Scanlation Speaks
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Scanlation Speaks: Do Scans Hurt the Industry? We find out with Translator Beverly Maynor
“As a fellow translator, I just want scanlators to really know your own worth.” Many scanlators and readers we have talked…
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Interviews
Scanlation Speaks: Exclusive Interview with Summer Salt’s Rotoscopic
Rotoscopic’s Summer Salt: A Licensing Venture with an Artist’s Blessing In our last interview, we talked with TheElusiveTaco, a scanlator…
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Scanlation Speaks: Exclusive Interview with TheElusiveTaco
Artists’ Permission to Translate: Is it So Elusive? Given the illicit nature of scanlation, most scanlators assume asking permission to…
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Scanlation Speaks: Exclusive Interview with Holo of MangaDex
The End of Batoto the “Good” and the Rise of MangaDex Grumpy, admin and founder of Batoto, rocked the scanlation…
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Scanlation Speaks: Manga Planet Talks with The Zärtlichkeit du Yuri (Tender Yuri Scans)
Not all Scanlations are the Same? Over our last few interviews with artists, scanlators, readers, we have discussed entitled readers,…
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Scanlation Speaks: Manga Planet Interviews VikingHedgehog
Can Publishers Ever Catch up? Although slowly, manga publishers are evolving to meet fans’ expectations. In 2012 and 2013, VIZ Media…
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Scanlation Speaks: Manga Planet Interviews Hatigarm
Beginning with GGANG-E’s declaration against illegal uploads, we have embarked on a project to open discussions about how scanlation impacts…
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Scanlation Speaks: Manga Planet Interviews Ryoko Nicole
Is Scanlation Good? Bad? Both? For many manga readers outside of Japan, scanlations are crucial to staying up-to-date with popular…
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Scanlators and Manga Readers: Manga Planet wants to hear from you!
Scanlators Manga Readers Survey: Calling All Scanlators and Manga Fans! (and artists!) In light of the recent GGANG-E interview, the…
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Manga Planet Exclusive Interview with A Man of Virtue‘s GGANG-E
Scanlation: A Crime of Love? Much to the dismay of Japanese and Korean publishers, scanlation has taken root among global…
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