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SleepyFans

Era Founded mid-2008; announced shutdown January 2011
Medium Scanlation
Status Unconfirmed

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SleepyFans emerged around mid-2008 under gumjim, operating as a small, extremely fast English scanlation project. Inside Scanlation documented its coverage of Naruto, Bleach and Bakuman and its use of MangaHelpers translations and external raw providers. Its releases often appeared within hours of raw scans becoming available, although speed attracted criticism concerning editing and translation quality. SleepyFans also figured in a documented July 2008 dispute with Binktopia over raw distribution. In January 2011 the group announced that it could no longer maintain weekly releases. Sources: https://www.insidescanlation.com/spotlight/speedscan and https://animeupdateaus.blogspot.com/2011/01/

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Founded and operated by gumjim as a notably fast Weekly Shonen Jump scanlation project. Used translations from MangaHelpers contributors and raw scans from external suppliers, covering Naruto, Bleach and Bakuman.

Anime Releases 0

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Lore Mentions 2

Timeline Bleach
SleepyFans: The Group Everyone Raced To Beat
The Weekly Scanlation Race, Late 2000s
Timeline Naruto
SleepyFans and Binktopia Were Both Racing Naruto Too
Before Any of the Anime Groups Existed