Tapas Sets March 2027 Shutdown, Readers Lose Purchases And Ink Balances
Kakao Entertainment is closing the English-language storefront with no migration path and no refunds, which leaves paying readers holding a library and currency that expire with the servers.
Reporting from 1 source: Animehunch.
Tapas will end service on March 31, 2027, and an updated FAQ says unlocked episodes and unspent Ink balances become inaccessible that day. Tapas stopped selling Ink and disabled free-currency earning on Oct. 1. Purchases cannot transfer to Kakao Page or Kakao Webtoon, and virtual currency is non-refundable. Personal data exports are available but exclude saved comics and files.
Tapas stopped selling Ink on Oct. 1, the same day it disabled every in-app method for earning the currency for free. Episodes stay at their current prices until the shutdown, with no clearance events or reductions planned, so existing balances can only be spent on unlocks through March 31, 2027.
Readers can request copies of their account data, but Tapas said those exports will not include saved comics and files. The FAQ also rules out moving purchases to Kakao Page or Kakao Webtoon. Kakao Entertainment, which acquired Tapas in 2021, confirmed the discontinuation of the storefront on Sept. 22 and later shuttered Radish in 2025 and sold Wuxiaworld back to its founder.
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