Why do people say Fakku is dying?

That doesn't make scanlations and Fakku's past suddenly legal.

Singers and actors also make millions but that doesn't automatically mean it's legal to download their songs and movies just because they're rich and won't feel losing money.

The outdated old business models only started changing thanks to piracy. Now DRM is the main enemy, and its sad that Fakku has embraced it for its subscription model.

Oh well.

So do tell, What are these "other legit avenues" that Fakku could have taken? Feel free to pour in your suggestion, fakku is all ears for every Realistic proposition.

Scanlations were removed because they were illegal. You can't run a legit selling business while still operating as a piracy site. Go Ask 2008 CrunchyRoll the experience of being legit while still uploading unlicensed fansubs.




So would you import their manga and magazines instead? They still need to be paid. Heck, despite the knee-jerk reaction, people still doesn't give proper credit to scanlations even when they have to pay the cost of getting the raws, hiring page cleaners, translators and editors for each chapter.

How much money have you donated to a scanlation group?

No one who has been suggesting this has been able to produce a realistic solution. They all assume that a business would be glad to engage in illegal activities just for some small, no-name company. (Fakku is still largely a no-name company in the entire scope of things)
I'm still shocked Wani was willing to allow these sort of things but I'm guessing it's either due to:
A. Jacob and co. are good at negotiating
B. Wani already had some inkling of wanting to tap into the western market
C. Wani business people are really proactive/open-minded.


That's the sad thing. For how much people say they felt betrayed, it's more likely than not that they have never once contributed to the scalation scene.
Unless you're the leader or maybe the translator, you will get almost no credit whatsoever. Sure your name is on the credits page but most people skip that, you have to find self-satisfaction in it. Or even worse, they remove the credits page which is a big "Fuck You" to the team.
The main people who contribute are those paying for these translation through commissions or the e-hentai bounty system, which is just a decent size group of people.

Something I find amusing is that pirated copies of FAKKU works have been floating around for a while now. Some people have read them without even realizing it. The subscription chapters don't have a credits page to begin with so readers of those would have no idea unless the poster went out of the way to give the heads up. Which they almost never do.

lol... what? Where are you getting this information? Because unless you're one of the top 10 artists in Japan, who constantly has work, it's very difficult to keep food on the table sometimes. Especially for lower tier artists who only just went pro. When we're talking about doujinshi artists, those that only sell at Comiket and are not pro yet, the income is even less and is more of a side income alongside their full time job.

Another situation you have to realize, is a large number of the well known artists aren't just fending for themselves. Many of them also have kids and spouses. This means they are not only having to support themselves, but them as well.

I can assure you based off my relationship with a large number of well known artists in Japan that it is no myth.

I would take this as a question asked to the general populace. A hundred dollars in total (more or less) for the scanlators of Arachnid and about 50 (more or less) for the previous scanlators of Watashi ni XX Shinasai(but they dropped it after awhile so... yeah....).

Which brings me to a point I want to raise. There are people like me who are fine with supporting/paying the artists for their works but it's just that sometimes, just because of your luck to be coincidentally born somewhere outside of Japan, we're unable to do that. "Akebono Zome" a work which I saw a preview for in pixiv was a work by Sakura Circle and I really wanted to support it but when I was about to order it I found out that they don't ship outside of Japan. So, what am I to do then but wait for a scanlator who somehow managed to get a copy of the work and post it (and true enough they did)?

I guess what I'm saying is that if FAKKU can make available these works, despite having to pay a fee, maybe some people especially me would be more welcome to the change. Now, I am sure in the future you will have other products etc. but certainly not the current ones some people like. And certainly it seems that you're not all inclusive in what you want to sell. Therefore, for some of us, we're not disappointed that some contents are not available to us for free, but rather we're disappointed that some contents are not available to us at all.

And even then, let's say we struck gold and a site offers the specific content we want. Not everyone has the privilege to use their credit cards so freely and this is more apparent if paypal is not an option.

With that said, FAKKU made a decision and it's a decision I respect. Indeed a company trying to be legal cannot have a hint of illegal factors inside it or it would be hypocritical. Just understand that there might be some who are disappointed not just because of the money involved. I suggest to have some sort of a poll to find out which deleted works were removed and have a certain number of them set aside. Then, I suggest reaching out to the artists of said works, gain their permission or their partnership just to have those available. I don't know, this is just from the top of my mind, it would be best to just disregard this as ramblings of a returning member so either way I wish you all the best!

Of course, it's not like you can BROWSE THE ENTIRE WEBSITE with your subscription.

I love how peoples like you distort reality in your words to make the deal look like shit.

Your taking the top 100 earners and using them as the average. The average artiest in Japan brings in around 28,000 USD a year. I couldn't afford to put a roof over my head for 28k a year much less take care of necessities.