No More Manga Scanlation Sites

Reading my friend’s Facebook status made me really shock: “OneManga will be shut down”. Why? Seems the manga publishers felt the presence of manga scanlation sites affect their sales. I am really sad hearing this news and it will not only be OneManga but other big manga scanlation sites such as MangaFox.

There are several reasons why I choose to read manga online though I still prefer hardcopy version:

• The always increasing price over time. The previously affordable mangas are becoming not-so-affordable. Well, it cannot be avoided but at least the presence of manga scanlation sites can save my cash. I can also save my cash by only reading titles I really like. I can try out to read some chapters online before deciding to buy it.
• No space available in my room. I have been collecting mangas since I was in 7th grade. I have thousands of books. Not only me, but also my siblings. The space is really limited while the number of mangas I want to buy is increasing. The manga scanlation sites help me to buy only some titles that I really love, so I can fulfill my thirst of reading while also keeping my room spacey.
• Lots of titles available and usually faster update. Sometimes several titles are not available yet in my native language and some of them were updated faster.
• The easiness to keep track of chapters. I actually want to buy the complete version of several titles, but it is hard to find a complete version in the bookstore if I did not follow the series from the beginning. Then it discouraged me to buy the hardcopy version, and instead I read it online.

For me myself, I will always buy titles I really like so the manga publishers should not worry about it. I only use manga scanlation sites to read what I call “mediocre series” and to let my curiosity answered so I can sleep well.

Please let the manga scanlation sites alive! :’(