To say that the relationship between fans of the manga and anime industry with piracy is complicated is an understatement. In the modern era of digital networking, it would be very difficult to find an industry fan who has never read a manga chapter or seen an episode of an anime posted illegally online.
It probably has something to do with the fact that the hobby is predominantly youth-oriented and that the hobby of many teenagers or young adults far exceeds their financial means. To further complicate the situation, unlike theft by physical means, anime and manga piracy does no immediate direct harm to the rightful owner, and the bookkeeping becomes even darker when piracy enthusiasts boast of their stocks are and become free therefore supposedly increasing demand in the future.
So recently the mangaka Gino808, Creator of the manga Yukionna to Kani wo Kuu ((Devour a snow woman and a crab) and Doteibanashi ((Virgo story), posted an update on Twitter with his thoughts on the matter. «I want the manga piracy to go away. Even if they keep posting, I wish people hadn’t supported it“wrote.
海賊 版 、 無 く し て い き た い で で。
海賊 版 が 次 か ら 次 へ 湧 い て 出 て き て も 読 読 者 方 々 が.
お 金 を 払 っ ま で 読 み た く な な な 、 と 思 わ れ な ら 不足– – [email protected]蟹 蟹 7 巻 🦀 (@ 0808gino) January 4, 2021
A common argument about pirated manga consumers is that it’s something the reader wouldn’t buy anyway, so there’s no harm. But Gino0808 also commented on it. «If you don’t think you want to read my manga enough to pay for it, it is a sign that both I as a writer and my work are not good enough and that’s your opinion. However, if you think it’s good enough to be pirated read, I don’t want you to read it.“wrote.
«We don’t draw manga as volunteers. It is a product with a monetary value. I often hear people say that manga piracy helps spread it, but that is tatemae“Explained Gino0808, referring to the custom of saying one thing while actually thinking about another.
な ん だ 作品, 作品 を 人類 共通 財産 だ か ら 思 っ て い か か 人間 が ポ が 地面 を 這 這 い つ く ば っ て 辛酸 を を 舐 め て 、 人生 の 時間 丸 何 年 と.
– – [email protected]蟹 蟹 7 巻 🦀 (@ 0808gino) January 4, 2021
It is not just the individual writer whose livelihood can be compromised by piracy, as Gino808 points out elsewhere in his posts. «Do pirates believe that manga is made by a talented person who simply has an idea in mind and then puts it on paper with no effort? The manga is the result of the creators who spent the years of their lives taking the risk of going into the red to pay their assistants“wrote.
The mention of manga wizards is particularly suggestive. The logic behind the justification that “Piracy increases the number of manga fans“Is that the pirated manga makes it easier for a new person to get interested in the job, and once the fan base takes root, they will support the industry by buying the legitimate quantities and goods. To be fair, it is not to deny that things happen like this sometimes. However, it should also be borne in mind that the writers are demanding immediate compensation and not expecting future compensation for which there is not even an assurance that there will be. What is your opinion ?
Source: Otakomu
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