Do What You Want Cause A Pirate Is Free...

I have been avoiding scanlations because they are very obviously copyright violations.  Which is odd, since it's hard to tell why I download fansubs with little moral trepidation yet scanlations are off limits.  I think I see manga as a more collectible format, so the excitement of buying that next volume is more appealing to buying the next DVD, and much more affordable, so "PIRACY BAD" became the excuse.  But I discovered a really thorough clearinghouse for scanlations while searching for a translation of the latest Hayate manga I bought in Japanese (don't ask why, it was cheap and I thought it would be cool to own).  This made me realize that, just like the difference between fansubs and Cartoon Network is immense, the difference between scanlations and Tokyopop is just as wide.  I literally spent three weeks reading History's Strongest Diciple Kenichi, which is up to chapter 333.  This quick and dirty access to content makes any moral argument that scanlations are piracy crumble to my inner otaku.

So what do I get for the price of my soul?  I can check out manga that has continued where the anime left off, like Kannagi:



Or bizzare new series like Kamen Teacher or Mysterious Girlfriend X:



I also learned more generas of manga, some I don't mind admitting (like Manhua) and some I'd rather not admit (like Seinen...oh, wait).  I don't think I'm up for reviewing scanlations just yet, as I tend to simply devour whatever is available rather than reading volume by volume.  But expect more squeels of glee as I'm able to say "I love that manga!" the next time one gets adapted as an anime.

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