@jpwong WuxiaWorld isn't the one with a monopoly, they're actually more into KR novels these days (especially since taking on Kakao Entertainment as a majority stakeholder [if not sole owner] similar to how Kadokawa purchased a controlling share in JNC). Webnovel.com is run by Qidian, and they're the one with the majority of the good CN series (there are a few others out there, like whoever Seven Seas is acquiring the Danmei off).

I'd also love to see LNs with more illustrations (best of both worlds?)

the 'advantage' of a manga - you get to see what is described, i.e. a costume/dress/(or lack thereof) or armor/battle scene/fighting pose the 'advantage' of a LN - you get more plot- more nuanced character development, more detailed descriptions, more dialog the 'advantage' of an anime - you get to see/hear characters 'brought to life' or awesome action scenes - or monsters or whatever

I know I've mentioned it somewhere else in the fora - but I'd love to see/buy LNs with many more illustrations, or even a hybrid volume (every 5th chapter or interludes as manga ?) -- this is why I LOVE/BUY the JNC versions of LNs from JNC - extra art, bonus stories, author or translator notes etc. why give Bezos more money when the JNC edition is better (for less$$) but I digress
I'd love to see more volumes like the Bookworm fan books - the problem - how does it get licensed? how do royalties get paid? ---publishing a LN w/ artwork imported from the manga or an omnibus/collectors edition of a LN is (by definition) a derivative work - and would require an extra/additional license to be compliant with copyrights etc. (and the license holders of the LN and the manga might not be the same entities)

because this wouldn't be easy - I believe the buying public would understand/pay the premium $$,

@LegitPancake I could’ve sworn it was the latter. Huh.

So, I just heard that they changed their policy and remove the censorship bars. I checked the first chapter of I time traveled and confessed to my crush teacher and indeed Hiiragi chan's cleavage was visible in all its splendor. I want to believe that SquareEnix received a lot of negative feedback and decided to listen to us.

Real shame. They blame it on Canadian laws, but Seven Seas prints their manga in Canada and then sells in Canada and has dozens of manga with nude underage girls. I'm not sure why being based in Canada all of a sudden puts so many more restrictions.

Yeah, it's probably similar as to why there aren't a lot of anime that mimic Yoshitaka Amano's intricate, detailed style: you're on a tight schedule and you need to produce, so you're going to go with a style you can do quickly.

@kilocron said in Manga that the MC is not a simp or clumsy(serious type):

@pcj I wouldn't call her a simp or anything, but she mentions several times that she really enjoys all the sex, at least with decent partners.

Yeah, enjoying sex is different from pursuing romance though, especially in the industry she's working in.

Just want to note that MangaPlaza is up in pre-registration (service starts March 1), they're currently offering 72 titles and it appears it will be a monthly subscription service to the full catalogue of whatever they'll be offering once the service goes live

https://cpn.mangaplaza.com/

@zz2000
Those two as the central characters?
This could be silly.

Submit will go away this fall, and books already on the platform will need to be re-uploaded to KDP.

And if JNC's re-uploaded releases are a guide, no updated versions for customers who already purchased them. Fun fun fun.