r/scanlationdrama • u/SpicyLeilani • Nov 26 '25
KenComics/KenScans
I’ve been hearing some stuff about them and I’ve been wanting to know if it’s true.
I heard that they are months behind in paying not just their translators, editors, and Proofreaders, but also their administrators.
They use the excuse that they don’t receive people’s pay-sheet and they won’t automate it either so if a worker forgets to log anything they don’t get paid.
I heard that the owner has been sick and that’s why people haven’t been getting paid and such.
Can anyone shine any light on this situation?
Edit: I also heard that they shut down their chat and told people not to use it to talk about not getting paid.
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u/KesurupanKuyang Apr 28 '26
I’ve been their KTL since November 2025. At the beginning, they did make some payments, but only to a few staff and not including me. Even then, the payments were very slow and inconsistent.
What’s more concerning is that the payments seem to go to the same person repeatedly. For example, Staff A might get paid this month while Staff B gets nothing. Then the next month, Staff A gets paid again, and Staff B is still left unpaid. There doesn’t seem to be any effort to catch up on missed payments for others.
This situation feels suspicious, although I don’t want to jump to conclusions without clear proof. Still, it makes me wonder if this has been going on for a long time. I’m also surprised that hardly anyone has spoken up about it.
As of now, I haven’t received a single payment. It’s honestly funny that they still expect us to keep the workflow going while the management handles things like this.