OneManga shutting down

[Epsilon]

In most cases I'm familiar with, it's the same reason the scanslations continue to be made - because it will be months or years before the official release catches up to the material currently being released.

I manage to follow my favorite series from overseas without persuing scanlations. And why do you have the right to follow it immediatly? I didn't read Scott Pilgrim until about eight years after the first volume was released and yet (amazingly!) it was still worth reading when I did. Having to wait a few months won't kill you.

Not everyone has the time or wherewithal to learn a new language for
what is only a recreational activity. Setting that high a barrier of
entry to people looking into a series that's not available in their
language would pretty much ensure that things like the international
success of The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya wouldn't happen.

And if there never is an offical English release?

What if the original manga is out of print?

I've yet to see definitive evidence that fnasubs of MoHS masisvely increased sales. I tend to assume the reason that good series are successful is because (shock and awe!) they are good series. I have seen evidence where available fansubs decreased the marketability of an anime: the original Negima anime series flopped in the states because so many people had downloaded the fansubs and decided it was crap. Then there is the evidence of Taiwan and the massive illegal markets that grew up when no copyright laws were enforced and how much damage they've done.
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Epsilon