it's kinda strange though... I read an article about mangas regarding how they become so popular in North America recently, even though they're as far as in Japan. It's because of online distribution the critics say. It's that they spread something free online to let people in other parts of the world to get a taste of what's manga, and let them be intoxicated to it. And then, release the actual stuff to those places where the people are too addicted to wait for scans any more and just buy the real stuff themselves.