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Re: Launch HN: Azuki (YC W22) – All-you-can-read manga subscription

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Post by SatvikBeri » Fri, Mar 25, 2022, 6:55 PM UTC

Oh, I've been hoping for something like this for ages! I signed up.

One thing that sticks out about the UI is the default one page at a time loading. This feels a bit weird for a paid service, compare it to Mangaplus, which is also official (although free.) I'm glad you have the option to switch, though.

Your reader works with the browser's built in zoom. This is great for accessibility, especially because so many readers don't. Thank you!

If I add a series to my list, will I get email notifications when it updates? That's what I want the most.

A 30 day free trial feels excessive, but I'll happily accept it.

Overall, looks great! Hope to see more series soon.

Re: Launch HN: Azuki (YC W22) – All-you-can-read manga subscription

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Post by xdfgh1112 » Fri, Mar 25, 2022, 6:55 PM UTC

ineedtosleep wrote: post #5

Nice. Wish you luck in this space, especially with the _other methods_ of reading manga around. Will definitely take a look. Question about the releases: are there any plans on having Japanese language versions of manga available as well?

If you want Japanese there are tons of sites like cmoa.jp or Amazon Kindle Unlimited, with a huge selection. They often geofence their site, though.

Re: Launch HN: Azuki (YC W22) – All-you-can-read manga subscription

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Post by yzzyx » Fri, Mar 25, 2022, 6:59 PM UTC

stnmtn wrote: post #10

I actually was just running into this problem this week, but on Kindle/eReaders. The solution I found was getting a out-of-state library card to a big city library ($50 a year) and borrowing books. The library also has all the manga that I wanted to read available to borrow with 3-4 copies of each volume, which ensures that I'll always be able to check out one of the ebook copies and put it onto my kindle I highly re…

If you don't mind me asking, what city library do you use or recommend? This sounds interesting but I'm just unsure how to go about applying for one

Re: Launch HN: Azuki (YC W22) – All-you-can-read manga subscription

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Post by bambax » Fri, Mar 25, 2022, 7:05 PM UTC

This sounds like a fantastic idea. I'm not a fan of mangas myself but my kids are!

Any chance anything will be available in French (and/or other languages) at some point?

Re: Launch HN: Azuki (YC W22) – All-you-can-read manga subscription

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Post by LinAGKar » Fri, Mar 25, 2022, 7:07 PM UTC

What does W22 mean? It's not the current week. I see similar things on all the "hiring" posts here, W or S followed by a two digit number.

Re: Launch HN: Azuki (YC W22) – All-you-can-read manga subscription

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Post by Satam » Fri, Mar 25, 2022, 7:13 PM UTC

LinAGKar wrote: post #45

What does W22 mean? It's not the current week. I see similar things on all the "hiring" posts here, W or S followed by a two digit number.

W being the winter batch of YC startup accelerator, S being the summer one. Thus W22 is the winter batch of 2022.

Re: Launch HN: Azuki (YC W22) – All-you-can-read manga subscription

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Post by BasouKazuma » Fri, Mar 25, 2022, 7:15 PM UTC

Jcowell wrote: post #37

Unsure if you’re doing this already or have plans to, but I highly recommend creating a group account on Mangadex and put the upload links in for each Manga you have license to. This way you can leverage the large audience of Mangadex and the apps that use it’s API , and advertise directly to your possible target audience for free. As a legal means of reading manga in the US Mangadex is your friend, not your enemy.

Greats minds think alike! We are putting our free chapter links on MangaDex and will be putting more there as we get more free chapters.

Re: Launch HN: Azuki (YC W22) – All-you-can-read manga subscription

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Post by BasouKazuma » Fri, Mar 25, 2022, 7:19 PM UTC

foven wrote: post #39

Why should anyone use this over one of the competitors, like Viz or Mangaplus? This is rapidly becoming a saturated market.

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.

Re: Launch HN: Azuki (YC W22) – All-you-can-read manga subscription

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Post by BasouKazuma » Fri, Mar 25, 2022, 7:21 PM UTC

SatvikBeri wrote: post #41

Oh, I've been hoping for something like this for ages! I signed up. One thing that sticks out about the UI is the default one page at a time loading. This feels a bit weird for a paid service, compare it to Mangaplus, which is also official (although free.) I'm glad you have the option to switch, though. Your reader works with the browser's built in zoom. This is great for accessibility, especially because so many re…

Yep, if you add a series to your list you will get email notifications for updates! And, if you're on Android, you will get push notifications (which is also coming to iOS and Web).

Noted on the default reader mode. Would you prefer it default to Vertical scrolling mode?

Re: Launch HN: Azuki (YC W22) – All-you-can-read manga subscription

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Post by spike021 » Fri, Mar 25, 2022, 7:30 PM UTC

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.