MangaDex Development Update - April 2026

[Angry_Panda]

The Merryweather one is an odd one. They are very open about wanting people of all types around the world to see their works.

Sounds like we may have a malicious korean company striking things semi-randomly.

Could they be possibly using AI detection to strike things without verifying what is what?

Probably not the first company to do that. If Merryweather decides to push back (and I strongly suspect they will), this could be an interesting drama to watch play out.

 

[Mangamoz]

Probably not the first company to do that. If Merryweather decides to push back (and I strongly suspect they will), this could be an interesting drama to watch play out.

Seems similar to those companies that strike YT videos for properties that don't even belong to them.

 

[Primalmoon]

Probably not the first company to do that. If Merryweather decides to push back (and I strongly suspect they will), this could be an interesting drama to watch play out.

In case it was missed, I was talking about reports from 2025. It's been a year since the DMCA for those chapters. Would Merryweather pursue something now if they hadn't already pursued something in the past year?

I am assuming that uploaders that had their uploads DMCA'd would have been notified about this already, but maybe I'm assuming too much.

 

[UncannyLuck]

Yay! Can’t wait for the death of the forum’s manga section.

Not following, are they completely replacing the forums with comments?

 

[Litreara]

Not following, are they completely replacing the forums with comments?

The forum will still be here, at least for now, but the direct connection between the manga and the forum will be cut. A new “social-style commentary system” is being rolled out, so the manga discussion section of the forum basically has its days numbered.