Long time fan of the series and I was just wondering if I pre-order the volumes will I get a physical copy? I'm assuming it'll be in Japanese if so. Or would I just get access to translated scans here? Or both? 

 

Sorry if this question was answered in one of the pinned topics.

Welcome to the site, be it long time lurker or first time poster.  To answer your question, please allow me to give a short history and the purpose of the Guyver Advocacy.  The Guyver Advocacy was established because of several fans wanting to spread the works of Guyver.  Although it would be easy to scanlate the manga, it could pose a potential harm to the publisher and author, as it could affect the sales of the manga.  They wanted the owners of the original Japanese manga to understand the book, yet, does not want to infringe on the copyrights of the franchise.  So, they initially devised a way to give translations to only those who own the actual books.  Over time as technology and the process of scanlating evolved, so had the way Guyver Advocacy works.  

 

For a short amount of time, the group was scanlating the series for everyone to read, with the heavy disclaimer to buy the books when it was available.  Through some unfavorable events, the trust of the group was violated, and the scanlated version was being sold online without the knowledge of the group.  This was very frustrating, since other parties have benefited from the hardwork of the group.  The group does not want to force the readers to pay for a premium just to read the books, as that would be hypocritical.  They wanted both the fans and the author to benefit.  Thus, they developed a system that not only allow true supporters of Guyver to understand the Manga, it will also help the author by way of manga sales.

 

We now enter the new age of how Guyver Advocacy works.  By pre-ordering the book, members will get access to the scanlated chapters.  And once the volume is compiled and released, they will also receive a physical copy of the book.

 

So to answer your question, yes, you get access to the scanlations as well as get the physical copy of the book.  There are also other options if you do not want to buy the book from this site.  The FAQ is readily available here  for your convenience if you have any other questions.

Usually a topic like this is in the introduction forum, so I will treat it and you as such.

 

 

Welcome to the community.

¡Hola Señor!

Edited June 10, 201411 yr by Sage Vale

Welcome to the site, be it long time lurker or first time poster.  To answer your question, please allow me to give a short history and the purpose of the Guyver Advocacy.  The Guyver Advocacy was established because of several fans wanting to spread the works of Guyver.  Although it would be easy to scanlate the manga, it could pose a potential harm to the publisher and author, as it could affect the sales of the manga.  They wanted the owners of the original Japanese manga to understand the book, yet, does not want to infringe on the copyrights of the franchise.  So, they initially devised a way to give translations to only those who own the actual books.  Over time as technology and the process of scanlating evolved, so had the way Guyver Advocacy works.  

 

For a short amount of time, the group was scanlating the series for everyone to read, with the heavy disclaimer to buy the books when it was available.  Through some unfavorable events, the trust of the group was violated, and the scanlated version was being sold online without the knowledge of the group.  This was very frustrating, since other parties have benefited from the hardwork of the group.  The group does not want to force the readers to pay for a premium just to read the books, as that would be hypocritical.  They wanted both the fans and the author to benefit.  Thus, they developed a system that not only allow true supporters of Guyver to understand the Manga, it will also help the author by way of manga sales.

 

We now enter the new age of how Guyver Advocacy works.  By pre-ordering the book, members will get access to the scanlated chapters.  And once the volume is compiled and released, they will also receive a physical copy of the book.

 

So to answer your question, yes, you get access to the scanlations as well as get the physical copy of the book.  There are also other options if you do not want to buy the book from this site.  The FAQ is readily available here  for your convenience if you have any other questions.

Thank you for explaining. Yeah I'm all for helping the author of the series and the group who translates them out. Guyver was the first animation I ever watched. I still remember being in my land ladies house when I was 4 and watching the first OAV Enzyme vs Guyver fight as her son was playing it in the living room. I became hooked on it and anime/manga ever since. I think this is a hugely underrated series.