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Machimaho Manga Artist Souryu Asks English Readers to Buy Official Releases
posted on by Kim Morrissy
Machimaho: I Messed Up and Made the Wrong Person Into a Magical Girl! artist Souryu personally asked for English readers on Twitter to purchase the official English translation published by Seven Seas.
"I have a favor to everyone in the English-speaking world," they wrote. "My Manga 'MACHIMAHO' is officially translated version published. Please purchase an official book, not an unofficial one you translated without permission. You can purchase on Amazon."
I have a favor to everyone in the English-speaking world.
— 双龍プロ漫画家【マチマホ5巻発売中】 (@Souryu_STD) March 5, 2019
My Manga "MACHIMAHO" is officially translated version published.
Please purchase an official book, not an unofficial one you translated without permission.
You can purchase on Amazon.https://t.co/4VfBFea63K
Souryu interacted with readers on Twitter, urging against the use of scanslations as a whole.
All manga are entertainment, but for authors it is the result of work for life. If you feel appreciated by the contents of a manga, please do not put out anything but official ones. This is the desire of all creators.
— 双龍プロ漫画家【マチマホ5巻発売中】 (@Souryu_STD) March 7, 2019
even if you knew my manga by it, I can not tolerate the piracy itself. However, it is appreciate for you to purchase it officially.
— 双龍プロ漫画家【マチマホ5巻発売中】 (@Souryu_STD) March 6, 2019
Manga is not free and also textbook isn't too. unofficial things is illegal because they are our job.
— 双龍プロ漫画家【マチマホ5巻発売中】 (@Souryu_STD) March 6, 2019
Think about it. If your job sells something goods, things are being thrown away by free like stolen from you.
Do not think about only yourself.
The first English volume released in October, 2018. Seven Seas describes the series as follows:
High school delinquent Majiba Kayo is a sweet looking girl - until she opens her mouth. Accidentally turned into a magical girl, this class-skipping and chain-smoking ass-kicker isn't afraid to put her fist where her mouth is! Saving the world from evil is tough, but when you don't want to do it, it's even tougher. Kayo, along with her magical guide Myu and eternal 3rd year henchman Rei work together in fighting off the evil beasts known as atasunmos, while still looking cool as hell.
Souryu's Twitter thread follows last year's request by Gangsta.'s Kohske. Kohske wrote on Twitter in October, in English, that scans rob her of her income and steal ad revenue from her publisher. She added that if she cannot earn money from her manga, she'll have to quit. Gujira, an erotic manga artist (Gal toka Bitch toka Iroiro), also vented frustration against illegal downloads of their work and manga creator Gaku Kuze posted a special Uramichi Oniisan manga chapter last year about illegally distributing manga.
Source: Souryu's Twitter account
