u/kusimuna6969

Is there any way to read the manga with Chinese names past volume 10?

Just want to say upfront, the manga seems absolutely fantastic. But I've got one big issue, the Japanese names after the volume 10.

I've read about the warring states and know many of the historical figures in the manga. Reading them as Ei Sei, Shin, Ou Ki in the English scanlations completely breaks my immersion, it kind of has the same effect for me as reading a manga where evil Adorufu Hitora tries to conquer Yoroppa. I know that's not literally what's happening, but that's the vibe it gives me.

I get that after ~900 chapters most of the fandom is used to the Japanese readings and prefers them at this point, and if I'd started with those names first, I'd most likely feel the same way. I'm not trying to say the scanlations are wrong or bad just that it's very immersion breaking for me.

I know Viz's official release uses the Chinese names, but it's only at volume 10 so far, and I don't want to wait years to catch up.

Has anyone figured out any way to do this? I'm willing to edit the files myself, getting desperate as the manga truly has been amazing.

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u/kusimuna6969 — 1 day ago