{"rewrite":{"id":"r_036f12c640b03d8a9187730b","clusterId":"c_41a3581b67c41cc2ddd1caf0","slug":"online-the-comic-manga-ends-with-chapter-255","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Online: The Comic Manga Ends With Chapter 255","summary":"Midori Amagaeru and Tsukasa Kyoka's Online: The Comic manga ended with its 255th chapter, published August 14. The adaptation, which launched on DeNA's MangaBox app in 2013, also ran in English until the app's English version was discontinued. Everystar shipped the 23rd compiled volume on February 1.","whyItMatters":"A decade-plus manga adaptation that began on the now-defunct English MangaBox app has closed its run, wrapping a story whose original novel drew over 40 million online hits.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe final chapter arrived August 14, and Amagaeru marked the occasion with a celebratory illustration shared on X/Twitter. The series had been running since 2013, when it launched on DeNA\u0026#39;s MangaBox app, which also published an English edition until that version of the app was shut down.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe story follows Mai Yashiro, a 22-year-old office worker forced into a deadly game called Nightmare, where refusing to play costs the lives of those close to her and losing battles costs parts of her own body. Her company forms a Nightmare Strategy Team to fight back. The manga adapts Amagaeru\u0026#39;s novel series, which began in 2011 and has received over 40 million online hits.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Online: The Comic ended at 255 chapters, but its run outlived the English version of the MangaBox app, where the translation was published. The 23rd compiled volume shipped February 1, before the final chapter appeared.","twitterPost":"Online: The Comic concluded with chapter 255, yet the English translation stopped when MangaBox's English version closed. The final compiled volume shipped February 1.","threadsPost":"Online: The Comic's 255-chapter run is over, but the English audience saw it end early when the MangaBox app's English version was discontinued. The 23rd and final compiled volume shipped February 1, months before the last chapter.","newsletterBlurb":"Online: The Comic has reached its end with chapter 255, published August 14. The adaptation ran since 2013, including an English edition on MangaBox. The 23rd compiled volume arrived February 1.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-08-23/midori-amagaeru-tsukasa-kyoka-online-the-comic-manga-ends/.240665\",\"title\":\"Midori Amagaeru, Tsukasa Kyoka's 'Online - The Comic' Manga Ends\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4328,"outputTokens":579,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1787898119,"createdAt":"2026-08-28T06:03:42.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-08-28T06:06:44.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-28T06:03:42.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_41a3581b67c41cc2ddd1caf0","canonicalTitle":"News\nMidori Amagaeru, Tsukasa Kyoka's 'Online - The Comic' Manga Ends","representativeArticleId":"a_382ff07c20999546f83fba9b","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[\"Online: The Comic\"],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[\"Midori Amagaeru\",\"Tsukasa Kyoka\"],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"manga\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-08-23T14:15:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-08-23T14:15:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-28T06:06:46.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-08-23/midori-amagaeru-tsukasa-kyoka-online-the-comic-manga-ends/.240665","title":"News\nMidori Amagaeru, Tsukasa Kyoka's 'Online - The Comic' Manga Ends"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":["Online: The Comic"],"work_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":["Midori Amagaeru","Tsukasa Kyoka"],"type":"news","domain":"manga","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}