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Reply #1 - 2009 May 26, 2:09 pm
fairykarma Member
From: USA Registered: 2009-02-03 Posts: 10

I just bought the Japanese translation of Watchmen. As I don't want to type everything into my SRS. I'd like to know what the Japanese versions of Rapidshare and Megaupload are.

Reply #2 - 2009 May 26, 3:42 pm
ahibba Member
Registered: 2008-09-04 Posts: 528 Website

why? I don't understand.

Reply #3 - 2009 May 26, 3:46 pm
edsmaffs Member
From: United Kingdom Registered: 2009-01-02 Posts: 48

What do you mean by 'Watchmen' - the film? How will getting it in computer format help you?

If you mean the comic, a Japanese version of it will be in picture format, i.e. not copy-paste...

Easiest just to type it in, I feel.

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Reply #4 - 2009 May 26, 5:11 pm
Jarvik7 Member
From: 名古屋 Registered: 2007-03-05 Posts: 3946

Japanese people use the same ones as we do. There are a bunch of Chinese only ones though. That said, Japanese people don't pirate anywhere near as much as westerners do, so there isn't that much out there to find.

Last edited by Jarvik7 (2009 May 26, 5:12 pm)

Reply #5 - 2009 May 26, 5:20 pm
brianobush Member
From: Portland Registered: 2008-06-28 Posts: 241 Website

Jarvik7 wrote:

That said, Japanese people don't pirate anywhere near as much as westerners do, so there isn't that much out there to find.

That is interesting, since the popular belief is that they do. Though, I myself have very little data points other than the skewed population around me. But yes, westerners tend to pirate alot, especially the younger ones (25 and younger)

Last edited by brianobush (2009 May 26, 5:21 pm)

Reply #6 - 2009 May 26, 5:21 pm
ahibba Member
Registered: 2008-09-04 Posts: 528 Website

Japanese people don't pirate anywhere near as much as westerners do

Gaijins in Japan do smile

Reply #7 - 2009 May 26, 5:22 pm
Jarvik7 Member
From: 名古屋 Registered: 2007-03-05 Posts: 3946

ahibba wrote:

Japanese people don't pirate anywhere near as much as westerners do

Gaijins in Japan do smile

Gaijins in Japan aren't Japanese people and would just use whatever they used in the west.

Reply #8 - 2009 May 26, 5:27 pm
Tobberoth Member
From: Sweden Registered: 2008-08-25 Posts: 3364

The only actual good P2P I know from Japan is Share (and perfect dark). Unfortunately, both programs are hard as crap to set up.

Reply #9 - 2009 May 26, 5:32 pm
Jarvik7 Member
From: 名古屋 Registered: 2007-03-05 Posts: 3946

Tobberoth wrote:

The only actual good P2P I know from Japan is Share (and perfect dark). Unfortunately, both programs are hard as crap to set up.

The progression was WinMX (not Japanese)-> WinNY -> Share -> Perfect Dark. They aren't that hard to setup imo, but they are very hard to use. WinNY and Share have no real search function (PD doesn't either maybe, I never used it), so you just have to set triggers to auto-dl anything that matches the criteria. Share and Perfect Dark both require you to have massive caches (50-100gb) to be effective.

In any case, those aren't direct download sites like rapidshare etc. If you want Japanese direct downloads just search for the download keijiban or link sites. They usually link to megaload, rapidshare, or mediafire.

Last edited by Jarvik7 (2009 May 26, 5:32 pm)

Reply #10 - 2009 May 27, 3:09 am
bombpersons Member
From: UK Registered: 2008-10-08 Posts: 907 Website

Tobberoth wrote:

The only actual good P2P I know from Japan is Share (and perfect dark). Unfortunately, both programs are hard as crap to set up.

Using share takes a bit of getting used to, but it isn't that hard to use. Perfect Dark is even easier to set up however it does require a lot cache. It isn't a problem however if you have a terrabyte drive dedicated to it big_smile

How to use Perfect Dark:
http://www.jcafe24.com/index.php?topic=518.0

How to use Share:
http://www.jcafe24.com/index.php?topic=525.0

The good thing about these programs is that you can find very rare stuff. Stuff that you would have no chance of finding through direct download.

I know this isn't direct download either, but if you like bittorrent this forum can be very useful:
http://torrent-jp.info/forum/index.php

Last edited by bombpersons (2009 May 27, 3:12 am)

Reply #11 - 2009 May 29, 8:50 pm
vgambit Member
Registered: 2007-06-21 Posts: 221

I can vouch for Perfect Dark being absolutely amazing. I've downloaded entire DVD images from there.

Reply #12 - 2009 May 31, 7:27 pm
fairykarma Member
From: USA Registered: 2009-02-03 Posts: 10

No, silly. Not the film, the comic. I also bought a Japanese translation of Twilight.

http://www.amazon.co.jp/WATCHMEN-ӝ … 4796870571

In this sense, I'm not looking for anything illegal as I've already bought the material. I just don't feel like typing out my SRS.

sad

Reply #13 - 2009 May 31, 8:33 pm
Jarvik7 Member
From: 名古屋 Registered: 2007-03-05 Posts: 3946

Just scan your copy and insert pictures of the panels into your SRS. If you don't have a scanner, a digicam works in a pinch.

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