Simonscans Nico !!exclusive!! <FAST — 2024>

The catch? The original work was never officially translated. It ran briefly on a personal Geocities-style archive, then vanished when the creator deleted their online presence around 2012. Simonscans (sometimes stylized as simon_scans or simonscanz ) was a small, passionate fanscanlation group active in the early 2010s. They specialized in “orphaned” manga and webcomics—series abandoned by publishers or creators. Their motto? “Preserve before it perishes.”

Depending on which thread you follow, Nico is a melancholic, sword-wielding wanderer from a lesser-known late-2000s webcomic or doujinshi series—possibly French or Japanese in origin. The art style is unmistakable: scratchy ink lines, heavy contrast, and a world soaked in perpetual rain and rust. Nico rarely speaks. When they do, the dialogue is sparse, almost poetic. Think Blame! meets Guts from Berserk , but with a quieter, more resigned sadness. simonscans nico

Part of it is . In the few pages still floating around (low-resolution PNGs, watermarked with simonscans’ faded logo), Nico is heartbreaking. They carry a broken compass. They talk to a ghost that may not exist. In one memorable panel, they sit by a flooded highway and simply say: “I don’t remember why I’m walking. But stopping feels worse.” The catch