Hither do the clergymen, physicians, and noble blood amongst us convene, to discourse upon Otaku matters not pertaining to SciADV, such as other visual novels, anime and manga.
There are a lot of apps specifically dedicated to reading manga out there and they differ from platform to platform. Which ones do you use? I tend to read manga from my phone, if I do not own it physically, using Neko and it is alright, but does not have all the features I wish it would, like uploading your own manga to read (though I imagine you could do that if you dropped it into the downloads folder).
That being said, I am not sure what the best option would be. I think May and I discussed Mihon at some point over Giko, but I have not tried it yet. And I know even less what the best option is for reading manga outside of Android is. What do people use for Windows, or Linux, or eReaders (I have been considering getting one but I would not even know where to start that journey), or even iOS? I am sure some of you guys might have a better answer than me for all these. So tell me, what is your go-to for reading manga?
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Those secret messages
That spill into the air
From far away, so far away
A flowing river of illusion
Running with confusion
Never gone, it goes on and on.
I should preface by saying that as a data hoarder, I download my digital manga in bulk in CBZ/CBR (zip/rar) formats rather than viewing online files straight from Mangadex or wherever else. For my purposes, I've been using Perfect Viewer on my Android devices for almost a decade now and had very few issues with it; it can even do ebooks/PDFs (with an extension) if you want further functionality. On the occasion that I want to read on my computer instead--which isn't often, admittedly--I've used CDisplayEX since it's very lightweight/simple to use.
I've only really got experience with the aforementioned Mihon on a 10 inch Android tablet and using KoReader on my Kobo Libra Colour which has a 7 inch screen. KoReader to my understanding makes reading manga on Kobo devices much better so if you have one it's a nobrainer to install (on top of the fact that it allows you to Arr any book you want to).
One thing I will say is that at least personally for Manga screensize matters to me a good bit. The Kobo, while much easier on the eyes, suffers from being a lot more squished than the tablet and occasionally cuts off in weird places. Ideally I suppose you'd want a 10" e-ink display for manga reading, though this would likely make traditional books awkward and less comfy.
I should preface by saying that as a data hoarder, I download my digital manga in bulk in CBZ/CBR (zip/rar) formats rather than viewing online files straight from Mangadex or wherever else. For my purposes, I've been using Perfect Viewer on my Android devices for almost a decade now and had very few issues with it; it can even do ebooks/PDFs (with an extension) if you want further functionality. On the occasion that I want to read on my computer instead--which isn't often, admittedly--I've used CDisplayEX since it's very lightweight/simple to use.
Not super related to your post but just wanted to say that I love those userbars, great work.
One thing I will say is that at least personally for Manga screensize matters to me a good bit.
Oh for certain! Trying to read manga on my phone is an absolute nightmare. I have a screen that is way above-average screen (4 in.) and the text is still too small in most manga to read. I have to zoom often which makes it a hassle. Physical manga is the best, so it's always my first choice when I can acquire it.
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Those secret messages
That spill into the air
From far away, so far away
A flowing river of illusion
Running with confusion
Never gone, it goes on and on.
