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Top Japanese and US manga publishers have formed a coalition with the aim of crushing illegal online distribution of their manga, explicitly targeting scanlation.

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  • Anonymous commented on August 3, 2010 03:10

    First I agree with many at the point of small series, and the more special ones, wouldn't be know outside Japan, if not for the scanlaters. Second I don't live in a not english-speaking countries, so... More

  • Anonymous commented on August 2, 2010 23:50

    I agree. These publishers out there do not have any considerations for the regions who do not have any existing shops where we could actually purchase manga titles. Especially the ongoing ones.... More


English Spice & Wolf Restores Horo, Almost

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Calling those fans who objected to its decision to scrap Horo in favour of a buck-toothed fantasy maiden “opinionated,” English Spice and Wolf publisher Yen Press has partly relented and now offers proper original covers to online retailers who choose to include them, though bookshop shelves will still be graced by something suitably generic.

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  • Anonymous commented on November 28, 2009 06:16

    I own all the current Japanese novels because I collect and I like the art. I've already read all of them so I will not buy this for the sake of being a fan of... More

  • Anonymous commented on November 28, 2009 06:02

    If you get down and think about it, I would rather have nothing than shit.... More


English Spice & Wolf Ditches Horo

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Horo fans are aghast at the decision of the English publishers of sagacious wolf light novel series Spice and Wolf to dump the titular spicy wolf Horo completely in an effort to appeal to “fantasy audiences,” who presumably cannot be expected to buy anything without a scantily clad lady or dragon on the cover.

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  • Anonymous commented on May 28, 2011 17:20

    I have a strong feeling the people who edited the cover don't even know what the hell the book was about or even cared.... More

  • Anonymous commented on April 4, 2011 12:28

    I can appreciate 'westernising' the art in the hopes of drawing in new readers, and if an expanded market would lead to more titles becoming available I'm all for it; the biggest problem I have... More


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