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Cucurbita wrote on 2010-11-18 02:50
Seems like Akamatsu (the writer of Love Hina and Negima) is doing it.
Its going to be a trial thing where he puts all his manga online and go straight for ad revenue rather than relying on publishing companies.
If everyone starts doing this, it'll be awesome.
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Piko wrote on 2010-11-18 02:53
There is so much win in this.
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Yogurticecream wrote on 2010-11-18 02:54
It seems like a lot of work for manga artists though.
Maybe he can do it because he's heading for retirement...
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Piko wrote on 2010-11-18 02:55
Quote from Yogurticecream;219792:
It seems like a lot of work for manga artists though.
Maybe he can do it because he's heading for retirement...
No. Akamatsu isn't allowed to retire. I will die without new chapters of Negima.
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Osayidan wrote on 2010-11-18 02:56
If they also host multiple languages of their work and don't block countries, they'll kill manga piracy. This just proves that publishers are the bad guys in all this, not only for manga but for any medium. Film makers and music artists who post their stuff online the way they want don't get pirated in the way record companies and Hollywood studios do.
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Tatsu wrote on 2010-11-18 03:14
Not to mention, ad revenue doesn't go to the site, but to the hosted mangaka.
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Cucurbita wrote on 2010-11-18 03:36
Ken Akamatsu, king of harem manga, is starting a free manga download site for out-of-print titles called “J-Comi,†and has announced all 14 volumes of Love Hina will be its first release.
They're out of print. Thats probably why he can get away with it.
The service is completely free and without any time restrictions
Authors receive payment based on ad views/clicks
J-Comi themselves take a 0% commission
The comics will also be distributed as PDFs so anyone can read them
There is no DRM and copies can be made freely and given to friends
The beta test, consisting of all 14 volumes of Love Hina, is to begin on the 26th of November. Further manga (seemingly intended to cover mainly out of print titles) should follow, and Akamatsu himself says he expects other mangaka to take advantage of the service.
Judging from the screenshot provided, the comics will be accessible through a simple web reader as well as in PDF, a not infrequently despised format, and the comics themselves should be available in high resolution PDFs.
J-Comi’s official site is not yet open, but will be coming soon.
The background to the move is of course a publishing industry in rapid decline yet still refusing to realistically embrace new technology or loosen its control over mangaka, and an increasingly loudly voiced feeling amongst mangaka that in the Internet age they should be the ones pursuing new opportunities.
So other manga artists are invited to join the website.
Ken Akamatsu was a hero for his amazing and awesome manga. Now he is a godly legend who could possibly overthrow the manga publishing industry.
Link to site:
http://www.j-comi.jp/
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Chockeh wrote on 2010-11-18 04:33
Quite smart, considering the fact that we can easily find his work online.
If Negima ever finishes and I feel like catching up and they have English translation, I rather visit that site than anything else.
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Finnea wrote on 2010-11-18 06:04
I collect books, so I detest scans. o.o
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Taycat wrote on 2010-11-18 16:44
Basically, all old manga that isn't printed anymore will be on that site?
I can finally read the LIFE manga in it's entirety!?
PLEASEHOPEPLEASE.
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Cucurbita wrote on 2010-11-18 16:46
Quote from Finnea;220050:
I collect books, so I detest scans. o.o
You realize books are just scans of the manuscripts ._.
Or do you mean you can't stand not using paper and using the computer screen instead?
Like someone who can't switch to online news from the newspaper?
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Arsik wrote on 2010-11-18 23:58
Quote from Cucurbita;220261:
You realize books are just scans of the manuscripts ._.
Or do you mean you can't stand not using paper and using the computer screen instead?
Like someone who can't switch to online news from the newspaper?
I think she means she'd rather have the physical copy than just a temporary one or one that's really nothing more than printer paper threehole punched into a binder.
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Magenera wrote on 2010-11-19 03:12
Nothing beats books. Just saying.
Or physical copies, if anyone wants to go the technical side of things.
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Cucurbita wrote on 2010-11-19 03:31
Quote from Magenera;220970:
Nothing beats books. Just saying.
Or physical copies, if anyone wants to go the technical side of things.
I suppose for the novel side of things.
I definitely enjoy owning the figurine rather than staring at its picture, for example.
But I dunno. I can't see myself spending money on manga mags/volumes or anime dvds.
They're very expensive, and my budget is so harshly limited. Coming up soon is the 3DS and I intend to buy quite a number of games for it as well. It'll easily add up to 500 dollars. Money I don't have, and money I could be using to pay for my $16000/yr college tuition/board.
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Tatsu wrote on 2010-11-19 06:26
Quote from Finnea;220050:
I collect books, so I detest scans. o.o
Well, the manga in question are out of print, so they're usually near impossible to obtain. But I agree either way.