Miscellanea

Credits

This project would not be what it is without help from others. Below are all those who have contributed in one form or another, thank you all for helping!

Proofreaders

  • Jonathan Head - One of the few proofreaders who answered our call for help and helped proofread many Spotlight articles.
  • Steven LeCroy - Without Steven, the main History articles wouldn't be nearly as good. The project's main proofreader, and likely our most valuable proofreader.
  • p00kie - Although we never ended up using the parts you helped proofread (guess we all didn't keep a backup of it!), thanks for the effort!
  • Lorena Ruggero - Our first proofreader and someone who's been with us (as proofreader for another website) for several years.
  • Snewcee - Thanks for proofreading the few Background articles!
  • vio55555 - Not only was vio55555 one of the most important contributors to the content, he also helped proofreading part 2 and 3 of the history, thanks a lot!
  • Linda Yau - Another proofreader who answered our call for help, thanks for proofreading the Spotlight and Background articles.

Contributors

  • AK of Troy - It was a great surprise to get a response from AK of Troy, considering how long he's been out of the scene. Thanks a lot for the interview!
  • Amaru
  • BadAndy - We're still waiting for that interview!
  • barbapapa - Thanks a lot for the interview, as well as getting us in touch with ocean.
  • BigVinny - Thanks a lot for the interview!
  • Binky - Thanks a lot for the interview!
  • Bionic-Badger - Thanks for the helpful inputs on the early days of scanlation, as well as those tidbits on MangaProjects.
  • cccnnn - Thanks for the super-late-night interview!
  • Chara - Thanks a lot for the interview, feel free to send those follow-up questions over any time.
  • cnet128 - Thanks for responding to the interview request, and for the super long responses.
  • Cosmos - Thanks for getting us in touch with Snoopy.
  • darkshard - We were so lucky to be able to reach you after so many years have passed since Mangascans disbanded, great thanks for all the help!
  • Deathscythe - Hope you enjoy the interview and the article on MJ, despite the fact it was done many years ago.
  • dink - Probably the person most excited about this project, hope you enjoy it!
  • DiSpy - Thanks for the information on Streamload, stil waiting for that interview!
  • Edward - Thanks a lot for the interview!
  • elvisrules - Thanks a lot for the interview!
  • Firedog - Thanks for the interview!
  • Floating_Sakura - Thanks for getting us back in touch with iansmith and Zyph, still waiting for that Techniques article!
  • FuguTabetai - Thanks a lot for the interview!
  • Gari - Big thanks for the interview!
  • Greg - Thanks a lot for the interview!
  • GGpX - Thanks a lot for the interview as well as the inputs on the modern scanlation scene.
  • Griffisu - It was a surprise to hear from you, thanks a lot for all the help and the interview.
  • HisshouBuraiKen - Big thanks for the interview, and don't worry, you weren't late.
  • iansmith - Thanks for the inputs on MangaScreener, and we're still waiting on that interview! You can send it over any time.
  • immi - Big thanks for all the help, as well as getting us in touch with MiMi.
  • Infornography - Another great contributor, thanks a lot for all the help!
  • Janice - Thanks for all the help!
  • JoJo - 谢谢啦!
  • jojo_da_crow - We put out a bear trap for jojo, but have yet to catch her...
  • kAi - Thanks for the interview!
  • kal- - Thanks a lot for the interview!
  • Kalendel - Thanks a lot for the interview, as well as pointing out all those mistakes.
  • Kevin Shiel - Thanks a lot for the interview!
  • Kuwa-Jiji - Thanks a lot for the interview!
  • Lacaille - Thanks for the interview, we're still waiting for those follow-up questions!
  • Latin_D - Again, thanks for the interview.
  • lambchopsil - Big thanks for the interview as well as proofreading the MU interview.
  • LazyGamer - Again, thanks for the interview.
  • Lenners - Thanks a lot for the interview!
  • Luchs - Thanks a lot for the interview, as well as those information on Mangasync.
  • Manick - Manick was the one to help us get in touch with vio55555, and also one of the first person to accept our interview request.
  • Marcy - Thanks a lot for the interview, as well as those "icons"!
  • MegKF - Thanks for the interview as well as for all the help on the history sections.
  • MiMi - Thanks a lot for the interview!
  • njt - Thanks for all the help on the MH information.
  • Ookla The Mok - One of the best contributors to work with, always responded to our inquries right away with great details.
  • Oren - Thanks a lot for the interview!
  • pnyxtr - Thanks a lot for the interview, as well as that long IRC chat on the state of the scanlation scene.
  • p00kie - Thanks for the interview, as well as the proofreading that we ended up not using (due to it being accidentally deleted without a backup).
  • Protected - Thanks a lot for the interview!
  • relentlessflame - This is getting a bit repetitive, but thanks for the interview!
  • Robb - Big thanks for the extremely-enjoyable interview.
  • rp - Thanks for all the help and the interview.
  • Satoshi - Thanks for the interview!
  • SHADE - Thanks for providing the information on early translation projects.
  • SileNTReApR - Thanks a lot for the interview!
  • Snoopy - Despite being on vacation, Snoopy still managed to respond to our interview request with essay-responses. Also thanks a lot for the information on Studio Robb and RMT.
  • Space Coyote - Big thanks for the interview!
  • Spaceman-Spiff - Big thanks for the interview, all the input, and reaching Tsubasa for us.
  • Spamdini - Thanks for the interview, and getting us in touch with Space Coyote.
  • Stalyn - Thanks for giving us the information on Lurk's number of visitors.
  • Starakin- Big, big help, not only did Starakin responded to our interview request, he also provided valuable information on the early days of scanlation, as well as groups such as Dual Translations.
  • Suyura - Thanks for helping out with looking over the interview format.
  • takadanama - Thanks for the interview!
  • Tsubasa - We're lucky to have been able to reach you as well, thanks for all the help!
  • Vanderguard - Thanks for the interview :)
  • Vaz - Big thanks for the interview and all the information, as well as getting us in touch with Griffisu.
  • VicariousLurker - Thanks for the information on Lurk... we're still waiting for that interview!
  • vio55555 - Without vio55555, a lot of the interviews and information in this project would not have been possible. Not only did vio55555 contribute tons of information to the second and third part of the history, but he also helped get us in touch with many individuals in the community.
  • vvhime - Thanks a lot for the interview!
  • WarDrake - Thanks for the interview, as well as giving us information on the scanlation scene.
  • Woofcat - Thanks for providing information on the current scanlation scene, as well as helping us get in contact with Binky.
  • xX_bLuE - Thanks for giving input on the Korean manhwa scanlation scene.
  • Yukimura - Thanks for getting us in touch with kAi.
  • ZlleH - Big thanks for the interview, as well as the information on early history as well as Mangascans and MangaProject (among other things).
  • Zyph - One of the first person to hear about and give support this project. Helped out with a lot of the early history, including some of the information on Spamdini.

Special Thanks

  • Dylan & Harley Acres - Thanks for helping out with those Takahashi-related questions, and for helping locating that Ranma image!
  • Isaac Alexander - Thanks for all the help, as well as helping us reach the other industry-related people (even if indirectly).
  • Carl Horn - Although an interview was not possible, thanks for the input as someone from the industry!
  • Simon Jones - Great thanks to Simon for being one of the few publishers who answered our interview inquiry.
  • Stu Levy - Although we weren't able to directly interview Levy... it was still a great honor to have him notice and respond to our request (even if it's through his assistant).
  • Marco Pavia - Thanks a lot for taking the time to be interviewed by us!
  • Mayumi Takahashi - Thanks a lot for setting up the interview with Tokyopop.
  • John Thomas - Thanks for helping out with the email contact.
  • Jason Thompson - It was a great honor to have Jason Thompson accepting our interview request, also thanks a lot for helping us reaching out to others.