So your problem isn't with the applications, but that you can't find any raws?

I don't understand.
Onemanga has tons of raw Japanese manga.

sethg there is no app which allows direct download of lots of raws. Some japanese apps offer a few (<10) non-famous manga. In general the best way to read raws on the iPhone is to download from mangahelpers on PC and transfer to a comic reader.

Mangahelpers is pretty much useless now though. They don't carry scans for the two biggest publishers anymore, and you can't download anything (not even scanlations) if you have a Japanese IP. I used to use it to check out new manga and then buy the ones I liked, but not anymore.

Last edited by Jarvik7 (2010 May 15, 6:51 am)

dunno but you can use this program to easily look at all your folders:
http://iphonefolders.com/

Blahah wrote:

iComic includes an FTP server so you can connect to it from your pc and drag and drop files in an FTP client.

In case you want to SSH in, you can put files here:
/var/mobile/Applications/7D1FEA5A-419D-46DD-BA2E-D4DF0B1C945F/Documents

Thanks, well that simplifies things (though the application file hex address was different). To the op, if you Jailbreak you iPhone, you can install iComic then directly copy any zip file into the above location (again, the hex address portion will be different).

Man, to think I could have been browsing manga on my iTouch all this time. Amazing what answers you find on this forum.

PS: Thanks to your tip, I was able to test out using text file with Aozura Bunko app on iTouch. Here's the steps

1. Download and install Aozura Bunko (iBunko) app.

2. Using i-FunBox (or even an ssh app), access the following folder on a iTouch: var/mobile/applications/random hex address (with an iBunko folder in it)/library/Cache/cache

3. In that folder, you can store folders or text files to read later. I've not tested all fonts and file types, but UTF-8 .txt file worked with Hana Yori Dango.

4. In the Aozura app, at the bottom click on "ファルダ". On the screen click on  "ファルダ" again. Click on "cache" and you should see the files and folders you copied to the iPod. Pick one

5. Enjoy reading Harry Potter, Dramanote Scripts, Nest0r's totally innocent thread about Japanese novels, etc. in a nice Black font on Yellow background with Vertical text.

If anyone knows steps to load text files to read on iBunko please post them.

Last edited by Nukemarine (2010 May 15, 9:46 am)

nicksan wrote:

I can't wait to get my iPad - there are a few apps that read cbr/cbz files, and you can import them through iTunes directly to the app. Remains to be seen if it'll beat an actual book though.

My brain keeps throwing out lame Japanese-study oriented uses for the iPad in an effort to undermine my decision to not buy one.  I'm all like, shut up brain, we both know that's a load of bullshit, and if I was really going to do any of that, I'd already be doing it with my iPhone.  But then my brain points out that it's both new and shiny, and goddammit if it isn't right.  The only thing keeping my wallet safe right now is the fact that it isn't out in Japan yet.

I don't think they are. I think you can look up words within books and Pages files, but not as a separate app.

I just gave iBunko a try and it's wonderful. Loading text files was easy:
1) Upload your UTF-8 formatted text file to a webspace. I used a Yahoo Small Business account, but your ISP likely offers some place to put up a webpage that would allow the uploading of small files.
2) Choose フォルダ on bottom
3) Choose 指定ダウンロード
4) Enter the book name in the first box, the author in the second, and the URL in the third.
5) Press ダウンロード開始. If it worked, you'll see ダウンロード完了. Press OK.
6) Press データ登録. Press OK.
7) Go back to フォルダ. Your file will be in the third area, 指定ダウンロード済ファイル.
8) If you care to put the text file on your 本棚 for easy reading, select the file (touch the text), press the blue arrow next to the filename, and press 本棚へ登録.

You can also download a ZIP file with the text file and any images that accompany it and it should display the images. For whatever reason your text file might have images.

Last edited by SimHuman (2010 May 15, 7:56 pm)