Disclaimer

All of the Japanese text, images, songs, and lyrics pertaining to "Berusaiyu no Bara" are properties of Ikeda Riyoko Production, Shueisha, Chuokoron-shinsha, and TMS.   Materials pertaining to other series are copyrighted to their respective authors and publishers.

 

  Series info and translations

Most of the information related to "Berusaiyu no Bara" and Ikeda Riyoko are taken from my own collection of books, CDs, VCDs, DVDs, and assorted products.   Materials provided by other sources are listed in the page footnotes.

All of the romanizations, English translations, and commentaries are done by me.   Part of the Chinese translations are co-written with other fans, the rest by myself.   All translations are based on the Japanese version.

 

  Site design

All of the site layout and html coding are done by me.   Most of the icons are created using my own sketches or pieces from Paint Shop Pro's tubes library.   The rest are drawn from:

          Usaji's Room, snails and leaves
          Ushikai, lamp and dolls

Guestbook icons and cgi script are courtesy of Kent's Web, Mokku World, Usaji's Room, and Kelly H.

 

  Special thanks

I'd like to thank the following people in random order:

          Kelly H. ... setting up and donating space for my guestbook
          Hsiao-Yin ... helping with the Chinese translations of RoV anime lyrics
          Joyce ... providing album info and liner notes for the Takarazuka music
          Chang ... providing image of the animated movie
          Beru-Chan ... providing info on the animated movie
          Love in Versailles forum ... patience with my bizillion rants and questions
          Ikeda Riyoko mailing list ... lively discussions about Berubara and Ikeda-sensei's works

And of course, a big thank-you to those of you who dropped me a kind word.   This site couldn't have been done without your support!

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