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Nippon Ichi Dumps Rorona from Atelier Rorona

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Nippon Ichi has in its infinite wisdom decided to dump Rorona Fryxell from the cover of her own game, the soon to be released English version of Atelier Rorona, a move liable to incense fans.

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  • Anonymous commented on June 21, 2012 21:51

    Just watch out for the mail-checkers! *Blows kiss* but meruru should be fine. I'm with ya mah boi!!!... More

  • Anonymous commented on March 12, 2012 12:26

    Um, didn't Yugioh start being about card games in Japan after the first season, long before it ever got to America?... More

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Famed Capcom game developer Shinji Mikami, the father of Resident Evil, Devil May Cry and a number of other top game franchises, has weighed in on the supposed decline of the Japanese RPG in the west in rather frank terms.

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  • Kou commented on June 18, 2010 11:15

    I'd say a decline would be from people having less money and maybe because we need more variety, if anything. It could also have something to do with the way they are released over here.... More

  • Anonymous commented on June 16, 2010 23:39

    Bioware has produced some decent stuff over the years but they are overhyped and overrated. I would take pretty much any Megami Tensei game over their whole catalog without a second thought.... 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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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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In an update to its standard “foreigners go home” unwelcome page for non-Yamato barbarians, eroge publisher Minori has updated with a lengthy screed essentially telling fans to come to Japan if they want to play their games, and to get lost otherwise.

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  • Anonymous commented on December 20, 2012 11:04

    Yeah, they'll be waiting to call the cops on the suspicious foreigner, who soon will be deported & barred from reentry for 10 years.... More

  • Anonymous commented on June 16, 2011 00:06

    Also, >Erogames >culture... More

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Minori Vandalises Eroge Translation Site

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Eroge publisher Minori, well known both for the ef series and its grotesque xenophobia, has earned itself additional notoriety for its ham-fisted attempt to take down a fan translation project by deleting the contents of their wiki and replacing it with a copyright infringement notice, and then engaging in an unseemly edit-war with site inhabitants.

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  • Anonymous commented on April 28, 2010 10:37

    but why would japanese buy/download an translated eroge? after all they can read japanese already... but my point is, while translation patches+iso are a no-go. purely translation patches should be ok. I happend to buy Chaos-H3ad ONLY after they... More

  • Anonymous commented on April 28, 2010 04:48

    What he said.... More

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“US Manga Sales Plunge 20% in 2009, Scanlation to Blame!”

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Much of the blame for a 20% drop in North American manga sales is being pinned on scanlation.

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  • Chen-04 commented on July 31, 2013 23:21

    Yep, wrong. English is just the easiest language ever, so everyone speaks it.... More

  • Anonymous commented on April 8, 2011 13:33

    I do buy manga when I can, but the combination of slow releases and series being cancelled at random do make me leery to start new series. I've had several series dropped on me... More

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“How to Draw Pantsu” – The Translated Guide

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Artists keen for pointers on how to draw that most indispensable of anime clothing articles, pantsu, might wish to examine artist Cauliflower’s Pixiv seminar on how best to draw them; naturally the guide might well be of interest to those who wish to learn about the finer points of pantsu creation (or indeed anyone who justs needs an excuse to scrutinise pantsu in fine detail).

A translation has been made available, as are all eight pages of the guide below…

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  • Anonymous commented on September 17, 2012 00:56

    Just don't draw it at all. Loli FTW.... More

  • Anonymous commented on October 24, 2011 03:52

    Draw a circle. The end... More

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MangaGamer Announces More KiraKira, Higurashi, 50% Sale

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MangaGamer has announced it will be publishing English versions of KiraKira Curtain Call, a sequel to the original, and that it is now up to the 6th chapter of Higurashi.

In addition, for a limited period it is holding a sale with prices on a range of titles reduced by as much as 50%.

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  • Anonymous commented on April 10, 2010 00:08

    Yes, i saved Kirari Shino, her true end is perty good. still a little sad, but way better than the original. she realy deserves a happy and rich life!... More

  • Anonymous commented on April 8, 2010 12:56

    realy? there is a way to save kirari!!! my god!!! thanks!!!!! I will save that pixel girl no metter what!!!! kirari best cg game girl ever!!! T.T... More

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Anime Failsub Legends

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More examples of profound anime sub failure, whether fansub, official or merely taken brutally out of context, abound in this gallery:

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  • Anonymous commented on December 7, 2012 10:43

    Corm. Not even once.... More

  • Anonymous commented on November 26, 2012 14:41

    #66 and 72 where are they from?... More

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Outstanding Fansub Quality

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Yet more moments of legendary fansub quality are collected below, demonstrating that the adage “you get what you pay for” is often true in the most painful of ways.

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  • dante0397 commented on January 29, 2012 15:58

    WHAT IS THAT!? *pointing at black man* fuck.... More

  • Demonboy commented on December 29, 2010 14:03

    48... was truly pure win... What, never saw a man in a green suit before?... More

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Legendary Fansub Failure

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Some of the most egregious examples of failed attempts at fansubbing are collected below, demonstrating quality control is often not foremost in the minds of those attempting such translations…

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  • Anonymous commented on August 16, 2012 21:02

    Have you seen Russian fansub? No. You will die from laugh when you see it.... More

  • Anonymous commented on June 3, 2012 19:09

    Probably Ayako, I don't remember any jokes in the Froth-Bite subs I watched. The sad thing is that F-B's guesses on the lyrics sounded far better than the actual lyrics.... More

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