I want to take your work and upload it to some reader or external source!

No. You are not allowed to do that without our permission. We do not allow our releases to be uploaded to any external reader or site without our permission. And there is no external reader that has our permission. Want me to make this even clearer? DO NOT UPLOAD OUR RELEASES TO YOUR READER, MANGAFOX, OR ANY OTHER READERS. IN FACT, THEY SHOULD BE TAKEN DOWN IF THEY ARE. Good? Good.

When is the next chapter of [insert name of series] coming out?

It'll be out when it's ready. Who knows, might be in one day, one week or most probably, in one month. Asking repeatedly is not going to make us release it any faster. We're always short on staff, so releases are typically slow because of that.

What's the status of [insert name of series]? You haven't released anything from that series in while.

Guys (or gals), that's basically the same thing as the previous question... If you are so eager to know what the status of each series is, check the "Status" box under the shoutbox on the frontpage to see if it's coming up soon. Also check the projects page to see if it's still active. Assume that any series not listed on that page that we have previously worked on as DROPPED.

Since when has dynasty-scans been around? I'd like to know more about the group's history.

Dynasty was founded in 2005, in order to pick up Pastel, after it was licensed by Del Rey and Animewaves had dropped the series. The three founding members were Wyvern_D (editor), Co_ol (translator) and ChronoXVIII (editor, proofreader). The group started with only one project but quickly expanded the number of series scanlated, favoring shoujo-ai and mangas that had kickass artwork. quincy became the leader up until July 2006, when he decided to move on to other things. At that point, Casusby jumped in and since then, has ruled over dynasty-scans as its supreme leader (much like Kim Jong Il). In August 2009, Dynasty's "flagship" project was dropped due to disinterest by the staff, leading Dynasty to focus to settle on shoujo ai and some fringe series.

Who is this "Casusby" that is often making the announcements?

He's dynasty-scans' almightly, great and benevolent leader. All hail Casusby-sama!

I love your scanlations and would like to somehow help out. What can I do?

If you'd like to help us out, consider joining us. Click on the "Join Us" button in the menu bar on the left side of the site and find out which positions we are currently recruiting for.

I don't know any Japanese and my English is horrible! I am unable to acquire a proper image editing program (eg. Photoshop) / unwilling to learn how to use it. However, I still want to help you guys! What can I do!?

Oh boy, so you basically have none of the skills required to become a staff member? Don't worry, you can still be involved in our group. Come and idle (or even talk!) on our IRC channel or make an account on our forums and start making quality posts.