TBH I don't have skin in this game, I'm just a manga fan who has experience with reading translations (and no, I don't think fan translations are always better. I also dislike the fan translations of WSJ manga that has weekly official releases).
My point is that a "fine" translation is not worth $80. That's a big chunk of money for a lot of people, and it's fine, actually, to not want to spend $80 on a mediocre translation.
And stop going on about libraries. Not everyone's library is going to have this book, or be in a network that does. And there are people in countries where there is no official translation!
Something being official means it will get more criticism. This isn't a bad thing, though I think you think it is. It gets nitpicked because it costs money. This is how things that cost money work, they're held to a higher standard than things that don't cost money.
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TBH I don't have skin in this game, I'm just a manga fan who has experience with reading translations (and no, I don't think fan translations are always better. I also dislike the fan translations of WSJ manga that has weekly official releases).
My point is that a "fine" translation is not worth $80. That's a big chunk of money for a lot of people, and it's fine, actually, to not want to spend $80 on a mediocre translation.
And stop going on about libraries. Not everyone's library is going to have this book, or be in a network that does. And there are people in countries where there is no official translation!
Something being official means it will get more criticism. This isn't a bad thing, though I think you think it is. It gets nitpicked because it costs money. This is how things that cost money work, they're held to a higher standard than things that don't cost money.