The world of early manga translations was shaken this weekend when Japanese police confirmed the arrest of two people suspected to be leaking Shonen Jump online. Reputable Twitter manga commentator ...

The announcement of a joint coalition between American and Japanese publishers targeting illegal online manga “scanlations” has spurred a flurry of activity on two major aggregator sites. Since the ...

The rampant growth of illegal "scanlation": of web comics overseas is causing growing financial and psychological damage to Korean creators. Scanlation, a portmanteau of scan and translation, is a fan ...

Manga pirates have operated in the internet’s shadows for decades, hiding from furious publishers whose translation efforts, pirates say, are shoddy, too slow or nonexistent. Now, as more pirates ...

For decades, Asian comics, particularly Japanese manga, have been dogged by “scanlation,” where fans would scan and translate titles, then share them online for free on massive, professional-quality ...

On Friday, May 9, 2025, Team Reaper Scans announced its permanent shutdown following a cease and desist order from South Korean entertainment, mass media, and publishing company, Kakao Entertainment.