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Haha yeah right. I'm not even allowed to have a computer at work.

It sounds like a lot of work, but the end result is so fantastic when someone takes the time. I hope you found a job that pays well for your talents with magazines. It really does look like it was fresh off the newsstands.

I'm sure the mag itself was in the same condition more or less. The actual scanning equipment used was different, so that probably contributed somewhat to the difference in appearance, but a lot of what you're referring to is due to what happens during the editing phase. Some people crop and straighten whatever pops off their scanner, slap an "edited by" credit on it, and call it a day, but for me it goes far beyond that. If I had to guess, I'd say that marktrade didn't do any post-processing of the images and what you see is more or less what came directly off of the scanner, as some people prefer the authenticity of that type of scan. I can promise you that my copy of the magazine was yellowed and even brown around the edges as well, but that's where editing/Photoshop comes into play. I prefer pages that look more like what they probably did when they first hit the newsstands, not what they look like after sitting in someone's garage for 30 years. It takes significantly longer to edit that way, but I'd rather spend the extra time and effort to create something I'm satisfied with. But I'm always pleased if other people appreciate it as well.

Wow! I hope to see more "Improved kitsunebi editions" one day. The color stands out so much better. Maybe the original one was more of a faded magazine? The white part defiantly is "dirty" or whatever happens when this kind of paper isn't stored properly. Good job. Much improved.