MANGA MIRAI, the digital manga service for the United States, will shut down permanently on December 15, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. Pacific Time. For readers who bought comics on the platform, the more urgent date comes earlier: November 30, 2026.
The service and the shutdown
Launched in March 2025, the service offered English-language versions of Japanese manga, with more than 28,000 volumes across 2,400 titles, according to NTT DOCOMO's official press release. New sign-ups, new purchases and the app already ended on August 19, 2026; purchased comics can still be viewed in the website library until December 15.
The November 30 deadline
To keep access, readers must create or keep a MangaPlaza account, operated by NTT Solmare, using the same email address as their MANGA MIRAI account, by November 30, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. Pacific Time, and keep both email addresses identical until December 15. The official notice also warns Apple Hide My Email users: an address ending in @privaterelay.appleid.com must be updated to the real address linked to the MangaPlaza account, because the relay address cannot be used for the transfer.
What will not transfer
Not everything will transfer. The list of titles that will not be available on MangaPlaza was published on October 20, 2026 and, according to CBR, covers 139 titles, because of publishers' licensing restrictions. Examples cited include Baki, Your Lie in April, A Silent Voice and Attack on Titan: No Regrets Complete Color Edition. Comics obtained for free also cannot be transferred. By contrast, titles such as Solo Leveling are among those that can move to MangaPlaza, according to the same report.
Refunds and minimum age
Readers with a purchased comic that will not be available on MangaPlaza, readers who were under 18 on September 30, 2026, or readers who opted out of the transfer may be eligible for a full or partial refund. MANGA MIRAI says it will start contacting eligible users by email between early November and December 2026, with the amount and method of any refund. MangaPlaza requires users to be at least 18, while MANGA MIRAI accepted users aged 16 and over.
Sources: official NTT DOCOMO press release; official MANGA MIRAI notice; CBR.
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