{"rewrite":{"id":"r_d2ca3770435a40f8e7cd91e1","clusterId":"c_251ccc8a68b925bed4b16955","slug":"manga-mirai-service-to-shut-down-on-december-15","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Manga Mirai Service to Shut Down on December 15","summary":"MANGA MIRAI, the digital manga distribution service that launched in the United States in March 2025, will discontinue service on December 15. Users must transfer their account information and purchased titles to NTT Solmare's MangaPlaza by September 30. Refunds may be available for users whose titles MangaPlaza does not license, users under MangaPlaza's age limit of 18, or users who opt out of the transfer.","whyItMatters":"The shutdown closes a joint venture less than two years after its March 2025 launch, and the migration to MangaPlaza means purchased titles carry over only where MangaPlaza holds the licenses.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eMANGA MIRAI launched in the United States in March 2025 as a joint project of Media Do, NTT Docomo, Akatsuki Group, and MyAnimeList. NTT Docomo was the service provider, MyAnimeList handled marketing and integrated the system into its own site, Akatsuki Group ran development and operations, and Media Do worked with publishers and translators to acquire titles.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe service sold manga by single volume, with some titles available by chapter, readable on the site or a dedicated iOS and Android app. It carried original manga and English editions of previously untranslated titles. Media Do, which acquired MyAnimeList in 2019, sold all its shares in MyAnimeList to Gaudiy in March 2025, shortly after the service launched.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Manga Mirai, the US digital manga service launched in March 2025 by Media Do, NTT Docomo, Akatsuki Group, and MyAnimeList, shuts down December 15. Users must transfer purchases to MangaPlaza by September 30, with refunds possible where licenses do not carry over.","twitterPost":"Manga Mirai, the US digital manga service launched in March 2025, shuts down December 15. Users must transfer purchases to MangaPlaza by September 30. Refunds possible where MangaPlaza lacks licenses, for users under 18, or for those who opt out.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"Manga Mirai, the US digital manga service launched in March 2025 by Media Do, NTT Docomo, Akatsuki Group, and MyAnimeList, will shut down on December 15. Users must transfer their accounts and purchased titles to NTT Solmare's MangaPlaza by September 30, and refunds may be available where licenses do not carry over.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-08-22/manga-mirai-service-shuts-down/.240835\",\"title\":\"Manga Mirai Service Shuts Down\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4308,"outputTokens":2859,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1787483384,"createdAt":"2026-08-23T11:02:36.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-08-23T11:06:44.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-23T11:02:36.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_251ccc8a68b925bed4b16955","canonicalTitle":"News\nManga Mirai Service Shuts Down","representativeArticleId":"a_eb2f69d53b6187dd41f2902f","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"business\",\"domain\":\"manga\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-08-22T23:24:17.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-08-22T23:24:17.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-23T11:06:45.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-08-22/manga-mirai-service-shuts-down/.240835","title":"News\nManga Mirai Service Shuts Down"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"business","domain":"manga","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}