0f5790 No.797482
Been waiting for someone to do this, but no one has yet.
For those who don't know, Serenity is an "American manga" about a delinquent highschool girl who reluctantly becomes friends with a group of evangelical Christians, and is eventually awakened to the gospel. On its face it doesn't sound good, but it really sucks you in once you get going. We usually have a dump thread around Easter, which is what I'm doing now.
Please enjoy, and discuss!
0f5790 No.797660
Taking a little break, need to get some other stuff done today.
I'll be back tonight to finish up.
dc035d No.797717
>>797637
i cri evrytiem..
(☍﹏⁰)｡
Thanks for the storytime OP.
46a47b No.797798
>>797640
>You're wearing a red shirt, aren't you?
lel
5079c0 No.797811
Make way for Queen Serenity!
5079c0 No.797861
Two Notes
1. Here is a page I missed that goes between >>797625 and >>797626
2. If you'll give me a few minutes I'll post some side content by the author.
5079c0 No.797871
Some insight into the story.
4da45b No.797872
>>797482
seems nice, i guess i'll read it later..
i myself am making a manga about a very special story as well. A story all of us know..
5079c0 No.797873
Some old hope of a return for serenity. If anyone has more up to date info please let us know.
Hope you all enjoyed it!
1243fd No.797875
>>797482
Thanks for posting, OP. This comic is better than it has any right to be. It's just a shame that I can't read it without thinking about how Buzz Dixon is completely insane now.
4da45b No.797878
>>797875
what happened to him?
1243fd No.797886
>>797878
Got bluepilled pretty bad. His personal blog and Twitter are pretty much pic related all the time.
4da45b No.797890
>>797886
well, that's just sad. Is he even a christian anymore
67b3fa No.797920
>>797490
Uh was this written recently?
5079c0 No.797921
>>797920
I think it was 2000-2008, but I could be wrong.
67b3fa No.797926
>>797921
womyn was a thing that long ago?
5079c0 No.797928
>>797926
Stuff like that is usually stewing in academia long before it gets dumped on us. He probably just encountered by chance, and saw it for what it is.
5079c0 No.797929
>>797928
>>797926
Or, now that I think about it, he probably heard it in art school. That is where the postmodernist movement began after all.
b80f03 No.797943
>american "manga"
>50% tigger characters
Classic
59cd1b No.797954
Thanks OP! I always wanted to read this but I never browsed /co/ enough to find someone dumping it. There is one thing irking me though:
Do you think it's legal for me to read your dump of this series? Do you think it's legal for you to dump it? I'm pretty sure websites that allow you to read manga online are illegal so perhaps that applies here too?
6b70cd No.797960
>>797872
Seeing as you’re the dude who’s making the Luke manga, you should go by a name when you post about it so we don’t have to call you “Luke manga dude”
e6fd4f No.797966
>>797943
Truly nailing the real issues of any created content: fixing on how many of which ethnic groups are in it… is that bad that there are black characters in it? Are they tiggers or just persons who happen to have an African background? I am not a fan of forced diversity, but is this even worth complaining?
I await the usual “cuck” and “how’s going, fellow gentiles?” answers for daring to say something that does not resonate wholly with /pol/…
47c54a No.797967
>>797954
Think about it has a friend sharing his manga with you. Sure, you can read it, but you'll have it give it back eventually (When threads dead) so after that point you'll have to buy it yourself.
59cd1b No.797971
>>797967
That's a nice way to look at it. The question then is:
Does OP own a legal copy of Serenity?
4da45b No.797990
>>797960
can you even set names on 8chan? btw it's been some time i finished luke 1
4d812a No.797999
>>797886
Chinese comic books - not even once.
59cd1b No.798056
>>798043
If OP is just a friend allowing other friends to read his manga, then that's fine but there has to be line to separate this behaviour from that of the manga-hosting website. If OP downloaded this himself and is sharing it here then there's really no difference between that and all of us getting it straight from wherever OP originally, illegally downloaded it. In that case, we're all just pirates by proxy, basically.
Now, thinking about this more deeply, I've come to see that there really isn't a line. One could easily argue that since all manga hosted online must have had at least one actual owner in order for it to be scanned, reading manga online is okay because it's just one friend sharing his manga with hundreds of thousands of "friends". If OP owns a legal copy though, it really is just him sharing it with his /christian/ brothers. It's actually possible to rationalise it as one guy sharing it with his friends.
These are my thoughts.
027d68 No.798070
>>797886
>>797890
What's wrong with this, though? He's just saying not to be hypocritical. Call out Trump's sins as well if you're gonna criticize homosexuals. Seems fair.
>>797954
If I recall correctly the author is aware people dump the story online and is just glad people read it. People from /co/ have e-mailed him about it I think.
e0fa37 No.798404
Good read but what happened to the art in volume 5? Their eyes are all derpy in half the panels
24e545 No.798491
8a29f5 No.798529
>>798056
Then the blame is on him, not us. When your friends steals a comic and shows you without telling, you would enjoy it. But once you give it back to him and he tells you, you're not the one to blame. If you're getting that feeling and feel bad, just save up money and buy it yourself. That way, you've done something legal and now can enjoy whenever you want too.
aff1fb No.799052
>>797487
>>797489
Why would you omit the objectively most important and influential page of the entire series?
>>797954
>>798056
>>798529
A quote, taken directly from the authors blog:
>Many creators today are angry at people who copy and trade their work digitally via peer-to-peer networks, but that anger is misplaced. The audience is not the problem; the audience, as noted above, are the genuine owners to the material. The problem is that non-human entities (i.e., corporations) exploit the work of human innovators and the right of access to audiences to such a degree that digital copying becomes not just a viable option but one bordering on the ethical.
https://buzzdixon.com/home/writing-2/vampires-and-the-paradox-of-copyright
"Ethical" access to media is almost completly defined not by the creative people behind a work, but by the rich people who buy the rights to publish it. In the age of the internet it has become virtually impossible to controll the paid spread of information and entertainment without the ability to abuse the copyright law for your own monetary benefit. But of course we shouldn't forget about the artist just trying to put food on the table. If you feel like, that through reading this manga, you have taken something away from the people who made it, you should think about getting a copy yourself: But be aware, that you would have to find a source, which won't sell you a used or preowned book and also pays royalties to the original author and writer. In this case it seem like the company originally responsible for the creation of this work ceased operation.
Also remember: When he had to feed 4000 people, Jesus multiplied just 5 loaves and two fish, and everybody was sated. Giving somebody something he desires isn't a sin in and of itself, even if it's just a copy.
007882 No.799082
>>799052
As Christians, I believe we're called to abide by the laws. My suspicion now is that even if the creator is comfortable with people pirating his work, that still does not mean that it's legal to do so and so you cannot read OP's dump.
My concern is not with whether or not I take something away from the creator. My concern is with whether or not I have broken the law.
30a652 No.799199
>tfw no rebellious blue haired girl to bring to Christ and make my gf
d736c9 No.799248
>>798404
Ha! I screen shotted that panel too, not even five minutes before reading your post. I imagine whatever the issue with Volume 5 is, it has to do with the imminent artist change. I'm really enjoying this so far, hope the new art style keeps doing it for me
7fb434 No.799250
Is she connected to Chloe Price? They both have blue hair?
30a652 No.799251
>>799250
Is she connected to Rei Ayanami? Are you retarded?
30a652 No.799261
6fc207 No.799274
>>799261
How is it possible to post in a thread that's 404'd?
16afe5 No.799287
>>797482
> Serenity is an "American manga" about a delinquent highschool girl
So a children's book? Do you print it and distribute it to kids?
This site is 18+, it's not the target audience.
6fc207 No.799330
>>799287
>Implying adults can't enjoy a well-written children's story
d736c9 No.799386
What happened, did OP delete or did the site crap out?
6fc207 No.799436
>>799386
I've been wondering this for a while. I had my suspicion that either a Mod or the OP had begun deleting the images due to fears that of law-breaking but I think your explanation fits best: the site's crapping out.
64758f No.799438
>>799436
>>799386
when mod or OP deletes pic usually you see a big red cross in image place so it can't be that
especially when the other half of the thread is showing up
d16e9e No.799441
>>799436
>>799438
As above, the fact that half of the comic remains seems to rule out copyright fears, unless the second half with the different artist has different copyright rules.
At any rate, I really hope OP reposts or links us to a Megaupload. I was really enjoying what I read!
ea3d4c No.799485
>>799386
Wasn't me (OP), probably a server glitch. Sucks man.
Here's a poohie link for volumes 1-6: https://readcomiconline.to/Comic/Serenity-2005
ea3d4c No.799494
>>799485
Aaaand re-posting the first 24 of volume 7.
ea3d4c No.799511
>>799052
I was just being sloppy. I think I tried to upload 6 images at once, and that happened to be the one that got dropped by the site.
d16e9e No.799532
>>799485
You're a cool guy, OP.
3325fc No.799576
>>799052
Is that where he Whoops can't show that comes from!?
d16e9e No.799578
3325fc No.799597
1e5c79 No.799662
>>797886
>current year
>still defending zognald
>mfw
good for him.
99c508 No.799668
>>799532
Just tryin' to spread the love.
cb29c8 No.799674
Could you upload the zip somewhere so we can download the whole thing? This is a pretty neat manga, thanks for sharing it.
12a263 No.800050
Which is cuter, Serenity with blue hair or Serenity with natural hair?
348cd0 No.800062
>>800050
Natural hair is always cuter. Unnatural hair is always aposematism.
2e9cd4 No.800066
>>799662
>claiming to be Christian
>not listening to St. Peter when he tells you to honor ceaser
>not reading Jeremiah
>not reading Daniel
Come on now, you are better than this, /pol/ish christanon.
18e6dc No.800206
9e6b12 No.800212
I'm on the first book, I hope the art gets better, it's a bit painful right now.
9e6b12 No.801194
f60fb8 No.801205
>>801194
seconded, interested but reading it on 8chan is a bit unconvinient
1c5ff5 No.801304
Are most of the images in this thread broken or is it just me?
29406f No.801325
>>801304
It's not just you. Thankfully, another anon posted a link if you're willing to go off-site for the first six volumes, then the missing pages from volume 7 were reposted.
>>799485
9aa886 No.801578
>>799674
>>801194
>>801205
>>801304
Link expires in 2 weeks: anonymousfiles. io/ h9Rsd8P8/
Pass: Copying is not Theft
9aa886 No.801581
>>800050
Natural hair, but would still marry with blue.
9e6b12 No.801767
38a426 No.801769
>>799330
>>Implying adults can't enjoy a well-written children's story
No, they can't. Part of being a Christian is behaving appropriate to your age.
d9be3e No.801775
>>801769
Which part of the Bible exactly says this?
You do realise that it is adults who write children's books, don't you?
You do realise that it is adults that determine what children's books or shows should win an award, don't you? And that these award shows are followed by other adults too, don't you? Are all these people acting against God for consuming this content?
I guess my biggest gripe with your argument is that when I became Christian, I realised that I could no longer consume content with profanity in it. This meant cutting out a lot of stuff I enjoyed but hey, at least there's Children's shows. Those are profanity-free and can still be pretty entertaining. And now, here's you, stating that these too are unacceptable. I just cannot accept this. I feel like my only options for interesting profanity-free content are documentaries and the news.
38a426 No.801789
>>801775
>This meant cutting out a lot of stuff I enjoyed but hey, at least there's Children's shows.
>I feel like my only options for interesting profanity-free content are documentaries and the news.
How about work and raise and family? Or read serious literature? Your whining is insubstantial. Being a Christian necessitates self-denial and the only way you wouldn't understand this is if you're a Burger or a Catholic.
d9be3e No.801800
>>801789
Working and raising a family are all primary things you do with your time. Those are not leisurely activities. Reading serious literature isn't for me. I don't enjoy serious literature. Even when I watch Anime, I find people critiquing the writing of the show in ways I cannot follow. They talk about things like "pacing" and how the foreshadowing was supposedly so obvious but all of the stuff they're talking about doesn't even occur to me when watching the show. I don't have that critical eye.
My whining matters. There's nothing wrong with enjoying children's content as a Christian adult. I believe Christ wants us to enjoy life at times and relax a little. I maintain the stance that the only people who bash children's content are teenagers themselves, trying way too hard to "act mature". I didn't know Protestants rejected fun.
I will join the other adults that consume and discuss children's content.
29406f No.802723
>tfw first exposure to this was a few days ago upon seeing this thread
>found out it fizzled into nothing
f0a579 No.802749
>>802723
I enjoyed it. It's very cheesy and the kind of thing I'd roll my eyes at in my atheistic youth but I was able to overlook the obvious "old man trying to relate to modern youth" translation issues (especially the internet scenes. Why in the world does the author think people type like that?) and accept it for what it is.
Actually now that I think of it maybe reading Serenity and being able to see it for the good it contains while forgiving it for it's cringyness is in itself a microcosm of Christianity?
20bb95 No.802856
>>802749
>Why in the world does the author think people type like that?
Because some dumb people use to type like that.
>maybe reading Serenity and being able to see it for the good it contains while forgiving it for it's cringyness is in itself a microcosm of Christianity?
A profound thought.
29406f No.802989
>>802749
>>802856
I read the whole thing one morning over a cup of coffee, it was surprisingly good. Maybe the 4d chess thing was taking place in how it was crafted, but then again there was also a panel where the author made a joke about never writing "dawgz" into the script ever again. Either way, it being dated made it fun.
62b661 No.805030
>tfw really loved this manga
>tfw thread is dead so nobody to talk about it with
29406f No.806227
>>805030
>tfw have to wait for next Easter to see an active thread