Boycott the Publishers now.
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Room101
Waifu Collector
If companies would at least say that they'll release it themselves or provide some measure of distribution....but nnnnoooooo, you have to go ahead and clamp down on everything to force people into your shitty deals.
Because squeezing internet tight and treating potential customers like idiots and shitheads will obviously make people flock to publishers and buy out their stuff.
Here goes my faith in publishing business and artists as a whole.
Because squeezing internet tight and treating potential customers like idiots and shitheads will obviously make people flock to publishers and buy out their stuff.
Here goes my faith in publishing business and artists as a whole.
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You guys are stupid. The publisher's are protecting their intellectual property. The hosting sites are doing something clearly illegal.
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Midgar wrote...
You guys are stupid. The publisher's are protecting their intellectual property. The hosting sites are doing something clearly illegal. Actually, yes. That's true. Because the internet is an international medium, posting scans (even translated ones) hurts Japanese publishers initially, and then might also affect any international publishers who own/plan to acquire a series. :<
But it's a temptation that's hard to resist indulging in, since scan-posting goes so unchecked...
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Nashrakh
Little White Butterflies Staff
Midgar wrote...
The hosting sites are doing something clearly illegal. Actually, no. Only 'clearly illegal' in regards to licensed manga.
Also, you might consider removing yourself from this website since Fakku is basically a cesspool of piracy, and you don't want to be associated with stupid pirates, do you?
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Room101
Waifu Collector
It may be illegal, but there isn't much alternative, is there?
Not all of that stuff will be released. Or it may take years for it to be released, at insane prices, with butchered translations or it will be dropped all of a sudden because of publisher's caprice. It doesn't have to happen, but it just as well may.
And for example, being in Central Europe, my options of acquiring manga are severely limited. Shops will generally have a few most popular, or some really old, but that's about it.
I guess the problem will continue to exist, because nobody wants a middle ground. Companies will always try to get their way, regardless if it'll hurt the consumer or not, while other will either try to "stick it to the man" or will want stuff for free. These may be radicals, but radicals are generally the ones who get through in a crowd.
I download manga and anime. I'd buy it when I can, but for the most part, I can't.
And what Nashrakh said about licensed stuff.
Actually, some anime sites had turned to keeping the stuff only if it's unlicensed. If it gets released, say in States, they remove it.
Maybe manga sites should turn to that method.
If they'll let them.
Not all of that stuff will be released. Or it may take years for it to be released, at insane prices, with butchered translations or it will be dropped all of a sudden because of publisher's caprice. It doesn't have to happen, but it just as well may.
And for example, being in Central Europe, my options of acquiring manga are severely limited. Shops will generally have a few most popular, or some really old, but that's about it.
I guess the problem will continue to exist, because nobody wants a middle ground. Companies will always try to get their way, regardless if it'll hurt the consumer or not, while other will either try to "stick it to the man" or will want stuff for free. These may be radicals, but radicals are generally the ones who get through in a crowd.
I download manga and anime. I'd buy it when I can, but for the most part, I can't.
And what Nashrakh said about licensed stuff.
Actually, some anime sites had turned to keeping the stuff only if it's unlicensed. If it gets released, say in States, they remove it.
Maybe manga sites should turn to that method.
If they'll let them.
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Sindalf
Used to do stuff
Room101 wrote...
Not all of that stuff will be released. Or it may take years for it to be released, at insane prices, with butchered translations or it will be dropped all of a sudden because of publisher's caprice. It doesn't have to happen, but it just as well may.>implying scan translators can even translate properly.
The professional translation is really much better than what you can find by fans in most cases.
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Nashrakh
Little White Butterflies Staff
Sindalf wrote...
Room101 wrote...
Not all of that stuff will be released. Or it may take years for it to be released, at insane prices, with butchered translations or it will be dropped all of a sudden because of publisher's caprice. It doesn't have to happen, but it just as well may.>implying scan translators can even translate properly.
>Implying implications that clearly were not implied.
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Sindalf
Used to do stuff
Nashrakh wrote...
Sindalf wrote...
Room101 wrote...
Not all of that stuff will be released. Or it may take years for it to be released, at insane prices, with butchered translations or it will be dropped all of a sudden because of publisher's caprice. It doesn't have to happen, but it just as well may.>implying scan translators can even translate properly.
>Implying implications that clearly were not implied.
>Implying that I meant the professionals when I implied implications
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Nashrakh
Little White Butterflies Staff
Sindalf wrote...
Nashrakh wrote...
Sindalf wrote...
Room101 wrote...
Not all of that stuff will be released. Or it may take years for it to be released, at insane prices, with butchered translations or it will be dropped all of a sudden because of publisher's caprice. It doesn't have to happen, but it just as well may.>implying scan translators can even translate properly.
>Implying implications that clearly were not implied.
>Implying that I meant the professionals when I implied implications
>Implying I can't read.
Because before your edit, there was no direct correlation between professional and fan translators. You can't say just because one group doesn't know their shit, the other one is any better or stuff. Nah meen.
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This makes me angry. And you know why?
I have in total, 250 manga. Over here in Ireland, manga, being so fucking rare and hard to get costs €10 or $12 dollars to buy. THAT MEANS, that I have spent over €2500 or $3000 on manga in total. Most of it being absolutely shite or unfinished as the publishing companies constantly liquidate and also couldn't tell a good series if it was fired into their faces. There's no point buying manga overseas aswell, the situation is the same in Britain, not fantastic at French or Italian and buying manga from America will set me back about €15 a volume.
Goddamnit.
Some of us find it impossible to BUY manga where we live. Why not release this online, even for a small fee. Are the publshing companies so stupid that they can't realise that WE WILL turn to more extreme measures to get manga if were being forced to buy basically 150 pages of paper for $12?
I have in total, 250 manga. Over here in Ireland, manga, being so fucking rare and hard to get costs €10 or $12 dollars to buy. THAT MEANS, that I have spent over €2500 or $3000 on manga in total. Most of it being absolutely shite or unfinished as the publishing companies constantly liquidate and also couldn't tell a good series if it was fired into their faces. There's no point buying manga overseas aswell, the situation is the same in Britain, not fantastic at French or Italian and buying manga from America will set me back about €15 a volume.
Goddamnit.
Some of us find it impossible to BUY manga where we live. Why not release this online, even for a small fee. Are the publshing companies so stupid that they can't realise that WE WILL turn to more extreme measures to get manga if were being forced to buy basically 150 pages of paper for $12?
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I'm currently saving the credits as fast as I can on my favorite mangas so that I can track down in case shiznit goes down.
On the side note, anyone remember name of War on grizzly hills or something like that? It about a guy who has pro pickpocketing hand and a really hot highschool girl.
Nvm managed to refind it.
http://www.mangafox.com/manga/sensen_spike_hills/
If anyone's interested.
On the side note, anyone remember name of War on grizzly hills or something like that? It about a guy who has pro pickpocketing hand and a really hot highschool girl.
Nvm managed to refind it.
http://www.mangafox.com/manga/sensen_spike_hills/
If anyone's interested.
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My only problem with this is that I don't have the fucking money to sit there and buy every damn series that I'm in the least bit modicumly interested in, especially when 76% of the manga I read online turns out to not interest me and honestly start having yaoi in it, I MEAN CMON THE PAST 10 SERIES I READ HAD IT IN IT, fucking yaoi fangirls. So more likely than not I'll just stop reading the shit altogether rather than do what I do now. Which is read the start of new releases that people sent out and if it's good and the damn LAZY fanboys take their sweet ass time sending it out, I'll go buy my own, if I can find it which is often times the case that I can't but whatever. E.g. High of the Dead for example wasn't going fast enough for my liking so I went out and bought the shit. However, without the site where I found this wonderful piece of literature I would've never known about it and never read it. So EFF YOU publishers! *rage*
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Nashrakh wrote...
Midgar wrote...
The hosting sites are doing something clearly illegal. Actually, no. Only 'clearly illegal' in regards to licensed manga.
Also, you might consider removing yourself from this website since Fakku is basically a cesspool of piracy, and you don't want to be associated with stupid pirates, do you?
Yep. But they all host licensed manga. So they're doing something clearly illegal. Also, I have no problem with piracy. I just don't think people should bitch at companies for protecting their intellectual property. The companies have every right to protect what is theirs.
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Sindalf
Used to do stuff
"There is an end to everything, to good things as well."
It pains me to announce that this is the last week of manga reading on One Manga (!!). Manga publishers have recently changed their stance on manga scanlations and made it clear that they no longer approve of it. We have decided to abide by their wishes, and remove all manga content (regardless of licensing status) from the site. The removal of content will happen gradually (so you can at least finish some of the outstanding reading you have), but we expect all content to be gone by early next week (RIP OM July '10).
So what next? We're not really sure at this point, but we have some ideas we would like to try out. Until then, the One Manga forums will remain active and we encourage all of you to continue using them. OMF has developed into a great community and it would be a shame to see that disappear.
You can also show us some love in this moment of sadness by 'liking' our brand new Facebook page. It would be nice to see just how many of you came to enjoy our 'better than peanut butter and jelly' invention.
Regardless of whether you stay with us or not, on behalf of the One Manga team, I would like to thank you all for your unwavering support over the years. Through the ups and downs you have stuck with us, and that is what kept us going.
As a certain Porky was fond of saying... That's all folks!
Time for me to go lay down and let this all sink in.
- Zabi
It pains me to announce that this is the last week of manga reading on One Manga (!!). Manga publishers have recently changed their stance on manga scanlations and made it clear that they no longer approve of it. We have decided to abide by their wishes, and remove all manga content (regardless of licensing status) from the site. The removal of content will happen gradually (so you can at least finish some of the outstanding reading you have), but we expect all content to be gone by early next week (RIP OM July '10).
So what next? We're not really sure at this point, but we have some ideas we would like to try out. Until then, the One Manga forums will remain active and we encourage all of you to continue using them. OMF has developed into a great community and it would be a shame to see that disappear.
You can also show us some love in this moment of sadness by 'liking' our brand new Facebook page. It would be nice to see just how many of you came to enjoy our 'better than peanut butter and jelly' invention.
Regardless of whether you stay with us or not, on behalf of the One Manga team, I would like to thank you all for your unwavering support over the years. Through the ups and downs you have stuck with us, and that is what kept us going.
As a certain Porky was fond of saying... That's all folks!
Time for me to go lay down and let this all sink in.
- Zabi
Called that shit didn't I?
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^that pissed me off to see. Now I am currently trying to DL as much of fav. series as I can. Which about 4 of the 35 are published.
I fully understand them not wanting what they are publishing to not be scanlated. But don't take the rest cause it is not published. That is a bullshit move.
I fully understand them not wanting what they are publishing to not be scanlated. But don't take the rest cause it is not published. That is a bullshit move.
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same for me
i only buy manga i read online first... and ive been collecting negima... but i didnt even know about some sites being takenn down until recently
i only buy manga i read online first... and ive been collecting negima... but i didnt even know about some sites being takenn down until recently
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So what can we do? I suppose I'll just download the chapters as they come. /sigh
Good night OneManga, I barely knew ya.
Good night OneManga, I barely knew ya.
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Sigh. I was kind of devastated to see that message when I logged into onemanga today ;__; Guess we'll have to resort to downloads for now. I'm definitely not gonna start buying. Heck, most of the stuff that I read are unlicensed anyway =/
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Totally called it, Good thing I have my reading list still intact. I always save the manga I read onto paper. I write there name and chapter pg on where i last left off.
Yes I am that paranoid. xD
And manga publishers better expect a huge profit loss in following months after all, onemanga was like one of top 50 sites on the internet or something.
Yes I am that paranoid. xD
And manga publishers better expect a huge profit loss in following months after all, onemanga was like one of top 50 sites on the internet or something.