Comico is a webtoon portal based in Japan that is part of NHN Japan Corporation. NHN Japan first launched its webtoon platform Comico in Japan in 2013.[1] It was then followed by a launch in Taiwan in 2014[citation needed] and then in Thailand and South Korea in 2016 followed by Indonesia (defunct[2] since September 30, 2019) and Spanish language (defunct since 2019) in 2017.[3][2] Comico launched its service in Vietnam in April 2020[4] and in July 2020 launched its English-language service under the name Pocket Comics.[5] Comico has also stated that it will relaunch its Spanish service with the "Pocket Comics" brand later in the future.[6] In 2017, Nielsen Media Research found it to be the second largest website for digital comics in Japan based on the number of users.[7] The Taiwanese version of "Comico" was rebranded to the "Pocket Comics" branding soon after the launch. On January 24, 2022, NHN Japan launched a French-language service for Pocket Comics.[8] That same year, a German-language service was launched.
Type of site | Webtoon platform |
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Available in | Korean, Japanese, Chinese, Thai, Indonesian, Spanish, Vietnamese, English, French, German |
Owner | NHN Japan Corporation |
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Series
editComico
editSeries title | Author(s) | Premiered |
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5 E | Common Crowd | 2014 |
Ake no Tobari (明けのトバリ) | Momo Chidori | 2014 |
Amanogawa Ke no Yon Shimai (天之河家の4姉妹-予告) | Shiroya Maken | 2016 |
Animation e Yōkoso (アニメーションへようこそ) | Shiranui Yomi, Hon Tog | 2017 |
Blavet | Azuma Shun | 2015 |
Bocchan to Maid (坊っちゃんとメイド) | Hisei | 2015 |
Bokura no Kioku Sōshitsu | irum | 2015 |
Boy Meets Girl | Wone | 2016 |
Call by Name | Sakana | 2017 |
Candy Floss | Nanamoka | 2014 |
Futsū ni Naritai (ふつうになりたい) | Canaria | 2016 |
Gyaru Yuri (ギャルゆり) | Ahiru | 2016 |
Hakase to Suraimu-chan (博士とスライムちゃん) | Isaki Nayuta | 2015 |
Hamaya-kun!! (破魔屋くん!!) | Yoshino Sakura | 2014 |
Heart Cafe (はとかふぇ) | Gokugetsu Momo | 2014 |
Himawari Memory (ヒマワリメモリー) | Team Karutoma | 2015 |
Horyūsō no Yatsura (保留荘の奴ら) | Coconashi | 2013 |
How to Keep a Mummy | Utsugi Kakeru | 2014 |
I Became the Class Representative (学級委員に、なりました。) | Noeno | 2014 |
Jinx | Hato Nomame | 2015 |
Josō Kareshi to Dansō Kanojo (女装カレシと男装カノジョ) | Sorata | 2015 |
Kakao 79% | Aoi Umi | 2015 |
Kazekanata (かぜかなた) | Ryoku | 2015 |
Kitsune to Yōjo no 365-nichi (狐と幼女の365日) | Nanashi | 2016 |
Kizu Darake no Akuma (傷だらけの悪魔) | Sumikawa Volvox | 2014 |
Kochō no Yumeji (胡蝶の夢路) | Shima | 2014 |
Koe Koi (こえ恋) | Doruru | 2015 |
Koi Inu (こいいぬ。) | Hoshino Coco | 2015 |
Konshū no Kanade-san (今週のかなでさん) | Chomolungma Hattori | 2013 |
Koodori no Hitosara (小躍りのひとさら) | Kika | 2015 |
Love & Wishu (ラブウィー!) | ine | 2017 |
Love Connector! (らぶコネクタ!-Love Connector-) | Yuzuyu | 2015 |
Momokuri | Kurose | 2014 |
Nanbaka | Futamata Shō | 2013 |
Nar Doma | Kometokaiteme Meter | 2013 |
Nekokirai no Ie ni Umareta Nekosuki ga Neko to Kurashi Enikki (猫嫌いの家に生まれた猫好きが猫と暮らす絵日記) | Suzuo Kayu | 2013 |
Nu no Ryōiki (ぬノ領域) | Meisui | 2015 |
O.L.D | Kitaooji Mimi | 2013 |
Otometeki Syndrome (乙女的シンドローム) | Harukawa Haru | 2015 |
Ōji-sama Nante Iranai (王子さまなんていらない) | Harushion | 2016 |
Pastel Kazoku (パステル家族) | Sei | 2013 |
Piacevole! | Watanabe Atsuko | 2014 |
PSI (PSI -サイ-) | Tenchou | 2013 |
Recovery of an MMO Junkie | Kokuyou Rin | 2013 |
ReLIFE | Yayoi Sō | 2013 |
Rodiura Kurashi (ロヂウラくらし) | Kuchinashi | 2014 |
Saku wa Edo ni mo Sono Soshitsu (咲くは江戸にもその素質) | Sajima Katana | 2014 |
Sekai wa Happy End de Dekiteiru (世界はハッピーエンドでできている) | Shitanishiya | 2016 |
Spring Snow (春の雪) | Pugum | 2017 |
Superstar wa Nemurenai (スーパースターは眠れない) | Machidaritsu | 2015 |
Tokeitō no Kizamu Koe (時計塔の刻む声) | nicca | 2017 |
Tonari no Seki no Kobayashi-san (となりの席の小林さん。) | Chihara Mihashi | 2015 |
Tōku no Hi ni wa Aoku (遠くの日には青く) | Yohan, Saizō | 2014 |
Tsurugi no Ōkoku (剣の王国) | Yoruhashi | 2014 |
Two Souls (~繋ぎあう心~) | Tama (II) | 2015 |
Uchi no Neko ga Mononoke ni Narimashite (うちの猫が物の怪になりまして) | Mukuro | 2015 |
Waon! (和おん!) | Ryoku | 2013 |
Comico Japan Challenge
editSeries title | Author(s) | Premiered |
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Ame no Furu Machi (雨の降る町) | Shima | 2014 |
Cherry Blossom-Colored You (桜色の君) | Kōya | 2015 |
Eve's Apple (ゑわの苹果(イヴのりんご)) | Hirahara Shidare | 2014 |
Koshitsuji Tachi no Chinkyaku (小執事たちの珍客) | Watomura | 2015 |
Sugar Lamp | Nanasato Betty | 2015 |
Sugar Lamp | Gunshi ☆ KUMA | 2015 |
The Day We Become Husband and Wife | Hishino | 2015 |
We Were Childhood Friends (君とは幼馴染みでしたね) | Inakashi Ruya | 2015 |
Comico Japan PLUS
editSeries title | Author(s) | Premiered |
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Itsudemo Idzurusō (いつでもイヅル荘) | Toyono Kitsune | 2015 |
Mahō Shōjo Misa (魔法少女ミサ) | Neko Tsuki | 2014 |
Work Love Balance | Davi Nathanael | 2017 |
Comico Korea
editSeries title | Author(s) | Premiered |
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Amor Certus | Yang Woo-suk, Lim Gang-Hyuk | 2016 |
Baski (바스키) | Jin Chul-Soo, Byun Ki-Hyun | 2016 |
Blood Rain (블러드 레인) | Min, Baek Seung Hoon | 2014 |
Brave Citizen (용감한 시민) | Kim Junghyun | 2014 |
Clean with Passion for Now (일단 뜨겁게 청소하라) | Aengo | 2015 |
Close up the World | S Owl | 2017 |
Coffin Jackson (잭슨의 관) | Chong Tak | 2015 |
Confession (떨림) | Won Soo-yeon | 2015 |
Dasadanan (다사다난) | Herb Mandu | 2017 |
Dial Again (다이얼 어게인) | Pyon | 2017 |
Dokgo Rewind (독고 리와인드) | Min, Baek Seung Hoon | 2016 |
Excuse Me, But the World Will Be Gone for a While (실례지만 잠시 지구 좀 멸망시키겠습니다) | Noah | 2016 |
Flower Boys Hwarang (플라워보이 화랑) | KAAB | 2013 |
Fluttering Feelings (설레는 기분) | Ssamba | 2014 |
For Your Love (너의 사랑에 대하여) | Park Nodeok | 2017 |
Gallery L (갤러리 L) | Jo-Hong, Lamia | 2015 |
Gi In Rok (기인록) | Yu Gye Jin | 2014 |
Heaven at The End of 4th Floor (4층복도끝천국) | Hyoz, Yen | 2015 |
Her Tale of Shim Chong (그녀의 심청) | Seri, Biwan | 2017 |
Imsulnyeon Hwayoil (임술년 화요일) | Inbee | 2017 |
In A Heartbreak (실연중입니다) | Kukim | 2017 |
Infinite World (무한세계) | Taeyang | 2015 |
Juveniles (쥬브나일스) | Su Wol | 2017 |
Life Howling (라이프 하울링) | Sung Sang-Young, Gang-Cha | 2015 |
Loplop (롭플롭) | Chong Tak | 2017 |
Milk Tea (밀크티) | Lucky Lin, Lady Monster | 2016 |
Moonlit Hair (달빛머리 구름속의 달빛) | Hong Dae Eui | 2010 |
Moonlit Hair Season 2 (달빛머리 2부 호수에 비친 달) | Hong Dae Eui | 2016 |
My Magical Girlfriend (내 여자친구는 마법소녀) | Ha Je | 2016 |
My Perfect Boyfriend (완벽한 그녀의 완벽한 남자친구) | Lee Ahyoung | 2015 |
Nanohana Boys (낮은 곳으로) | Pyon | 2014 |
Perfect Classroom (완벽한 교실) | O-Gu | 2016 |
Retard (또라이) | Park Sung-hoon | 2016 |
Seoha (서하) | yaggug | 2016 |
Susu, Han (수수,한) | Seuli | 2017 |
That House Where I Live with You (너와 사는 그집) | Sis, Hill | 2015 |
That Summer (그 해 여름) | Kim Hyun | 2015 |
The Clock Workers (시계수리공) | Nam Eun-Hyae, Hpark | 2014 |
The Sensual M (모럴센스) | Winter | 2015 |
The Strange Story of a Guy Next Door and a Novelist (옆집남자와 소설가와 기묘한 이야기) | Byul Ae Byul | 2017 |
The Tale Left by That Magician (그마남 이야기) | Milkong Kim | 2012 |
Tong (통) | Min, Baek Seung Hoon | 2015 |
Tribe-X (Tribe-X 트라이브 엑스) | Hyeon Jae-Kwon, Park Yoon-Sun, Hong Ki-Woo | 2014 |
Unlucky Mansion (언럭키맨션) | yaggug | 2016 |
Comico Taiwan
editSeries title | Author(s) | Premiered |
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Never Heard the Sound of the Tide (未曾聽聞海潮之聲) | Moonsia | 2016 |
Distancia: The Untouchable One (魔咒之吻) | Lumion | 2016 |
Let's Take the Train Together, Shall We? (一起搭捷運,好嗎?) | SALLY | 2015 |
My Prince from the Garden of Eden (王子來自伊甸園) | Mu | 2015 |
References
edit- ^ "NComico provides free, mobile-friendly manga". The Bridge. November 5, 2013. Retrieved January 22, 2018.
- ^ a b "[BREAKING NEWS] Comico Indonesia Tutup Layanannya Akhir Bulan Ini". Media Formasi (in Indonesian). September 1, 2019. Retrieved July 12, 2021.
- ^ "Comico". www.comico.net. Archived from the original on October 20, 2017. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
- ^ "『comico』英語圏で初リリース、世界累計3500万DL突破 北米でも年々高まる漫画需要".
- ^ "Comico Launches 'Pocket Comics' App in English with 41 Manga, Manhwa".
- ^ "NHN comico株式会社".
- ^ Smith, Richard (September 20, 2017). "Nothing comical about Japan's manga moving online". The National. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
- ^ "NHN comico株式会社".
External links
edit- Comico Japan
- Comico Taiwan[permanent dead link ] (Defunct, moved to Pocket Comics)
- Comico Korea
- Comico Thailand
- Comico Indonesia (Defunct)
- Comico Spanish (Defunct)
- Comico Vietnam Archived September 22, 2020, at the Wayback Machine
- Pocket Comics