OM Shutdown Update

posted by zabi - 2010 Jul 31 (last edited 2010 Aug 12)

The day has finally come! It has been a great run and we thank you all for your kind words and support. We couldn't answer all the email we got (because we got a ton!), but know that all of your messages were read and heartfelt. Some were especially touching, and we can be proud of the fact that OM made a difference in some people's lives. Better than 'peanut butter and jelly' indeed!!

Because a lot of you have questions, here are some answers to frequently asked questions we have been receiving:

Why is OM shutting down its manga viewer?
- The publishers recently have strengthened their stance against scanlations, especially online viewers such as OM. Therefore to abide by their requests we have shut down the online viewer.

Is OM shutting down completely?
- No. We are just removing the online reading component of the site.

When is the manga coming down?
- The plan was to remove all the manga on July 31st. But seeing how Aug 1st is a Sunday, we decided to leave the manga up for an extra day for people to finish their weekend reading. The removal time has now been set to Aug 1st, 11:59PM PST.

Why not partner with publishers and change OM to a paid subscription model?
- It certainly makes sense, and we did consider it. But we don't have the resources nor the contacts to reach out to the publishers directly. At least not the people who make these kinds of decisions, most of whom are in Japan. If you are a publisher reading this and are interested in working with OM, feel free to contact us!

Why remove the unlicensed manga too?
- We debated this for a while. It is not clear at this point whether or not publishers have a problem with unlicensed manga scanlations. We have decided to remove the content until we have a better sense of what their stance on this is.

Are you going to leave the manga list and series information up?
- Yes. Now that we don't have to worry about the online reading part, we may even beef up our list which has always been somewhat lacking.

Any future plans for OM?
- We had some features planned for OM even before we decided to shutdown the online reader. Some of them were being rolled out on the beta site. We will finish rolling out these features as some of them are pretty close to done. We are also open to any ideas you might have, so do write to us with your suggestions!

What will happen to the beta?
- We'll try and maintain it for those that want to keep using it. It will require some changes though, so in the interim it may be buggy.

How can you help OM?
- Contact the publishers and tell them you love us! :). Send us feedback and suggestions on what you would like to see on the site. Join our Facebook group (400k+ and counting!). Other than that, your words of support is all that we need. We have made peace with the fact that the site is ending, and are just glad we had a chance to provide a service that brought smiles to many people's faces.

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Thank You!

posted by hyko - 2010 Aug 02

Well since it's the end of our manga viewers days I'd like to take a little time just to thank everyone.

Ever since we started we've been getting great support from all you guys and you stuck with us though thick and thin, ups and downs, the good and bad. You all have been amazing and gave us the endless motivation to keep on going.
Just reading all the comments you guys have written in the last few days has certainly made the all effort we put into the site well worth it. I'm just glad to have been of such great service to you all thoughout these few short years. It's not going to be easy to follow up what we have done to this point but hopefully we can continue to do what we can for the manga community.

Also I must thank all the awesome scanlator's out there who've allowed us to host and share their work with people all over the world. Thanks to all your hard work and dedication I'm sure countless people have been introduced to many new series and favorites they might not have had the chance to come across (myself included; I now eagerly await new Urasawa Naoki works, new weekly Bakuman and still hope Nana returns hehe). Of course OneManga wouldn't be around if it weren't for all you guys. So I wish you all the best of luck going forward and many thanks again!

And lastly, please do keep supporting the publishers and mangakas when you get the chance. I know it's tough to get manga in some regions but the publishers seem to want to make some new strides so hopefully manga will be more available globally in the future. I'll certainly keep on buying manga when I can, so let's all do our part and support the manga we all love!
Which also bring me to the point, that some people want donate money to us but as we've always been saying, if you have some money to spare please save it and see if you can buy manga with it instead =D

Anyhow, even though things will be different we'll still be around. So this is a new beginning and I hope you will all continue to stay with us as we try out new things.

Thanks again and take care all!!

Daily Update - July 31, 2010

posted by hyko - 2010 Jul 31

New Chapters:
Beelzebub 71 - by Keishou
Claymore 105 - by MiB
Fairy Tail 194 - by IEatManga
Hareluya II Boy 160 - by ardneh
Karakuri Odette 21 - by BloodySakuraGuild
Mahou Sensei Negima! 297 - by reddevilshn
Ocha Nigosu 26 - by RedHawk
Psyren 129 - by QandA
SWOT 5 - by RedHawks
Toriko 104 - by HiWaMataNoboru
Witch Hunter 50 - by Dredshi
Yankee-kun to Megane-chan 99 - 100 - by Mahou-X
Yureka 167 - by YurekaScans

Daily Update - July 30, 2010

posted by hyko - 2010 Jul 30

New Chapters:
Asu no Yoichi 32 - by FrankyHouse
Beach Stars 45 - by imangascans
Bleach 414 - by SleepyFans
Cage of Eden 39 - by RedHawk
Hell Teacher Nube 20 - by EasyGoing
Id 113 - by A-Team
Karate Shoukoushi Kohinata Minoru 65 - by Deadbeat
Kimi no Iru Machi 99 - by RedHawk
Mel Kano 19 - by SCX
Narue no Sekai 26 - 27 - by Overload
Naruto 504 - by SleepyFans
Noramimi 62 - by Hox
One Piece 594 - by SleepyFans
Shikabane Hime 16 - by Dynasty
The Legend of Maian 28 - by Dredshi
Umineko no Naku Koro ni Episode 3 5 - by WTDND
Umineko no Naku Koro ni Episode 4 10 - by WTDND
Yureka 166 - by YurekaScans

One Piece 594, Naruto 504 and Bleach 414

posted by hyko - 2010 Jul 30 (last edited 2010 Jul 30)

Well here we go... One Piece 594, Naruto 504 and Bleach 414

Thanks SleepyFans!

Daily Update - July 29, 2010

posted by hyko - 2010 Jul 29

New Chapters:
Air Gear 286 - by SSA
ARAGO 29 - by TrinityBAKumA
Chaos Head 9 - by Ascension and IllacrimoImber
Hayate the Combat Butler 282 - by reddevilshn
Hell Teacher Nube 19 - by EasyGoing
Historys Strongest Disciple Kenichi 392 - by Keishou
Holyland 86 - by Illuminati
Id 112 - by A-Team
Katekyo Hitman Reborn! 300 - by IEatManga
Metallica Metalluca 9 - by otakami
Mirai Nikki 54 - by Hox
Noramimi 61 - by Hox
Smash! 65 - by BlackWing
Zettai Karen Children 225 - by JS

Oops... 1 More WSJ

posted by hyko - 2010 Jul 29

Haha I messed up. Last week I said we'll be hosting our last WSJ issue
But we're not closing the viewer till end of the month which means we can still squeeze in 1 more =D
So we'll definitely try and get updates for that when we can!

And for all the support you guys have shown us, we're going to keep updating right till the end to show our thanks.