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Amuro1X
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I'm glad Spy x Family is doing numbers. I seriously believe it will be the next big hit if it gets an adaptation.
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Telu
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I don't know how this app is so popular in Hispanic countries, do you want to read some manga? Too bad, there are only 3 or 5 chapters available, then there is a chapter jump to 1XX, with a message that says "Currently the chapters between are not available in this app". For ever and ever.
Maybe they are just counting the app downloads. |
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Morry
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Maybe it's different in the US, but if you are keeping up with a series week-to-week, you essentially read the entire thing for free. It's only latecomers who can only read the first and last 6 chapters, which is the incentive to be following it in the first place. |
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ErikaD.D
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Why the U.S. is #1 despite that Shonen Jump app and website exist in the U.S.
But unpopular opinion -- I think MangaPlus is not great because it has only 3 first & last chapters (6 first & last chapters for non-popular mangas), and I don't like that. MangaPlus is not great for latecomers and those who read mangas for the first time. Latecomers are forced to read the missing chapters on illegal manga sites. Sad. |
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Kougeru
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Lmfao. of course he had to tack that BS on there despite there being dozens of studies that have shown piracy has ZERO effect on sales. Last edited by Kougeru on Tue Oct 13, 2020 3:16 pm; edited 2 times in total |
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Яeverse
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Shonen jump app doesnt get everything, theres some mangaplus exclusive series. I stil ldont know how mangaplus makes money, also they still haven't done like they said when they launched and gave us a way to buy the manga. Like everyones said, if you miss out you cant read but only the first 3 and last 3 chapters. I want to read hinomaru zumou but well...sad. |
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killjoy_the
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Good, this is a great service if you're caught up. Don't have to deal with bad quality leaks anymore.
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lossthief
ANN Reviewer
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1) Gonna need you to site those sources bud because that's a heck of an assertion. 2) He's talking specifically about digital-exclusive series, aka manga that launch first and immediately on the Manga Plus/Jump+ apps, and thus can't be pirated or leaked days before street date. And yeah, it makes perfect sense that series that CAN'T be pirated before they're out on a free legal platform would see bigger readership numbers out of the gate than series where readers can get spoilers days before the magazine is out. |
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Kraz
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They offer you a way to read legally and free the latest chapters of their manga, and you still find a way to complain... But your point remain, like you I'm wondering why there's not a paid subscription or a link to buy a digital version of the manga... I guess the publishing rights are a mess because they're sold separately in each country ? It's popular in Hispanic countries because it's only available in English and Spanish, for now at least. |
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Telu
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Man, your argument has one big flaw, and that is that you take for granted that everyone who downloads that app is already on par with the mangas it has. Bro, the only manga I've read is Claymore, and that was years ago, I'm not so obsessed with the world of manga, but since a free app was announced I wanted to support it by looking for some manga that would catch my attention but there are so few chapters that it's not worth it. |
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ATastySub
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I think we just found the real big flaw here and it's not the one you think it is. The main purpose of the app is for people that are following currently running series and want up to date access to them in in a form with official quality and consistency. Personally I prefer reading Jump titles through Viz, but Mangaplus makes plenty of sense. It's not really geared towards someone that read Claymore years ago and doesn't care about any currently running series. It sounds like something like Viz's version or Comixology is more what you're looking for. |
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Telu
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Well, looks like this app is not for me, sad. |
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Kraz
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I understand it's frustrating, but I don't think they really have much choice there, they're only providing the free version of shonen jump+, and still want you to buy the published manga. From my experience only (I didn't read manga for a while before I discovered mangaplus through an ann news), they usually have the 6 starting chapters available, and the 6 latest one, meaning you can catch-up from those started 2-3 months ago, and they launched quite a few new series, it's not bad at all to try to catch new readers. I believe the number of chapters has been negotiated, some series seems more restricted than others, I was curious and looked into "'Tis Time for "Torture", Princess", it seems the manga is not available in the US... and coincidentally the whole 71 chapters are available on manga plus. |
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Zalis116
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Tell that to Geneon, Bandai, and Central Park Media, who all shut down in the late 2000s/early 2010s after piracy became easier and more widespread (as it went from hard/slow IRC downloads to moderately-difficult and fast torrent downloads to easy/instant illegal streaming), and sales collapsed. Something tells me those studies looked at more mainstream entertainment, and didn't take into account the uniquely self-serving "stick it to the man, Japanese superfans will keep the industry alive and keep the free stuff coming my way" culture of the anime |
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Replica_Rabbit
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What non-popular mangas you talking about? The ones that just on Mangaplus have all the chapters on it. (like Hokkaido, Tis time for "tortue", Monster #8 and etc) As a old school latercomer, they'll be fine. The first time I watch DBZ was the Buu saga on the internation channel and it took years to catch up. |
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