Oh no. When I say status of upcoming chapters, it’s normally a bad thing. Since, if it’s worthy of a news post, then it probably means that things are going to be coming out slower than expected (as in, the normal average of one new chapter each week). But instead of bad news, I have good news! And if you read the Credits Page for chapter 271, some of this won’t be a surprise.

Chapter 272:
Status: Awaiting compiliation
Expected Release: 2/15/08

Chapter 273:
Status: in QC
Expected Release: 2/15/08

Chapter 274:
Status: in QC (andysislands)
Expected Release: 2/17/08

Chapter 275:
Status: awaiting in typesetting queue
Expected Release: 2/24/08

Volume 31 Special:
Status: awaiting in typesetting queue
Expected Release: 2/24/08

Chapter 276, 277, Funbari No Uta 5, Jyuki Ningen Jumbor 1 (HQ) (and maybe more!)
Status: awaiting in typesetting queue
Expected Release: 3/04/08

So, yes, Volume 31 will be finished before the end of the month! Then on March 4th, we should have yet another big chapter blowout! The “maybe more,” could be more SK chapters (if so, then there may be another release between 3/24 and 4/03, so the wait won’t be as long), or it could be some more Jyuki Ningen Jumbor chapters (but should be at least chapter 1 in HQ, direct from the volume release!), or it could be something else! Wait and see! (Or wait and look at what translations get done)

By no means are these solid release dates, but they should give you a decent estimate on when I believe chapters should be released. They could be a little earlier, they could be a little later, but they’ll all come out. Well, the “good thing” is that there won’t be a new SK in Japanese in March, so we still got some time to catch up. That’s about it for now! Come check back on Friday for a double chapter release!