It may seem like you are doing completely harmless by reading that latest
released scanlation or downloading the newest episode of your favorite show, but please think of the developers, support the artist and it's industry!
Not exact matches
And still, these manga
released online tackle one of the most common reasons for turning to
scanlations: they're free or cheap.
Leyla said Viz had worked to get day and date translations
released at the same time as the Japanese publishers as a way of combating free
scanlations that were coming out on the web before their version was
released.
Case in point: I recently wrote an article for Otaku USA about Hana no Keiji, a glorious manga that was partially
released in the US several years ago for which there are not even any
scanlations.
For years American readers and pundits have been pining for an English translation, with The Comics Journal «s Dirk Deppey openly endorsing reading
scanlations in the absence of an official English - language
release.
As a dedicated manga fan, I like to read manga as soon as they are announced; I hate to say,
scanlations are the easiest way, since I had one occasion where it took over a year for an official translation was
released... But I was suprised myself at how high quality some scans are, visually and translation wise.
Explaining that the idea is to give impatient readers an alternative to illegal scan sites, Newman told CBR, «I think the reason that
scanlation sites thrive is because they
release content on such a fast schedule.