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Manga Mirai Service Shuts Down

Digital manga distribution service MANGA MIRAI announced on Wednesday that it will discontinue service on December 15 (PT). The service's website posted instructions on how users can transfer their user information and purchased titles to NTT Solmare's MangaPlaza service. Users need to complete the transfer by September 30.

Manga Mirai acknowledges that users "may be eligible for a refund" if MangaPlaza does not have the licenses for some titles Manga Mirai had, if the user is below MangaPlaza's age limit of 18, or if the user opts out of transferring their account information to MangaPlaza.

Media Do, NTT Docomo, Akatsuki Group, and MyAnimeList launched the jointly developed service in the United States in March 2025.

Users could purchase a manga title's single volume (some titles can be purchased by chapter), and purchased titles could be read on the service site or on a dedicated reader app for iOS and Android.

The service aimed to provide a platform where anime and manga fans can explore manga-inspired anime series, and discover new stories with the service's original manga and English editions of previously untranslated titles.

NTT Docomo was the service provider of MANGA MIRAI with MyAnimeList supporting the service's marketing effort. MANGA MIRAI's system was also integrated into MyAnimeList's website. Akatsuki Group was handling the service's system development, maintenance, service operations, and marketing. Media Do collaborated with publishers and translation companies to acquire new manga series for the platform.

Media Do acquired MyAnimeList in 2019 but announced in March 2025 (shortly after Manga Mirai's launch) that it sold all of its shares in MyAnimeList to Tokyo-based Web3 and AI company Gaudiy.

Source: MANGA MIRAI's website