In light of a recent anti-scanlation coalition threatening legal action against offenders, it looks like one site, MangaFox, has decided to make the first move.

The site, based in Hangzhou, China, has recently removed over 350 manga titles from its online database. 235 of these titles were Viz Media produced. An admin from the MangaFox forums had this to say:

Dear Mangafox members,

We feel so sorry to inform all of you that we close some of the manga temporary due to copyright issue, such as Naruto, Bleach and etc.

Our boss is trying to negotiate with them, any updated news, we will let you know. Sorry for the inconvenience and your understanding would be highly appreciated.

Will other manga sites be following suit? If so, this could be a grim day for scanlations…

Source: AnimeNewsNetwork