What are the requirements for a scan?

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  • Japanese anime, manga and video game related scans only!

  • The scan must be at least 1200 pixels high.

  • The main character image must be at least 1175 pixels in height.

  • Scans must have a character image; backgrounds, logos, and symbols alone will not be accepted.

  • Do not enlarge scans from a smaller size to achieve these dimensions as their quality will be reduced and we will not accept them. We have seen many pixels in our time and we can tell when you have enlarged an image.

  • Scans may not have excessive noise or compression artifacts.

  • Do not submit screen caps or screenshots as scans. Scans of a screenshot will not be accepted either.

  • Characters covered by excessive amounts of text or heavily obscured by other elements within the image may not be accepted.

  • Two page scans (like magazine spreads) should be put together before they are submitted. If an illustration carries over from one page onto another, it is expected to be submitted assembled as one submission so that the full illustration can be viewed on download.

  • Scans that have a low DPI print source will still be rejected as low quality even if it meets all size requirements.

  • Artist work will be accepted only if they have real life Japan-published material.

  • Images that are already wallpapers will not be accepted as scans.

  • Images sourced from Pixiv or Deviantart will be rejected.

  • No hentai!