For those of you following the MangaHelpers events, they have released a FAQ explaining more details about the draft proposal. Head on over to give it a read, and learn more about the issue.
It appears that the leak caught them by surprise, and they weren't able to coherently deal with the issue in such a short short amount of time (with the release of the initial explanation post). I've read their FAQ and find their idea intriguing. Depending on how it is managed as well as the reaction of publishers, it could be a very unique opportunity for some in the community. I will reserve my judgment for a future date.
Also, the MU server was down for a few hours due to another bad power cable. As you can see, we are back up. This is not related to the downtime we will be having as we move our servers during the next few weeks, as discussed [sitelink=news.html?id=518]here[/sitelink].
Sorry, I have like 5 minutes to do all this poll stuff because I'm going to Disneyland for the first time in about 8 years.
[color=red]Edit:
Poll has been changed so that it applies to ANY of the Disney resorts in the world (which was what I originally meant in the first place, but I guess some people took it a little too literally. As a side note, I attended the one in California, as I go to school in UCLA[/color]
You can discuss this rushed poll idea on our forums:
http://www.mangaupdates.com/showtopic.php?tid=14200
If you wish to suggest poll ideas, go ahead and do so here:
http://www.mangaupdates.com/showtopic.php?tid=3903
Previous Poll Results
Question: Best Josei
Choices:
Nodame Cantabile - votes: 3200 (34.7%)
Midnight Secretary - votes: 2134 (23.1%)
Paradise Kiss - votes: 1326 (14.4%)
Kimi wa Pet - votes: 1321 (14.3%)
Usagi Drop - votes: 1245 (13.5%)
There were 9226 total votes.
The poll ended: September 26th 2009
Very close race between Paradise Kiss and Kimi wa Pet... And to comment on Nodame Cantabile, the series is ending in a month or two.
Later, I will be posting the results of our manga suggestions thread.
As you may have already heard, we have received a number of reports of some sort of business proposition between Viz and Mangahelpers. At this point, it appears that the information was leaked in draft form, and hasn't actually been proposed directly to Viz.
Before getting into the details, we ask that everyone please maintain an open mind. The MangaHelpers community has been around for a long time, and before jumping to conclusions, please make sure to get all the facts.
The news looks to have been first reported via a negative analysis by the scanlation group FoOlRulez. At this time, this seems to be the most in-depth information source regarding the business plan.
The following are quick links to the proposed email and business plan, and the official response from mangahelpers themselves.
A link to a topic in our forums discussing this.
Thanks to woxxy for reporting this information.
All,
Our host, Layered Tech, is moving data centers. Because of this, we will need to move all of our services, websites, and databases over to the new data facility.
This will happen in small bits over the next two weeks. We are sorry for any downtime or inconveniences this may cause.
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It has been confirmed that USUI Yoshito, the creator of Crayon Shin-chan is dead after falling 120 meters (in the mountains) and sustaining damage to the lungs and other areas, which probably occurred sometime in the afternoon of September 11th.
There are plans for two more chapters of Crayon Shin-chan, as USUI Yoshito submitted the art for two chapters before his death. The anime series still has an unknown status.
For more information, you can read more at AnimeNewsNetwork
Today is Eid in the United States, the Muslim holiday that celebrates the end
of Ramadan, which for those of you that don't know, is a holy month of fasting.
May you enjoy the start of Shawwal~
Last of the "Best" polls. Next week is onto our regular programming~
For the josei lovers, check out all our suggestions here:
http://www.mangaupdates.com/showtopic.php?tid=13990
The only interesting fact I can think of right now is that out of the top 5, I've only read Nodame Cantabile. In fact, I also fansubbed the Paris arc of the series. Bonus points if you know which fansub group I'm in =P
Here are the 5 runner-ups (in this order)
Honey and Clover
Gokusen
Ashita no Ousama
Omae ga Sekai wo Kowashitai nara
7 Seeds
Next week, I will be posting a little Excel chart of all the series that were suggested and their rankings.
Previous Poll Results:
Question: Best Seinen
Choices:
xxxHoLic - votes: 3763 (34.6%)
Berserk - votes: 3099 (28.5%)
Yotsubato! - votes: 1609 (14.8%)
Mushishi - votes: 1215 (11.2%)
Vagabond - votes: 1180 (10.9%)
There were 10866 total votes.
The poll ended: September 19th 2009
I have a feeling there will be some unhappy people with these results. Just realize that if you piss me off too much, I'll take some action and ban you.
ShoujoMagic, one of the oldest shoujo scanlation groups, is planning to
close its doors. They will first release several more chapters that are currently
partially completed, then they're gone for good. The projected closure is in
several months (so think of this as filing for bankruptcy).
Good luck to them all as they move onto bigger and better things
Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle by CLAMP will be ending with its
last chapter in the September 30th issue of Weekly Shonen Magazine,
which is published by [sitelink=publishers.html?id=100]Kodansha[/sitelink].
Source: AnimeNewsNetwork
For readers of the series, you could pretty much tell it was gonna end soon
anyways...
Speculation: xxxHolic going to end soon too perhaps?
[color=red]Update[/color]
They added another chapter, and it'll end October 7 instead
Source: AnimeNewsNetwork
This here's the 3rd poll of the "Best" series! (More a popularity contest than anything though). Got one more to go after this...
If you really like seinen, I ask you to consider reading some of the suggested titles in this thread:
http://www.mangaupdates.com/showtopic.php?tid=13890
One interesting title that was suggested a few times is actually only a oneshot. For a short read that's good (to a lot of people), try out Hotel.
In case you were wondering about the runner-ups, here they are (in order):
Until Death Do Us Part
Gantz
Monster
Bitter Virgin
Black Lagoon
[color=red]Josei[/color]
Next poll we're doing is for josei, so visit this thread here:
http://www.mangaupdates.com/showtopic.php?tid=13990
Previous Poll Results:
Question: Best Shoujo
Choices:
Skip Beat! - votes: 4023 (31.8%)
Ouran High School Host Club (Ouran Koukou Host Club) - votes: 3211 (25.4%)
Fruits Basket (Furuba) - votes: 2839 (22.4%)
Hana Kimi (Hanazakari no Kimitachi e) - votes: 1447 (11.4%)
Mars - votes: 1140 (9%)
There were 12660 total votes.
The poll ended: September 12th 2009
So yeah, Skip Beat! is the winner! (Personally, it's a series I love, so I don't mind it winning)
