What now that Mangarock is gone?
What now that Mangarock is gone?
The best alternative is Tachiyomi, which is both free and Open Source. Other great sites and apps similar to Manga Rock are HoneyView (Free), YACReader (Free, Open Source), MangaDex (Free) and CDisplay Ex (Freemium).
Is MangaRock legal?
The massively popular manga comic scanlation platform Manga Rock is shutting down. Its Google Play store app has been removed and according to a published timeline the iOS version and site will follow. For years there has been an active 'scanlation' community. ...
Is Mangatown legal?
mangatown! Legal sites not Illegal sites. You can also buy manga digitally off Barnes and Noble.
When did the manga Rock website shut down?
- A well-known manga piracy site Manga Rock announced through the J-Cast news website that they are shutting down after almost a decade of operation. According to Not a Basement Studio, a subsidiary to a technology company Noizer Limited who manages the scanlation website, Manga Rock launched in 2010.
Is the manga rock app still on Google App Store?
- Manga Rock’s closure work is still ongoing and has already disappeared from the Google app store. Manga Rock team announces a new platform, apologizes as well as explains everything about the shut down. Complete story here. Manga Rock officially dead as reading scanlations are no longer possible.
Why is manga rock not a basement studio?
- Not a Basement Studio told J-Cast News that Manga Rock started as a project when the staff were college students, and it gathered scanlations that were already released. The company also said: At that time, we didn't understand the manga industry, and we didn't know the origin of the scanlations (including things without official licenses).
Who is the CEO of manga rock in Japan?
- Irodori Comics CEO On Takahashi posted a series of Tweets in both English and Japanese last Tuesday criticizing Manga Rock. Their Japanese Twitter thread has accumulated more than 60,000 retweets since its posting. In the tweets, Takahashi described the Manga Rock app for Japanese speakers. (The app is region-blocked for users is Japan.)
