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If you get Berzerk, I’ll sign up :) that’s what I’m looking to read next, one way or another. I really enjoy the Shonen Jump app on my iPad for reading One Piece so I’m definitely keen on a service like this with an expanding catalog!
Do you see a realistic path to a world where scanlations are unnecessary because any manga I would like to read has an official translation?
Do you see yourselves as adding light novels eventually? I read a couple series, like _Sword Art Online: Progressive_, and usually need to buy each new official translation. They aren't expensive, but I would much prefer a subscription model where I can just pay to read them (and potentially reread/review a previous one to catch up) as they're released or all at once.
No SAO though; literally the only thing I want that j-novel club doesn't offer is Yen-On's catalog; their technical execution is that good.
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Viz/Mangaplus only stream Shonen Jump titles. We are currently focused on the thousands of other titles that are out there that aren't getting that level of love. We are here to bridge that major gap so even more is available in English.
That's fair, and I think it's great to find all of these titles that are just unnoticed in the west. However for me I think your UI is still falling behind these other sites (which do admittedly look like clones of each other) - the images scaling down when you mouse over the menu is honestly quite annoying, the front page is extremely sterile and basic, and it just doesn't follow the standard for the industry (both…
We are planning to add multi-select for the Genre filtering. Our backend supports it but haven't implemented the frontend portion yet.
Free chapter availability are currently limited by the original publisher's rights and we are working on that!
We're also working to add more series and have more coming soon. Adding each series takes time and money unfortunately.
A little off-topic, but what is the best way to translate manga into other languages? I have been looking for a tool that makes this easy, but i haven’t found anything yet. I’m talking about making new translations myself, not tools that will scan the page and run it through google translate.
Are you a hybrid publisher translating these in-house, or are you a middleman service working with publishers who are handling the translation?
A little off-topic, but what is the best way to translate manga into other languages? I have been looking for a tool that makes this easy, but i haven’t found anything yet. I’m talking about making new translations myself, not tools that will scan the page and run it through google translate.
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Calm down - we're in the middle of a massive upward inflationary spiral across the Western world. I know I'd love to buy this, but I'm already double-guessing myself on whether it's worth $60 a year...
This is off topic but as someone who grew up in a household that made their living selling things in markets, where prices were openly negotiated, I just want to share a thought: While you're absolutely allowed to express that a product may not be worth a price, it seems tactless to make such a comment on a thread where the founders are announcing their product. I understand you're replying to someone who feels the p…
I honestly wouldn't have said anything, if it weren't for people trotting out the "charge more" mantra - which at the moment really is insensitive towards people struggling to keep the lights on.
To people living and breathing manga, I'm sure this is a steal; to me, for my circumstances, it's a nice-to-have that may or may not be be worth the expense. This has nothing to do with the quality of the product - a Ferrari is a sweet piece of machinery, but to me it's not worth the sacrifices I would have to make to afford it.