Dear Door Japanese release + Important Information (a mini-rant)
Pluto recently announced that a Japanese version of Dear Door will come out in the third/fourth quarter of 2020 (roughly around October). The launch was most likely pushed back due to covid-19. We’ll update you guys more when we learn new information.
As for the English release, it is still shrouded in mystery. Pluto is currently looking for an English publisher. Regardless of their choice, please show them support by buying the chapters on the official platform.
And please, for the love of all that is holy, *do not* link illegal websites (every and single one hosting Dear Door that *is not* Bomtoon) on Pluto’s Twitter account. You’re literally rubbing salt in Pluto’s wounds by doing that.
Inform other readers that everything they read on Mangago, Myreadingmanga, Mangarock, Mangafox, etc. (you name it) is ILLEGAL. I know many cannot afford to buy as many chapters as they’d like to read, so they rely on aggregators to read the releases. However, please understand that comic authors work ungodly hours, with tight deadlines, and earn pretty much peanuts.
To them, illegal reading is literally stealing bread from their mouths. I know many people will roll their eyes reading this and think “Who is this privileged person, what do they know,” etc.. That’s totally fine. However, I’m a working student myself. I know how hard I had to work to feed myself and how hard it is to give money away. Suddenly when you see a $2 bagel it makes you question whether it’s worth buying or not when you earn $3/h. (20 HRK if you’re wondering)
These authors work hard. It’s a type of dedication you don’t see often. They easily burn out like candles from all the pressure. Eventually, many authors realize that it’s just not worth it to continue drawing when the pay is low, the working conditions horrible, and on top of that the aggregators steal their profits and their readership. Those who continue drawing probably view their whole job as a passion project.
The reality is that most authors will not get rich from their comics.
So, let us be fair to them.
Let us allow them to have something more than ramen noodles for meals. One chapter is roughly 60 cents. 60 cents. Most people can afford to spend 60 cents.
I apologize if my words have personally attacked anyone, but after revisiting Mangago’s page for DD and seeing a gazillion comments along the lines of “oh woe is me i can’t afford it” or “another raw website shut down? you’re stealing from the poor!!!!!,” I want you to remember this: just by reading on Mangago, you’re stealing that cheap-ass-street-stall steamed fish bun from Pluto’s hands.
They worked hard, but they could easily lose the motivation from all the illegal consumption of their comic. They have assistants to pay who help them finish the chapters on time. They have Bomtoon to pay for uploading the comic to the site. Ultimately, there are bills.
Please, think about your priorities. Please, think how to support comic authors in general. Don’t mindlessly gobble up all the comics you see on aggregator sites thinking they appeared there out of thin air. Someone drew them. Someone’s income depends on people paying for that content.
Please be more conscious of your words and actions. (Remember, aggregator sites like Mangago are all illegal.)
If you have the means to support the author, please do. It’s the only way for them to continue working on a job that both you and them love.
If you want to show your support, here is a list of guides on how to purchase coins and verify your age on Bomtoon:
1. https://randomfujoshis-scans.tumblr.com/tutorials
2. Guide with photos: https://imgur.com/a/xix0Fe8
3. Verifying your age: https://j3mj2m.tumblr.com/post/189680130333/guide-to-verifying-age-on-bomtoon-with-pictures
Sincerely,
Korkyra