Various postcards, clear files, bookmarks, sticker sheets, etc.
Rambles
I got a bunch of KagePro merch within the last several months :)
I will scan them from time to time, at my own pace.
Basically, whenever I have free time and have the opportunity to scan things.
Sidu's Artbooks
I have Sidu's artbooks, .dsd and .dsd/V to scan, which is what I'm most interested in, since .dsd/V's special illusts have not been scanned online in HD before.
The .dsd/V artbook is the hardest for me to scan because the book is bigger than my scanner, so I have to scan a single page multiple times (at least twice) to get all sides.
Kagerou Daze Anthologies
Kagerou Daze Official Anthology Comic -WINTER-
Illustration: Osora
Not my scan, but unfortunately I couldn't find the OG source with Reverse Search
This is the one I wanted to scan in HD for my own purposes :)
For my Saeru and Ene needs 🤭🙏
I have all Kagerou Daze anthologies physically.
I bought them for cheap through a secondhand resale, cuz unfortunately, there were no digital versions I could rip.
Most anthology comics were translated by @/pyralisa but there were some coloured illustrations that weren't posted online.
I'd also like to scan the Anthology illustrations in HD.
KagePro Merch
Source: KagePro Wiki
I also have some miscellaneous merch, including various postcards and clear files of mainly Kuroha/Saeru, Ene, Konoha, and the Mekakushi Dan.
For example, I have the Kagerou Daze -from the darkness- illust of Kuroha and Azami as a postcard without text, so I'd like to scan it.
Kagerou Daze -in a day's- Complete Limited Production Edition
Just gonna use the official merch preview images for some of these.
I got the Kagerou Daze -in a day's- Complete Limited Production Edition Booklets.
It comes with a holographic Ene card, and a postcard version of Ene (both her Music and Movie design on each side)
I scanned the Ene postcard since I wanted to have it in HD.
This art hasn't been scanned before in HD.
I took photos of the entire Kagerou Daze -in a day's- Production Materials booklet (100+ pages)
It includes the MekaDan's concept arts, as well as some animation key frames and the storyboards for the whole Movie.
Due to Tumblr's 30 image size limit, I'll probably post these in parts in separate posts eventually.
I also wanna scan these eventually, but ofc that will be time consuming so I'll go at my own pace.
I applied colour corrections to my photos to make it easier to see.
Mekakucity V's Limited Edition Blu-ray Box
Not my photos/scans.
Mekakucity V's Limited Edition has the KagePro MVs in HD, as well as the Limited Edition Booklets, so I got my hands on it (both digitally and physically)
The Limited Edition Blu-ray Box came with 2 booklets that contained the production images used for the KagePro MVs, as well as the storyboards.
I don't think that Mekakucity V's is very urgent to scan, considering the entirety of Mekakucity V's Production and Storyboard Booklets have already been scanned online by professional scanners.
Most production image pages were cross posted to the KagePro wiki for easy access.
With that being said, I do want to scan some pages myself since Outer Science's pages are really dark, and I remember seeing some early scans that got the colours lighter.
I'd like to try my hand at scanning it too. The booklet is much smaller, so it'd be much easier for me to scan
Kagerou Daze Official Visual Fanbook
I scanned the Ene art 💙
I wanted to have Ene's art in HD since it hasn't been scanned in HD yet.
Again, I don't think this is very urgent to scan since the Official Visual fanbook mainly contains early KagePro arts, but I'll put it on my to-do list for the future.
Rambles
Descreening Scans
Disabling reblogs for now because I wanna finalize my scans by trying to remove this "Moire texture" from my scans using this Descreen plugin first.
I wanna descreen my scans first to remove the grainy texture.
Editing for colour corrections actually doesn't take too much time for me.
Since my scanner scans slightly lighter, I just use Level Corrections to edit the colours to try and make it as close to the OG art as possible.
The grainy Moire texture happens when you scan printed works.
I think there's a plugin that can do it, so I'd have to look into that first and try to figure out how it works.
Misc Rambles
Wanted to give a little update :)
The bias is so real. I mainly prioritize my favourites first 🖤💛💙
I also have plans to scan for the others ofc!
I almost deleted this post by accident by misclicking when I went to post. Jumpscare moment
Hit the 30 image limit with this one.
It's a shame that the Outer Science illust wasn't brightened for the artbook (similar to how it is in the .dsd/V merch) to make it easier to see.
I can see the art better in my own scan, compared to when I have the book in front of me... 😭
Wanna try looking into the descreening plugin because I want to remove the Moire texture on my own personal scans using this descreening plugin
Though my solution is to ask my scanlator mutual Bas if I can't figure it out/get it to work
I wanted to remove this texture on Sidu's .dsd/V artbook Kuroha/Saeru illust (and also from the rest of my scans), since the illust is really dark, and I wanna make the scan clearer to see for viewing and archival purposes.
It's just that the Outer Science illust is where the Moire texture is morenoticeable due to the dark colours.
It's more noticeable here cuz Saeru's illust is so dark. That's why I wanted to use the descreening plugin.
I also considered going to the local library or my school's library to try and see if they have a scanner big enough to scan the book
Though admittedly I'm a little worried about bringing my artbook out of my room and into a backpack to carry with me 😭
I don't want to accidentally bend the pages.
But Ig I got 2 copies of Sidu's .dsd/V artbook for this very reason. I bought 2 just in case, so that if one gets damaged, then I'd still have the other one in completely safe condition. I got both the black and white cover version.
Unfortunately, me handling the book sm caused me to accidentally bend the bottom corner of the Outer Science which has the Summertime Record (Haruka) illust on the back 😭
My white cover version has 1 accidentally bent page and thankfully it's not too noticeable or on anywhere important.
I also scanned the Outer Science illust page a couple times before that happened.
That one meme that's like "If all else fails, ask guy on Discord"
If I can't get it work on my own, I'm probably gonna ask Bas to see if he can look into the PS plugin for scanning purposes (to descreen scans and remove the grainy texture)
Bas is a scanlator mutual of mine who runs a fan-scanlation team and has been into animanga 🏴☠️ for 15+ years.
So he can rip the raws of any series that's available digitally for you.
He's so based 👍 He is really experienced with scanlation.
I also learned how to rip digital scans from certain E-book sites, which is how I ripped the KagePro Light Novels and Kagerou Daze manga volumes in JP.
But my methods to rip scans definitely aren't as good as his.
.dsd/V Sidu MV Material Works 2011 - 2018 (WHITE ver.) - Outer Science: Kuroha/Saeru
.dsd/V Sidu MV Material Works 2011 - 2018 (WHITE ver.) - Yuukei Yesterday: Takane & Haruka
For future reference:
Please credit me if you use my scans! Scanning and editing are very time consuming for me. Don't repost my merch photos or scans.
I will generally allow my photos or scans to be used for personal use (PFPs, edits, etc.) and fandom wikis.
You don't have to ask me for permission if you're using them for personal use (PFPs), but credit me if you're using them for edits. Ask me for permission first if you want to repost it on another site.
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Ok I just got home so I can try scanning Sidu's .dsd/V artbook for the Kuroha illust but I can't guarantee how the scan's gonna turn out.
I'm probably gonna have to edit the scan and such after I scan it. Gonna do a few test scans of the cover first to see the colours and such first
I'm just gonna disable reblogs on this post cuz this is more of a WIP progress update from me. My scans aren't ready to be posted yet on main, cuz I still have to re-scan and edit them.
I'll repost this on main eventually (once I have the more finalized and edited versions of the scans)
I'll post pics I took of Sidu's .dsd/V artbook on my main blog @/stepswordsen eventually! I just haven't written the post yet.
I tried making the Kuroha scan look more passable with my own edits of my scans
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I tried scanning a bit of Sidu's .dsd/V artbook and a couple things from it. Ok so I scanned the cover of Sidu's .dsd/V (White Version) artbook, the back cover, and attempted to scan the Outer Science and Yuukei Yesterday art.
I'll have to edit Kuroha's scan, and I still need to redo the scans on the HaruTaka art. I'm definitely gonna have to edit these later.
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.dsd/V: Kuroha/Saeru Outer Science Can Badge Merch (Upscaled Version)
Merch that uses this art brightens the colours to make it more clear.
This is my best attempt at upscaling a low quality merch preview image. Though the details get lost in it.
Even though I have the physical book in person, you can hardly make out any of the details of Sidu's Kuroha/Saeru Outer Science illust in her .dsd/V artbook cuz the colours are so dark. It makes it SO hard to scan properly.
It's an artistic choice from Sidu, but it makes both seeing the art and scanning it so hard…
Was talking to mutuals about this and they were like "That must be a nightmare for any scanner 💀💀💀"
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I really wish we had her artbooks available digitally to be able to archive the arts properly, but they're only available physically, so I'll have to make do.
I think having some kind of scan will at least be better than none, so I'll try my best to scan the arts and archive them
The book is bigger than my scanner glass area, so I have to scan a single page multiple times to be able to get the scan at different parts of the page.
It's really hard to scan parts that are closer to the book binding cuz it casts a shadow. Due to the book binding, the book can't be laid completely flat.
Scanning has been VERY time consuming for me because I have to scan a single page multiple times and often redo the scan to get rid of dust, re-scan to get the parts where the pages crop off, etc.
I'll be scanning things slowly at my own pace whenever I have free time.
I think I have some ideas on how to remove the print texture, especially on the Kuroha one, so I'll probably ask a mutual for scanlation help later.
Due to me constantly handling the book, my finger prints still got on the book's pages, unfortunately.
I have to scan the book at a REALLY awkward angle.
On pages where the rest of the pages (book's weight) holds it up, it's fine, but otherwise I have to get my yoga mats to prop up the book while it's being scanned (cuz it's bigger than the scanner area), it's just ADKLSDKLKLDSKL
I've been handling the book sm and trying to be as careful as possible.
I noticed I accidentally bent the bottom right corner of the page with Kuroha's illust, thankfully the crease isn't on anything important
I'm the type that gets really concerned over stuff like that, cuz I try to be very careful with my artbooks and art prints, but thankfully it's very minimal.
I bought two copies of Sidu's artbook for this reason. I figured that just in case one gets damaged while scanning, then I'll still have the other one.
The HaruTaka art is going MUCH better in terms of scanning, just as expected.
As for Saeru, he's making me go through the horrors /lh
I've never had this much trouble with scanning something before this illust...
Children Record & daze & days - Mekakushi Dan & Ene & Azami
Summertime Record - Haruka
Rambles
I tried scanning Outer Science, Yuukei Yesterday, Children Record & daze & days, and Summertime Record from Sidu's .dsd/V artbook.
I bought two copies of Sidu’s .dsd/V artbook, both the Black and White cover versions. I was scanning with .dsd/V (White Ver.)
I wanted to post my progress update!
Refer to this post if you wanna read my initial scans and rambles:
Link: (X)
I’m gonna disable reblogs on my WIP progress updates for now. I tried to scan and edit these as best as I could for now! I’ve been scanning the pages slowly in my free time. I posted LQ versions of my scans for now since I haven’t finalized these yet.
The artbook is bigger than my scanner, so I have to scan a page twice to try and get the full page.
I accidentally bent the the Outer Science page on Sidu’s .dsd/V (White Ver.) artbook after scanning the Yuukei Yesterday art cuz the book had to get scanned at a really awkward angle. The Summertime Record Haruka art is on the next page. The bend isn’t too noticeable or on anything significant, at least.
Thankfully, I have scans of the Outer Science page before it happened, though.
Thankfully, I have two copies of Sidu’s artbook, because I figured that just in case one gets damaged while getting scanned, I’d still have the other one. My .dsd/V (Black Ver.) artbook is still safe, but the Outer Science page in my .dsd/V (White Ver.) artbook got a bit bent while scanning. Thankfully the bend is not on anything important.
I try to be as careful with my artbooks as possible, but Ig it can’t be helped too much cuz of the awkward scanning, and me handling the book a lot. I had to prop up the book with boxes so that it’d rest on the scanner properly (depending on the pages being scanned)
I’ll continue to scan with my .dsd/V White Ver. artbook, since it doesn’t make sense to risk my safe copy. I’ll try to be as careful as I can, but I don’t have to worry as much since my other copy is still safe. I can rescan stuff when I’m finished if I need to.
Hopefully people don’t mind the other pages showing in the background? I did that this time instead of putting just 1 page down on the scanner because I felt like it’s easier to be more careful with the page and avoid bending it when it has the rest of the page’s weight underneath it. I can always rotate and crop the scan once everything is finalized.
Close up of my scans… I have some ideas on how to remove the print screen-like grainy texture on the scan, but I’ll need to look into it. My mutual in scanlation said he’s busy, but he can try and look into it sometime whenever he has free time. Hopefully I can get the hang of it sometime ^^
It’s really hard to get the parts where the book binding cuts off (middle of the scan) due to the book binding, since I can’t lay the book completely flat. Because of that, it casts a shadow, the parts closest to the book binding appears a bit blurry on the side closest to the book binding. This is the best I can get, since I’m a hobbyist scanner.
Imo the only way to get the full pages would be to remove the book binding (debind it) and safely retrieve the pages. My mutual in scanlation is experienced with physical scans because he has a method that can retrieve the pages safley by melting the book binding, but I’m not.
Even if I have two copies of Sidu’s artbook, I’d be really hesitant to risk damaging my book like that tbh, especially since I’m not experienced with working with physical scans. I can rip most things from digital scans/e-books, though.
Sidu’s .dsd/V artbook unfortunately isn’t available online, though.
I will try to stitch the scans through editing when everything is finalized, but it’s not gonna be 100% perfect because there’s a shadow over the part nearest to the book binding, and the scanner might not scan the colours the same, so it might not line up perfectly.
Anything related to 9/6, including XX/6, and all related charas/ships (Kuroha, Takane/Ene, Haruka, Konoha), I will scan first 🖤💛💙
Basically, I prioritized 9/6 first because of my bias LMAO.
Though, I will scan the other pages later!
Ones I’m planning to scan next:
Headphone Actor - Takane
Konoha's State of the World - Konoha (& Hibiya & Hiyori)
