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Kodomo no Jikan manga to attempt a 2nd localization through crowdfunding


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Posted for backers of the Vanilla Essence Kickstarter:

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I was not expecting to see this.

What's interesting is that Kickstarter did say THIS was out of their scope but a full blown hentai manga is not. 10/10 for consistency.

For those who don't know, this manga was localized before by Seven Seas but due to a bunch of controversy it was eventually discontinued before it could be fully released in English.

Wonder what's going to happen this time.

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24 minutes ago, Nosebleed said:

What's interesting is that Kickstarter did say THIS was out of their scope but a full blown hentai manga is not. 10/10 for consistency.

Not really. Hentai is just 2D regular porn. It is not surprising that anything that even has a hint that it might sexualise children is considered not worth the risk of such a high profile online service in the west. Just because the author, reviewer, readers and most of Japan don't think this is pedo porn, doesn't mean that the west won't see it as such.

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3 minutes ago, ittaku said:

Not really. Hentai is just 2D regular porn. It is not surprising that anything that even has a hint that it might sexualise children is considered not worth the risk of such a high profile online service in the west. Just because the author, reviewer, readers and most of Japan don't think this is pedo porn, doesn't mean that the west won't see it as such.

I get why they did it, but that doesn't change the inconsistency of their rules. I guess ultimately it's their platform and if they don't like something then it doesn't go on it regardless.

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pretty curious to see how this goes. KnJ might be one of the first manga series i ever finished and not because it was ecchi or anything but because i genuinely liked the characters and their arcs. i think it was a well written manga. still, it is a manga about a very precocious girl, who isnt afraid to drop her panties down to her ankles to get the attention of her adult teacher.

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2 minutes ago, mitchhamilton said:

KnJ might be one of the first manga series i ever finished and not because it was ecchi or anything but because i genuinely liked the characters and their arcs.

Hooooooo  :makina: 

Totally read it for the "characters and their boobs arcs" huh? :makina: 

 

Hmm, well, good luck to them I guess. Hope it goes well. 

Kickstarter never makes any sense when it comes to these things. Their rules are kind of stupid .. :amane: 

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Oh, nice. As much as I enjoyed Kodomo no Jikan, I never expected it to get another shot at localization, considering the subject matter. But it does have some really great themes and storylines underneath all the questionable material, so I would be pretty likely to support anyone attempting to give it a second chance. And this is coming from someone who is generally not into lolicon stuff at all.

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  • 2 months later...

Damn, they even attempted to address all the criticism this manga got back when it was shut down. I applaud them for that.

However...

>Omnibus format

Nooooooooooooooooooooooooo..... :(

Well, I'll probably buy them all because I love this manga, but i really wish they didn't go for the omnibus format. It makes the book super thick and more annoying to flip through. I much more enjoy the 200 page volumes I can easily carry around.

I can't back the campaign because Kickstarter rejects my cards, but all the perks seem reasonable. The one thing I fear is Kickstarter removing the dakimakuras like what happened with Grisaia. We'll see though (they did manage to kickstart Vanilla Essence after all)

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2 hours ago, mitchhamilton said:

whatever happened with this? THATS RIGHT! I DIDNT FORGET!

What do you mean by that?

It got funded, even becoming the most funded manga project on KS yet. There's been no outcries from mainstream media that I know of, and the backers(including myself) will get their physical rewards around October next year. Does that answer your question?

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Just now, john 'mr. customer' smith said:

What do you mean by that?

It got funded, even becoming the most funded manga project on KS yet. There's been no outcries from mainstream media that I know of, and the backers(including myself) will get their physical rewards around October next year. Does that answer your question?

why yes. yes it does. thank you john 'mr. customer' smith. im really glad to hear that.

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