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    Manhwa translations - why are some names converted to English names and some left in Korean?

    I just started reading Our School Teacher Kim. The main male lead's name is 'Kim Sunwoo', but the female lead is 'Kim Suzy'. 'Sunwoo' (probably Seonu, I'd guess) is clearly a Korean name; 'Suzy' is clearly not - Korean doesn't even have /z/. I've seen this in a number of Korean comics, both...
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    PSA: 'Lover' is not a good translation of 恋人 'koibito'

    Basically what the title says. English lover, at least to my native-speaker ears, implies not only a sexual relationship, but also one that probably shouldn't be happening (e.g. 'someone you're having an affair with'). Japanese koibito has none of those implications, and pretty much just means...
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    More interaction in chapter / manga comments

    I really enjoy the comments feature, but I find it kind of lacklustre. I find myself always looking for a reddit-like way to start a conversation with a commenter or show appreciation somehow, but the only tools I have for interacting are @theirname (which doesn't notify them) or reporting the...
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    Genre request: 'otaku life' or something for manga where the focus / starting point is an MC being an otaku

    It seems to me like there's quite a large collection of manga that are quite specifically about otaku (of the formula 'the MC is an otaku who [does a thing]', or at times 'the MC has an otaku friend and learns about otakuness from them'). I'd find it nice to have a genre tag for this sort of...
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