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Mangajikan Manga Piracy Site Closed Down After 185 Million Visits

Mangajikan, a major manga piracy website that became extraordinarily popular, has suddenly disappeared. This follows legal actions in U.S. courts by manga publishers that include Kodansha, Kadokawa, Shogakukan, and Shueisha. Manga’s Unprecedented Growth Mangajikan experienced explosive growth in early 2025, jumping from a few million visits in January to over 104 million in March, then […]

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Industry Lost 2 Trillion Yen to Manga Piracy in 2021

According to a recently released report by the Content Overseas Distribution Association (CODA), which is based in Japan, Japanese entertainment piracy in 2021, which included music, anime, manga and video games, cost these industries ¥1.9 to ¥2.2 trillion yen (US $14.2-$16.5 billion). This study, which is based on requests and questionnaires from consumers, shows a

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Anime and Manga Piracy Now Worth Billions, Hurts Artists

Book Piracy / January 6, 2022

The popularity of Japanese anime and manga, a particular style of Japanese comic books, has attracted the attention of pirates. Anime and manga piracy has flourished since the pandemic, which costs the growing industry billions of dollars. In 2020, manga sales were slated to reach 612.6 billion yen, which is approximately U.S. $4.6 billion. This

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