The term "scanlation" refers to fan-scanned and translated manga. Historically, this has been the lifeblood of the international manga community, allowing fans to read series that were not yet licensed in their language.
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Manga/ ├── [Author Last Name, First Name]/ │ ├── [Series Name]/ │ │ ├── Vol 01.cbz │ │ ├── Vol 02.cbz │ │ └── Extras/ The term "scanlation" refers to fan-scanned and translated