there are only *2* chapters left that need translations, chapters 38 and 44. Yay! Shadow's kept up her hard work too, providing us with both a translation to chapter 85 and translation of a summary for chapter 86. All that's on the Manga Stuff page.
Besides giving us two translations, Ina-chan has also provided us with a whole new section! On her weekly radio show, J-mix on mediatalks.com Ina-chan has a special segment called "Fan Corner". It's a place for people to send in Karaoke recordings of themselves, remixed songs, rants, poetry and fanfiction. This past month she's devoted to a performance of my fanfiction "Gifts", a holiday Fruits Basket story. Seperated into 4 parts, it's really a lot of fun to listen to. It's performed by Ina-chan and her sister Jessie-chan is really well done. If you missed hearing it on J-Mix, you can now download and listen to it here, in the brand new Fan Audio section. Like all other sections, this is open to everyone. If you want me to host something of yours, please just let me know.
I've also finally gotten around to putting up a section thats been on my to-do list forever. I've added a section in the gallery devoted to doujinshi. In it I've scanned covers and given short descriptions to a bunch of different doujinshi. I know a lot of people who'd like to get doujinshi, but since the covers really don't tell you much are afraid to bid or buy. Hopefully this will help a little. You can take a look at it in the gallery.
I've also managed to get the okekai working again. Well, mostly. There is an error message that shows up on the side of the screen, but you can draw on it without problems. ^_^
11/25/03
Another small update, but paired with the little one from a couple weeks ago (that wasn't publized so well) it makes for a bigger one. First of all, thanks everyone who let me know that the videos from the last update weren't working. They are now. I've gotten them re-uploaded and now they're all set to go. Sorry for the trouble!
Linnie-san has kindly come through with more goodies for us ^_^ She's provied alternate translations for two Fruits Basket songs, "For Fruits Basket" and "Chiisana Inori (Small Prayer)". This is especially cool in light of the fact that the Pioneer is releasing the Soundtrack album "Memory for You" on Febuary 17, 2004. Besides the lyrics I've also put up a preorder link for the album. ^_^ Now you can enjoy listening to the soundtrack at the same time as reading the english version of the manga! Too cool ^_^ Check them out in the Audio Stuff section.
There is the obligitory update to the translation tracking page. Shadow has graced us with another great translation, providing us with chapter 83. Arashidono has translated the most recent and bombshell of a chapter, chapter 84. Sweet! She'd translated it almost as soon as it came out, it's almost like being in Japan! Check it out on the Manga stuff page.
Also, I don't usually promote my ebay sales but I've got a one of a kind item up right now that I think some people here might be interested in. I've got a hand painted junninshi figurine set up. Even if you aren't interested in bidding, it's the only place to see pictures of it right now. Please give it a look-see and tell me what you think. Here's the address: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3256107528&category=1345&rd=1

11/06/03
I've got a small update to share with you, but a fun one. ^_^ A new translator has broken onto the scene, Linnie-san! She's translated chapter 19 and chapter 20. Not only are these two of my favorite chapters, it now means that volume 4 has a nice big red check next to it. Yup! That means this volume is completely translated! Now maybe if we all thank her enough she'll finish up that gap in volume 5 too ^_~. Head on over to the manga stuff page to read her translations. Also, I have a special and very unusual treat! Ina-chan has provided me with a video tape of her cosplay team's Junninshi Dance sketch from CN Anime '03. Its a very clever sketch and really neat to watch, I thought it was so neat that I encoded it and am serving it up in two formats for everyone to see! ^_^ I've got it in a higher quality AVI and a lower quality but easier to download .WMV. Check it out on the Fan Stuff page. Also, the music video page has been updated. All links should now work, and I added a link to one of my Fruits Basket Music videos that was previously unlinked. (That's also in the fan stuff section. ^_^)
10/26/03
Well, the server move is 99% done. Yay! Just about all links and images should be completely operational. If you find something is missing, please let me know! The 1% I'm still waiting on is my domain randomfandom.org, it is still not poiting to the updated servers. For the most updated info, please go to randomfandom.com!
Now on to what you really care about, the updates! I've got a nice selection of stuff for you this time. Shadow's been busy, busy, busy! She's translated not only chapter 82, but several older chapters as well. Ziggy of Chiisana Inori has also stepped up with a new chapter, and I found another chapter by a new translator Bacon Wafer. Arashidono summarized chapter 83, keeping us nice and current. In fact, so much has been translated for Fruits Basket, that I've marked volumes that have been completely translated with a red checkmark. Many of the missing translations have summaries, there actually only a handful of chapters that have nothing available. How cool is that?! Check out the Manga Stuff section to see. (I've also added some preorder links for the english version of the manga there too.)
Besides the translations of the chapters, Shadow has also completed her translation of the Fruits Basket Audio drama.We now have a complete translation of all tracks. Not only that, but she nicely provided us with screencaps of a working Nagashi Soumen so we can see what all the fuss is in the drama. The story is really funny and cute and I suggest everyone check it out! You can find that in the Audio Stuff section.
10/01/03
BIG NEWS! Randomfandom is in the process of switching servers! Currently all links work under the domain randomfandom.org, I'm still in the process of getting everything working under the randomfandom.com domain. If you are having problems accessing an area of the site, try getting to it through the randomfandom.org address!
09/22/03
It's been a while, and I've got lots and lots of stuff to share. First off a bit of bad news. My host, infinology.com, has somehow managed to get itself labeled as a possible spam-source with yahoo.com. What that means is that all my emails to yahoo.com and yahoo.ca have been bouncing back to me for the past couple of weeks. That includes automatically generated things like registration acceptances to the Oekaki board, Gallery, and Forum. If you registered for one of these services and didn't get your acceptance, please email me at my alternate address of merrow@redbutterfly.net so I can manually add you. Hopefully I'll be able to get this cleared up soon.
Now onto the good news. More translations! Not only has Shadow added no less than 4 chapter translations, 1 chapter summary and 2 more track translations of the CD Drama, but I've found two new resources for the early books. Kaitou.net has the first two chapters of the first book and Fruits Basket Translations has all of books one and two translated. Head on over to the Manga Stuff and Audio Stuff sections to see.
I've had several requests looking for what kind of Furoku, Zen-in Items and Retail stuff is out there for Fruits Basket. To this end I've started a new section in the Gallery where I've scanned in some of what I have. I'll be adding more as time goes along so keep checking back. People are welcome to add any I don't have as well. I've also updated the store where I sell items I've designed myself, now all the pages actually work. ^^; So if there had been something there you'd wanted before, now you can actually see the item close up if you want to. I've got several handcraft items that I haven't added in yet, but hopefully shall have up by the end of the week.
09/02/03
Well, it's been only a couple weeks, but I've got a bunch of new stuff to announce! ^_^ Firstly, it's been a bit slow on the translation front, but there are two new links in the Manga Stuff page. But I do have a completely different kind of translation to add, this one in the Audio Stuff section. Shadow has been busy, and has donated translations for the first two tracks of the Furuba Radio Drama. Check it out, it's such a cute story! Also, I FINALLY got all my Shoujocon pictures up in the gallery. I have cosplay pictures, masquerade pictures and also the disturbing Shigure "Wack-a-thon" pictures. He didn't deserve it I tell you! I also discovered that my links directory wasn't working! Why didn't anyone tell me? Well, I made an even better one thats even easier to submit links to... now you all have no excuse... add your links! And if you've just been dying for a place to chat about all this furuba stuff, check out the brand new forum I've set up! Talk about Furuba with other fans, or anything else you like! Lots of stuff happening, but it'll be even better if all you visitors join in!
08/14/03
Yay! A real update! Okay, it's a small one, and in progress still. I've gotten up my Otakon 2003 cosplay pics. I've titled them all, but I plan to write comments too. They're all in the gallery, if you've got cosplay pics to contribute, feel free to upload them! I've also finally updated the Fruits Basket Resources page with some new translation and summary links. I've been jotting them down for a while, and I still have a few to add, but I have enough that I wanted to get them up for everyone to enjoy. Head on over to the "Manga Stuff" page to check it out. I still have to add pictures of the merchandise I got at Otakon (fan and commercial). Be on the look out for pictures of the plush I made as well, I'll be getting those up in the next few days hopefully. ^_^ Enjoy!
08/11/03
Not quite and update, but news for those of you who might have seen me at Otakon. If I took your picture, don't worry I will be putting it up soon! It was a borrowed camera and the person who lent it to me forgot to give me a cable so I can't download the pics from the camera yet. I should have them up by the end of the week. If you want me to email you when they're up, just shoot me an email with "otakon pics" in the title and I'll be glad to do so.

For those of you who were disappointed that I sold out of my magnets, keychains, stickers and stuff at Otakon, I'm hard at work making more. I've got some stuff up in my store and I'll be adding more in the next few days. I'm open to requests and commissions, just email me.
07/13/03
Well, it's been about a month and a lot has happened. ^_^ The Fruits Basket Manga has been liscensed by Tokyopop. Read their press release for more details. In light of that news, I've removed all scanlation links from the Fruits Basket Manga Stuff page. I don't think that text translations or summaries will really impact on the sales of the manga when it is released, so I've decided to leave those up. In fact I've added to them. I've added a new resouce, Chiisana Inori which has translated the first 17 chapters of the manga. I've also added some links to other summaries and translations. I've also got something new and exciting to add to the Audio Stuff section. Shadow has kindly translated the Fruits Basket Audio Drama. It's a cute fluffy story that I encourage everyone to read. ^_^ I also added a new feature, the Fruits Basket Oekai Board. If you've never tried it before I encorage you to give it a shot, it's lots of fun. There are a lot of cool links in the link directory, but new submissions have really slowed down. I know more of you have pages out there, why don't you add them?
06/15/03
I'm doing pretty well, another update in just about a week. It's another small one, but I figure it's better to have a lot of small updates than to sit on things until it's a big update, right? Anyway, added two new translation links by Shadow on the Manga Stuff page and one new summary link. Added a wallpaper to the Fruits Basket Wallpapers on the Fan Stuff page using an image from the latest chapter of Fruits Basket. I also tried something new and made a winamp skin using the same image. That's available on the desktop toys page in the Fan Stuff section (mainly because I couldn't think of where else to put it). If you haven't yet, I encourage you to check out the Fruits Basket Links section. People have been great about adding links into it, so you should take some time and vist them. Its still got a long ways to go though, keep adding your links!
06/08/03
Another small update. This was mostly an organizational update. The Manga Stuff page was getting a bit hard to update, so I broke up by volume. Also, a while ago, Ina-chan gave me permission to host her translations. So instead of linking to the FruityGroup message with the translation I've instead got them linked directly off my page. In doing so I found one that I didn't have any record of, chapter 24. ^_^ A hidden gem. There is just one scanlation update, Mangaproject came out recently with chapter 26. I added a new section to the site, one that needs a lot of support from you visitors. I've added a fruits basket links directory. It's mostly empty right now, but with a little help I hope to make it one of the most comprehensive directories to fruits basket links out there.
05/28/03
A small update this time, but fitting since it's only been about 10 days since my last update. As usual the scanlators and translators have been busy. I've got two hosted chapters of volume 8 by CresentJoy to share, Eden has another update in volume 10, and Shadow's been her busy self and translated a summary of chapter 75 as well. All are available in the Fruits Basket Resource section, on the Manga Stuff page. I've also updated the Anime Stuff page with more info on the english voice actors and information on the last and final DVD, the Clearing Sky. (No easter eggs that I could find... but there were some cool extras). Enjoy!
05/17/03
Lots of stuff has been added to the Fruits Basket Resource section (as usual ^_^). I've added a Lyrics Section to the Audio Stuff page. I've also added a new section into the Fruits Basket Fan Stuff page, a section for desktop toys like screensavers, window sitters and screenmates. Right now all that's there is a pretty darn nifty screensaver I made. Along with the screensaver is a new matching wallpaper in the wallpapers section. There was also, of course, the obligitory update to the Manga Stuff page. With no less than 5 links to new Furuba chapters to boast of, it's a pretty large update for the span of time since my last update. I don't know about you all, but *I* am pretty darn pleased.
04/21/03
Small updates have been added around the site. The Fruits Basket Resource section now has a new page devoted to the audio side of Furuba. The Audio Stuff page has info on all the music CDs as well as what little I have so far on the drama CD. I've also updated the Fruits Manga section, as usual. ^_^ There is a new scanlating team on the block FC Translations! They've got two chapters out so far. Eden has been keeping busy, finishing up vol. 9. Links are on the manga page as usual. I've also updated the seldom 'blurbs' section, adding in a two pages of one line reviews of a whole bunch of anime titles. If you're wondering whats on board next for RandomFandom, you can check out the new 'site to do' list I've put up. I'm always open to suggestions, if there is something on the list you'd like to see first or something you'd like to see me add, be sure to let me know.
03/31/03
Twice in one month that I rememberd to update the main page. ^_^ I added a new scanlator with seveal chapters of volume 9 and 10 up for download in the Fruits Manga section, the translators are working fast these days, the latest chapters of Hana to Yume are getting translated within days of them coming out. (So cool!) I've also completely revamped the section on where to buy fruits basket stuff, including a link to stuff made and designed by me. If you're interested in other stores, check out the "Buy Stuff" page. I've also updated the information on the English release of Fruits Basket, including info on the easter egg on disc 3.
03/06/03
Yay! I remembered to update the main page! Go me! I added a whole bunch of new links on the Fruits Manga section, including links to a new scanlator. (Translators are working so fast these days, I can hardly keep up!) I also added a new chapter to my fanfiction, Discoveries. There is a new Shigure Wallpaper in my wallpapers section. I also added my most recent music video to my music video downloads. It's a Kagura-centric video, I hope you all enjoy it.
02/13/03
Well, once again I'm guilty of not updating the main page while I've been busily maintaining and updating the rest of the site. I can't even begin to remember all the updates I've done so I'll start with the most recent. I've just added the "Custom Plush" section to my site. There you'll find what plush I've made, how to buy a pattern to make your own, or how to commision a plush from me. I've also updated the Fruits Basket Resource Section. I added info on the first two English language releases, including English voice cast listing, DVD egg and extras info and preorder links for the rest of the disks. I've also completely revamped the Fruits Manga section's style to make it more readable and understandable. I've also been mainting my blog a bit better as well so it might actually be worth it to check it out

09/16/02
Jeeeze, looking at the main page you'd think I hadn't updated since June! Actually I have been making steady updates to various sections of the page, I just keep forgetting to note it here. Anyway, I've once again updated the Fruits Basket Resource section, adding the Anime stuff section, adding episode summaries, Japanese release info, and Funimation release info, I also added several links to the Manga Stuff page. 05/01/02
Lots of stuff to talk about this time. I'll try to keep it short and too the point.
Updated the Penny Jar page, updated and expanded the Downloads section to include all the wallpapers and music videos I've made. I updated the Fruits Basket Resource section again, finally adding the Fan Stuff section as well as updating the Manga Stuff. I've also added a weblog, but there isn't much there yet.
02/10/02
Finally updated the project pages. Added a link to some great information from Libby, and made a page detailing some of the possibilities for producing Drama CDs. Go have a look, then feel free to comment on it!
01/29/02
Updated the manga and shopping pages in the fruits basket resources page *again*. Belinda from the Fruitygroup ML provided me with a bunch of new shopping links. And the translators of the Furuba project are moving so fast I can hardly keep up with them. As usual, the people of the Fruitygroup ML are cranking out summaries and translations as well. Cool stuff all around!
01/17/02
Updated the manga and shopping pages in the fruits basket resources section. Added my fruits basket music video to the downloads section.
12/23/01
I've added the fruits basket resource page to the site. I hope my fellow fruits basket fans find it very useful. ^_^