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NEWS: NTT Solmare Corp Launches MangaPlaza Digital Service in Spring 2022




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Blanchimont



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PostPosted: Sat Dec 25, 2021 12:31 pm Reply with quote
From the linked site;
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U.S. manga fans

If it's region-blocked, it will do zilch nada zip about piracy.

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I wonder if there's any connection to the previous article about alleged plans on using MTL for manga as that concerns Kodansha properties as well;
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ANN has received documents which indicate the existence of a machine translation project at Amimaru. One of the clients was identified by an internal codename referring to Kodansha Comics.
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Erufailon4



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PostPosted: Sat Dec 25, 2021 1:23 pm Reply with quote
At this point it's easier to list the (general*) digital manga subscription services that don't have Kodansha titles on them. (Or, maybe not, because if there's any, no-one has ever heard of them.)

(* general, as in, non-genre-specific and non-publisher-owned)
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DJGoodNews



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PostPosted: Sun Dec 26, 2021 1:07 am Reply with quote
Piracy been reeeeeal quiet since Azuki and Mangamo started their services. Kodansha is about to put another nail in that coffin.

To differentiate themselves I hear MangaPlaza is gonna fill in all the missing chapters with back issues of Readers Digest and hope nobody notices. Also, as part of their super exclusive mega deal, while every other service is seven years behind on Chihayafuru chapters, MangaPlaza will only be SIX years behind.
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