One Manga is closing down

[motti]

Originally Posted by Akihiko

Although I like anime / manga, it is the cause of a bunch of weeaboo's coming to my old community saying "TEACH US AJAPANESE PL0X!!1!".


They didn't even get past the kana (-.-')

Oh yes, I know. At the end is the realization that Japanese language is more complex than most people thinking. Especially in terms of written language.

But on the other side I love it, that a lot people became more open for an other culture.

[MMM]

Originally Posted by motti

I did not say that they themselves are to blame! Please do not twist my words.

The time will show, if strict rules kill the market or not.

When was the beginning of the manga boom in the western culture? At the begining of the internet boom and at this time the internet was not so strictly regulated.

I support artist by buying their works. But I'm not ready to buy a pig in a sack. If I buy a picture in a gallery, I take a look for free before I buy it.

I didn't twist your words, I only quoted you. If people are turned off by manga because they have to pay for it, then they weren't fans in the first place.

These days most publishers have sample pages of new titles online, and you can sometimes see sample pages on Amazon. I am not talking about checking something out before you buy...I am talking about reading 10, 15, 20 volumes, thousands of pages. That's not a test drive...that's stealing the car.

[Akihiko]

Originally Posted by motti

Oh yes, I know. At the end is the realization that Japanese language is more complex than most people thinking. Especially in terms of written language.

But on the other side I love it, that a lot people became more open for an other culture.

And then they're like "You know, I'll just stick to English for a bit :S I'm not ready ^^".


Really pisses me off that the only reason they want to learn Japanese, is to watch anime without subs.

[Kayci]

Originally Posted by Akihiko

And then they're like "You know, I'll just stick to English for a bit :S I'm not ready ^^".


Really pisses me off that the only reason they want to learn Japanese, is to watch anime without subs.

THIS.
GAH.
I hate not being taken seriously when I mention I study it to potential hiring peeps or others.
"oh, so you watch anime."
"No. Once upon a time, but my love for the language and culture was long before."
"Oh, so you're a gaming nerd."
"Um...no."
"Oh, so you're a weeaboo?"
"...Would it be professional to hit you?"
The last too lines are exagerrated, for the record. But I get called a weeaboo a lot. Even now as I am studying Korean. BLAH. DX

[Akihiko]

Originally Posted by MMM

Thank you.

I hope everyone reading this thread reads and understands this.

I completely agree. It isn't fair to those who create manga to have such low pay. Imagine if the ひぐらしのなく頃に franchise had more support.

[komitsuki]

Originally Posted by MMM

Thank you.

I hope everyone reading this thread reads and understands this.

When I was a kid in Seoul, I read a manga series that my friend bought with her money. I didn't pay any money to the manga or something; just borrowing it from my friend with no cost. Does that mean I stole that manga series because I didn't pay the service fee of reading it?

Food for thought.

[duo797]

Originally Posted by komitsuki

When I was a kid in Seoul, I read a manga series that my friend bought with her money. I didn't pay any money to the manga or something; just borrowing it from my friend with no cost. Does that mean I stole that manga series because I didn't pay the service fee of reading it?

Food for thought.

There's a difference in logistics though. In person, I would say that buying one manga and lending it around can get it to (if you're very liberal about lending things) 200 people as a very gracious estimate. On the other hand, people who buy manga and then scan it online are buying it once and giving it to *millions* of people.

[KylieHJensen]

Originally Posted by MMM

One Manga is being shut down because it was an illegal operation. I am happy the manga publishers have gotten together to work as a unified force to start shutting these illegal operations down.

Keep in mind, on JF posting links to these sites (One Manga is now down) is against the rules.

It is illegal because the general population gets it for free. The manga publishers makes more than enough money to really crack down on OM site. OM site is manga scanned online for others to view, but the original scanner had to buy it off somewhere.

OM's illegal action actually attracted more manga loves, it should have been viewed as a positive thing.

[KylieHJensen]

It is such a shame that OM was taken down. Though I was not a frequent scroller of that site, I do find myself there every once in awhile and always enjoyed some of the manga there.

OM being taken down makes me futher not want to buy manga at the stores. The thing is, if i really enjoy a manga serie, I would actually go out and buy them for collection.

[komitsuki]

Originally Posted by duo797

There's a difference in logistics though. In person, I would say that buying one manga and lending it around can get it to (if you're very liberal about lending things) 200 people as a very gracious estimate. On the other hand, people who buy manga and then scan it online are buying it once and giving it to *millions* of people.

But it's nevertheless stealing, right? Despite the logistics, there isn't a difference between 200 and a million. Manga piracy will still be here after OM dies.

Here are two solutions I can think of:
1) Make a paypal donation slot on the mangaka's website or blog.
2) Make a gigantic online manga website like BestAnime (South Korean anime manga website) that you have to pay for what you read.