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Manga Planet Shuts Down Digital Platform on March 31
posted on by Alex Mateo
Starting on October 31, Manga Planet will no longer offer points or 3/6/12-month Passes for purchase. Then, on February 28, 2026, sales of 1-week and 1-month Passes will halt. Until the digital platform's closure, customers can use points for purchases and read content until their Passes expire. Support for Pass refunds will end in late April 2026. However, there will be no refunds on points or content.
The company recently revealed print releases for several manga including Here and There and Us, The Farthest Love in the World, KOH-BOKU, Perfect Propose, and Try & I Love You.
Manga Planet had announced in January that payment method provider Stripe would no longer make payments on Manga Planet due to R18 (Restricted 18+) content on the subscription service. Manga Planet's account with stripe was suspended and banned.
The company had also stated that Pass Holders (or "subscribers") would not get their Pass renewed. Users affected by the Stripe ban would have access to their Pass until the expiration date, but would not be able to use Stripe to renew their Pass or sign up for another one. Manga Planet added that there could be issues when affected Passes are canceled, recommending that users switch to PayPal for its service.
The Manga Planet and futekiya manga subscription services combined their libraries into a single service under the Manga Planet brand in April 2023. The company planned to launch an Android and iOS application for the new combined service that same year.
Manga Planet launched in November 2019. The service costs US$6.99 per month and allows users unlimited access to English-translated manga. In addition to manga licensed from publishers, the service offers works licensed from independent artists. Manga Planet has worked with publishers like LEED Publishing Co., Ltd., Bunkasha Publishing Co., Ltd.; Kaiohsha Publishing Co., Ltd.; San-Ei Corporation Co., Ltd.; Tokuma Shoten Publishing Co., Ltd.; Shodensha Publishing Co., Ltd.; Home-sha, Starts Publishing Corporation, K.K. HarperCollins Japan, and MugenUp Inc.
Manga Planet started as a joint project between Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd. and Fantasista, Inc. in 2012. The companies' goal with Manga Planet is to "[bring] new manga to fans from all over the world and support artists and the industry."
Over the past few years, numerous sites and services in Japan have had to disallow payments from various services such as Visa and Mastercard, due to customer payments being refused through those services. Such sites include, but are not limited to: Nico Nico, Melonbooks and Toranoana, DLSite (which also disallowed American Express), Fantia, Manga Library Z, and Fanza, among others.
Source: Manga Planet
