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haven't watched it for a little bit, been focused on natsume yuujinchou, but I may give this a couple of evenings soon. I have about 2 or 3 episodes saved up to watch it really doesn't disappoint, does it?

I'm going to go over on how i feel about this. Q:Should we limit the accessibility to the fandom work Guyver Advocacy has done for Guyver fans? A: No, I feel that that would destroy the purpose for which this site was built. Q:Should we add more copyright information to the pages, like watermarks, URL's, and disclaimer of distribution? A:Absolutely, this should of been more thorough from the start since someone took the work and is now possibly generating a bit of revenue off this. This is the nature of the internet, and in turn you should expect another couple of sites to follow up in making duplicate postings. Closing down the site or other drastic measures would have little effect since there is now a copy online of all this work thanks to spectrum. It should of been expected. Even if spectrum was taken down too, someone out there would have it, and even search engine spiders have a copy image already. Q:What should we do now? A: Carry on, this is normal. Doesn't make it right, but it just means we proceed and enjoy what we enjoy, it's not like we actually own the franchise, it's just a matter of being more careful on how we release updates. Granted they will likely take the updates, but now we know what to expect and can have a properly prepared page setup for dealing with it. Q:What will happen to Guyver as a result? A: As frustrating as this is, it actually works out for us in a way. If Guyver Advocacy's work spreads to the most popular sites, this in turn spreads Guyver's awesome manga plot and increases a fan base for a franchise to a new generation or a group who thought it wasn't continued. This may of been a shameless theft of fanwork, but it's also a chance for us to spread guyver, and with the URL's and digital imprints, we have a chance to attract more fans here. Q:What about Spectrum? A:Honestly, I don't know? If you want, contact them and tell them we are unhappy, or ask them how they came about this sites work? I think an apology would be in order. i would like it if they would ask permission as well, if they do ask it wouldn't be too bad to let them host it, though i'd like to know if they make money off the work, in which case we shouldn't let them. Another problem is if they don't care and do what they want, but it's a matter of how communication would go. You can probably look up spectrum's webmaster if you want to really get down to the source of the site.

@ Dave really i think if ever Sho was going to lose the ability to transform in that pyschological way then it had to be that early in the series, i dont think it would have worked any later on... @ BBDude good call on the Mcgyver vest!! so are we saying that Takaya got Guvyver from mcguyver and this is him paying tribute?? (although im sure guyver came first right!???!) @Ryuki thanks for clearing all the Takeshiro stuff up...sure its not that important but it is confusing with having 5 different names for the same place!!! i dont know wht but all i get is weird script on my screen when i try to follow the google links - this also happens for me with youtube vidz sometimes. oh and a real secret base! wow takaya is the king of research!

I know what you mean about how you feel regarding Sho losing the ability to transform. i think it is similar to Guyver II and him dying in the first volume - Takaya had no idea how long the manga was going to go, so he probably wanted to include all these really interesting concepts and ideas he had as soon as possible. And yeah, I really can't imagine how excruciating it must have been enduring the waits we have today for those earlier volumes. Juicy stuff happened back then! We take for granted that it all happened long before any of us even knew what Guyver was. And one thing I've always found noteworthy about this book - There's a guy in Takeshiro wearing a McGyver shirt! Always found that pretty funny. I think this volume also has a guy in an Ultraman mask? Though that may have been a recurring thing... I can't remember.

Don't worry. If you want, I can provide you with a comedic script for you to edit just for fun. I actually want to try this new setup. We maintain the html setup, and we do a scanlated version using funny scripts. Let's see if the other sites are desperate enough to host those chapters. Would be priceless to see the faces on the readers while they read the chapter. Of course, we leave those chapters clean of any markings, and put a fine print in the last page of the chapter telling the readers to come here if they want the real translations.

Making it harder for people to get the goods just makes people push harder in acquiring them. It's the bane in all society, everyone wants what's illegal. It also affects the rule of supply and demand. If the goods are considered hard to come by, some people might be willing to pay for a premium amount to get it. And I'm not talking about the actual books. Was the site notified about the scanlations of how the people involved in it feel?

We already do this... http://view.thespectrum.net/manga/Guyver/Volume%2027/guyver_v27_013.jpg we've taken quite a few measures to prevent this sort of thing from happening. Ryuki, your idea is very extreme. i think a simpler idea is to make this forum private and close registrations. perhaps introduce an invitation system. so far, no one has touched the recent volumes since i think they just depend on us to release them. if the volumes do not leave this forum, i don't foresee anyone else being that bothered. and if they are, well then i don't see them getting round to it till at least months after we have our version, making theirs pretty redundant for us lot anyway. pruning members who have been inactive for a certain amount of time before privatizing the forum would probably be a good idea too

Note to self: from now on, don't be checking for Guyver updates whilst eating breakfast. This actually happened, making me very glad of a sealed front facing on my screen: We've had some incredible chapters over the past couple of years; this was even more amazing than Agito's reappearance in Japan and G1's brutal dragon punch (should that be 'Sho'-ryuken?) in their subsequent fight - and made all the more awesome for me by my happening to only notice and read the new chapter after Durendal and Lost Unit's fantastic work in making the dialogue accessible.

great stuff Durendal thanks for taking time out for the translation, nice find Cannibal on the cleaned raw you beat me to it. I have done my bit and typseset the chapter and uploaded it ti the server. Happy viewing, [guyver]29_-_chapters_for_next_volume/1213[/guyver]

Cannibal, thank you for providing to us these images for this chapter. The Guyver Solution Web site has now been updated.