BasouKazuma

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by BasouKazuma 5y ago
That’s definitely something we’ve considered, since a lot of manga fans also read light novels. But novels are much more expensive to translate than manga (way more words!), so that’s something we’d have to figure out.
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by BasouKazuma 5y ago
We actually launched Azuki a while before this project started!
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by BasouKazuma 5y ago
Yep, if you add a series to your list you will get email notifications for updates! And, if you're on Android, you will get push notifications (which is also coming to iOS and Web). Noted on the default reader mode. Would you prefer it
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by BasouKazuma 5y ago
Viz/Mangaplus only stream Shonen Jump titles. We are currently focused on the thousands of other titles that are out there that aren't getting that level of love. We are here to bridge that major gap so even more is available in E
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by BasouKazuma 5y ago
Greats minds think alike! We are putting our free chapter links on MangaDex and will be putting more there as we get more free chapters.
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by BasouKazuma 5y ago
What teraflop said! But beyond that we are also releasing translated chapters before they hit pirate sites since we release them in high quality at the same time as they release in Japan.
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by BasouKazuma 5y ago
Aw thanks! We believe in building products that will last and be scalable so we wanted to do as much as we can to keep things sustainable. That's why we sought out founders with dedicated Android and iOS experience.
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by BasouKazuma 5y ago
When you know, you know ;)
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by BasouKazuma 5y ago
If you already read Japanese and are just looking for a tool to help with the workflow, one tool that’s really promising is Serifu, a translation markup language being developed by translator Paul Starr: https://github.com/p
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by BasouKazuma 5y ago
Yeah, sorry about that! We’d definitely love to get it on Azuki but the process isn't too straight-forward and can take some time between negotiating with publishers and creators.
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by BasouKazuma 5y ago
We are using native Kotlin/Java for Android and Swift for iOS as we have a dedicated engineer for each platform!
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by BasouKazuma 5y ago
For now we are focused on English language so we can give the translations the care and attention it needs and only expanding to more languages when we can do the same for them.
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by BasouKazuma 5y ago
Not at the moment, but we’re definitely interested in expanding to other languages in the future. Japanese publishers usually don’t license out domestic distribution rights within Japan, so it’s a little harder to get permission to distribu
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by BasouKazuma 5y ago
We do have some series like Chi's Sweet Home which is very child friendly but also fun for all ages. But our service is more suitable for teens and adults at the moment so you would need to guide your kids on Azuki so they don't r
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Launch HN: Azuki (YC W22) – All-you-can-read manga subscription
198 points by BasouKazuma 5y ago|147 comments