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Someday, someone, will have the last word.

 

 

The last word among the silent and the dead.

i should probaly start welcome to the nhk someday, been putting of off for a while

its over batoto, mangafox has the high ground

Dear Grumps and staff,

 

Since reading Tower of God and Kubera many, many years ago, when you were still translating it, you guided me towards this beautiful place. A place where I discovered a love for manga/manwha/webtoons and a place where i could share that love. Then, and now, none of my friends are interested in these asian comics and left me with no one to talk to about the hobby and passion i spend a large portion of my life on. That changed in 2012, when i decided to make an account for Batoto. A new world opened before me, packed with people who shared the same interest, albeit with different tastes, a lot of which are pretty trash. But still, it allowed me to inspire and to be inspired by others, which have led me to many hours/days/weeks/months/years of well spend time. 

 

Back when I made an account, I was 18 and started college. I wasn't in the healthiest of mindsets at that time and I still am not. Reading manga amongst other things let me pass my time fast, calm down and just take it easy for a bit, which was something I really needed when i was confused about my place in the world. Many summer breaks were passed by just opening Batoto in the morning and closing it in the evening before i went to bed again. I was a big time user of the forums, and the random thread alone has been blessed by more than 20.000 posts from me. I wouldn't be suprised if you saw my name pop up in like 50% of the threads on the forum. I just passed my time doing dumb shit, posting cringy random garbage, creeping on people on the camwhore thread, play all kinds of forum games and above all get to know a lot of cool people, which i could discuss literally everything with.

 

Looking back on it, I took Batoto for granted, never crossing my mind that this too would someday fade away. After all those years, I was desperately clinging on, refusing to let go. This was the same for a lot of things in my life, warring change and being naive enough to think that some things would last forever. Nothing does. I guess I am still childish for believing and hoping this would be different. I never stood still by how much this place meant to me, as i was fading out more and more, being busy getting beaten down by life and not nearly posting as much as i used to. All the contacts i made over the years watered down as well and now that im staring down at this site's oblivion, I'm left with a lot of regrets. I should've followed more manga, talked to more people, join comment sections under manga and not take all these scanlated manga for granted. But alas, after trying to type something profound and meaningfull here for many tries and redoing it for even more times, it must come to an end. Batoto has helped and entertained me more than I ever gave it credit for and for that I am grateful.

 

I hate you for taking it away from us, but I love you dearly for even giving me and others this oppertunity in the first place. I guess as it all fades away, I'll try to make decisions for myself as you have, hoping to improve myself so that in 5 years, or even 20 years, when Im filled with nostalgia and a hint of sadness and lonelines and I decide to look up Batoto one last time, greeted by a 404, I will be able to look back happily and filled with a sense of purpose, hope and laughter. You and the staff are responsible for a lot of good times for every single member and I don't think you give yourselves enough credit for that.

 

As the clock ticks away, and im scurrying along, typing my final goodbye, it feels like I'm at the funeral of a good friend. Let this post be my last boguet, a ray of light in the dark times ahead, bringing no regrets for ever spending the time together. 

 

As the music swells one last time, and people start to turn their backs and walk away and you dissapear out of sight, I'm left with tears in my eyes, air in my lungs but a lump in my throat, leaving me with no more words to say.

 

 

Thank you, and goodbye, old friend.

 

i wish this were true

its too late instead of too soon tbh

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still sweeping the database

 

 

I skipped all that

 

sad

Phil is like the annoying childhood friend we all had that never died when we played war cause he suddenly had an energy shield or shit, and just cheated all day

lul

the classics

Another great piece of art made by Kayley, in the category life like animals. We see a perfect replication of the common bat, as you might know from dark caves. Thanks to the brilliant lines and colors, there is a great sense of dynamic movements, which adds up to the great composition.

 

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Almost there

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Kayley asked me to ask specifically for criticism, so give it your best guys!

back when we didnt know kayley was actually a dude stalking a girl pretending to be that girl on this forum

im going down on a trip through aurums memory lane  ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

Greenboi is the true dark horse of this thread?

Defo not math, because it's "only" 15k posts and 5k posts make a huge difference

what?

Atleast i still have this

 

Who posted in: Cam whores R us!

Yep
Also the kinda guy that wants to have his plug pulled when the time comes
 
And yes it does feel sad but honestly my sadness has been diluted in the past years, when Batoto started dying

 dont worry rollo ill pull the plug for you buddy 

Hope not. Then I got excited for nothing 
Reading the last two pages I legit don't know if I'm autistic or if you guys are making a huge deal out of nothing at this pointWhy do people who barely even went on batoto at this point care so much? :thinking:
And why y'all acting as if you still read a lot of manga these days?

i mean, probaly both?

Even though i didnt spend 24/7 on the random thread last year anymore, i still went to visit this site 20 times a day, lurking threads, reading my mangos and finding new ones to read. Its become a part of my everyday life tbh.

Im more sad about losing the memories which i thought would last forever than im sad about not being able to read my manga atm doe.

And picking them all up again at 10000 other locations is gonna be a huge chore im not looking forward too xD

Come on man don't be like that, it's better this way anyway, the site has been dying for the last year
Can't be on life support forever
"Member Since 06 Jan 2012"
sadface ):It'd be funny that I'd want to read manga again after batoto is gone
very funny...

rol the kinda guy that pulls the plug on family lol
But yeah, all the dmca's have rotten the site from inside like a disease, together with all the changes regarding bots and scrappers.
Man this reminds me of all the changes ive seen on this site for tge 6 years i was a member.


Im just sad that ill lose all the history and time i spend on here. All the threads, all the posts, all the memories. Ive spend 6 years of my life on here, as a part of a whole. In those 6 years a lot happened, and i just find it difficult to say goodbye and close of a piece of comfort, a piece of the past, my past. Its a part of me and what made me who i am. I guess after all those years, I'm still childish, and dont want things to change and be forced to move on with my life, its already going too fast



I guess it kinda feels like having played a mmo for a very long time, and its finally shutting down servers. So u rev up the discord, and make a final salute with your guild buddies, who you shared fortune and misfortune with for many years, as you watch the screen slowly go black, while a single tear gently rolls down your cheek, while you mumble your last words, "goodbye old friend..."

You're right Hoodsome
2hot I'm sorry, Christmas is just too important to me so I got offended. Love you xoxo *:

I think a lot of girls find it sexy, just like guys find lesbian action sexy, but I know enough girls who aren't interested in yaoi/gay stuff at all

Ratlord saves christmas

Im sorry goldie, love u too xoxo :*