Friday, January 24, 2020
R.I.P. FKMTkrazy Blog, 5/24/11 - 1/22/20
As I'm sure you have already noticed, the vast majority of the posts on this blog have been taken down and reverted to draft status. This is because Takeshobo, the publisher of most of Fukumoto's mahjong manga, issued a DMCA takedown through "Comeso GmbH". We at FKMTkrazy are devastated by this action, and we will be looking into other ways to continue our passion of translating Fukumoto's amazing series, whether through uploading them directly to Mangadex or by utilizing a different platform to announce our releases. But in any event, we cannot use Blogger any longer, meaning the end of our heartfelt blog posts about the series. I personally am worried that it may also jeopardize our ability to scanlate in general, as after the recent suing of Cloudflare by Takeshobo, it seems that they are cracking down on uploads of their series all together. After the takedowns have concluded, I might consider removing the links to the chapters and reposting the posts just for the contents of the blog itself. But it seems it is too dangerous now to continue doing this as we have been for any longer. I am open to suggestions for what we should do now.
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Wow thats horrible. Whatever ends up happening thanks for the hard work all this time.
ReplyDeletereally sorry to hear about this, its terrible. i hope mangadex continues to be safe from DMCAs as well so you guys can upload there. maybe you can try using twitter more? or tumblr maybe?
ReplyDeleteI think moving to a private discord server would be the best.
ReplyDeleteThat's the way.
Deletethat sounds like a decent solution
DeleteNot sure how I feel about this. I joined their Discord server and left because people weren't considerate enough to use spoiler tags. I guess I could re-join and mute everything except the "announcements" channel.
DeleteI'm very sad to hear that. This blog has always been a part of my Mondays/Fridays, it's painful seeing you forced to abandon it.
ReplyDeleteAs the other anon said, I believe a private discord would be the best alternative and I believe many other scanlators have them too.
Whatever ends up being the alternative, I hope everything goes well for you guys.
I loved this blog and always looked forward for the updates and your comments on the chapters, thanks for all of your hard work and i hope everything goes well for all of you
ReplyDeleteThat sucks big time. The nerve they have... They don't even make money off stuff outside of Japan. But thank you for all the years of enjoyment!
ReplyDeleteThese publishers are seriously annoying ! They took down Mangarock, threatened some manga reddits, and a lot more. They actually want to take down all scanlations teams in the whole internet. What's more, Fukumoto's works hadn't been translated and published in english. So, it's not as if we could buy the physical releases ! Fuck Takeshobo for ruining the hard work of FKMTKrazy !
ReplyDeleteThank you everyone for your kind comments. I'm honored that you all were reading my weekly rants on the chapters, but part of me feels like not having to do them will take a load off as well. So it is what it is, I still love translating.
ReplyDeleteplease continue translating you did a wonderful job
DeleteDump new chapters anonymously on 4chan instead of doing something stupid like uploading them to Mangadex after you've gotten a DMCA. Someone will upload them to Mangadex for you. If the translator is anonymous, there's nobody to issue another DMCA to.
ReplyDeleteReading your thoughts every Monday and then Friday has been a part of my weekly routine for the longest time! I'm so sad to see it go. Perhaps if it's something you wanted to do, you could continue to post your thoughts on a chapter/"particular translation" here or elsewhere as the scanlations continue to serendipitously appear on Mangadex? In any case, thank you for all your hard work over the years. Comments like these cannot express the gratitude we have for you freely offering us your time and expertise over the years! Hopefully some way and somehow, this is also to many more. Cheers!
ReplyDeleteDamn, what a terrible news. Wherever you guys go i'll be there!
ReplyDeleteSo sorry to hear this... I remember the dark times before you guys started and I've been following you since the beginning. You've made all these years so much better for me through some of the toughest times of my life.
ReplyDeleteI hope you continue translating as I love Fukumoto's work and you guys for making them accessible to me. Thank you for all your hard work so far.
I actually agree. It's not like I could read Fukumoto's works legally even if I wanted to!
ReplyDeleteDenpa just started to publish the series and I'm really, really worried they just drop it because of the low sales. I ordered it the first day it came out, but thanks to the USPD or whoever is responsible, I've never gotten the parcel. Now I'm waiting for the replacement.
Anyway, I hope you guys continue to translate. And thank you for your hard work!
Thank you for all your hard work! I'm going to really miss religiously checking this site every friday for a new chapter and to see your funny comments!
ReplyDeleteEither Dex or like anon suggested above the Discord server would probably be the best bets. Perhaps funnel the uploads through someone willing to take the risks involved, if possible.
ReplyDeleteIt all ultimately boils down to whatever works best for you guys, though.
This feels like a chapter of my life is ending
ReplyDeleteI am sure there is absolutely no reason to take down the entire blog. The only excuse they can make is the distribution of copyrighted content. As others have suggested here, you can upload anonymously on 4chan /a/ board and make a review of the chapter on this blog to signal a new release. As long as you do not upload here, reviewing is exercising your right to free speech anywhere in the world and the content of your words is strictly yours.
ReplyDeleteDo not worry, and I hope we keep hearing from you in this blog.
Wow that's horrible my friend I really love this blog. you guys did a great job thank you so much. however; I think moving to a private discord server would be the best.
ReplyDeleteQuestion: What's the best way for me to keep in touch so I know where to look for your future work once this place is gone?
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DeleteThanks a lot for giving everyone an extremely breathtaking chance to read from this blog.
ReplyDeleteIt is always so lovely and jam-packed with a great time for me personally and my office peers to visit the blog
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