Whats up?

I made a community and you guys were kind enough to show up. I don't expect this thing to take off in any major way, but I figure it'd be a good idea to kind of lay out what I'm planning here. That way we're on the same page, and I can hear feedback and ideas that anyone has regarding the community. All that can go here, in this thread.

I'm not the power-tripping type, and frankly I'm open to whatever. So fire away.

Anyway, the housekeeping.

Chapters

I typically catch chapters the day of release, and I'll try to be prompt about getting a link up here. Full disclosure, I am not at all involved in the translation. So, in that regard we are kind of at the whims of another team. This could change in the future, but that is the deal as of now. I'm open to throwing the untranslated chapters up as well. It's not something I check out, but if people here want it, no big deal.

Further, I can have a somewhat chaotic schedule and there are points where I will be tied up. If a release occurs during a particularly busy week I'll likely be late with the upload. In that case, I have no issue with someone else throwing up the chapter. I'm not going to go around deleting threads because I didn't get to post them. There's not a ton of people here, so I don't foresee us having an issue with a bunch of members posting the new chapter at once.

The Vibe

As a community we have to have some form of rules. I think. It's definitely a good idea either way. Currently, the all encompassing "stay chill" constitutes the whole of the law. In essence:

• Don't be a dick

• No racist/sexist/etc. shit (I will make fun of you)

• Just enjoy a fun manga about a bald dude that punches real good.

The community is currently not marked NSFW. So, just...no overt porn, please. I don't want it dominating^(hot)^ the community, and I guarantee you there is a plethora of separate places to find and share your goods.

As for the look, I've forgone the banner at this point. Personally, I like the simple look with the simple Saitama. As with most things regarding the community, I'm open to change. Feel free to post some choices for a banner, and we'll figure out which we like best.

Third Act

Again, I welcome input here. Drop whatever thoughts you have below.

I'm happy to see a few people join, and love seeing the little bit of activity we've got so far. I'm hoping to build this into something just big enough to have a little discussion after a chapter drops and memes in between. If you can dig it, I hope you stick around.

A lot of doom-posting suddenly popped up about people not caring about One-Punch Man anymore, and honestly, it's affected me too. Not in the sense that I don't care about the series, but more that I just don't care to translate it anymore.

It's become a bit of a hassle, especially with the pressure I feel to get chapters out quickly. It's simply not healthy for me.

My only real solution would be to step away... but that comes with its own set of problems.

For one, I'd feel guilty leaving readers to potentially bad translations that might be entirely off-script. (Yes, I know I've been guilty of that too! Don't worry, I've fixed it so you don't have to yell at me for characters being out of character. This burnout was actually part of the reason for those mistakes).

I know it's a bit weird to post this right after releasing a new OPM chapter, but I feel this way every single time I work on it. It's been like this for the last four or more chapters. I simply enjoy working on other series a lot more, like Baki or Silent Hill F.

I still LOVE One-Punch Man it's a great manga that I enjoy reading bi-weekly – but I just don't enjoy translating it anymore. (Still love Suiko, though!)

Because of this, I'm looking for some help. I'd love to find a:

• Typesetter
• Redrawer
• Proofreader & Translator (ideally working as a pair)

The goal is to find a translator and proofreader who can gradually take over full-time. From there, we can form a team that I can potentially manage if they wish to and help out with from time to time if needed.

Anyway, love you all. Sorry for the past mistakes in my translations, and take care! -KokiKoi (Photo somewhat related)

https://kokikoi.github.io/The-Koi-Site/

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