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NEWS: New Manga Reborn Website Launches to Offer Digital Manga in English




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Stark700



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PostPosted: Wed Jun 12, 2013 9:20 pm Reply with quote
Well isn't this something. Hope the site functions properly...
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ZeetherKID77



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PostPosted: Wed Jun 12, 2013 9:26 pm Reply with quote
After JManga's closure I'm not sure if this site could make it unless their plans include PDF downloads of some form.
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littlegreenwolf



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PostPosted: Wed Jun 12, 2013 9:38 pm Reply with quote
Moyoco Annooooooooo~~~!!!!! I've been wanting to read all four of those titles for years now. I'm stoked, but wondering now if this means these titles can never be licensed over here now.
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publicenemy333



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PostPosted: Wed Jun 12, 2013 9:39 pm Reply with quote
Seeing Space Brothers online would be interesting
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partysmores



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PostPosted: Wed Jun 12, 2013 9:52 pm Reply with quote
Funny how they state they can't distribute hentai works and yet have titles with such lovely names as "Our XXX Secret" and "Deadline ASS-BEATING".
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Myaow



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PostPosted: Wed Jun 12, 2013 10:01 pm Reply with quote
Moyoco Anno? Count me in!! They even have some of the series I've most wanted to read (Jelly Beans!) Let me at 'em!
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Fyndra



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PostPosted: Wed Jun 12, 2013 10:20 pm Reply with quote
ZeetherKID77 wrote:
After JManga's closure I'm not sure if this site could make it unless their plans include PDF downloads of some form.


Agree... Rolling Eyes
I became quite the pessimist when it turned out !'ve poured my money down the drain by purchasing digital manga...
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ZeetherKID77



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PostPosted: Wed Jun 12, 2013 10:56 pm Reply with quote
Okay, I actually checked out the site and it's kind of promising in a way. It doesn't let you download anything but most of the scanlations are free and user provided, but this could lead to some discrepancies in translation if one user decides not to romanize things properly. Also, the Facebook page has quite the fanbase at 400,000+ likes. It could work out but I'm still worried it could tank.
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fencer_x



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PostPosted: Wed Jun 12, 2013 11:46 pm Reply with quote
partysmores wrote:
Funny how they state they can't distribute hentai works and yet have titles with such lovely names as "Our XXX Secret" and "Deadline ASS-BEATING".


Do you know what "Our XXX Secret" is about even? :/ Because it's not porn/hentai in the least. It's 「僕と彼女のXXX」, about a girl and a guy who switch bodies.

And what dialect of English do you speak where an 'ass beating' is sexual...?

MR definitely has some things that make you go 'buh?' with the discrepancy between their supposedly not offering porn and the actual titles available, but I don't think those two qualify...
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leokiko



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PostPosted: Thu Jun 13, 2013 12:09 am Reply with quote
People won't care for it as long as they don't include popular titles in it.
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TsukasaElkKite



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PostPosted: Thu Jun 13, 2013 12:15 am Reply with quote
Wonder how long this one will last.
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FlamingLight



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PostPosted: Thu Jun 13, 2013 5:06 pm Reply with quote
Keep in mind the article states it's still in the Beta phase. I feel like the way they're handle it is at least a great step in the right direction.
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partysmores



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PostPosted: Thu Jun 13, 2013 5:55 pm Reply with quote
fencer_x wrote:
partysmores wrote:
Funny how they state they can't distribute hentai works and yet have titles with such lovely names as "Our XXX Secret" and "Deadline ASS-BEATING".


Do you know what "Our XXX Secret" is about even? :/ Because it's not porn/hentai in the least. It's 「僕と彼女のXXX」, about a girl and a guy who switch bodies.

And what dialect of English do you speak where an 'ass beating' is sexual...?

MR definitely has some things that make you go 'buh?' with the discrepancy between their supposedly not offering porn and the actual titles available, but I don't think those two qualify...


Sorry, anything with "XXX" in it in the English language typically qualifies for porn, which is probably why xxxHOLIC never got onto Cartoon Network. And "Deadline ASS-BEATING"...well, there are some weird fetishes out there.
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BonnKansan



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PostPosted: Thu Jun 13, 2013 8:15 pm Reply with quote
fencer_x wrote:

Do you know what "Our XXX Secret" is about even? :/ Because it's not porn/hentai in the least. It's 「僕と彼女のXXX」, about a girl and a guy who switch bodies.


Hm, that series got its official English translation finished between Tokyopop & JManga under the name "Your and My Secret", though of course it's available through neither now. Curious if the JP publisher might be putting that translation up on MR...
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