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Japanese manga platform content updates

Overview

In early August 2026, Kakao Piccoma launched a month-long campaign offering approximately ten completed manga and novel titles for free reading via a “¥0+” model. The promotion, which ran from 3 August to 31 August, featured weekly themes such as horror and battle to encourage users to complete entire series.

By mid-August, Kakao Piccoma expanded its content offerings with the launch of an exclusive serialization of ‘INKED’ by T. Jun. This dark fantasy series marks the creator’s transition from vertical webtoon formats to traditional horizontal-reading manga.

Other manga industry developments in mid-August include Shueisha’s Jump GIGA 2026 SUMMER, which features a new ‘To LOVE-ru’ one-shot by Kentaro Yabuki and Saki Hasumi. Additionally, Takeshobo scheduled the release of new volumes on 17 August, including ‘30 made Hitori dattara Issho ni Kurasou tte Itta yo ne?’ by Kuzushiro and ‘Saihate no Tou, Iyahate no Shoujo-tachi’ by Sukima.

Entities

DLsite · ぎろり一睨 · Takeshobo · チケット式愛玩人形 ご主人様は執事の愛が欲しい · Piccoma

Timeline

  1. 28 days ago

    [CULTURE] 7 sources
    Animax to broadcast Love Live! Series content for six months

    Animax to broadcast ‘Love Live! Series’ content for six months starting September 2026, alongside various manga and webtoon releases from Jump GIGA, Piccoma, and Takeshobo.

  2. about 1 month ago

    [CULTURE] 2 sources
    Kakao Piccoma launches free‑read campaign while DLsite warns against illegal BL manga downloads

    Kakao Piccoma runs a free‑read campaign for completed works in August 2026, while DLsite warns against illegal downloads of the new BL manga and offers a discount coupon.

Sources

animeanime.jp · animebox.jp · cho-animedia.jp · news.denfaminicogamer.jp · prtimes.jp · s.animeanime.jp · s.inside-games.jp

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