As much as I enjoy watching the anime adaptation of my favorite series, I still think that the original source wins, hands down. But for many people, anime is the only source for them to judge whether the anime is worth watching or not.
If this is you, here’s why you still need to go straight to the original source to consider the anime and the actual role of anime in the publishing industry.
As much as it pains me to admit it, bootleg manga does exist. But the thing about the bootleg manga is that it’s nothing like what you tend to believe when it comes to anything bootleg. Here’s why I deem the Death Note manga that I came across years ago was the bootleg version.
![[Manga Introduction] Magus of The Library](https://www.sekinamayu.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Magus-of-The-Library-Blog-Banner-1080x675.jpg)
The story of a boy who loves books but can’t even enter the library in his hometown due to him being poor and he looks different than any other kids in his age. But things take a different turn for him when he meets the kafna who visited the town at that time, unbeknownst to him what lies ahead of him ever since that day.
![[Manga Introduction] Haikyu!! Manga](https://www.sekinamayu.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Haikyu-Manga-Blog-Banner-1080x675.jpg)
The story of a boy who joins a high school volleyball team, only to realize that the person who crushed him during the tournament in the middle school is joining the same team as him. And that’s certainly not a happy reunion, not when Hinata can no longer have a payback for what Kageyama did to him in the last tournament.
While it’s not hard to know the legit manga publishers for the English release, it can be a bit tricky to identify the manga publishers in other countries. Here’s the one thing that you need to look for when it comes to identifying the legitimacy of the publisher itself.
I'm an author who writes thriller and suspense light novels. But when I'm not writing a book, I love to blog about books that I enjoy reading. Some of these books also become the inspiration for my novel as well.
Most of the books that I talk about on my blog tend to be manga and light novels, with nonfiction books in between. If you're looking for interesting books to read, then you will certainly enjoy reading my blog. 