The Legendary Fifth Rookies Group

Volume 18 c174-175

2009-05-24T11:21:00.000-07:00

Rookies v18 c174[L5RG]
Rookies v18 c175[L5RG]

And that concludes volume 18.

For those keeping track, we've released 121 chapters in 67(ish) weeks, an average of 1.8 chapters per week. When you consider that they were originally released in Jump at the rate of 1 a week that's not too bad. Is it?

ISBN '4088732294'

Volume 18 c171-173

2009-04-12T14:32:00.000-07:00

Rookies v18 c171[L5RG]
Rookies v18 c172[L5RG]
Rookies v18 c173[L5RG]

I don't suppose that in the comments we can have something else other than the normal 'Thankyou, you're awesome!' 'Hurry up and do it quicker!' and 'Are you guys dead?' Those posts are fun and all, but can we mix things up a little? Thoughts on the actual manga maybe?

Or not; your choice.

ISBN '4088732294'

Volume 18 c166-170

2009-03-28T10:15:00.001-07:00

Rookies v18 c166[L5RG]
Rookies v18 c167[L5RG]
Rookies v18 c168[L5RG]
Rookies v18 c169[L5RG]
Rookies v18 c170[L5RG]

Hmm, overslept.

ISBN '4088732294'

Volume 17 c161-165

2009-01-01T15:34:00.001-08:00

Rookies v17 c161[L5RG]
Rookies v17 c162[L5RG]
Rookies v17 c163[L5RG]
Rookies v17 c164[L5RG]
Rookies v17 c165[L5RG]

Happy New Year.

Resolutions:

Finish Rookies.
Be a little more regular and frequent with releases.
Reveal shocking news!

peace out.

ISBN '4088731840'

Volume 17 c156-160

2008-11-30T16:06:00.001-08:00

Rookies v17 c156[L5RG]
Rookies v17 c157[L5RG]
Rookies v17 c158[L5RG]
Rookies v17 c159[L5RG]
Rookies v17 c160[L5RG]

-remember to put something witty and insightful here-

ISBN '4088731840'

Volume 16 c146-155

2008-10-31T16:04:00.000-07:00

Rookies v16 c146[L5RG]
Rookies v16 c147[L5RG]
Rookies v16 c148[L5RG]
Rookies v16 c149[L5RG]
Rookies v16 c150[L5RG]
Rookies v16 c151[L5RG]
Rookies v16 c152[L5RG]
Rookies v16 c153[L5RG]
Rookies v16 c154[L5RG]
Rookies v16 c155[L5RG]

Have a Happy Halloween.

(also the batch torrents on the right have been updated to include upto volume 15)

ISBN '408873159X'

Volume 15 c142-145

2008-10-04T16:29:00.000-07:00

Rookies v15 c142[L5RG]
Rookies v15 c143[L5RG]
Rookies v15 c144[L5RG]
Rookies v15 c145[L5RG]

8 months, 9 volumes. booyah

ISBN '4088731247'

Volume 15 c139-141

2008-09-26T17:20:00.000-07:00

Rookies v15 c139[L5RG]
Rookies v15 c140[L5RG]
Rookies v15 c141[L5RG]

~~Okay, the hiatus is over.~~ Well let's try that again...

If you want a convenient scapegoat for the delays feel free to point some hate at a certain telecommunications company who only deigned to actually fix a totalled junction box (serving a not inconsiderable number of households) after a couple of weeks. They don't seem to get customer service.

ISBN '4088731247'

Volume 15 c136-138

2008-08-10T16:18:00.000-07:00

Rookies v15 c136[L5RG]
Rookies v15 c137[L5RG]
Rookies v15 c138[L5RG]

Okay, the hiatus is over.

Hiraaaatsuuuukaaaa!!!

ISBN '4088731247'

Volume 14 c133-135

2008-07-13T14:11:00.000-07:00

Rookies v14 c133[L5RG]
Rookies v14 c134[L5RG]
Rookies v14 c135[L5RG]

And another volume bites the dust.

ISBN '4088731026'

Volume 14 c129-132

2008-07-06T15:50:00.000-07:00

Rookies v14 c129[L5RG]
Rookies v14 c130[L5RG]
Rookies v14 c131[L5RG]
Rookies v14 c132[L5RG]

Alright people, here's some more.

I wanna give a shout out to my peeps; all a' y'all, and 'specially Felippe.
Word to ya mother.

ISBN '4088731026'

Volume 14 c126-128

2008-06-30T16:22:00.000-07:00

Rookies v14 c126[L5RG]
Rookies v14 c127[L5RG]
Rookies v14 c128[L5RG]

Something.

ISBN '4088731026'

Volume 13 c119-125

2008-06-15T15:43:00.000-07:00

Rookies v13 c119[L5RG]
Rookies v13 c120[L5RG]
Rookies v13 c121[L5RG]
Rookies v13 c122[L5RG]
Rookies v13 c123[L5RG]
Rookies v13 c124[L5RG]
Rookies v13 c125[L5RG]

In which some baseball is played.

ISBN '4088730623'

Volume 13 c116-118

2008-06-08T14:40:00.000-07:00

Rookies v13 c116[L5RG]
Rookies v13 c117[L5RG]
Rookies v13 c118[L5RG]

There are 233 chapters in total, so by my count that makes the halfway point in the series halfway through chapter 116. Which we now have passed.

woo-hoo.

ISBN '4088730623'

Volume 12 c106-115

2008-05-31T14:25:00.000-07:00

Rookies v12 c106[L5RG]
Rookies v12 c107[L5RG]
Rookies v12 c108[L5RG]
Rookies v12 c109[L5RG]
Rookies v12 c110[L5RG]
Rookies v12 c111[L5RG]
Rookies v12 c112[L5RG]
Rookies v12 c113[L5RG]
Rookies v12 c114[L5RG]
Rookies v12 c115[L5RG]

And here's volume 12.

This is pretty much the half-way point (if you're counting volumes rather than chapters)

ISBN '4088730364'

Apologies

2008-05-22T15:25:00.000-07:00

Sorry people, no release this weekend. Don't worry though, we will have a pleasing amount of reading materia for you next time.

Volume 11 c101-105

2008-05-18T08:54:00.001-07:00

Rookies v11 c101[L5RG]
Rookies v11 c102[L5RG]
Rookies v11 c103[L5RG]
Rookies v11 c104[L5RG]
Rookies v11 c105[L5RG]

And here's the second half of volume 11. Enjoy.

ISBN '4088728939'

Volume 11 c096-100

2008-05-11T14:56:00.000-07:00

Rookies v11 c096[L5RG]
Rookies v11 c097[L5RG]
Rookies v11 c098[L5RG]
Rookies v11 c099[L5RG]
Rookies v11 c100[L5RG]

What's that? Three digits?

Yeah, that's right. We're up to chapter 100.

ISBN '4088728939'

Also, take a look to the right; there's a batch torrent from where we started up to the end of tenth volume. If you use a halfway decent torrent program you can pick the individual files you want.

Small Update

2008-05-09T16:18:00.000-07:00

Take a look over on the right of the page, okay, down a bit... there you are... notice something new?

That's right! Another box of text! With links!

Specifically this is where we're going to put the volume batch torrents.

For the moment though you newbies can start right from the beginning.
We've got the original 54 chapters that were released by Jinmen Juushin in a batch torrent.

So, umm, enjoy.

Volume 10 c93-95

2008-05-09T14:48:00.000-07:00

Rookies v10 c93[L5RG]
Rookies v10 c94[L5RG]
Rookies v10 c95[L5RG]

Okay, maybe I've been a little lax in making these release posts all exciting, so just imagine explosions and cheerleaders and candy and a thumping soundtrack and whatever else you think is awesome as you read the news that not one, not two, but three high quality chapters; the end of volume 10 have been released!

Feeling enthused?

ISBN '4088728653'

Volume 10 c90-92

2008-05-04T17:15:00.000-07:00

Rookies v10 c90[L5RG]
Rookies v10 c91[L5RG]
Rookies v10 c92[L5RG]

Y'know, I'm not sure that you deserve more than three chapters this week...

ISBN '4088728653'

Volume 10 c89

2008-04-27T15:36:00.000-07:00

Rookies v10 c89[L5RG]

Y'know, I'm not sure that you deserve more than one chapter this week...

ISBN '4088728653'

Volume 10 c87-88

2008-04-20T14:42:00.000-07:00

Rookies v10 c87[L5RG]
Rookies v10 c88[L5RG]

And now, the start of volume ten.

In related news the Rookies drama has started airing...

ISBN '4088728653'

Volume 09 c79-86

2008-04-11T14:36:00.000-07:00

I've got things to do this weekend so we're going to do the release a little early... here's volume 9.

Rookies v09 c78[L5RG]
Rookies v09 c79[L5RG]
Rookies v09 c80[L5RG]
Rookies v09 c81[L5RG]
Rookies v09 c82[L5RG]
Rookies v09 c83[L5RG]
Rookies v09 c84[L5RG]
Rookies v09 c85[L5RG]
Rookies v09 c86[L5RG]

(note that c78, which was released last week is in this torrent too)

ISBN '4088728394'

Volume 09 c78

2008-04-06T07:56:00.000-07:00

Rookies v09 c78[L5RG] this link has now been replaced.
New link for all of Rookies v09 c78-86[L5RG]

Beginning volume nine, I guess this means we're at top of the ninth.

ISBN '4088728394'

Volume 08 c76-77

2008-03-29T11:46:00.001-07:00

Rookies v08 c76[L5RG]
Rookies v08 c77[L5RG]

And here's the end of volume 8. The last chapter in this one is 'king awesome.

ISBN '4088728122'

Volume 08 c74-75

2008-03-24T05:23:00.000-07:00

Rookies v08 c74[L5RG]
Rookies v08 c75[L5RG]

Seasonal greetings people.

Enjoy these chapters in addition to the excesses of chocolate animals
you have no doubt encountered/consumed over this long weekend.

ISBN '4088728122'

Volume 08 c72-73

2008-03-17T02:41:00.000-07:00

Rookies v08 c72[L5RG]
Rookies v08 c73[L5RG]

And yet more of volume 8.

ISBN '4088728122'

Volume 08 c70-71

2008-03-01T13:28:00.000-08:00

Rookies v08 c70[L5RG]
Rookies v08 c71[L5RG]

And another two chapters from volume 8.

I've decided to withhold the shocking news until a later date. Or until someone asks me.
Is it 'good' shocking news, 'bad' shocking news, or utterly irrelevant 'news'? Who knows.

In other news; only one episode of the greatest ever TV show to go before it's all finished.
All the cool kids know what I'm talking about.

ISBN '4088728122'

Volume 08 c68-69

2008-02-23T16:18:00.000-08:00

Rookies v08 c68[L5RG]
Rookies v08 c69[L5RG]

Just two chapters this week; the first of volume 8.
Stay tuned for next week when I shall reveal shocking news!

ISBN '4088728122'

The torrent folder name says volume 07, but rest assured these are from volume 08.
Adding in a little confusion is just the way we roll.

Volume 07 c58-67

2008-02-16T16:50:00.000-08:00

Rookies v07 c58[L5RG]
Rookies v07 c59[L5RG]
Rookies v07 c60[L5RG]
Rookies v07 c61[L5RG]
Rookies v07 c62[L5RG]
Rookies v07 c63[L5RG]
Rookies v07 c64[L5RG]
Rookies v07 c65[L5RG]
Rookies v07 c66[L5RG]
Rookies v07 c67[L5RG]
Umm, Booyah? Here's volume 7 of Rookies for you.

ISBN '4088727746'

Volume 06 c55-57

2008-02-12T12:28:00.000-08:00

Rookies v06 v55[L5RG]
Rookies v06 v56[L5RG]
Rookies v06 v57[L5RG]
These three chapters make up the end of volume 6.
Download the torrent and don't forget to seed.

ISBN '4088727363'

Few little bits and pieces.

2008-02-12T12:16:00.000-08:00

森田　まさのり - MORITA Masanori. The mangaka responsible for this.

ISBNs (International Standard Book Numbers) for the various (Japanese) volumes will be put on the corresponding release posts.

What we do is simply swap the Japanese text for the English and make sure the image scans are nice and tidy.

The Japanese release chooses to fully capitalise the title. 'ROOKIES'. However in English 'Rookies' is a little easier on the eyes.

We will stop when a licenced English language version becomes available or if we are asked to do so by the Japanese publishers.

(also if hcross sees this, please contact us.)

And so we begin

2008-02-12T12:07:00.001-08:00

01/30/03 Jinmen Juushin release the first chapter of Morita Masanori's ROOKIES
...
07/26/06 Jinmen Juushin release chapter 54, their last, of Morita Masanori's ROOKIES.

02/12/08 The Legendary Fifth Rookies Group forms to complete the work that the now sadly defunct Jinmen Juushin started.