Tomorrow marks the first day in the Chinese Lunar Calendar, opening the year of the rat. Hopefully, we won’t see any [S.Q.U.3.3.K]s. We apologise for the lateness of Rosario Vampire because half the crew working on that project also celebrate the Lunar New Year. It’s definitely a busy time of the year with lots of relatives around. And with almost a quarter of the people in the world being Chinese, it is a rather major celebration.

The Chinese Lunar Calendar is divided into twelve 28 day months. With every third year having a leap month (a 13th month) to normalise the solar cycle. To all those out there celebrating, we at m.3.3.w & Baka-Wolf wish you another prosperous year.

Gong Xi Fa Cai

38 Comments

  1. Akumi-senpai
    8:46 am on February 6th, 2008

    Thank You very much, happy new year to the whole m.3.3.w & Baka-Wolf team : )

  2. Happy Chinese New Year! I’m looking ofrward to the release of Rosario To Vampire. Thanks to m33w, baka-wolf and Ayako for all your hard work and let’s look forward to the whole new year of the rat.

  3. Where is my hóng bāo?

  4. tsukune
    9:44 am on February 6th, 2008

    tanks you very much and happy new year.
    m.3.3.w and baka-wolf are the best!
    moka-chan powaaa
    sorry for ma english (i’m frensh lol)

  5. ChUm
    11:11 am on February 6th, 2008

    Kung Hei Fat Choy!!! guys ^^

  6. Addman
    12:18 pm on February 6th, 2008

    hay, weird yesterday was my b-day

  7. DoubleDown
    12:46 pm on February 6th, 2008

    Just because you populate 35% of the world doesn’t mean you can delay R+V!! >

  8. shinn
    12:50 pm on February 6th, 2008

    why would u celebrate chinese new year if ur japanese/american/whatever ?

  9. MicZeSeraphin
    12:59 pm on February 6th, 2008

    Why the heck do you need a reason to celebrate? Drinks? Girls in robes? Count me in !!!

  10. Epik
    1:27 pm on February 6th, 2008

    i second the motion for drinks and girls in robes.

  11. Longinus
    1:49 pm on February 6th, 2008

    Chinese ppl are weird…I think I might have Chinese in my blood if thats the case lol…the year of the dragon is my year. to bad i don’t know wen it is

  12. xess
    1:50 pm on February 6th, 2008

    @shinn

    because, we’re neither japanese/american/whatever

    The 2 TLers and 2 TLCs on R+V really are chinese. All 4 of us.

  13. Dead
    1:54 pm on February 6th, 2008

    oh damn, i know i forgot to celebrate something >.

  14. Sleepy
    2:14 pm on February 6th, 2008

    Happy Chinese Year to you guys too…hope we get Roasrio as a present in a red envelope ;P

  15. Radical
    2:50 pm on February 6th, 2008

    Woo! Gong hai fat choy (canotonese) Chuc mun nam moi (viet) to those who celebrate (including me!) =D

    Loving m33w’s work…if it weren’t for you guys, I wouldn’t have seen Goshuushou-sama Ninomiya-kun…ignited my anime passion into the biggest flame possible. =D

  16. Szetolf
    3:12 pm on February 6th, 2008

    i thought the Japanese celebrates the Lunar New Year too =)
    happy new year!!! wish you are a great year of rat

  17. Happy Chinese New Year
    Me still Luve u long time this year

  18. xess
    4:03 pm on February 6th, 2008

    Nah, the Japanese switched to the western calendar a long time ago and only celebrate Jan 1st. But, they seem to be familiar with the 12 animals and such.

  19. Tidus
    5:43 pm on February 6th, 2008

    Ni hao!

    Happy new year!

  20. jw
    6:09 pm on February 6th, 2008

    Happy Chinese New Year!

  21. JWXg
    7:00 pm on February 6th, 2008

    Happy chinese new years to you guys too!
    *goes back to cleaning frantically before midnight*

  22. xwilsOn
    7:52 pm on February 6th, 2008

    Happy Chinese New Year
    Gong Hay Fat Choi!~ (Cantonese way of pronouncing it)
    I’m looking forward in receiving my red envelops, hope you guys are too. xD

  23. Gio
    8:17 pm on February 6th, 2008

    Happy Chinese New Years to you guys… Never thought most of the m33w-BakaWolf team celebrate CNY… at least I’m not too distracted to study for my Exams tomorrow while waiting for R+V to be released XD

  24. Gin
    10:47 pm on February 6th, 2008

    Happy Chinese New Year to everybody!~^^
    Wish everyone all the best in the brand new year~~

  25. Darc
    12:17 am on February 7th, 2008

    happy chinese new years i third the motion for drinks and cute girls in robes and @Longinus well its a cycle of every 12 years and the next one is and element is there also 23 January 2012 – 9 February 2013: Water Dragon long way off lool

  26. Ignite
    1:03 pm on February 7th, 2008

    celebrating with my family atm, from china myself 😀
    the cool thing is, that my 15th birthday is on the same day :O

    wishing you guys a happy new year

  27. FieryAeon
    1:39 pm on February 7th, 2008

    Good luck with the red packet farming. 😀

  28. Saint
    7:00 pm on February 7th, 2008

    Hi i wouldnt like to be rude but when is rosario + vampire 5 subs coming out episode 6 is out as well also H2O is out right now so i would like to know or are you gonna drop it?

  29. Southrop
    7:53 pm on February 7th, 2008

    They haven’t dropped it, Saint. Just be patient. This is a holiday season, so most of the team is off seeing relatives or celebrating the new lunar new year.

  30. arr
    7:07 am on February 8th, 2008

    why do i always miss teh kewl stuff

  31. jlk
    9:14 am on February 8th, 2008

    Saint: to us chinese people this is like how christmas was in america/other “christian” wester places (note the was because i feel its not as much celebrated anymore)

    besides, if you’re not married, you get the better end of the stick cuz u dont have the obligation of giving money to everyone you know but they have to when u see them =]

    happy holidays guys

    ƐVN!

  32. Narru
    10:59 am on February 8th, 2008

    Happy new year to you guys!

    Ok, 8th is my birdday…so give me my present(R+V5)!!!
    Enjoy to your content but don’t eat/drink/have fun too much til the state of damaging your health!

  33. mechworrior
    1:00 pm on February 8th, 2008

    i would be celebrating bit i live by myself.. theres just no point to it..

    but
    给Ɲ`N
    VN乐 !!!

  34. CP
    4:24 pm on February 8th, 2008

    Cute girls with or without robes is a fine idea 🙂
    Vive the Year of the Rat!

  35. Southrop
    12:13 am on February 9th, 2008

    @CP: Without would be nice 😀

  36. savage
    5:23 am on February 9th, 2008

    happy new year guys 😀 hope you’ll release R+V ep5 soon..

  37. cripplewing
    3:43 pm on February 9th, 2008

    thnx alot for uploading it but when r 5 and 6 coming out? some1 else has alrdy subbed 5 but it was really bad quality, so im trying to wait ^_^

  38. JohnNers
    10:00 pm on February 9th, 2008

    HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR and btw guys pls dun watch the other subbed R+V after watching 5-6 i rather gouge my eyes and wait for M.3.3.w’s update the translations were horrible totally spoiled the entire episode ==…be patient and wait…still waiting LovE U Guys! ;D