{"rewrite":{"id":"r_793f159c629ce40d4acc53f0","clusterId":"c_7cf7d53ab065901087601be1","slug":"manga-app-comico-to-end-service-on-january-6-2027","model":"deepseek-v4-flash:free","headline":"Manga App comico to End Service on January 6, 2027","summary":"NHN comico announced on August 17 that the manga app comico will end its service at 23:59 on January 6, 2027. The service, which began in October 2013, helped establish vertical-scroll, full-color manga as a standard format for smartphones in Japan. It distributed over 600 original manga and reached more than 25 million cumulative domestic downloads as of 2026. The shutdown will happen in stages. New chapter distribution, work rental updates, coin sales, and new member registration will stop at 23:59 on August 31, 2026. Sales and rentals of works will stop at 23:59 on September 28, 2026, after which rental gauges and tickets become unusable. Users can view purchased works from their bookshelf until the service ends. The operator is preparing to transfer purchased works to the ebook store MechaComic, with a transfer period scheduled from January 7 to April 30, 2027. Unused paid coins will be refunded, with details announced by January 6, 2027. The announcement does not cover the end of NHN comico's WebToon production business, which continues to distribute works to over 20 platforms.","whyItMatters":"The closure of comico, a pioneer of vertical-reading manga in Japan, marks the end of a platform that helped define the WebToon format, while its production business continues on other platforms.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003ecomico, which launched in October 2013 by NHN PlayArt, was an early proponent of manga designed for smartphone reading, using vertical scrolling, full color, and digital effects. This format later became widely known as WebToon. The service produced original works such as ReLIFE and How to Keep a Mummy, both of which received TV anime adaptations.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe service termination will occur in phases. After sales and rentals stop on September 28, 2026, the bookshelf transfer to MechaComic will target works registered as purchased as of that date, but only if the same title is available on MechaComic and the publisher or rights holder permits the transfer. Users who do not complete the application during the transfer period will lose access to their purchased works after the service ends. Application details are scheduled to be announced in September 2026.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNHN comico\u0026#39;s WebToon production business is not ending, as the editorial department still lists planning, production, and distribution as its activities, serving more than 20 domestic and international platforms beyond comico.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"comico, the app that brought vertical-scroll, full-color manga to Japan's smartphones, ends service on January 6, 2027. Purchased works move to MechaComic, but only if the rights holder agrees. Apply by April 30 or lose access.","twitterPost":"The manga app comico is shutting down after 13 years. It helped launch ReLIFE and How to Keep a Mummy, both later anime. The production side lives on, distributing to 20+ platforms.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"The manga app comico, a pioneer of vertical-reading manga in Japan, will end service on January 6, 2027. Purchased works are slated to transfer to MechaComic, with a limited application window. Unused paid coins will be refunded.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Denfaminicogamer\",\"url\":\"https://news.denfaminicogamer.jp/news/2608172m\",\"title\":\"Manga app 'comico' to end service on January 6, 2027. 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