Manga Mirai Service to Shut Down on December 15
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.
Reporting from 1 source: Anime News Network.
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.
MANGA 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.
The 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.
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