Manga Piracy: Why It Happens
169Well, since the Japanese government has recently just announced they were planning to ask ISP's to block access to sites that pirate manga I thought it would be worthwhile to look at why people pirate manga in the first place. Oh, and also how to properly deal with it.
Sources for stats used in this video:
https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-04-13/japanese-government-officially-asks-internet-providers-to-block-manga-piracy-sites/.130325
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2018/04/10/reference/internet-piracy-taking-major-bite-japans-famed-manga-culture/#.WtDZw4jwaUk
https://kotaku.com/manga-pirates-are-having-trouble-going-legit-1796553894
https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-03-18/japan-manga-market-grows-0.4-percent-in-2016-digital-sees-27.5-percent-increase/.113129
http://www.crunchyroll.com/forumtopic-734628/how-long-does-it-take-you-to-read-a-manga-book?pg=2
https://global.bookwalker.jp/series/75718/?&order=title
https://www.viz.com/shonenjump
http://www.crunchyroll.com/comics/manga
https://www.comixology.com
https://asia.nikkei.com/Politics/Japan-asks-providers-to-block-websites-to-tackle-manga-piracy