Kakao Entertainment to shut down Tapas

[Bartolumiu]

Everyone, we got Kakao Entertainment's newest victim: Tapas

https://www.mt.co.kr/en/tech/2026/09/22/2026092118091880735

 

[Angry_Panda]

 

[solstice258]

They bought it to shut it down?
Sucks for the indie comic artists on the platform...

 

[Manko-sensei]

Welcome to the entertainment industry!

 

[Bartolumiu]

They bought it to shut it down?
Sucks for the indie comic artists on the platform...

We're planning something to help self-published authors, don't worry

 

[Manko-sensei]

We're planning something to help self-published authors, don't worry

Are you talking about Namicomi?

 

[Bartolumiu]

Are you talking about Namicomi?

I'm talking about both MangaDex and NamiComi, yes, since both platforms can benefit from the influx of both people and content, but we'll probably need to prepare a bit, since for now there's no official "shutdown" date

 

[RogueKitsune]

And nothing of value was lost...

It will be interesting to see what they will do with the content and coins (or whatever they are called on tapas) that "legal readers" purchased. Personally this is why I am not a fan of most digital platforms as there is nothing that stops them for cutting and running leaving the end users with nothing (GOG and JNC are two exceptions that immediately come to mind).

 

[Bireus]

And nothing of value was lost...

It will be interesting to see what they will do with the content and coins (or whatever they are called on tapas) that "legal readers" purchased. Personally this is why I am not a fan of most digital platforms as there is nothing that stops them for cutting and running leaving the end users with nothing (GOG and JNC are two exceptions that immediately come to mind).

JNC?

I'm talking about both MangaDex and NamiComi, yes, since both platforms can benefit from the influx of both people and content, but we'll probably need to prepare a bit, since for now there's no official "shutdown" date

Expect more purged series people

 

[RogueKitsune]

JNC?

J-Novel Club

 

[HDMI1]

I'm talking about both MangaDex and NamiComi, yes, since both platforms can benefit from the influx of both people and content, but we'll probably need to prepare a bit, since for now there's no official "shutdown" date

Question: If there are works on Tapas that are no longer being supported by their creators, would uploading them here for archival purposes fall under the Ex-License Holder provision?

 

[Bartolumiu]

Question: If there are works on Tapas that are no longer being supported by their creators, would uploading them here for archival purposes fall under the Ex-License Holder provision?

Not sure tbf, but I'd assume it would depend on what they end up announcing, since right now there hasn't been any formal statements from Tapas themselves, so right now we can only wait

 

[RogueKitsune]

since right now there hasn't been any formal statements from Tapas themselves

Supposedly, Tuesday September 29th, Kakao will release additional details on the reorganization and information on what creators on the platform should expect.

 

[Bartolumiu]

Supposedly, Tuesday September 29th, Kakao will release additional details on the reorganization and information on what creators on the platform should expect.

Alright, time to wait until the announcement day then...

 

[Angry_Panda]

Alright, time to wait until the announcement day then...

...but that's not as much fun as wild-ass guessing speculation....

 

[Evans01]

let me copy my joke about this news yesterday on telegram chat:

lol, be kakao

trying to target the international market
gaining a huge profit, damn🤑💸🤑💸🤑💸
Business expansion
The business model remains stingy; in fact, the international version’s system is even worse than the local one (the Korean version)—both in terms of the business model and the in-app system
Customers are starting to realize this injustice and are beginning to protest
International customers know how the industry treats the artists behind their favorite manhwa, so they’re getting even more furious
Piracy is thriving
“Korean corporate sycophants, charge! Bash them!”
Failed—outsiders can still debunk all their sycophants’ arguments
“Um… what should we do…? Aha! I know! Let’s block the pirated sites so they’ll switch to legal ones! What? Fix the service? Ah, we’ll get to that later 😎”
Boom, the sites are blocked—but instead of migrating to legal platforms, they’re bombarded with negative reviews and face even more boycotts
Unwilling to accept this, they mobilize the sycophants of stingy corporate capitalists, Part 2
Still a failure—the audience is even more reluctant to return to legal platforms
Profits plummet—bankruptcy
“Let’s merge the companies. It’s because we’re going bankrupt we want to expand our audience reach so the audience doesn’t get fragmented.” (Translation: Since I’m going deeper into the red, to avoid shareholders thinking I’m actually bankrupt, I’ll just merge them so the user numbers still look big 😎)

Translated with DeepL.com (free version)

*It actually posted in Indonesia so yeah, I'm too lazy to translate it to English by myself so I use MTL

 

[Evans01]

let me copy my joke about this news yesterday on telegram chat:


Translated with DeepL.com (free version)

*It actually posted in Indonesia so yeah, I'm too lazy to translate it to English by myself so I use MTL

Eh, but, will I get warned, banned, or something because posting it?
If yes then I should be more aware about joking badly about legal entity outside here