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Question About something important (naruto related)

PostPosted: Fri Apr 30, 2004 1:59 pm
by Knives
Is it wrong to read naruto scanslations if you buy the manga after youve read it????

PostPosted: Fri Apr 30, 2004 3:51 pm
by Inferno
No it's not bad. (at least i don't think so)

PostPosted: Fri Apr 30, 2004 3:59 pm
by Locke
unless its a volume u dont own :thumb:

PostPosted: Fri Apr 30, 2004 4:04 pm
by Mangafanatic
"The road to Hell is paved with good intentions." It's easy to say you'd buy it later, but it's alot harder to cough up that cash when you've already read the story. My advice-- don't give the devil a foot hold. Just buy the licensed manga. I know it's really tempting (I'm DYING to find out what happen in Fruits Basket, so I pretty much have to tie myself down when I see advertisements for a complete Fruits Basket scanlation CD), but we owe it to the companies who provide us with manga to support them with our patronage.

PostPosted: Fri Apr 30, 2004 4:09 pm
by Elric_kun
id say its not wrong....IMO^^ but then again, i have over 20 different anime series and 47 manga series downloaded on my computer.....XD

PostPosted: Fri Apr 30, 2004 6:49 pm
by Mave
Depends on your personal conviction.

In my case, I stubbornly buy selected manga even though it's more expensive here and even if I have already read the scanlations.

My only limiting factor is being bogged down by "luggage" when I move around. I move almost every year and really, it's a pain, dragging books around. In such a case, having the files electronically saved in your computer is way more convenient.

But still, I'll buy goods from artists who I think really deserve my money. e.g Jars of Clay, Maaya Sakamoto, Naruto, Blade of Immortal bla bla....

PostPosted: Fri Apr 30, 2004 7:07 pm
by Knives
Hmmn i think ill pray about this thanks guys

PostPosted: Sat May 01, 2004 10:05 am
by uc pseudonym
This is a grey area, but allow me to say one thing: if you keep the manga/anime you downloaded, it is most definitely stealing (assuming you don't own it). You can read manga at a friend's house or watch television for free, but these merely grant you knowledge (similar to a scanellation). To print or keep what you have is more like shoplifting.

PostPosted: Sun May 02, 2004 6:08 pm
by Heart of Sword
I wouldn't...just my own conviction though.

Also...it's just SO MUCH FUN to wait for the bookstore to put the manga you want on the shelf! *waits patiently like a good girl* </sarcasm>

Just a conviction of my own...I have problems with Kazaa too though.