Move the recommendation spread out of the "See more" section

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If I want to see stuff like the name of the author, how many chapters a complete series has or links to official translations, I don't want to get flashbanged with a ginormous section shoving "recommendations" in my face. Please move it out of where it is right now.

Yes, I know I can block it with an adblocker/Brave.
 
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Yes, having a bunch of random series cover just taking up space is annoying, not to mention its one of the first elements being loaded on a page load which just makes the page load slower.
Save the bandwidth, and just add it to the side bar, like the Random and Recently added. We can already look for "similar" series by just searching for similar genre and themes.

[Edit] It's already a clickable element right next to the 'Related' element above the chapter listing (which only loads on demand as it should be). Why was it added to the 'See More' section as well?? Some of the series already have a long 'See More' section as it is, and we have to scroll all the way down to the end of that section to click on the element that closes it. Now we have to scroll even more just to get to the element that will close the 'See More' section. (n) [/Edit]
 
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Honestly, I don't mind having the option to see titles that are similar to one I'm interested in, but I'd like to seek that information out myself instead of having it provided to me on a platter (read: shoved in my face, in a way that feels kind of like adding a sidebar banner ad).

I like having the clickable "Recommendations" option in the same page element where I can find things like the Related and Art sections. I very much do not like having those related titles present on the primary view of the title page, as at that point it's just ADHD bait (and I already have way too many tabs open).


Right now, my user experience is as follows:

I scroll down the page, and my nervous system gets lit up with some minor stress as the soothing slate grey color scheme is suddenly interrupted by a block of bright colors and illuminating whites. With my focus already disrupted, my ADHD latches onto attention-grabbing pictures and titles, and I wind up opening some in tabs to maybe check out later. All this before I even get around to reading the manga I'm currently on (and, thus, being able to close the tab).


A much more enjoyable user experience for the recommendations feature would be something like this:

I scroll down the page to find wherever the latest chapter read marker is (or the first chapter in the title, if I haven't started reading it yet) and open it, without coming across anything that unreasonably contrasts with the existing title page visuals.
Later, after reading the manga, I decide I really liked it, or at the very least that I'd like to see more things like it. I see the "Recommendations" option next to the Art or Related button, and I click on that to find a list of titles that are similar to the one I've just finished reading.
 
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Is really that annoying having four small pictures on the left column? April Fools Day memes take more space anyway, and to see the recommendations in detail you need to go to click on them.
 
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Is really that annoying having four small pictures on the left column?
try resizing the web browser to half monitor size (mobile size)
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that's basically what it looks like on the mobile app and on my iPad
not so small now

quick fix to resize the image will do the trick
 
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Is really that annoying having four small pictures on the left column?
On mobile, they show up inline - I do have to expand the 'see more' to get them, but if I do they interpose themselves between the publication information and the chapter list/covers/related titles section.
 
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Is really that annoying having four small pictures on the left column? April Fools Day memes take more space anyway, and to see the recommendations in detail you need to go to click on them.
it's somewhat annoying on mobile, as it quite significantly increases the amount i have to scroll to get to the actual chapters after i click "see more".
 

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