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pedrowear
Joined: 03 May 2006
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 Posted: Fri Nov 30, 2007 11:36 am |
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| any chance in hell there will be English translations available??? |
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kokuryu
Joined: 07 Apr 2007
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| Posted: Fri Nov 30, 2007 1:24 pm |
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Whew man, that was a pain to sign up there... They wanted everything in both kanji and kata - not easy to do...
Anyway, I don't see any English translations there yet on anything, they only accept Japan addresses for signing up, and it looks like they send out an address verification letter to the physical address used in order to do mail order. I will have to see if I can buy a few of the downloads beforehand.
*Edit* don't look at this site from work unless you can lock the door... |
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tasogarenootome
Joined: 24 Feb 2007
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| Posted: Fri Nov 30, 2007 2:43 pm |
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Wow I have to say maybe my perceptions of doujinshi were a little naive, at least if what Toranoana's offering is a safe reflection.
I've only seen what's in doujinshi boxes at conventions (usually hentai or yaoi) but I've heard a bit about Comiket, and the impression I was getting was that the spectrum of genres of doujinshi went beyond those categories and into things like adventure or horror, like fanfiction in the west.
But I didn't see one "all-age" offering on Toranoana's site and that was really disappointing.
Could someone who's more experienced with the Japanese doujinshi scene offer some insight? |
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AstroNerdBoy
Joined: 03 Feb 2004
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Location: Denver, CO
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| Posted: Fri Nov 30, 2007 9:24 pm |
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Doujinshi are done by Japanese fans for Japanese fans. They are unofficial publications that operate in the gray area of Japanese copyright law. As such, unless the Japanese circle/mangaka/whatever makes an English version of their doujinshi, there's not going to be an English version. Also, you can't officially license what isn't officially created either, so no chance of getting an English translation that way.
Time to learn Japanese, eh?  |
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galexia
Joined: 30 Nov 2007
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| Posted: Fri Nov 30, 2007 10:11 pm |
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| There is a large chunck of doujinshi that is hentai in nature. I tend to gravitate towards "gag" doujinshi based around Sailor Moon. Sometimes a circle like Hello World will do gag, serious, and hentai/ecchi doujinshi. In general it seems like there are more doujinshi which rest of the edge of general audiences and "ecchi." This is however, based upon what I've seen at cons, Comiket (online), and Yahoo JP. I know that sometimes creators distribute limited runs of artbooks or sketchbooks as doujinshi. I guess it all just depends on going to a site that is likely to cater to your needs. |
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Shousetsuka
Joined: 27 Jan 2003
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Location: Nagoya, Japan
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| Posted: Sat Dec 01, 2007 2:55 pm |
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| Crap on a stick, really? I used to shop at Toranoana all the time, and it's my favorite of all the anime stores. I wonder though, will all the doujinshi been hentai, or will there be gag, serious, and yaoi there as well? I don't have official numbers, but isn't it about even when it comes to the hentai/yaoi divide? I thought it was when I was at Comiket anyway... |
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Help_me_Im_a_n00b
Joined: 21 Sep 2005
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| Posted: Mon Dec 03, 2007 3:54 am |
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| One Glance and I already see DLsite #2 |
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KyuuA4
Joined: 28 Sep 2006
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Location: America, where anime and manga can be made
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| Posted: Mon Dec 03, 2007 4:01 am |
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| from Site wrote: | | あなたは18歳以上ですか？ |
Oh boy.  With the "Yes"/"No" question -- obvious what's in there.  |
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Mohawk52
Joined: 16 Oct 2003
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Location: Celebrating Lindsey Hawker murder suspect arrest, in Basingstoke, UK.
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| Posted: Mon Dec 03, 2007 6:26 am |
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| galexia wrote: | | There is a large chunck of doujinshi that is hentai in nature. |
Talk about your understatements. That's like saying a large chunk of the Pacific Ocean is salty water. |
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