Garbled Japanese Filenames: What to Do When a Doujin ZIP Unpacks Wrong
You bought a work, downloaded the archive, and unzipped it. Instead of a folder…
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Do Doujinshi Read Right to Left: Page Order, Spreads and Viewer Setup
You have bought a work, unzipped it, and opened the first image. Something is o…
How Many Pages Is a Doujinshi: Judging Length Before You Spend Money
You are looking at a product page for a work you cannot read, trying to decide …
RJ Numbers on DLsite: How to Find the Exact Work You Are Looking For
Someone mentions a work. You have a title, or half a title, or an English title…
Preview Pages Before You Buy: How to Test a Doujinshi You Can’t Read
You cannot read the work before you own it. You can read a few pages of it, for…
Paying for DLsite from Outside Japan: Why Your Visa Card Fails
Your Visa card will not work on DLsite. Neither will your Mastercard. This catc…
Why OCR Fails on Manga: Sound Effects, Handwriting and What Works
Translation apps have got genuinely good. Point a phone at a Japanese menu and …
Why Most Doujinshi Are Never Translated: The Economics Behind It
It is a reasonable question, and the usual answers are wrong. It is not that cr…
What You Actually Get When You Buy a Doujinshi: Files and Formats
A surprising number of people never buy a doujinshi because they don't kno…
What a Doujin Circle Actually Is: How to Follow the Creators You Like
Every doujinshi you buy is credited to a circle rather than to an author. For r…