
The fall of OneManga and the exchange of incendiary remarks between Sankaku Complex users and 2ch denizens continues, with the latest thread showing 2ch taking particular umbrage at such reported comments as “TV is free so manga should be free too!”
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- Author: Artefact
- Categories: Manga, News
- Date: Jul 28, 2010 17:31 JST
- Tags: 2ch, Copyright, Crime, Fansubbing, Internet, Sankaku Complex, Sites, Translation, USA

The reaction of Sankaku Complex users to the scathing comments of 2ch on the recent closure of One Manga has found its way back to 2ch and incited an even more biting response.
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2ch’s usual scathing response lends some insight as to how the closure of the world’s biggest manga piracy site sits with Japanese manga fans.
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A coalition of manga publishers have successfully forced top manga piracy site One Manga offline for good.
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Google has begun quietly censoring Sankaku Complex from its search suggestions in much the same way as it does anything else which does not fit into its white-picket-fence fantasy Internet.
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Sankaku Complex’s latest feature in its ongoing upgrades is the introduction of things called “Groups,” which allow multiple users to create primitive tribal structures based around shared interests.
A recently formed Beako Fan Club provides an ideal introductory group for those unfamiliar with the concept.
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Google has picked up a massive stake in social game developer Zynga, said by Epic Games to “PC gaming’s last hope,” and is said to be creating its own Google Games division for a foray into the gaming industry.
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The collective secretions of Sankaku Complex’s userbase have flowed together into the mighty “activity stream,” which allows users to keep track of anything their fellow users might be getting up to.
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Sankaku Complex users are now allowed to have something called a “friend.”
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Sankaku Complex is introducing a number of new features designed to aid communication amongst users, starting with personal messaging, an enhanced profile system and a user avatar system, all of which can be accessed by the menu at the top of the page.
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Japanese web MMO sim “Destare” has earnt itself notoriety for some unusually cheeky plagiarism – rather than go the trouble of making their own backdrops, the designers opted to sneakily take screenshots of Oblivion and use those in the hopes nobody would notice.
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- Author: Artefact
- Categories: Manga, News
- Date: Apr 23, 2010 16:11 JST
- Tags: Bizarre, Dating, Internet, Otaku, Pixiv, Plagiarism, Relationships, Sites, Stalkers

A guide detailing how to seduce girls using top Japanese artist community site Pixiv was recently published.
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