TL DR New comics can be confirmed as soon as they get their license from the original publishers. Tankoubon (see paragraph 3 above on the length of the process fromĬomic magazine to tankoubon). (2) Mangascan (illegal sources) is the usual source of comic magazines, not (1) Illegal means without a permit process, obviously PS: Never compare with mangascan that circulated ILLEGAL on the The publisher also mentions about "ILLEGAL" scanlations: Some of them are able to answer the OP's question.įYI: an Indonesian edition for a manga is around Rp 20.000 - Rp 50.000 ($1.5 - $4.5), while in Western edition it costs as far as I know around $10, but the Western quality is better than Indonesian edition.
So they made a FAQ page for answers to all of those similar questions. Why didn't Manga B that "was" popular back in Japan get licensed yet? It's been 10 years since Japan had published this manga. Why did Manga C take forever to have a next volume ? It's been years since the last volume (e.g D-Grayman, Katekyo Hitman) When will Manga B available in bookstores? Apparently, the admin always got the same question from users, similar to:
The admin who took control of the forum is also the editor who works for Elex Media, that means, the answer that are all in in this discussion website are mostly a fact. Elex Media has a discussion forum which allows manga reader/enthusiasts in Indonesia who want to see the progress of the manga that would be sold in Indonesia (planned/on-going/etc). Feel free to edit and improve my answer.Įlex Media is one of the most popular publisher companies for a manga/manhwa in Indonesia who licensed many popular manga series for decades such as Naruto, Doraemon, One piece, Toriko, Hayate no Gotoku and many others. I got the answer but it's in the Indonesian languange and it's from an Indonesian publisher's perspective.