Japan's manga sites pull the drawbridge

Published: 2026-10-22T13:24:18.245Z

Overseas fans lose access to three storefronts and two reading apps at once, and the geo-blocks may outlast the breach itself.

Japan's manga sites pull the drawbridge NTT Solmare pulled Comic C'moA, which serves 40 million monthly users, after a breach. Papyless took Renta! offline in both languages. Animate, Gamers, and Melonbooks are blocking overseas IPs as a pr Source: https://news.animenomics.com/p/cyberattacks-hit-japan-anime-manga-websites
The outsourcing math stops working for anime studios Teikoku Databank's annual survey of 189 anime studios shows the outsourcing math breaking down. The share doing business with foreign companies fell 3.4 points to 41.8 percent, and deals with Chinese Source: https://news.animenomics.com/p/anime-studios-see-higher-costs-in-outsourcing
By the Numbers: anime on Netflix in Philippines Anime entries on Netflix's Philippines Top 10 for the week of 2026-10-18 included The Apothecary Diaries (#7), The Laid-Off Cheat-Granting Mage Enjoys a Second Lease on Life (#10). Source: Netflix Top Source: https://www.netflix.com/tudum/top10#week-2026-10-18-market-philippines

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