[ SECRET POST #2022 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #2022 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.

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Notes:

Secrets Left to Post: 04 pages, 088 secrets from Secret Submission Post #289.
Secrets Not Posted: [ 0 - broken links ], [ 1 2 - not!secrets ], [ 0 - not!fandom ], [ 0 - too big ], [ 0 - repeat ].
Current Secret Submissions Post: here.
Suggestions, comments, and concerns should go here.

Comments

[lyndis]

Half the comments in this thread just make me dizzy.

I agree with you, OP, re: people who spend day and night reading scanlated manga and then say things like, "I can't believe they're not making XYZ anymore!" "I can't afford it!" "I'm so mad because _____!"

Manga is expensive. When I was working a great job, I bought a lot of it. I bought entire series'-- and I loved them.

I got into Rose of Versailles via English subs and a rec from a friend. I loved it so much I bought the music CD, I downloaded the subbed anime, and I bought not only the French version of the anime, but also the French manga. (Note: I am not from France or Canada, I do not speak French fluently.)

I was so desperate to see more of it, to read more, to get my grubby paws on it, that I bought it in a language I could barely read. (Believe me, I could read it pretty well by the time I finished.)

That said, I've read Ouran's manga...but haven't bought it yet. I'm INSANELY picky about my manga. I buy the (SOB!!!) one volume of Kaze Hikaru that comes out A YEAR, and I DO own all of my absolute favorites. I have a few series on my to-read list--Victorian Romance Emma (I own the anime) and Ouran of course.

I see nothing wrong with reading scans now and then. It's a great way to try out a series to see if you'll like it, and a great way to read manga that you'd never be able to read otherwise. (I've translated scenes from La Rose de Versailles for people. It is NOT officially in English...but it's official in EVERY OTHER LANGUAGE-- including Arabic!)

However, I can't stand the thought of stealing (or piracy, both are taking things you're not entitled to have no matter how you argue it), and so any manga that I start via scans I end up buying as soon as I can afford it.

I'm just so insanely picky about anime/manga since there's so much garbage out there, that I rarely read scans these days anyway.