I'm one of Seichi's editors on Seichi's Saiunkoku project, which never got past ep 1 externally and ep 6 internally because of RLIs of several of the members...
I must say I am extremely pleased with your encodes. Every aspect of the releases is impeccably done. Apart from the fact that it seems like the project is on temporary hibernation, it's almost like you guys were guided by divine intervention on these releases.
If you don't mind me asking, in which areas exactly are you lacking manpower at the moment on this project? I don't know if I can be of any help with my schedule as tight as it is already, but there might be fansubbers I know who may be interested in lending a hand. If you're interested please let me know. I've been in fansubbing since 2003 so I know a lot of people.