Wake Posted November 12, 2010 Report Share Posted November 12, 2010 "According to Anime!Anime!, Shueisha announced at Electronic Book and Comic Summit that 37 Japanese major publishers will launch a manga portal website for North America. The website "J Manga Portal Site (tentative name)" will be opened next March following a test launch of the beta version by the end of this year. Shueisha, Shogakukan, Kodansha, Kadokawa Shoten, and Akita Shoten will provide their manga electronically through the portal site.Participants (partial):Shueisha (Shonen Jump, Margaret), Shogakukan (Shonen Sunday, Chao), Kodansha (Shonen Magazine, Ribbon), Kadokawa Shoten (Shonen Ace), Akita Shoten (Shonen Champion), Ascii Media Works (Dengeki Daioh), Hakusensha (Hana to Yume, Young Animal), Shonen Gahosha (Young King Ours), Media Factory (Comic Alive), Enterbrain (Comic Beam), Futabasha (Manga Town), Fujimi Shobo (Dragon Magazine), Tokuma Shoten (Chara), Houbunsha (Manga Time Kirara), Ichijinsha (Comic REX), Akane Shinsha (Comic LO), Takeshobo (Kindai Mahjong)"I'm not too sure how this will work, but I'm all for it IF it's free! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idl12 Posted November 12, 2010 Report Share Posted November 12, 2010 Great news though I'm almost positively sure that like most legal things on the internet, it won't be available in my country. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
† The Joker Posted November 12, 2010 Report Share Posted November 12, 2010 wohoo! great news. Especially if its all free. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itzno Posted November 15, 2010 Report Share Posted November 15, 2010 Awesome Can't Wait To Read Manga! <3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorDazza Posted November 21, 2010 Report Share Posted November 21, 2010 It'll be great that we can pay top tier for crappy releases while not getting free versions.Doesn't matter to me in the slightest, I buy all my manga, I prefer to hold it and read it, rather than looking at it on a screen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
† RazorDan Posted November 22, 2010 Report Share Posted November 22, 2010 if its free then awesome!if its not then meh, just have to use a different site Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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