I'm not sure if it's legal or recommended, but some people might use unofficial or pirated sites. However, this can get you in trouble and hurt the manga industry.
If you encounter a situation where you can't get into the 178 manga website and 178 novel website, you can try the following methods:
1. Check if the network connection is stable and try to connect to the network again or replace the device such as the firewall.
2. Confirm that the browser settings are correct. You can try to clear the browser's buffer or change the browser to access it.
3 Try using different search engines to see if there are other websites that can be visited.
4. Check the website for security loopholes or malicious software. You can try to use anti-virus software to scan and clean it.
5 If the above methods cannot solve the problem, you can try to contact the website administrator or search engine service supplier for feedback and help.
Most of the time, manga is indeed read from top to bottom. This is a common convention. However, there could be some exceptions where the layout or the presentation might be different for artistic or design reasons.