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Publishers to Sue Manga Piracy Sites

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As promised, the newly formed coalition of Japanese and US manga publishers has indicated it is pursuing legal action against major manga piracy and scanlation sites in defence of its copyrights.

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  • Chen-04 commented on May 19, 2014 04:34

    2014 here. Turns out it wasn't 'sooner'. But sure,.. later will come.... More

  • Chen-04 commented on August 5, 2013 19:30

    Still waiting for uncensored Kodomo no Jikan to come out int he US. Oh.. they canceled it, because.. of one the reasons I don't buy from them anymore.... More

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Top Mangaka: “Publishers Are The Ones Raping Us!”

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Blockbuster mangaka Shūhō Satō was so disgusted by the exploitation he endured at the hands of big publishers that he exposed them in a series of damaging online revelations, and then started his own online manga distribution service in competition.

He lays bare the exploitative publishing industry straitjacket forced on mangaka in a candid interview, reproduced below.

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  • alidan commented on June 25, 2010 14:51

    if you can describe something as a cluster fuck wall of text, you have problems.... More

  • Anonymous commented on June 25, 2010 08:20

    We're talking about Japan, though. It's probably a good assumption that the average Japanese manga reader is considerably more internet-affine than the average American bookstore dweller.... More

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Tales Studio Near Bankruptcy – Tales Series Doomed?

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Tales Studio, the Namco Bandai subsidiary responsible for the long running Tales series of RPGs, has been revealed to be in dire financial straits.

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  • Anonymous commented on May 5, 2011 08:24

    This is bittersweet for me. The Tales series is great, but I have two words for these guys......................BAD MARKETING!!!!! I want to see the series continue, but it needs to be in the hands of... More

  • Anonymous commented on May 5, 2011 06:42

    Yes, agreed. Get a life thug. Violence will not get us anywhere.... More

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3DS “Expected to Cost $250-$300”

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Nintendo’s announcement of its latest DS iteration, the 3DS, has been greeted with some enthusiasm, but notably omitted any mention of the price – this has been estimated at being from $250 to $300, the price of a full blown home console.

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  • Chen-04 commented on June 26, 2010 01:07

    Hardware isn't everything. Everytime a new video game generation surfaces I ask myself, why they couldn't just stick to the old one a little bit longer. Is it too much to ask for a video... More

  • Anonymous commented on June 22, 2010 15:02

    The fact is majority of sales go to people who like to play simple games like pokemon or scribblenauts. Nintendo caters to their market and is very successful at what they do. You can't please... More

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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 March 7, 2014 07:15

    Some manga isn't available here, so scanlation is the only real option (I guess you could claim one should learn Japanese and import, but I don't see this as reasonable) to read the manga. Maybe... More

  • Chen-04 commented on August 5, 2013 01:15

    I started importing manga from the US because of scanlation, but I stopped importing manga from the US because of the horrendous translations and censorship.... More

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Red Dead Redemption “Cost $70 Million” “Must Sell 4 Million”

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Red Dead Redemption, Rockstar’s “most ambitious game to date” (though not on the PS3), has been a huge commercial and critical success, but still needs to sell at least 4 million copies just to break even, analysts say.

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  • Anonymous commented on October 27, 2011 14:01

    You obviously didn't play it for long.... More

  • Anonymous commented on August 7, 2011 02:58

    Are you guys serious?... More

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Animators: “1 Frame = 1 Hour, 1 Frame = $2”

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The plight of Japan’s pathetically paid animators is once again receiving attention, this time from an NHK TV programme which delves into their dismal pay and the increasing pressure of outsourcing to poorer countries.

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  • Anonymous commented on July 4, 2010 04:49

    In this thread: A lot of people who think animation is piss easy who would never be able to do it themselves.... More

  • Anonymous commented on May 30, 2010 12:07

    ^Something is really wrong with the world. This is just one example.^... More

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Major US manga publisher Viz Media has confirmed that it will be sacking 40% of its workforce.

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  • Anonymous commented on May 20, 2010 15:46

    Even if naruto doesnt become readable it will still be published becuase of Blind-Die-hard fans like myself. I agree With Shiro that Usa is only a minimal part of the world with a lot of... More

  • Anonymous commented on May 18, 2010 11:36

    Hate to break it to you, but the American groups aren't going anywhere anytime soon, as Funimation owns 60% of the American Anime Industry, while Viz Media I assume is a similar percentage in terms... More

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Japan’s “shōtengai,” or shopping arcades, typically a covered approach to a station lined by small shops, as well as its high streets, have increasingly come to resemble deserted avenues lined by shutters, especially in the nation’s increasingly depopulated and geriatric regional cities.

Dubbed “shutter-dōri,” or “shutter streets,” these streets have become a potent symbol of urban decay and the demographic and economic collapse Japan faces.

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  • Anonymous commented on October 4, 2015 08:46

    one thing that comes to mind... Jet set radio future, xbox game... More

  • Anonymous commented on March 17, 2013 15:41

    The just look like the streets in my city on a Sunday...... More

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The Japanese media have increasingly been raising concerns that Japan’s younger generations are no longer the bastions of mindless consumer capitalism they once were, with potentially dire consequences for the nation’s economy; a psychiatrist has even gone so far as to say this is a result of mass schizophrenia.

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  • tingle commented on February 8, 2015 02:31

    that might work. I'd just use my savings to buy mutual funds. it takes two days to sell and make a withdrawal but it DOES make more then a savings account. I actually have been... More

  • Anonymous commented on April 16, 2012 03:22

    because you eat very simple. Most people in America eat a lot of high priced crap with artificial color, flavor... More

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Japanese Animators “Earn $3/Hour”

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The notorious poverty of Japanese animators once again come in for scrutiny, with animators reportedly earning an hourly wage of only $3, less than a burger flipper.

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  • Anonymous commented on July 31, 2011 22:52

    same here, i only earn $0.50/hour here and actually more sux than $3/hour. (T^T)... More

  • Anonymous commented on September 14, 2010 16:21

    No wonder some animators take drugs ( cf. naruto shippuden)... More

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Microsoft “Employs Child Slaves to Make Xboxes”

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A report condemning Microsoft for using Chinese suppliers who employ children in sweatshop conditions to make its hardware products has recently surfaced.

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  • Anonymous commented on February 18, 2012 11:40

    Speaking as an owner of a Microsoft PC that I had purchased 4 months ago, it's because everyone claims that Microsoft makes the best computers when in fact they're just boxes of errors that were... More

  • Anonymous commented on February 18, 2012 11:37

    Maybe this is why my current and previous PCs suck so much.... More

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