Quote Originally Posted by Death BOO Z View Post
I think it has more to do with the Japanese disturbers than with Viz itself. in order for Viz to release an online copy, they need consent from Japan. SJ's company (whatever they're called) makes it's profit from the home market (japan). If they allow Viz to release a quality online version at a reasonable speed and price, they might lose some of the local crowed, assuming that some customers would rather read in a foreign language (english) and pay much less than buy the entire issue.

speaking of which, is there an online version of Shonen Jump in Japan?
Which brings up an even better point, you'd think Shueisha (I think thats the name of the company?) would have more than enough money to start an online operation for many languages, and collect subscription fees themselves from that. How hard is it to find translators in japan? Maybe one of us should email their office, does anyone on this board speak japanese?