As you may or may not know, Sho4 is ending in two issues, so that puts us in an awkward spot. I've taken the liberty of drawing up a transitional "contract."If you vote to not continue paying for monthly Pokemon Special...
I won't continue to import any more magazine issues containing Pokemon Special after Sho4 ends. I'll import the last two issues of Sho4 regardless of the balance. However, I'd appreciate it if you guys clear the balance instead of leaving me $54 poorer.
If you vote to continue paying for Pokemon Special...
You'll need to finish paying for the Sho4 issues; I need about $54 for the current debt and the cost of the last two issues.
Then this is where it gets tricky. The other magazines that Pokemon Special is serialized in are the monthly CoroCoro Ichiban and the irregular (usually bimonthly) Pokemon Fan. I have two choices:
- Try to set up subscriptions through Kinokuniya: I don't know if they import these magazines, but if they do, it's probably going to be $140/year for CoroCoro Ichiban (no idea what the cost for PF is). I prefer to get at least half the money in advance from you guys, though.
- Import through Amazon + transfer service: From my estimates, both magazines probably takes $30/issue to import and $40 together. What I would do is import two issues of CCI and one issue of PF together to lower the shipping costs. Doing things that way would probably cost $50-60 every two months, which is better than the current set up with Sho4.
Pokemon Special BW ch 14 2400p (IF)
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Pokemon Special BW ch 14 1200p (MU)
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Well, shit, that's really some bad news, and I only earn enough money lately to cover my personal needs, as in, merchandise and saving up to move out someday. (I mean, I might donate $5-10 once in a while but if no-one else does...) Though I'd really want you to continue scanlating Pokemon....D:
ReplyDeleteAnyway, for now I thank you very much for the quick chapter scanlation~ Yay, White, go, go! Though this means separation of Black and White for a longer time, huh, didn't realize that until this chapter.
Import through Amazon + transfer service sounds best to me
ReplyDeleteSo. . . where do we donate and when do you need this $54 in by?
ReplyDeleteYou should donate using the Paypal donate button on the sidebar. Make sure that you specify that you're donating for Pokémon Special BW, or he won't know that you are.
ReplyDeleteWhat if Pokemon Special gets moved to Monthly CoroCoro (I'm sure that they won't just limit it to one monthly magazine, I'm sure the spot will be somehow filled). Would you be buying CoroCoro, then?
ReplyDeleteImporting with the Amazon transfer service sounds best to me, too. I'd hate to see this series dropped thanks to the magazine shuffling it's been going through.
ReplyDeleteI'll donate the $54 and am willing to cover the later copies from either choice.
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Nice to meet you.I'm a number of Pokemon's translation group(时代汉化组).I just want to say,thank you,thank you to give us such wonderful way to get our favourite manga.And,can you allow us to translate more your manga into Chinese? As a translator and a manga lover,I wanna these manga can be remembered by more people.
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