The manga constitutes an important part of the publishing industry of Japan, where it represents more than 25% of all the printed materials in the country. North America is one of the largest foreign markets of the manga, with an estimated value of US $ 400 million at the beginning of 2017. In many European and Asian countries there are also markets of considerable proportions. The Pokémon series, launched in 1996, is perhaps one of the most profitable manga exports, with profits that surpass 150 billion US dollars.
The manga continues to enjoy a great global appeal, but the industry is suffering in an extreme way the scourge of piracy.
The Internet offered followers a wonderful solution. Many learned Japanese, bought the original manga, and then scanned it, translated it, edited it, and published it on the Internet for free download. Unfortunately, what started as a practice driven by enthusiastic fanatics has become a serious plague in the industry. The so-called "escalation" or scanlation - the act of scanning, translating and publishing manga on the Internet - is, in fact, hitting the very heart of manga and threatening its very existence.
The transparency and solidity of the blockchain would become the key tool for the producers of Manga. A wonderful aspect of this project is that it directly involves the reader with the producer.
Copyright rights should be strictly safeguarded with a strict KYC process and demonstration of the authorship of the works.
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