Yesterday, Manga Planet announced that they will be focuing on print releases from now on and are terminating their digital service. There’s a lot to say about it, and especially with regards to the lack of regulations, implemeted systems around ownership of digital media and the current landscape etc. etc. As the BL community, we … Continue reading "FAREWELL TO THE GOLDEN AGE OF BL"
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