My issue with Digital Manga

Shadowcat
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My issue with Digital Manga May 10, 2014 11:44:20 GMT

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Post by Shadowcat on May 10, 2014 11:44:20 GMT

Well.. I just paid a nice £6something for a copy of Aoi Hana.. Sweet Blue Flowers

It should be pretty well known that I'm a fan of this series so have all intentions to buy the manga... Well as it turns out... Lets just get started

Here is the screenshot of the Fan Translation: (Be aware I downloaded the fan translation AFTER buying the manga)

Its pretty well translated and is pleasing to read on my Samsung S4

Now here is the product I purchased:

Again on my Samsung S4

Image side by side:

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Soo.. I don't want to state my opinion, so lets hear yours..

In no way is this thread in support of downloading manga... please please PLEASE buy your manga.. I only downloaded AFTER purchasing a product I was not happy with

Last Edit: May 10, 2014 11:49:03 GMT by Shadowcat

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Kirei
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My issue with Digital Manga May 18, 2014 7:03:42 GMT via the ProBoards App

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Post by Kirei on May 18, 2014 7:03:42 GMT

I don't see what the problem is. From what I can see, the fan translation, which I think is the one on the left where the sound effect hasn't changed (they both appear at the bottom of the post in the app so I'm guessing) has westernised the translation while the official one (with the BAM sound effect) has tried to keep the source material.

Have I got them the right way round? Scanlators very rarely alter sound effects on panels as they can be quite hard to get right.

Either way, both pages have the same info, it's just presented with slightly different wording. Some things get lost in translation or can be translated multiple ways.

As long as the change doesn't affect the story, I see no issue.

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Shadowcat
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My issue with Digital Manga May 18, 2014 7:41:30 GMT

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Post by Shadowcat on May 18, 2014 7:41:30 GMT

May 18, 2014 7:03:42 GMT Kirei said:

Have I got them the right way round? Scanlators very rarely alter sound effects on panels as they can be quite hard to get right.

Yep, the fan translation altered the sound effects, What as you mentioned is a rather rare occurrence.

I think my main issue is the pretty low resulution page images used for the official translation, its ok when reading a single page like that, but 200? I think that might drive me crazy...

Thats before taking into account of the streched image making everyone look tall and narrow lol

Another more official problem with digital manga is a new chapter of Non Non Biyori was meant to be out on the 24th April.. Its not the 18th... Same with Love Live

Last Edit: May 18, 2014 7:42:42 GMT by Shadowcat

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Kirei
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My issue with Digital Manga May 18, 2014 7:49:34 GMT via the ProBoards App

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Post by Kirei on May 18, 2014 7:49:34 GMT

Ah, yes. I thought that the stretching may be device specific as some ereaders cater for the device size even when the book isn't meant to be that resolution.

I think the release thing is an issue no matter what format you're using. I preordered Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service 12 3 years ago and it only came out this year. It just kept getting put back, and there wasn't a digital version.

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