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Apparently you don't even buy chapters, you rent them. https://twitter.com/bestgirlyazy/status/1552079303545737216?s=20&t=wOUf1f7YUmeAiZ61Yq9eBw
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You get eight free "chapters" a day but as you can see by that screenshot they split original release chapters up.
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Jul 28, 2022 23:05
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It is *staggeringly* bad.
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Jul 28, 2022 23:13
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It is bonkers that anyone could look at the direct competition being extremely cheap and giving you a ton of access and decided to be the exact opposite.
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Jul 28, 2022 23:19
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Someone got really into the whole NFT idea of renting out the mere observation of images. The combination of paying to merely temporarily rent the chapters plus the chapters being split up (this part is probably the most insane) makes it seem like someone deliberately doing a comical parody of an unethical e-business. Also the censorship making it look like there's nudity in situations where there isn't; I lol'd at some of those images, particularly the one with the lady in jeans with her crotch censored, like there's just a big hole in her jeans there.
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Jul 28, 2022 23:28
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LOL they’re on a timer too?!! I was reading a few comics on Bilibili until they required some crazy magic spell garbage to unlock chapters and I dropped that immediately
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Jul 28, 2022 23:29
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ImpAtom posted:Weird. I opened FMA to check and Ed's gory missing leg is front and center. Maybe it has something to do with the age check  Which makes me ask why bother having fan service series if this is what your going to put out?
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Jul 28, 2022 23:32
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You missed the most bizarre one, from the article linked earlier.
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Jul 29, 2022 00:02
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If the rumors about Square Enix wanting to be bought by Sony are true, they might be heavily censoring everything to appeal to Sony.
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Jul 29, 2022 00:43
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Alacron posted:Apparently you don't even buy chapters, you rent them. That in of itself does not phase me cause webtoons are like that too. That said, webtoon chapters are like 30 cents a chapter at most and in sites like Naver/Webtoon currently running webtoons become available for free anyways so there's no actual need to buy them.
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Jul 29, 2022 00:56
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Elfface posted:You missed the most bizarre one, from the article linked earlier. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3xkyUqC8-k
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Jul 29, 2022 00:57
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RareAcumen posted:Considering doing this. I know that the anime came out in the mid 2000s would you recommend the manga more or are the about equivalent? I enjoyed the anime, but I would probably recommend the manga. It does the soul eater thing, of following the story up to a certain point, and then the last arc of the anime is a mix of stuff that does happen in the manga and stuff that doesn't (the characters that survive and that are defeated are different between the two), as well as rearrange the order of some of the manga story arcs and adds in a couple of filler arcs. You would need to read the manga to get the full ending anyways. I do recommend afterwards watching some of the silly scenes the anime enhances though, like "Very Melon"
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Jul 29, 2022 01:01
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ZepiaEltnamOberon posted:That in of itself does not phase me cause webtoons are like that too. It's also just, literally cheaper to buy the physical manga. It's such a bad and scummy model, censorship issues aside.
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Jul 29, 2022 01:02
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Elfface posted:You missed the most bizarre one, from the article linked earlier. Has Roboco taught people nothing.
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Jul 29, 2022 01:02
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McTimmy posted:Has Roboco taught people nothing. Well it explains why a robot ai would censored it 
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Jul 29, 2022 01:06
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Julias posted:It's also just, literally cheaper to buy the physical manga. It's such a bad and scummy model, censorship issues aside. Yeah it sucks cause I really wanted a venue to read FMA in English legally without buying more books.
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Jul 29, 2022 01:25
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ZepiaEltnamOberon posted:Yeah it sucks cause I really wanted a venue to read FMA in English legally without buying more books. Yeah, this was my thought too. I would be willing to put up with a lot of poo poo to just be able to read FMA on my phone but the absurd microtransaction bullshit means no go. (The censorship is funny but I don't really read fanservice manga anyway so it's more amusing than a deal breaker, I can't think of anything in FMA they'd hit.)
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Jul 29, 2022 02:10
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Hate to break it to you but Alphonse is a naked set of living armor
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ImpAtom posted:Yeah, this was my thought too. I would be willing to put up with a lot of poo poo to just be able to read FMA on my phone but the absurd microtransaction bullshit means no go. I also do not live in the West so getting books in English is even more expensive. The SJ app is a godsend in that regard.
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Reiche posted:Hate to break it to you but Alphonse is a naked set of living armor Whaaaaat? No, he's clearly wearing a loincloth.
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Elfface posted:You missed the most bizarre one, from the article linked earlier.  My innocence!
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Jul 29, 2022 08:52
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Caught up on Earthchild and there's no way it makes it past four volumes. The story is definitely in the cancellation/conclusion spiral right now.
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Jul 29, 2022 17:32
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Cloks posted:Caught up on Earthchild and there's no way it makes it past four volumes. The story is definitely in the cancellation/conclusion spiral right now. 
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Jul 29, 2022 17:48
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That's not a great comparison because in Magic School Bus Arnold had character development and defining traits.
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Jul 29, 2022 18:13
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Black clovers back. deece chapter. yamis toilet breakdown was funny. Asta: "I am once again asking you to marry me" lucius continues to make agni-faces at people. A thing i quite enjoy. HOWEVER The possibly upcoming huge display of shock and awe from Luvius is not giving me good vibes and feels like the story is going to descend back into shonen fight purgatory. Hes going to kick their collective butts, some characters may die/get retired, he retreats to do The Big Evil Plan™️, and then we descend into a flash training arc then 2 more years of endless battles Rigged Death Trap fucked around with this message at 21:28 on Jul 29, 2022 |
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Jul 29, 2022 21:19
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Julias posted:I enjoyed the anime, but I would probably recommend the manga. It does the soul eater thing, of following the story up to a certain point, and then the last arc of the anime is a mix of stuff that does happen in the manga and stuff that doesn't (the characters that survive and that are defeated are different between the two), as well as rearrange the order of some of the manga story arcs and adds in a couple of filler arcs. You would need to read the manga to get the full ending anyways. I was rereading some of the manga recently, and it holds up very well. It's kind of funny how everyone of a certain age range seems to have had this burned into their memories
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Jul 29, 2022 21:47
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Cloks posted:Caught up on Earthchild and there's no way it makes it past four volumes. The story is definitely in the cancellation/conclusion spiral right now. That’s what we’ve been thinking this whole time. Also, are you ok?  that’s way too much earth child for anyone to handle.
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Ytlaya posted:It's kind of funny how everyone of a certain age range seems to have had this burned into their memories
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aliens area is way more interesting now than when it seemed like it'd just be a standard punchmans. I hope it stays some weird civil servant thing
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I get Jump could searlise a flaming bag of poo poo and get away with it but they don't need to prove that.IShallRiseAgain posted:If the rumors about Square Enix wanting to be bought by Sony are true, they might be heavily censoring everything to appeal to Sony. Please, I don't need that sort of depression as a FF XIV player. ConanThe3rd fucked around with this message at 19:38 on Jul 31, 2022 |
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Brought To You By posted:It's this scene and the bee scene from 'My Girl' that I will never forget. Arnold was a real one Probably didn't help that in the followup scene they basically say "Good thing we've got magic, or you'd just be dead."
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Jul 31, 2022 19:44
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Elfface posted:Probably didn't help that in the followup scene they basically say "Good thing we've got magic, or you'd just be dead." I wanted that duck phone from the ending sequences so badly.
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Jul 31, 2022 20:45
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ConanThe3rd posted:I get Jump could searlise a flaming bag of poo poo and get away with it but they don't need to prove that. Earthchild has gotten a remarkable number of lucky breaks. Between it and Shugomaru, you kind of have to wonder about how poor the new submission pool is if these are the titles getting through.
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Earthchild: So all these years have passed, and the husband never told anyone about god and what they do?  Witch Watch: The tall, older woman character's only 19? Get the gently caress outta here, Witch Watch. Blue Box: That "Good Buck!" sticker is so cute.  Blue Box is just so comfy to read, and I want things to go well for all these kids.Super Smartphone: I wasn't sure what to think of it at first, but Super Smartphone's really getting me invested in the story and characters. It's a bit messed up that the emotional weight of Moura's redemption lies on using the Superphone to peek into his classmates' private chat, but it works because the guy really is pretty harmless all things considered. Aliens Area: It's funny, but I've got a different vibe from it than you, Manatee Cannon.  It comes across to me more like two traffic cops hassling a person who parked at a wrong spot and hinting they'll bring ICE into this if they don't comply.Doron Dororon: I can't tell if this is supposed to be the end of the first major arc, or if the author had to readjust their plans because they think they might get cancelled soon. Everyone's getting their big moments already, but some of them have only been introduced recently so it's a bit hard to get into it? Sakamoto Days: Seems like we got two time limits at work now. I'm guessing Sakamoto will use up his remaining time to prevent Slur's plot to destroy the database, while Shin and Akira end up being the ones to actually find it. Akane-banashi: It truly was worth the wait to see Akane's take on the story. Pairing the theme of Jugemu with the flashback to her own dad naming her hit me right in the feels. 
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I’m pretty sure the editorial team told the Doron author “you’re being canceled once we have a bunch of new series ready to go, so go nuts until then” cause this feels like something that should happen near the end of a series.
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Akane-banashi: The manga just continues to impress immensely. They legit spent like 1/4 of the chapter just explaining the etymology of Jugemu's name and I was so fuckin' invested in it. Also, it's nice to see that the visual depiction of the story plays a part in the manga, where the audience 'sees' the characters instead of the performer, and that Hikaru's and Karashi's acts not really having that appeal to them was intentional on part of the author. The act itself is also pretty interesting in the way Akane performs it; we're constantly told it's mainly viewed as a comedy, but the readers also have the benefit from knowing the true ending of the original story, so the last bit, where the mother plays peekaboo with baby Jugemu, has two sides to it. From the aspect of a comedic performance, it's the hilarity of the mother spending so much time reciting her baby's name that by the time she's uncovered her eyes, the baby's already wandered off somewhere. You could probably see something like this happen in a comedy movie or TV show or whatever. But from the aspect of a parent who's trying to raise a baby that won't die (which the manga notes was a real concern in those times), it's a lot more terrifying, and an inkling of how the long name, which is meant to symbolize the parents' hopes for Jugemu's longevity, will ultimately bring about his tragic demise. I fuckin' love Akane-banashi, Jesus Christ. Mashle: In a more shounen-like manga this would be moving; in Mashle, it doesn't really impress. Roboco and Me: It's okay. Sakamoto Days: gently caress yeah school shenanigans I love them school shenanigans. Also hyped to see a new trio form. Shin just keeps winning (at making new friends, not in actual fights).
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Brought To You By posted:No, I mixed up pages. I'd mixed a page from Akame ga Kill with a torture dungeon and mild censorship on any severed limb and the torso of a corpse with this page which has obvious censorship on the genital area. It's been said elsewhere, but I can't get over how the censorship they seem to decide on in a lot of cases makes it appear more lewd.
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kdrudy posted:It's been said elsewhere, but I can't get over how the censorship they seem to decide on in a lot of cases makes it appear more lewd. It's some mormon bubble porn poo poo
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amigolupus posted:Aliens Area: It's funny, but I've got a different vibe from it than you, Manatee Cannon. nah I get that but the first few chapters were UNBELIEVABLY dull. playing the cop angle straight is way more interesting
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chiasaur11 posted:Earthchild has gotten a remarkable number of lucky breaks. Between it and Shugomaru, you kind of have to wonder about how poor the new submission pool is if these are the titles getting through. Really, if I was Mr Jump, I'd take the L, and have a thinner book if it ment getting rid of Earthchild. Running with an arbitrary number of serials that must be in every week is backwards. ConanThe3rd fucked around with this message at 05:33 on Aug 1, 2022 |
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