Site Update - 14th of May 2025

[Koraeli]

So no, yet people are endlessly repeating it like it's true even though the proof is literally just vibes.

What you asked about to begin with was the ties between Kakao and Japanese publishers, not the ties between Kakao/Japan and the DMCAs.

Does anybody have any actual provable connection between Kakao and any Japanese manga publisher

So yeah, there's an actual provable connection between the two.

Still, even without any direct evidence of their involvement here, it's pretty suggestive. You have Kakao spearheading massive global anti-piracy efforts and talking about targeting Mangadex in particular. Then Mangadex is hit by massive anti-piracy efforts. It's not unreasonable to speculate that those two things may have some connection.
People just shouldn't confuse that speculation with fact.

 

[motokare]

if its a dmca this massive, why nobody crows about it??? i've searched exhaustively in the japanese news sphere... nada...
and if it's really something spearheaded by Kakao as what was tweeted by mangamura last year, then why even kakao's anti piracy 'division' (with that cringe af name of p.cock... it just sound so nsfw smh) declared nothing? Cause, have you seen their twitter feed????? p.cock entire twitter feed screams cringelord... no way they wouldn't tweet it if it's their handiwork.

So, either

1. it isn't them
2. this thing ain't over yet which is why there's no news from the serving party
like sure, this dmca takedown was featured in some news site (heck, even imdb runs it) but they all echo each other, none of the articles has much substance nor pointed to who was the one serving it.

 

[Malkraz]

so is all this bickering over who did it some kind of cope session or what

 

[RonBWL]

1. it isn't them
2. this thing ain't over yet which is why there's no news from the serving party
like sure, this dmca takedown was featured in some news site (heck, even imdb runs it) but they all echo each other, none of the articles has much substance nor pointed to who was the one serving it.

There's a third possibility as well that some people have been suggesting:

3. A third party law firm approached those publishers saying they'll nuke mangadex if hired for a small fee. Since those old geezer hate piracy but wouldn't be bothered to do paperwork, they'd happily hand over the permission to strike and boom.

 

[jetabyss13]

I just want to say, I've been here since 2019 and I've seen how Dex has grown. ;_; it... Makes me sad. I feel sad I haven't even 'read enough' manga in these years since then. But I always cherished the idea of MD... I wish everyone the best.

 

[bondejeger]

There's a third possibility as well that some people have been suggesting:

3. A third party law firm approached those publishers saying they'll nuke mangadex if hired for a small fee. Since those old geezer hate piracy but wouldn't be bothered to do paperwork, they'd happily hand over the permission to strike and boom.

I still think it’s the publishers preparing the market for a massive flood of AI/MTL assisted official releases. They’ve invested a lot of money into it after all.

 

[RonBWL]

I still think it’s the publishers preparing the market for a massive flood of AI/MTL assisted official releases. They’ve invested a lot of money into it after all.

We all know that'll happen, what I'm saying is that these "publishers" didn't go out of their way to dirty their hands, they just hire some bozo for cheap to do that.

 

[whosaint]

how can I export my follow list?

 

[twinklecake]

how can I export my follow list?

If you go back two pages you'll find two separate means of doing so.

 

[BestBoy]

One question. Can groups keep uploading just a simple image to notify about new chapters?
I'm not sure if mangaupdates let me create something similar to a MDList with a Feed to help me keep up with new releases.

You should ask this in either the support forum or the support thread on the MD Discord channel. You're more likely to get an official answer there.

 

[Malkraz]

how can I export my follow list?

import MD follows and lists to Neko mobile app, create backup then restore the backup with Mihon

 

[RaiderSam]

lmao, i can't go to the web without vpn : D

 

[T-sama]

Mangadex site visits decreased by 17% compared to last month, that is a big loss for such a big site.

Something that came to mind, that's just right now after the big dmca, but due to fears of another dmca + upload page change + faq many groups are leaving even if they didn't get affected by the dmca, so in practice it'll be a lot more than 7k series lost.

Makes me wonder just how much more the site visits will decrease when people really start to realize just how many series won't have new chapters here even if it was not completely removed.

 

[Nick86]

Makes me wonder just how much more the site visits will decrease when people really start to realize just how many series won't have new chapters here even if it was not completely removed.

Yep, that's why you should always have a backup website mirroring what you read here.

 

[Manko-sensei]

I was told by a really reliable source that if this thread arrives to 1000 comments before ending the day Japanese publishers are going to revert their decision and put money to make this site NicoVideo international, so you'll be able to read official stuff for almost free. It may not be true, but better cracking a chuckle than continuing with toxic posting.

 

[bondejeger]

I was told by a really reliable source that if this thread arrives to 1000 comments before ending the day Japanese publishers are going to revert their decision and put money to make this site NicoVideo international, so you'll be able to read official stuff for almost free. It may not be true, but better cracking a chuckle than continuing with toxic posting.

Wow better start posting then!
Will it have comments on videos like nico nico seiga?

 

[Manko-sensei]

Wow better start posting then!
Will it have comments on videos like nico nico seiga?

Pretty sure they'll have, in fact you may find some Japanese writing too, so you'll be able to practice your Japanese for free. It's a win-win situation.

 

[reveluvza]

I was told by a really reliable source that if this thread arrives to 1000 comments before ending the day Japanese publishers are going to revert their decision and put money to make this site NicoVideo international, so you'll be able to read official stuff for almost free. It may not be true, but better cracking a chuckle than continuing with toxic posting.

i suppose im contributing to ur bs but really "really reliable source?" make THIS site nicovideo international? girl what

 

[bondejeger]

Pretty sure they'll have, in fact you may find some Japanese writing too, so you'll be able to practice your Japanese for free. It's a win-win situation.

That would help, my Japanese is kind of in a slump.

 

[finalfantasy7]

All good things going to end. RIP mangadex