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Otakumole Owns Typical Shoujo

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Update 4/5/2016 After some time to think about Otakumole and the impact it’s having on shoujo and shoujo scanlation, I’ve decided that we will not let Otakumole dictate what projects we take on at Crimson Flower. This is my and my group’s hobby. We are doing this for ourselves because we love shoujo manga, we love the scanlation process, and we love having discussions about the manga we scanlate. Our schedule is packed so we can’t bring back “Hana ni, Kamitsuku” right now. However, we will resume the project eventually unless another group resumes the series in scanlation. Like dealing … Continue reading Otakumole Owns Typical Shoujo

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We are dropping “Hana ni, Kamitsuku”

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I should have checked this before starting the series, but “Hana ni, Kamitsuku” is already completely translated on Otakumole. I’m going to assume that most shoujo scan readers already read the series there, hence the lack of readership here. Given the situation, I don’t see a point in continuing the series, especially considering how time consuming the redraws are. Instead we will refocus our resources on series not already on Otakumole. Going forward, I will check whether a series is already on Otakumole before making it a project. This most likely means that we will not be taking on series … Continue reading We are dropping “Hana ni, Kamitsuku”